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[correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] from the Peninsula — re Enlistments — the Old Dominion Dragoons, &c., &c., Army of the Peninsula, February 6, 1862.
Our roads on the Peninsula, rendered bad by the frequent rains of January, are now almost impassable, except by troopers, I am happy, however, in being able to state that the health of our men has much improved of late, as the closing of one of the Williamsburg hospitals shows.
This will be gratifying intelligence to all who have friends in the Peninsular army.
The re-enlisting of volunteers goes Bravely on, and you may rent assured that before the present time expires a large number will have enrolled their names.
The battle at Somereset, and subsequent retreat of our army there, has, so far from disheartening our troops given an impetus to re-enlisting, and an assurance of future success.
Among the many efforts being made of increasing our army, is one down here which will render more effective a valuable
[correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] another Yankee story Proved false. Middlssex County, Va., February 6, 1862.
Having seen in your paper of Saturday last an article taken from the Philadelphia Inquirer, headed "Fight at the mouth of the Rappahannock river--Confederate schooner burned," written by an officer on board of one of the steamers blockading the Rappahannock river, and knowing that no such schooner has either been burned or captured, I deem it proper to make known through your paper to the public the facts of the case.
The circumstances connected with the fight are simply theses: During the week preceding the engagement the Yankees had landed in Middlesex, and wantonly burned a private dwelling; and as it was supposed that similar depredations would be attempted, Captain Fleet.
of the Middlesex artillery, with three guns and a portion of his company, proceeded to a point opposite to which the blockading steamers were lying, and there planted his cannon.