The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-02
Ihs Ba1baTdmsns sf Yiskshals again Csm-
lnenced--Casualtias,

4 lstss: from VIC cashu,g. dassd the 2ist. ssys:
It ma, now bs said that hostiiifies havs fairly
commenced at Vicksbnrs, and tho old scsrss Of Last
summers bonbArdmsnt are again beiog eDscted,
bat with very different effect cpSu the dsnixens
Of The hills lnstsad OF creating fear end ccnster
natioa . general indff repce Ia being manifested
that 10 trnly su,rr!aing to behold, and running
away nom shells, no petitions 70 the authorities TO
suresDdsf the city, like tbenno fear Of the ins,e.
Quacy OF cue dskepcss. Now everything u h,pe.
fut confident reliant and eager for the contest,
Those who doubt the ability Ct shs Confederate
asmr hero 70 repulss the enemy, are rev.fthelsss
e de:errlood to do their best In the ,rt q the
most 8spg1lno.
Sinos Friday, the bombardmsnt Of tbs city has
besn continuous. Interrupted only by short inter.
vsss OF rest, 70 allcw the gurs TO cocl For the
the shells tel th rt OF the city. On EuId.y, they
kept up vigorous Are On the CRY, ~ our Oh 1ren
bsis we.s csiiias the people to tie houses u wor
.hs ;, Later In The % 5sy they kept quiet bat we're
their battery. towards night ,h.y g8v. VI f,w
parting ssutes and thep ssery thiag silsn,
until xoadty morning. Our pioksts and signal
msn however. discovered, during tbs night, that
the enemy was busy. and that steamer w1 plying
bstwesn the hses and tbs batteries aud Ia tie
norning It wks expected that new developments
would be made.
Accordingly, yesterday morning, st half after 8
o'clock theg opened ON u, apparently frcm dffa
sNs Ruoa thSn ttoSe which had been used prsvto1s
~. and to . different point in the city. Tee Wash
l0Atp0 II yol WAS ouuSE LY tQ3 ufHS or EeCJ00
she'll and another exploded Immediately Ia boat o;
the building, and aoattered things prou.iscuously
In . Jews clothing stole opposite. 1hor II Ing
Gesmed 70 grow better and better at every slot,
and the range wss intrsased from ons to four
20 lares during the day. The Cuavi. II ,uae IL ths
object Of THAR aim-their firing in rensslsbiy So
curste. ~ the shots are Ia Z direct lice vita that
build ng only falling short = handred yards or
thetsxt0uts.
Yesterday was quits IN exciting tins and the
shells were beiCg watched with more than usual
iutersst Il has heretofore teso pretended khss
oof gl0s could silsncs the cnsMy' . battery kut
they are not allowed TO open drs, sod II the mean.
time our beautiful CITY Ia being thsled from osis
end to tbs othsr. The rretenes as Erss fox 40.
cpaning on the srSny Was, thai ~ long al thsir
shot Aii fell IN tae Ilssr necessity to
interfere with tksm. But now the town 10 b stag
ee:tine hurt, property IL bsiog Destroyed, the city
has become uotsnable. sod seveTsi ba id:ngs sat
On DIRE by the sheli, s0d st:l General 7emb-rtou
wont open fre cn the enemy. large pills Of
corn La the depot was nred by . SHE'LL but was ex
tiogu'shed In time to pieysat at loss, ard several
housea here have also bssu a,sd-besiie7 seyerAs
men killed
Ysstsrday evening . party Of Yankees came
dowA tie railroad thu peDi.,scla to tho tsak cf
the river opposite. Major Ogasa1 gun paid her
comp imeats 10 th, III, End they immediately stxtsd
up the road hoIoew2r85, and the road Il perfect
hes Line, ccoGmsudsd BY 'Gsdsns gun q. 4 = PEG.
ond shot s,t the skedAddllng Ysnkscs into . dog
tfos, and ano,hsr shot STATED Them into regular
legs up the road va, airncst equal to ths resrlr
ums OF ths csrs on tsas road. With Il IL sxes2taa
eur guns have not ys. h,sd Q isgis shst a. lie
oaAmY.