The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-04
The ADvasCf on RICHMOND.
fis ht:nC ON the Peninsula -Eefeat ef the
Enemy Eemonst. . ism sn Ha iever Juae
zion. &C

Ia the city yesterday there was little of ID
terest to note The city troops asse,4bisi
st O'Clock in the nj forming and we're marched
to their respective positions, and beyond III,
amusement afforded by squads Of proves.
sasrd' going around picking up stragglers,
| there WAS very little To amuse tie lew who
remained in Redmond Tie York River
train arrived about l2l clock, ana brought
tls particulars of the fight below Bottoms
Bridge, in New Ksnt. From an intelligent
gentleman, who was in the fsht, we gather
the following particulare:
| Gen. -. II. Hill advanced portion of his
force to feel the enemy, and found him aboub
% o'clock P VI Thursday, at DR. L, Crumps
farm, just this side Of the Gross Roads. Oar
troops formed in line Of battle Gen. Joakjnss
South Carolina and Gen. Ransoms North
| Carolina brisadee took position acrosa the Viii
| Hamburg road, at ii rs C.ump's farm, With
AI4or Branch's Virginia artillery III the centre,
| and L ol. ShiDgisr's anl the Holcornbe Legion
| cavalry on the hight aud left. Skirmianing
| speedily and actively CONNIE need with tie ia
fantry, and the artillery opened &n accurate
ard incessant eannonaoin. TEE enemy, CON
sisting Of ti;rse regiments Of infantry, toroa
of cavalry, and four pieces Of artillery, under
| toloEel West, commanding, at tfst pg,
sented bold front, but as our infantry
advanced in splendid order, at the double
| quick, they retreated. Gems. JeEains's and
kan3oms Onslaught was bold and fear
| less, but as the enemy retired rapidly
Gen. Hill ordered Col. Sh!ngler, with his
cavalry, to the charge, which was executed
in gallant and impetuous style, driving tho
enemy to Tens tali's, four miies, when dark
| ness pnt an end to the pursnit. The enemy
| two or three times took all ambuecade and
poured heavy vol!eys upon the cavalry, but,
moGt providenliaily, without irtiietng any
| ijIry. Oar loss was oDly ono hiiieda mem
ter of tho q TN Noith Carolina regiment -
| Four OF the enemy 8 dead were found III the
! woods where there line of batlle WAS formed
! and ws captured six prisoners, one Of whcm
| was mortally wounded. The enemy ran Oif in
| great confusion, strewing the read with
| knapsacks, haversacks, liiukeLs, oil cloths:
| and sabres The prisoners stated that the
number of troops under ID K was about - GEO
| They think that there is not much fight N tha
troops. Two Of them who arrived at the
LIBBY prison say that 'ae force which fought
our troops nambere1 4 coo, and was tho ad-
| vance Of the army. There were, they eaid,
2o,OOO troops in their lear, and they were being
| reinforced. Thore were five or FIX Bri2adier
! Generals with the foros They dis. not knjw
what point the army was marching on, bu;,
fiom what they had heard their oiaefa say 4,
| thought Richmond was to be taken. General
| C0leoran, With his force, from jaiioik, waa
with Dix.
The train which came up On the XoTk River
| Railroad yesterday afte rnoon brou.h the in-
| ieiaence ,ha. there had beca no Fl khtinx yes
| ierday norniag, ami that :ho Yankees had
dinappeared from tie Cross Roads. taking tha
| route towards Hanover Court Horse. Also,
| that u large force ffon the White House has!
| crossed the PamunAey 11to hinE William,
| and were making foz tie saiue pcint. a >iii-
| zen OF King William county, who lives ns.7
| tne ceIitrc v1 tIf- cvur'y vv,,.r--~
ment lie informs lis that on "Wednesday al
| ternOcp, about o'c och, some Si'n OF the
euemye cavalry passed lis farm. They had
win them two pieces Of tod ARTILLERY and
one casaon. Two hours later i'll the day they
were follow cd by al infantry force, estimated
to number tIoIa l 600 10 / ,2OO, with sixteen
pieces of .illery and about twenty waS0ns-
whether baggage CT ordnance wagons oar IN
| formant could not tell.
The next morning, about q clock, squad
| ION OF cavalry com panies-pssaed up !,
the came direction. The force thai passed III
On Wednesday evening stated that th,ir des'i
| -; II Juunt:np 4 the,
s,oppad for III hour al the Intersection Of IT,
Hanover Town and New Castle Ferry road
, md fed their horses. Leaving there, tns.
| went in the dire c.ion Of Neisous Bridge, OF
the Pamunkey, and halted for the night n td
, aeishbc rhood Of King William, &. Il, wher
, shey destroyed the harvested crop OF Ai
. Richard Pemberton, on the alleged Sroun
, | that Mrs F. had insulted them.
! The next morning they crossed the pamun
! kew. either at Nels0n's Bridge or Taylor
Farry. and proceeded in the direction of III :,
over Janctiop, about tweive miles distant
| At different points along the rouIe they d.
/ ! ;lared it to be their purpose TO deEt,oy eife1
, / uaIly the railroad communication beiWes
/ Richmond and the army of Gen. Lee. AMI
. | capture the city, or 20 threaten lis capture
70 require the withdrawal of Gen Lee iorc'
| from the North. They are represented by d
, who had un opportunity of talking with the
as being exceedingly impudent, and boasti
i, Of their prospects OF entering The Con1edefa
capital
Yesterday, early in tue day, report resch'
the eity that this forcs had tsPped the railfoa
at Hanover junction, and were thraatenii
Z ,bs bridge on the Fredericksburg road ov
q .he South Anna In the afternoon this fepo
-sesiysd q seeming confirmation In Inc la
s that tbe train which was due al . ocioes
q not arrive. Upon inquiry we learned tnas u
Central train had stopped at Beaver Lam .
Q lion, having been apprised OF the threa'shi
II prasencs of the enemy. Iho Information
3. s,,ved at the War Department al O'Clock
1t lie evening was not such IS to JUSTIFY the
" lief that they were really in possession OF t
Junction, and it was hoped, at least, that Q
,, forces at that point would be sufficient to
a! pulss them
ot Regarding the number Of troops the ensl
In has. there is Of course much doubt. An
ID .shsnped prisoner WHO came by tho last nag
N trucs boat laid off Fortress Monroe on Iu
IT. .iay. and while there saw on be ard h'ede
;r xssssl an old acquaintance whom he
a, known ia Baltimore The Federal told
of ,ha, Dix had taken almost every mar able
ed carry q musket on this expedition to III
70. mond. including Psck's troops, and that ne
N, .hont % OOO men. Some OF the men belon
,.s :. couoani q, whose time was up, but Il