Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-12

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The Richmond Enquirer of the 7th says that about
seventeen hundred Yankee prisoners have arrived
Court House, and it claims that the Conederates we're
successful 10 the Fridays fight and pushed Grant back to
near Chsncellorsvle The following casualties are
ported
Gen Longstreet, painfully wounded in the shoulder
brig. Gen. Paul Jenkins Of South Carolina, mortaly
wounded Col j. Thompson Brown, Of the Let Virginia
artillery shot through the head and killed outright
Col Warren 9Th Virginia, Coils Miller, Nance and Gar
ther OF South Carol0a, killed Gen Battles Ala
bsma ard Jordans Georgia brieades suffered severely
Col Randolph OF Virginia, was also killed Gen. j. NJ
Jones' of Virginia, killed.
The Enquirer says that Generals jenkins and Longrset
were wounded by their own men through mistake. Gen
Walker, of the Stonewal Brigade, and Gen George H.
Steuart Of Maryland reported killed Gen. Benning
wounded. The Sentinel says:
1.-THE following despatch dated at Orange Court House
yesterday morning. May 6th) has been coureousy
nished US for publication:
Col H. HILL Pay Department: We are driving the
Yankees At all points this morning Gen. A. p Hill and
sian all saie. K. b, HILL"
The Enquirer has special despatch dated at Orange
Court House on the 9th instant which says:
severe fight took place last evening at Mine Run
Twelve hundred Yankee prisoners captured aud have
been brought to this place Generals Rodes and John
sons divisions were engaged in the battle The Louis
lana brigade suffered severely. The details will be sent
70 You rs soon as they can be obtained"
The following paragraphs extracted from other Con
ederate dispatches all dated at Orange House dur
ing the day and evening Of tho 9th instant:
considerable engagement occurred yesterday about
twenty miles below here Parker store in Spots
sylvanla county on the pankroad, between part of
Ewes Corps and the Fifth Corps Of Yankees, including
Sykess Regulars The engagement lasted from IL o'clock
until night Our troops repulsed the enemy most hand
somely capturing 98l prlvates and Al commissioned Off
GERS, who have arrived here Gen. + M Jones and Col
is MORALLY wounded
Generals Heth and Wilcox were in the fight YESTERDAY;
they checked and drove back three corps and divisions
Laws North Carolina brigade last night surprised and
captured thirty prisoners.
Gen Pegram Is painfully wounded in the knee.
musketry fighting, with but little artillery engaged Cooks
brigade fought well aud loses heavily Morney and
Mceowan's brigades also suffered considerably Rosser
fought Wllcox whole divisi of Yankee cavalry with
single brigade, driving them back at all points
The attack BY the enemy this friday morning was
very violent They repulsed ia every instance A
strong ehort was made to turn right We drove them
on our left bat they stubborn on the right until
Longstreet finally forced them to give way General
LOngstreet received severe wound in the shout
der. General Paul Jennings was mortaly wounded
Inc hgbtng was principally with musketry, the ground
being unsuitable for artillery Col Brown of the Virginia
artillery was killed. The battle was fought near the
Wilderness The enemy have been pushed back to Chan
ceorsville. Every thing looks we'll
Fighting was resumed this morning. mostly with musk.
ety 1t is believed that we driving them Gen. Ben
ming was slightly wounded in the arm Three hundred
more prisoners have reached here, and are the
way to Richmond. The ambulance committee arrived
here this morning
claimed BY the Richmond papers that Lee has taken
from four 70 five thousand prisoners, including the 9th
Pennsylvana Reserves, who captured in charging
through abattis of the enemy.