The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
THE WAR In VIRGINIA.
Statements of Richmond Papers.

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Statements of Richmond Papers.
WASHINGTON, May 10.
Richmond papers of Saturday are at hand.
cOndense the following:
The Sentinel of the eth inst. says: From
| dispatches received yesterday it appears that
the battle was renewed ON Friday morning
| about daylight, and was still raging furiously
at last accounts. The President received q
dispatch from Lee yesterday of most satisfac-
tory character. dispatch from Major Dooly,
most cheering We may get a dispatch be
fore our paper is put to press, containing later
intelligence. That everything is progressing
favorably on the Rapidan, we have not the
least doubt"
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9TH saws ::
'About 100 Yankee prisoners have arrived
at Orange Courthouse, and claims that the
confederates were successful in the fridays
fight, and pushed Grant back to near Chancel-
lOrsville."
The dispatches in the Richmond papers all
show that as late as Friday Lees headquarters
were at Orange Courthouse.
Richmond papers report the following cas-
ualties: Gen. LOngstreet was painfully wound
ed in the shoulder blade; General jenkins, of
South Carolina, was MORALLY wounded Col.
j. Thompson Brown, LIST Virginia Artillery,
was shot through the head and killed outright;
Col. Warren, of the 9th Virginia, and Colonies
Miller, Nance, and Garthers, of South Carolina,
were killed. Gen. Battles, of Alabama, and
Jordan's, Georgia. brigadcs suffered severely.
Col. Randolph, of Virginia, was killed. Gen.
Jones, OF Virginia, was also killed. The En-
quirer says that Gems. jenkins and Longstreet
were wounded by their own men, through mis-
take. Gen. Walker, of the Stonewall Brigade,
and Gen. G. H. Stewart. of Maryland, are re-
ported wounded.
The Sentinel says: "The following dispatch.
dated at Orange Courthouse, yesterday morn
ing, May 9th, has been courteOusly furnished
us for publication:
"'Col. H. Hill, Pay Department:
We are driving the Yankees at all points
this morning. Gen. A. P. Hill and staff are all
safe.
1Slgned) p. B. HILL"
Courthouse, May 6. says: "A severe fight took
place last evening at Mine Run. Twelve hun
dred Hankees were captured and brought to
this place. Gems. Rhodes and Johnson's d.
visions were engaged in the battle. The LOU
isiana brigade suffered severely. Fnll details
will be sent to you as soon as they can be OBJ
tanned"
The Richmond papers publish LEES report
of Thursdays battle as follows;
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN V1RGISIA.)
THURSDAY, May 5, 1864. {
non. SecTetGy0f war:
The enemy crossed the Rapidan at Elys and
Germania Fords. Two corps of this army
moved to oppose him; Ewell's by the old turn
pike. and Hills by the plank road. They
arrived this morning in close proximity to the
enemy's line of march. A strong attack was
made upon Ewell, who repulsed it, capturing
many prisoners and four pieces of artillery
The enemy subsequently, concentrated upon
Gen. Hill, who with his and Wilcox's divi-
eli cr1nno of,,l1v tod no
desperate assaults. A large force of cavalry
and artillery on our right were driven back by
Rossan's brigade. By the blessing of God we
maintained our position against every effort
until night, when the combat closed. We have
to mourn the loss of many brave officers and
men. s,s d.
Gallant Brigadier General j. NJ. Jones was
killed, and General Stafford, fear MORALLY
wounded, while leading his command with
conspicuous valOr. R. E. Lee.
The Richmond Why, of May 6, speculates
upon the prospect 1t says: g..
While the auspices were never more favora-
BILE for Lee, the chances of battle are so vari-
GUS and so much beyond human control that it
is impossible to fOretell with certainty the is
sue of the pending engagement.
We all know this, yet no one has asked the
question: What are we to do if Lee suffers
reverse, and is forced to fall back upon this
to consider the consequences of a deplorabie
accident, which may happen any day
A year ago "Stonewall jackson fell not far
from the spot on which Lee and Grant are
about to join battle. What if Lee should fall?
May Provi lence spare US this calamity, for the
people of the Confederacy are 10y no means
prepared for it.
They have made up their minds, unwisely,
that the war must end one way or the other
this year forgetting. quite, that there can be
but one way. If Lee should fall and his army
be unsuccessful we greatly fear that the ma.
jority OF the people would begin to look the
other way.
But neither the loss of Lee, nor the reverse
of his army, nor the two together, will justify
the contemplation of that other way. Let it
be dismissed at once and forever. Suppose
his army fails to drive off Grant, and has to
retire, we have renforcements and many ex-
cellent lines of defence
Whatever betides, this is very clear Our
independence must be won. Short of that we
can never stop. There is no middle ground AS
Mr.. Leach fanCies, between independence and
subjugatiOn.
How often have we proclaimed that the fall
of Richmond, and of all our cities. would not
and should not end the war. Do we still stand
fast to that proclamation, or are we, indeed,
ready to see the war end this year, one way or
the other?
Perhaps at this moment the great contest on
the kapldan Is at Its height, and before the set
ting OF this days sun the wires may bring us
sad tidings.
Should it so chance, we must set hard the
teeth and rally once more to the breach, re-
membering that the cause for which "St ne
wall +" Jackson died may suffer thousand re-
verses, but never can fail.
The mishaps of to-day may be repaired to-
morrow, and in the end we will, for we must.
triumph gloriously.
Special Dispatch to the New York Time.
WAsHINGToN, May IA, 1864
The following is published in the Rich
mond Dispatch of the 9TH inst, as the
dispatch of it's special CORES pondent,
"Sallust," and gives an account of the
second day's-Friday's engagement:
ORANGE COURT House. Friday, May 6.
The enemy renewed the attack this morn
ing with great violence attempting to turn
our right and get between us and Richmond.
Every attack of the enemy was repused We
have driven him some distance on the left but