Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-21

An attack was made on some of tho residences
in Gramercy Park, including the house of bud.
| ley Field, Esq, from which volley of musketry
was poured into the villains, scattering them.
TROOPS ARRIVING.
| Quite number OF troops are arriving, and
| some batteries have already reached the CITY,
The general impression at this hour moon,
| Wednesday, is that tho worst is over, the mob
fearing the arrival of tried troops from tho scat of
war.
| FAMILIES LEAVING TIE CITY,
4 large number of families have removed from
| the city, and the exodus still continues unaba.
| ted.
THE ENGAGEMENTS BEFORE JACKSON
From letters to the Mobile "Register," we Oh.
tain the following connected account of the re-
cent operations of Johnston's forces Mt Jackson
Grant advanced his forces on Jackson, to which
point Johnston retreated 30 soon rs he learned
the Nicksburg disaster. The forces are said to
consist Of Sherman corps and Stecle's division
while prisoners who have been captured are
known TO belong 10 Burnside S corps.
| In what force the enemy has made his advance
| this way | havo no reliable adviccs. Wheeler s
brigade OF cavalry Skirmished with them the
whole way. grauadaly falling back asthe enemy
advanced, until last Thursday night, when they
! retired within the line OF entertainments defend.
| ing Jackson On Friday morning the enemy open
ed the ball at daylight, by advancing heavy force
of skirmisherS. The artillery on either side
promptly opened and our forces went out OF their
works aud met the enemy, holding him in check
all day. The firing was constant and incessant
from morning until night our loss being small,
| while that ottlc enemy, is OF course, unk nowr-
In the afternoon DR.. Mcclure, of PERKINS, bat.
| talon of 9uday men, was dangerously wounded
/ through the right lung. lie will get we'll He
had gone out with Gov. Pcltus, and Ind taken a
| musket and joined in tho fray. During the day
tho shells of the enemy fell in the northern por-
ton of the city, killing and wcunding some few
people. At night some residences in she en-
trene northern portion OF the city, that had af:
forded protection and cover for the sharpshooters
| of the enemy, were taken and fred by our people.
The principal attack of the enemy for the day
was on or CENTRE Our troops were in good
| spirits and confident Writ Adams was reported
killed III a cavalry skirmish.
| On Saturday morning the enemy opened again
on our centre, and moved heavy column round
on our right, and made demonstration On Lo.
ring division, but was repulsed. Here Charpen.
tiers battery, from Mobile, fired its first shot, and
broke ground handsomely. 1t is supposed the
enemy is suffering badly for water and endeavor
ing to press forward to gain the river In tho moan
/
| on theClinton road, was busily maintained, and
no demonstration whatever was made OH our left.
| Their sharpshooters were annoying one of our
/ batteries, when our boys advanced and drove the
| enemy back, and burned such houses rs afforded
| them protection among them the residence Of
Bishop Green. Towards evening feint was
made OH our left, but 10 attack. The day closed
| MS that of Friday. without the enemy being ena
bled to gain any advantage. Our men had
fought 80 far as sKirmishers. but there was, with
but few lulls an incesSant firing of musketry and
| artillery. The shells Of the enemy again fell in
the city, but this time near the ruins Of the Com
| fe1erate House The firing continued until dark.
| Fort Johnston is in Frcnch's division, and do.
| Tended by Gen. Evans.
This Sunday morning the firing began Mt
| dawn. and was very lively with the musketry
until about y o'clock, when the artillery opened
| a furious bumbardment on our lines and engaged
| the attention Of Breckinrilge on our left
charge was made and tho fcderalS driven back,
| losing some seventy prisoners and three stand
| of colors, which were brought off, after which
| the firing slackened for some time, the enemy
| not reshing such hot work. The firing is still
| heavy with artillery and musketry. learn that
Major Withers, All old and respected citizen Of
| Of many winters, was killed this morning. He
had taken his gun and spectacles and gone to the
| trenches rs 4 private. His house had been burn
| cd the night before by our people, being place
Of refuge for the Yankee sharpshooters. The
enemy has been busyilortifying, and opened their
| morning from eight batteries, throwing an Gil
| tilading fire into the city. Almost every person
who could leave has gone those who could not,
take shelter under the bluffs of Pearl river III the
daytime and at night when the firing ceases
| go home. The enemy have the Luantic Asylum.
which affords them fine observatory. and it is
said is erecting battery there if SO he has a com,
manding position.
There may be some inaccuracies rs to troops en-.
gagged, but the facts are as reported. So far the
enemy has been foilcd at every point. When
| out of the woods we crow, and not till them
| JACKSON, July IL, lS63.-Yesterday morning
the enemy made his first charge on our works ;
| and selecting our left for his movement, tane
directly 10 contact with the 32d Alabama and
Socum's battery, 9Th company Washington
artillery. Socum handled his battery splrn-
| ddy. The enemy came up beautifully,
| and Marry held his fire until they camo within
sixty yards, when he "let CO., and his fire was
most destructive The brigade which charged
is said to be Brig. Gen. Pughs, composed al
most entirely of Illinois troops. They were
| moved down at n fearful rate. and our brave boys
| in turn charged and sent the enemy flying back
at rapid rate. The colors Of the 23d, 18th and
| sd Illinois were captured and brought off the
| field. The troops engaged on our part belonged
| 10 DTcCkIHlluEeS ulSlSluli, anu uCar OF troops
| engaged in the charge being from Helms Dan
Adams and Stovalls brigaaes SO that the charge
| was made by picked men. The BED Alabama.
| Sd Florida, 47th Georgia and I'd Kentucky,
hear. contend for the honor of the colors. Where
| so much bravery was displayed, can make no
invidious distinctions. and name all of the rcgi
| menss that have heard of being in the charge
Lieut.. Col. Maury's behavior is highly compli-
mented.
About o'clock in the evening Harry Maury
wanted to take smoke, and while stopping
down to light his pipe was pinked by one of the
enemy's sharp-shooters, who fred out of tree
up which no had climbed. Harry was hit in the
left shoulder and slightly wounded, and is doing
well to-day. l hope soon to see him we'll and
again at the head of his regiment Our loss
was one killed and two wounded,
In the charge we captured some two hundred
prisoners, large number of whom were wound
ed. They have been brought off to our hospi
tails. The ground was thickIy strewn with the
enemy's dead. The Federal loss is estimated at
from 800 to 1000. The prisoners report that
General Ord lost an arm last Friday. Tho Fed
eral dead have been buried BY lis.
The fighting so far has been principally Skin
mshing beginning about daylight, and kept up
with but little or no inteEmisson until dark.
Artillery is freely used, and the shells 60 flying
into and through the city promiscuously. Several
citizens have been killed, and houses are often
struck, with but sriaing damage. The citizens
who have been unable to get away, daily flock
to the river, and find refuge under the bluff and
in the swamp, and at night return to their homes
Among them, of necessity, good deal OF suffer