Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-25
From Virginia.

fetal dispatches have been received by the
War Department.:
New MARKET, May Is, 1864 P.
Mo Gen.. s. Cooper This morning,
two miles above New Market, my command
met the enemy under General Seigel, ad,
vauoing up the Valley, and defeated him
with heavy loss. -.
The action has just closed at Shenandoah
River. The enemy fred across the North
fork of the Shenandoah, burning the bridge
behind him. .1
JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE.
Major General Commanding.
The following despatch records the noble
patriotism of theybrave boys of the Military
Institute: =; -.
srAuNroN, May .16, lSe4.-7o Gen.
W. II. Richardson, A.. G.: The corps Of
cadets were with Gen. Breckinridge in the
fight with Sdgel yesterday at New Market,
and behaved splendidly. They lost FIVE
killed and fifteen wounded. ...
q. M. BELL, Major and q NJ. 20
DREwRY's BLUFF, May 1880 A.
M..To Gen. B. Bragg : Our progress
is very satisfactory. Gen. Ransom turned
the enemy's James'River flank early this
morning, and is drying, him toward our
right. We hold still on the right, and are
pressing the enemy back in front of our
centre, disabling and capturing some artil-
lery. Gen. Ransom stormed the breast
works, took foqr atands Of e9lors and about
three hundred prisoners. Our loss on the
whole appear not to be heavy.
-, G.. T. BEAUREGARD.
DREwRyss BLUFF, May 1876: 46 P.
NJ The enemybaye been driven from our
rIghtsto the South side of Proctor's Greek
and East of the railroad ; also from the i'm.
mediate vicinity On the turnpike. :
GIT. BEAUREGARD.
A gentleman who left Drewry's Bluff at
Sunday afternoon, says that up to the
, ,;o a,,- Of hia leaving. ..2,C00 prisoners had
been received at the Bluff, most of whom
have been brought to Richmond. Brig.
General Hickman and staff, captured yes
terday morning, have been furnished lodg-
ings in the HotelsLibby.
RICHMOND, May 2O.-Tbe Petersburg
Erpress, of yesterday, says that General
Amos was killed in the fight on Monday at
Chesterfield. Baldy Smith lost foot
Butler remained on the Greyhound, with
steam up to the top of the gauge.
The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Ne,Os, under date of the 18th,
says ssThe simple truth is, we have as yet
failed to gain victory, and have suffered
a terrible loss in killed and wounded"
The bridge over the Stauutou River, on
the Danville Railroad, has been repaired
The Piedmont Railroad, connecting Dan.
vile with Greensboro, is completed, and
trains will commence to run to morrow.
RICHMOND, May 21.-A telegram from
Beauregard, dated Headquarters, this NOR
ming, says: All quiet last night We're
main in possession of the euemy's rifle pits
and the ground gained in yesterdays fight,
which was quite severe during part of the
day, and principally near Ware Bottom. I
regret to say that Gen. W. S. Walker is
missing, and it's feared he fell into the
hands of the enemy whilst gallantly leading
his troops in action.
RICHMOND, May 22.-Last night the
Yankees made an assault on our right, to-
wards Petersburg, to retake the position and
battery lost by them on Friday. They were
easily repulsed, with heavy loss. Our cas-
ualties very few.
SPorsYLvAN1A G. H., May l6,-Io
HIS Ercelleney- President Davs Theme
my has made no movement against our .po-
sition to day. BE has retired bis right and
extended his left towards Maasaponax
Church, occupying the lines Of the Nye
River, his main force apparently East Of
that stream. = - .
(Signed9 R. b. LEE.
:RIoHMoaD,. May 20.--Up to three o.
clock yesterday, nothing Of interest ooour-
red. About that time Gen. Ewell moved
forwardin force on naa armed reconnaissance
towards the. .enepy's right flank. Abont 5
o'clock our akirmisher engaged those of the
enemy little west, and north Of the road
leading from spotsyl9ania Court House 70
kFrsisrioksburg. The enemy then brought