Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-17
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TUESDAY MORNING, MAY II, 1864.
TIE NEWS.



vious evening. but fyund few hearers in the
almost deserted streets, aud was scarcely
stroos enough in Itself, 50 littls tins hal been
givel it, 10 fellow % their couches tho few
s.cGggS!e-s Lat were LETT tagging for tho night
o~!s "f the newspapers and the War Office to
ona-.,c from their r"cSt aEd unfold 70 their
cag"r ears the campaign Of tho MORROW. The
first oxen cf thu opcnrg Of important events
for the dgy Was hj arrival ~ R9ckettts Of
fcveT&l S-2ausr lta!s Of i've faakccs, inclu-
di!s :. 3c:gadisc and l;s stetf, with some
twenty othev otico-s, representing altogether
sJui1 !.al! dozen 1!fttrer. ianaeo States
Then cam: ~ official despatch from D:ewry's
Bluff, ,:aaoonciag th2t batt'e WAS 10 pro.
g.ees, art telling II The mobilization Of 4
Yankee IL. "A g, and t':a capture Of 4 large
numb: at grisone-s Son afterwards, on
boa:S which hrcusht Up parties Of the enemy,
arrived several hundred Confederate w2uod-
ed. no ladies' from 81 parts Of the city
wei I AK king d0wEl 70 Rockets, loaded with
refreshments rcr IN. u.;f0rtunates. &ivats
carriages we-H sent 70 Inc aeono by ihcir
OWE: i.d:::. accidentally passics in their
pes .i.s .sit ralecaep, got ont and gayo them
IL, - ti.e wnrk q Transporting The wounded
10 tie ra:i',n: insYI:as. II Mas q aingulaciy
beau:;sui &'u2o, '.nrIceds oe tho f.i, bending
over ti' ir2tins forms Of The heroes .. the
Buff. Ir.'s'i:7.: tae;r w,:nls. sivias ti:er. re-
ircs:,-arct, assisting hem 10 comfortable po-
siilous, bata;"g thair wounds and cooling
lhtir hrows. The Ambulance, Corps WIS
present. nni rendered. Effective ari valuable
scrvic2 III attending To the wants and sccurin e
the comfortable transportation Of the wound
ed Numerous others volunteered in tn
coed wJrk, add until late in the evening
Rock YES alive with coc.motion About q
thcu:ari w.unded hal arrived =. ii. o'rlock
Ard Ii i a. man: IN ~ were said 10 be at the
Diuf rating i1r transportation. 1t was
gr,tifejaS % s5,that nearly all Of the suff.r-
Ga ":sr, o"ly slightly wounded, the principal
ipiurios being il3s;, wounds in the arms Or
haa1s: occasionally N ann Wal oil. and here
at! hers q s'!die. aFpc.: / with wound in
tbc e q or ~
Ii.a effort Of cir ci.jzsns as thus exhibit
cd E"cA 70 cor.7:cut. ard get 70 c1ert;au was
wasted. lie tsc;l.ty cf carrying tho wound
ed from Ill wharf 70 the hospitals WIS retard
81 t.; ;he uso q !nost CT the amlularces fer
he transportation Of the wounded brought
irom Gen. Lees emmy. More private con-
,reya;c"s, wasih"s hacks, carts nr wagons,
would nave lccn opportunc. As more wourd
CT Us |! doubtless COME ~ /" day, it ia hoped
that TIE citizens VII moro generally turn oui
their vehicles.
Ia tho afternoon TIE character of the
ncws increased IL It's encouragement,
and to,i ihG5 the gallant men who we're
!aaiing at Rockets had TOT bio! III vain. A
n,ss Of victory !rois Brsekinr;dg, ia the Val
ley, ard John,,a:' in Georgia, completed the
round Of the days entertainments.
TUE LITTLE ~ cursrERrIELo
General Br4uo gro having arrived 1T
Drc"rY's Bluff oa Sunday morning, set Wig
arausly 20 work 70 SIR up tho enemy in earn
ost. At an early hour yosvs rdsy morning
the tr2ops in trout Ct tire Bluff were in mo-
ton. and Z regular engagement was opened
rhe field OF operations lay almost due south
4f the B!aHi, ,iusy beyoad our ouser fortitca-
tious, from the I'D stage road, below tho Pc
;crsburg .urnpiko and across ii up in the d.
.cc;ion Of tho rilroad
lhe following despatch was received y. head
quarters ct bal: ?ast eight, TO be followed by
news still more cheering:
DREwRr'S BLUFF.
May In.h, l5Gi-S:b0 A. ~
To General Il. BRAGG:
Our progress is very satisfactory. Genera
Rars"m turned the enemys James river flank
earl tl;s morning. and is driving him towards
sur right We hold still on the right, and are
pressing the enemy back in frcnt Of our centre.
disabling ard capturing some artillery
General ERnsom stormod the breastworks,
:ook four stand Of colors. and about three hun
lrel prisoners. Our losses. on the whole ap"
pear no. to be heavy. G. It. BEAuREsARD.
Con. Rsnsom'a division formed line of
battle at O'Clock 4. II. lie occupied the
.e:s;s, ard Gen. G-ac;e's brigade his extreme
eft, with Kemper's brigade supporting him.
81 moving rapidly Forward the enemy's
pckets AMI skirmisi,ers were driven back,
md just at daylight the battle began. The
,&emy y:ere rested in the woods, protected
81 hastily constructed brcastworks, ard hav.
NJ u largo pond Immediately in their front.
"a arriving d. the edge Of this pond, tho right
If Grac;e's brigade vas exposed to severe
ire, en,i being unable to Cross, suffered great
=. But Kemper's meg came forward to their
support, and the fort;ieations of the enemy
we're quickly carried. Brig Cen. Hickman,
nc 2Tth Mass. rcsiusont, portions of other
.esinerss. snd :vur stands Of colors were
AIKEN Our troops acted with great gallan-
~, end Con. Gracie'e brigade fully sustainei
he reputation it L;ra gained il the VEST
Tie General himself hal his horse shot, and
vas slightly wounded, hu; remained in the
ield throus Auu- The day.
Lieut.. G. i. Mcclellan, OF the .59!h Alabama,
vas kiilo 1, and Colonel Hall AMI Adjutant
Hall, sev. e2cly wounded. Col. Moody, of the
ia Ais .bama, w1undod in the leg; Capt. Nc
ALLY. in the arm; Capt. Adams, in the hand;
Lieut. Eauey, in tae io.; Lieut.. Rntlsdso, IN
lie Pal. Lieut.. Col. Richard Maury, Of the
.4.f. Virginia, wounded severely in both hips,
,us posed mcrtaliJ. Several other officers
Ne re wounded, whose names we're not ascsr"
q lied.
1T lnlk G neral Ransom's command held
Cue batst. field, AID the enemy had disar>
pcarcd FROM tncir iropt. All adviccs concur
II the s,.,tene:.. that al Of our troops fought
With DISTINGUISHED va:or. The names OF the
various h isadcs Of the division have been