Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-31
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TIE NEHS.
Tson. aEK. LEs's AM :'-. !
Tsee vas sEi uiSng, We earn yesterday a'te,eOOh,
between tas Ysaks,s sai portions Of ibe ss0nesal
q Ia l.s5satsd SssaoJd'l brgadss- Twas shgSt
f,a tie fec thar or sarla isssin killed aud wounded
vas Obly ,lirGy o. lorsE.
We as, learned thai tie Yankees have ea:isslg de
appeared nom ths neigtbOrhsOd Ct Hanover Court
Houle.
galiAns cheer, whose very name 3 q tower Ct
sEeng.A With our cavaliers, is nov in command Of all
vos cavalry of Northern Virgins. When Sheridan
meets him be vii fRd fosman worthy Of better metal
than be has either 10 bis swsrd or his person.
All accounts O6ca aad outside, sgree that the con-
ditiOa Of our army was never better They seem as-
tua to be fatal SIS % regards the greas battle soon to
he fought between Cons Leo sad Grant. ~
Gsc Les despite the fatigue be hss Undergone sine
iso5nuens suent OF the present campaign, is in eI-
essus eOzd,tiOs, supervising in PsrsOl the arrange
gents Il our army. f...
FaE CosRksPoSDES7 % THE saw HoRK HoRLn.
This Individual, waose Mans is r. FSaHei, IS ele
o. the uGorunass members Of the historic corp Of tho
Yankee army. He vas eaptarSd a. Fanst,h4 Station
G1Aly lAA-eoy -4lt-A5 S4A kssAS-'n --
yesterday. He statss hal Sedgvoks corps in Tie Be-
ginning of TIE forward movement Of Gran 5 my Fad
D. brj .bea -Ei len AuG Las NOS only twelve ',asl5t
En-
he Gays that Grant does not design sighting in the
fuue as be has been doing sDes tie OpsniDg OF he
oampaga- From this, We judge that Ulysses viii here
after in,reae5 aud tsss the elieSey Of brsassWofks
This correspondent, who is now innate Of OAs'ls
Tbundsr-a secCud cas- stopping PlAcs for Yankee
prisoners with god sPpstitss-is Eii BY th0se
Who knos to have given a really truthful account Of
the battle Of ChincslOrsv.Ils to the world ASIDE
i truthful, be POSSESSES What Yankees as a general
:, shiag vOfOlly lack.
We haT5 nuD6er Of letters captured upon the per-
soa Of Mr. R. Francis, bat 0Viag to the iaieRsS' Of
the hour It which they were received, only publish
TIE follouiug. We viii give others in next issue.
The following lssfr addressed, Capt Preston West,
Gen. Smiths Hsadquate POiiieness Of NJ Francis,
Of n. Y. Word.
BANovEK1cEN Va, I
Nay rs, 1854.
How are you old 5tlloF' Arrived here yesterday
afternoon, aitsr marcai q niles Hope 20 see you
Sou Are staining svsry nerve to come to your sup
post chs is saTc-Sla)
JOl HAssLN,
4 CHARFKSs.
lam al rghs-35t have oaly llS men left
Sho.er 8 IN L'bey unbuJt
Higginb0tham badly wounded aud prisoner.
Cfi1ess killed and ECu. ied.
Prom the above il appsar' that Grant contemplate
joining his troops with Baby S nith's forces.
wBar ruE NEW YosK WoaLus CORRESPONDENT PREPARED
FOR his PAPEs cN Tx 21IH.
Hesdqts I 4 Division, Gu Corps,
uorDv-sr To-u Son d S-de psnur ksV IL > I
Nay 27tl, 1864 } I
BIZ An admirably czscu.cd march, GsP. Russell hAs
succeeded in placing h, lst division Of the GA ecrpS
o. the SJgh side OF lie PsmElkey river Lsadir5 me
ecllmn be CONNECTED 10 march at p. NJ, ADD, with
ars, Of tso hours i6F 0resstss keps his steadily
AZ vo.k Some kOus preceding toe march Of the coll
un 6g ShgidIr vas Ordesed 20 reeolHotrs ia force,
90 hol1 he road for the sdSance OF niaEiry, and sC
eoupAuy The poatoon trains. d. 6as accomplished
ibis wfsh ths tst and a divisions Of O. z. Two pen
tooa bridges are already laid at Hanover ToEE-tht
So eorpt Eil follow the 9th, IL hass, lst n j., let
"a ard Ga Ohio.
"a partial Iiss Of casualties is erolosed-ihe entir
-rTosr Cg killed and wounded vii probably DO Ebort
200. .ad thsse viii be amongst them considerable
nuaoer O. eoDmissonei oiHcer7. T1e enemy had
rnufg-'cf gua- AID fought obsnatcy for four hours
b.. sles oVell fell back abou TIRES miles. The ira
ara sccoud divisions OF cavalry 10 line Tonight az ou
f,rs bus vii sooa be relieved by infantry The enirf
srr5 il sousa Of tee Pamunksy l. s understood thai
jis i've 70 shs WaFe Aogse va ss open to-norroW.-
Your 1UndsLt hoped 60 base been there this even
iag, be. tie cOl1mn he EasWith vas attceked-
Hanover IOWA consists OF some three or iogr oi
IA horsss The etemy id ret defend the lsying 4
the e,n5as COZ ioo1s-a few P0ksts made slight deml
ODsiaisn, tu. inmedl.ely retired Il hes been asl
esstsined that B'eckinfdges Command is az H1noVet
Jrncton probably zen twelve thou,and EtrOrg N I
THAI a s,ro3g furoS Of oEYslg is - H'Ateee" Out
easslsy, uRjsr command Of General Gregg, with one
b4Slsry Of hyipg artillery, made reconnaissance yea
terdEy morning il ire drect.cn OF The Wbi,e House,
which isabout 16 Uies ds;aH-. 70 y have no. yet re-
turned Il ia ssosr aimed that GeueIn Smith Is a The
g. White House.