Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-07
fF,,m Es7airsr Of yss,srday !
sKIRNISH AT PIGS POINT

We learn from good authority that tbe Ysnkse se,,
er Harriet Lane stem up ~ pint withn rsng, NJ
our battery Pigs POINT with "a situated he NytI
,ru ,i6e Of the entrance Elizabeth liver md oo.,a
bri,k Are upon the battery. The ste m.f fr,d
Al. ROUNDS OF sho, and shell which "hur r0,od, -
did no damage. Oar battery npi promply AID oo,
succeeded in demOli-birg her ,hesli ogse 400 sh.e
The Harriet Lane then cra-lsd cf 10 a csIpl ts.
di.ion and DECLINE 20 renew the eomba,
A we do not wsb under any Circumstances n era,
Rerate the prov OF forces, therefore do not
tha, numbers Of the enemy killed, Il /. NJ
Lnown What lo-s OF life incurred by thsw-,ert
il il that no MAN injured on our siie.
BATTLE AT PHIL,PPI.
y,yrxyy yIRGrsIASs KnLSD-coL, KELlY KILLED
Baltimore papers Of Tuesday csme TO hand last ri.k
They con.an the foosiug details Of yhr at Pnillp.
Va hot az the report IL BY way Of Cincinnati and h.,
undergone the revision Of the Federal authority. b
must be taken with many grains Of sllo~ance:
CtSctsyArI. June Two columns Of iroops. con
m.nded hy Colonel Kelly, CT the First Virginia Utl,
Volunteers OF Wheeling aud Colonel CIittend en Of H.
diana left Grafton early last night and after m4rchi
about twenty miles through drenchibg rain, snrpr.s4
A camp of 900 Corfedcrate troops, at Ph ippi, V.
| town in ,rbour eouaty, on Tyghrts Valley kg,r
The surprise vas comuete the Confederate ng ana
leaving fifteen dead bodies on the h.ld.
| The Union troops captured large amour Of arm.
| horses, ammunition, provisions, and camp eqaiEae.
AZ the last adyces Ibe Federal troops in hot ~
/ SUIT oil the OODieGtIabc anu N"N'S va PiVDAuy %
| many Of them taken prisoners.
| Col Kelly was MORALLY wounded, and he's since 9i4
Several other Of the FsderI troops sfgh..
] wounded.
| CONFIRMATION OF THE BATTLE
| WlsfsGros, jane 3.-General Scot. received d.,
snatcb Tonight from General McCl an announcing b,t
natt of The command Of General Morris last night Al
yapced from Gfafton during heavy rain aud ,urDrird
the Secession camp ilppi, about two lho1..tt
| strong They wers ,fectrally put to rou,, aud tur
her of them killed. large quantity OF arms aud m1t
tons and numb'r OF horses, which the seces.ion.,
left in their alarm fell into the hands Of the Fed ri
| troops They reiterated further into Virginia Cy.Jri
| Kelley WAS mortsllY wounded.
| "A centlenan inst arrived from Washington morn.
us thai tie rspcr. of battle j, tsse. skrmi,b to.
| ever had taken place bear the pom. named 10 stet
Colonel X slI,y was killed. Further evidence o. tie h
co-rec ness OF the report IT, o. there were horse
| of any account in or near Pallpp. TIE prob.tiiy
Ina. on the arrival OF reliable Information from ~, o,t
forces we shall have altogether another coljfng to th,
| aifir Eds. Enquirer.
| later and More Reliable Reports.
Governor Letcher received message, Yesterday sf.t
nocp communicating The facts Of The Ggat at rtii,.
Of. stead Of 2 90 Confederate troops being a. that
place IN. the surprise attack took pace, ere, es
ogly about two bundled aud fifty The, relre,iei 70
hin in,t yond the TOM and three me- replsel n.
enemy. Who faay vi ire< with the loss Of - o, 50
men, Only siG OF tbs Vi giIians were Killed., tiaors
them Ir Thomas f. Sins Of thi city, form e,rk It
the Danyille Depot, aud brother Of hr. P. SIN. q
the Exchange Hot.l lie held a comp.s ion a.A,bt
ant Ouartermaster. We learn that he amoogus
foremost ia the fight and resisted III sp7rsch Q, he
Blrbsriars with determination to 'c0rqqer or de-
Oar ,ls force, though confronted vh aoou, fea tine,
their number, displayed intr pid;'y worthy Of te
glorious cause in which they we're eussetd The lfss
of this battle has aroused toe Indignation Of tie pcIs
in a.! the surrounding country; srd compres Eus %.
stantIy formed in Grecubier AID o,Lcr sceat olqa.
10 march TO the assistance Of the gssn; tle ts Il
Philipr Cur informant sI,tes that Oh mea Oh.
served in the rankI armed 10 cir uus Iiaes ali co
all sides determination eyinc,d eHp. ibs r..
| ders from the sol Of Virginia.
TIE repsrt that the United Ssl-- Triop. a "a sa
Marlinsburg ia cohtrsdc.ed b! g-n.eniu ADO c-Ey
| over Il e road on Tuesday
The Northern ptpeIs are nf5imet, ~ tAuf W.sirg.
TOT correspondents that vigorous 2dyaLCc vii s;eel
be made nto Virgins and the mo'cmtpt Of mop
strengthens The expectation.
The accounts published IN tie Republican lr,ss Of he
skmish Fairfax COur.hCu'e are 20 grossly, aid nsDy
of them so aburds fake to justify almost any d6grc
Of iuc.eduity in reference 10 their statements gene ally
The re they publish concerning operations at Php
therefore, needs conGrmstion and We have reason 10
| believe, at least, siy exaggerated
geulsman on the train stated that he saw r'a-
man Just from England who there lnlorGed b. IT,
Yanc,y that everything preceding, with reference
to the AFFAIRS Of the Southern Ccnieterscy, to his O. re
| satisfaction.
DEATH OF SENATOR DOUGLAS.
The cars of the Central road reached hers late k,t
evening By passenger learn the folloSng reliable
items:
Senator Douglas died at Chi,ego on Monday lat H.,
remains we're TO be brought 70 Washington or intern ~
and we're expected there yesieidy Mr.. DJugiA hei
faith r, Dr. hler AID others aIeatei bis sst moment.
Secretary Cameron has pit b.ished an ofder Duct Ds
mitzry honors to be pad 70 bic mem throughout The
Arny and pcf king 10 ga meraGt Of tie piiI'o
ism, superior N party which marked be late cs'
FROM FORTRESS Monroe
TIE ,ticOre .smericdn, Of Monday, iuui-hes tt
latest reports f. om Fortress Monroe:
The Norfolk steamer Ge)fgean1a Cap ain Geo,ge ".
Russell leit Fortress yonroe Saturday evening for
Il move AID reached her wharf early hour yes
terday morng, bridging few passengers and tie L. y
msil, which now consists Of sirge smal mail bag
letters and papers being sent farther than HsmpI ..
When the steamer left Old Point Comior there were
about doz.n there, and nothing OF lsurest
ranspi.i5g outside Of the Fortress. Ii becoming
very warm especially during the day, song hes sch
which those from Northe climate G.clir,d uuusualg
oppressive, but the advantages of the Gie ts VAIL
bsthI refre Ding ard The soldiers were duly '-f
| swarmiog the besch.
Munitions of sar in large quantities being Goa
veyed 20 Newport News Point from the Fortress, whc
s scarcely hours run. The William Whildr>n Is uu'
| occupied
The City Of Redmond, the Hie hip Cumberland Con
modora PeudergrIst the Quaker Gay, Captain Bell %
Harriet Lane aud the Wabash vel several siose
vessels ali NJ that port the Harriet Lace having ,1
arrived from OF Charleston Bar, and the Wabtsh irom
New York No actual military movements haze V; bret
| made other than those already menrioned. Gen Bus
| er's hs ajquaItsrs eIe intide OF the fort.
A. tue Georgssnna WAS passing up the Chesapeake
she the steamer Caslne going 10 Fortress AOafO
having board load OF shells aud other munitions Of
| war She from the Navy Yard, Washington, srd /.
| * oectsd that other vessels would follow.
The iolosiug letter from our correspondent al bs
Fort dated Saturday eveaing gives the latest nave
| FoRrRssB heSRoE, June /. 1861
| There ere no miltsry movements TO day Of import
ance Our troops transporting heavy caDIol 70 100
Rip Rsp' midway between Fortress Monroe aud he op
pos Od'r begins TO reign il the encampmenia
0ne-'enh Of the Vermont regiment are on the sick
mostly with meass Toe regiments al Newport AeH'
are to-day hberrr ,uppied Nth fre.h provisions, On
| want of which they have greatly suffered Ao'Sl'
stsndi hard work in the caches, the hlssGc use
and V,rmont regiments Yesterday sent down roA, Oh
| thousand letters for their Northern friends.