Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-02
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Despite the aos thar Grams EXPOSITION srEifsd all
she babies and frightened few OF old ladies' Of Pc
tszsbusg things on The front 90 again u,uaL We
learn from passengers lsss right that truce lasted yes
tsrdsy for bpryng the Yankee dead from O'Clock to
SA n. Alter that occasional shelhg occurred with
Out material injury to tbs city.
No Express come BY m=; bui from copy furnished
Us By Col Springer We extract the fOllONng
Saturday last, a. en- carly hour, about u o'clock,
drl heavy sound was heard and this followed by
sevtrz Oder similar sounds, the enemy a! the same
time opening with their batteries all along their Ines.
l. Vas then discovered thai the enemy mad sprung
nine on one of salsnts, near the centre OF the
Raes, and fsW hundred yards beyond the BAndford
Csmetery. The chief fierers BY the expulsion we've
PeStaD's Battery (tormery en5ls) trcm this city,
and three companies o. EliOH's South Carolina Bd-
sade which occupied posiGOn Immediately to The ett
vi the battery ter IT'S suPPort Pne battery los' % me1
missing, tWO e0mmiss.Oned tihcsr5 included me OF
these men sre khoWn TO Do killed eeis bodies having
bsSn recovered bat others shoss bodies have not b5en
i0und u is hoped are prisoners n the eutmys hands.
Ps.s.nsrs taken sObs qeent 10 the explosion hon The
enemy state that several OF ctr we're dug ont OF
the roins alive. fhey describe Ons o. he men, eu.
tenant so mnuttly, and &c description IS 50 neatly
hike AZ Of Lieutenant Hamlin Of & sling, that
there strong grounds iOr ncps taas e yet alive and
~ the eLeDys hsnts.
lyTOsTs TO AKTAKE TRE WORSs.
A 5000 The NJ OF the dsastsr made known,
Gsn. Hi despatched courier 10 Uen. AlbOns's head
quarters, and tn vigAot 1tiJer moved Of inmsdi-
Asiy al the head OF MS brg'le, win instr IesiO0s for
Saunders (Aa) brigade, aud Wnghts (GsOrgi) 10
follow.
Awning UPON the ground Gen. NJ ,hore found twelve
tf re ensmys Aigs waving upon tns rampOrss OF that
portion Of EDs carried by the explosion, aud tae
whole vicinity sElrmilg viii white aad black fAlkse
uOois
Getting bis troops into position, Gen Malone deIed
b. Brigade reIsEe portion OF bs works, and ~
s;r0OIsd Wrghts Big, de 10 come up in such poeton
IS would The Iecspluro Of ne remaining poi
ton. Uudes command Of Col WeislseT, Acting
B,isadisr NAhOne's gaae formed ineo hne and were
about 10 move up, wien Jhe euemy sailed out, aud
made charge. Toe OJntedera IS reserved then nee,
uuu they could see The Ehites Of the enemys eyes,
when they poured mo "a II sch Storm Of bullets,
tat tbe enemy TCcoied and lei, back in confusion A
eAsrge was orsered and WsEiger5 men dashed
forward Uish yell crTing the eaeuy up TO and over
tne bresstRoIks. o. The EoIk, cur hated, and
4 lSeIed pBBging 6se, W0iol proved 90 destructive
that the enemy again Fa.lsI Ga chis pOIucn OF
the lice, bat If ia uGdistlsbsd Possession.
10 tbo meantime, WrgaI's brigade, cSmmAGded by
Co. Hall list, ad OF coming dir, city ~, By some
means dspoyed, and came around ard thus failed 70
r,tAke that portion Of tie hns sssgoed to them.
AT q lac hour, WIco1s old bigade, now 4. y ccm
handed b. the you. and intrepid SauldSrs,
galsady up 10 their W0rk aud oy charge drove the
Tuemy iron The IensiniBg portion Of the works, aud
thus saAblsd Us 70 Ie-gsiabsh our lines sclstly
thsy Ness before N explosion.
THs ISENTs LcssEa
The encmy's losses from al cAgsea are 6s mated q.
500 m,u. Ne have over 90 prisoaer4 N cur poo
lessiGh Ia battle Digs and urwEdi Of 1000 SANDS OF
smsh arms. We tGOz 10 eaausn, ecoAase The enemy
bF, ,hs noue with them. Toe four pieces captured
u the e1plostn atgael,d u PegFams battery, were
AICTSsrds dug up from tho Iu9osa uni,jartd-
ora osN LOssEa
Our eut,rs loss is ases:tlned % be about 500
Aacng the ktled regret state, are sens Of cur
very bSsI men Petersburg alone has sustained great
Ioss and ma y household IN midst has Deen
plugged mo grief
Gensral Nebones brgsis lost $50 in klled and
sounded, AID The division eonmaRded BY hin 400.
oJTIcERs EILLED AND wOUSDAD.
We have drained the iOu0sing partial list Of casu-
allies among sers:
KILLED.
Col Esars, Of the cab Georgia.
Cap. Rush, commanding p Georgia.
Capt MCIsa, con mAneilg As Georgia.
Cape BsOldoen1 4lH Va, Captain Of SharpshOoteEs,
hAhOnss Brigade.
WOUNDED.
Col D. A. w isigsr l2.h Va, commanding hshOnes
BigAds, slightly.
Lieut. Colonel williamson, Oh Va, severely, arm re.
sec,ed.
M,jOr W,Olhouse NahOns's Brigade, severely.
Uol. Smith, Of 5. q, slightly IL boulder
Major e bbes Of Cola10ia s. O., eomJuAI ding bat
talon OF aFgiilsTy, severely.
PRIsoNERs CAPrURED.
Among the prisoners captured is Brig. Gen. B3r1e.t,
Of Massachusetts. This Chcer commanded the Is.
Bdgads, Is. Division, OF Burusides Ninth Corps
me prisoners report that Big Gen Gf iii kill
I'd, tui that bis body carried Of
We have ssventy.6ve lmmissOaed officers in our
POSSESSION, among them are three CoOnels, and every
uJher grlde known Ihe army.
on EHE JANIS RIVER
The Washington CdrOnicls, says the Baltimore Ca
OF the sob ut received last night, states that
FunOr . current a; the Federal Capital tha. We'd
nssdly last Coned rate ram sunk Federal gunboa
o. tie James uVsFS Two Yankee MONITORS il adds
has tesn sent up me river in search of the rams.
AT IHE WAR DIPARTNESF.
No news q 3 O'Clock.
TBE CaARLoTEEs vILLE AETILLEBY-CUTsHAw's BATTERY
We have received, for publication, the following ls
OF the captured members Of the Charlottesville Artl.
LIy, Who are row eol6aed IN Fou Delaware:
Captain CarF'rgon; Lieu.eusnts SEoPe and Aassie
Ssrgeants Davis and Sposner; OoIp1ISls WsJland
O. lTert Lewis aud Atkins PdVatss .Bi hop, Brow n
Bal v, Wood, Berry Dnrfel GiSsuie. TbackeF. H N
Eey Shepherd. Holiday, ,l.r A b. Roller, g. s. dun
can l. hard HaFriso1, Chsncey, AleF, D1dd Marshall
Craven, Jenkins, Riley, Ferril, 6. W. Bisb, Wysnt
Preston wounded and prisoner
All are well except Mr.. Preston, who 10 suffering
from be wound.