Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-25
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SRlrm,.h near south Mills.
The Norfolk DAY Book" states that The
enemy landed force, supposed to be from
FIVE to eight thousand strons, at Richardson's
Landing, scme three or four miles the other
side OF South Mills, on Saturday last:
Cob Wright, with portion OF the 81 Geor-
sia Regiment, and Capt. McComas' company
OF artillery, in all ebout 800 men, met them at
this oint, while on their march, md that the
artillery suddenly emerged from their con-
cealed position when the enemy we're within
400 yards OF them, and opened deadly fire
upon them with grape and canister. This
was supposed 10 be about i o'clock on Sstur,
day, and from this time until o'clock P. NJ,
tie hst!!e rsssd, our little force repeatedly
falling back, until thoy got behind their CD
trsnchrnents, where they made stand, and
Sent OF for reinforcements-
l. u said the resistance by our troops was
Of the most determined nature, sDd kept the
enemy back much longer Than it was thought
possible 70 do, in visw CT his oSerpoTering
numtsrs-
The ti.s: ani second videttes Sent eli from
tho scene of action reported great slaughter
among the enemy, and tbst mono of our forces
were huri. But later in the day tho news
Cams in that VIC had lost Is killed and about
SO wounded Among the killed We learn is
Captain AcCcnas, OF the artillery company,
snd Lieutenant Harris, Of the 81 Georgia. The
tod!5s OF tie Killed re learn arrived at Deep
Greek on Sunday morning. Capt McComss
ws learn @as killed By a Minnie ball entering
in the vicinity Of bis heart
4 repor: reached here yesterday morning
.hat Got Wrghts forces had fallen back 10 the
HALF Way House, this side Of the South
Hills, where they are being rapidly re-in-
forced
The casualties to the ensluy are not known,
hn, it is believed their killed sind wounded
will far exceed our owh.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
a member OF the Sd Georgia Regiment fur
nishes ths DAY Book" with the following &C
count Of The above engagement;
Ga Saturday afternoon, about two o'clock,
eight companies of the I'd Georgia Regiment,
under command Ct Col. Wright, attacked the
eaemy IN an open field, about two miles below
South Mills.
The enelnys force was eatiIlstad At from
$500 to 1000 man. but Notwithstanding the
great odds IN point Of numbers against US, We
succeeded in keeping the snemy at bay for q
nunbe, OF hours.
Finally, owing TO the fact that our smmu-
milton had become ,exhaustsd. We were COM
PEELED 10 fall back TO South Mills, and from
9outn Kills to the Halfway House. where We
sre Ecw awaiting endorsements.
Ou- iStor,aso. could not tell us the exsct
rupber. 81 killed and wounded, but says it was
b. hrst estimated TO 10 about Que hundred
Since then ,ao number has very much decreased
and from last accounts, our loss, it 10 thought
will not exceed Fifty.
The ono!Hy's loss is represented as being
worry heavy, and is Put down at from sight to
nne hundred The account Of the great havoc
mahb among the Federals BY cur artillery
pieecs in Combined by our informant.
The following is q copy OF hsndb!ll post.
I'd ul il Alsxandrir on Tharsdsy night, and
pulled down next morning:
GRAND CoFFEDERATE VICTORY
CORINTIIl
YANKEE DOODLE ONCE MORE DEEEATSD
GEN. PRENrIsS AND BRIGADE CApTuHEb.
NOBLE BEADREGARD,
CON blEss Rim, STtLlI
Cheer up, Friends of the Noble Cause, and
return thanks to Almighty God for
Our victory over the base
hordsa Of Yankee in
vaders, snd never,
never despair.
A SrcEsH GIN.
Gail schurz Is very iii with typhoid fever.
4 dispatch is usid to have been received By
General Busll's wiie from him stating that he
was no, injured 10 the late battle at Pitts.
burg.
MGJcR GENERAL RALLEcK'i STAFF
Erigadier General Oullum, Chief of Staff
snd Engineers.
Capt n Ii. Mclean, Assistant Adjutsnt
General
Brig. Gen. Smith, Chief of Cavalry.
Col. QUITS, Ohief o. Typographical Engi-
nsers.
COL calendar, Chief Of Ordnance
Gen. Dubois, Chief OF Artillery.
Col McKibben, Abide: Camp and Judge
Advocate
Major Key, Aid de>Camp.
Capt Smith, Aid de- Camp.
assistant Surgeon, Peter '. schensk.
Lieut.. Price, Aid-ds Damp.
Lieut.. Throcknoreon, AID lamp.
Mr. Weir, Military Telegraphsr.
Facts for Parents.
Tho training of children before the age O.
sixteen, will az their destination for ever
This remark ia no doubt true in nine cases
out af ten.
Lord Shatubury stated, in public meeting
10 London, that FROM personal observation bs
hxl rtained, that Of the adult male criminals
Of that city, nearly sll had fallen Tito course
Of crime between the ages of eight and SIX
teen years and that if 8 young man livod at
honest lie up to twenty years of age, thsri
we're forty-nihs chances in bis favor and ont