Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-28
From. lie Petersburg cypress Of Monday.

| From tie Petersburg Express Of Monday.
MATTERS QUIET ALONG TIE LINEs-DISAGREE
ABLE TINE IN THE TRENCHES HEAVY DAN
NONADING-TTE RAIDERS-SEVERE FIGHT IN
KofTOWAY-RETREAT OF THE ENENY-DEP.
RELATIONS IN PRINCE GEORGE.
We have but very little of interest from imme-
dia'e front to report this morning. Saturday
extremely hot and dusty that the usual sharp Shoot
ing aSd picket firing were INDUCED in to very limited
exsat We heard Of few casualties from these causes.
Tue breasoIks of the two armies are now cny abou.
500 yards apart aud it dIes not require very sharp
eh0oEg either side 20 bring down tue object aimed at
About eleven clock Saturday night there was sharp
dr5 Of musketry the centre OF our lnee, aud
reported yes,erday, that the enemy made aseaul;
upon Ds.stHorks but enquiry At hsaGq larters did
no. conf IN this report
- Yes erday, Iks Saturday, was very VAN, and our
suffered greatly in lie trenches, being without
shade along greater portion of the ines a5d ON &C
OF tue wAchfutess OF shapshooters, urAble to
aise hsir hosds above the breas.WOrks to get even
VIVA lit.le ar there There Was one consolation
| Mingled with the many dissgreeaole features OF our
SITUATION, end that vas tina; the enSmy suffered equally
fccm ike causes With ourselves. L.si evening" the SKY
bsc,me overcast with cloud, and dsre was sight
spf ke OF rain. This the fret fall Nhch has V.Lel
tnls section Tor neatly m0Gta, aud it most gladly
welcomed By all As We write, the clouds still looS
wa.ery and We have strong EoPel that PIPER will
greet Is numerous readers this morning in mu b
|
Tnere was heavy osnnOnaing on our centre ystter-
day shout IL o'clock, aud for while tho impression
preVsilDd among our citLsns that fight was brewing
Bdt tbs fd-g was discontinued in less than thirty
minues, and matters remained unusually quiet during
the balsnce OF the dAy--if We except few occasional
demonstrations iron the enemy, MOI aimed ct soldiers,
eut intended to CRAFTY v!ndicye devish spirit aad
one which only 6slds ncArnAte" would indulge under
ike circumstance Thanks to an overruling Provi-
denCe, the enemy's wishes were not grsthsd
Toe Sou.her1 Railroad is still imperative the enemy
being within the vicinity of the NJ Mic HSuse in large
force. But this does not place the city nor Genera,
Lees army in state OF siege. We are still in COMM.
nics;on with many porIiSns Of the South, and can
siasd such siege as Grant thinks he has established
for twenty years to come.
TIE RAIDERS
As he raiders advances upon their line OF contem-
plated operations, aud become hourly further removed
from us hear less OF their movements There is no
doubt that they contemplated the tectual destruction
OF the Dlnville RAilroAd.
Our cavalry, who went ia purs lit labored under Sc
Fcus disadvantage TIE rAderl having the start stole
s the fresh horses they could find Will. our men were
compelled to do the best they could with the horses
upon which they started. We are pleased TO hear how.
sVer that the thieves AID house burners have not been
allowed to 60 thus far altogether unpublished. Our
forces, by grea. C1ertion succeeded in reaching por
zion OF the vandals Nottoway Court House on
Thursday, and Immediately gave them battle. A hot
fight ensued, which was continued from two o'clock
unil dark, when night closed the contest TIE enemy
severely punished and reiterated under the Of
darkness We we're greatly ouinumbsred, and short of
ammunition, but these inequalities made up for by
a Consciousness of the pGce of our causs- Al
me- heas that the eaemy gained the advantage and
had possession OF three pieces Of artillery, but Colonel
B.rrlpgsr's g,ihns North Oarolniane aided by few
companies OF VIrgnians und Gen. DeariDg, proved
equal the emergency, AMI By bold charge rescued
tae pieces We killed and wounded large number OF
the enemy, If prisoners taken are TO be believed and
captured thrtyiolr ell of whom have been received
in Petersburg They represent the Sd New York, 22i
New York, and 9th Pennsylvania.
Gtaham's Peersburg Battery was holly engaged.
Captain G, aham commanded. and the fight occurred
at the in the Southsde railroad, four mills this side
Of NsttoWsy Courthouse.
We regret TO hes. that Colonel Anderson CT the Sc
cond Nor N Carolina cavalry, was Killed.
The enemy, we hear, made dligeut search for Taos
H. Campbell Esq, the Receiver for this District WAC
resides the Courthouse, but failed to find him
TIE raiders stole large quantity of bacon their
route. One Of their wagons was filed 10 oveihoWiDg
and gentleman residing in the vicinity of Ford"s de-
po; picked up ureen sams after the Vandlls passed.
which had josled out
We understand irom a genLe nan who came down
r NottoWay last evening" that the enemy select about
2TOO Of their best men, who remain behind to do the
hzsng Wills the remainder 60 ahead to do The steal
ibg burAing and other pusillanimous work 10 which
they so much delight For the fret time, they have
klsd all the horses which gave out from exhaustion
Our informant states that the entrs route of the enemy
Is sreWed with dead horses They have also abolished
the pa ce OF shooting the poor animals but cut their
throats.
All are found With ghasty gashes, seyering the jugr.
lar ve.n Gld producing in every speedy death.
yRoM PRIKos a1oReK.
A couple Of ladies (ars Armstrong and daughter),
who resided on the farm Of Mrs. Anna Lumsden near
the p .Ank road, some seven miss from Petersburg,
reached here Saturday. These ladies left their dsso
lated home on Friday morning, and compelled to
lake q circuit of Is miles 10 gst within our lines-
They walked every foot Of the way and between the
hsaI aud dus. were well nigh exhausted They repre-
that large body o. the enemy visited their bouse
on Thursday, sole every dust OF meal every pound Of
bacon, and every fOEl on The plantation Thsy even
and seemed to enjoy smoke from Il With high sass-
faeon Our iniOsmans state that the people OF Prros
George have been stripped of everything, and nust
sasye unless ed can be secured from aome quarter