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

&! STILL NICIORI0US-THE YANKEES
AGAIN. REPuLsED WITH llhaH
! SLAUGHTER.
GulSk.'s STATION, May l2--V>ry little oil
.ntcrrs. tgalsp'r"d Yesterday. Heavy Sk!r- ,
mishins occurred &: intervals during the
whc'e II last night. This morning ct day
light, tho cncmy having masscd heavy iorces
IN front Of j i,nston's Division, made most
vigorous assault upon jones brigade. Tor Z
w;.i:e uur Inc Of hattie was broken, ara t''e
enemy rreiscd ever our brcastworEs, gaming
possession Ct scrersi pieces Of cur artillery
and capturing u number Of prisoners f'Fcss'
nowcvcr. we're qu;caiy 9cnt &c the relief Ct those
.hus engaged, and the eI envy WAS driven back.
Ahon: ~ O'Clock this morning The enemy mado
most vigorous aE1 repeated assaults upon
Fields division, lu: were driven back with
great slaughter.
At , O'clock p. NJ. the enemy are making
a most desperate fight in Ewol's 'front.' but
all accounts CONCUR that we are driving them
buci: AID pnaishiag them with great 4iiush-
ter.
The n,usketry firing to-day Was the heaviest
Of the war. The battle las extended along
toe "holc line to day. and has beer iouGht
:Jy the Yankees with more vim and b1aTcry
than any otler fOugut rn Virginia soif'
Among our casualties aro b$sAdier Gene
r.,l Perrin, kiiod; Brigadior General Walker,
of tho Stonewalt Brigade, wounded in the
arm Colonel Gurnett, of the 5th North Car
iolina, killed BrigaIar General Mci'wan,
i'.ep,rl.d wounded.
We captured 1000 Of the enemy 8 wound
al, left by t hem at the Wilderness.
| Yankee papers Of The It'll contain letters
written from Grants headquarters, acknow-
l.d ,rr loss or 81. 900 men in the Wilder
meas fight.
Y.rkoc prisoners suy that Gen. Grant is
putting fresh troops in the fight TO day
Az o'clock severe AID continuous lighting
had occurred all along our lines, but the
enemy Ead been everywhere repulsed, and in
, same cages We have driver tie enemy before
tus.
| leavv Tain has been falling all day and Il
, greater pare OF last night to add to the dis
comfort cf our truors, tu. cur men are buoy
SIT and rcsolu;e.
. s. fur We have achieved grand results, ba!
, the IN my are rtli pressing The ba-i!e with
{ lie. reTuti1n.
/ Oar .n<s o.day is not very heavy, as So
i have been Il .hti"g mostly behind brca-t~orss
r IA. enemy are ti"htin. in tbs open field, and
= their loss must be terrible. llli's whole corps
/ ma been extensively engaged al day. recov-
. crinr in s1mc instances tho ground lest By
!, orhc: tgaops and Mahonc's and Lanes bril-
i aeI.s, about . o'clock, made most gallant
. charge. capturing about three hundred prison
ers. and number OF stands of c0lcrs.
= General E1 johnson and &. Ii. Stuart are
y missing, ard IRE supposed to have been cap
II ntured.
$ Ab~u: , =. II. lhr tirrg ceased ~ front
L and. in great measure, al a!oEE The lines
Z and, it j. supTo.ed, the enemy ere 2:r"an''!ij
: moving back.
= CcoHD DESPATCH
y battle FIELD. SrorSYLvANIA Gil,
May l3--Nia Gu:rcps S.aI;on. May IL.
:. The battle Yesterday lasted hi day ard iatt
= into last i.ht.
= Our m:n after IL temporary rcnosc IN iron
81 If J,hrson's Division successfully resisted
cycr7 on,ct nr trs enemy, sho repeatedly AS
=; gaultet! our line with troops u;ASs2G H. ~
r sofn: FAY, as ,.:Gify - ten columns deep. oui
}. boys stoui nohy 70 their w-rk, rili1g Ghc CO.
: ca.v'a tcaI tlckiy triore our bTcastwork7.
= The iDlrc.j c,t':nato q the c1cmTs j - "
;. =. tho bail: yesterday j. 20 500 These 'i3u!.
u are corrohoi;,t d " q ia:.koe Colonel wohLd
: Cd aud ~ ,,ur Ii :i.is.
=, The Yankee General Stevenson was ki.ltC
9 on the l0.h.
y Oar iosaps Yesterday in killed and wnund'C
c IRE estimated atoO-0. Among the casual
/ tea On arr size Yesterday, were the following:
: Gen q rdon, slightly wounded Col. Baksr
: Of tho lG.n Miss, kiil;d; Lit. Col Fcl:e7, O
: The sane regiment, killed; Col. Harding. of TIL
y l9.h Mss Killed; L. Col. Nsimcr, Of the -
: Va. killed
1t There sas continuous fighting for ten hour
= yesterday, on orc point and go severe was TIT
muskctry fire. that trees were cut down by II
Prisoners cay tlra' Gen. Grant expressed Dc
' termination no, 10 recross lao iIver while he hn
Il u man left.
g. REPORTS f;om Fredericksburg say TINT the ere
= my ere Hres!ing all The male citizens rs hos
'neeu for prisoners alleged to have been captures
by citiz4 ns on Sunday last.
! I, is also stated that tho enemy had a force u
4; ole Thousand men, on Monday, busy putting TN
railroad between Fredericksburg and AqTl
;. , Creek in running order
- Tie Yankee prisoners say that Gru. Grant i
= issuing whiskey ra'ions 10 bis troops.
&c Our troops, yesterday, sought with more tha'
&c usual bravery and gallaniry, and tl:e cneih.
Il fought more etubhoruiy than ever.
&c Thus far today. there has been no general ell
g. cao ernc,lt--omlY slight skirmishiDg and oc'a
v sonmlIy discharges Of artillery.
!; 4 heavy rain has bean falling since J o'cloc!
Il A 81, and lie roads ARE deep with mud.
= Il is supposed that this battle will De called Tn
= ha,!a Of Spotsylvana Court House.
= Oar m-Il arc rs rasU'nte ~ ever, whilst &c
III counts from the Yankee side show TINT ihci
'r iroops Are growing dispirited
= The emmy, yesterday, certainly oayonete'
}, some of OH men in the breastwotks.
y The enemy, to-day, are still in our front
r, strongly fortified. and show no signs of falling
" back.
! THIRD DESPATCH
y BATTLE FIELD, Sro7sYLvANIA G. H., May II
:. Via Gu1sEAs STATION, Nav l5
d Taere was only slight infantry skirmishini
= to- day, with occasional discharges of artillery
1t Grant shows no signs Of falling back
r Scouts report him to be receiving no rein
&c fol -mcnts though prisoners say he is cx
It pecting Schenck with troops from Baltimore
d anu ether points.
n 1t il believed tina. Grant had ueintzemar
% with troops from the Notifications at Wash
lie iDg.on, in the fight of Thursday.
s. Jchnson's Division, in the fight OF Rhurs
day, los; about 1000 prisoners and l6 piece:
If of artillery, principally from Pages and
# Cutshaw's Battnlions.
. Grants dead in our front arc still unburie1
# TIE enemy have been busy all duy shifting
8 troops from poiat to point and marm lvrinE
nj generally.
i Brigad:er General Daniel, wounded in the
4. fight Of Thursday, died to-day. Genera
k Ransom wan wounded very slightly.
Ct About 1900 prisoners were captured during
y these fights.