Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-23
o.r1lsiors or lasaIp1ks ntE.

As Asssrs Holder, Hrdgins and Brooke we're coming
to Richmond on Friday, from of the lower coun-
ties the former wih wagon load Of bacon and butter,
ana the latter with load of assorted provisions they
were met beyond The Old Church in Hanover county,
b. paS;y of Ys,kss cavsly, who promptly cOn6scaad
their Wagons, teams, provisions and al. TheIr loss is
saimated at seven or eight thousand dolars Thee
"a degs as we learn from several sources are taking
everything In their way, not emitting, in some in
. suces, The wearing apparel of helpless widows. If
any Of them are captured by our forces they will be
brought to the Libby aud fed on preserved fruits and
deicsces forwarded them BY their lemals admirers in
Yankee land
WHERE GRANT WANTED GEN.. LEE TO 90.
TIE Herald says By an official despatch received at
the War DspArtmen. from the field at SpotsylvAniA
Court House, dated six Oclek Saturday morning, we
learn tha, during Friday night movement was made
By toe Fih and SIKH corps Left, and an attack
was to have been made Onthe enemy at daylight; but
no sound Of battle had been heard from that quarter.
This mar olvre ives intended to place our forces in
Lees rear, and compel him TO retreat towards Lynch
barg; but the enemy evidently was not in that dilee
Ou, as no sound OF battle heard during Saturday
a. Belle Plan, or Freaericksbarg
Several of its correspondents too state seriously that
Grant viii sndeavor TO make General Lee rerea. in the
direction of Jynchtug." That he hardly intends 20
make 50 brilliant movement Grant viii discover IN Que
inns.
FHE RAID r1K oKNTRAL ROAD.
A portion of sheridan's cavalry made raid on the
Central road, near Hanover Court House, en- Friday
might and succeeded ia destroying two small tresle
bridges and IN tearing up about three hundred yards
| Il 10 81 ~,
attacked on samsd4y by detachment of the Maryland
Line, Snd being repuled, retreaed in the direction of
t7e White House to join the main body OF Shs,il4ps
ccmnaod
CASUALTIES IN JOHS'oEs BlTfRRY,
Lieut. Clutter, commanding in the battles OfSpOt.
sylvapiA, up to the l6,h instant;
wOuo6ee-Lisus Clutter, Of Richmond, severely
II foot; Private Jonas Bsnheissr, il arm; ThOmss
Of ApoomattoI, MORALLY in head Joseph CovingtOn,
Riadlese1, IN hip Leonard Major, Niddesex arm am
putsied; Corporal Adanp P.isylVauia slight in should.
af; Private Brown, Pttsylvana slight in knee; Pri-
ysJe Henry Inmau, slight in head.
~ tbs HANDS OF THG ENEMY.
Prem the New YORK Herald Of the 18Th learn that
;ae ioOslng o. Ous wounded in the hands of the
energy:
D Ocnlor, sioneVa.l brigade, face Ensign Cobb,
q Davis battery badly, arm and shoulder; Z Ooata,
-nse s5t cry, had; Lacey, King William, ar
lery, baud; G HiHnani, 18Th S @, hand; Capt J
Lemon, l4lh Lcuisisna, neck; w Preston Simon
sons artillery, sFm; Taylor, % Louisiana, face H
Il Ward, 7sb Louisiana, face; Walker, JEFF Davis ar
tilsry th.h.
NORFOLK.
rumor, which ne give precisely as We got II, and
Woiea be seasoned with many "grAins of salt"
a. suits the Of tue rsader IS aAOat chat the Yam
sees ara removing 'big guns from Norfolk, and tina.
Ua.oH M are packing 10.