Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-07
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70 tba : my Of: ihafnua' O0'"'n0 eDe1' =
Is 'hs .ay advanced. The enemy were re-
possS .!y repulscd with heavy slaughter, ant
Nv .rnl hundred prisoners fell into our hands
lighting continued almost all night long, ant
| yesterday morning was renewed with increased
warmth. The enemy having failed in vari-
Gus ether parts ot tho field during tho preVl'
GUS day, nasseG Is heavy column against ou'
left, and hurled it against Ewelrs corps oa
were repulssd time and again with treIheh'
lous slaughter. Everywhere along tue hns
the enony met with discontinue. uen. Lee
WAS in excellent spirits at the progress Of the
cnpu cement, and, in response to al inquiry
from mamber Of tho Cabinet, who Was on
the field, replied " Everything goes on as
well as could expect"
No official intelligence respecting opera
tioas on yesterday we're received nt.ths Wal
Office up to ten o'clock, Notwithstanding re,
ports to the contrary were in circulation dur
ing the day. The latest despatch from Gen.
Lee was dated eight, p. NJ, on Thursday
night which stated that, on that afternoon
tho enemy Lad made an attack On our right,
with unimpor.lnt results: that in the oVenlng
General Early attacked the right oil The enc
NV, drove them from their entertainments ana
pursued them until dark :. and ,hst, while this
mnYrnlant Wa progressing uanernl A.. i.
Hill a-l0igrd the ti,clnY tru:n Turkey Ill.,
IA f;tut If cir extreme right, thus summing
up tho operations Of n Wednesday evening.
1t YVES statod.by rersons. from the army
that. in yesterdays engagement, Generals
Yonng and Breckinridge made important cap-
lures Of prisoners and trains. The report,
however, needs confirmation.
The FIGHT NEAR COLD HARBoR.
About half-past four o'clock, yesterday
morning, tha enemy made heavy attack upon
our works.. Tie attack extended along Hoko's
division and upon Echol's brigade of Breckin-
ridges command. In trent Of lioke they
were repuisei with immense slaughter. The
line held by the loft OF Eehols' brigade was in
some respects deficient, having been hastily.
occupied, and was subjected to II heavy fire
fro,a the Hank. Owing to these Causes tho
enemy Succeeded III carrying portion Of our
works, aud came pouring in. They had
scarcely gained thom, however, wheh they
were in turn charged by the Maryland Line
and q portion Of Brig. Gen. Mahone's com :
maId, acting as reserves, when they were
driven out with great slaughter. Over a hun.
drad dead wers lief. inside our lines, and Il
nuu,Ler of prisoners were captured. The fight
laat,l ae.nrai hours, anu vas bloody on the
Ga,, at tho ememy--our loas. on tbs other
BAND. LaY;i., bsen small. The prisoners uap
a1cj aro i'0ni lilo II (iisncock's) corps.
shic!, WAS tho same c"otrJn.iGR Con. Ereck-
inridge on tho Toiorot"my. Wanow hold the
.trc.. lua;iivn u Cold llarbur, and have
{ iv,. ,!.v cicn,y in bis first desperate effort to
uD:;n i. II il to 10, hapcd :i.as a;s attempts
will hu renewed,
the MARYLAND Battalion is Hai'i T.. Lave
.:",cge.! :.f will, :.iJry ~ the .:ti6n ester
DAY Il"rsing.
An o.ir..r, ,4ritiGy 70 us from CniI lltrbor,
yra:o. Jay, shy
':As write. =. ". there il q continuous
skirma, ire il. 'front.'. sloug the whole line,
cy;0rl;,ig as fsr :, 40 loft ~ the rear can
raaah. rlerc il considerable cannOnading,
but nothing indicating any serious engage
leut as lrogrossing aniY " hors alGHg the lines.
Oar pus:;ial, us !, general thing, is very
s.roE.,. The prisoners capt2reI al! hayo
il, IN thor ~ and Urhnt
,,u::glI; Ut falling int1 oar hands. Among The
ul:..!,er, | nave cnnpersed with one lro:u the
18th Mow Hampshire, who Ha7s ii,1y have
,.,!.u ua d..y ar guard al Point Lookout unIil
last week. when ihsy saro forwarded. si,d
their pla"ts supPiiui h3 The iaiirniary corps
AMI I.cg.s" trG",.n."
TnE sLr.GrIEK uF rue ENEMY.
Tie slaughter Of the enemy in the fight of
yesterday il Goacribrl by parsicipants.as i'm
mc,se. liz The cariy part Of the fight Brig.
Con liois.:ii!, Of ErecL:n.iase's division is re-
parl&i 10 nave loss iDur guns; but Gen. Fin
uegan, coming to Ills support, rushed upon the
,nom:, rtclpturel the guns and drove the
,nemy back with heavy loss. In Early's
ront tho enemy had appeared in columns
n.nc deep, and nude seven charges, but were
.epuINc,. each ,iae 81 III inmenrc slaughter,
heir ln.ses ,ooti:s up Ly the thousand. n
:0n.inmnla tire was poured into item by Far
r., aud LuudrcIs Horo si.ui down while run.
nag. In tho front of ioasue's Battery,
which t!.r enemy attempted to capture by as
'nuit the it.tei's dead ana wounded wero
,icl upon caci ether tia! when the bate.
Y iiroI across tic field the schrapnel and grape
..ked ,.thwart thcm. leaving them finally
masses OF d.smrmherrd bodieH. The entire
oss OF lie rrelny III yesterdays engagement
is estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand.
CUR L,SsEs.
Oar iossos on yesterday were, III COMPARE
'pn with those Of the riciny, and in point Of
:uinbt:s. insignificant, though We have to
rl"uril ;it loss .! many gallant Officers and
lien. At IL iate. hour oil ls.e day one CT our
,ep1rtera yis.ted tic prime pal hospitals On the
field AMI vas astonished to find 80 few wound
d under treatment, there ht ing at the time