Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-29
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PARTICULARS or TN BRILLIANT ATTACK or THURSDAY EVENING
o. WELDON Road.
70 tae Petersburg Exprs.s Of Saturday We are main
y indebted for the facts contained in the account
which follows Of the brilliant affair Of Thursday, near
Rsam's Station, on the Weldon road.
Ascertaining that the enemy sending heavy In
fantry force to bis rear, for the purpose Of compt-
ing the destruction Of the Weldon road in southerly
dl ecson, Gsn. Lee ordered Gen. A. p Bill to check
IT, he accordingly marched his corps down the county
roads, and without interruption reached favorable po
sition Resm's, where he encamped. The enemy
had strong Qualifications about mile north OF Reams
and In rear OF their main body. Upon reconnaissance
1t Ascsrained that the raider Spesr with brigade
OF cavalry and q strong infantry support engaged
in tearing up the Weldon track, four miles beyond
Resm,s. At about o'clock, A. NJ, Gen. HsmT ton
cana down upon his cavalry Ike "a wolf the fold'
and charging, drove them helte,-skel.er to their in
family support.
General Hampton then dismountsd bis men and at
tackled thsm taking 800 prisoners aud driving them TO
their bress.works part Of which, according 70 Ger.
Lees oficiAl report his cavalry carried. From IRE
viauJ 10 Rsams, Hampton has shown tina. the cavalry
of the Army of Northern Virginia. whether as cavaliers
or on foot, or as horse Marines" as they say out
West are equal to the ajwer Of either Forests or
Whetlsrs commands, and that, cavalry leader be
possesses the courage, the ability and ths dash which
alone can inspre the cOnhdsno, requisite to make
mounted troops Efficient.
A o'clock p NJ, General A, P. Hill having r; ached
a position on the enemy's a,nk, behind which large
force OF infantry msssed and upon which brised
heavy line of cannon immediatey-oommenced an as
saut Volley upon volley Of grape, canister and
minies we're poured intO our advancing columns, and
vet there vas no retreat. Az one time they COM
PEELED to throW themselves upon the ground 70 avoid
che intensity Of the fire. but being speedily reinforced
arose with yell and despite Blot ard shell, charged
no 10 aud over the enemys works, capturing two thou
sand of Hsnsocks second corps, with nine pieces Of
ARTILLERY. The rest OF the Yankee force threw down
their arms and asd in wild confusion towards Yellow
.yern. Al this juncturo, the brave Colonel While
Pssram, of Richmond, turned the enemys captured
guns upon the ajiDg column aud completed the rout.
Il vac now nighdAll, ald ~ we're unable to pursue
them. A lev more hOurs Of daylight would have ma
e,isy contributed to victory which, as 1t VAS pro-
life in prisoners and spols, to say nothing Of the
strongly fortified position which We gained and still hold
| on the enemy's rear.
The Express says:
"The captured gus are OF tiO Napoleon pattern,
beautifully flushed aud intact. They usE such guns
az are needed in OR army, and their acquisition viii
/ prove Of no small benefit.
IA very large amour. Of personal plumber fell into
tie hands OF brave troops aad each and all of them
SEQ red something Of vaius. Coli and silver Watches
foe oil ,oths, large sums Of greenbscks stationery
and egerv imsgns ole kind Of Yankee notion" fell
their lot"
IA the result shows, ell engaged behaved veil. The
lnfanEy Vieing with the cavalry in their Efforts to &C.
o,mpsh the heavy work assigned them by their below.
| ed Oommander-.n chief.
Our loss was very tmal-in fact, one thousand will
cover Il; and Of the wounded Included In this estimate
We are srathsd to learn many are bu: slightly burt
The euemys loss In killed aHd wounded must have been
vary htAvy while their loss in prisoners VII GIcsed
| twenty Eve hundred-a thousand of whom
reached this city Saturday night. We also captured
oae hundred commissioned tieers Of various grades
Including Acting BHgadIsr General Cutei), and seven
stands Of colcrs.
Besides cavalry, the enemy had n the fight Hancocks
corps and other infantry. The Express estimates the
loss of this corps alone at FIVE thousand which, taken
in conjunction with other losses 1t has eosnly sustain
el about finishes it.
The Express mentions specially the splendid bearing
Of the ga Virginia Cavalry, oJlCne L. T. Bsale, and
the I'd North Carolina oiVslry, Colonel Roberts.
Passengers by last nights train reported all again
quiet at Petersburg. rumor prevailed that Hampton
had bagged large additional Duubsr Of prscnerF.-
Abouta thousand more Of those taken q. Ream's on
Thursday we're brought to the city yesterday.
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
From the Bristol CASTE OF the 25h we learn that thu
ehemy's cavalry, 276 strong, dashed into Rogersviie,
Tenn. on Sunday last capturing Hon. j. B. Heiskel,
Colonel Walker, (ctzaD) 1t. Bsvps and he Provost
Marshal, with 9 pr'aes. After the prisoners were
formed in line and placed uader guard t1ree OF them
were ehot down IN cold blo,d by deserter from our
army by the name o. S Sano Mr.. 2egan's con, of
Br sto was severely wounded under the same crcum-
stances.
In thu meantime the enemy had shipped artillery
from Knoxville to the veiai,y OF Bups Gap whilst
heavy force Of cavalry advanced from that direction
On Thursday they attacked our octs who fell back
bef5rs superior number to J,nesborough.
This is The movement to WHICH BrosnloW alluded
when he said in his ye sheet shat ctr.sil East Ten
nessee regiments would soon return 10 the Department
of East Tennessee, waen they would e1tcIminate the
rebel population" The tragedy at Rcgsrsvis is a be
| ginning.
Gen. Vaughan was at Bris Of on the 26h, and-sas
expecting force OF Confederate Tennessee cavalry
With which to hact proper puaisl mont upon these
tories.
The Yankees at the stsst accounts had advanced to
within few les OF Kingspa {.
SUNDAY RU1oRs.
Another victory By rIy III the Valley-and the ap.
psarancs of Yankee cavalry force at the Whts House.
91A0 CONFEDERATE BILLS, old issue.
p1OO Thj highest uArks. price viii be paid for sOO
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