The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-07-05

'"'"eu that tney may reach the DahVliie
road at the Junction.
Passengers on the train just in from
Stony Creek report that general en-.
gagement was expected to day between
Lee and Grant.
Gen. - whipped Hunter near
Lynchburg last Thursday. No particu-
lars Of the battle have been received.
From the Raleigh Confederate of 9th ult
We met with an officer on yesterday
morning, who had just reached hers from
Petersburg, from whom we learned the
following particulars Of operations around
that city.
On Wednesday last, Gen. Mahone's
division engaged the ienemy and captur-
ed seventeen hundred prisoners, besides
iuticting a corresponding damage in kill.
ed and wounded. On Wednesday night
FIVE hundred other prisoners were cap
tured, and during the day about one hun.
and fifty were taken by other parties
making twenty two hundred and fifty
prisoners that day, which our informant
saw brought into Petersburg Thursday
morning.
There was brisk skirmshing through
out Thursday, but no general engage.
ment.
Friday morning he lef, on foot for Sto.
ny Creek station, whittier the cars run,
TO take the train for Weldon. He came
the entire way on the track Of the Rail-
road, and says there were no Yankees
on the road up to Friday at noon, when
he passed. But during the whole route,
he heard the thunder Of artillery and the
rattle Of musketry, which in an hour or
two became one ineessant roar, pronounc
ed by all who heard it, to bs The heaviest
firing heard since the assaults on Peters
burg commenced.
From one point on the Railroad, our
informant had an opportunity Of witness
lug the battle for two hours er more
lie says the enemy's left wing rested at
the "brck church," about six miles south
east from Petersburg, extending in a
semi'curve 10 the Appoma,tox river; be.
ing some ten miles in length; and that
the battle ragged the entire length of the
line. He did not know the number of
troops engaged, but judging from the tire.
mendous cannonading and ncessaut roar
of small arms, he is of the opinion that
it must have been q pretty general en-
gagement. He was of course unable TO
give any information as to the result OF
the conflict, but says Gen. Beauregard
had planted sixteen heavy pieces Of ar,l
lery in position 10 command the enemy's
entertainments, and thinks they we're
probably driven therefrom, and dreadful
carnage among their troops must have
ensued. While, he further states, Gen.
Beauregard has our ride pits so projected
that our troops are comparatively secured
from danger. lie says he saw Gen. Lee
every day, sometimes going and some
times returning from the battle field GOV.
cred with dust-looking cheerful and
satisfied with the progress Of events, and
in vigorous health. He further states,
that our army has full supply of ratioas,
with the Railroad to Richmond unob.
struc,ec, where there is an abundance of
supplies.
The citizens Of Petersburg are calm
and perfect confident that Lee and Beau
regard, with their invncible hosts, are
not only able to keep the vandals from
their city, but destroy his entire army if
they will give them an open fight.
The gentleman TO whom we are in,
debted for this interesting inform alton,
says deserters from the enemy are com
ing into our lines from all quarters. They
say their leaders are drunken and thew
make their men dr1nk and then rush
them recklessly into conflict totally re
gardIess Of their lives, and to inevitable
and the men are determined
to be thus treacherously sacrificed no
longer. Prisoners with whom be con.
versed, say that Grant has not more than
half the number Of troops with which he
crossed the Appomattox.
We extract the following from the
State Journal Of the 25th ult.:
We expressed our fears yesterday that
the Yankees had also cut the connection
between Richmond and Petersburg and
the South. Our fears are fully realized.
The Yankees have Possession Of Rnrks.