Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-19
THE NEWs
rRCa DEEP Dur-oA AND rIcisifY.'


Department states that the enemy dad not re-
new the attack on cur liuss Ei!eG iJni o'cloci
, on Tuesday afternoon. His ictro TN TIA;
Ch;ales City road, uf:sr adThuoioE /, within
= two nlilas of Whites Tavern. wa, dri1en bach
: across White Oak Swamp Oar loss Was
small.
Among The gallant dead C tho battle uca,
Whites Tavern, or, Tuesday, W. regret to re-
ccri the nau,e Of B'evet BTisEdiec denora
Victor J. B. Girardy, who wag assigned 10 III;
temporary commard Of Nsjgls's brigade
about two weeks AL. for g'>i!ari all saerto-
Gus c":iLdc. t2'"to Petersburg tie n,s rFo
IL tie fJcote,.i Aiii INSTANTLY Lii::d. !ie
bady reached tla ,':ty Oh Yesterday sn'rn-
icg sad vas prcl.aroa fir trnEsp1rta''rl
TO Augusta. Etti ria. whsIc Ito !alr'!Y Il The
deceased resides G.neiai Gma,hy eal.fi,l
the wa. ~ first Lieutenant ci Company Z, ol
tho Louisiana Guard, subsequently became
AdjutaEs General CT NrisG,'s brigade, End
during h brief period afterwards, Icing unable
to perform field duty. WIS assigned to the
command Of IL battalion Ut local tr0Gi 81
Augusta, Georgia. Upon returning II Tho
field ho Was appointed Il sisa oihurr t. uen'
Mshone, and bis concust VI the 30;h 81 !aly'
added to !ia previous reputation ior CALAMITY.
caused bis promotion 10 lbs petition ~h!ch 10
held when hs fell.
In the affair Of Tuesday, w5 isG,a tia. u
negro Brigade wea put in advance iii tho AZ
sault upon our lines. AID that they were ,aet
by destructive fire, which LETT mnay vi them
dead aud wounded OH the field.
Four hundred aud eighty "hitn iauteeS.
soule VI whom wsru woilnjGl. arrived u, ike
Libby OH yesterday. irou tbs I,l 81 luss
DAY.
hlatttI5 IN Yesterday Waia 1Hiiuaiatiro!T
quiet. At MI early hour ,he cnain7 tt,tom "ui
strong iorcs from Lrs lett. w'''cl' to"t us'i's
putei ,Iosseas:au u: Signal Hill. al"u. two
miles and hal. uoIow U!ui'in'a !::im. AID
JUS. at tho neck of Dutoh Bond. Tho place
wac nut f3rt:ti i aud i,Hd utYat Do hr occupied
BY cry otls:r ttaa tie Signal coTi.s. The &c
emy immediately 81: 10 work lurtilyin. the
petition On the !rU&s towards Ria!,m sud-
About twelve u'cCuk Il denomination was
maleupan cur c:ut.e. ia which rrEtu troops
were engaged, AMI was reph'sst !!is n:aVUc7,
as usual, hein. in irur.. tu!ie:.l "a. uirst.--
Heavy IrlnK Was heard iu.;rg last uSsn,nS.
but its origin did i'ot irL'.ny,.-. II &c sup
posed to have ORIG tuatrd an IL: Hort Ii drive
the enemy from Signal Till.
FURTHER Arm lsrgHEsrIs" Particulars.
We are indebted 10 = s5H;:eh,Ah who ar
ryrl from headquarters "n yarlor!sy los t-
following further particulars Of Ii, ersn;a Il
Tuesday aid yesterday:
| After his repulse Oh tho mornio: o!
Tuesday, tho enemy masssl kia troops
u0:h and 81 co.ps) in front If our l,ns-,
about half mile North CT TG25.e's
mills, charged furiouslg, aaI quickly .u&-
oaedei. ab3nt T. NJ, In hisal.inr tlirush
! WrigLt'- brigade, Of MaAone'p Gi,,siou
L,ns's North Elrolira b,rhtc. which Was
on the lott Of Wright's, immediately m9Tsd
by the right flank until il Reached tho Darby
| town r0si. l!ej down !hiS :. t!,lrt Distance.
und taeo, in the presenoe OF Hlu i. Gen. Field,
wheeled into line vt dorhie-4 uick aEnrs
ed the enemy, who had poured through
the gap IN great nuuibsTs, bid drove them L1U
yards, 10 Tho cover Q: the Guptu:ed breaat-
works. Hare, at 60 yards t:atarce. both
sitcs kept Up terrible lusila1e for
some t!tean minutes. H,an, raising II
wild yell the brigade .asEcd upon thc
! Dreastwcrks. In three miI;UrnG Ito w:Iks
alcng tho entire brigade front vera r.cIp-
! tured. Scores Ct Yankees. white and blnrk,
! lsy dead in the trenches, aEd Jumping orsr tie
! works, the "iar.hocls" pou:ad Y1tiay ai:af
Yolley into tia flying masses o. the enanly.-
| A considerable number Of the enemy. howry-
en- still held thc woeAs to cur let!, I:i,sir line
| being - much longer them onTs) sh! turned
;aeir. f:e nrJn our flank. Gai, in t5n !Gin-
: u,s@, os,o lpaG!et and ttt7 Elc: wel5 ikrcwn
! forward through y raY!!v, :t iT1lL o: The
breastw"tk. aat, suddenly atta.s,ir lhE stra.
my III tsuk biii t-'ar. caused al 1!,s loiInil:ie;
Of his lire t. lru,k. leaving the en,uo line in
our possestinn. la this cha.&a We captured
some Soma six hundred rr!sp!:aca And IL stand
Of cclq.=, :: n"ii.L q. % sGs :.r..:a. ,.si:Y ii
rich booty, ard. ilt:a; 49,. al! re~ort.brs;ti
the broken lines.
1t * proper 10 ray t!:.s ~ it4 ciasGs
Lanes brigade WAS io;rlai Jy sul..s vi .iaifT
sons aad Eenning'o Georgi.a.. VIII ii! Ea!-
lGrt sslyice
rae eEemy Lave hi ri:,t2 repeated tttir
Sse: Otherwise ali IL Gaiet near tho rcsns Of
Eueeday's battle.
Our loss waa comparatively small. Nhsn
the works we're racspturtd. l.pSercr. tirs dead
hcdY General GisarjY, %hn Commanded
Hrght's brigade, WAS found IN III, t;ci.cLc-,
Mimic ball having pasaai through h'S
head
On our extreme l,.t, which, ,Sa= ,,,od,nad W
Gary's lnd Ih.,nf,iIsr' cavalry: supported iy
Gftgg's Tsxss irisDirY brigade. We drove the
enemy. about dark last evening", THOUGH White
Oak Swamp, in which they abandoned - large
nuInhtr Of .hc.r I,GrErs nlld so4t;sred ia nil
DIRECTIONS in The beg. H. th::a h.hL-..tne little
slair wo cuptortt fifty prisoners.
Among the Yankee Killed wss Con. f3rrerc,
dancing master, AID cospmuntcr 81 tho negro
brigade.
Its certain thut Gen. j. x. Gba.nhIiaa uap
killed on Tuesday. sud his body 10 III tho
hands OF the enemy.
From LGEILE.
An ciRaial despatch to the " AT Department
yesterday. states that by iiSE CT ti"ae ",ti
commanding gohcIbi At tiat pnlnt ie.rus that
Admiral Blu ;hsna!i Is don. very Will. aid IL
in fair way 10 recover.
Dris.fiisr General rnse las asa Il 4 ',f"uiar
expressing tGs qualification :,t ~ defnt-
msnt vi tic garrison ut foTL Mtr:au dur
ing tho recent engagement wisn rspored
to fire which, for the tilse. III severity, l:us
never been snrpassed il tie M:tl:,ls e ~nr.
Brigaiier Genera. 1iige i!is publishes 10 ste
"Iribuue" Eelerai ords +, dated Angus, g.h,
whiob contains tho i6llu'sing Significant Iara-
srarhs:
81. In VieH OF tito recent GT.S:uat:pd 81
Fort Powell without Ol;ierH. hnu al .:.s amrfnu-
der Uf Fort Ga;GtP, 10 s!ulntios. Vi Ia: direct
u3 ,n.:, "a n,,inr. az tin. 4; ayr,r,l .b,uIp nt-