The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-30
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Feeling i'm Richmond
Bulletin from Gen. Lee. &c.
From the Richmond Enquirer, May 70
e - THE CITY.

From the Richmond Enquirer, may ~
l|i s. THE CITY.
The city was perfectly placid on yester-
day. Nothing of any Importance came
from either of the armies in Virginia, WIFI
the exception of despatch from Gen. Lee,
announcing the brilliant little operation OF
Wednesday, the news Of which was anticl"
mated on yesterday. Some interesting
news from the South and Southwest adorn-
ed the bulletin boards also and attracted
the usual crowds. The city however looked
deserted except in certain spots-those
particular spots, for instance, where poor
women congregate for work and bread The
scarcity of supplies, the absence of the
supplying power in camp, and the general
Inconvenience attendant thereupon, formed
the leaning staple of popular comment and
conversation.
FROM GENERA LEES ARMY.
The following official despatch concern
ing Wednesdays operations was received
yesterday morning. ana
SporrsYLvANrA CoURT HOUSE, May Is, }
sF' 7P. NJ, Via MILFORD,
May 10, 1864
Hon. J. A. seldom, Secretary of War -
The enemy opened his batteries on
portion of Ewells line and attempted an
assault, bit failed. He was easily repulsed.
Subsequently be compounded a portion of
Hills lines under Early. The casualties on
our side are very few, K. h LEE.
We learn from passengers down from
Milford yesterday that the enemy made
raid upon the Fredericksburg Railroad
Wednesday night and destroyed Guiney's
Station. We had nothing there, and no
troops except few pickets in the immc
date vicinity. The station is not within
our lines. nor would it be of service to the
enemy. The raid was merely a gay little
diversion, which did no harm to anybody
but the railroad company. and very little
to it. All was quiet there on yesterday
morning. Deserters say that Grant has
has lost ninety Of bis best men, and that
they cannot be replaced. The woods and
country in the rear of bis army and north
Of the Rappahannock are said to be tumul
tous with Yankee deserters and stragglrrs
who are trying to get into the Confederate
lines or back to their homes.
CAPTURED CoLoRs,
The following graceful acknowledgment
has been issued by Gen. Lee -
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY NoRTHERN)
VIRGINIA, ON BATTLE FIELD,
May Is, 1864,
Msjo. General G. NJ. Wilcox, Commanding
Division -
GENERAL-General Lee directs ne toac
know ledge the receipt OF the flags captured
by Lanes brigade in It's gallant charge of
yesterday, and to say that they will be
forwarded t. the Hon. Secretary Of War,
with the following note, and the names CT
the brave captors. | am, very respectfully,
your obedept servant, -
{. 3. VENERABLE, \ ID. Z.
The names Of the captors are First
Lieutenant } NJ Grimsby, Company X,
Thirty seventh North Carolina troops, who
brought Off the colors OF the Seventeenth
Michigan Second Lieutenant o. \ Wig
gins, Company L Thirty seventh North
Carolina tro 'ps, @ho brought off those Of
the Fifty first Pennsylvania Private j.
H Wheeler Compa f, Eighteenth North
Carolina tro ps, WEo brought off tho-o fl
tue battery a! artillery
Accounts c 'Rcerning the icpulse OF tue
Yankees or Wednesday describe it Just as
General Lee iaconicaly terms il, easy
perhaps the easiest defeat Of the var
The Yankees refused to rally, and, uotW..L
standing their officers swore all smts ol
oaths, they persisted in ruuaine Grant,
it is said, has endeavored 10 b,iug fresh
TROOPS INFO the field every day His y aoie
army has withstooi the ordeal and taviue
been whipped, Il is not Surprising thatthey
kno" II, aud manifest, IN consequence All
lnd'sposition to be whipped again
THE UNION Apt.ses on RICHMOND
The Richmond Enquirer Of Nav 20sb,
says; .S.t is.. =
Grant still presses, still assaults, still
struggles thr the prize SO far he has. at !
leas done III nc Than any of them Lin,
coins remark that ANY other commander |
of the Army OF the Potomac has bad would |
have recrossed the Rapidan after the first
day reception, was true, and the future
will show whether more real generalshp
would not have been exhibited by General |
Grant, had be followed the example of Ne |
-Clellan. Burnside, Hooker and Meade. Bur |
Grant has advanced he is several miles |
nearer Richmond than when DC ehvered |
his first battle I'm the Rapldan. Gen Lee
claims merely TO have rspelIed the enemy,
10 every assault, but with very great
slaughter 10 the enemy. Grant nights and |
is repulsed; his direct advance effectually |
checked, he moves off on line not dispu-
ted, and because be is a few miles nearer |
Rlchm0nd claims rho vj,torr
The advance of Grant is the main, but