The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-11
Miscellaneous.

killed yesterday In battle at Spottsylya
MIA Court House This is official.
The brig Mary from Rio Grande, with
reports to April 2lst, midnight, boarded
the pirate Florida, whose officers reported
having burned the ship Avon, from China
to Boston, three weeks prev GUS.
Richmond papers of the 9th contains de
spatches from Lee, and others relative 10
Grants advance and the battles.
An Orange Court House despatch of the
9th states that the rebels repused the
Union troops on the Plank road near Par
kers store.
In Spottsylvana county the engagement
lasted from noon till night, the rebels
claiming to have captured 1000 OF onr
troops of Fridays battle.
A despatch says the Union troops were
repulsed in every attack, and Longstreet
finally forced them to give way. Long
street was severely wounded in the shout
der.
Gen. Jennings was mortally wounded
The Union troops were pushed back 20
Charlottesville and everything looks we'll
The Richmond Wing of the eth says
had taken place CT the Peninsula.
The movement Of Buffers transports up
the James river was known in Petersburg
at ! | a. m, OH Thursday when Gen, Pick
EFT ordered out the militia, and great ex.
element ensued. All the force at Feters-
burg was moved out, but nothing is said "t
meeting tho enemy Forty one transports
and others coming, iron clads and gun
boats were counted, and 10000 to 10, 900
men we're landed at Burmuda landing.
The Wing, of the 9Th, states that Rich
mond Is in no more peril than when threat>
ened by McCie Ian, aOd argues that there
is no need If panic aad holds out the en-
couragement that ample reiniorcement5 are
at hand, 1t says there will DO trouble and
suffering from insufticiency Of iood
A despatch of the 5th from DemopoIis
states that the rebel cavalry GOO strong en-
gagged 5 900 Yankees, near Olive Branch
Creek, under Gen. Andrews, repulsing
the latter with heavy ! IS, the Yankees
retreating towards Baton Rouge.
A Dalton despatch of the 9th states that
the Union picket. were II miles from Tun
mel Hill but were - strong that nothing
could be learned of our movements
A Demopolis despatch OF the 5th, states
that Gen. Emory, with 10000 infantry, two
batteries and $50 cavalry, was advancing
towrrds Yazoo City.
A Charleston despatch states that 1875
mortar shell were thrown az Fort Sumter
between Friday morning and Saturday
night. and II shells were thrown into
Charleston on Saturday and ten on Sun
day.
Several heavily laden vessels passed
Charleston bar on Saturday going south
ward.
The rebel Senate vote Of thanks 10 For
rest is under consideration.
Commanders Pegram, Root and Spauld
ing have been assigned to rebel iron clads in
James river.
HArTERAs, NJ. C, May. By mail.-The
schooner Eliza Sheldon, bound for New
York, has just arrived h re from Newbern,
and reports that the enemy made demon
stration on Newbern yesterday, cutting Oh
the railroad communication between that
place and Beaufort, and making his appear"
ance on the south side Of the Neuse river,
two miles below the city, with cavalry
force accompanied By a battery Of 4 guns,
which commanded the water approaches to
Newbern for short period. Tue gunbosts
Commodore Barry and Louisiana sudden
ly made their appearance at the point
threatened, and forced the enemy back
from the river Nothing was allowed 10
pass over the railroad between Newbern
and Beaufort yesterday, as this demon
straton was expected, therefore the enemy
failed to secure loaded tain OF cars. Capt
White thinks this movement Of the enemy
was only a cavalry dash. and not intended
as general attack on Newbern.