The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-18
VOL. xAVI..
The terrific fire q cannon and musketsy

~ 's'N W IeCartuEC batS'y
No. >, which was entirely successful, the
enemy being driven at all points with the
bayonet. This is most important posi-
iion, AS il commands the high hill at Friends
farm, on the City Point road. 1t was this
p sllion which the enemy charged and cap
iurcd from ns at late hour Wednesday
evening.
Among the casualties on Thursday we're
The following: Lieut.. Col Peyton Wise,
10th Iirgjni. regiment, seriously wounded;
Capt George ID. Wise, Of Gen. Wise's stall,
wounded; Col. j. X Payne, 26.h Virginia,
Killed Lieut.. Col. j. C. Council, same
regiment, wounded; Capt. Johu Cafglil
isgrain, OF Gen. Matt, Rnsom's stan, NOR
| tdiy wounded and since dead. He was
son ri Capt. Pegram, Of the c. s. Navy
Lieut.. N ii. Wyatt, oath North Carolina,
seriously wounded.
We have heard of the following casualties
in the 10Th Virginia regiment, Wise's bri-
sade, on Wednesday Col. Randolph Hafri-
son, severely. but not moriaiiy Adiatant
Alexander, in the arm capt. Fred Carter,
OF the kiehmonl Blues, in the groin, feared
| mortalIy.
Among the missing and supposed to be
captured alc Major Hood ei southampton,
Major Bnites, Of the Petersburg City Bat
talon Ca9tains sturiyant, Sutton, shel-
| ton, anl Pondexter.
ATTACK ON FOaT CLIFTON.
Monday afternoon the enemy's ganboats
came up the App0mati0x and opened fire on
Fort Clifton. They stood on out OF sight
| at long range, and inflicted no damage
! whatever. The fire of the gunboats was di-
rected by signal man, who f,ipped his hag
| industriousiy from the new observatory on
| Cotb's Blun. 1t is stated also that the Ell.
eny attempted Thursday morning, after the
| mo, II went down, to ascs Il ! Swift Creek ia
birses, but the stealthy movements OF the
Toe were discovered, and they were speedily
driven back.
TIE LATE BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT OF
HAMrIoN'S CAVALRY.
We have received a more detailed account
oi the defeat Of SheridAn's forces by our
cavalry under Generals Hampton and Filz
Lee, which not only conlirms previous iii
teliigeuce, bat shows that the enemy were
thoroughly beaten aud demoralize1. As
heretofore stated, ekifmlohing commenced
on Saturday, the nth Instant, few miles
this side OF Trevilian's depot, Oh the Cen
tral Railroad aud while Hampton engaged
the enemy on the front, il the vicinity of
the railroad, Fitz Lee attacked them in the
flank, this side oi Louisa Cour. House. This
WAS about 10 O'Clock ia the forenoon. At
noon the Yankees succeeded in capturing
our wagon train, several led horses ant i
number OF prisoners but their triumph
was OF brief duration, for Rosscr's brigade,
which Was posted on the UordOnsyille road
being Immediately ordesed IL the rescue,
not only recaptuted All lie Wagons horses
and prisoners, but captured two hundred
and Efty OF the enemy also. On the same
day, Gen. FltZ Lee took one hundred and
fifty prisoners and three pieces CT artillery,
aud captured the Headquarters ol the Yam
kee Gen. Custar.
our troops, having thus gained signal ad-
vautages, rested quietly through the night,
but the enemy being still in their front,
hreetw ork, were hastily thrown up, and
o! her preparations made for renewal Of
the struggle Oh the following day. Mean
while, Generals Hampton and titz Lee
unitei their divisions and calny awaited an
attack. The lighting commenced about
noon on Sunday. The enemy, rendered
desperate by their Losses on the previous
day, charged our breast works three times,
and wore as often repuised with heavy loss
Hy pightfali the Yankees were driven from
The field, which remained in. pessession @ +
our troops. Being thus utterly diseoDil
ted, tley concluded not 10 renew the con
test, and about midnight commenced re-
treating in the direction Of The RApidan,
which stream, it is said, they succeeded in
crossing. They left their dead aud wounded
Ia our hands-among the latter two Lieu
tenant ColoGels. In all, Jii prisoners were
captured, who were subsequently sent to
Charlottesville; and the entire loss of the
enemy Is estimated at 200. The Yankees
were much demorali2ea, and being without
| rations or forage, aud their horses broken
down, they could not be brought to face
our men the third time Many of the
horses were rendered useless, and on the
retreat larga number OF the men were
dismounted. Sheridan's force consisted of
Wilson's and Greeg's divisions, (six brig
ades, numbering in all some ten thousand
III Gu, with several pieces OF artillery. Cap
tured officers admit that it was their de
sign to make q raid upon GOrdonsyille and
Charlottesville, and destroy the public
buildings and stores at those places, and
form junction with Crook ana Ayefill--
Thanks to the gallantry Of Hampton and his
brave command, their nefarious purposes
have been sigually defeated.
A gentleman from Spotsylvania states
that on their retreat through that county,
the raiders destroyed everything in their
way, and carried along with them consid-
cradle number OF negroes. To destroy and
rob is the object OF these expeditions, and
the main design Of this party having been
tnwarted, they probably sought revenge by
the inhietion OF atrocities upon the de-
fenceless Inhabitants OF Spotsylyania.
THE LATEST.
A train arrived from Chester last night
about O'Clock, bringing a few Of our
wounded men. They state that heavy skir
mishing was kept up during the day yester-
day, about three miles from Chester, be-
tween that place and tue Appomattox river,
aud that the enemy were driven back at all
points. We recaptared the Notifications