Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-01
4:;|t5u')11s Enq.tirer.
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY /, 1863.
LATE SOUTHERN NEW.
EIRCINlt
lIDa'Rs N. ". u. BslsaDv, }
. Miles North Of Beverly,
April "a, 1863.

/ attacked the sneny in strong position,
On tbs heights in tha roar of Beverly to dsy,
sId defeated antAdrove him FROM The town
after & stubborn resistance of three hours.
pursued hun till dsrk on the Phillip. road
renew the pursuit IN the morning. lie burnt
a considerable part Of the town and destroy
ei his storea, which were very considerable
-ccmmissaries alone over $4,000.
captured five lew army wagons, thirty
Odd fine hustes and mules, thirty-fvur new
Eatield hes, number Of good tents, q
quantity Of graiu, b;gus militia major and
number Of prisoners-lBt not made up
yet. l Learn will procure over 1000 head
Of foe cattle IN this ana Batbour county and
large quantities Of bacon.
II has been raining four days-.oads per
fec. mire
Uasus.;ies, few badly wounded on our
side, none killed. Enosuy's loss unknown,
AZ he removed all before he retreated. The
people are rejoicing at this deIyerenco from
the oppressor.
Enenly..s force to-day two regiments of
infantry, q b.ttory aud TWO companies of cav
al:y. Yours &c, ]. D. IMBoDss.
Ilorsr uE REPRESENTATIVES.,
Apri! %, 1868.
Des- ST: Yours Of the 2uth inst, il Just
received. ; Gss.cu 10 sl,=Hos your inquiries
as follows:
l. "Dla you sots against abolisting fog
g'ng in tho amy
GAG T,oi. On tho contrary, l voted for the
bin NJ which f,ggi7g bag k-sn cen plstsly
prohibited.
J. Did you vote a2ainst increasing the
pay CT s2l1le!s."
Id,d not. On the contrary, have Away =
voted to increase their pay. and to give them
in inonsy tbs vaiuo of such rations rs the
Government fails 20 furnish.
1t is rather surprising that people will re.
sort 10 ISLANDERS which can he 30 readily ex-
posed. A vo,o in Congress CAP hardly be
concealed, apd lie about it canno. houriEh
worry lvng.
IA IN. effort SET LIS 10 DO to inurs me with
the army, deem it propsr to say that, hav.
ing commanded the 52i Virginia Regiment
for eight months, am perfectly willing that
the officers AMI mon who served under me
shall tell VIII. thoY know from actual expe-
ri1ics as to whether know how soldiers
ought TO be treated, ard whether HAYS 0
proper respect tor tnei. rights, and sympathy
Tor their feelings.
You can msko such asa RS you choose Of
th!s ieite:. Yours truly,
JOHN B. B,LDwIS
Msj. j. r. B,oathwaite Q n. Stnnor ali Bri,
gade.
TIE YA.Eus At WoopsTocE On Wsdaea-
day, Of las. week. a. the Lynchburg "Repuh-
lea" harms from private letter, about 1--we
huLIrod Yankee cavalry m.do rsii Upon
the. town'of " o"Gst1Ck, in Shenandoah cOun-
~, aud willis there carried things with &
pretty high hand. They arrested 8 cilzsn
Of tie town, Mr. Welsh. and tookhim of
with them as prisoner. Tney also plumber
ed many private dwellings, broke open theat
ard core houses and robbed theru Of their
contents, and carried eff several negroes aad
numb5r OF horses. Daring their march
tbey deliberately shtt down thrs- citizens
living Oh Cedar Greek some FIVE or xix miles
distant from the town, for no reason thst
they could give but that their victims were
id secesh scoundrels," TO use thsir avn
elegant Language.
FRcA The Notraw,sr.--Wo gre informed
that General Jones, with . considerable force,
left his camp III the Valley in tho early POT,
o, last week for tho purpose CT making do
accent upon tho Baltimore and ONO Railroad
st most important point and if successful
~ his designs WI greatly tmoarrsss the emo
luy'a use Of the road for some time 10 come.
No1s Il The result Of tho expedition ii ms.
u.entariiy expected. Tho absence Of General
james in th!s Is'd II SAID to be the reason
why tho on-rGy advanced unmolssted to
Woodstock. II ynckburg hep, IF 29th.