The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-17
,,rSIyo. ....... MAY Il Ee,

yegNINo. MAY Il Eea
r9s1Af "o'''-
,r.p ,gws-HEAvy FIGHTING ON
tag VIZ" ssnrrusIr rE-AFFAiRs PROGRESS
flh .,np.nt.y CAPTURE on A LARGE
-, ,.rss OF rRIsoNERs--A NieTosv IN
W yt.i.EN NEWS FROM eENEeA.
'css AMY. Sc
- ,,s night lef; the crposlng-forcss on
>'A". 'n"~,,.,1e Of James river. in the sa,bc
y -, go, ,,sjt;ons they had occupied Cor two
r' =, tbeYe Was o decided impression
n 1s rnllia mind that general engaee-
r.. ma cecur yesterday, and in this
e. ~. 20 disappointment. nesnlsory
cnpt;nue,i through the night, and
-, ars o'eloek on yesterday morning. the
oammsncc, In earnest. The attack
E.,as hy our forces. and amoag the hri-
Is engaged were Graceys' kemper's,
l.ons Gar;on's, Corse's, and Eansom's.
'''-',,tei that AFTER the battle commenced,
" r,en allowed the enerny TO get posses
# fertilization, when fight took
80 80. almost hand, the opposing
~, heiny at times within ten yards OF
o,.sr and almos. blinded hy The dense
.,s Of The mnsl;e,fy. The resait was
-. thu enemy were driven some d;aianees
-. - Aeavy loss liz hiHsd, wounded, and
e.:easia'
:. IN eatly hour in The morning the fol
i'm, cflcisl dispatch was received from
r., C2suregar,i, commanding the forces
9, ,AsSou!bslde;
DREwRY's RIrFF,
-. May 10, lSGi-S;jo A. NJ.
4 Z G.a. D Brygg:
p5r progress Is very satisfactory. Gen.
q r,--au iarnsi the eneuy's right flank this
4 ,,,-ip-, aud is triyiug him towards our
81 ,... We hold stili Oh the right, aid are
81 ,-s.iny the enemy back in front OF our
b ,..Ie, disabling and capturing some artii-
iHE
C.5 Eiusom stoymed the breast two,k ks,
t,1t four stand ct co!ors aud about three
rsslfrd prisoners. Oar losses, on the whole,
g 7tas not to be heavy.
Il. K. SE4CREGARp.
;appcared Afterwards, however, that the
rgnBeF Of prisoners captured was much
grfi.er than stated ty Gen Beauregard--
,boat thousand were received at The
Ll5ty yesterday, including the following
d Commissioned officers
n Gr. Gen Hickman, 1st brigade, q aivis-
IN, i1,h corps; Col II Z Lee, Lieut. Col "
II R.thoiomew, capt.f ii Nntting, cart /.
z swift, i Lieut. " L Davis, n lieat Jualis
.yni1, lat Lieut. snd Aayt 4 " McMau,ie;
elit soLn II i.atii, lst Lieut. j !. st-in
y! sta Mas, Capt Etmar k;Faim. n
.-.t GeoTge l'rteFF 4 Lieut. J II Dr1ke.
h Jersey. Capt /. i Willis, Slh Iiaine.
,4ineni. "A Lent 3 l. Hodges, i2lh \ I
ls7.ten:; Capt James Eelger. let Rhode
;ll-i artillery; Cap. J T. Lewis and Capt IL
Mirona!d, nth IA; Col Richard White,
Ca5. t,5 Meizyer, Capt ID " Fox, 55th Pa;
clItrn Henry Eiehei, eth Connecticut
,r. 1cnt, Captain II jenkins, Jr, 40.h
Ms1aah,isetts regiment: Captain y Stone,
II Jas II Fierce, lst It and A at j Ohm l.
'4dsr, II III i !. regt; lsti III Z Pierssn,
ioth.j I, ID 1t Jas Fl Pitt, 3th y i. 9 /
Gilbert III Conn Captain Il II fhii-
irs, .e,h Mass. II Col L L Garnett, l-t 1t
u3 Adlt.las Gottshell, a 1T Pat Q Connel.,
Arp i7tif aaq Atl Z I II Lay, i 1t II
.Giant, li'th.sA !.
jll5se-aais1azs.ita Il -rap.asaat iiiteen yf5.i-
Heais, hesiaea isfag. Zen. Hickman, who
la figured quite censp spienousIy in the carn-
7j,ya OH the Gouthaiia. The Col. White,
mentioned above, il 4 brother of the White
If tie Tenn yiVauia Legislature, who Was
~, i
w.s confidently stated by our wounded men
that we hal Ailled or captured an entire bri-
gaas, aud it MAS reported yesterday evening
lAat isTge number OF prisoners were on
he wassas Richmond By the country road.
Tie fight commenced on our left, below
peSry's Bluif, on James river, and extend
elSlti more or less severity along the
Sao.e line The enemy's line extended to
hf7irih.ty OF pfewV's EinlI, leaving bSt a
fI'iI space between their right flank nd
iAertVer. Their right flank was turned byh
i"Fee under Gen. RANSOM, and they wae
dfiyah towards their centre with considkfa
bic losa~
The hting ccuid be distinctly heard 5f.on
The city, and WAS the occasion Of consfdera-
be excitement. A the favorable accounts
eaiAe ia, however. everybody seemed salts
lied, and q large proportion Of our nom
ths.satants repaired to Rock etts to attend
apon out wounded AZ they arrived by the
toats.
lie firing ceased between three and foni
VeioeS, the advantage remaining decidedly
sAh our troops. We have many rumora
'''h the battle teld which We do not deem
Necessary 10 mention. Il was, however
'ep'rted Inst evening that our forces had
''h Iiimofe's corps cut off from the gun
''aS' with every prospect Of their capture
We have heard our own losses on yestel
Ayeatimated at one hundred and tifty killed
I'D thousand wounded. A considerable
FopoItion OF those brought in had received
lisht wounds.
Aifoge:her, the situation on the southside
idr'idedty favorable. and Butler must look
q a.a isuEels. Iadeed, it ID not believes
.''t his redorbtabie Individual f. in aJ,,
cation OF danger, bet either on boar d /
'lhpest or IN the war to Fortress Monroe
@iest oi tae prisoners brousht in yester-
y Sfre Genuine Yankees; but there wer,
- lew Dnicamcn among them, who
9 anat speak word OF English.
''f ~, ALfIFs IN EEMeGg's RRIG.DE.
'he following is partial list of the casu
-''e IN kemper's brigade, in the fight o.
yesterday
Ter "a. REGIMENT.
h'iied; sergt j w Wynnc, Corporal Jno
II : "a, co u; priyatee j Toomey, co &; A Zig
1,, 60 J. WaAhail, co @; A Goven, co u.
mohndei Private " w Turner, co D.
,,Ip; a'p smlight; G9rpl q T. Craig, co ID, scalp,