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The Daily Dispatch: may 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
ve miles north of this, so that our whole army is now together. It is understood that the enemy has made a stand on the opposite side of a swamp, (Chickahominy,) about fifteen miles South of Richmond, a short distauce above City Point on the James river. If the Navy Department had done its duty, it would have had gunboats up at City Point long ago, which could throw shells into that portion of the enemy. Its failure to do so, will make the work of the army harder, but the work will be cers: Quite a brilliant little affair occurred at City Point yesterday afternoon, by which nine Yankee officers and men were taken prisoners, and seven or eight killed. About 8 o'clock a small boat from one of the war vessels lying in the James river approached the wharf at City Point, from which nine men were seen to land and proceed up to the town, while seven or eight remained behind in the boat. Stationed near at hand and completely hidden from view was a detachment of fifteen men, be