Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-17

IL. IL.
;,;ut resolution for tho re iel If john b.
SouthorlaId, pending the discussion OF which,
the House adjourned
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THE YANKEE ACCouN - or LIE
FIRST THREE DAYS OPERATIONS.
Waited in ,In N,w yark "JInrjii" Of Tie
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l"ih INST tA& '"'i h"eo accom-" - VIC "f'
ratiuns Of IN. "Gramd ArmT"i thc iotHma"
aur;nr tha fist three DAYS .! tic rrrGc"t
oono;on.
0"-n
lhk OPERATIONS "t A"N -'i'''' A'>' l.
On Wednesday, he gr"i;l movement look
place across the EnFld"n; ':n'! u movement
unexpected by tho enemy "'' yet stfa'"E''
in It's character constitutes IN l"d OF gene
rl!shlp, then ccr;a,'lY ten "rah: haS SHOWN
his superiority. In-t"@d at Inr"lSE "s,'ASf
the centre o. Less array. H'n. Grant W
sudden marrh, throw hi:'is"'i =: "h'o &C."
the Rar!ian nnd uH"m -" fntmfs rlEh,
Ga2k. The consequences Wal The turning Il
that ia7k: and Tho Ines &! t'Ir c,n'"niirg
arm es, in place Of extending rnSt and w'sr
changed 70 FORTH, wret and enu,h cast. ~
Mace Of the Rapidan. the knnpuhannnck arI
fredericksburg were Hc;Y rioe,d in lis raar
affordiur q refuge Tor tie w"uniri arL {.
,lara nf rOnruraFiye safety I the sur.rly
trains.
II il well 70 understand that in this cam
ruirn Gen. Grant operates without any base.
re has abandoned the t;ns-hnl nrc,i custom II
moying uaon the enemy hv li:es Of ralr1:d
or payigabia wafer. In leaving his pusi,lGn
at Culneper he cut loose from The line Of rail-
road which had bean lii; base while r." a:mv
wa, encamped and marched i. IL; nnye irt"
the cnemy's Country. NJ G.aera!, hawcver
self-rclianr. would entirely trust to The Ger.
! taiuty Of :ic;ory. "hilo the army became "
huge floating mass severed !rcln -! ''nn''
| hon wiki any base, ~ TIC same Una" !: ""5! IN
position, IN case OF ,lfaS''r, 10 illi o"cE upon
Fredericksburg ara the HE g! me Kappa
hanncck. The marching orders were three
days rat!ons IN havcrsack4 three ID kna packs,
ard ten more in the wagons" srrr y sn'li-
Gent II last until the future r'aa fulfil 'leHtly
determined. So much TOR tie strategy under
which the fighting vas ntnusur"'ed.
| On Wednesday tho army crossed tn" ka',i-
| dan hy two lords-ihc Irrlnalna aud Ely's.
| The latter is farther down the stream. IL waH
hero ina! the "a c7r:m under Cen. Hancock,
| crossed aud marched to the designated pol
| ton The 5tb and the Oh corps crossed o.
| the upper ford, and, marching 70 ;'ic central
! point Wilderness Tav"rn--caEc into posi-
| ton upon the right Of llnncock. The beauty
of the movement WAS astonishing to The army
rsclf The sequence at corps was admiralty
p!eserveG--thc II holding the lett. with he
| Garalr:; the 9th the centre, md the Z h tie
right
The operations OF 'ho Hay were confined II
a little skrrlIshng win the ehemy's cavalry
who had appeared upon TIE Iv'r '"hk, ln'
did not attempt to d!sFu': tue laying I! t"e
entooEa or the rros"ns 81 the troops.
TEE rICHTIsG on THURSDAY, MAY ).
IN l:o mean,i,nc General Burns;ls. l,v
rood marches from Waricnt.n Junction. had
ar,ivc1 r,;thin .urnor,inn d;s..,r. r-.ss;rr
th, R,,oijan on itursCiay morning ky Ger
,r.rna FRA ha camo INFO rcsitior, on thn
r,,.ht Of General S,J,v;nk c,,yrr.,in ln;,i-
in, tho ,ioh, and ,ycrc..F;rs ;h. ~. to,ns
W,lcoy ta;:;ro ,,asi,i,u on tho left. niry,t;, :,
,, So3,w,ek,s .;,t vclil, ,,t..r he'd tl,.no
t-o ard reserve.
Tho s,!fiar on the ri..h. commenced Nth
an attack bv Ss,irwic',, who :,l.n considerably
advanced his lines 1t the ufe.nnn the enc
nv advanced to drive him back. Tie result
was a terrific strn gle, in which rnany Of our
mos: gala cEiccrs fell. including Colon.l
Stages and Lieutenant Colonel Hudson. cr
Now York Only rwo divisions of Sndewirk'-
corps were in line. The third was in motion
bot hud not taken position.
The rebels made q desperate eiFarE /, t.irn
Snd.wick's right, and in this extremity i"
sen, request u General burnside H. cic-c W
and assist him. There VA Il lui! il tic iir;nr
80 this rI-na:t The ,i.c~'!,' -: 2 Whr
brought tie request aid dat i r:as in; tom
parary. The enemy mad been rcJulsnd in tie
fra, ai:aa;, a1d il.oir silence was only mil
cI'ige II more yi5GtCiis uosct h"'sc;;'~
di7ision, However came into line ~ his ,n"-
rcnt Gnu suprLrtoG the rcn.i.is ~. exhausted
divisions.
1t WAS near niohaali when ;.lo ri c;s . y:.i
advanced. The ,advcn,..lt wa covered H.
their artillery until the ncantrv c.!ln:. i thin
mnaket range. whcn 4 tremendous IRE vas
opened On bnth sides. The g"licys Ncrn rccu-
lar and steady, ard at on: t;rnn wrnii hrv"
been mistaken i"r tl;n cch0inc ii Ilnnf"T
stGrm. TINS "Gs, perhaps, the sE;:sr-s: pnFt
Of tho encaaement. l5 is not or"g;5craiinE
to FAY That at this time. ~ Sr'! Sc :hTnnchomt
the whole i,att!e of tie Wilderness, ;Ea MRS
kerry exceeded that ct any na;tts Jearfo''-,a;
hoIe. Hne curious a't ~ ~" h-H' [eisl,.'7s
to be tod. is c?u''ru'i VIM! ncar! COCK
- "En', Two hcurS "'tcr ihS cia":sa1:'s were
able to ilstlnGush each Other.
happened at tlI!s tAle !" 10 with faro
sides crp' and am ahie - give %Ua Only
general IDEA oi the hight 90 IT "F?eaT,i to us
AZ inr the cln'elt or the l"!t aTi the ""''-
i;,,, h',..in ,,' go ~ ~, ="
w;,n.e chord was SOM. five mil., in j.rc,i
and The visiting If az tie .,,9s W. On; af
tho uucation. |, MAS we'll E.ygn tia, ;hc
rebel; he'd mascot their tr,r,. as,:nst lot,
The rings Of oar ar,oY. ana I.cuc. IT,. ,;-saar,
ate frLtir.- O. Hare .as'. and Se.j,yi,,L's
eorns.
Warren. j.. tho centre. a!varci.,,. lyon The
Orange Court uouse turnp,kr. h,. ia; rGt