Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-12
rRom OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ENENY-A PICKET SEIB-
MsH-GEN. DIX'S COMMAND.
fSPErTAL CoRRESPOYpENcE 81 7lIE WHIG

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS or TIE WHIG
FRIDKRIcKsBURs, June Ilth, 1865
No advance Of the enemy has been made up to this
time towards general engagement between the hostile
forces nor yet entirely lieved from the mystery
which seems to involve this movement No one is pre-
pared to say with ANYTHING like certainty that the
maneuverng, apparently all eint may not result in
an advance on the Confederate lines.
Abort o'clock, yesterday morning. our pickets a6-
yanced those Of the enemy near the Bernard House.
resulting in regular skirnishing which became very
heavy about O'Clock. The enemy threw forward
second line OF pickes 70 reinforce the FIRST line which
falling back under the advance and fire of our
men. The Yankees gOirg back 10 their rife pit, the
firing gradually slackened but continued with intermis
sion through tie day, until about p. NJ. The enemy
bad several of their skrmi hers wounded This firing
at long range About noon, train OF twelve box
cars left the depot laden with troops
informed you in my last, that brigade ich cross
ed the bridges Tuesday afternoon recTOsSed 70 the
opposite side yesterday morning. AboutG p. H. yes
tsiday. four regiments or a brigade could be seen
emerging from under the opposite side OF Bray bill,
form into line march down to the river aud crossing The
upper pontoOn bridge ascend the hull TO tie Bernard
House." Soon after brass band dscoursed "Natiop
Al Air" 10 insprt the "blue bellies" Everything was
quiet until about u o'clock last night, when one or
more artillery train iOuld be very distinctly heard
moving brskly with rumbling noise over the bridges,
snd are supposed to have crossed to this side Single
horsemen could also be heard crossing aud raorOSsng
for sometime afterwards. No disturbance occurred
during the night and there was eannonaaiag ,ids
morning, at any time yesterday, many confidently
expected. had 10 gotten 20 mention that the lines
above town the pckets exchanged shots intervals
yesterday morning Tic cnemys pickets disposed
70 fire everything tna. presents itself before them
Early this morning, Jso Regiments u Infantry ard
one battery Of artile.s moved from under Bray's
Hill and down 10 tue river crossing ct tie lover pom
toOn bridge, about mile beoS the upper twas
also observed this morning shat the enemy b2i thrown
up during the night additional rifle pit forming
angle with the one IRON he upper bridge, TO point
opposite and South o. lie Bernard House. and
tending fully mile in soush-Beseriy direction. Il
may be remarked that tler Entertainments conform 10
the coufgursOn Of The heights "a possession. The
number OF tents this side also considerably in
creased this morning More heavy missing ocCIrrcd
in the same locality early this morning.
Near sunset yesterday body OF nen moved ICON
up tue river to the Lacy House, under qua OF
cavalry. This morning il is believed that ttey left on
the Aqua treek train for Washington. F51m ther
movements and appearance, they must have been pts
re-, but whether of our men or theirs cannot DC
said. We unable for il if they were our
men. r'%
No particulars have been received from the Eight in
Culpeper.
Several prisoners captured by Us few days since
the Bernard House" stated that the troops
are from Suffolk, and comprise the command OF Gen.
DIX. Y.