Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-17

ii.rHr" repjacs. IL tAGsn oy ttt!r Generals h,la
III" people.
II Saturdays lighting. near Petersburg
Brig Ger. Mar. ". Ransom, com manoihs
| llOsg's I'd brigade, was wounded III Iao 60
arm. LEM } Waverly Johnston ono VI MO
SAT. YVES also wounded in the same S's"a'
| meut.
! ,s.IL.ST LITTLE fIoHr.
No understand that q guuboat approached
S,n6v Point. on Jamcs TiEer, fe" days ago.
md landsd u heavy force of one hundred Heh
= NOR, 20 capture q signal station locates
.Se7e. We had but nine men, comma"dod hy
| Lieut.. Forth. and he determined not to sur
r,ndar without struggle. As tho enemy ap-
rrnacred we opened upon them, but were
soon oycrpowe.cd, end compelled to surrender.
va lost three killed and four wounded
ryo were carried eff prisoners. Among tne
! number NJ this station WAS young DAVIES
ION &c Dr. Davies, Of this city, and his pa
-c,ts arc cow hold in painful suspense reSSatu
| ing his safety. We hope that he may nave
cscapni death.
| THE EECRy TRo3rs At rGRT Po"HAPAN'
1t lss been stated that the enemy
have two regiments Of negro troops
a. Fort Powharan, James river, Prince
George county. These black villains, VIC
iaa,r, are greatly annoying the people in
that section. Squads of depredaiors 20 ont
daily in the direction of Gnrysville. and all tho
cnontry around, stealing everything upon
which they can place their hands.
THE RAID ON TIE pANvILLs RAILROAD.
The Yankee raider Spears, having passed
through Chester On Thursday en- route Tor the
Dauyi,o Railroad, prompt measures were
taken 70 tlwart his designs. As already
.t,tsd. he succeeded in burning tbs buildings
ut Cnn,tislt Station. A despatch was received
AZ the Danyillo depot on Saturday evening,
stating that on Friday morning he made an
attack IN cur forces at the bridge over the
Arpcmastox, for the purpose Of gaining the
b2;dc. and destroying it, but was whipped
back, They retreated from there to Goodies
5rid sc. and thence to Chrla Station, which
thew burned They then proceeded to Fla:
Creek bridge, but were repulsed ard driven
asck, losing twenty killed and four wounded
Our loss twn killed ard two wounded. They
rc,reatad hastily, and were reported to be
rakius tho back track via Clover Hill coal
pits.
Persons living in the route taken BY Sheri-
DAVIS Faiders in their lcisurely ride away
IRON Richmond, say that they robbed every
AoIv ;hcy came access taking jewclry from
ladies fingers and ears, ard seIzirg watches,
money, plate, and other yaiuablcs wherever
they found them.
C0MMANDANT OF THE RAIDERs.
As stated in the Enquirer" Of Friday. the
yaiding party that recently started out from
Grants army was under command of Major
General Philip II. Sheridan, vino, for long
time; commanded division 10 the 2oth army
corps tM3ts k's.l and has but recently been
appointed chlsfc cavalry Of the Army of the
Pstalra3 lie il the s0n Of an freshman Of
ferry county, Ohio, but was himself born I'M
Ter tn" Yankee lag, while bis parents were
emir-atinr :ronl the Emerald l-le. At seven
teen he wax sent 70 West Point, where bis
sliiesian ru.nacty asserted itself to such an
: extent as To. ges him in trouble. He FIRST saw
service under Ecsecrars. and WAS promoted
t:r ''conspicuous gRllAntry" displayed in the
battle vt Stgne river. Sheridan is now mhou
vhi.tc-.So years Of age and unmarried.
FROM SOUTHWESTERN yIKolSIA.
Ar Official dispatch WAS received at tho Wal
!osartnent Saturday, giving statement o
the situation Of affairs in South Western Viz
;iria. ria enemy moved from BlGcksbU-t
! on the y h, and went 70 Newport (GiIe
, ;ounrr.l Gen. Crock had twelve regiments 0
{ infantry, ten pieces Of artillery, and, accord
ing to q Yankee prisoner, oEe brigade OF cav
.irv, which joined him since the battle
, Cioyd's Farm. This prisoner states that Ave
rill Left Charleston II days ago, with four brl
.edes of cavalry: that on reaching Logan Z
H. he detached orc brigade to join Crock; with
he three remaining brigades he moved or
J and met General ". i. Jones, six miles from
WYthc7il!e, on tuesday, and, after severe
fight, fell back.
A latcr despatch, dated Christ:an5hurg
Saturday. states that tho enemy has gone II
the direction Of Monroe county. The cGm
u.sn1s OF French and jackson Intercepted
Arerilps command near Newport, and scat
:ored Il in the mountains. The main bod.
under Crook Hould reach 0rcnDb7icr on Sdtur
.lay Little damas, las been done to tn
raiiroai, except as New River Bridge. Thu
lead nncs ;:nt sajs works are safe.
+: il reported tEat Avor:ll Was kl!isd IL I
recent oDea gcment, 'aud that the most Of hi
COMMAND ase used up.
THE LATE CEN. J. E. B. STUART.
: The death OF the gallant Stuart, viii, whel
l it becomes kncrn, thrill the national hear
with sorrcw second only to that caused b.
tho death Of his iliustrious oonlpccr, the In!
moltal Jack on. In thor lives they wer
, actuatvi by only one em0tiop-that noble as
r piration Tor liberty WHICH must ever dignif.
ana adorn human naturc--and in their deatht
| l,tt In tri IA
pIss which had guided them in life. After
Gfo's iitful FOYER they sleep. we'll their mem
oros and heroic deeds embalmed in :h
grateful recollection oftheir surviving country
man. 'Tis scarcs five days Since that Stuar
and his invincjblo legion swept like an ava
lauche on Tho Fsndal hordes in front Of tn,
g national capitol, and drove them like chat
before tho might Ct an unconauerable resolve
> discounted from the field. As the sun wen
1own on the llth, General Stuart announced
his victory, adding: "My men and horses Or
/. tired, hungry and faded, but all right" 4
, sSg7 hours thereafter the bullet of an ignobl,
toe had inflicted the fatal wound, and tht
dying hero was borne to the city that he had
given his life to preserve. Here he breathet
!, his last, falling asleep as calmly ss he VIII
wraps the drapery Of his couch about him
and lies down to pleasant Dreams" So pass
cd the Christian warrior and Virginia gentle
man to his last and dreamless sleep. The PEG
ple of Richmond are deeply imbued with tn
| sorrowFul emotions likely to ba evoked By
this untoward event; they feel actively thu
loss which the cause Las sustained in hi
death. Amy manifestation of sympathy will
b their grief is Welcome. The City Council me
y on Saturday, and, in adopting unani-
nously the following preamble and reso
lutions On the subject, offered by Major Gen
eral George W. Randolph, late Secretary Of
War, but re-ech6ei the sentiment of ALL
They read as follows, and their introduction
was pr4ia,eI by some appropriate romarks by
J Gen. r.: