The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-01-08

fortune ~ esassd W .Aa earsuss of heCoek .
sFalnA
About clock the ha..ia had shifted again ffau,
right 81 LETT the euesn2 sseov srng he impossible
ssy Of suecesdisg In their maia dssga bad sudden.
ly nnAssed their forces on tbs left The drs eanin
ned 10 srproach on tne Fight with alarming rapid
ty,sxtenaias to the csntra. and II wss eleax that
tna nj ght was doubling ur3n taa ias: Ths enemy
Lad compelled ns 10 make 8 complete ohsnss of
fsca. on that Wing aad were pssIng the centre
@en Bosecrsns, With ap'sudld daSus dashsa into
shs furious dFs, aQd senaing hs st.R along Tho
iinaa, started Beesss's bfssds forward. Soma slx
batteries cpsnad. aud sus:sio.d h magnificent aee
Directly treln. adou. shca. was raised ssors Ina
wfois tns, end the enemy bssaa ~ feil back rap
lilly. He row gsops6 70 shs frons Of Uritfendsn's 4
iA. Nth his ss # t. order the l,ns Of battle when
ihe enapy epaned fail esrtsry and enatisd tie
safd'es OF the eseort Van Cleve's civiston vas
f-esist
Ths aeusrsl urssi tho troops forward. Tho
reos,s, terribly punished ware drfvsn back fully
mbs. The sanie splsndd bravery was display cd In
s'1asiops on oEe len whiia they prepared for an
other ons aug sht On onr right Mesntinae orders he'd
ne sn tssusd to move our IAN upon the eueny bar
0sscfa they hsd uas 30 execute them they burst
upun our eenlse with awful fury, and 1t began TO
nfeak. Roassean's dsv,sion wss carried Into III.
breach ,rsyu fieeaty Big tleis glorious leader. Tae
sTeGay asajn feirsatsd la t4e Gafk cedar thieAet
A8atu they esaaysu ouf right, End jain We wess
gefs was fotmdsb.e aud Tia praspset was dis
s,utasinz Bat there was nc psaic re wera suu-
3suiy uassea against shsi. farses the lefs Cross
ias she fssr or moving under eoYsf OF bluffs .sa
right, aG ics absus swo 10 ara tac iRht RACED ,h
anrsiDii Tag fssy, 10 the sdvaniass OF the enemy
FOR eonaifershie length OF sisaa,vka rhay wssa
ohseaaa By on' nur;srous frs of both maakstry
ana actie.y.
The acene at this point was magnihoeniIy .erri-
HE TIE whole o&ttie was n ial view, the enemy
dcpoyiog ri snt sud left bringing up tnsir pasae.
res in rsns style Cur own vomiting smoke and iron
u'sslss upon toesn VIII awful Jury, snd our gal
iatt fslo~s moving 70 sne ffcat with III .nching
courage, and iyics fiat upon their faces to escape
the tebel fse uatit tho moment cf &C ion
Snai! hod shot fell around like hail. Gen. aose-
efans was hinsaii :Teegs @slty spos.d II is Won
desf.l thst he s-eape3 Gis cbsf OF s.sf tbs no.
bic Leu.ensns.Coiaasl GsrsseAe haa his head tsAsu
o. by Found shot AID the blood :bespa,tered the
General sud e3ms % tae staff Iieit Ly Ian XXX.
sss Sahina hin, was a;.ted claar ou OF his ssddie
ny Du,iet, vhioh sissisred on lett Three
oFderlles and sslians Sergeant Rich .aond. Of the
4th o. y. cavalry v-e-e kiiisd ten jest f-oGl
him and five sx horses in It's s.af Jr. w6re
s.rIcs.
exhausted by bis rspd and toaesssnt assaults,
up 1. position a4ssiiaais withou. abundant ar
tieTy d the sirs on, hotu siies slackened. eai
aasiiy si.cn ,ed 8: aark-the battle having ragged
s}-vsn hoHss, the loss on cur aide being consider
able. snc ths terrific M n-e Of the fteid coEpsr.
siesig limited Onr Casualty liz. .hst cay axcll..
ina csptlrss did not exosBs. perhaps fifteen hnn-
i1Eed Of whom nos n,ore than fouTtn were kii,.
ed 4h,s Is attributable 10 the cara taksa to make
cur msn Il down The el.st1y's loss mast hava
o3en more severe.
When. r3e bstt.e CLOSED t4e enemy occupied the
ground uhica wss ours in fae raoruirg, and 'hs
xdv vaptaso was thaifs TGeir obi IN attacking
~ ~as 10 ent US of from Nashville Phsy pisyeo
sh2lf old game. II McCook's fcroe asd heia M rs
tsClis aasiags hsFGees p. aud Choa Ii ans div.
sion. sae s'ao IF battle ~ould have succeeded AZ
hsCt Ia . fez r,t-hf Nv,
TO the belief that they inter dad to pursns. Thar
cavalry, msansme, was excessively trt ub.ssouie,
cutting deeply into our iraiDs be hind US, aid We
osc nos c1vsry eLo5ga TO protect ourselves The
4th regulars msds one splendid dash st them Cap
turing %, and releasing 800 prisoners they bsd
taken from us, recaptnring S0j prisoners o: tbs
enemy.
Der Kosecraus dsser0iued to begin the attack
ta:s IsoTny sss,t opsned fu ious,y with left
dgvn Yhs enemy, however would not rstire from
our rgos and the battle worked that way Al Ii
ociock matters wars rot tatssrinE ei' her eide -
e. IL batteries received new supplies OF au,lnu.
ton, were rnasss d. and terrible fire opensd.
The enemy began 70 give way. Gen. Teouas prs Sc.
irg en tossr centre anc Crittendsn aITsneng On
the.. Lert. The battle ~sa mo.e severe a. HAT
taur fasa il had been and the ras,,it yet doubt,
iui
Both sides wers unsasy. btu: teser,ni,lsd Gen
R,gecrars felt its importance fully. II hs Il dc.
issisa he will bs defested badly because be viii
hsh ss lorg as Ia has brigade II hs IL victorious
tia enemy will be destroyed.
At thli h,ar "s sre apscslieNsive s,lis OF our
sAe6.s behaved badly, b;'y iaos eT them were he.
rcas. believe ell Sr: = skesS brigade, cons.stins
Of taa II and Lat OF and t~o oIrec reg,m snts
we're ncs 10 Wedrssis,'s battle, being on gasrc.
but they ware snse ssa to-day. Tns enemy sesmed
fully g. uEu,erous Rs we. they did not aga aa
ilech artillery oaretsts Jcs Johnston and Brst g
wsre X, command Pri say they ioat largely.
eeasra' secooa was brsvs TO fault and ssl'-
Possessed. as narrowly escaped ssh mary
iiiea 4!s horsa was hilisd under h.to, and he was
Eeger-Iy hE-t by his hoTsa falling uaaer h;iIi
III q --2sa f.se: tiaings Of to-isT's battle.
Eas faHsis are destroying our wsssn train on she
&Trheest,ofe pike.
a lispatch to tbs Galtnose Aaericav eian,s thai
she FsdersIs captured oo3 prisoners. so guns and
segeu stsrds Of ats.s co,ors. Hs says .hs ,ss on
both sides Is lab ciuse'y Tremendous"
TsE CONVENTION aovEMEaF Ar TIE MONTH
hEMahEs OF JAS BROCK.
T"s sAct thae at d Democratic meeting Ia New
Vcrk. m the sch uit resolutions In favor Of a
Cenvstioa Ct al tt5 E.G;ss, both Confederate and
Abolition, were passed, has beea noticed We give
>. fu-sbor sosoan; Of tbs proceedings. The Ises OF
a1y Convention" save TO settie bcunds-ies---
between ,hs Confederate S;asea ana the United
States-will excite smile OF fncrednl;ty through
ca. tbs South
L Pc
iasn. shs Hen. ssm Bsooks sss ionoduced .s !
sidressed tie meeting al some lsnss III In eoao,o
sssn he sai1s
" antiennes |: "a quite slime to bsgiu The dlseu,
soa Of these sit rs hors 6nd s!sswhera 50 asn IS
web ss North nov Is tho dsy and now Is the hopy
to cr.ng up he people-ou- once conuou psor.s.
bo N lrth snG South 70 the etudy Of tais gahisct
Onr Constitution ia necessary for oar eaunoss ib
eriy Oar eozanaa ioroa of Government Ii not
eAls necessary for our common liberty but neoes
cary to preserve us from Turopssn inter yent.on
and European srms. Divide and conquer Is tae prin
cipls cf nonarshias againat republics everywhere
Div de and oeuer is the principle which now &C.
tuAtes the British Kingdom, ii not the Irpsror Of
France. Divide the North AID Scu.h, and then, IL
possible, conquer ho b when both are exhausted
Un'ty sad ooivsssalisy Of dovernmsn. Ia, there.
fore a necessity for 1s both Nortb and South ard
the quicg and despsr aI1d wider this principle il
eornprrhsn1oi universally, the quicker we shah all
ley down aar srEas ard stop this horrible etaElon
Of human blloa. appia1Sai 0s1ttensn, Iowa
70 speak fof practical purposes, snd hence kave
prepared two or three Revolutions 20 present far
yenr confederation, for your discussion hereafter.
net for seto1 st ths tlns aad this pIase. Eat for
submission to this Democratic Association. ! sss
hing eise that ia iass to except the principles
that are einbrsesd In these resolutions Rsvo.u
'ion is tha Lat thing 10 DC th usht Of under
form of Government lido 0lfs, where grisy.
eness eaa be rsdressed Ht lhs ballot box We
have to endure this Coograss We have to en-
dore this President; II is wiser TO endure
them than TO overthrow them By revol ation--
1t is possib'e-bareiy pcSsibie-thst At lsss they
may be- srakened and mar hear and heed the voice
of the people Hercs have siected . Stats ss =
msd;uAs through which my resolution shall hs pre-
ssnted to the people Doth OF tie North Sgd the
South. A State of the Revolutsn- ono CT the old
thirteen of high aud holy history which hss never
b-en flea either to the tsofs us the eouth, aad
which has been fsithfnl to tbs Consultation OF
our conmon cocntry--thss II the State the glorious
ca