The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-06


VA, FRIDAY MORNING
low ths fcss wss trarsA sxssn1sno 1rum - riyst
20 eHs1p nd one raiie Or lAroeQnmton II I
9!se fufeAsr down The fissf Wa1 put MveAw trosaA
.ntMdsd Tor the dsisnes ct shs Ilea3 acn = Land
senias ,hs pisss sasss & Irss Isesass, .ess,s 81,
xs1aUs. enl eonnaD1o1 ee1pe113g01Y ~ 0eso96i1
osisrd. Deseisf. and DanniI1 - WAolo fsrm.
ine ayiae1 under No eem1so4 of DEios1nE.
Ct ~ AsAt aet more thaa tAlrs1alEss hsa1ssde2
O - Oh day Of yaas~y : - ltsn s.,sw
eeo1ehs intehigense 70 0sa. OhneeAm of YaA-
Arks0sas rive. At ihs Svhlss nvsf sato6. ssns
thirty miles bsloW The Pest towards noon Of ~
san1e day enothsr sscus bronoet A9ws q otAss
gsnsoass, followed by sreaspas4 nAkhg shsie
way uD the river. Upon thu resoipt u ths infol.
hseccs Gen. Churchill ordered ss9ytAtne n fea6.
noss for N attach, and night eeeed "a al -
troops were dstfit aloae ths crk NAMED llae
Of enirenahmsnss where thsy rnsissd ail night
neaptine. had lAndsa Z fosee sbout tNo miles be.
low m. and ne arfiClpAi4d N atfack ~ axyljsht
the Following morning, bat IN thle ~ Wkfs disap-
pointed; they mads cemonstfasaea ua.il aboutS
or 70 O'Clock n the Day, when they commenced
Smelling us fum tAsif adyanc< uaAo ats thai ware
river.
oar trocps held taA position arst taxa b. tas,n
fsatiag . 1mk novsmsut On eur In, ufdesed ~
men 70 fan back 70 = line of entcenshmaufa noer
the yef unA1ished fort, whish tine Ra, epee eaily
csmYlet:d and an n. troops ges1ss8 diatiiouttd
nsaf, four gunbostg sppssseAed xlx/lost - sosss
msuced their bomhG6Msnt oar eunu don -
fort answssins eallansly, andafter twu hoursP ter.
rms snelIne ths sunhoet: retired, one Of them,
the Efstp3rt, badly disab.s., and our loss eos,.
fistins Of three killed and some three OF fEur
wtuEded.
On re morning q the 10.h ut, At 20 O'Clock, OF
thsres bouts the enemy fenswed the attack with
gunbcats and land forces combined, they had also
erectsd battery On the opposite side Of .he rivsr,
By means OF which they kept MP Q te.r:eo eros.
are that swept ths whole area Of ground occopied
by u1 The 6r!ug row continued until about
o'clock r. when II seemed to cease, and shortly
altsr the cessation there wss Q YEN frsm The
lines whtsh attracted the atssntion Of the aersrL
commanding. whose headqusrters had been estab.
1shsd some touf hundred yards from the trenches.
On fiaug fofward to assertain tbs state Of &sirS,
the General was much surprised to a I'd ths Fed
erai 6 doatiug tn every direction sloneour lines,
Upon inquiry. It was asesrtainsd that scms one
to the "a b Texas regiment had rAissd the white
A.
Churchill had ordered surrender, whAeupou iii
the troops except Col Ds.hlers brigade immsdi-
ately surrendered He refused to urrendef his
bfisads u1tl ofdefsd by Gen Churchill.
When the General rode INFO ths fort aud surren.
defed, hs WAS met by Gen Shsrman, who wished
to know wh,re his (0en. Churchill's % men were.
hon Goa G. tod him they wsrs all thsre In sight
hs seemed surptissd and 90 ad scarcely credit the
tact that 20 small . body Of troops had succeeded
10 oe fling for 20 long time, ana killing 20 mary
OF his man.
Ths federsls acknowledge the loss Of l,ee0
Killed AID wounded, and think 5000 would not
killed and wounded.
Gen. Church Ii told Gen Ehsrran that hshad not
ordered surrender, but, on ths CONT ary that hs
hid ordered the men TO 6shs until ali were ds.a In
the uen: :hes rssh.r than surrender he nad ts.e.
egrsphsd to- seinfozcemsrts, acd hoped they
would roach him tlat evening, but ba.ievs none
were ever sent save sbau: go from St. charles,
en- hte river, who arrived Just In us to be taken
prisoners
The number Of prisoners taken ss this post was.
probably, about S5u0-certainly not moro than that
uumhsS.
OLD ABE AND HIS wFE-PIN PoRTaAITs.
Russell, Of the Lond on Times. has furnished the
following concerning the pressn. occupants Of the
White House at Washington:
Leaving the hubbub and phlzdrinks and con.
slant splitting Of willard the reader 10 permitted
to follow Mr. Russell to the s.itoora.;c aeclusion
Of the White House. The servant who took the
guests hat was slow to believe that IT, gentleman
was invited: "ae was" says the diary, ''particu.
lafly inQuisitive ss to NY nam2 acd ccooition Ia
hfs; and be heard was nova minister As seemed |
incined to question my Eight to be ths-s st all,
'for said he, "there sre uoas but msmSsry Of tbs
Cabinet and their wives and daughters dining here
to-day" EvsntuAliy he relaxed. instructed ne |
how 20 plsce my sAas - sha4 Is would be sxpossd
to no indgnity, and informed me that was about |
to participate In prendial snioyment Of no ordi |
naIy character Ar. jeans ha sing been thus con. |
ciAtsd, the r. p,rter was led 10 the ception foo
Mrs Lincoln was already aeated to receive her |
gusetx Sic is OF ths middle ago and Insight, Of Z
plumpaess degensrAting 30 the ess5o1poazt natnraI
mouth of IN ordinary tyre ana her manners aid |
appearance homsly, stf med, however, By Ahe !
that her po.ii - rsqu.rss her t6 be
Domethicg nofs than plain Ers Liacolr, th( wife !
The wofd 'sir, in every instance which is nbw al.
most Anertcanis,l coz aed to certain clas5eg, a.
though 1t wss oAcs Sd common In England. \Rer |
d ess shal not attempt to de76ribe, thocsh M1as
very gorgeous ana lisny calorsd sae hAndlsdH{
fan with much energy, displaying rouna, we'll T
proport.oIed arm and IVES atorned with some
simple ieweiry. kfs. Lnsoln struck zss a. being |
deai .ous Of inAeing hezsslt agreeable. And omn
wss sereesoiy disappointed. q tic 6scsss.onis: !
ladies' at Waahin gson had besn amusing themselves
BY snesdo'es wnieh could ss.rSeIy have been
Tae portrait Of tie hos. is sLas sivsn IN another
ctsptss:
'Soen s'ssrw.rds .hase entered. ~s'A
bling, irregular, slzAoss un.a--.
lsa1 man. so"''A-- 10 a.,t a tai '1si isna
----sraply over s;x fses In height
....A ssocpiug shoulders, long, pen5ulous ara,s,
terminating 10 hands Of extraordinary dinenalons,
wh!cb, however, were far exceeded Ia proportion
by hs feet He was dressed Ia an III a.tng, wriu-
klsd suit Of black. which put enc In mind Of an
undsrtakers uniform at . funsral round his neck
rope Of black silk wks l.nottsd In larss huib,
with flying ends projecting beyond the coliar Ct
his coat; his turned down khiss-solIaf Disclosed
sinewy, muscular, yellow nssk, end above that.
Eestl.ng In great mass OF bia. \ hair, bristling
aud compact. Ike aru6 Of moornirg pins, rose tie
thstch Of Wild republican ha:r, Of Line.in The
Impression produced By the sss Of the sxtYemties,
and by bis tapping aLd wide.2rcjectin ears, uay
be removed BY tho appearance OF kinalinesA S.
gaeiiy, and the awkward 6snksnns Of his face;
the mouth ID absolutely prodistoos; the lips etrsg.
Cling and extending almost hcm ons limo Ct black
beard to the other, are only kept In order By two
deep farrows fcm ths nosril to tho chin; the nose
itself-a prominent orgAn--stxnds ont from tho
fscs, with al inqnifiDs anxious air, Is though It
were ani6i7g some good thing In the lad; the
eyea. dark snd deeply eet are psnstrating. bat full
Of expsssAion. which almost amounts to tenderness;
and above than projects the shaggy brow. running
ino the small hard fro0tal space, thS developments
Of which can ecsresly be estimated aeearAtely,
owing to the irregular Aooks Of thsk hair care
lsssly bruahed across Il"
Messase sf President Davis In Enc land.
Tia Last mssags Of President Davis was gene
rally publishsd BY the Hnsish papers II pro.
John Bull eoms reason for rsvlans his conduct