Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-18

yesterday and today, each army eudeayoflng
TO discover the position OF the other. 10 day
j the enemy sheed our lines and made several
assaults with infantry against different polnls,
particularly on our left, held By Gen. L. 4
| Anderson. The last, which occurred after
sunset, was the most obstinate; some OF the
enemy !eaping over the breaslworks They
were easily repulsed, except in front OF Gen.
Dole's brigade, where they drove Our men
from their position, and from four gun bat,
terry there posted. The men we're soon rallied,
and by dark our line was re-esta bilshed and che
battery recovered.
A large body Of the enemy moved around
our left on the evening Of the 9th, and took
possession Of the road about midway between
Shady Grove Chu1ch and the Court House -
General Early, with part OF Hills corps,
drove them back this evening, taking one gun
and a few prisoners. Thanks to a TneIcltu
Providence, our casualties have been small.
Among the wounded are Brig. Cons Hays
and Fl. Il. Walker. Il: 81. LIE
The following private dispatch, from Mayor
Slaughter, of Fredericksburg. was received
Yesterday. Itrefers to the repulse mentioned
in Lees telegram:
to obtain some information from the city OF
fredericksburg. [ hear nothing but the state
tages for prisoners we captured there on Sun
dav. There was severe fighting yesterday near
Spottsylvania Court House. The Yankees,
drunk with LIQUOR, attacked our entire en-
trenchments and were repuIsed With terrible
slaughter. NIusketry firing was heard TO- day
in the same direction. The news is generally
favorable. vi. ohAoaHIER:
Some anxiety was felt in the public mind as
70 the Supplies for Gen. Lees army, which
NAV be removed by the fact that all the rail
road damage done by the ralders has been re-
paired, and Gen Lee s line OF communication
is intact.
The cavalry raid, numbering four thousand
men. under Gems Custer and Merrill winch
was first heard from at Beaver Dam, arrived at
Ashland Yesterday morning, where a fight oc.
cured, the result Of which IS given III the fo!-
loving telegram from Gen. Stuart;
HEADQUARTERS, ASHLAND, May Il, $50
A. M.-To General Bragg Genera: Ihe
enemy reached this point just before u.s., but
were promptly whipped out, after sharp
foht by Col. Munford, (Fitz Lees advance,
killing and capturing quite number' Gener-
al Gordon is in the immediate rear Of the
enemy. | intersect the road the enemy is
marching on at Yellow Tavern, the head of
the turnpike, six miles from Richmond. My
mon and horses are tired, hungry and jaded.
but all right. j. Il. g. STUART,
About nine o'clock Gen. Stuart arrived in
the enemy's rear on the Brook road, and Gen.
Gordon in their rear On the Mountain road
The two roads Join at the Brook turnpike at
the Yellow Tavern, about six miles from kIch-
nond, and the intention OF the enemy was TO
come down the turnpike, cross the Brook
hr;dee. 90 around to the M eadow Bridge road,
and thence down the Peninsula. This plan
vas frustrated by the burning OF the Meadow
hr;aoe bv our troops This tact being discov
cred, the only mode of retreat left vas 20 beat
| Gen. Stuart at Yellow Tavern, and go up the
Brook or Mountain roads, Or to attack the