Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-07
WAR NEWS
IRON rae PENINSULA.

Eon Ice tr2ll on tue York hver k2llroaa Pr0ceeOeu
Oay far Meadow S.atoR returning in consequences
OF hmcr that our forces in thai direction had fallen
back Il was also reported tout discrot,e) that the
enemy On the Pen nsaa had crossed the ChiekahOmny
s.u;h Of Bottoms Bddge.
A gentleman Who arrived in the city yesterday even
ing from the vicinity Of Turkey Island sAiOd THAI he
saw tie gunbOa.s c'ming sISNly and cautiously up
James River. Two tngTsitsd boats we're In front-Oe-
hind them vas a steemer, which he took to be the
'sNeS York. which seemed to be crowded With nan
and had rhiis Dag RyiHg He supposed tie steamer
had Co1federaes aboard shch was doubtless the case
he stated TIA! the Yankees had landed msn on tie
south side Of james RIVER, near Bermuda Hundreds.-
HOE many there we're the informant could not slA:e
certainly, but did not think there were 700.
DISTRACTION OF A YANKEE GUSBoAr BT A roEPED0.
From a despatch received q. tae Navy Department
from Lieut. Haat,I .yiiicn, il cha 60 Of submarine
offences We learo Ina, Yankee guaOoat foul Of
ole OF the torpedo ssatnes in the James River, yes
terday evening, aud was blown 20 atoms. He says
there is hardly pi-ee LEFT as large row boat"
The blowing up Of the leading gaaoOAs hAd the effect
to stsq The waOIs a,et, am3ns Ehsm the ATLANTA"
and st last accounts they Stationary.
UptO late hOar las. nigh. thsre lad bssn no hght-
ing whatever IN the direction Of The P4aiasula, bus 10
was said that a number Of Transports He;s oa thsr
Way up ths J,mss River, below City POnt.
rHE MOVEMENT Up JANIS RIvER
Information tha large Zee. OF transports, conveyed
BY Yankee gunbOats, was ascending James river, and
ives not gIea. distance Low City Point vas received
a. Headquarters in Petersburg ThMsdy forenoon,
AbV. II o'clock. General Pickett immediately directed
Colonel T. H. Archer Commanding the State forces, to
order out his mea AID this, saga the EzPrssS W the
signal for considerable excitement, which iOssAntane
ousy ensued. This s1,itemsnt was greatly enhanced
by the ringing Of the COur House bel, and this vas
soon followed BY the ringing Of all the other bells in
the city, which startled the quiet deniEenI Of the town.
from lie centre TO is remOtest limits. The militia
quickly responded to the summons, and in the
Of three four hours, than thousand Of on;
sturdy were al the place of rendezvous, armed
aud equipped the law directs" All the veterans Of
the service around Petersburg, including infantry,
tey and cavalry had quickly put themselves ia readi
ness ard moved OF 10 their respective PLACES Of des-
nation.
We had an interview wi gentleman Who leR the
vicinity Of City Point, hal-pasi seven, Thursday
evening He Informs Us that the enemy came up James
River ab0u, O'Clock P NJ. and landed force Of some
1000 at City Point, capturing pickle. guard Of 30
men, under command Of Lieut. Digger. Our signal
station also captured but the made their escape
TIE main bulk Of the enemys force proceeded TO Be
muda Hundreds, about three miles higher up James
RIVER in Chesterfield county, where they landed force
variouy estimated az from 10000 to Is 900 men. Our
informant counted forty-One transports, and others
could be seen in the distance, coming up James River
tbs large hotla conveyed by three iron-eads
Monitors, and four wooden gunboats.
Bermuda Hundreds is near the mouth Of the Apo
mA.tox RIVER, on its western bank, and but ten miles
from DrsWry's Bluff. l, is also within two or three
hours march Of the Redmond aad Petersburg Railroad
FLAG or TRUCE BOAT.
Thursday evening Judge Ou'd lsft this city on the
steamer Schulz for City Poi1t he lay up all night
and yesterday morning started ca dom the river
Meeting the Yankee guaboat', they refused to allow
him to proceed further He returned, and on hi, way
up met Captain Hatch, who vas on bis way down with
aOOu. 800 Yankee prisoners ald all returned to the city
yesterday evening.
IRON CENTRAL LEE's Army.
Yesterday morning the following special despatch vas
received az the War Department:
'HKAD0UARIEEs Army NoETHHRS VISsNrA,
Hon. Secretary Of War:
TIE enemy crossed the Rlp'dln at Ey's and Ger
mama FOrdA Two corps Of this army moved to op-
pose Aim-EWsls, By the old turnpike, and Hlis, BY
the plsnk road
They arrived this morning in close proximity to the
enemy's line Of march.
strong attack was made upon Ewel, who REFUSED
it, capturing many prisoners AID four pieces Of art
lsry.
The enemy sub55 Qlsn:y concentrated upoa General
Hill who, with Hs:b's and Wilocxs Diyisoa suooass-
fully resisted repeated and desperats assaults.
A large force Of cavalry and artillery on our righ.
was driven back oy Rlsssr's brigade
By the blessing Of God We maintained our position
against every eEor: until night, when the contest
closed.
We bsve to mourn the loss Of many brave officers
and The gAliast Brig. Gen. J. NJ Jones was killed,
and Brig Gen. Afford fear, mOstAlly wounded while
leading bis command With conspicuous Valo.
g. (Signsd) R. E LHI.
Ff1btirg need a. 6aybreak yes erday morning,
but up to late hou- as night nothing further
csivei E ON Gen. Lees army, s1eeps that
private despa ca had been received that an well
and that he had repulssd the enemy at al points.
TIE WOUNDED.
Yesterday evenings train brought in fourteen wound
ed men Of Lomlxs cavalry brigade, who engaged
Ia skirnish on THURSDAY. They generally terri
by wounded. 0-e man bad bis tongue shot nearly Of,
the ball entering ore ch sk a1d coming out Of the
other. The tongue vas hanging BY Shred out Of bis
mouth. Another had Lis leg taken of BY round tho.
FROM CHARLESTON
The bon5ardneut Of Sort Sumter continues With
spirit. From Friday morning until dark on Saturday,
bree hundred and ninety ave mortar shes were thrown