Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-07
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THE NEWS.
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by TYLER s. ALr&GRE.

THE NEWS.
FROM TIE CHlcKAHoAIEP.
Yesterday was another qnies dayton the
Chickahominy, very littleol any .Hot Of lighr-
ing having occurred. ! was reported TINT
the enemy was moving uwaY towards The
White House, despairing the immediate cap.
ture of Richmond, and urged by the neces-
sity Of recruiting his shattered columns and
reinspirirg his usedup yetcrans to ;hotask
which has proven 80 wolully impossible hiti:-
etto. Bot a back out Is not Grants Style
ut least it should moi be supposed to he. Mss!
likely, and from other repsrts from tbs tieI1
we nre:led to believe he$desigi's lnnkins al
essay to cross tho GhieRahonliny at some point
on our right, in order to make the ,Ia,acs tri-
butary to:his 9oon'missary and quartermnstsl
departments. Tho state of affairs will be
fully developed, doubtless, to-day ORTIZ lnor.
row. An cf6cial despatch fr"ra Gsr,. Los
Esays that all was quiet on yesterday AMI Sun
day.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
A-soldier IN Cen Lee' .are:,y writing. & 10 i
m tits city, inier laic,6 Jnna 9Th,
says:
81 rode down thu front Of our left wing
yesterday. All was quiet nnti evening, wien
q furious tight commenced ON our right. Tie
result have not learned. Tho enemy has
undoubtedly been leaving cur lett front for
some days; perhaps this m0In.ng they are all
gone..s.Our scouts last evening reported the
4eneIny, -en nnasc, leaving our entire 'front.'
But whore will they go? They cauaot 80
back They IRE taking everything they oan
lay their hands on. As.our scouts pass, little
children on the Pamunky run ont arfd ask for
something to cat DR.. Pollock, living on the
Pamunky, lost everything no lad, including
thirty negroes.
"The fight u last Friday was very Severe
The enemy's loss il reported to haze been
heavier than at the Wilderness A farmer
reports Grant to hive sud that ho "~huld try
Lee Is few DAYS longer, and if hc could not
succeed he u.aeC might take his ID little
Conledoracy aud 20 to hi with it. Prisoners
give very exaggerated statements in regard 10
Grants reinforcemcnts, which orc Of COURSE
all stuti. But be that as it may, a worry i'm.
purtant movement is on foot, which opine
will be decisive. or this you will be informed
in good time. Our men are perfectly conf
/ dent that Grant cannot advance one step. On
Friday We drove him over two miles, taking
three lines Of antreEGEmcata. Saturday
We fell back to our own line, w:icl, !taE been
greatly strengthened. Prisoners estimate
Grants entire l'ascs AZ % 600 I'll. strength
is believed here to be 10000. ihr:0 Was
suma little firing on ,ur fl ih.5 morning b.
fore daylight"
FfJn Tue VALLEY.
The RI port which. Reached The city, "n yea.
teII.y, that Stnuntun had FALLEN into .he
hands If the enemy, tcok everybody NY sur
Prize. Ii was with difficulty, unn.u, to re
ports generally, that the intelligence ..ainct
credit, 30 certain Was every ole That ample
preparation had been r,ado a:i.i.:s.; r,."ir :.r
event but whtn ii assumed ari.t:teftisZ nj
authorized tore, it wcnt down !!lr.. o. very BIZ
ter does. fae Only d'f>a,t aisrHit.iar ir":.
that quarter II ~ IlI"UE: On ::iaI.i:ly, ilti
euomy, nndel iiuri.r rreu,n"G iii.,lr Insici
towards S.t1l,rit0a after -rVrsui daya Of ree:r
noisanee about pJrt Rapukliroe Brig Gen
Jones' with porti5ti-of h4s aonsA,@ul i.asts:n
cd to most them, relying iYvn tie l.:lnllndsI
Of. hrs command to=supp6r5 hiu1; csc ;.nteret
them eleven miles from Stanton and ga|'
battle.
The enemy's force WAS largely superior Il
that under Jones, and though tho initer rur!
| a most gallant iight, wsa iihmtivussrPasstrses
Jones, himself, falling ,n,,..Htig wrnrTiad..--
Tho support expected not arriving. thn rem
nant Of his iuud re:ieatt1, leaving the Ihaii
road to Stauntpn ut the eTeriY'.' tirld6ci. -
| That they entered tho 2 lace there, @nt ''lh
mttel thoir usual depr@datiohg, there is n
dJubt entertained ut the War OhI:r. ai.h"ugl
up 10 ton o'clock last night, had Ii"
been cfficiall announce. onr forces, wllicl
had covered Stuun;on before were disposed q
points moro Immediately affecting the Hitua'
ton on this side of tho Blue Ridge. Add
| lioual forces have been sent TO look after tn
| raiders, and will soon spordily put them Gut
The capture Of Stauntan ouI ecti the uo
ysrnmont to The lass Vi an extensive work
shop. and lays open Is large trad Of the rich
eat country III tho State 10 devastation an
destruction. 4 large number ol mills, man
tannores, somo iron works, aid vaE!o,is osEc
establishments and RESOURCES Of benefit to tn
people and the government arc placed ut theI
mercy. These l,sses, however, are OF sc
condary importance at present; but the cit.
Ecrs Of the invaded srciiun are 10 bc since r. /
SYN pa,hix. with.
GIN raj Jones, who fell in the action aho7
| alluded -, WIS in command of Tho cavalr
forces in tue Valley. lie graduated at Wei
| Point, On the I0ih Juno. Isis, and was pro
NOTED lrrvet ID Lieutenant Mounted kiile
July |, Isis H.. catered tie EonIcderat
sci rigc ut tho commencement 81 The war, an
led tho first cdmranJ-thc WasbinGtc
Mounted r rs that left Southwestern vi
einia. As Colonel Of the Frat Virginia C.s
airy, in Gen. Stuart'a Command. a.: Vas wit
General }. f. johnston in all lis Valley OPP
rntiuns, at Manassas On the Pcnln' MIA and /
Seven Pines After the b0ttlc ii ScTen Pine
he YVES promoted to tia rank Of Rrisndi2
General, 10 which capacity TO IRE
queplly distinguished hinl.eli. AID rc'"inf"
! Invaluable aid to eur eau:c. lie ""s !ias
ard ski!llu| uifc.r. wh"so !"sa %I! !'a dGcI.l
felt.
a rer.rt sac III ciF"a'io" hat Ls1I"sts
had also fallen. This was dnuh.lcsa rTtm
tnre, M. official news having been received
that effect
Iob WonK ~ THE VALLEY.
We Learn from the Charlottesville " OhrGr
ice' that Major Harry Gilmore has bee
playing havoc Of late with the Yankee tral.
in the rear Of Hunters, army, which no
threatens Staunton. On Sunday, 18TH Ma
he attacked the rear Of u portion Of Hunter
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