The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-14
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THE MovEMENs UPON gICHMoNn~D ~DEraR-
TURE OF Tie ENEMY AROUND lieu.
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TURE OF Tie ENEMY AROUND lieu
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| The news yesterday was very scarce, hu'
What there was ef i: was interesting. Tas
chief point of interest was the departure q
the enemy from the Notifications around
| Richmond. 1t had taken place silently, and
| the movement was vel; conducted Jhis
| change In the Yankee programme can hardly
| be explained, except from the fact.thas no
movement was made on the Southeido In
response to their appearance before ths
| city. One of the prisoners brought in re-
marked that they would have arrived here
two days sooner but for an unexpected de-
! lay. This delay may have broken up ths
| programme. We give below condensed
| account 4f what occurred yesterday:
| TIE DEPARTURE OF THE RATDgRs FROM
| AROUND RICHMoND-THEY BUM q eTToM's
| FRIDGE.
| On Thursday evening, about suadovr
| the i9fces under aherilass, which have beer
| before the city ior several days, commenced
| their movement down the Perinsula. 4
| good many horses which had been tired GU,
| they shot, leaving the carcases on then
camping ground. Blankets were torn iato
| strips, and sccoutremen.s burnt. The
Meadow bridges were rebuilt, and the tres
sci work over the railroad bridge across ths
| Ch;ckahominy was covered with hcwn logs
50 as TO admit the passage Of horses over IL.
Upon crossing hs destroyed the bridges,
marched up to Necliauicsyilie, and then
struck into the range OF bills formerly oecu
| pied by Mcclellan as camping ground
Their train Of wagons was about q mile long.
Thursday night they canped about seven
| miles below the city, and yesterday they
| reached Bottom's bridge, which they burnt.
Before reaching this bridge they drove in
cur p;ckets at New bridge, and burnt that.
Thoy then continued on thcir way down to-
wards the river.
The prisoners OF this party, Of whom
thirty-one were brought in yesterday, rep.
resent that it was picked command. i'll
tended for the capture Of the city, and seeia
at loss to account for the iaiiaro to assault
The works.
1t Is more than probable that Sheridan has
gone 10 the river to cross over and join
Butter, aa the road he has taken will BRING
him to the river in the vicinity of Civ
Point.
LIST CT CAVALRY CtPTTRsB BY SHERIDAN
CN HIS Way DOWN.
On their WY down the road the Yanaee
raidcrs captured tbs foIloaing PERSONS
th>y stopped c; q farm anf allowed The
prisoners ~ n ai1e "lt , LEI, which was lcc.
with the iafln@r to te aeut t. Richmond
Ce, I. 5 Z Va s.av,,5y.--i-t L!,us " Il
3tIckiio, - Lieut. Z c B Bsaeau: Sergeant ~
Lhtseomo; Corporal a d J .;jassr; Priv tea
u R Wo8tson, j Wood, 3 j. B9uis, j W
AeGcG.J " Burgess, j i Yorlpkias, S A
Dobiieiia, :, q A2dduE, T " B.ocEa,,-
70 d -PriTates q II Greasy, j Y O., land, y
} BsinhieY, j i Lair 20 z. 15.n Va cay
NJ f West. 80 G! 81 w cav
airy, captured Nay 9sii, l5a4-s}ergt s Z
Coleman, GoTp'i Il Wi,soc, rtiyates E ii
Adams, Z z Cchen, j ~ Goodman, j A
Hentr;cS, Il w B. twiu, " Robinson, j
: K3niasoa- CO Z, q Va cayalry-Priyate
Z II West.
As THIS list vis written very inaisiinctly
some of tbs names may not be correct. Tie
prisoner had only few moments 10 prepare
i.
MOVEMENTS OH TIE SOUrBSIOE-DEMOS-
SFnATI9E On DREWRY's BLUFF LAST
NIGHT
When The enemy fell back fso,n i,lrGre
'etersbarg aud Drawry's Bluff o., Monday
ecoanoissaDccs were made by cur troops,
'i'd i; was ascer!ained that they had goac
'ack to their shipping at bermuda Hun
ireds, aud that the force threaiening Peters
'urg south of the Appomattox had gone
'ack 10 City Point. Yesterday, however,
] sain advanced. About 6 O'Clock yes
e ~ afternoon g force attacked party CT |
'er ttoops near the Half way House, aud |
ass hight about o'clocs strong column
Il tie enemy appeared between The Bluff |
nd Richmond. We have nothing later OF
heiT movements, but fight il likely to &C. |
ur to-day.
The firing heard yesterday afternoon was |
aased by the eheliing OF the outer ior.inca |
ions OF the Bluff By the enemy and our gul.s |
eplying.
The negro troops at Fort Powhatan, On |;
Ames river, are said 10 be com .nittiDg dep
edations Of every character upon the citi- /
ens around that point.
He RAID On THE pANFiLLE RAILGoAD- |!
DEPOT BURNED -RESlsTANCE ENCGUE- |!
Tered.
The raiding party of Yankee cavalry, no |
eed i'll this paper yesterday as having |:
rossed the Richmond and Petersburg Rail |
,ad the night before en- route for ths. DAN
lille Railroad, struck the ia!.er ROAD al
oaiield about 10 o'clock tiat night, tearing
? The rails aud pulling down the telegraph
ire. From there they went TO Rowhatan
ta'ion, where they tore up the track and
lrnt The depot building and water tank
'e learn from a telegram from Mr Jas l.
orrow, the Superintendent OF the telegraph
le on the road, who started On al engine !
s,esday morning to repair the damage to
g line, that they LETT Ponhatan for tbs
atfoax bridge, over tho Appomattox river,
n miles from Richmond, and thlc heavy
ing was heard there yesterday Afternoon.
lere was force Of infantry and artillery
.tioned there to protect the iron bridge
er the river
LII cavalry is under the comnsaDd OF
ears, oi the 1l.h Pa. regiment, who had
i gotten through with aui attempted raid
tue resr Of Petersburg, and got whip
's for The attempt.
FIRE. GEN. LEES ARMY.