Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-29


STYLE We are liberty infer that his success vas ver
decided. Indeed may regard this news as ths"glA'
tldiDgs' Of great victory
MAMETIA, June ~.
10 GsHsral BrdzioR Bragg
The enemy advanced on our Whols lhe to day. They
assaulted French ChsAtAm, Cleburns sssSsnsOn, and
QlUlss, By WhOn they vera rspulsed.
On the rest Of the line the diminishing was severe.
Their loss is supposed TO be gsaS Ours is known 10
Be- small J. s. JOHNSTON,
Gsnera
FRoN THE VALLEY.
We had hoped to receive from valued eOrrespOu.
dea.-"Augus.a" for this IS us continuation Of the
interesting incidents connected with the late advance
and retreat Of Hunter in the Valley. Il will be crafty.
Ng TO him, no doubt to knOE that his previous eOnmu
Iieations have been copied without abreViaon BY Ad
ing Southern Ourna L Is these clear accounts Of the
fragrant OlrAges peFpalrAtsi By the blackhslr.ed n
vaisrs Of sai such \, hAI pl ed on ',rd and
1T he dsy lines Of great battles thA. val
make up the body of the history of this unhAOEed
Ia the absence of anything from him, however, We
take the foloHng from letter Published in the Char
lo,tssVils Chronicle, from S,AuntOn correspondent
o. Monday the 6h instant about ~ o'clock NJ, the
advance guard Of Msjor Gen. Hunters d vision, CON-
prisiug the 1t New York CAValry, dashed into town
With drawn sabrts Capt. +. II. B.iley, OF the same
regiment, was the FIRST YANKEES in IoEn. Il was GER
tanly ire looking body Of men, and exceeding
y well mounted and equipped. The eiiE,ns Of Saun-
ton being made FeFec y aware o! the Ate that awaited
them alter the defeat Of Generals Jones and ImbodGn
received the adVaI Of the Yankee army with GOODNESS
and resignation. Soma sngls instances Of resistance
were made and one in particular deserVs to be men
toned Shortly after tie sllrm had been given that
the Yankees we're coming, soldier noticed slowly
taking his way up the hill thai stands in front Of the
American Hotel Sci citing bis position he cOOly loaded
bis gum AMI when the Yankees had advanced 10 range,
be deliberately red into FQlAd OF abOu: tsely. He
continued to load and fra until his ammunition bad
given Ous when be clseluy threw his qua his should
sr and walked down the hill and BY ibis time the streets
were crowded with blue leksts bu. befO,s they could
capture him be had ecaped This aecOun, may seem
70 some persons as fabulous, but IL witnessed by
four Or five commissioned ON ,srs Of our army and
be Testified to By them. The resU. Of bis oOOlnssl and
bravery could not learn, though told BY gen
usman, Who said be say hin when he dropped one
Yankee, supposed to be al Cfi.er.
The ATTACK on HUNTER NEAR sALEN.
Acor.espondent Of tbs Lyncbburg YirginiAn in its G
su3 Of tie 27ib, says;
Yesterday GenT NeOIussnd, with part OF the l6;h,
n and al Va. Cavalry (COl BrOEn') attacked tie
enemy line Of march they passed through the Gap
= Hacg;og Rock az Salem. Tbs onset une1
psoted and vigorous thas the troops sd aud their
train was .cut in. vO, great number Of wagons and
aooui 200 horses, fne park Of artiery-Wi,h large
idle .Crcs fell into our hands tgethsr With 100 prison
era inouiiug ore Capt.n Of artillery. Gen. EA,yS in
fantEy Was miles in the rear, and il KSCAu land
hsd been able to have held his ground three hours
srs,t result, mus. have followed Bu. Gen. Ransom,
close y hand withheld the Necessary supper. and he
bad 10 retire. losing the golden opportunity Of the
So many Of the Hts band had gone back with prison
er, artillery, horses and wagons that oaly about 400
we're e who we're soon Alnked on. Of their position
o7 forces from the right and s!t but set FIRE to many
wagons cassoas etc. and cut down the spokes Of seven
pieces Of tlCry which finally fs INFO bands safe
Is Our casualties o. y about half dozen. The enc
M st pursued wish little prOsPe0, OF capture They
are Assi.g a3idly towards Lssisburg and KaaAWhA.
rHE TAsKEE ELESr IN JANEs RrvER.
The Yankee Admiral Lee has a. Trents reach, which
extends al ar0ali tas horss shos OF msli,E land
vh'el terminates in tie nArrO base kuoWn Dutch
Gap four Yaa1ss ison clad moaisOrs Alnksd By formi-
dlbl, lad batteries Of PlrrO.i guns both sides Of
tie river. Il bis reas are any number Of veFses
% say nO:hEg Of the heavy and unuausgeaOls trans
p,s!s Which sup7iy Grant With reiaforc ,meass. All
diva the James to is m1uih similar Eisldy crafts
hsd by Gran in reserve for various useful purposes
10 approaching tia Yankee mOntors which, according
10 our notion, occupy What should be designated
river deae cur aset could only approach them 10 single
Gle or couples and CO.'S qlsa,y WOull 6gh under de-
n ff,a ,hka nd INV NM
Ne adop. The plan successfully ed the Assis ipP
AMI employ horse haariHsS' under commanders tho
,orySV ac1uain,ed with the James river country, and
nv da.hng assaults rid the river Of the Transports II
not OF the molitors We smb irrlss Ulysses in This
vay. with little Western enteTPie, so that the front
Of Peter burg will be anything 6u: bed OF roses We
make the suggestion erudely bu; hop, tia. il viii not
/ b without prlesol benefit
TRou TaE HOw DI4ASF P FOMAc.
A gentleman arrived ia Petersburg oa Thursday iT1n
IN, Polonac, from whom the EEs ress lelrned thai
transports are ems, n,J Pissirg dosn tie river "a
Grant with new troops AID returning to Warrington
I0.5sd With the veteran regiments WhOse term of ser
,,, l.vs expired he is of the inpressoyI that tbs
number leaving Grant IS fully equal 70 the number sent
a him Seven or eight isyI ago, aset Of transports
sailed up The river h.d with returning volunteers. The
rnher was so gent that many persons thou Gam
-. moving an army corps to Warrington for The pro
lection Of the city.
THE BEAsF CosTIsUEs SICK.
Fss report that Beast Butler Vas sex Of yeo" isVe
~ vemi,. as currently stated, is, We learn, I'M
Hs.b,s the typhoid fever, and nothing else, an'
s.-,,,, ara alarming. While labOring under Al
-. IS mind the other day, be thought he Va
again ct the Cincinnati Convention oi 0 .ri,
oStIs Massachusetts, delegation and, IN 'epUi'n,A
ne cried Out Massachusetts, casts IL r0's, Os lsa.
In aPre.p Che Beasts PrOnuneiAsionJ ano MS No.
- .,,srd.,ts were outraged thss even IL aenri