Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-20


Ess J. 4. Ss8ior Secretary Of Var;
Tia e,eny opslei MS batteries co a porson Of
EveIp. l &c, All a .on2ei al Assault, bal hlad he
Was s,iIy rep sci Sa $50 ,sasy, no elnaoaadsd
a pOrti1l Of Il Ps has ulass E,rly. Tl5 casualties
on oas 5ids a-s very ioF. r. Lee
Il vas repsrted yesterday the authority OF SSar
geon whose name no omit tha the enemy in foot Of
EEsls corps, in tie alr above alluded to, sChared
terrSls Slaughter. Our men Saited until they were
within huadsed yards o. our lines, VIXEN they pOurd
into them a deadly voLey OF minnie balls grsps and
canister, Whio5 moved rhsn down by scores Their
rspsse va matter Of oouFs,. EHaI's loss wiz not
exceed. se learn ON The sane source, thirty killed
end wounded. y give the statement IS ne received
t.
We vers inlcru d. yesterday, SRA the sneRy's gun
boats Lad sasllsd tee village q Posi- ROyEb CT Toe
Rappaha1nOok. Tcey arc extremity ne same ve AZ
lud.d % yea riay as bsiog % Fort Low ~, below
80 s2-Soc5 JJg, Eogal ID d,staut from ss~erieE.
burg, b. water forty miles, and by land tEeOty-Iwo
mIei--,s il a5cut twenty uilss from Bowling Gresn.
sacs zee allows was written, We learn shSOuga gen.
EsDsu Ct pssuiaenc', who Witnessed lbs assault on
R.sI " stnssday thas .he slaughter was terrific. The
astacknz NOsco as saa to Se 81 thousand VOusteerA
Al est Craa sor5 get from the arry for the despsras
etcspr e. Atr .heir defeat city c,ns Into our HEos
aud sl-sg toNl heir arms and sa thay hal enough
Of a. Usca asking sSst yOOli bs done with them,
on e. r. q ei you viii be sent to Richmond. Tnis
t5gshs hen, IS thsy bad head in Grants army thai
Les's e,nmu e a,.oa with Richmond wa broken, aud
tsas az dis Supplies we.e cut OG.
Re slo z yes more minute version Of an AneodotS
alreaiy r,sci IA connection with ThurIdAys hyh,.
csr.aia. poias Seog very hard pre- ssd, General Lee
rode ~ % G eggs Ts1ls regiment ad told hsn shsy
nus: recover he lcst ground, and tia be himself would
Isl3sAsra VIA oLe voios they oaed nc; bus, while
ulwi.ng 70 .cIoE him, olly asked that be retire
thstes-, aE5 IA, thy Wou 5000 do What he Vanisd
A, thi5 jl-caIe, Colonel Gregg rode down Ihs line,
acc W. ari5l voice. sad, Texans the eye Of yOas
Gene "a. tu- yor. WI yel mO;o terrible THAI snI
tan tosy. rcsasd to the charge, dove the
eremy blc gained he loss groaod But the BadiSt
part % rts is taAs OF this gal,ns band Of heroes
oay 5 uairsd escaped to receive tho eOnsrAitlsdou
Of taei- 6 ca and good General Wac Of woman born
can conquer ueh nsar
1uE BURNING OF srISEA's DEPOT.
We l-rg rom several sources. Of which seem 10 be
velisc, geE,bl The Sane statement, viz tass rssl
msls @, cav ~ attached 10 Granis army, made dash
UPON .nel, station, On TIE R chm nd and FrsdSrci
burg .a,'Tcad, situated u miles from ths lAt.s
plaes ar burned me vsSy eOmuon depot erected a.
tba. pans by The railroad eonpluy. The Government
had 70 stores the-e and the company tohing in the
way Ct rolHog stock. The YANKEE uado ,hsr sppIar
alee absu: s1n-sOsn Wednesday evening, and retired
IN gu OK taste very soon aits-gatdi While ths buli
irg vaslgra g, osanOradiug supposed by iaios-
ms 6 10 be sheliilg Of Port Royal, distinctly
hsud a, MifI6, and other points in tbs nsigobOghooi
ANOTHER SUCH VICTORY. AID aHERE WILL HE BEi
Cant tbe myincible-tho ia whom all Ysnksedem
o. wos-bip claimed IN the first 6gsti with General
LIE in tls present campaign, decided welcomes. TEE
Stanton c5looi In bright hue5 for NE gulibS reAdsis
OF Yankee bulletins. Blin tee grea. 6ght of Thursday
be had go many killed aud wounded, ana bis defeat
gss too ep7ueDt for him 10 attempt again 10 impose
even upe2 biz credaous Worshppsrs; hence the
wy he cay bis oical dsspstCb, which No lad in 10
es. Northern plpors received in toe city Up to thlI
date shat o TrsGay no sleeess vas achieved beyond
that uhicl was gsi1sd BY Ia cock esry in the morn
rg7 He further stats "tlai de enemy "a O5StiHats,
AID haze faaG his last Siteh" Ildsei What
jsIing Cd in blustsr and gsrfolion from bic early
6esFa.ehes. Truly a Uysus BUNDLED in spirit. he
needs stnulaDts, and ought to take another drink.
Forty drops oFhis Cincinnati isc,i6ed, with sts gun
powder sdieJ, WI rake him feel victorious sgAin if
Only re seated of,n enough.
rHE RlIDEzs on TIE NORTH or rHs JANIS.
sasriiArs cavalry according to tie reports of the
ps, few days have been moving en- es6i. eccentric
as comet Day before yests-say they bad gone Va
knew not where las, nig6t il wa aseOrained however
that ihsy we're moving by way Of the Old Church to
II n,,,.t arI1 a-rc~ noH
posed, mixing raid on the railroad. Lat them 90
where t5ey nay, hey win Sad Tat their coming Is an
tciVassd Wien unOpp0ssd, they can brsIely ssar up
fss tucdred yards Of railroad sack bat will never
snd charge Of tia. osvlir7 O. NaEtsern Virginia
Teey can 90 IN if ,hsytb hsse il no hereafter"
LkE EANsEss--SISTH VA oATALET.
Noae o. this COMPANY, f'rnsry COMMANDED by Nj.
B.vsfy Doug ass, had been bG up to u o'clock u.
On the 1S.b. when we hs' ecard tOa thOn. They
wrs IN aae p:gtt and sxoeIs-s sprts, and eager for
th, fray.
- We regret to lssrn hat Go prisoners and all the
e5um;s.iosed and nor commissioned officers, except
Lieutenant RcbDsOu, Of Oar,et's King William Battery
were esp ursan The bahs CT Tlursday near Spotsyl-
vaaa fbey lost sus very lev, It any, in killed ard
Wounded as lar a. Is krpEn-
- sELT-DEStAL
TIC G. arlotesVile CcrOails Of tie ll.h inst, Gays:
" are niofmsi tia. al :se youag ladies' st tas Abe
sls psf destitute gave up their supper on Sunday
s4ssng Q supply the wants # train Of Wounied sol
de,s 10 lad suddenly arrived at the dsPoa and fer
whois a.sd there VS. ms time to mike sPsSAl pro
vision.
WsNsre g; the War Department and At Gen Bagsa
Hsa5 Qiters last night aid though several Ou'ire-s
despstocs aa bssn r,csVsd duias the dag from Cen
Bsansegas 10 alus On Ia been made to the iae tsal
thse vas even shi skirmishieg going On psiWss1 his
adgs 9, ara TIE oaey was reported on he s''se''
We must be patient lie vii attend % Bllsr In dss