Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-14
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ft1 TYLER & AELEG;:E-
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE IL, 1861
THE NEWS.
FROM TIE HALlEN.

der Cook and Averill. As me sahlc run''i
had once before gone the rounds n'S ihncf'
credis WIS givon it. lus i he'aS afterwards
confirmed l,y Official Intelligence, tho question
Wa q, l.s. sc.l Il. The er"my's forces wer5
renoytei 70 bc sbcu; sixteen Thousand strong
and consisted mairly Of cavalry, with dczer
pieces. Of artillery. They advanced by twt
rcads. leading from Stanntor, aud formed !
iuactiou several miles north earl Of L'Sing!'n'
where they arrived on Saturday mcr"ini'' II
il believed that they burned the Institute
From Lexington it was supposed th's 'h'Y
would proceed to LynchbuVg, ab"n; '9r:Y
miles distant.
Lexington is lie milas west CT Richmond
is the capital of Rcckbridgc county, and Is
situated Oh tbs west bank Of North river, &
branch of .he James. 1t contains aneat ca!:r,
house Jail, foar CT five churches, "l '%:i,us
denominations, no Virginia Military lust:
tute .!ie Ann Saith Female Seminary, " ssh.
ingtcn COLLEGE, about twenty stores, Ky"
weekly newspapers, and about two thous&rd
inhabitants Washington College was 9riGl
nally established US IN academy IN 1910.
uader .he name OF Liberty Hall. Ia ~" 1t
receive; It's first regular endowment !Tcn
Goorge Washington, ard from that r!:ae toes
the name OF the Washington A2"dsiny, @Aj
by an acs Of tho Virginia Legislature, n ISL!
was changed TO II ashingtor. College. It rms
a me library, consisting Il & :2Oc voirmc'.--
one hundred shares Of TIE James River c&1
Kana,eha Canal Company, lrl, hy Wasi'rg-
ton to found iEis. CrlleGr yields ennnHi'i
-, sos The Virginia Military !nSi':H'c'
Shich il supposed 10 have been AG'i'cc, Vs.
bull, on the plan ot the L. s. Military Aaal-
envy at West Point. 1t was q h''"ds'm"
structure. ard enjoyed, as y military i"-fi-
tute, fine reputation.
The advance Of the enemy upon Lexington
was resisted by Gen. M3Causisnt but oiS
forces were entirely inadequate Tor The purpose
Of seriously checking 1t.
McCalaand, cntnunbcrcl aud thanked IN
both sides, fell hank 70 Balcony, with the tHiia
Cadets.
A rror,ion Of ASsrill's forces is reported, in
VOL informed quarters, 10 aaTc divorced iro'h
he i.c-i:c,,N f.aga road, at Fairfield, ant
crossed tie Blue ri 'eo mo Nelson county
Here tbcg IRE sai - hava mHdc l'r"''.;
anon the L7G1!bnrs aId Ciiariu!ics:&i" :'t,a!-
read a; T'ys :7er ridge ti"on'y- ttat'at!,>
f-om Lync?.h"ra( wh"ra they i"r"ci IL"
b..dss sri coJGm.it;Gi ot!,n- e:;2ae.es. l. -
sGpposoi that they non, maze = !'i''; ":,"E'
Lvnchhurg. cross TIC james aai ;.;i.:.: ":'a"
the IIiga E.:dse over tno A?H",a:,i.&, g.
s,roy it, and complete iac t;e:oar +? g,irs ~,
III Kautza tracks. to El;lcr'4 Department
This surposition, i."ScTer, -. rroH:.,'n@!.
TIE demonstration on l.Ha"i,bnrE ,:sy 40 10
a ecint, but il :oiltd, the II &, Bridge nay IL
the point Of attack rs en- al;crna5ivc. Yes;cr.
day evening oi!i;iai information Ind been .">
ceiyci th.: tho ciiemy had ia TIC no5nin~
burned ArriaStcn depot, aud pGss.M Oh :.
Amherst Cent House. which 10 uLiy twelve
miles from Lyuchhurg. Theta force Is b.
Ecved TO ho r..,ht ar ..u t"oua:.ni ct'nn,- %ri
il. sGid to DO untoT tie itainicJI;.;e cGm.n:.n:;
of Crock.
LaTEa - Information rccciecd las night
stntes that she enemy had arrived wi;!i':' ~!
miles OF Lynchburg.
FROM TIE CL!cE ,upMt"T.
On Saturday Grant mtriiestc'! an u6ni"2:'g
oosy a''poS'''',' W "''',"i''''" "
p"i1i'''', az ""''-' WIN ~ ""'
tcrruptcd by Con. Lee, who gave h''n the
benefit Of a norton q! i.is ars:,l3ry I'hc
p'o'''e y. ''t'A.''i's 'n' f'' '''~'' '"'''''-
WAS pocui"r'y ''''o'es'''S' "c HILL ''s'''i'I
IN tho enterprise "fle"7el hear'"S mage 81
sand upon their shoulders VIII WHICH '''.j F"''
forward uroPlinS tn''? i'"''' III '''e - 49,
n"tet points.
on Saturday evening iiH '"az": ,A''-' .
demonstration on it'he.A IRON '"' "7'e
promptly rel'u!eeh.
as ras nicnao,.l. s%qail:rr.i
... No,r,-c.. ,.,,,,
t,,',,i r.,ii
"'.' '"'!
Sincc tuesday. when 'iit enemy feNr'd
from in front Of Cur jy're0a !ci;. anG s,.:n%;
rornd ,bn;r rich; wing ;hr-n hos .r-.vaiI.l
,,.......,.... 49,.
''i''0'1 ~, ''''.' -. .
lines. Tho !"NS Day @. s''c week 'i.s enc
and rolled away ats tedi"2s 1.""'. .siiaa'i'
any material chang, il. !c s.;.:"5,v:.. -
.o5;,rs :, scn,, rcsr,,,...,. H.. .,,n Inns i;.-
m....; n.,.,..........,I
'Peof'"'''y '"'' "'e'' any
US the cncm;, /" r'ccPesH'S ana t',i'.'' WI"
out stint, tho l!essin:s OF "tircA ;t:t:?&'a
sweet rcstorcr" What. with r,st .r.,; II, IN
nro,e,os,, # r.;;,r. - ,,..,,:ir and ,,,,,.y
s'
she spirits u III" army '"'''''.'2 H"'''9''"";
exuherant-;'. @ucs 81 a. h"i'rr e.. am
p,gn orcncd; .:mi t!cy arc no. ~ Ill .v.rs"
>, .t,o .or,;n,. sc ~, ,;,.c ,,h,., ,,.,,,..
shall advance AGAIN ~ i'''S'
This temporary jul las I.os bcon a'ton,;acF
u,onotonous, and is oecasio,:.iiv varir,i u ia