The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-04-16
THs sIEas OF WsSaIroVOx r. q

n, n. I.
Ausa ia;ssss. is fs!:Ia tas prog tsz1ias sies. Of
Warrington, n O., by the Confsds-s.es undsr
Gsa- ELL, which II increased from ths fact that
force Of about 1910 Yankees marcced from Nav.
tsTn Thirty Lilies, to the relief Of the place, was
mt q: 5louat c.sek, seventeen miles from Ws.h.
irg.on, and dases:sd By Gen P,ttis row. TIE Ya,.
kcss wers attempting to gsn Gan. Hi!l's rear, bi:
4.tss their dsieat ID p.selpiiatsly, cutting down
the fr.st Tor miles In their sear to impede tbs
Ssogrcas Ct ca. pursuing troops. As the garrison
al Washington can NO longer receive reinforce.
Eents or provisions By the river they vii. be forc.d
&c su:serder. 4 good cea! Of sheII;uy between
Or batteries snd the gan5oat; sEd town batteries
hss bcea go as On. We have lest ouy tive killed
Jai ID. ,anis and - K silly, both CT Ty6,.s
Virginia artillery. ls.tsr to the fayetteville (N.
% otss,Usr g'vss sums zsoou1t Of The prusrss, II
the "s:sge" II ssys:
Ga Tuesday morning the firing comm .nced AID
was Continued for some hourA The Yankees rs-
Piled Toal ~, GunSoats sud ,hsir shore bat sr los
Cne Of thelc~ gu15oa,s-the Kagle-was syvereir
dsns2ei-the u ehi:vorta, under Lt. Fuller, gain.
ing mach reputation for acears CT Ind n p.dity.-
Tho fl5ck house was str7ck several times snd
a'.d sattsry CT tae enemy ailencod. Ga Wednss-
II For. Hill And, with other guns plaosd In posi-
t9c 10 effect Eb.ockade Of ths river. During that
day they were ehsited by the enemy's guuboats--
On ThursdAy al was quiet. Thulsdsy A;ght L.
pound iso~izsr, from Wsatss Va. Battery, was
placed 10 position within 400 yards OF ths town,
also In d!reet ilss TO the steamer Louisiana. Soon
s'sef day light 1t opened fee and almost immediate.
Y the louisiana dropped down ont Of range. The
Aorigsr lad ured b:t Q few ro1nds bafor4 u was
tae target for . hail Of stot and shell Tho en-.
bGsinent around 1t was completely levelsd, yet
Ge gen was not struck, and but two men hurt. Ii
0 VA brought out Of the swamp On Friday night
hauf nft IA uvoh.
From po.ltisn near our picket lines could ses
the bridge, tho steamer Louisiana, and 1art OF
vac towr. and tie YaEkes pleksts but few hun.
Sfea yards oi.tant. On Saturday morning sun.
BOAT ran ey the RodmAHG Poiat artery owing to
iss care'sssnsss Of the { q ser 10 command from
WAITS Va. Battery. The men showed courags,
And are not me blamed Che was Q sms affair,
taouga. Saturday afternoon the Yankee batteries
hurt
Sunday tho sonboA.s below Fort Hill threw 4
number Of ebeils es intsrvalA Gu: batteries did
no' reply. Sunday Afternoon below Fort Rih
vessels all armed with cannon. The town bate.
ns. did net 0re Ill Cay Saturday and aundxy
hishs The 53', Col Owens, and s3i Col Ksnan's
reslnsass, wsre engaged In throwing up heavy
'e mounted tonight three heavy Guas.
70 hfing anywhere this morning.
On the norsh side Is the rivsr tbs troops urdsr
Ssmmsad OF Gen Garnett have besn gradually
- .Nes. av.o' euu "3a Aio On 0u00ay
tnatOsp' Starr had his How iixexS In $50 ya,da
OF ito town. Whenever tho sisnsis for general
s,tsek IL made, Gen. aarneus brigade, with the
north oaroiins regiments he keS viii advance AID
ltorm the town. When that will be, It Ia jmpossi.
o.s 70 t,il. 40 marrow ali the heAvy guas nscss.
sasy VII! b, here ana In plncs kreys battery fs
.a 'ne way. and nay be waited for-bat delays
are cAagsrops"
dhsis was soras 81 fni;shin3 on the north siio Of
.t we liver Gu Saturday morning. i wss informed
sua' IL "ss an attempt upon the part OF gcms Luf.
df7en ba.k ~