The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-09

..ge ps;ses ~
,1,ssy &oaSi''a - -. '''' $50
o,ryrN. ON RiCHMoNp-GRANT
fRf $50 $50 .Nn CHANGING his BAsE-
nEth,,sr or Two yaSKsE GENERA s.
.M'"sr<G ON THE soUiiisioE~1i'E ENE
" - aart,ru,ars of The Battle of the Viii
'" ,av. not been received In lnii,
ae'H'. ;, the uan,auival OF the Central
e''nA nlcht,) though we give some addi--
''.a >, =, p.rtIcnlsrs received by telegraph
a'', ',,ns,uds OF rumors in the city yester-
'SF ~ ,o, worthy of notice, and nearly all
~ IN we're exploded before night. What
'r i've below is all that is really known
e. ~ the contest. The situation may
H'",. ,srtooa from the fact that on Satur-
s -.,s, t,ran. attempted to get back over
!" ''s,r by way of Ely's ford, bat was So
" - messed by Gen. Gordon, that, seeing
1'e "a have to lose all his artillery, he
~ s,a his plan aud started for Fredericks-
S1aS ne had to march twenty-five miles,
81 Cen Lee, at . o'clock yesterday morr-
s.3 his adyance as Spotsyivania Court
e. ouly twelve miles from Fredericks-
Should Grant arrive without being
~ ..'s,,nn,ed, he will make that town his base
-. driven from it, aud will draw his sup
rs rom Aqua Creek, TO which point
,.t tan be sported by water We give
sA,u-;nr feIeyranhir
ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE.
from Our Own Correspondent
Hr,pcr AgrERs I.oNGsTEEEr's CoRps, FRI
=, Nav 6th, ia Orange q. H., May 7th.-
y,tao telegrams of this morning brought
a. history down to , P. NJ.
fongstreet was wounded in the neck at Il
,soss By the 9th va. infantry, through
r,ske. At that hour he had completely
,nea The euemy's left bat during the de.
y that ensued after his woundin. the en-.
sps ielI back behind their line OF entrcrch
aspts. thrown up at the intersection of the
a.a from Germanna Ford TO Bowling Green,
rsa the Orange and Alexandria Plank road.
! Gssra be Lad massed heavy forces, and hay
Il. Teen driven elsewhere, he made heavy
s,t TO hold the cross roads as his Gully sal
.ian
A4o'clock an effort was made by us to
SIT this point, which was successful; but
siorce employed was too weak tn hold it.
Cur casualties do not exceed 6,OOO, most
them being but slight wounds. Owing
p he thick woods In which the enemy
.sie tie attack, his l,.ss is much heavier.
We took between 5000 and 1000 prison
r,lltold.
We held possession of the battlefield all
slt.
SECOND DISPATCH
HEADoUARTERs, May z, via Orange c. II.
gsy ys-Gen. Lee ordered Gen. Ewell to
a.sa demonstration on the enemy's right
st night, during which we captured Gems.
aller and Seymour.
It Eas discovered that the enemy had
4'own up entertainments alopg his whole
tga. I'll the Gerinalna road. His position
slili these works and thick woods is very
Apas.
L is not Impossible, Loweyer, that we viii
I'll possession OF the Germanna road on the
2sn. : extreme right. His situation is
FTrecaTious.
Gss. LoBgstreet is doing very we'll.
Al IS quiet this Saturday morning, but
IT ase not idle. SALLgsT.
tbJ Telegraph,
ORANGE c. Il May Your correspond
G let: The front at 4 A. NJ, bringing the
taogin., reliable information
Gen Lgel again repulsed the enemy yes
to-day, who advanced on his front with five
Aati Of battle. The Yankee loss is terrible,
sgeciaiy on Early's front. Eweli's loss is
'd! suall. About IL o'clock yesterday the
tAaay having previously attacked Heth and
Hse0z and driven them back, LongBtreet
pi.uatt and was in the act of executing a
adg movement On the enemy's left wing,
'AsH by The mistake OF our men, he was
A''a upon. Lieut.. Gen. Longstreet and staff
>aa severely, though not m0rtally, wound
Il Gen. Longstreet in the shoulder, so say
AslrgeOns with whom the Press cores
saasht eonyersed, and who examined his
sound; and Instantly killing Brig. Gen. Jen-
14s, Of South Carolina Our troops contin.
aelto press the enemy until about O'Clock.
caHlng back the enemy's left and centre
Eae two miles, our left standing fast in It's
POSITION. - Il
Isl night Our men held possession OF the
''rnss battle aeld On the left and centre.
ap!lfIng number ofthe enemy's wounded
'Aa some Of the dead. The enemy fought,
.@'sFcay, most obs!ina.ely in oil parts of the
NAs ouF success was very great, though
10. deemed decisive.
'as charge OF Gordon's (Georgia) brigade
thursday is represented to have been the
s'andesi Of the war.
'4'' baore daylight some picket firing
~ heard in front Of Hill's corps, and about
a. H. eanaonading, lasting half au hour,
'-s Heard on Ewell's line.
Oa' 'oSs linus far is about 5000, of whom
~ -'se proportion are slightly wounded;
p0poflion OF officers to prlvates killed
-- 'ouhdeu is very much lager than in
aay previous tight.
.,a a4e ianKee Gen. Hayes is reported killed,
.u s - uesa Yankee General, with the initials
49, u " supposed to be Couch or Casey
s@ 'oald in Ewell's frcnt. The fight oc-
~.s ss ~ aesolate wooded country. Little
msY A'a'efy was brought into action. At
l,.v,'s yesterday, When the enemy were
o,,a., , pressing HIils Lien, Gen. Kershaw
tnes t''1as'y' by double-quicking with his
aI.ss .' arrived On the field, checked, re-
py,h. ~ anu pursued the enemy, TINS turn.
a. a. .@' '0ttunes OF the day at that end of the