Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-24
NUMBER 100.
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
OFFICIAL.
HEADeUaKrKRs, isr Drvr,ros.

s,, rero'e' April ~, 1871.
Rener.l-incbist ,h,, v o' InStnsuon o. tho
town "a p.,o,. ;, ~ ~, '' OeeuPeu me easue snd
-. L.,1s, - '' .'-o'y, ~hnoni fessiance-tho
dav .yeniny-le,vin. ri vi k 1917 i.s', sna yes'et-
behalf OF the Ws,icsa .. - :. eon'n's s o"
me,t ar lie ...,a " -. ~ WI" 0'e' "e sms-
tar. i,o, 81 go - s " n'I-'ou' guns ana NOR
eood;,io, .I.v.. - ~, e-uo'.s, :" sooo seiSico
fourteen Thousand ,h,.. LrnI,.J - y. os'r,
and five hundr,d r,n.Ls,. ~ '1 k'e"a"e-s
I'm IN. ,e,r,,, h.n.. az. .... -. =, 80
RrL of war No FORE. b,. n,s.sJ t, ~ no sArk
J 900 cavalry In Ienlo,,hl. nIh, hSI s ~ p' so'n"
Anpuda The ;,f,,,,, -. :, COO - s,,
bodies e.neraIv ,vi,hon, go. tn r $50 ~ 'ma"
sold them whenever n,,ch,.a, LII 4. -. "y.
three reals The ron, and nanc - co,n,.,s "a ~
wav opened .,,nd - =. 49, ~ 'su mo
ed The.e ar. IN. T,;,. or a.. -, :, 80 e' uou"'-
The fortress ,s,,d. on,,,e-. g., I, ncn .'. y u
officers. with ample store -houses bospitss &c &c ,nd
4 supply Of good wafer within tho vail. - - ~
The Generas Landero and Mor,le, consn.d q, p.,o,.
f,, he ,f,;r =, w. - us eonnhea IN refo'e
er. were allowed =, o =, I,.. so'ne aneiican prison.
garrison. have several OF m. I,., ,haiona. =, ~,
South Carolina regiment c,n,prca ns,, w.. g. it
Royers, of the navy had been previo,,. ,.o ., , ,1
have tbs honor &C.
/ WORTH
Brew MAJ General Conn,ndin.
To Capt. II. l.. Scorr A. A 4 Gene,,I Ue,Jon,,,.,.
Jalapa
HEApouARrKRs Rrrs,nv v,,,-,, D,
Pi,n Al pi 49, NJ ~
SiR-I have the honor "a, ,.no,, e., ~, ~
the general Commanding the DIVISION ,h, ~ %
with general orders No III ,ooL M -, ~ eonpanse
brigade in front of the works occunisd h, ~. .,t
wing but had no, time 10 cain ,bis noso SSy Isn'
tack "a his left commenced ~ ~ "
My command was comnossd os tho l., -, q.
and the LIST and % Pepnsylyani, foo, 81 .II r.
tachment Of Tennessee horse oommsnJad ~ 60, c
WELL and Capt Williams. comnanv 81 Z ~ 80 IS
teers. 1t was divided into two s,o,r,,Da r.;a ~ @
ported by strong reserve /, v,srny ip,,, ~
with these parties simultaneously ~ .5,-a. -
batteries Nos and Sho.a -. - en- ang''S %
by the engineer officer on dutv with the S,;a5 - -
proper the assaut-and thus if possible ,nTn The h
line of works: bu, befor, an. r,oo - - ~ ao'o
assault could be made our mova,s' ~ aoa e
the enemy who Immediately opened upon onr ~. ;,h
CALLING fire Of muskeuy grape and eaniser In
this critical lisition of affair fonnd ,,y.os .Iii
either to retire beyond the rance of the &c.,, - -,
complete my dispositions for the assault or ~
once with such force as had already IN no,or h, an
pretending the moral effect which ye,r,a, ,iaL, rI
upon troops many OF whom were Comparatively inex-
perienced and unaccusomed TO FIRE resolved % don, ~
latter alternative.
therefore directed Col. Haskell who commanded ,h,
assautng force intended for the atIaek Of h,s, No . -
all that work vgor and carry il At the pon, of b
bayonet his party moved ward to the assault with oe,t
energy and enthusiasm but owing TO the many seon Or
stacles such as dense tbieke and brsh e,s
clements the unexpected weight of artlerv Are conc.n
traed upon seven guRs and 10 the strong spnpor
ing force OF infantry, compelled to retire vita gre.t
loss of both officers and men.
In the meantime, Col. Wynkoop who commanded The
storming party designed attack battery No
ed gaining the position where the assault was 10 have
been made but finding that the fire OF the main attack on
the enemy left lad ceased deemed il prudent TO sus
pend further operations until 1t shou Tecommepee or n
al further instructions should be nec.ived from h
nehef. My whole force being drawn un for the .,,,k
OF battery No. remained this position until the news
Of the snemy's surrender arrived when wbdrev INV
command to the national road Il proper to slae here
that Lieut. Ripley, Of the artillery assisted by Lieut. Laid
lev Of the ordnance although separated from the rest of
the OF eght-inch howitzer which win eSIraor
binary exerons they succeeded in having dragged the
heights upon the right bank Of IN, river and hich %
'ablished so as to obtain enading upon the enc