The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-23
FROM OUR own CORRtsPukDEhT.l
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,

AHSsi otctSSiN ~. i1 NAY - ipot-
On Tuesday evening about z. II Gen. Wight,
On 6it night centre, with iWJ rrgihtuts, moved
forward ga a Reconnaissance towards The enemy 3
inez il, iuie s"iag a., the enemy threw ioIwatd
,h'n skilmi he's, An engagement, lasting a few
IA ,nle.ts. ensuci when ieii back, and
n0ihins else was don't along our intiai,y iiues
da,ine that dsy. Late that afternoon, the enemy
h hlvihE advanced some cavalry near to Stanari 5
dit, the telegraph rnai, cavalry met them
and held them ic check.
Ea:.y Yesterday morning, about daylight d
picked command at aEkfes, composed il l. aid
ni volunteers VIA WG!a called itir by CENT per
s"i, n.a,e i.!int E,GE of pun In assault
Ines bui they had acafcely made their appear
,nce "n i.wr'i's font when our artillery npenrd
upon tlirm WIN grape, Canister, schr1pncf, and
,hot. HaBc0ci, commanded the enemy 5
cslsitnni but their perfomsace3 rejected liIrl4,
c.ei.t upon that nerve amd dash for which Yankee
.nfuaIs claim that Hancock is no,ed. 80 feeble
was The atiack that our officers were 10Th to be
/ icve thtt Ii was meant in earnest.
The enemy advanced but L short distance, when
,heY engaged our skifmishers, who held them In
cheek until W. s.l "asscd twenty pieces Of attii
icry in position These suddenly opened upon the
cheiny wi en- our shiId,isiers retired ain, ouf In
iInuy lire cf baii; fired into taem For more
,.an an huuf the rear rf artillery was ince,slut t
aud the rItic OF muskrtIy- quite bIisI. Il the
end OF this time the enemy . dead strcWed ih.,
.sound Ia front Of our earhsoiks, and we had
captured some seventy prisoners. The enemy
then retired.
| Shortly Afterwards a vigorous caanonade was
cui,;inencea by the enemy hight and ccntsC
which TASTED for Two hours or more, batteries
reply ing spir,etiy, and giving the enemy Gas good
as they sent y
| oar iosscsin the engagement in front of Ewell's
lines were not over thirty, whilst that OF the enc
my IS estimated ut iuiiy fifteen hundred. Last
night the enemy abandoned his ;a,t OF the li.e,
baiy.ng the arms which they could not take OFF -
To day our ntn are busy eXhumins them Gen
t.enen who have ridden over the field say that the
enemy have LETT about two hundred unburted dead
On the Held over which they iuus ht on yesterday
The caemy seem now 10 be massing eveiything
OH their left (Oui rightI ii concentrating To re-
si,t attack to he the better prepared fall
btrk, III move Oh Us itum new point CT opera
tion-.
| 10 show yua how the Yankees keeping up
tn. agony, 1 send herewith Me.ttes congratula-
iufy uidrr his troops after the gicai battle the
l2lh. 1t is as follows
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PuT0MAc,l
May -, lShi.
Soldiers The moment has atiived when ,uar
| Communicating Gcncrii feels autliaiized 10 add.ess
YOU iH tJma OF c1nstIiuiitiUn. For eight days
and nights, almost without intermission, IN
rain lmd Sunshine, yon have been calamity
n.hiing desperate tor, in position natu
rally ~tsons, a'ii reHdcfcd dnghiy s1 by en-
iicnchn:ents. You bavc comptited him Ia ahan
,nu hts t"iiii, .i'ns Ga the Hap,dau, 10 leiiie
,.,i IL a.rnpt I" stop hii onwasd proers 20, and
ii'. has bt.'onet has tsat emtiencI,ud position
i,naciaa}.y heii. suffering Il loss lii ali ut Is
g,n$. II callers, aai o,'J ,ii-uneis. including two
.cneid utii3ct3. funf irfeic deeds ind noble rn
duiascc of fatigue and piiVti'n will ever he rt:
ncnbrfed Let rs tet,iiH Hanks la t:st Tor the
mercy ,iius shown us, ant ash earnestly iot It's
Goa tsn;tn,..
s"llies., year wnik Is aot over The enemy must
hi pu'9'i,d and 1t possible, overcome. The c"'ir
age and fortitude you have displayed rcnder your
Commanding General confident your future Efforts
will result in success
Whie We mourn the loss Of many gallant com
rades, let us rcm'nihct the enemy has suffered
ruiniorcements, which he cannot expect. Let US,
then, determine to continue vigorously the work so
weIi b2gun, and, under Gods blessing, In a short
time, the OBJECT OF our iaborS " i'll be Ichlevcd
Gao e MEADE, Major Gen.
Ctllcial S Williams
Last hight about sundOwn the enemy, about one
hundred strong, dashed into Cuiney's Station aud
hunt il. During the day of yesterday the enemy
are reported TO have landed from their gunhoats
Poit Royal, after first Smelling the woods for an
hour or more