Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-20
THE NEWS.
THE CITY.

none came. Soon in the afternoon thunder
storm whirled around the city from tho South,
and sent q sprinE]ing from its ragged borders
into town. The dissunt rcll'of thunder With
Cceasionally.a n mutF,d crash, started tho be-
liof that the battle on the SJuth-sido was once
more Joined, and the batteries OF the Bluff
were making themselves heard. But tho rn-
NOR passed away with tho mimic battle Of
the clouds. Towards evening thewounded
! |:Yaakess, frnns @Dre~ry g Bluff we're being.
brought up, md transferred to the prison
| hospitals. The remainder Of our wounded in
same engagement wcro brought up during
Monday night and yesterday morning. Tbs
detachment Of the ambulance committee on
duty hore wero present with usual prompt
ness, and efficient in their attention, both to
friend and foe.
! FROM THE souTn-SIDr.
F; Operations in Chesterfield on Yesterday
wore confined, it is supposed. TO manmavfes
on the part of cur troops, the Yankees hari:,g
fled after Mondays disaster to the protection
OF their gunbca.s. The Petersburg turnpike
was held through it's entire lensth by 6cncral
Beanregard, thus relieving the railroad from
the presence and further Interruptions of the
enemy. Parties who visited the battle field
Monday describe tue scene as exceedingly
ghastly. Hundreds Of dead and wounded
Yankees wer7 still lying in the fields and
woods, and it was found impossible to remove
them I'll by last evening. Many Of the Yar-
kec wounded, who were sent to Drcwry's
Bluff on Monday and yesterday, arrived By
the several steamers aui barGes last night.
Near The Petersburg railroad, between mce's
and the Halfway station, forty-sx wounded
Yankees were found, including saveral eff
Gers, and portion cf them were brought in
in an express car last evening. Tho res. wera
! expected during the night. The enemy has
| left considerable Charge upon cur hands in
the care Of his deserted wounded men, but
| the bes. is being dore for them that can be.
| A wounded Yankee, in conversation with an
| officer of the railroad, said that lie bad been
| through the hottest OF the Sighting in Charles
| ton harbor, but had never been in ruch ter
| sible engagement as this. lie said .lat Bu.-
| ler's tooops did not expect the attack which
was made, and were taken completely by sur-
prise. Upon being asked where Buffers head
quarters were, he replied, Fortress Monroe.
but it is most likely that be is in New York
! by this 'ime." The entire force Of the Yam
KEGS is now behind Proctor's creek either
/ under the shelter or within striking distance
C their gurhcatsa Eissrg was; heard from,
| Rice's ststion early yesterday morning, in the
direction of their position, bu: it is supposed
to have been from casual Smelling of words
by either party. The enemy has been too
| badly whipped soon to essay another engage
ment in that direction, and will be content,
no doubt, to lie low and lc. ou7 Petersburg
.ailroad alone. II is reasonable to suppose
that Butler will bo persuaded by his admin.
| istration advisers to retire from the business
| Of taking Richmond, and that hs troops,
having nothing to do, will 60 around to Join
! Grant, and leave him alone at sums sefe place,
in his glory.
Oaio;ol information rccci-o5 last NIGHT
states th.t Beaurogard has driven the Yan-
kccs beyond Ware Bottom Church, in the
lower part of Chesterfield. Some Of our men
| sau +ho;r o,n,o,+, IN tho a;,.,,oo Major
| C' - At,
uenelal ha"soin aao S'an ie'urhso u 'hetH
| last evening. All WAS quiet below on both
! sides of the river.
I.ros r.,ortcd that Rut,sr,s f,rccs wcrc
.Le I,.,a rsa.ord,n :. ,ro.
oto's ''o '""e' y" S00's,c'' ~
| thought 1or the purpose OF marching 10 JOIN
Grant. via Malvern Hill. Should such
| movement really occur our forces will be up
9th than,
WIN 'D0''' uo,n,r,s ovrn,r1o,:s
| -, :.
An clhcer IN Gracle's brigade, near Fort
| Stevens, sends u5 the following particulars in
| -oro-d n Mondov,s onorations.
On Mondayit was ascertaned thas the ene-
my were maklns some demof strationS 10 me
rear OF this place 4eh' Grasic was olocre1 1
To senu lor"aiu i'ne ot sAilmisiiels, anu
one P.soe III Et W. i sno ,s".. H. 'en
NG"r .ue Wat ita.i "ay i.ous' VA NV s;uh. ~
p:so' Sin,,ir SU t. 49, Iii ~, ,I,, o1n,s;to
s;dss is IS % tha crsok Can. R;,ya. ,,ot bis n;eco
5lue o;.o VI ;o,o nd G.ad .;nss a. ,bar, wh;cl
40 n0od poS1 tSSn, ~ rotro vsru r,niJlv GereraI
CHS Grao;s then denloveJ h;s sk;rm;shsrs under
command of Lieut.. Colonel McClella1d, of the
SCH Alabama and advanced about mile
| The enemy having been reinforced by regi-
ment of cavalry, which came from the direc-
ton of the river, crossing the cid stage road
about two miles below the Halfway House,
occupied bill, fanked on the left by largo
pond of water. They had two field pieces
Oar skirmish line came up, and brisk light,
for short time, ensued. The enemy ,nadea
hcsty retreat: We captured several horses,
a number of pistols, two flags, and killed
four or FIVE. With the exception of tho
skirm;shers under Col McClelland, Tie Add