Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-23

HULL teTlii!G nTe, aSht'l, CAI a!p htiu ~
capa-an'l the sa:ricd ranks Of Poll: d crrpG
~ The Gring ceased, showed but Loo plaialy
the sCrority III tle ensIhy's lire; Willie Tia"
haspn nl Yankee doal winch outnnmbered
| Ours ~ three 10 one, bare evidence to the
atnhhG.nnoa3 with which they resisted ~.
Tie firing ceased sn,! tbs 1ay'a wOrl; was 20
! !mntin!iy over. Our trcGps had driver tia
enemy OF our left Jnitr III: - arilaa alni DIR
lines which In the morning b.! 'acn at ,ishi
aEE!ea with lfn Naatlviiu enai. Nsre III lie
cloas Of thu Jay. nearly parallel To il. Fhs
e;isIG; ha!d h.5 position 81 !uI sur port. mi
thai CT III, extreme tait. Here, in RI anglia
i3ruiei BY Sicne River On Haa side nm! Ii
dssp. Gilt on the Nashville fairoed on liz
other, lo had & strong fo7cs eutTonhhod ami
doubly protected NJ the rail road eli on hIia
gilo md tho cliffs OF the river CT the o!fa7.
Two htisaics OF Efeckin.idgo's d;Ti:ian in
tulIl attacked them, but tho point PAS too
strong to carry. Tho enemy, howe7hr, chap
doaed the posiiien at night. and neSt day 6aT
lis N fill possession Of the entire Gnld And
bloody waa thu tsld wn Won wreated, MS il
;als, BY q Is,sre handful OF Conit;larates fror,
an army doubling in n;trnbGrs our ta;yh:s.
hi,i marched ont f:om Nashvilis nth Haunt
ing hannnrg eGIractng us to flee ut their ap-
ipToack. Prepared for revtry, We have els!
! thUm in mourning. Three 0i their DriEal"r9
werc killa--Sll; Sheridan and Dayis-and
Hi.ji3l. captured. OF the material frnitn, IL
viii belong 10 official TcpnT;g to define Them,
~ OF CUT own lt.s:es. We LOTT ono RTisaiicr -
Tho gallant Rama, Of Na"h7ii!e.
.IsaIc9 +. Rams, w;.:, Cnllcge-maLe 0G ihu
writer. 4 student nj Yale, he gave pro-
;,,,iu Of i,Tn IL b,, Il "A
2ingiorioneiy. Believed by all he yet had quail
ties which com'na:I'isd respect and admiration:
AS vel IS .hc lighter popularity whiella .ocja
hle diapoa;tin generally brings. WhiIeno l.
bnO!;-w"rin d: ,'inan'. il th: !T:~ EhGlaud
aGs;", hin c'azA I'o5iti"Ii H9' gaG'i. n;s tGiH";
inC crAtorY vac marked, and 10 eS:sllra !"
collage debato Al 4 mari: of the estimate
which mia cIas placed upon LA worih ar.
T2rts hn was ut graduation clected TO dcilv-
TT .aa class valoii~tary, r Distinct houof
!ioa .ha! nward3d b. The FaanltY fn7 Ec;lc-
l.Riic sz>el!sncr Entering lie, 10 r!udi;,
las, "G,,aa,:,l ii IlaIiric2 n, inl2F, Aid 7nr
d;!tinf;ion IL, r'ii"r tii;t Popular nr.tnT
! liz rt.r"-! w*3 u.a.sRr;i aud Th9u
;h: :E0,'.n prepared FIR roGistanca, IL
bec.,"r C,.'aT,ai III I, regiment, hrd suhs"-
!upanllT ".c niadr 27igaAiur GI:1c'sl. liz
wun eu:rut2d highly ny lis cupcrjcr ::fsl. fr:.
and TIN universal tr;t!nrny ~ MI whei.s ri.;:-
ION lic h.a heAd sltrs.s his ax5ells;,ar a.. :.
MN and suldeG. lie f.!l Al the head p hia
b7i:.sde, lsad:;'H i:s men calamity; and bis
iasi I1T:i'. So l:c t;rd upon tbs field, rsie
OF eyhrf.>tiGn 20 h;G command to furwari.
! lIs aye ca'i.ri scarcely nave exceeded thirty.
On Th"'adaT, Ian. |, all we're in anti";,:.
! lion Of i:nera Of thu contest, thong! ~
| nnrta iTaTA Wharton and Wheeler, " Ia. win
their cavalry w;.,r sja il: III roar of Tie anemT,
induced belief thai thaT we're rei:eatips.-
Their m1?efGenta 81 iTf.iI:5 to LaybvGaa Prarci
only precautionary. Ctr l:ros or thin day "a
msinnd as ye7tor9aJ, aaTo mat "a ad7a..:i;i
snI nc:npied It's paa;iian on tho tT.eny Il
ieii, abandoned laa. night. ITe awaited llrcir
attack. Int Ronccrsn5 laJ in suilaT siic:.os.
his frs. line Ct bgttlu in fnll v;ew III o;isN, =;
dist1!:n. 81 rot moro tnaE 500 yards spart,
and th0 artillery Of sacn in full rarFn ri Tia
othsr. Why We did not attach: them i5 eYi-
'innr. Why they lid net attack Jig is quite
| iucnrapT ehenshle. botn liueS we're emf, c,,ai
ed. slight earth ditch, behind which our mcn
lay, having been thrown up in +$poaei PsTig
Of OUT lire. Oar batteries wnro gnrnewh.t
SIMILARLY protected. while tho enemy nsA
Guh.itt'.,ilal earlEworks %! both infantry md
arrisrY. Tn. operations O! lbs day will hr
drGnr'i hy saying that it Was 3 Whiting day
the a:il!asss OF the bright New Year being
scarcely broken Lg his hursting of :. shell Or
the reIoTi Ct aSnn. twas singular Though:
upon tbs lia!.; Ia reaize that there, up"h IT,
opening o. anaL Lcr year, 10y two great sTinie.,
in view Of each, prepared perhaps 10 aienal-
ae by crest battle tho Inauguration I'll c.
es il:ey had the closing OF 'G2. Yet eli was
st:li, and never dill sxLy thousand Hen "c'..t-
py SD small compnas with such little inai
cation o .hcir presence. Tbs sun sunk rcr
ii the west upon orr Inen in -hs trenches
new the fifth night Of exposure. Fri'iaY. III.
81, was L bright. cool day, with ssily enlo:-i;
clouds drifting over head, and a Sharp north
9'e#L wi5l. h:sgg wsn sgSn, ~ usual, oaT!r
on TIA. !icld, making h;:' headquarters. ~
yesterday. hey1md ii.s ford in rear :. ~.
right Of roin II Ina. T;.r tn,.,,1.n ~ t:ilaT
esa similar 20 i!4t Of Yesterday, aaya tiiat
sc i+lt % ruamy siih ouT artillery a:orr
nriI gh1la line, ard ho responded II th 2ucli
warmth AMI precision Al; Jeff nj doubt 81 hi7
presence sni rrc1imtT. Il hsa long been =,
| fayor!.e idea with some 20 advance ai,r right
aFHn lie G0"my. while ,nany, arguing from
thu Topography oi IN aannlrT, T7onnuneei
il mp: sctlcni,;e. .iiS1 I,.iiTl!rT hty0rt
5toa" ,;Eer IA n9n:iy ie7a!, sn! vi.
Il ls:r= i.:,d baTicr&d III lro:,' and
| tls1k viii, IeuHa rri:si if.icl:e;
through whj,t a!.r l;;.Ga eyiaflea. 8" this
! aido S:onc river ;in country il unrlrle:;rg.
with M cedar, but with woods fulI OF Under
growth wiz sad D!inru, anal thnae aitrrns-
| ding with Gid wheat e!,,: oc.n feli; o! ''a nc
| fin&d shape. The COURSE CT tins river i tor
| Guaua. aa'i ;so large handa Gre lnalc above
tia ford, atHr which 1aa SUI centre. The
| tirat iIsnd ~aa proup:ei; ~ NJ. \ very
atTnrg artiIinry paaiton, very essential 10 iIa,
ag zig Ioaa would have given tie enemy CON-
manI Of s' cur pUatinns near. 'fhn sscnal
hcnh. al The eErr:,it': srs at Tho fis6r, H'sa
hrlt ny the snemy, whose mhvtiHent:3 Wnrc
| cuyNrua mil positinna concealed ny :. donsa
grnwth OF hsayy limhtr slons tha river or
both :iidra. Above th:= accoT;! Hana ~sA
rnrl and ha5s d'iricr ihs day i wAa rrF"rt-
| ri lhn uns,nv wsre eToss1g sra han netae-
liahs'i battery Wt:ich threatened - aHnor
ua. "Reminiscences wGra Gi;lhTeG. ard 81
ter !.,uel: consultation. E7eGkinrilEa vas or
iarea Ia adva1ca upon TIC eneimy 81 giTaI
SIGNAL from batte7;cs an his left, IL i ?. NJ.
lhe zig,,al came. IL slrsina1 aGr sn!a ia
tins II hag: IA" ;a,;liT ,piirii. aud f:lnri i;
! 'ssis,a t!s:cE nv: ;ad. fsai 81 pcai Ct! sriIia-
! ~, an! 7oirya IL foiot: Eno1sssiL7t, isi, NJ
dnnht thar :fFy hat fnlinl work. Than
comes ch.aai. They t:a-o sar:ict! tn GnT-
e.cd I'LL; JACK Than Al Officer comes hur-
richly End reports Ger. Hanson wounded. a''i
| inquired for Dr.. Tnndr!i. Another CONES
from E!cnckinridge, calling fer rsin:o!cr-
rnYnts. else re oarnot hold thH bill. Paalnn
Aniie:aon's brigade is moved scroaa Line ford
and msT':ilcd =: double-qnicis t. B.sckiD-
ridges support i;nt it ia TOO icte. Bfcekin-
ridge, with his four brisudcs, has encHun-
tered LTa hcaTy Divisions Of thu enemy snA
heayy crcss-!ire Ct artillery from both s;i;:.a
ii the river. which ti,@sa present rei'T:san.
- lie most terrible ever Witnessed. Ills
hgs7e ran having cnvartd thamaelgsa with
s.tary. and redeemed charge Of prr'ious IN