Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-13
LATEST FROM THE sOUTHSIDE


.: -uyrl 80 tr..nSp2r. teton can be provided.
LATEST FROM TIE SOUTHSIDE.
YAe OPERATIONS If The lunkee Gen Spears.
HIS Uefsat and hctreat-The Victory on
tie APPROXIMATION - ate Operations near Pc
f.Esb"rg, Etc.
MOVEMENTS !HD DEFEar ~ rrEATs.
Tic patcrsfurs "Expic.s" o! Ties ia; cor
t.irs n, ip.lawing additional .4asa relative
t. the rail 81 the Yankee Genera Spears on
che WI lon railroad
Flushed with his easy SIC ;i:S 81 Story
Geek. SroaTh pushed on, crossed Npttnwmy
r,vrg, evidently making for ikc Mei.errin
K-i.i!.e, ard leartng The bridge over the Not
taway I, be destroyed mon BIS return. But
upCn reaching JGr!::.'> ienIt he .ound, uu-
exp" :edIy, copsijc "tlr Col::..era:o force
ready 10 receive him. T:i'h :2rvc,bim tatIlo,
ard aisIr :. sIort cot i;5 nc "'as driven back.
witt! the !Oss VI rrvc. ii oi III" cnIHmSnd. In
tie neuati,-c the jJ:h and 2Goh Virginia re.
gimcrts, and Z cUmt.uy o. thu II ltcmbe
South Carolina Legion, all uEd'r tac COM
mand Of Col. Tabb, had rcscaCd N9;t0~ay
river bridge, and upon Spears return they
were prepared to receive hin. y severe bat
tie ensued, which lastei four hours. This was
Sunday. BY means Of thoir artillery (screral
Peceal Tue enemy oiauas1i 10 uestFoy tne
CI!Hso' pu' ,"oS W. uo,'i"e"''y ."
itoiy h'""'1u ''''' '"' ''"t -
o. ,rnes 10 u.s. 'S:,''''i2' " ''''S tns'i uyau,
"n'h tne1 "e!S '''i'" 90 - ~ 'li . =, 'i'y
rctreated IN ~ CASTER u',e''nl " tle i;o''"
Sue OF thc r''9F, i"cir i''H mas m"I' " n:S
pretty hciVy. var i"ST WAS !o'ir Eli.el' me
number wouIdc,i we rave not yet heard
Amongst Inc f!h'r we're nc "''""nH nin
GERS Lieut.; e'''ne' ~ ,'*,,'; "oIiss' ''n
J.. INC ieg va a. !" VI TX, c'h''"'!t N
'9sh va, IN II; te's' Leu pty'''" -; yI.a'
| company H. III 'n' "'eH;' i-'Vu'' !.'''es'
! "';h' company w. III 'o Si."ti
Fart ui Inc papers "i,t h'oS' p9' '"","H u
the Sussex equity V"':k : ONCE ~hr'' was
burn; on Sai"rai!'' "'fs 'e't - ~" enemy Il.
St'ny "Te'E' ana u:'fe"? ".s'c' il' enemy
1i:,' ,';sfht Ga -reT >'ul' !i"'i'c'
lt!s "a" tni'+''.. 'ia' ''cHf7 !" Oh IL ret
;nrn to Snuoik 81 Hvri-!A' {" Lake report %
hi hr'ii:a,'; 'nai;i."'i :" ;:"''l'i@a;,c' -
d uNIl"'' te VII, Yankee IKE aio% Al i'+H
trumpet, '.l'l nHNn - tremendous ii:',cr I'll
hia F:Ht ITO III: ""i' II" 4 .'i''e m''rAiSi, !"
is true, Lnt tIe Il ''n"G"7 va l." :Sp:''e1 ny
| n IA" or ''-morr""' 1T ia.;hc-t- ihey a!c
| "
| On Inc EhNit. Gs'islucElH;r tI2t i.iA iblcc Wa
at least 500 mountcl men, with ak pieces %
:.rti!cry, We nave cause i"r grat'tiration tina!
the r:!rui... wHs r2I vastly lu0Te iiJnrei than
| i. va very li.,l, CT III" track Was torn up,
and ( il more :Anr probable that the most
va.unDlr Of .:ii IN, l>ilLra, t?!;.t oyer the Me
hcr.In. het cn:ilrl2 c.r&pcl. The vigorous
blows wL;"h va, ia,it the rail7r6 1T jar
rants AID No.. 10 :.;er we're Ea:naf Ei"rc
ri;%r :',rr 'arst'f's,! !1r, AMI d clIcJly iam-
! ...:.,u ;'I,!" ..r,Gr II .Ic e:"fl TI- WHICH we
! nava rcae,n 10 haI;era !:a3 h'c0 c!IeCtuliiy
qurShci. 'lhcy d'atr,g cA -! ''re govern n;"'.t
and crmvany's; corn and bacon tia: they uld
| lay tcir hands 81, after feeding them selves
ana her rs literally. We haze heard. az yet,
o! no negroes haring been stolen sid carried
/. 2 b. them. on til, lire Of The railroad. n0r
cf any consido nil, denre,i.iirns upon e5i-
z,rs-an unusual kind Of m1u.rG:ioG !pr
Yankee raiders.
Too much c:edi. ceaHct re g'Tc!l tie Bra:
tr"ops, who so hauIs5meiy ll:s ard tarash'd
tncsc llnfuIent inTal;fs"t Jerri't a'!u ) y
!o"ay Bridge. Ic them tie country, aS wen
rs tho Railroad Co:araHy, Hrc greatly iEcebi-
I'd, for they lot only ir.h.cied severe punish
:ntns upon the enemy, but thereby saved great
public and private losses.
LATEs.
o. Monday 81 .wc!'o .'ci2cx, 1p@':E4 ana rs
coc.rlaad, were ut tic lam o; A.il1r g. ":
3ejscnes, III SH:iey c2nE:T, &"ou' IL OF II
Mills f:cm St0:iy Cree. T::ey had destroyed
Major Bclsches' handsome dvcl,;Dg, his nil,
al lis nut:.0ascs, and r0aDit;cl MANY other
larrcIaticns Il Is also s;n.o,i that Spears
tic was p@~;iGr'ariy tzci!cd against Major u.
J.. no 4 J. - - ~ tlrOIfn ti:i.
iasie:'s in. :ruultntal!ty lis moTorEe"is ll:.''
gecn reported
A. Jarrntt's Dep0t, besides the Depot, wu'er
tanks, weed shells, etc, they burnt tho resi-,
dcrces # Mr. Wrl. Jarrc;t, iIcj5rs Field and
others.
Ii Is hardly probable Ina; he will return t.
the R..iircad, ;,s a. 81! poi:-;' that thorough
fare is tGu well guarded. lie has d-ubtless
gone baak to artokrc~ MAJ endc.v1r 10 form
u junction w;Il. the troops rvw ut City Poia'
sud bermuda Hundreds.
TIE Er,r,ss n;res ~ rp;Iur7:nv j., rel. It's Y
ia
rms v,,7n,,y .r y,rr c1Jrrcy.
Oar b,ay, otH,.r, md msa urouud p,!c-s-
nurr Ar. rea,,ii,. - !aryu~t OF jaure!s. La;
tho Anal 1e.u.i lie wlas j, ,ray, and we tIus,
that Gra in Lila; Infinite ,,9G,:rcsI viii rive uS
:. cryw;;np and glorious victory. Deeds Of
y:.lor have already been performed by cur dc
lenders that will proudly challenge compari,
.on w:IL ;.ay that history rccordd So far, We
have net and iourht the enemy az great dr.
advantage. but under Providence our arm:
haze achieved signal srcc>sscs. Every day
but adds uoH lus,ro 70 cur achievements and
gives increased roi:iid e: 9. t. our people
IhoJ sec s"mtihin;5 Hor: :oan human pO"e,
in the bloody drar.:.Lo.v rUartiTg l., cur doors
They SEQ ard rcc,ca;z" ii:ine interp9sis;"r
that protects us h:::,!1A. The tuTts onslaught!
# our invaders ard c, ai-I u to frus;I"tt
lhrir wic':cd purpose.
We could no n.ir rr"..ci": the ilow:Hs
:e.ttr. which Wa received lrs. night by IT,
Rev. Wu. j. li"eu ircIn tie commander 6
F0rr Clifton, IN tils light that t"ok p!aco Their