Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-14
From the Petersburg Express, June 1U
Barring Attempt Of kaulZ'S Cavalry to
Caplurs Petersburg.
hey Charge and Tfkc the Brcastworks.
tn ElR FINAL REPELS IND
DEFEAT.

THElR FINAL REPELSE ANJ
DEFEAT.
! Yesterday WAS another day Of excitement
in our midst, and but little else was done by
our citizens than TO prepare for tho stern re-
aliU:cs OF the crisis which stared thcI1 in the
',.c. Ii will be recoiltc;cd thst we stated in
w ine-dsv's issue Of the Express" when
ng ths skirmishipg which occurred ca
a..,." "r:I' IN Prince George county, the cven-
I. ..,i :lous, tha: tbcy were but :hc precur-
.a.s uf moro formidable demonstrations
,.'.c'. in all probability. would soon threaten
rs Oar opinion proved correct, and the for
nis,iable demonstrations were not long de-
layed.
Yesterday morning, at one O'clock, three
distinct discharges OF cannon were heard in
the direction Of the enemy's whereabouts, and
ut early dawn our piclcts were driven ia on
the City Point and Prince George Court
House roads. 1t was subsequently ascer
tained that these movements were but feinis
to deceive our ftrce5, TLilethc real movement
for the surprise and capture Of the city was
on the Jerusalem Plank road, coming into
Petersburg from n southerly direction. On
the two fret ramed roads the enemy appeared
| in considerable numbers, Gs carly as seven
o'clock, and brisk shirmishing was kept Up
for some tiplc. At eight o'clock the Court
House and engine bells were rung, to which
the citizens responded with their usual a!ac.
ritz, and manilested every disposition 70 de-
! fead their homes nrd f-e-ides.
! la tho meantime, the enemy's gunboats as.
cendci tho Appomattox river, and opened a
furious fire on Fort Clifton. aud ar various
other points along the river. for the obvious
| purpose oi occupying the attention Of our
t-oo; in Chesterfield.
Al Q o'clock Our picke.s on the Jerusalem
!, Plank Road were driven in, and, before 10
the enemy showed himself in o7erwhelmina
numbers, filling tho road. and the woods on
| bath sides. Our brcasSwbrks hero extended
| from tho rcsiicncc Of Timothy Eivcs, Esq, or
the lc!i 10 ard across the road, and beyond the
harsc of alr. VIM A. Gregory. on the right
! i'i.c enemy H.! o, :rrcd for while, thinking
,h:t ru- r:iw u, ora wunIi abandon their ,,OHi.
IT,. ";ri,au' y fight. Eus ueTer we're ts.t
! r.. i!Y.i ,"s n.yre n,rt.ken. Our rnaa
: ,rc;. ..!.ln ni S.rrncr stuff aid, inspired by
;,.. r"d dc,,.min'..icn "f their leaders, Cen
Coi-sn AZ GAl. F. II. Archer maintained
;icir g-uun,: *" veterans. Finally, the ene-
M ordered Il charge, and came down 10 cut
,,rcaG:rrris with u yell. their drawn sa-
b..- isSi.i:g in he sunlight. When with
in rctY rac3s Of the f0rtiGca lions. the Cr-
4er t, iro vas given, and the Yankees
ycr,il"d nnI fcll back. A prisoner taken
! subsequently, states that in this charge, the
motor, Va i.,,ra led, and that they had forty
- uui =! :.I ;w1 killed. This charge was
repeated twiae, hat with likp results, waer
I u, enemy rcgOr.cG to- tic ilaukiug rroccsa
which by reason "f his overwhelming num-
bor!, he wno enabled - do 50 with much ease
! d s.,crt time afterwards regiment came
around Rives' house on our left, another ap-
! peared en- our. right, and a large body cane
d.vn in FROM. We had bat 10 men I'll ;old,
and it was ;mrossbls with this number to
!. guard centre right and left, along Il length ol
I. three quarter: of mile or moro. The order
" - given t. rasreai, aal in a low pirutas the
! .,rmy hn.t ryNa'Ssi0n Of our works. our cam {;
ani were in full pn?sui: ef STIR men. Courier
hai ie2n ,lcaraiched for reinorccinnr,s, but
,lv.g ,:il ant come up in ,ino to save cnr i!r-
t!.:.:i9as, ,.1d many Of pctcT5bnrss best ard
,aos. ga!i;,7. =ona, who fell il tho airray, some
killed aaL g0Do wounded.
! f'ha Gfis.nT uisc.n CT in dGuhlc colrma with
s.hr2s drawn, unit! they reached tie bill OF
,;-i:e the Wa:4r Wrrk!, wbeTo thoy planted 9
I cannon io- t,e purpose Of shclline the city
Thay then started dusn the hill, and their
aGsnrcc cgiuun actaa'iy took possession of &
BRIDE which crosses powcips Run, ct tao fao
. of ,hc Water Works hill.
! yney were almost in Pctersburg-c cluld SCI
It's spires aud s!ccp'cs, ard many Of the houses
"a our suburban imits; but again that Di
yiMo arm W hc h:ls been 90 ui,on nutstr etched
il our behalf, Was barred, AID UuT city nss
tav:d from she tread o. ,ha ruthless invader
JUST 81 this crp9rtu;ic r,crn"nt GcahGn's hr.t-
terry reached the Reservoir Hill uniitnbored il
a. instant, ana with precision acG raPidi;y
wl;cl wa have heard spoken af rs being
a,m3St wi,tau, president, threw into the rank
Of tAa 3n'uF . sho%ef Of she!l The
rnissu OF death coming 90 unox e2c!eiig -
: the foe. hc n FIRST seemed overwhelmed with
surprise end ha.,cl, neither advancing nrr re-
:-c5iin.. Eut q minute or tHo later another
branch Of unr sorYico rcads its appearance
w;:;cIi quickly determined tho enemy AZ to the
! hes.c .,irsc 'r him to pnrsno. Daaring's cav
; airy brga,i, quickly dismnuntcd, and. dos
c,rd;5g the l::l with u yell, ch.rs2i nr," :hc
c1cinY IN beautiful style. This was lnorc
t!;aa they expected tsirca t!lty Lad cnc0un.cr
cd hnt o !ew militia in tho breast;To; X, and
iI..i aiT need nearly mile without seeing
any rcguiars) and they instantly wheeled thei,
! horses Gr. stared back up tho hill in gfc.
c,ag,!. Jan Gra:am's Battery continued tn
I play upon them, G1d Doarinc's Elc1 crossed
! the yavinc a:d n5ccnded tho opPosiio l:;ili7
: ea;,rt 7:c. their carbincs keeping up n reg.
uar ara ,:gs: muaic.l fuslialo upon Kau,7
and Spears, aD,! thai- RAPIDLY rctrcating fol.
lowers U|sn reaching tho top Of the oppo
site hill o.: canmy h3Dcd to max, l. staTd, Is:
here another column, which they h:d sent OF
tn The city ior tho purpose of entering by the
Biana!prt Church road, hove in sight Hu; TIL:
column lad aiso Gtcrtei On q retr1gradt
movement, Or to their surI:ise, tJo, they lad
cacot.nterel i;tuldiyaus's BattcIv, wb CT had
gone gat IL a:.ot:;a- read. ncd the two col
umrs met and continued their retreat ut
s,crd rot 81 Ill slackcuci BIZ tho Confederate
,ia,l and bfls which '*ero filling tll;ck IN.
fast among ,.:s!n. Ir Jackson'S Ecll, u mil,
or so frea, :hc Baai!ord Church, we captured
handsome cannoa a2d Elk horses, which tl.
enemy were ccmrcllcJ to abandon ia thoil
fight Our iocc"s rcrnuri them !r fcs
>!:i5s. ki,iias AMI w1unli"f "a -, AID tskinc
aDmc prisoners.
Yev.cr,:.,y aricrnoca laic, or r;cl;'!s OK
/ :r:.'jt: io- .r,Ia miles nHs 81 the Jntu.aiGn
P!aii; 7eai, Ius I'D 81 .fi5 OF t:c eiieaiy Gould
be seen, and it's supposed they have retreated
to the river. This is only supposision, how
evct, ard the vanials will bear constant and
vigilans watching.
Gen. Kgntz waa IN ccramlnd CT this force, ard
prisoners taken variously estimate it at frcn
three TO five thousand. None put the number al
less than three thousand and some say that it wa:
sven more than tive thousand. There is no doubt
but t!!at !. ~ss intended 10 ci;ture this city, and
all the circumstances nre strongly corrobora:ive
of this view. Thanks toa kind Providence. who
has nerred the hearts and strengthened the hands
Of cur bravo nler, we have been again pre-
erved
Mr VIM, A, Gregory, nqcendeSto TO th. rocf, rpd
knocking of tho Shingles, were enabled not on
" 10 obtain IN excellent view, and ascertSin the
number OF our forces, bnt through ths' openings