Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-19

sipp which may net be proper give the public
Grants army cannot be fed by the country holds and
he must fight, aud victory aud that speedily
he is undOue. He will soon find himself between two
fires
BoMBARDMEET AT PORT HUDSON
PoRr HuDsoE, May TO- via 0BYxA, May u The
bombardmeut renewed at Is minutes past 10 o'cl
last night and CONTINUED till past H. Our loss was
one mau klled-head torn of by shell - aud Que man
severely wounded
At o'clock this morning our light battery opened
upon The mortar boats causing two OF them TO change
Their position.
A brink fight and heavy fire ensued between our bat
teres and sloop Of Richmond, which continued
up 10 2, A. n. We had wounded Lieut. Csvaner,
OF the heavy artillery dangerously, by fragment oil
stone on the temple.
The damage done to the enemy is unknown, but the
mortar boats arc certainly injured.
COL. RoDDY AND HIS MEN.
While the praises OF many distinguished cavalry lead
ers have been ruDg throughout the land the services of
the gallant commander, whose name caps this para
graph and his no Lss gallant command, have been
overlooked, aud not perhaps properly appreciated We
dip the following appropriate compliment 10 Col. r.,
from the Huntsville Advocate;
Col ROddy and bis brave men deserve the tbapks NJ
our people tor their gallant ezertlous In defending Ala
bama during the recent Yankee raid through our re
giou. They fought The enemy, although ave 10 one
from Bear Creek 10 Town Creek unesssted taking 100
prisoners, caunou disabling anotDer, ind ictnE
los, OF 100 Skiisd and wounded lyon them and inna
diog tnelr match every step 10 Town Creek TpeIs
Forrest up with his brigade. IL was Koddy. men
who dlscoyereI aud brought the news OF the A,nk
movement over the MOUNTAINS -ROddy was Instantly
Gls chez u their pursuIt-iougbt bsn at DAVIS Gan
according 10 orders AUD ii TIE hottest sort of
ace ana suffered severely. Trey were on duty ali the
Ime, aud uid their duty noby, hcroirslY. Col Roddy
and DIS deserve the wartO thanks aud gratitude OF
every TIE nan-Ht displayed good judg nent and man.
agsalens; and they ell sustained his e1srions.
THE Battle OF PORT GIBSON.
A correspondent Of the Mon gornery Advsrtis.r,
wiring from Warren county, Miss gives the particulars
Of the batts az Port Gibson, May lst portion Of
which We copy:
Everything remained quiet until seven o'clock, when
we advanced End opened on the enemy with four guns
OF AnGersons BE- terry, under. command OF Capt John.
son. The eng igemeut became general in which
several gallant officers fell Abou, 10 o'clock the Grave
and chy aric Tracy fell pierced through the BODY wtb
Mnuie ball. and expired in the of his bro he- in
few seconds without a Inwnur Sol D. r. Huudley
Slst Alabama was severely wounded ana left in Port
Goson where ne fell prisoner in tue hands Of the en-
envy. VI lOr Pickering, 20th Alabama was killed and
left on the field
Gen BALDWIN, with three regiments arrived about II
TOOK position on l'ls lciC followed by Gen
Bowens bNigade, commanded by Col CO.krel, who $50
took position he et andCeutrr leaving the III 10
be deli udsd by Tracys brigade alone (uow commanded
by Col l. W. Garrott), which had been under hot fire
from two Yankee divisions all day, su ring terribly
from the euemys sharpshoogers, wDo w,re fring
from every tree and eminence from which they could
command view OF our position.
Thus the battle ragged ult day anti O'clock P NJ ,
when the order gwen to fail nack which vas done
under heavy fire from the eEemys artillery infantry
and sharpEhoOlers, crossing the bayou ard resting for
the night and hext day. Il was here that Moor Picker
ing Gosh Alabama, fell MORALLY wounded, and Lieut.
Col f. W. Pettus, same regiment, was taken prisoner
Our 1883 will not exceed 800 killed, wounded and
missing That of the enemy be three times
as many. Lieut.. Col. Pettus, goth Alabama, who was
says that be saw dead on the field half many
engaged agsnA them.
9HE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
The Rockingham Register furnishes the annexed
particulars of a sharp skrrnish at Fishers Hill, near
strasburg: o.
Our forces took their positions about two o'clock In
tho afternoon, ay seeing the enemy preparing TO ad-
vance from "HuppS hill" The Yankees started off in
high feather, full of te conscious of their superiority
in numbers to any force had in that part of the VAL
ley, and resolved "a make great dash-a grand
flourish" Seeing the enemy ready TO move, Major
Myers sent down eight cavarymen, ga bait" at
trac6'the attention OF the enemy. The keen eyes Of
the Yankees through their long range glasses, soon
described the few horsepen had in the road and the
entire force thought they could certainly and easily
make capture. So they oape their bugie sounding
the charge, and like whiwnd they dashed up after
the poor unfortunate rebels, whom they expected to
"gobbe" up without ceremony. But they we're DOOM
ed to be disappointed. 0pr men scampered of, the
Yankees in close and hot pursuit But, bark Bang
bang bang lso the Confcdetate rifes and down from
their horses drop numbers o. the proud and Wanting
foel Finding such terrible fire on their flank, the
Yankees beata preGpitae retreat, leaving their dead
and wounded behind. Thus the 18th Pennsylvania
cavalry ambusbed whilst the defeated and
routed open ground The re,ut oil this little skrnish
folloas: Eiled, wounded and prisoners nearly
hundred; besides thirty horses citured, together
with their equipments besides large number Of sabres
and revovers. They, however, soon put their heavy
guns in position, to shell the rebels from the bushes
Our boys not being greatly frightened at the sheing
kept their position for half hour when they retired
before the advance Of the heavy body Of infantry.
Mrs Somon Barney, residing nine miles from Angus.
Ia Ga, was murdered By her negro cook on Thursday
last.
Nine tenemsnts occupied By negroes on Gill and
Halifax SITS, Petersburg were burnt last Sunday
ing.
lawson ard King have heeh sentenced to death for
oounterfetng, in Columbia, S. C.
The gums of the Keokuk rescued from the vreck