Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-19
From the Richmond Exanineg, May 18th.
The War News.
FROM GENERAL LEES ARMl

There was nothing official yesterday from Gen. Lees
Deps1tmeut up to late hour last nigbt There were
dozen out last night, Of unpleasant char
but have reason to baieve without any fougda,
ton fact. telegraph received last night from the
chief quartermas Lees army, giving direc.
ons IN his department dated at Court House
yesterday afternoon, and dispatched from Gurea's
ton at five ocIock Last evening fsom which it is plain
that Lees line of cmmuncaton is open aud that dis
reported pretty good authority, that there had
fighting the Block sHouse four miles of
Court Rorse and that bad repused the
enemy at last still driving him Lee g
sixteen miles from fredericksburg
gentleman, who arrived last evening from Frdericks
burg reports that on Sunday evening" when he ef the
Yankees were laying their pontoon across the river to the
Stafford Heights, preparatory, Supposed to their
crossing over should it become necessary.
Great disqualification is said to exist in Grants
Ger to Gnerai WiOder upwards ef forty psoneTs who
had voluntarily to him and asked be brought
the Rapid and Rappshannock is filed with deserters
estimating their number at several thousand.
THE BNBMY CENTRAL RA1LRoAD-THEY REPoR-
ADVANCING or IRE HANOVER JUNCTION.
Nothing positive has been heard Of the work of the
Yankee raiders at Beaver Dam is Supposed however,
ts as
Yankees struck Hanover Junction. At early hour
Johnson stating that believed that they were ad-
vancng that points that prisoners had been
from Beaver Dam that they were some three thousand
strong, and unde the command of Gen Merit
Later accounts received from Col. Bradley Johnson
ported that he had yesterday morning krmish with the
Yankees and captured several prisoners and that at IL
O'Clock yesterday there force Of three
thousand Negro Foot eight miles of Hanover nuc
sion who resting and feeding their horses with the
evident design Of making raid some point 1t was
reported that another column advancing from Beaver
Dam.
Another report last night that the Yankees ten
thousand strong, marching Richmond and that
Fitzhugh and Stuart in close pursuit them,
some two three toars behind them. To impede their
pursuit the Yankees had feed trees their way, and
were making direct march onhe city. Ibis pre-
vailed extensively sst night and caused quite sensation
icE no
had good which he would like to report, but he
could not do SO st that time.
1t is reported that the whole cavalry force Of Grants
army has been detached, and has been sent around
make this demonstration against the railroads and Rich
mond.
A FIGHT AT DUBLIN
As we Limited days likely tc occur, 4ankee
General AveriIl has started raid against the Vr
gina and Tennessee railway dispatch was received
early yesterday that portion of his forces mao STRUCK the
railroad DabD Depot aud that sharp nghI had ensueo
reported under were repulsed
that he himself wounded. we nave no otheF par
of the fight that be reed on There were
last night abou: the aar but we 90 not
think them worth repeating.
private dispatch Governor Smith reports that his
SON. Lieutenant Colonel was wounded in the fight, and
fell into the hands OF the enemy The wound was in the