Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11
Richmond Cnquirer.
THE NEW 8.
TEE CITY.
MONDAY MOaNlN0, OCT. 10, 1864.

TEE CITY.
Y,a circumstance WIS wanting on yesterday
% Co.'s: lt;e the pleasant illusion Of peace as
nsY;.areL within tho limits Of tho city. With
sb,ich. au,uc,nal dawn came grateful sense
If il t.nse and unusual quise. which, 60 wh,re
uewuuli upon the streets, it was Impossible
u di.rel No SQUAD IF distant cannon, TO
,kundsrirg Of hugo wagons. 10 clatter of
many hoof5, nor tramp of martial feet, broke
pen the cold, still air. The very church
balls seemed to peal in tremulous vibrations,
unwilling to disturb the pervAdirg noiSelesa-
nsss, and tho bells that tolled the silent hours
orsy L.rs a certain mystic distance in tho
.,und that gavo each stroke dreamy far-of
nps N,thing in earth or air betokened war.
The cnly sounds TINT foated by within the
intervals Of the ztilly hoars ~sro waited, like
vAisrere, from the pioions Of come Hook OF
ris.,r- as they ciroled above the roof ma
su4,, iosn into the deserted street. But
sro., ,aeys was sound Of music it pa7ssd
,btou.h soue remote and unirequented quar-
ter tho Dirains stealing softly down into the
s;,r,s heart, to tell of band oi brave meR
lug to the field. The ticking of the
cl}ck coui" 1- -. in every house. Toll
bgd ceased at tho doinosuU -----n-.nd tbe
y.iso vi ,ls great WITHOUT was still. The
day was ono M onotOne Of deep, touching, de-
votioul silence. When before has Rchmono
knelt before her alars upon sueh Sebts:h
,IJx al. ,>.",..~.:n fR1--sL
The general rsaulss Of the fight on Friday
last have been giy5o. The charges Of our
troops upon The en4my are described rs being
euusl in Grdor ard frmness to ary Of tas WEI,
sud it was to. that ardor and frmnsss that
SUCCESS, with comparative little lose. was due.
Gsty's cavalry acted spltn Idly, driving tho
eneny's cavalry back on the left, and CAP
tuiinc many hersea and men. Tie infantry
CT Ardorspr's command, marching tfmly On
the works cf the enemy, without taIteripg,
carried on. the plan Of the attack allotted to
them with admirable precision, forcing the
enemy from the DarbytoTu Road back into
their main defences near the New Market
Rid. Having secured the 0poiis Of this bril-
Ian: f9ht,ng maj 60 u9re, cur rew lincs we're
moteie? to command the position which ne
cessi;ased tho withdraw al Of our troops 70
WITHIN milo and Leif Of our original lines.
The enemy made an attempt subsequently 70
recover their lost positions, but succeeded
oily in occupying ground We had Voluntarily
,elinquished. They have now no position on
the Darbytown Road, and their sphere OF ope'
rs,ioas in advance Of Fort Harrison is limited
IL the vicinity of tho New Market Road, near
their former position. Our loss in the engage
mtn, of Friday has been ascertained to be
about three hundred and fifty, killed and
wounded, together with few prisoners lost
on Friday night, when the enemy made an at
tack upon one of our new cutposts, from which
/, vas afterwards found necessary to with
draw, not, however, until the enemy had been
severely punished. The enemy left hundred
AID fi,y Of lis wounded on the field. They
have besn brought to the city and placed IN
the Libby hospital. All was quiet on sasur-
day and yesterday.
During Saturday truce occurred to enable
our troops to bury their dead who fell in front
Of Fort Harrison in the engagemtnts OF Sop
tembcr 70 and 80. The incessant movements
Of both parties since that time prevented this
from being attended to before.
prcKsrrs xlN III TH1 FIELD.
Among the details of operations against tho
s,sn,v On and around Ohafin's farm, during
n. last few dsys, is the fact, which we have
omitted to mention, that large fort, together
with the ground on either Of its tanks, was
taken and held by four fino regiments OF
Plckett's Division, under command Of Col. b.
B. Montague. The charge was msde in gal
Ian, ssvle, and the position thus taken was
MIA. ;mnortant, as it established the basis for
,bs construction of works which now closely
oonrront Fort Harrison, and present on insur-
morntabls obstacle to Grsrt in bis '.On to
Richmond" by the north side Of the river.
wl1cHrs's RAlD IN NokTHwEsTiRR VIRsISIA'
We have some further details of this sue
cessiul raid, made few days ago by Lieut.
O,l. Witcher, in Northwestern Virginia, On
official summary of which bas already been
given. Col. Wit,her is now at his heedqaar-
ters iu Greerbrisr, having forwarded the
apoils Of his expedition to safer lo'ali'J. He
brouah. cut 400 horses and over 200 fno Cat
tie. Ho captured Balltuwn, Jacksonville,
W.ston Buchanan end Wsikers7ilie. At
Westorsr ne destroyed large amount of all
kinds ct stores. At Buchanan he captured
Major Long, of the Sd lYankse) VI. cavalry,
Of Averils brigade, with 100 men and horses
and equipments complete, besides the quar-
sesnss,sr buildings, containing 1000 bushels
Of shelled oats, and at least 81, 10000 worth
Of quararmastsr, commissary and medical