Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-23
TRENEWS.
IRON PErEBsBuRs.

FROM PkfkbSbUAd.
We received tie Express Of yesterday, and give in
auO her ellunu i,s account Of Tuesdays operations.
TIE sh,ng Of the city goes on, il seems a. intervals
On Tuesday evening shell EXPLODED Lombard street,
IN The vicinity of the "SOuthern Express" Stables,
vouading slightly tsO negro men.
Ten prisoners, eap,uFsd from Hancock corps by our
cavalry While attempting to cut the Petersburg and
Weldon Railroad, were captured Tuesday evening aud
taken 70 Petersburg Among them, says the Express
vas Lieut. Col Stoughton, OF the "a u S. SharpshOOt
ess. The other nine represented almOs. as many diff
lerent regiments bul abelOr giBg tOthe % (HaneOck)
corps The prisoners represent that this corps en-
gagged in the expedition towards the railroad.
The Indian prisoners of the Ottawa tribe whose cap
tuFe has already bOen referred 20 b. rs reocs in mu
steal names. The following specimens JACK Pena'
ssno quad, Louis Misksq nat, VIM. MoSuErsw, Michael
Johnny, jackson WGsishWsbbsr, Adam ScOhbsqua
heOm, Peter PsnarroqusquAv, John NichsraE. Thsse
names we're taken down latter by letter, the inter
potter would sPeu saem.
Toe Express eOmmlserates the Provost Marshal ct
AndesOnVile S. O., to whose custody they are 10 be
szi-7.5 TAit riel by Re way, Is in al ray to
have ms ankee hotel well filed as, in add ion to the
number he already had, three huadrsd aud si1y-oue
prisoners port Of those captured from Grants army
on Friday and Saturday last forwarded him from
Petersburg on Tuesday.
What miseegenating spectacle sill his gussls pre-
seut-Bg IBuns CIaut Dutch, low Itsh and long
faced Puritans-a 81 friendly in their misfOFtunes as
BaFuOms happy am.ly.
I, was reported last night, upon what seemed good
authority, that the Yankee cavalry, under Kauiz, VIII
soa and Spears, who we're moving through D.nWiddie
IL. a. pal
vile and the Higa Bridge, had cut The Petersburg and
Weldon IairOal Neither he extent OF the damage
done or the number Of the raiers was kaOWn at the
time Of sri ing this paragraph.
BE- telegram in another column, received last night
after the above YES written, it will be that we
whipped the Yankees hsndsomsy, taking aags, cannon
and prisoners.
TIE CAVALRY FIGHT NE4R THE WITH HoUsE ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY.
We are determined 10 vsntlate ths mimic transaction
on the North Side, which occurred as an episode be-
tween Toe igb OF Friday, n the south-Side, and the
great battles which are 60 follow 10 the came quarter
We gave in yesterday Issue ali that current the
day before relative 30 the slir-disearihg such items
a. were papably inpr,baole. De upiHis The Press"
Hon eTat Ids coed in he flush PERIODS Of military
operations, bus vbsn drought comes in the field Of
news, even q small cavalry sGir becomes magnidcd
into matter Of interest, But 10 items, regards
the fights.
We met a courier attached to General HamPtOna
Staff yesterday aCeTnoOu, who left bis command yes
terday mefnipg. Where stationed, or in what force
our readers must learn from some other source. He
states that there vas a tight Monday, lin which
Sheridan took no paE With the resuis stated in the
city papers yesterday. On Tuesday sheridan furnished
remit rosusal, aud as tie Cay before, the Yankees
we're WhP5sd, but not dso:sively, owing to he pro-
tso.ion Of the gun beats. o. Tuesday, the engage
ment, il t deserves the name, lasted nom 10 A. NJ
uatl P. when Sleridlu resumed Ibis retreat
This VA the substance o; 0us infOrmants statement
Wlo seemed sensible ard modest. He slated tba: he
count thirty si1 prisoners ia lot before leaving
camp Tor Rckmcnd aud came up the York river
rad with a number Of wounded Yankees, captured
on Tuesday.
TBS cHicEAHoNISY.
The tain on The York RIVER Railroad arrived from
Meadow Station yesterday afternoon at haf-p two
o'clock. bringing some twenty men Of Hamp.on's com
maud, who were wounded IL the 6sht At the White
House. Oaly four or Eve Of tho number were Sc
riously wounded.
There sers also on shs train some wounded Yankees,
and gang Of unhuri prisoners rol,s to the Libby
Passengers by the Uan report that all Wss quiet
along The Chiekabomlny, and beyond. Having chased
Saeriau TO the protection Of his guDboats, General
Hampton withdrew his command from che immediate
vicinity Of the While Hou,o and will doubtless give his
troops resting sgel after their arduOu bus successful
aad most oFsditabe eampagn through the counties of
Louisa, S2OtsyvlHiA Caroline. King aud Qasen, King
William, and New Kent.
TIE LATEST.
AtlO o'clock last night We learned in ofeial circles,
that Sheridan has left tbs White House, and is making
for the James river with tie Intention Of crossing.
lYScaBURs.
Passengers from Lynehbufg are without i,s0 ns0s .
They say that az lass accounts Hunter in full run,
bo,y pursued by forces. The account Of his losses
near Liberty have beea under .alhOr than over est-
mated. They could not however, tell what direction
he took aiteE leaving Liberty. We may have some
hBg to night BY telegraph from this interesting quar-
tsF.
DEIF B9rrON.
Dep Bottom, oa the north side Of the James, just
above Curtis Neck the point ct which the Yankees are
said 70 have landed on Monday night and commenced
forHug possesses no natural advantages which would
give it importance az military base OF operations over
any other neghboDg landing, except that the water is
very deep, as the name inoses, ana the channel rupS
lose into the shore, 50 that heavily laden transports
siH ind but little difficulty in relieving themselves Of
flesh victims for slaughter.
If strongly fortified and held It viii enable the Yam
tses for the time being to operate beth sides OF the
jane. and keep up a regular communication with the
two Singa their Amy.
A DIsAsREEABLE RUNoR.
.,,.g,- urhan The abssuce OF sensation
,,sm, v,s complete, rum0r was started and was soon
o0,,sn, throughout tie city that HeDys Local Defence
p,,,lio, h,S bsen captured By tia Yankees. It was
$500 NJ, ,n1 sunged on the bullo-