Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-26
RICHMOND WING.
MONnAY MORNING, MAY 40, 1861

Egfn
eom,upitv vss somewhat lssssnsd, Saturday, BY the
eoatnuOus booming Of artillery northeast q 'l9 S'''
,,,,,y aha, szbt between the ouiPOsts Of the hos
tile armies vas progressing The reports were MS 1e-iN
49, s,yhresk and were audible a, intervals, during
the forenoon As she day advanced various rumors aNo
s,sements we're put circulation, some OF which were
sbesr inventions and Others consisted oil gTAia u
,5 ,5eomoassed bv busael Of chat. Recourse TO the
War Department for reliable Information vas Of course
futile as il Is uadCrsood that the Government SheAis
do rot regard "skImishes" events worthy OF their
cogaz,nee The commanding Oicer Of an outpost nus.
Ass report to biz superior o,er and that Cces to me
General commanding before Tepos o. any sArm'sh or
affair however important cihi,ahy reaca tne
heads Of the war burgau1. Hence, tne Goysrnment
usss agency has been termed "a saal express ana Is
OF Little val1e as a medium Of oommuaiesten 10 tie
people at large uEo are siugaiaey anHieu' to know
everything that traDspirss ia the Huy, when enmuni
ton is as freely expended il vas, on Saturday. Pne
press looked to foF information, bot the facilities tos
obtaining it are withheld lest uaEOrhy representa-
tive sboad publish sonsthisg which should beksp, IRON
d. bic
tcs-ce,s Of this community TO learn the result Of
the = uesr the city Saturday manifested Itself b.
Ia1 .-ssmbsyes at the newspaper Cni'.s aud at The
s.r ;osasrs Any p.rsolL having CT SUPPOSED to have,
rev. ron The 5gSt, VS. suE5oaased AID Piled EIh
oas-r ,a- BAT the reports we're 90 various and cocHc
g "a, t. seemed impossible 60 arrive a. The truth TIE
eca.u-5u vas partially removed zhen j, vas uzdsrssod
tllt there had been skrn hirg .I tr1 different points
e t~ ues apart. b. pesssyeyius ,tfars We hsyu oh'
,rl5 s,ae particulars Of both stairs, which We sub
Join
Tis 81 r1t "a a. .R.sbG1iicGgiHs-The yiisge Of Ne
csalo.ve l. situate the terminus o. tie Acelauc-'
vile turnpike acoa. one E.le 5sy-ud The Chckan0mily
"riv-r, -ud AZ from Richmond o. Fitay afternoon,
ua.sgan, 70 orders Cap R0sssr Of he 20, Wsshiug
roa Arsry detailed fifteen men, With iii gun, 20 that
uo.iou 20 Gus p.ckss, Sao had been driven 10
tae PREVIOUS day He accompanied them, and rs-esab-
E.5si inc g.css.s, driving cF The enemy by few vel
drsc.1d slo;s. A. usd. be removed his piece from
The cr.s; OF the hi wh.gh be occupied TO the vlagsa
snort distance TIE Ts0up Ar-Lery, sish three Pi,c g
ho we're upcn the grlgld, wiItdsss during the night
.-.vi1y o-ly C-pa1 Rss5eT's enc GU aaj hosi AR
tr5m toe Eiss Gr.leg-, 10 jets-3 tee pcs.,iy2. TIE
infantry supper. Consisted OF the 8 aud "a GsoEg
Rssiusuts-CJlously Lamar snt CurliPseed. TleIe
considerable pcke. firing intervals during the night
Ar,at dayorgax Saturday Captain Ro,seE dicoveScd
o,ay o. the sueuy Advancing through a wheat f-.d
We. Ct ne bill vaieh be occupied Fsiaay a=raoou. b.
Ronr Iy opened Gre upon then, ana hey IS promptly
-,.adrss behind t1e bill Toe eueuJ battery OF s'z
suns stationed ueaE the old ui returned Caps Ross-r
2 O. aaI Tor several l,Gss cAaaopsae was continued
vrl3gs damage 20 side. Toe bosi'z,r vs. glsc>a
81 ,be in:srsecdon o. the Ksadov Badge road and drsj
occasional shots About DOB oc0cs, IL discovered
h. me enemy had received accession Of three suns
visa we're Advancing s1d dglg oy 5A battery, on the
u5rtl SIDE Of the rost leading 70 NV BIrgs. In TIE
msl1.u renfc5csmslts lad oe,u IA, Tor but as they
failed TO suivs, Colonel ssrsou, Of ae cavalry, VIC
commanded The post deemed g iuaaDs,oie 60 attempt
10 maintain tae Pos,OC cassE against such heavy ct-s
Ca5-,a Eosser then rcds over 10 tls t0si,z and d
rec ei 10 removal The OF tbs village Whilst
gaus elcsged shell exploded 10 the midst Of the party,
Voun4ias Clp;. r. and three members o. the Wise Ar
tI-gv The piece E-s successfully ,,uJsed, VIA ILe
I'd, gun, il the direction o., Meadow B-jgs. Soon af
GER he withdrawal Of these guns the Yankees entered
Hsshlu osyiAe, and eheyrsd lus-y d. theis SUCCESS,
xscl they u;ll probably magnify l.o great vic ory,
s1d Re occupation Of ;1.p. Eechaae,yile eonsis.s
OF aoou hve hOuzes
vaDs n0sssl sas wounded In he re at arm above the
soo~ the fragment Of the Pre-. ,cts lscr-a.ing Ike
iss5. he remained az bis PC, unil the guns we're TO-
moved sud then came 20 the ely, aud bad IBIS v0ud
dressed 5y De-. O B Gbsoa whose ,es.te1co be r5-
mains 81 guest lie hopes TO be aoe 20 Issur-e bis
jaigs, in the held 10 e dlyor tEo. The sane she
Which wounded him killed the vlulb,s horse upon which
be AS mcal.et.
We EsIe able 10 a7,cfa.a The casualties TO the H.
ltrr or tre names OF TIE caare-s sbo scfs wounded
Uls Of the later lad Dis right srm $40. OIL
TIs 81 rlssh at N.o B-'9ls This on post is al TIE
Cbiollaomuy river, about sisa; miles roEth-ezs, 4
Rcan-ai. The 5.l Louisiana R.g nen', Colonel 7. C.
HUT vas performing picket duly q Ibis place. On Sat-
u.dsy morning chou, DO O'clock they we're attacked ~
tro rssjmslrs Of The enemy, Hunber ever tso thoy
sad men Two lie. OF skirmishsss were thrown OFT
by the enemy Who protected by thick growth Of
-ss. Our eutre force toi1g c0rosluA;sj usIe great
glaaoyed by their sharp shooters Bl: Col hun, dscov
s-as the design Of the enemy ordered bis 10 o'arg
and completely routed the entire Yankee cormsnd-
Tls7 I'D back about nile 10 g-sly disorder The ski-
m.l "a smss. sxsu .g,,y Olc c. .a-sssry, BAT .sE
csc- d be.-e SEED. Or men we're DO the open Fed
vail ,se fo--r OF tie sleny were projected y Il
.,as To enemy, however sgT1 soon drIuu IRON The
80 ra-l q volsy Of ul-Sl.ry was poured into their
.a.4 ,.lIus sui soaudIng many Of them. The igb.
lasted ,Uou. tao hoes. The los' Of he enemy caaEot
be correctly estimated, bus it have been quite
heavy. Oar llsI was ten Or G.teen killed aud sO0,,
forty wounded
A.-.Gg ,as Rounlsd who haze ha.o bssl nrolzb. 20
this c,y sad properly cared Tor the Louisiana Hosp;
a., are ths following
Lieut. s,sinnarss, CO. D, Fifth Louisiana Regiment,
s'ol through the luugs-suPpossd TO BE- aaL Lieut.
Jla-so1, Col Il Fifth louisiana K gm-u', shO; through
the ii "a, aru, uear the sh0glier-bono tr,ke.
TIE fouO-ng Privl,ss belonging to the Fi,h louisa
IA Regiment, were also q g1ty wounded
Cornelius ConEsll, o. 3. J. Prev, 90 p 4. Wc'zar,