The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-28


A I..sD Dssassrs sass a afsss 4 a. Aalswas.-- :
We md ,hs fsiisstnx seseass of seeeat opera
lions near Chafss4ss4 q ~ c.srisr, OF hoaAay
last,
The dencasssssions q ~ eEsmy sIccs our last
Tasss movsnsnts sIs, ksxess. ss.,essa /, /.
rssse fsiats to cuvsI tlscu sesi weakaess Two
ieaeusrs, hai0nstak ~ Dc 4tss New York Z. a.
meet stsiloned m rolly fslaad. came Into our
against Jamcs's lNanA 10 been psoiec;ed. ana
that IN attack aaighs u e1ce1s tSe fret Eav0sa-
bile aishl. The plsA, 90 tq11 isanDed, was for tho
light dFast suaboats sNd "a 1aleers n so up Stone
aud Schooner creek q hiGh - the depth OF water
w0ald admit They wcg8 tbeu 70 sheit the Island.
while the troops 10 batees tAN6al, under c0vre 0f
the boats, q OF uesr 0ftmb1llss Of i~sAse's plan
.aioa The dessssefs s.so ssssca thu. there sers
island, under tho command ~ H,ig Gen achiG,ci
hng 0reat dissatlsfacttun eiistej among tnc
troops, the escaaas najnTisy Of whom were for
eisners and substitutes, wiosc term Of service CT
pfes tu luna fhsy had beea promised sevrn
hundred 70 q thoux nd doilass bounty, which had
not YET been paid. HchiMmcthng was AFRAID 70
trust his own meas very ssiao0 seA his ieas, and
Saturday event svenis : The ses ss~asy;s saaboass CON-
menced staelitns : pessionviites winch was kept
up about two hraas Duriss sna nsght q fascc Of
Yankees laadea asssseOcenpied 6aitsty ard Goat
Islaad. The shslbnx af 1eeeAst1Hvie waS -
aewed early sunday mssaiasyasDs sssax belns vssy
heavy, and starting eue cHssas flssn their alum.
osEs. The neWa5 sss0u received that thc yam
kres had crossed the causeways aad advanced "a
our itAes 1t LegaFes, WI b the evident 6sstga 0t
Capturing our pick H.. Tue t0fee Of ihe strmy IL
believed To have been from eight ndndfsd to one
thousand strong They were Grst met BY Ca2tafn
hunberf, of the 81 souib Car0itna artillery, aad
Afterwards by tie whole Of MAJ Ma1taautt's bat
ia Ion, sharp hight eBsued, IN wal ch five u our
H.en were wounded, one seriously. The cnemys
loss IL reported EIch greater IMAM ours, Asi :
Aantgault, We iearn. had ha.se shat unler min.
The following dispatch was received at Hssd-
quarters
BArrrsr No 2, May q 9AM,
Received at ~ 10 A N, via
Royal House, JAipes's Island
Cat Fs.1 'sn, AAG:
have just returned here from ihs picket. Ths
enemy have rettrsd, except a few ski-c,i-ers, out
OF sight Ia the direction Of ,dery - and. Maior
MaCigaMit, commanding pic zets, hla a spifitsd
Five 0i our men wers wounded and ava ,nissiaS.
The enemy we're held In check al GTimhalis cause
way, aud could nor advance. A drssrtet who
cane In dafiDg the ngat says there were parts Of
seven regiments. Maj Niauigaali say he saw two
fui! regiments l think II was 0niy a r.coanais.
sance in force, and an attempt to cut of OF
pickeis
(5ignsd) w rAHAraRRD,
Brgadief 1eueral.
later dispatch says the enemy retired az ,hfea
O'Clock sunday aitcruoof. Last evening all was
oglin quiet
Three shots only were fred at ths city Sunday.
Several Of the enemy barges renewed their at
tempts TO cut the telegraph between Fo1t sumter
and Fart johnson Saiu .day night. but rctrsaIsd
without e6.c.ing their object. .
Thsre has been no change IN the heet