The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-07
FROM RICHMOND.
Rebel Accounts of its Defences.

The particulars of the occupation of
White House at the junction ofthe Plam-
unky and Mattapony rivers, by the 7th
Army Corps under Gen Dix, and of the
cavalry raid in South Anna by Colonel
Spear, have already been published. 1t
turns out that the rebel Gen. Lee cap
tured, was brigadier General W. +. Lee,
son of Gen. Robert f. Lee On his ar
rival at White House, Gen. Dix ordered
his medical director to examine his con-
diion, and as it was found that he was
still in need of proper treatment, he was
sent to the. Chesapeake Hospital, at
Fortress Monroe, where he now is. A
correspondent of the New York World
furnished the following additional par
ticulars;
A Reconnaissance r
To-day a cavalry reconnaissance has
been sent out to discoven the enemy at
Richmond. l am told that our cavalry
have been within nine miles of the city,
that is, seven miles from the river.
There are numbers of rebel cavalry on
the other side of the Chickahominy, but
how many it is impossible to say.
OUR POSITION.
The camp here is beautifully situated
on the high land along the river, and the
soldiers are literally living in clover.
The ground is level for about two miles
back from the river, and is there sur
rounded by high wooded hills, now held
by our outposts There are few if any
guerrillas on the peninsula below here,
along the line of the Pamunky and York
rivers The cavalry scout it pretty thor
oughly. General Dix's headquarters are
at present on the steamboat c. n Thom-
as. His son, Major Chas Temple Dix,
is member of his staff. Major-General
Keyes has his headquarters in a grove
at little distance. H
THE DEFENsEs OF RICHMOND. 4e
YoRK RIVER, June 30
/ have Just had conversation with
Confederate lieutenant captured in the
cavalry raid by Col Spear. He was for
merly connected with the several de-
fenses of Richmond, and states that the
city was never in better condition for
defense. He does not know the force
now there, but states that there are
thirteen gunboats at Richmond in the
James, carrying from two to four guns
each, some of English make. The Mer-
rimac No. 2 has four guns, throwing o.
pound steelpointed shot. The earth
works and defenses extend all around
the city for about FIVE miles. Our army
Co I,,fa cd hp
thinks the first great battle will occur
there, and an extended siege will result.
There is a splendid armory in Richmond,
and the Tredegar iron works are con-
| tinually turning out vast quantities OF
heavy guns, shot, and shell. He does
not, however, deny the possibility of the
capture of the city, but says that if the
outer lines are taken, the inner ones will
be found stronger, and the gunboats can
play across the city The heaviest guns
are l3-inch. They have none Of l5-inch
calibre. He says there were about
ninety five Confederates in the battle OF
the Virginia Central Bridge, and thai
they fought we'll. Col. Spear took them
in. the van of their Notifications, and
after discharging their pieces, there was
a short hand-to-hand fight with cluhbe6
muskets. He says that Vallandighan
will never be taken to Richmond, but
has gone to Canada via Nassau.
The lieutenant is on his way to Fort
ress Monroe as prisoner of war.
SIDNEY.
THE FRIGHT IN RICHMOND.
From the Sentinel of June %.
Lincoln seems, indeed, in earnes
about giving us another view of his ban
Sners from the hills of Richmond;
great deal more earnest, we are sorry II
say, than those who have in hand th'
management OF the organization Of or
citizens to assist in home defense. Nov
that the enemy are unquestionably land
ing in considerable force both at Bran
don, on the James, and at the Whit
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