Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-22

"-S An assault on Battery l6 last evening WAS
handsomely repplsed by Bushrod Joh nson's:
diyision. M
About $50 prisoners were captured belong
ing to Hancock corps.
- e-trhey. state that Gen.. Barton was 'mortaly
& wounded. -. :@..ss7s.s a. ~ - sz. ss Z
49, Our s1rce met with slight-reyerse at thes
-. same point this m6rning. RI
San assau.tatthe SANE place ethrae. this
$ 7affernoonswas fepul. cd. - ess
1t is believed that tne enemy is zheaTil55
ma:sed in front 1f Petersburg.
Concord, June 10. =
The raiaing party cf the enemy crossed
James river from Ainherstlast night Burn
ed the Depot and Commissary buildings at
o. this place, and also a train ofcars loaded With
:, blacksmith tools and machinery, belonging to
q the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Compa's
=. ry.s,-No private properly of any consequence.
was injured. The railroad and telegraph
&gdamages are repaired. i >.Iys ;.5- - . s.
- The enemy left here at daybreak apd went
to Campbell C33H.,e which was mot burned mp
10 8,o'clock this morning, when their main
. body hsd LEFT, professcdly for DanviI!s This
force is estimated at three hundred.
Gen. Lorestrect wao was at the Court.
:, House is safe. Yhe enemy nave numerous
. suah raiding: parties out in the vicinity Of
&gaLynchburg.0 saa.sv. ,...}. >.
81 A,Averill, or portion of his command, was
. near Buford's Depot, on the Virginia and
TeHne see Railroad yesterday evening, and
probably have tapped the road be this time
:. II is believed the enemy will not attack our
entrenchments at Lynchhurg until their rein-
forcemepts come up Hunter is reported ad.
- ssyancipg Ma Lexington s<5s s.ea.ss.s q.
q dt,r-4
- ly m,viug for the south-side. They also s::y
his position there will be unfa9orable for him.
Some ofthe Richmond press think Grant
j. will advance as soon as he gets ready in three
colnmns-one upon Petersburg from City
Point, one upon Drewrys Bluff from BerInu
dur Hundreds and one upon Richmond from
Malvern Hill. s.
Phe Yankee raidcrsinthe vicinity ofLyrch
burg are about two thousand strong and are
commanded By Stall. When last heard from
they were going iut the direction oflsCampbell
Court House. -,
The FIGHT NEAR LOUISA CouRr HOUSE..
From the Richmond Enquirer OF the l4th,
we learn that tho rumored fight with Sheri-
dan on Saturday has not been confirmed but
the fact the: an engagement in almost every
respect similar to the one reported did occur
OH dt WCpOC, i've i1Aiieo
above Louisa Court House, was substantiatcd
gu Monday by an official dispatch from Gen.
- Wade Hampton. The affair. is described by
Gen. Hampton as hauing becua splendid
success. The enemy were defeated with heavy
loss, and retreated in confusion, leaving bis
dead and wounded and about FIVE hundred
prisoners in our hands. The enemy retreated
towards the South Anna river, and it was
supposed would make for the Fredericksburg
railroad bridge over that stream, ell route to
the White House, if not intercepted.
RIcuMoNn, juno IA dispatch from
Gen. Lee to the President, this forenoon, says:
"At II o'clock last night, we took the
brcastworks at Hawlett's house, and other
portions of the sameline, the battery at Haw
lett's house being re-establishsd.
Five vessels have been sunk by the enemy
in Trents reach.
Ten steamers are within reach, behind
monitors. There has been some fighting this
morning near Petersburg, without result.
(Signed( r. E. LEE.
R1cnNoxD, June 1S-A dispatch received
from Gen. Lee last night says: Our troops
assaulted and Carried our original position
near Bermuda Hundreds with slight loss on
our part.
The enemy made an attack near Peters
burg in force late yesterday afternoon but
were repulsed. About 800 prisoners were
captured.