Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-04

TEE FIsHr AND VICTORY AT SNrrHTELD.-the
Petersburg papers furnish some particulars OF the very
brilliant affair at Smithfsld Isle Of Wight county, Non
5sy morning. The E1pnsl says:
"rhs enemy asd 70 the wharf in Snith6eld, pursued
nv our forces which sed Of Sur5iyauts Battery,
Of gum Two companies Of infantry, from the 81
North Carolina Regiment. and company knoEo ss the
s. elh IcdeI eudon, CAvryS he Nhoa u0der the com
uard Of Csp,aiu n A S iiyant The gunboa', which
proved 20 b. Smith Brigg had bssn turned back at err
starting for Cherry Cove he's officers having been in
formed no doubt OF the failure o. the land expedition
which O. d started 10 C1erry Grove
TIE enemy numbered about 100 il al, aud was made
up Of portion Of the NsH York ooh infantry, part
OF The SSH Mes York Cavalry, and seeiln Of Penn
sylvana Battery, numbering NO guns.
UpOR reaching Smt6h,A Cape ugd want sent IN
white Gag demanding TIE unconditional surrender Of
the eaemy Captain Lee, OF the s9:h New York, who
commanced tte expedition, refused TO surrender, but
requested personal ioieryeW with Ca2tsn Sturoivsnt
tbs Captain refused and sent message back, TIA.
he would wait five minutes for en- answer and II a. the
exnratiOn of that tine he received noae, he should
open his guns upon them. The enemy we're huddled
1eet1e- on the WHAT scd scattered ab.utt the gunboa
s9d the first shot from Captain SurdivanT5 battery
wounded scve 81 The second shot passed thtougl the
smoke stack cf the Briggs which produced suca cor
seruaOn with tae enemy, that the Wtte dag went up
Immediately, aud the entire tOce surrendered, save
Captain Lee ana ave Of his command, who eosArdly
ana treaeheIou-y eselped small boat ateF the dis
pay Of the w1ito dag
Lieutenant aa,ris Of the 99:b NV York, was badly
wounded in the bowels, and it is thought VII die.
Leus T. A. Rove, CT the same regiment was also
Dady wounded. Oae man died Ct his wounds &C lvor,
VI steIday, and several oilers are wounded
Oae hundred and ne prsoCers reschCd here yester-
day aferocn. and went on TO Rehmo by che p. n.
trsi1, sua-ded b. nifty men OF Major Bates u Bat
t.l o..
bard at he wharf in Smth6d and the boat vas fred
by u forces, aud totally destroyed.
We u-ds aud that ne prisoners confess that they
we-o al engaged in tie recent rid upon Brandon,
and expected that o-clson, 10 NEE with no cp-
20 it.pn.
Fvs a7o ic, a. Iv3-'5 -sr. the train left, that a
arse toce Was landing Snithfeld Yesterday, with
the hope it is tboOght of reeapuring the Pri7oneis
who fsl into GU hands udAy. Blu tney were .Veral
hours too late tue VAS les by Capt. Sturdivant
after TIE su1recce in DESTROY ng the gunboat aud Sc
curing tue prisoners Should it prove correct that
enemy Aud,d a. Smth6eld yeslerds;, and tbey make
IN advance, the ysndAls will be likely TO share the
same late their predecessors as We have ioros sui
hci ia that dFCc ion 20 secure any party Which Bit
Ter, she b,sst, may send forward.
Among the prisoners who reached Petersburg yester-
dav, va tall, likely fellow, named Hopkins, Iom
Portsmouth, who vas employed on the Briggs in the
capaei.y Ul e g,0ser. He recognized by several
Portsmouth genslemen re-idng in Petersburg, and
appea,od bus ltle dscOndai az bang caught in such
old compny Tn.ro vas also q likely must,o lov,
Who csim % be SO, vaat to Of the officers, but
it wa4 generally beloved that he a Liiu.enant -
There Wtri ASP tao small boys about ten or twelve
years ct sg' Of whom recog IL IS drs,IteF
from the ESD North Carolina regiment Another piis-
o. er a. secogaE i by several o. cit q man
who 10 laeIly eommspisd ,castnz schooner engaged
in tie canal trade between Pniadephia and Petersburg
Fre prisoner sensr by appeared objected specially
tie officers 20 Did no seen 20 relish protrsc ed resi-
desos in the 'amous LIBBY Prison House"