Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-20

on the Central Ralrood and extended 10 the Green
Springs neehborhOOd the hardest fighting taking plc
near the houses Of Messrs Vest and Niche, on tie
road leading from Louisa O, Il. to hechanicsvle The
raiders, after being badly whipped by Gen. Hampton,
reeated on the road leading through the upper end CT
Louisa County, by Brooks Bridge They crossed the
north fork OF the North Anna at Holidays Mil, into
spotsylvsnia County. They went through the Mount
Hermon neghbOrhOOd in the upper end Of SpOtsylvania
County aud struck tho Ostharpen Road at Shady Grove
Church. Here they divided their force, enc portion
going BY SpOisylvans O. H., and the other by Remys
old place From SpotsylvAnia O. u. they continued
their rerea, the direction Of BoSlng Green in Caro-.
lire County, the two columns uniting near the Mud
Tavern. On "Wednesday night they eamped at toe
Reedy Mills, in Caroline, and Thursday were at
Bowling Green.
They eamped a. Mount HernOn Church en- Monday
night
Gen. Rosssr has a.sA vOuni of the leg below the
Lnee s.t;ng tie pOstsrior al artery. He isn Louisa
doing well.
From another teuree We learn that Sheridan, on
SAturdAywa in NswtoWn King and Queen. He had On9
twenty three wagons lsftthe rest having been either
captured by our cavalry or ab ndOnsd during his hssty
retreat
Our cavalry are on ms trail.
Newtown is about 20 miles southwest Of TaPPahAn-
mock, and about lie same distance in south esseriy
direction from Bowling Green.
The Charlottesville Chronicle Of Tuesday says
The f,IOsiDg is list Ofths Yankee prisoners brought
to this place co yes eTdAy aud TO day:
al brought in this eveuing, II yesterday lbO DO,
% do 464 from TreSiliag'si 2S from Huaiers ar6y-
4S7 privates in al
Oaiyers-l Acluant General, one Lieut.. OolOnel,
,ptain L euieusI g. Chaplin, Sa geon, special
cOFres pendent for The Cincinnati Gimme ca and vines
ling lnteige ce-, and Lesser Lloyd OF FAirtx ehn1'
ty, charged With plotting The enemy
PAN sCsFJLK ASD VICINITY.
Riding parties, says the Christian Sun, are going
Ous in every dir,c.ion roa Sa k rObbpg the farm
ers of lorses provisions g. Butler has issued orders
70 have all the horses tk.n ia NArseuond, Isle Of
Wgh. and Gates COuoy, n. o., s. as to prevent the
making of orOpt A party came Into Suffolk last Fri
day with ia horses and mules taken from their own
ers Another plrty was at O. uckatuck and cAPtnred
Dr. Wm. T Jordan, Of the Signal Corps, and a ctz NJ
carrying them eff Great distress and CONSERVATION
peryades the whole elton OF country, now given up
to the rayages of the cruel enemy.
JANIS RIVER TOPOGRAPHY.
The course of James river, below Richmond, do
scsbes on the map the profile Of human face looking
westward with al outline nose and'We defined chin.
Drewry's Bluff, FOt DrsWry, is tn the South SIDE OF
the river the point of theuOse. The turn under the
nose the locality Of the naval attack on Fort Drewry
Ia 1862. Immediately under the chin oil the profile
10 foil ~ Up the simile is curious bend in the river
of seven miles, forming what is called "Farrars IslAld
the neck or ishmus of which is known as "Dutch Gar"
and is ony half mile vie Trents Reach, allu led
70 in Gen. Lees despatch, is the South side of the
nor shos turn of the river, at Farrars ItAnd How
eits Hill, il Chesterfield. is opp1siie Trent's Reach,
ne ry taf mile from the river, and is considered an
important position Ware Bottom Church is between
Howlett'I n aud ,rmudA Hundred.