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The Daily Dispatch: August 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], The firing on Sunday . (search)
The firing on Sunday afternoon. The heavy firing so distinctly heard in the city on Sunday afternoon, was from the enemy's gunboats shelling the woods on the South side of James river, opposite and below Harrison's Landing. This harmless amusement was indulged in for over an hour and a half, without any other result than the unnecessary expenditure of a considerable amount of Yankee ammunition.
The Daily Dispatch: August 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the South side. (search)
From the South side. We mentioned yesterday that the enemy were reported to have landed a large force on the Southside of James river, about seven miles below City Point. Their force is estimated from 6,000 to 10,000. On Sunday afternoon there was a brisk skirmish between about 50 men of the 10th Virginia cavalry and some 80 of the enemy's cavalry, near Cox's Mill, in Prince George county. Our force was under the command of Capt. Mcllwaine, who divided his command, posting 25 of his me of Mrs. Dr. Cole, and fired the dwelling and all the outhouses. The buildings burnt rapidly, and by dark nothing was left save the blackened chimneys. Mrs. Cole was absent at the time. The dwelling at Maycock's was one of the handsomest on James river, nearly new, and cost some $15,000. About 400 of our cavalry reached the place before 7 o'clock, but the buildings were then in ashes, and the incendiaries had embarked and joined the Yankee fleet. The Express says that information reache
The Daily Dispatch: August 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
the oath. We have occasional arrivals from Richmond.--The rebels, it appears, are moving a large force across the James river to operate against Suffolk and Norfolk, and prevent McClellan from crossing the James river. From M'Clellan's arJames river. From M'Clellan's army. Letters from McClellan's army are to the 29th.--They do not give much news. One says: The Daniel Webster, with one hundred and eighty two sick and wounded, from Richmond, for Philadelphia, anchored off the Fortress this morning. She boast of two other iron crafts as being nearly ready to pounce upon Com. Wilkes, and capture or sink him and his whole James river fleet. As this is the week in which the Norfolk rebels swear they will make their descent upon the Federal gunboats, some, that the Merrimac No. 2, and a new ram which the rebels have at Richmond, intend to run through the fleet in the James river and attack the Minnesota and other vessels at Norfolk, and take that city. It is also said, and is believed by the Un
The Daily Dispatch: August 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Rappahannock lines. (search)
e how exactly the English newspapers have taken the measure of his foot, although in England they receive none but Yankee journals. The "strategic movement" which doubled his right wing up on his left, and sent the whole, helter skelter, upon James river, thirty-five miles from his original base, furnishes the London journals with an inexhaustible fund of raillery. The Confederates, the Past says must bear their reverence with astonishing philosophy, since they Illuminated their capital upon t he "surpassed all others in organizing and conducting a retreat." "However," says the Post, "whether predetermined or not, the recent movement has left Gen. McClellan and his army many miles farther distant from Richmond, on the banks of the James river, with a friendly flotilla of gunboats in his rear, ready to shell the Confederates should they attempt to force him once more to put in practice his novel principles of strategy. " The Times makes itself merry with poor Mac's " bayonet ch