Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
The.News.
5RE KGGAGENgGTs SATURDAY.

going on along our entire line Immediately
spfeac throughout the whole city. The firing
eonlinued st short intervals Tor about t~'
hours. Upon enquiry so learned that it was
the result 81 q shirmish between our forcts ant
the entrny, about I've miles from the city
Lieut. Johnston Who was wounded III lhi.
engagement furnishes us With the following
psrtIcu .aFs: :.
A body of our men, Numbering abou
600 or 7C0. commanded by Col. r. 6. Hunt
of the nth Louisiana Regiment and stationes
sn the Ohickaholniny River, about five. nlet
from this city, on the farm OF DR.. G.rnstt
were attacked about loh o'clock Oh Sat
u:tia5 morning, by two full Regiments ef the
enemy, numbering over two thousand men
TS% lires Of skirmishers wero thrown out
by the eoemy, who were protected By & thick
;grogthz zci trees-o entire force.teing ooncen.
s;ratea P6re srsuily snnoyed q By thsir sharp
shooters, brit tho eammandinG officer, with
quick eYo discovered the design OF the enemy,
srd loaf no time in pushing his fJrco forward,
ana succaodcd in completely routing the an.ire
Yankee ccmmsud, anI ihey ioii back about o
njie in great disorder. Tie skirmish WAS one
ensirely OF musket,y, but f,w cannon hoing
brod Oar men were in the opsn fYld, while
tbs iprcs Of tie enemy were protected by TIA
trs's lilo el,cmy, however, were soon draw 4
frnm the trees, whom 3eaily vollcy of nus
ke'ry vas poured into :hcir mi.ist, doing fyar,
fui execution. The fight iasiei about two
hours The loss Of the enemy cAuuot he cor
rcc'ly estimated, but it must have been verv
great Our loss was ten CT f!,een killed AM!
about forty wounded.
.iin'ng the wounded who have bsso brought
10 this eity and properly cared for at The
Louisiana Hospital, are tho following:
L;cur. Steinmark7, Co. D, Fifth Louisiana
Regiment, shot through tie lurgs-supposed
70 be fatal Lieut.. johnson, Co. Ii, Fha
l'"u'sana Regiment, shot through the right
sy'a. Euss tbs shou.dvs bono broke.
'i9c following priva;cs belonging to the Filth
louisiana Regiment, Ecre also slightly wound.
ed:
Cornelius O3nnol, Go. B; J. Percy, Go. B;
a. We,zof, Co. E: Mci a! Gari,y, Co. G; j.
NJ, E.S;y, 60. G; P. Bald0E, Cv. u; Z. La
cour, Co. Z; Laurence CarraEsi, Ca. G; ".
Fl. Williams, %. B.
The above are al comfortably qu.-tered at
The Louisiana Hospital, and doing veil.
Late in ;fe day another heavy skirmisn &C.
Cured on the Hechanicsvillc Turnpike. The
village of Mechsnicsviln is situated at the ter.
minus OF tho Mcchan;csv.llc i,.tnp:tc. abou;
one niss beyond tho Ohicbabosuiny "rlvcr,'
and nearly sx miles from ti.e c;y On Friday
alturnoon, pursuant TO orders. CAPTAIN Rosssr,
Of the I'd Co, Washington Artillery, detailed
fifteen mon, With rife gun, 10 that ,sjrion, to
sustain our pickets, who had been dr;7aa in
tho previous day, He accompanied thcm
and lecstahlishcd ths pickets, driving al
tho enemy BY few we'll directed SHOTS
At night he removed his piece from iht
csts; Of the hill which ne occupied, i,
thu ylllGEc-a short distance. Tue Trnuu
Artillery, with three pieces, who wars upon ,it
s7oln3. witt drew during the night, !saving
ouly Captain Rosser's ons gun and bowi'zor
(rom The Wise Artillery, 10 defend the pies,
iioa. The infantry support consisted of ,Lt
5th and 9Th Georgia Regiments -Oolonels La.
mar and Turnipseed. There vas cors lersble
picket firing at intervals during tho night
About dag break Sa;urda5, Captain Rosser dis
coSs'sd body OF Tue enemy advancing
hOUsh whsa! field, west Of tho hill whict
he occupied Friday afternoon. Ho promptly
opened fire upon tlieIr, and theJ as promptly
withdrew behind tho hill The enemy's hs!
terry Of sic guns, stationed near the old mill
retu1Iod Capt. Rlsaer's hce and for severa
hours a c4Dnonada wa1 continued, with ou
damage to our SIDE. r.c low;,xer was placed
at the intersection OF tho Meadow Bridge road
and fred cccas;c:al shos. About IL o'clock
It was Discovered that the enemy lad recei7ct
an ecccssoil ri three guns, whien were ad
Vancns and firing by half bsttoty, On the north
side OF the road leading to No1 Bridge. IL
Tho meantime, 7a:afoTcsnents had been sen
! for. but as they failed tc .rrivc, Colonel Rob
ertson, Of tho cavalry, VITO Commanded tit
pest, drcInej it inadvissble tc ation pt 10 main
tain the posiiion longer against such heavy
odds Captain RoascT then rode over to Ii,
t.owitzer ind direct5d its removal 10 tn,
rear Of the village. Whist thus engaged, {
shell exploded in the :ridst Of the party, wound
ing Capt. R. and tbreo u psnbnra OF the y iss Ar
:ilsIy. The piece was successfully removed
ailu tho rifs gun, ID Tho drcati?!. oi Mcados
Bridge. Suon after tho Withdrawal Of tacs;
guas, the Yankees entered Mechanicsviile, ant
caeered Justify at their success, which thsl
will probably magnify into great victory, ant
the occupation Of town. Machanicsvillo COZ
sists Of abou. h7e houses.
Capt. RYsser vas wounded in the right arm
above the elbow, the fragment Of tho prjectil
lace,atiDg the flesh. He remained at BIS pos
untir tho er1a we're raDiovld, and then cam'
20 the city, and Lad his wound dress ed BY
Dr.. G. B Gibson, g. wncso residence he re-
mains as a guest He hopes to be able t
resume bis duties, il the G:ja, in day q
l9o. Tha Same smell which Wounded bin
killed the valuable horse nrhn which az VIZ
! mounted.
We were unssie 10 ascertain The cssual:iei
10 the iofsntry, or the names oil tic gunner
who were wounded One Of The lat,or hae
bis right arr shot of.
A gentleman wbo arrived in the city las
oigni from Hanover reports the enemy IN larg
tcIc &C two miles below Hanover Court House
{. wharton Tayleure, ESQ.
This gentleman, recently connected With thu
paper in the capacity Of Reporter, savins bceI
the cutioct af q good deal Of criticism Of late