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The Daily Dispatch: August 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], Skirmish in North Carolina. (search)
North Carolina. --On the 27th ult., a Federal force of 500 infantry, with cavalry and artillery, attempted to cross White Oak river, in Onslow county, N. C. They were met by 125 of our cavalry, commanded by Capt. E. D. Ward. The Wilmington Journal says: The fight lasted about three hours, when Captain Ward fell back a short distance out of the range of their artillery. They continued to shell the woods until near dark, when they fell back. In the engagement we had one man, Sergeant Williams, of the Gatlin Dragoons, wounded in both legs, and one horse wounded by the bursting of a shell. Captain Ward learns from citizens along the line of the enemy's retreat, that we killed two dead on the spot, wounded eleven badly, and several more slightly.--Among those badly was their Colonel, who was shot from his horse. They curse our "two-barrelled cavalry," and say they want shot guns, too. They fell back about seven miles, to Mrs. Bryan's, where they met more of their men. They w
The Daily Dispatch: August 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
ent, The prisoners, except those sick from long confinement, were cheerful and in high spirits. The prisoners in the Old Capitol Prison, at Washington, were released on the 30th, and sent South. The news from McClellan's army is not important. The General himself is reported as spending all of Monday last in visiting the different hospitals and "speaking words of encouragement to the sick and wounded." The correspondence from Fortress Monroe, dated the 29th, gives the following: Dr. Williams, who has been a prisoner at Salisbury, N. C., for several months, and who arrived here on Saturday, having been unconditionally released, states that during ten days after the battle in front of Richmond, 18,000 rebel troops passed through that town on their way to Richmond, and that more were on their way. The Doctor's window overlooked the railroad depot, giving him a good opportunity of ascertaining what was going on. These troops came from James Island, South Carolina, and Easton, Geo
The Daily Dispatch: August 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], Affairs on James river. (search)
Stealing money. --A man named Wilson, alias Williams, snatched on Friday $175 from the hands of a countryman, near the Old Market, and ran off. On complaint being made at the Assistant Provost Marshal's office, a detective was sent in search of the thief, and succeeded in apprehending him. The latter did not have the money, ed having the money, but on the advice of a man in the same house refused to give it up. She and her adviser were then arrested, and, together with Wilson, alias Williams, were sent before Recorder Caskie, who continued the case until to-day. On the person of Wilson, alias Williams, was found $500 in money, and on that of the womey, but on the advice of a man in the same house refused to give it up. She and her adviser were then arrested, and, together with Wilson, alias Williams, were sent before Recorder Caskie, who continued the case until to-day. On the person of Wilson, alias Williams, was found $500 in money, and on that of the woman nearly $800.
The Daily Dispatch: August 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], Affairs on James river. (search)
abands," on their way to McClellan, passed Old Point on the 26th. Jeff. Davis's mail carrier running to Norfolk was caught on Friday, with 2,000 letters. Fifteen or twenty rebels captured near Suffolk have reached Fort Monroe. Gen. Pope took the field last Monday. There have been numerous desertions from his army. Between 40 and 50 of the 105th New York deserted within the past week. On the 23d ult, four guerrillas fired upon and wounded two Federal near Warrenton. Capt. Williams, of the Michigan cavalry, went out and brought in eight unoffending Virginians, to be held responsible. Within three days past Gen. Hatch has crossed Swift Run Gap to McGaheysville. The people of Culpeper, Orange and Madison were thunderstruck at the recent sudden appearance of the Onion forces under Hatch. A dispatch, dated Cairo, 26th ult, says the steamer from the Tennessee river brings the news of a rebel raid at Florence, Ala, on Tuesday. The rebels entered the city, bur