Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-07
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TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE :, 1864.
THE NEWS.
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by TYLER g. ALI%SRE.

The NEWS.
81. FRoH TIE CHIcRAuoaINY.
Yesterday was another quiet dayton The
Chickahominy, very little Of anysr 5-t Of Eight,
ing having occurred. il was reported that
tho enemy was moving away towards tllf
White House, despairins tho Immediate cap
ture Of Richmond, and urged by the neces-
sity Of recruiting his shattered columns and
reinspirirg hisusedrlp Veterans to tliotask
which has proven 60 wofully impossible hiti:-
eito. But back out is not Grants "atyIe.''
at least it should NOT be supposed to lie: Blast
likely aud from other refsrts from. The tiaId,
we nreiled to believe he5lesigas unlibs All
essay to cross The Chiekahomny at rame point
on our right, in order to make the Jaiues tri-
butary to:his Eoommissary and quartsrmasltr
departments. Tho state Of affairs viii be
fully developed, doubtless, To-day or.to lnor-
row. An Cficial despatch fiofa Gan. Lue
says that all was quiet on yesterday and sun
day.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
Asolaisr m, Gan. LOGS array wiring 10 i
n THfs 5Ny, 'n.iar laie:6f june Oh,
says:
. 81 rode down tho front of. 0nr left wing
yesterday. All was quiet until evening. when
a furious fight commenced ON our right Tie
result have not learned. Tho enemy haa
undoubtedly been Leaving cur left front for
some days; perhaps ths moll,ing they are all
goneo.2Our, scouts last ~tpening reported the
.enelaY, zen ulaSse, leaving our entire 'front.'
But where will they goH They cuuaot go
back: They IRE taking everything they can
lay their hands on. As.our scouts pass, littIe
children. on the Pamunky run out alai ask for
something to cat DR.. Pollock, living on tho
Pamunky, lost everything he fad, including
thirty negroes.
1.-The fight VI last Friday wasycrY sevcre--
The enemy's loss is reported to have been
heavier than at the Wilderness a far,ncr
reports Grant to have s,.id that ha would try
Lee few DAYS longer, and if he could not
succeed he (l.ee) might take his ID little
Con(ederacy and 20 to hi with it. Prisoners
give very exaggerated statements in regard 10
Grants achievements, which aro Of courEc
all stuff But DO that rs it may, yory i'm.
purtant movement il on foot, which / opine
will be decisive. or this you will be informed
in good time. Our men are perfectly conf
dent that Grant cannot advance one step. On
Friday we droge him over two miles, taking
three lines of entertainments. Saturday
We fell back TO our own line, w:licl, has been
greatly strengthened. Prisoners estimate
Grant entire !ra5cs III % 600 Fla strength
is believed here to be l3u Goa. Ihc:o Was
soma little firing on uur II Ills, norning b.
fore daylight"
FEJM TUE VALLEY.
The report whic,. r"nrlirJ the ,.i;y, "n yet
telI,y, that ;Stauntun had fallen into .he
hands If tbs enemy, took everybody by sur
prize Twas with Il dfiicnl.y, unusual to re,
ports generally, that the intelligence "ained
credit, 80 certain was every one ;hat :rnrle
preparation had been madn a.ui.:s.i s.:lr IN
authorized tone it went d1w:i I!Ea. . yssy biz
ter do.a. fie only d',rart i.tsrru,.iat !rn!.'
that quarter is ns E li9ws: O.: ::ia1.:.,y l!tn
ouonly. undtl Hunter, rcSuIn@Gt:.oir msIcil
towards =sSs,anhtoa, after .,.YnTa days of reohr-
noisanee about Port Rapul.lf' Brig. GIN.
Jolea, with pertis-o his .:odi4n;4t.l. i,::at,:a-
cd to me.t them, relying upon tla nGinlsnasr
of. his command to support hin; eic uttered
them eleven mics from ssaant:nr and gaze
battle.
Tls cnemy's force WAS largely superior to
that under Jones, and though tho latter made
a most gallant fight, WIS tihalIvHverpatS6rsEf;
Jones, himself, falling ,nosaaiig1 wcurieJ."--
Tho support expected not arriving. the rem
nant of his Suud rc!icatcI, leaving The ruaiG
road to Staunton at tllu enemy :, ,ir1dsG!.-
That they entered tho place ti,cr', 2ll COM
mittel thoir ugual dcpr=datiGEJ, there Is no
dJuLt entertained ut the War Uhsr. although,
IN TO ten o'clock last night, hnd hot
been officially announce. Our forces, which
had covered Staunton before, @tre disposed ai
points moro Immediately affecting the Hitna-
ton on this side Of the Blue Ridge. Addi-
tional forces have been seat TO look after the
raiders, and will soon spardily put them out
The capture Of Stauntan sui iecta the TO-
yernmeai to the l,ss vi an extensive work
shop. and lays OPEN IL large trait "i the rich
est country in Tho State 10 devastation ant
destruction. 4 large number Of mills, many
tannories, soms iron works, ai.d various oiEe,
establishments and rosourccs OF benefit to thu
people and the government are placed at thcli
mercy. These l,sscs, however, are of SC
condary Importance #. present; but the cit
T. .l,.l "a In Ia
sympaihiz.d with.
q. n rnl Jones, who fell in the action above
alluded 70, WIS in command of the cavalry
forces i'll the Valley. He graduated ut Wct
Point, un the :;i0ih jane Isis and vas pro-
NOTED hrcvct ID Lieutenant Mounted RilrR
July |, Isis. IL catered tie Confederate
sci yicc ut tho commencement CT The war, ant
led the frat cdmpanJ-thc Washington
Mounted r fas that left Southwestern Vir
einia. As Colonel of the First Virginia Cav
airy, in Gen. Stuart'a command, E& YVES Will
General j. E. Johnston in all his Valley ore
rutions. ct Manassas, on the Pcninsu!a and IL
Seven Pines. After the battlG Of StTen Pine:
he was promoted to tho rank Of Rrigadia'
General, ~ which capacity Eo ire
queuiIy distinguished hin"el aah rcs,lhr"f
jhya!nable aid tu uur cause. lie wgs "a brave
ard sEillul nfic,r, Who's .sa will i.c dGuTlj
felt.
a REP. IT was III cif':nl*lion that l's2lnst'i
had also fallen. This Was dnribtlcsB prema
az, ! l.. 81 4