The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-20
LATE REBEL NEWS,
The Raid on Petersburgh.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
The War i'm Mississippi.
Gen. Kautz's Raid on Peters.
burg.

The Richmond Enquirer June llth, has
an account of raid on Petersburg by Gen
Kautz. 1t says "The enemy crept up be
hind the residence of VIM. A. Gregory,
ascended to the roof, and knocked off the
shingles. were enabled not only to obtain
an excellent view and ascertain the number
of our forces, but through the opening
fired upon and killed many of our men be
hind the breastworks. The residence of
Timothy Rives fell into the hands of the
enemy, and Mr.. Rives was taken prisoner. .
They were almost in Petersburg, and could
see its spires and steeples and many of the
houses of the suburb and limits, but again
that Divine arm, which has so often been
outstretched in our behalf. was barred, and
our city was saved from the tread of the
ruthless invader.
"Just at this orportune moment Graham's
Battery reached the Reservoir Hill, unlim-
bered in an instant, and with a precision
and rapidtty which We have heard spoken
of as being almost without precedent,
threw into the ranks of the enemy show
er of she'll. The advance on the city was
on Jerusalem plank road, coming into Pc
tersburg from a southernly direction. At
o'clock the courthouse and engine bells
rang, and the citizens responded immediate
ly, end manifested every disposition to de-
fend their homes and firesdes. Our breast
works on Jerusalem road extended from the
residence of Timothy Rives, on the left,
to and acruss the road, and beyond the
house of VIM. Gregory, on the right. The
enemy maneuvred for while thinking
that our raw troops would abandon their
position without fight; but never were
Yankees more mistaken. Our men, under
General Coulson and Col. S. h. Arthur,
stood their ground like veterans, and final
ly the enemy charged, and came down to
our breastworks with savage yell.
"When within forty PAGES of the forti6
cations the order to fire was given, and the
Yankees tell back. A prisoner captured re-
ported that the notorious Spears led them.
The enemy again came up, and with our
one hundred and seventy men, all told, it
was impossible to guard the centre, right
and left, and the order to retreat wasgiven,
and in few minutes the enemy had poses
sion of our works, and many Of Peters
burgs best and gallant sons fell in the tray,
S6mo klllcu hHu souio NOuuucu. lsOf'
William A. Hall, chaplain of the Washing
ton Artillery, was captured" The En>
ouirer has a list of killed, wounded and
captured; among them are many merchants
and citizens of Petersburg, and boys, clerks
in stores, etc.
The Petersburg Express has telegram
sent to Extra Billy Smith from Lynchburg
stating that Hunter entered Lexington on
the llth. They estimate Hunters strength
at 10000. His advance WAS resisted by
Gen. McConsland.
The RichRond Enquirer Of the 18th ha'
official intelligence that Crook, with 5000
men, was at Amherst Court House, only
twelve miles from Lynchburg. They hat
destroyed the bridge over the Tye river.
Lynchburg is defended (as the Enquirer
says) by a much larger force than it had
expected, aided by militia.
| Grants Movements.
From the Richmond Examiner, June 15.
Early yesterday morning heavy cannon
aiding was heard along the right Of on
lines, and soon the report came to the cit,
that the enemy were moving of. Later in
formation stated that that be had thrown