The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-16

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wcsnded very eighty.
ABOUT 500 prisoners were captured dur
these lights.
urants Losses, since the campaign began.
.pnt At the lowest ngures, IL $4,000 Our
losses IN Killed and missing, all told. since
the campaign began, Il not over 1900.
Federicksburg IL said to be garrisoned
with negro troops.
Lieut.. Gen. A. P. Hill resumed command
Of his corps to-day.
) Our troops have been marching, fighting
and lying in line of battle twelve DAYS to.
gay, but their spirits are due and their reso-
iution invincible.
The troops are receiving adequate rations,
ana the animals sufficiently of forage.
(roURTH DIspAgcHl
BATTLE FIELb, NEAR SPorsYLvANYA C. H.,
Via Guiney's, May 18th.
Yesterday evening there was cavalry
nght'on our left wing. A body of infantry
engaged Chambliss brigade OF cavalry, and
fought them some time, until our Infantry
came to the support Of the cavalry, driving
the enemy back aud capturing about one
hundred prisoners.
The enemy are reported to-day to he
shifting their position towards tue tsle,
graph road and railroad.
There has been no firing at all to-day.
Our wounded are slowly arriving heress
preparatory to being sent to Richmond
Brig Gens. MCGOWAN and X. ID. JohnsttSi,
are slightly wounded, In addition to thOse
previously reported. Brig. Gen. Gordon,
erroneOusly reported wounded, 10 not Lart
Thus far we have lost about seventeen
General officers killed, wounded, aud cap
tnred, ard about thlry five field officers.
THIRD COMPANY RICHMOND HowITzfRs-
THE BATTERY CAPTURRD-HRAvY LOSS.
In the fight on the 10th lust, the four gun
battery known as the Third company Rich
mond HowitzeTs, Capt. h. NJ. smith, Jr,
was captured. From one of the members
We learn that they had been fighting all VI
Thursday with very few casualties, and were
to have been relieved at dark. just before
dark, however, the enemy made charge and
Doles's brigade on the right gave way, which
was followed by Dauiels' brigade, which was
supporting the battery, also giving way
The artiilerists were thus exposed to very
heavy endlading and rear nre. The enemy
rushed 10 between the guns and limbers,
firing right aud left on the men at the gune
and the retreating infantry. The battery
was afterwards retaken by our infantry, and
on the following day one section OF 1t was
sent forward to go into action, but was not
needed. The company had 4s horses killed
The battery is still manned aud in command
OF lst It. Henry &. Carter, who escaped cap
ture. We have the following Correct list OF
the casualties from Orderly Sergeant Wan. B
Gretter, who dates from "Camp hear Spots
sylvania c. H., May 1lth;"
Killed Corporal Z C Howard; privates 8
A Wakehsm, G 2 Porter Wounded Ser
Keants G D rhaxton, slightly In leg; L
w H Winn, severely In arm; privates l. W
Redd, mortally; H Bunington, slightly in
side; + F Cullen, slightly 10 side; NJ Four
qurean. slightly in leg; W w Lear. slightly
10 head, } Nj Mandors, slight conclusions; I
NJ Miller, slis htiy. In shoulder; Porter,
slightly 10 arm; Z H Smith, severely in sloui,
der tsinee d!edi Missing and supposed TO be
prisoners-Cpt B H Smith, Sgt I H Qaarles
Corplc z B Hunt. J X bugg, H Breeden,W W B
Courtney, NJ CIump, r G Chamoerlayne, c
B Fouiqnrean, r J 9ambol, J I II ardwtcke, j
b Huicheeon, Il Hutchsns, Jr, Henry
Jones, c Lorraine, J 8 Lear. Morris,
Jas Moultry, G Parker, w D p. rter, W II
Roberts, W NJ Sciater, We Thompson, } I
BdhannOn.
0AsUALTIRs1N IN THE WASHINGTON ARTILLERY.
This battalion, stationed between here
aud Petersburg, has sustained the following
losses up to yesterday morning:
\ "a Company.-Kilied: Private Page Lap
ham. Wounded: None.
81 Company Killed: Private Henry Mad.
den. Wounded P,ivates A Lesfe, eighty;
Henry 4utllOtte.
. 4th Company.-Killed: Corporal K q Ne
Donald; priVates E A Mallard, J FOalkes.
Wounded: Pfi7atss VIM Martin aud Aiff>d
NOrcum.
TRE SITUATION IN soUTHwFsTERN VIRGINIA.
An official dispatch was received at the
War Department Saturday giving state
.ment of the situation of affairs in South
sssstern Virginia. The enemy moved from
Blacksburg on the l2th, and went to New
port. Giles county. Gen. Crook had twelve
regiments OF infantry, ten pieces OF artillery,
and, according to Yankee prisoner, one
brigade of cavalry, which joined him since
states that Averill left Charleston seventeen
days ago, with four brigades OF cavalry; thai
on reaching Logan G. H. he detached one
brigade to join Crook; with the three re-
naming brigades he moved on and met Gen.
W. II. Jones, six miles from Wytheville, on
Tuesday, and, after severe fight, fell back.
A later dispatch dated Christansburg,
Saturday, states that the enemy has gone in
the direction Of Monroe county. The COM
mauds of French aud Jackson intercepted
Averiils command near Newport, and scat
tered II 10 the mountains. The main body
under Crook, would reach Grsenbrier on
Saturday. Little damage has been done to
the railroad. except at New river bridge -
The lead mines and salt works are safe.
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