The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-12

+! 4uc PIlbOucTe TAKEN tuerS must JOrOW t0e
balance In our favor, and will dispose the
Yankees to more liberality in the matter OF
exchanges.
THE COMBINED MOVEMENT ON RICHMOND
| THE Enemy ON THE SoUTHsIDE-FIGHT
| AT C0ESTER-THE GREAT CAVALRY
| RAID, &C.
The news Tuesday from Cen. Lee was
very mcagre. 1t was positively stated that
heavy firing had been heard at Hamilton's
! Crossing Tuesday morning, and that the
| sound receded in the direction of Frede-
ricksburg, Indicating that Gen. Lee was
! driving the enemy in that direction. No in
formation of the actual occurrence of o fight
was, however, received in the city yesterday.
The movements on the Southside Tuesday
were interesting. We give below what facts
| We have obtained relative to the 'great
movement" on this city;
THE MOVEMENT ON The soUrHsIDE.
An account of the operations ON the
south side of the river may be gathered from
the following, in the Petersburg Express of
Monday, commencing with the details of the
fight at Port Walthall Saturday:
As early as sunrise found the two forces drawn
up In line of battle. about half mile apart, and in
full view of one another. We occupied the rail-
road to the right and left of MI Craig's residence
very near TO the junction, and the Yankee army
occupied a position In Mrs. Mary Dunn's field
Some skirmishing took place about II O'Clock
when the Suny Artillery, under Capt. Hankins,
advanced several hundred yards In front aud open
ed on the enemy, throwing shell right into their
midst. and producing quite a stir among them.-.
This brought on a sharp fire between the Infantry
on our ieft and the advance Of the enemy's right
But IN thirty minutes the firing both sides ceased
except now and then Wild shot from the enemy's
artillery. Our forces now made.the railroad their
line Of battle, and about haf-past two O'Clock the
enemy opened On them with their artillery In front,
and at the same time sndeavored 10 turn our left.
They finally succeeded, by everwhei ming mum
bers, In reaching the railroad but the 2ist, 25h,
and 9th South Carolina regiments, under General
Hagood, advanced and drove the enemy peil nell
back to their line.
The fighting continued until about O'Clock, and
was for the greater portion Of the time very be-
we're, the brave and gallant South Car0lnians driy
Ing Everything before them. Men never could
have fought better. In this fight Col Graham, of
the 2lsi, was wounded in several places, not very
severely, however, and Col Presley, OF the 25th,
was shot through the LETT arm, very near the shout.
der joint Lieut. Col Dargan, of the sane rest-
ment, was killed, and Capt VIM Il stoney, of Gen
iIagood's staff, supposed to be mortaily wounded.
The Lieut. Col Of the 9th was severely wounded
In the head.
Brig Gen Bushrod Johnson the senior Briga-
dier In command, and behaved with much cool.
ness. Lieut. Gen d II Hill was ON tue ground.
Our loss In killed and wounded was about ESQ
20O at the tartiest, and we lost very few II any
the prisoners We captured TO be very heavy-not
less than 1000.
The number Of the enemy engaged was twelve
or fleen thousand.
Gu Sunday morning 1t was discovered that the
enemy had fallen back the previous night, leaving
our torce undisputed possession OF the battle field,
and leaving portion of their dead and wounded
on the field. A quantity Of baggage was left by the
retiring Yankees, and some persons who visited the
Geld picked up several articles Of value. One sol
dier, we learn, found a thousand dollars In green
backs on the body of dead Yankee. BY some
means, whether accidental or otherwise, Is not
known, the woods took fire on Saturday night, aud
no doubt several Of the enemy's wounded were
burned TO death, as our plckets could hear their
ptteous groans throughout the night The fire ap-
preached them.
couple Of deserteys, belonging 10 New York
regiment, were brought In yesterday. They In
,eiiigeut and fine looking. They represent that
there Is over 5000 bounty money due them, and that
they are tired OF the war anyhow. They say that
sI,.n
chief cause Is the negro troops, several thousand
being ia the army now at Bermuda Hundreds. -
These men declare that the fighting at Port Wal
lhali Junction Saturday was terribls and that they
suffered very severely. Gen Heckman's orderly
was killed BY his side, bis horse was shot under
him, and the fingers of one hand were shot 0f.--
They say that Butter was In command, and Gill
more vas on the field. The impression prevails
throughout the army that Cen Beauregard was in
command Bniles caused q telegram to be read TO
the troops early Saturday morning., stating that
Grant hsA gained great victory over Lee had
driven him twesty mites, and ut last accounts was
s,ili driving him. This lying announcement was
received with u great ouiburst Of applause, o r
course.
sPgARR's CAVALRY RAiD.
The notorious Spears, who was SO successfully
driven back at Broaiwases Bridse ON Fdiay, by
e,asdivanss battery and Col Ratcillis's tesimeni,
immediately iuTaed his course towards TIE source
if the Blackwster river, aad crossed NJ point
sevesai miles higher up, where the stream II
50 tnsiGnlAcant a. % b. easily f0Eded.--
Here he met no Opposition, and made de-
tour which brought him 10 Wakefield Depot,
on the NosfSlk and Petersburg Railfoad, where be
eaonneA FfkAay wlsht. He did not buFu the depOt