Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-13

The firing between our foices and the Yankees Who
met General Suar; a. Yellow Tavern wednesday after
noon, recommended at a very early hour yesterday
morning As na,usAl eOns que1oe, under the circum.
stances everybody had heard runors either favorable
or unsyOrall to srmsEe theaght it best to val.
the official budget in the evening" knowing that then
could get something reliable nom this now tterSst-
ing scene Of military operations. We give b. lsw such
news as We have been able 70 collect;
tbs siUATI n.
Tee Yankee lines to-day extended ON Yonng's farm
on re Brooke oad, 10 a skirt Of vOcd, on Tom Car
tiers tASu south o. Strssberry Ha about 900 yards
in front OF our ortiEc lona On our right dssul.oIy
6rrg all day. Several sAlies we're mace BY cur men,
tie Yankees immediately falling back a. every advance,
to euIenchmenls which they had throWnup. The Tan.
KEGS reappeared whenever reCeded to their
forl6catO0s-
OHcial information, received at half past o'clock
asI evening" states ,bA tse enemy had PASSED seVsra
tra1s over the ChiokahOminy At Msados Bridge They
were still ic force the Brooke road where General
Hunton faced them. Some think they will cut their
wy out tonight Oar cavalry, under Gen. Flz Lee,
are in their rear. Toe Dspartm n;al Battalion was no.
engaged yesterday They are all well and safe. Tho
President vas the ground during the day.
AT o'clock yesterday evening We met two cavalry.
men from our forces On the north de CT Richmond
They reported GOr5ons Brigade At B,OOks Church. and
Wickhsm with Il z. Lee, in the nsighbOrhOOd Of the
Meadow Bridge. From eEly in the morning until
O'clock in the evening drove the erSmy, Who made
al obstinate resistance. Big Gen Gordon vas wounded
in the lefs arm, aud smsuatiCn is necessary.
We gratid.d 70 learn jas. before going 70 pr 50
q =. 4 -
Will save his arm. THIS cones frcm as Surgeon.
TIE CITY BATTALION Tlesr.
This splendid battalion, Col Elliott commanding,
was in Sight yesterday. Three companies, under
Cap,aio Fiber, Of Buckingham, engaged the enem,s
slyary at O'Clock, an continued in tie 6Sn. until
o'clock. Owing the ground but Itts artillery o1uli
be used. Never did men act moro bravery Captain
Fisher was conspicuous Tog his galar'ry. The BAs-
talon, when gu; Of ammunition, rsd,ed in good order
20 their fOItiscatOns. TIE enemy did not pursue
them.
The following are The casualties:
Company B--Kllei, 5 LINE; wounded, Charles
Ashford, slightly, Joha Taylor (,iacs dead George
Mayo severely, " NoGrAE, in thigh; " Norris, in
breast Wm & Pate son, kee; james TlmAn, neck
David Thoms', knee 4 L Wilkerson, hand
Company C-Kdld, Il Thaekston, Norris
wounded, Leus John Randolph, IA groin and hand
Lewis 5 Ayres, breast ald prisoner; Z Il Spencer leg
and hand; L Z Coleman wis; Harris, brs,st; VIM
HenshaI, hand; Ro5t Oliver, shoulder and neck; r O
K ehsrdso7, leg; VIZ MePsrr, shoulder, missing; A
II Brown, n RiEer.
Company D-WOunjsd, Lieut. Motley, severely;
Pryatel Wm e AldeTsoO, hip and jas 7 Baker, leg
EVNroN's BRIaADE
Tbs veteran brig De had 6ght with the enemy on
our le yesterday, between Brooke Church and our in
trsrohments. "A usaa, they bshaVsd gullAntly. We
die LOT learn their casuslsiss.
Our KILLED AND WoUSDED.
Lieut. Col. Robert 4 ndolph, Of the Ash Virginia
CAsaky killed ys,srii y morning Gear the Meadow
bridges. he was a naaTs of Fauquier county, Va
sWooldridge, Of il' sane regiment, vas wounded
n the late engagement SaOtsylsana O. H. His lsg
has bsen ampuated. " T. Bee, son Of Taonas Bee,
Presiden. Of the Bank Charleston, S O., was killed
while behind the breastw rks on Swift Creek Monday
afternoon, by shot from oso OF the enemy'l sharp
shooters.
J. I. 3 STUART.
Gen. Stuart reported a. improving last evening
Toe rumoF Of hs death a. uo~n which caused 80 deep
sensation among toe res5znt and transient popull-
ton Of Retmlnd, was spe Oily dssipated BY an an.
IOurctmsnt from bis surgeon that no was getting on
vel, and that bis symptoms we're hopeful We trust
that he nay i've TO meet and repel many a Yankee
raid.
We learned with the saddest roget since TIE above
WAS in type, that Gen. Stuart died at 8 o'clock last
night We mus. defer any notice Of his services, oW
ing TO he hteness Of the hour which We Wre until
TO uorroW's issue.
RAID on THE DANvnLE Road.
We harmed a. half past o'clock last night at the
headquarters OF the Department. Of Richmond, that the
enemy we're reported 20 be moving in the way Of
raid on che Dlnve railroad This ia part Of Grsnts
poweress anaconda To do this they had to cross the
Petersburg road,
A GALLANT soLDHR GOSE.
Willis Noseley, a nephew Alexander NOseley, for
merry Editor Of the Wig. killed near Ashland,
"wednesday He was a brave fellow, and one Of the
finest narksmen in tie army. How sad that such men
lave to risk their lives against Yankee hirelhga.
A COMMEMORATIVE PRIsoXEE
We met, At General RmsOm'a headquarters, late
last Z ,igaakee prisoner taken in the Sight yes.er.
day ne avs that ,heir lorcs numbers $4,000 and Is
under tie command of Gen. Sheridan. The various
brgades eomp1sir ,bis force are in charge Of BrgI
der Geperas Gregg, Davis and CussAr. He states that
they have three batteries nu aberpg Is pieces aud that
thar loss m krleo, bOahoeu anu mlssinSi SINCE Ihey
lef, The Rappahsnnock is orig 200. We doubt this
latter statement he belonged to the I'd Pa. cavalry
TEE YANKEEs IN RICHMOND.
Ffsy-cne Yankees and a lame American Of African
descent passed our Office yesterday morning in quest Of
city quarters the expense Of the Ooteesrate govern
ment. they started for Richmond, and have accom-
pEshsd the object Of their Psrilous journey. Many
brother Yankee nov OF the north side OF Richmond
with but poor prospect of escape would Ike to o'cug
their rooms at the "HoisI de Libby Dead Yankees