Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-23
THE NEWS

'sONHAV TsORSENC, MAY %, 1854.

movements o. vita Importance Tor the success of cur
esuse. However, We know what We do knoE, end #
our resiers fDl Il ous let them be cure DO, to tele-
rrlpb the Yankees. Bat 1t all Of Ne, in 1hateysr Is
done have toe confidence in our great General,
Who, upon intO,asaon that we know net Of are con-
d1ctng or ml.Jsry operations, that pous Catholic
has IN tie iniaiolty Of bis church. flee, Johnston
sud BssuEegasd, with three such armies as they com
nsnd, cannot vanauish their adversariel, then SKI
yslsr and dLeipIae, and suieisney in numbers, T
the ars; tne IN tho history Of tie world wiz fail.
TEoN THz SOUTH sIDB.
The following despatch vas received at the Wa DE-
par meat Sa.udly po-aiRg:
EEADaUAR7IRs. May 2l.t 1854.
70 Gen Cooper:
AL quiet lass sht We remain in possession Of IL e
susuys ride pits, aad the ground gained BY yesseriys
h. which vas qaite severe during part Of the day,
sa2sesl nesr Wzre Bottom Church.
i.cs,- 10 ssy tat Cen. ". S walker Is missing l.
Is asa ed he ell in tSe hands Of tse enemy wolfe 81
lanuy lela,ns his troops into action.
G. T. BEIUREslnD.
We sr6sd ct tie War Department last night, ta9st
Goa. WlIScr acjed TO 10 the aboVs despach who ies
native q E.oIids, having gotten ssPsrs-ed from be
command Fsds Unexpectedly upon tho enemy. Rsfasiug
20 comply vlth thslr dsHsnd 10 surrender they Ered
spou him, Killing his horse and vOuudiOg Siln in the
foot -ev.rely. It has einee been ampuated. lie IS
NV he hsn5s Of tie e1emy.
We leAr, fon tie Petersburg Rggis.es Of Satusday,
tbat l. 3 Fl all cay impossible giye Aaytai, no5c
than s-aeral acoosns o. he engagements ofFriday
Is sepersed b. svsy 1ceola: tAsi easily Friday, siI
b-igs5,s o. cur army ATTACKED he enemy their rgt
and left, and a0er 40. AID oiood7 conflict dTOso hsm
fom A5 cuts7 ire Of th-r 1reacacats nd into seer
ms iUs in which .sey VI, De near their guTbOats
aud sb re % vi ms ss their great sll 6sal stapd-
Fie he ue,:5, Jhevueny's lat va in two and tsh
20 is CO P5-; Wi7bsil a-d bis 81, within some four
n., Of Bec su1a Hundreds, were rs ousos Of icoc,
,l-s.t-a. .rsa.pcrs-, az uoyred. 0lr ugh. aas
81. a. U 81, iarr, a.eu; fye mills tom Pe,I,blrg, Id
~ -s 20 vi,bn rome tous or dss mies 81
W. I'd. asSn, sa0ss seutsiieasar hee
T-e sa ~ tavlg 6eeS driven nearly 80 mile, CO..
p spending al.e.aa3n IN our lLss tsa no dcuas been
N DC, s 81. era o'Osipg hin into ne space which
r.-1 Ser vr puss o-es, lin 70 occupy.
W have no means Of a,cer,s.aing the sm1uut 81
los en- c.lcs ede, oaf OEa loss ~ killed and wounded
and p.iore.s, us hardly think IL psOaAlls Will rea,
500 tes. .. the enemy, have no idea, aHd siter
tls,u i-qli-y, elnaO. gsG an estima.e on which W
veal Tel jualfed in placing reliance Suffice Il ios
sac present., jtst thu enemy threatening to anticipate
Gfa1t a t-e clpuge Of Richuond, has sbaLdoned his
"blrusTa on hJ yutsr va" aa5 6nds himself in pen
fem which be eannOs escape, By toe lasdeS. sort
Of hgbtrg 70 get on 10 Re mold, any o,hsr paint
ia his float or by hs Asses. soE: Of running 20
lhe rsmran. Of be lied army, aud be glad 10 oom
pron,sst,F hist much.
", ], am tlat General Wises Brigade suffered much
or yes erday, sine s,Ormng portion Of the m''s
satrsuehaen5s bus gslAnjly carried the pOia, which
Joey assailed.
We also sar1 that portion Of MAJOR General HoktI
0omnald, slsSS scug twice reguSed BY CALLING IRE,
uadsr the prestige that belongs TO them, rallied and
aueee, ded in plaotag their "banners On she oussr
waITn OF toe aee.- & foe.
TIE women OF Psserrburg are row maintaining thei
uell-sarnsa reputation for devoted patriotism Snd
shri ki1g Giseaarze Ct painful duiy.
A. hNtps,. 10, Fn5sy night the conductors Of
Or5uaoee wagons vh0 lss the field a. O'clock P. II.
informed that v5eu they lsf she two armies were in
500 yards Of each O;her.
NIsHp ATTACK On BEAURssAED.
On Sturdy night the enemy, WOlsira, made de-
perase attack o. Gsu. Bgsuregsrd. It uneIpeced
1lsl at 6rst { cccsaonsa sone soafusiOn. This
sOOa over tOwsver and tkey repulssd with hsa-y
ssugh.er. A the time Of Eri.ing We have re- learn d
the extent ether Ct own or the eaemys lass. We
hope to l-arn something more definite Of the affair
before gOiog 70 press.
& 8. AeGee, private Co. A, SOsh Virginia Regimen,
captured Yankee artillery battle Gag in ths charge
COrse's brigade, in the sgSs on AOsday lAss
sPsAks RAID.
The foIoziug parties residing on the Southern edge
o. Sussex or Norshern edge Of GreensVe robbed
b. sPess raiders, Of bacon, IqaOrs, horse, aud mules.
OI Sorsdey, Dr.. Mason, Mrs.. Aaolin, F. W. Hobbs
and w. h. HOb5s.
TsoM CHARLEs CITY COUNTY.
Lieut. n returned from within two miles Of Ken
mons late Saturday evening ,here 200 Yankee negroes
under the no,oro1s Gen. wilds and tselye white oh
GERS are sstoae6 Toey have destroyed or caFrisd e
ne Informs "a, everything Of value they could lay THAR
hands On, consequently, many Eaiss Who previously
were IN so-d circumstances have no. nov enough LEFT
70 keep soul AID body together. Iusgiraion cannot
picture t1e horrible ouzsges Perpe,rated BY these ga
n, denoas AID their 5seser hearted ias,isators. The
I -, :s-aot { 1.-THE Of ,hs many bkrbarites they
sSD pei psra.cd. Alter ssresdrg tho Rev. John Lamb
ald con they bu-asd his dTsiag and all Of his out
houses incaing he bars, aud saOsed his vile Only
az barrel Of lael ana thfes pieces Of bacon for
herself ard hmiy. They have also arrested 1essis
Rcssrd 6rsy,s Richard Barrow, Flank Y,iden, Gsorgl
3 a isr aud josiah Wilson and sssa, al well k1orr
eoitess-of O.sllss CITY, and havs ,en A,s Dr. Wilson
and ebfd 10 Fortress Aoasos hostages for her bu4-
bad. go. 4. seems, s Fa7,icuzry o6loGious TO them
Gso-ee Walker aud Dunbar Gordon, Who hsd bee
x,,iras5 BY tseo arc row at BsAodon confined a
ori,5usls VII Cis9son. E-q., is a piisensr a, TIE,
essboas. 90 q tie Yankee oficers inlorusd Me
Clip II, r. dsrs sge. ha' her husband sas shipped
ever Iaesong By has OnD uegross.
Tlcse Yaossas n>v.r ygn-are, Gus Informant says,
bisbar ain re fJours House.