Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-19

I special r"sAia 1nr !ha nsglo. They stole tW'
hnrass itr:.. a lac .e:rei from anothsr re
gro they ioek Watcai s'cm aaotaor Dl
breakfast; and another th"y di'gTaecd b!
stealing sui " caring ita Rat. Many Of oui
fsilhfui ee:vsnts has.ensd &c cGEcnsl Tram IN
coutamptible nnerAuders suoa sri!c!sa as they
thought wsfs liable to bs alden BY suel
atrocities, the aboItiotis:s CO sized shs diaSis
and contempt Of the 5egraGa thsmselves. nl.t
many OF them would pray to ba pTsesrse:
Cam such f,soi0m "a Yankee you'd CIV
| Vlcissitudes
when the very air # ths Insans employed bJ
the smoke OF war, that ha, plea OF "EltiitarJ
ceeding great. Gold is indesru,tibe. Paper may b;
consumed in breath. This il tie secret of Ii,
nia1ston" of the currency, as commercial meu or.
s the N call it while iu fact there IL no ,ton
ted uadsr IL dollar Issued BY the tu a,ury represent
mo !heaa OF tas present or prospective Ths geea
] " the ole aud ,ht
10 tie 16itvs c5'sas enquirer {: 'ole1gss nt
FaEhExicrssuKo, My l3, hi4 tllG
! Gentlemen Il desire briefly to 7espohupor
| cnmmunio ,tion fr5m Gen. EaEl5, whhi
appeared lin tha cotrana Of 5out sspss o
yesterday. ".
Hs ineinustion VII suf,sssts 70 ocrres-
| p5ndents I'm the ;ntcrt, to its own rsu'sr oom
manas." IT, intended for ct tha, eisgsder IS sra.
I.suisssa end uaicundod. To ny knowledge
No pdoliis:iSn his 6%aa ins2e pt any tns
coni;eS1sd tirtctlJ ~ i;,,itsoi:y Hith ~ rrd
s-s u5s ssi5 la;: his oon6ao: IN tco -
ensssenents artucd ffeds,icks>ug bed
boon made tas euhjec Of 1e~spspaT ceasu7s
u1u saw is sp19u1ccd over bis uHu tignt.
iuIc.
Wtca yer McLszs r2-ad III tbs riTcT
OF .ta nisbs Of tho sob Of Aph, n7 o I
gsas was detached from his command. End
! vas urdaTcd t. rcp1rI - Gsu- E GiJ: whf
! was chsfssi With tbs alsy VI a";cdjnR ths
| rnOyeIi,aNl5 ~ !hsr porlioa Of TIC t..iat
s:.sJ which lad been left IL It's Tici:.i.y o
! asmii!o1's ,ii6ssirs, aad op2 sits. .his + i.ot
l-nd o. tbs clhse s;:a Of the riYaT: ar :. a!
suo1Gs-i. ~ si7- ILL., ts,tis II hs eb:": 4
riIsr x,
About TIC o'Slo1s: on Sunday n3TlLs
hs7lns LTcHa psi:oc2 bridge aIa1 :ne
Ii7aS, ,hs sueMY sonnsassi c?oss,,z iotc
fredericksburg in lsrge nunol 5. GensIs
Early was thfa wiz his eu:irs division al
Hs1ilton's Crossing. at oacs Informed
hIu OF ibs faot snd asked fer reinfJrts
|
under tos ccInmand Of Con. foIdle,Gn, srd
single brigade Of !1fsa:ry, had fecnt u
rot els tE.n thIes miles l. 6,.snd s1seaGr
ing feou, TayIor's E:;I, OG1 ths lef,, &c tre
fjoi 9: its hills in -ssr II rhs Eo"sor
Hoaoc, aEi l3t In ai!oEG las il rear Il
std so .Le ,eft OF fredericksburg a. s:atcG
By 1on. Es-ly. Tho 1lst rcg:E:n. was
pps,-i ta.wsgn toe Msryo h,uoe aai tt;
plank road, turss colpsaiAi Of 1ti'b so;
sf awards sent 10 tbs sruocii Of ta3 ISL.
i sgiu.ent. whSh Wa ars.Sn7a rahiDj ths
ssoDc Wall TT ii6 a'stJG Hou:a. Tao i1'h
regiment Ese placid il iro0. oi L-o'i hi
s,d tie l2:a sill father 70 tho right.
One reginsa. from Ge1szs( HAYS cam
u.ard 1os subsequently, placed 10 lks right
nf the ihirt.suth F-u7 Fj=oss Of srliil".J
varc plscsd Oh tie Sisht Ct harys's house
| two GI the Ieft, and tia tslelaa on Lsps and
the hi,'s in the viciri.y Of iho Ho#is7a bousc
thus rGsbiae the only diafoai'ion OF :he small
foroe at my command: which, In ny ioos
meui, would p.svont the snsmy from psssi"g
| the lias. The battle o:uuenced st day-
| light A furions cannonadipg was opsn>d
from tbs eneny's batteries in town and along
beth osnks of tbs river. Two ssssulta were
rrsde npon Msrye's haig gk q, bat both wers
| aasualiy repulssd Abou: eight O'Clock {
{ hssvy column of tha sheroy 'Tas sssn roufnf
| up the river, evidently for the pn,pass o.
getting possession of Tsyior's hill, which. i
successful, would have given hiu command o.
tho position which held. But this wss pre-
vortcd by tho timely arrival uf Camera Hsyc
With four regiments of his bTis:ds. The
eosny having tbrs been foiled in bis purpose
taIuei tho head OF his column down tie riva;
sSair; 5ut it wss impossible TO tel wilothe.
ne had sbsrdoued lha attempt G. INTENDED Il
edysnco se In upon the s.nis position With
stll hsavi,r force. Gen. Wilcox hsi EoE
rsechei TayloT'6 L,ii Hi;h ihfSs regiments
us h;a hT'geis: QUO uf which be promised K
e.rd to tbs right iu GAGS 4 should be nasd 4
| This regimen. Has snrs for, but thsIs Tss
nc. sjf!iu;eat ti1Ga 10" i; u come up before
tbs action wss over. With ~ Ens ss extended
as this snd in consiGer AtiDn nf ihs B,pal
number Of troops at my di97oss!: and Tie u
certainty as to tia point against 1hieb III:
oc eny would hu,l the in ncnse force ha md
.nrseed in sowp, deemed it proper stts tbc
1esiusnts should IomAa as thcJ than wore.
AMI await the happening OF sTenrs.
| Fe-T saon, however, tn. enemy GaUa Gu
f.om ta hiding p:Sce, End movsd In :hFa:
columns ead three linae Of osstis-tTtI:y
thoueand ai:opg-sssirst ths Positions hel.
hY my brigade. At tho s,ls iIlBtsnt Jol
| auiaphTics wss aasailsd CT the left, Colo
nails uuidaS and G..tcr and tee LouisIsG:
rc:,iRsas uh tho r;sas: cnd Dol. Grillia IA Iii
caniro. Iafenc da,srnin.d and hlacdy re-
sistsaoa, bJ OBJ. Gill; and tha r Wa1hirs ssc1
Aztilary, the er"n5, fully twenty y Oh"
/ I,H in srt1 1, uS'
bill. 4. gu othcr points be wsa Triumph
sotlJ yepn;fcd But sa:|rs che liRo hrokr-
at the poin., l ordered The i3:h. l7ti a1j
The Louisiana 7esinent TO fall baok TO III
| o.e-t OF lsa'a hl', 10 pTcvoat tto eHemy from
lottips il Or, 'c.J- This thy dij, rc5istire
bis approach Il evary stcn. and with the aid
Of Fr, ia's ead. Cn lstn,'s bstrerjcs, Goth Q
which we're hsrdl.d T:th tso nco: consrr
nate pbil end aou7cse, finally aucon-dod il
si,o, kius lis lir.nce. .fhs 2lss regiment
With the veu.sinder OF tta 18Th, after MarJr'.
hill RID ben mksG, foil tacG md ,ejoi..ct
tbs rTs .de on tie hills.
TIC distance fccu i5Eu to too points "a
sailtd vss SO short. tho stfsek SO suddenly
maze, end she difficulty Of reacTi' 6 treefS
f,1ua oas part OF tls Hde to another wsss,
g1cs:, that il kss ute: impossible tor e;:haI
Gan, Wilccx OF Gen. RsJs to reach The scaas
vi sctica ir dIns 70 afford sny assistance
Ensss7cT-
L. will thus Re seen :hst nsEyc's h;ii vas
defended by but one small rnsinsnf, Ii 'ee
companies and four pieces Of artillery, and
aot.by he satiro brigade. a moro hosc,c
strugsie wss never made ty Ra7e bsnGfn,
of iuoD oEaiDsf over. hclrojag odds Accord
Ing to mo eoam5' g owa accounts, many CT >h:s
noble ntIo bsad resisted t5 tia dsatc, With
oIuooed guns cTsn Efta' bis Tsss hcrcas had
swep. o7sr and around the r.'ls. HIS !oss
frosc reports published in his own papers
was thousand kilod and wounded, but
according 10 tEo stSieneRts OF in;eliSec'
oitizsna, it reached two Thousand
Tbs Inference naturally drawn from Ger
Es-iy'g statement is, that on Monday no7n
iag Gen. Gordon's commend drove the enemy
from MsTye's bill, which my b:tgsds had
f,;jod tn hold fho do tafo-n r-onl1 coo~r