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The Daily Dispatch: March 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], Appointment. (search)
it. The whole affair was a very discreditable one to the enemy, and shows that we have nothing to tear when pitted against such metal at almost any odds. Lieut. Richardson, who commanded the section of artillery, lost one man killed. He was shot through the mouth and died soon thereafter, though we have failed to ascertain his name. He also lost one of his horses. It is not known whether any of the Yankees were killed and wounded, but a considerable force was sent over under Col. Pritchard about noon, and at last accounts the enemy were being pressed very hard and embarking with all baste. The three Yankee prisoners were brought to the city in the afternoon, and will be sent forward. We learn from the prisoners that the force at Hilton Bead numbers at this time about ten thousand, several regiments that went North having returned largely recruited. The Yankees made great preparations and talked largely over their Florida expedition, which was to accomplish wonde