The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-18

pan.sa the eapeditioa we're destroyed 20 ssss thsn
ions capture.
Askansas has ended In 3 complete dissstes. North
ern journals, Of the 10th last snn0uncs hs sasfso-
der. with an army Of nins thousand men, % 0ss
Price.
"vI The cavalry foros seat By Cen 0sset % u
TACK ntehmond has been repuissd, and fet1fsda0
'se.efy demonstration Of the enemy aouih oi
James river, up 70 this time, has lean s~pA'se0.
.iSH. Tbs heroic vaor of this army, with the
blessing OF Almighty God, has thus lar checked tne
advance OF the principal army Of the enemy AND
tadic,ed upon II heavy ross. The syes and hessts
of y0ur coausryinen are turned to yo4 With conf
dence, ana itelf prayers attend you In your gallant
struggle
Encouraged by The success ihat has been vouch.
safed to Us, and Stimulated by the greet interest
that depsnd upon the ssue, ies every man resolve
- endure ali and brave ALI until ny the assistance
vi . just and mefciful 0ad the enemy shall 10
driven back, aud peace secured 70 our country
''upntlnu0 10 emulate the va0r OF ycnf comrades
who have fallen and remember that depends upon
you WHETHER they have died Ia vain.
ssIi is in your power. under GOd, 10 defeat the
last great effort OF iits enemy, essaoNsn 'ne inae
psndcnce your native laIrl, and earn ths lasting
love and gratitude OF your countrymen, and tho ad-
miro'ian Of mankind
(5isned,) Il LIE Genera"
We also captured the ensmy's hospitals ~ Vel.
low Chapel Church, on Sunday, ness the plank
road, conlaintng sems seven of eight hundred Of
rheir wounded, aad some SIX or seven OF our
wounded who had neither food nor drink for four
days. This IL well avOuched.
" sihing was done 70 day until about O'Clock,
when there was some c3nDOnading sasting for I'm
hour, and just before sunset there was cavalry
fighting near Snilh's Mil oa the Telegraph road,
lesiing for about an hour.
Grants new move Indicates, In my Judgment no
purpose 10 tall back, but rather 10 get nearer the
railroad 10 order TO have IL wagon transportation
As usual On the line Of Their march hoyHes nave
been burnt. property stolen, good people tarned
out houseess and homeless; but this has not be een
all In vain, the RyeBgng Nemesis slept not, but
arising In full strength has dealt the enemy blow,
from which the universal Yankee nation will never
recover.
/ There has been unusual activity In every de-
partmept during ttis campaign, and II atfogdS me
real pleasure 10 saY that the QaaFtermastss. Com
missary and Medical Departments have done all
that could Ee don. to promote tbs efficiency nf the
army and take care of the unioitunate wounded.
On the Sunday evening after the Wilderness
fights, Grant supposins Fredericksburg to be Texy
In his possession, though NOT gaEtisoned BY his
troops directed his wounded 70 60 fnithef, or ~
many could waIk Aboat two hundred had
got,en there, when Mayor biaaghlsr OF sSani1ed
force Of BOYS and old men and brought them 0at 10
our lines II is needless say that Mayor y Ia row
piacartHd as "noted guerrilla" and psics set
upon him.
All the accounts received from the Yankee lines
confirm tie est mate Of the Yankee loss at so Coz.
and il IL not imRobabls that IL will reach 60 OG0
Fifteen thousand Is the sstimate OF our entire Ices
of this number THIRD will 10 able u report foe
duty In thirty days.
The greatest drawback 70 US Is the fact that the
roads are deep In Mad, and this acts Is no small
annoyance.
This Is the fifteenth day our men have been
marching, nshuns, and lying ia lice OF battle, tut
their spirits have never tagged, and they are a.
reshute aud hopeful as wnsa they hsst met the
enemy. 4.