The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-18
TuE MaY LaiRNTs oJ CuAHi.E5rON.

bHinF to the interruption OF the mails,
thtCtMleaton papers have not been received
"1'h regularity, and we have been unable
t. give detailed aceounss Of the recent
l"3YeIHents of the enemy On that city. A
copy OF the Courier, however, which we
have received, gives summary of the re-
cent events there, which gives clear idea
"l The Character OF the feeble and ineffec-
i've attempts of the Yankees to capture
ihr doomed city"
iHe hts' demonstration made by lhe enemy oe-
'D"ed vl tue night OF the hist Jaiy, AT which
.''is 4 A'se ioIce ot The enemy commanded BY
'"l heiaef, GI The lbi NtA YORK regiment,
sc1 from Ditpas Island tue De uins ula ot
INES -iand. al i.egafe's farm. The nest morn
'ag bsui to0< place between that body Of tie
th'iiy asa Cur picket gaafj, composed of Elake's
- u artillery and detachment OF the Pal
meUo siege IRAN. After having been fepuised
'rsrfal tlmes, with heavy loss, The enemy sae-
terdtd by The aii ot greatly superior numbers, IN
'''cihg our feeble line TO fail tack, with the ioss
t~o guns On Saturday they landed a column on
Johh's Island,
AT the daxu Of sunday the active fee ATTEMPTED
- srtpo session OF Fort Johnson A picked BODY
u meh, nnn5eiing about one thousand, In twenty
tieht oafges, under Col Hoge, 53i Pennsylvania
t'gmtbt, made q detennined attack on that work ,
ittg sustained bloody repulse at the hands Of
40 brave men under command of Lieut. Col los A
aics That engagement left I40 prisoners and
I'VE hafses Ia our hands, together with a large
AiihhsI of lad, whose fate was revealed by the
'stding tide On the ssnle day, about o'eioek.
Il" force at Whiie Point, Johns Island 1aade n
t'nld assault On Gen kobeGsoR's iinss, but wete
h'iEea hack with ease.
The enemy coBteal.d himself on Monday Wi h
'''bif concentrations upon our iibes, which wrtr
f'"fAiy chacked. Oa Tuesday his Iofces were
"g-io dawn Up 10 two lines Of batiie, but he did
'"t srhtafe 70 provoke coHbat. Khiie tlsse an
t i'hd RETAINED iron msiag iheit ii II ss aud can-
,''HI use edhbo3ts haHuiefed away fufiou sly sn
h'ueiy fhngle, bat thejf shot a.d shell lid tnI
- H'as aa'aass sU that stronghold tko1gh they had
N tsihia2 their missiles up0a u since 5uaday
''nt"s "ofthf oi note occurred on JaQrs's Island
' Hehassdiy. ia the morning of that day a
20, .oot place on J0hBis fsisnd, that was con.
onsfd on cur part BY the Marion Artillery aud a
r'"n s1' y. to' haffis9n's regiment The eneiay
va. severely punished.
'nnisaay afternoon the enemy on John,s Island
our lines with spirit three several Zines
,h e was hurled back with heavy loss. Through
- "n"'S 1i fddsy the monitors and Moftsr
- IN stoha threw shat and she'll ~ BATTERY
l.. sna' Ioft replying wiih marked effect iosa
aat.''day was usherei In by the roll Of uass e,sy
"n 'r ar.per SQUAD vi light artillery, bstotenisg
hsut 81 Joha's Island. lie Sesull of tha al
80 ,s ~ |" - decisive Hnd glorious victory The
" sunday Witnessed lhs monitors aud other
s.a,. IA sheif iofmsI positions In our outer
,s,. hns ehrny tbs night before hayiaa Ielired
ION JONAS island.
saofl line after Eiehsfail the persistent foe
ha ahothfr atlempt to capaure DalisTv rimktcs.
assva reception was 50 hot thai but three of the
80 80 ltnsesea iaHdiag They ece1ue thai thcle
'.iaets lacked the aeedful yalor dfd moi taYsv
s's sonHsnssns the danger.