Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-06
THE NEWS
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THE NEWS
FRcN FRoNF-ALL QUIT.
e subj ced Dispatches from General Lee con,ain
an official smmary Of everything important that has
taken plac bstseen the confronting armies near Cold
lsarbOr from the time last issue went TO psss uni
Saturday evening a. hall past eight oloek, when be
forwarded ia last despatch to the War Department
We have little in addition, but append such ineilses
aud accounts Of further operations think in
t. est our readers.
II before going TO press, any other Dispatches are
rscsissd, they vii Of cOare be published.
HEApo's, ANY NcRIHERS VIRGINIA,
June Sd, ls64-s.sS P. n. !
10, Secretary Of War;
About a A n today, ihs enemy mad' an attack
uoa the sh of our line. Il font OF General HOks
ami part o. General Becksnr ges line he repulsed
with ~ Difficulty.
He saec eded in penetrating a sAlieat IN General
BseCEenyil os line and eapsurei portion of the bat.
talon thee posted
Gen raj nnegan's brigade OF MAhOns's division, and
The MAryllnd Blttslioa of Breckenridge command,
immeda tsly drove tue enemy cut with severe lo6S.
Repeated attacks we're pA4e upon Gen. A. 'rrsOu's
pesii-a - ly Asa1s: Is righ, rnder Gen. k-.sAa-.
every instance.
TIE a. sck extended TO our extreme left, under Gen.
Early, wi Ike results. Later in the day t was twice
renewed against General Hsth, who occupied EArlJ's
lsa, bus repllssd with los.
Gen. Ha nps eneouaiersd the eneny's cavalry nssr
Haues' SAO9, ara Part of General Wm. Il. =. Lees
DIVISION drove them from their iuirene9msnt'.
Our lO;s to-day has been snail. AID our success,
uudar the b. ss0g Of God, all that We o.Sli expect
R. PsctfuIy,
Genera.
HEADe'Rs Amy NOSIHERS vrRanh,
June 4 1851 80 P. N.
Honorable Ssc,esuy Of War:
Last night, q" sr the date 0Smy despatch, Geaerhs
Breckenridge and Ennegan attacked BY the enc
my as they preparing to re-es,Ablrh their ski
mishing line. Tue enemy repulsed lnme
diAtely ateFEard n alta was made upon Gen. Hoks's
feoat, with ike result
Up to the tims OF writing, LO.hng has occurred
Alo the lines day, s1eep. diminishing at various
points.
Tee postC Of lie army Is substantially unchanged
Respectfully, T. L. LIS, General
ssN BRKCKKERIDsE.
Tiis gAllaa. Gsnes ! Who3s manly form vas a. cor
sbiclous among SOU ,rn ChieitAins in the bloody bat
ties Of Shiloh Murlse soOro AMI Ohiokamauy,, was
ever that OF Harry Of Navarro among bis puutd
knights vas unho;sed AID temporarily disab in The
hgh, on Friday. By the ial Of BIS faithful charger,
that was ms alty hi el bis eff leg we sorry to
Learn, was temporarily daolsd. Il ID cheering how
ever to know that in few days lie will b. again in his
saddle ready TO LAT his vetean dTisioa to victory
Bre ,kenridge cane no. into the army unknown
-..h. h,k, fh, apr ptatv If
nearly the ulsd else 81 vote ofhs Sou bern Stl'ss
II he asst Presii ntal otest under the cid Union
Hence, the eyes Of the people have ever been upon
him, and be has yet sappoins their pee ATOMS
S Walter Scott would have b.en gre Ter poet had
he not been 80 great novelist, aud Gen BesckenTi5ge
would already have gained moIe renoWa as warrior
had he not pgey, usly a.taiued high position as
salesman. Bus independent Of this, ia the estimation
Of our people he has achieved nueA aid with the con-
tinusd protection Of a siful PrOvd viii, as tbs
war continues d. more that when it ccs (Ind ths
cu3 seems not di tan) the brave Ken.ucklan viii aP-
pear prominent IN the central group OF tbs heroes that
led tie uneorqusTsb,e legons who gained our indie
pendsnce.
Tbs 6rirg SauIdly Ighs. we learn, only skir-
m'sh, end slight at that Very few we're killed or
wounded on either side. An officer CT tie staff Of one
of the Generals n the Nj ~ Del ailments Of Rich
mond, left Gen. es'5 head quarters at IL O'Clock, yer
tsrdsy, reported al quiet
We learned the same substantially at al the military
headquarters
ASorzEa GAL LAST OFFIoER KILLED.
We Iegre: - learn a. ElSad j. NeCirlhY, Captain
Of the ist Rchmg Howl Esrs, killed S-turday.
He was an accomplish d officer al d universally pop
lar He was instsnty killed BY stArpshOO.er, when
exposing himself s5O'e thu brea works.
FROM EsIDsRlcKsBuRG AID VICINITY.
We obtained tie following auik ntic information from
responsible eitiz just frou fredericksburg. Taey
state that al the YAnksesef. bof Sunday Nay 20 h
The Jacob Bell, Tie last Of teir tsamers, vent down
Tho RApoat annock o. the evening OF the 2sGh. While
ia the occupancy Of kIedev ekb * uant bad e2muu>
icAtion By railroad with Aequia Creek, and ho, Of
transports cont nuaiy Tu5ning n a1d down the Rap
pabannCek. b. this means be kePi bis army supplied
with eeuntsa s.o;es, ard, in measure, 6liCd up bis
detlsted ranks Despite these ficitss for getting pro-
vsiors he robJed tie citizens ID. r limited private
stores and left them at the tmo OF his evacuation in
state Of starvation Some Of NOE destitute, on
this account we're compelled to 20 rshEaFd to pro-
cure the nSes sares Ct life for 6mssVes and star ring
osldren Some Ct he few citizens OF Fredericksburg
who had gone North with Burnside, returned drring
the Yankee occupancy, and, no DOUBT, enjoyed The
desoaon that their new allies had brought upon the
place Of their bhsh
Al tie stores and uaOccuped dwellings, of the Place
were egutted" sad the counters, shelses and pl nk
uasti.ioas TAKEN TO make cofias Tor theie dead TO
provide rpla,s, g., for sheir W1unded.
Essry,hi g n thc way OF machinery in FickliG's and
HOwison's MLs, e latter Oh the righi of MArses
Heights, s.s d;ssr ysl haIys's Mil, at The ralr ad
bridge on the RAppanaunOck WSi used BY the Yankees
and thus cap. dnjery They however took ali the
supplies oTe1 thre, GhOagh repeatedly .iorTed by
-. . t,zsa. AZ tbsy were contributions fer the