Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03
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TIE sku. El.t COS Hci co etah . 'itaI Atrh-
g-hIo t.va.4c aiN vsiicn ON. at va resuacd
I4ts asar he niga. before. The ari'g q eaauOn
Nsp bowsv,r eiAsi as lord ner ssIspis 20 CT zens
o. Rlssaosj as on W,d es6ay nolhins, Gentlemen,
Nio rols dcvu ,te e. s,les q T. al Il ven CclocE
Orr ssst they d,tse IL hard ocusla1, reports Of
h. artillery. Ia lie sl,erso5n tie CAM sdiug vas
pda1a continuous; AID, VII "a We are writing, despite
81 rain, We esn plainy hear tho dolefa booming ef
c DnOH: Tbs diminishing now going On every day aud
gat must very soon eulmina.e in ge5e al engage
mem. II Grant Is Wilirg We VIII no. comp ain.
TIE 6rss Official neFs rom tae Army OF Northern
tginia, yesterday, = despAoh from eEeFal .
AIsL Our readers will read &c a. tSey do >ye:ything
stat euana;ea from him, With sp C al p'ea'url:
HEADo'Rs AKNT NOEIHERN vIEgIs IA
JUne lst, 1854 P. 4.
Honorable Ssersiary Of War
hero las bceo shrinking along me liz. to day.
Ten. Anderson snd Gen HIKE attacked the esemy
in .Lei, front this Osenoo1 aad dove them 10 her in
ira shuea,s
1lil afternoon ere enemy attacked 6 j., Y AID
VI -a.sglisIy ~ -, by to>kv's AID kL--4-d-
bhsa5es. Generals Bs,ekinrdse AID Ma one drove
III, ,teuy frCm their frost, taking abOu. blrdrsd
sad IF prisoners.
force Of inflalry Is reported to have a.ived a:
Taa ais ason from lie Viii HOUSE, a ID TO be s1
tend * 10 the YorN RIVER Railroad Thsy e.a'e that
ttey belong to Ba les forces. Respectfully,
R. L. LEs, General
BOIroNs BRIDGE.
F.om Msior Ches ney, Of General RGtsons s.aR, We
O5lalled the foloui-s Dispatches. From tden il viii
b seen that the enemy we're a. Bottoms if dge on lie
OaiskahOuiny liver eisheSa miles frcm & ehmond, in
sroag force yes.erdAy sTea.ng at lsse hour;
BorroN's BIDsB
Juns' 2i-4 o'cogk snd. p L nutes
kaj0 T. D ChsIlHsy:
The pickets ct NcClslaa's Bridge repoI; large col
vmn Of cavalry advancing in The direct Of Bet Omh
Biip. ". GAAI,
Colcnsl Cauuaudirg -.
BoTTox's FIIDsI
Jcne p lS64-l0 minutcs past ..
Eejor T o Chss.Hsy:
Ths head Of the enemy column reached the bridge,
aud are LOW skirmishins vi cur msa in tie ias pits.
Thor numbers have rot yel dsyelOpei themsslVs'
NV. GAKI,
Colonel O. mnaRdirg, k,.
On Wedre,day evening, Wscarn, tie enemy attacked
or brs,z.S oTks a. Games NIL and, by cOreeuHA ing
Al ov.GNhdnlDg force a. a particular p0int caused
clingm IL Nosh Caroline igaee q fall back, and thus
gAined ,emgosry passes q il isdPOiiOn of our
wolks. Coqaits Georgia Btigad', however, came 10
the rescue in quick time, and drove. them lack with
Slaughter elp:uring ls g ruGbsr Of prisoner.
Tas h, avies. CT the skIm, hing yesterday again
between Gaines Mills and Csld IA Dor.
TAX KSKNT ASHLAND.
The re, ort Of tae burning Ct bland on Wednesday
BY the eSemy TUNED GU as We hoped, untrue. The
damage done was traing oOmpa ed with what vas ru-
mOred =. the tine OF the prol cation Of issue of
yesterday.
No eonsi5crabs force Of the envy entered the place.
and they euiy su,eesded in bring few houses ami
robblrg Is many more. Thsy e,strOyed heWAter tank
and blacksmith shop belorsn.; to the Richmond and
Fredericksburg Ral,Cai Company. They we're detached
from the parry defeated lear AslaEd By our cavalry
From ofieAs, who w-re in lie 6sh! Rear Ashland,
yesterday, We learn tbs folio ling:
Tbs enemy cly4ry, il be W force, alta. ksd bojy
o. cur cAValry ua6eg Gen. W H. F. Lee, and Colonel
Bsatsy JoAa5 OF the Mar land Line, ea:ly Wsdnes-
day morning. uos fer from Hanover Cours House. Be-
ing Outaum5sr d cur fofes EEL back gradually and in
good order, bglIely eOl;eug every iueh Of groHnd.
After the snem7 Lad fJ1Osed tsen $50 miles beyond
Ashlaad seenogly tired The sporl Gay re,uraed to
Ihs village aad eorusLe tearing up Sa rsrosd track
ard destroying sseh p.Op-ry as elms n their way
WAls sJoyieg Psrl,e. eaSnvsl o. pn4ge, -ROsssrS
cavalry made sld5el dish upon them fsOn toe "Aal
SinL" r,Vd, and caused them % mount their horses
"A oou5e quick uas, s1d lssVs at John Gpin speed
touaris tns Cou. House. Alter running Two miles,
they halssd dJA1su1te and made fght bat Ssre soon
routed and dave. il h5 Wiidss. eoliuiJn as far a.
week.-mrs. farm, ne Ar Hama v. u. Gen R3ller, in
sais brilliant sLr ca pured 500 horses, gundry pack
Rules, a1d a number of wagons md best eating pr.
seieS.
IHE SOUTH
HAScOcKs. JeVe a, 1854.
10 Gen. Breton lag:
The euemy's sd7asSed ha5 Of riaa pit', mar Ware
B0tO5l ChasoA, were taken this mOrning, With about
one hundred pT.soaeEs from the Ia Connecticut. Our
lOsl IS irAi0g.
fsqn.dl G. 7 BEAuREaAHp.