Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-13

Ire "iEht say thst .is hfhs tnh,..2n5s,,
Hl:"r'ty after u''l"ch IN ihs ir"~r,;;. thr
firing continued without inter,nissipn ;:ar;! ;
o'clock "hen ii was aurplantei Is n" sr;'r'
If au occasional gun.
\ prisoner brought in last ui..,t - i..... =,
''ti"t 81 II be taken with due .!Iuw.nar,
Si.'rs that there Were iii Grant. amy fh,ftv
t!"GSanl c,vairv; that itteeu ;'..u-.,:. -
tcIcttd S:u.tfts attention above t.vfI .u,, lie.
whila tho uther titrcca thousa,,J ,.,.,; ,.,.r
the Telegraph r"dJ from. Frederick .hurg, ,hcir
obicc: being to ;ap al the railroads. :.raurL
Richmond, crossing tie river above. :nI DIN
.rs Butler in Chester fold, having Ia idea of
making m attack upon kichmonl. They
would hare made III ADMINISTRATION oh Rel
inond ut AL he sail, il We "Laln't tackled
them - The column WAS commanded hy Ger.
Sheridan, with Brig, Gen. Gregg, Col Gregg,
acting hrisaiiar, and Brig. Gen. Custis CON-
lnanding brisades. They had eighteen PIECES
Of artillery, and were con- pletcly equipped,
being provide with every facility for coave-
uient travelling, Including srist mills and ,orn
shelters. alluded 10 above. This prisoner
a,.yA tho s,umn had not lost over TWO hundred
lncn .,:ao their departure from Grants army.
la also states that the other fifteen thousand
would come u the relief of his command.
The guard who c.me in with this prisoner
stated that the enemy bad rccrosacd the Chick
ahominy f,r the purpose, ofEmaking their es=
capo; sthat Gems Etse ard JYicshanf wcr;
in Their wy, bu: It vas not supposed that
shey were in sufficient fo.ce to keep them
from getting through.
FROM the s1uTm-siD2.
We learn that there was no Fl .htinc On lie
Son'hsiic yesterday, but that the Yankee
rickets still ren:ainediu the vicinity o! uls
ter The ladies at Chester report that u large
irrcu of the enemy. with dr!.cs br.lin:, ana
dass lying. moved II yesterday milarn.na,
about three "'clcrk i'll the direction ul the
DamSillc railroad the nearest ,r;nt o! which
they would probably rea1h during the night
This force WIS supposed t, hn under t!,.
command If the notorious Col. Spears, who
vowed flat h" would Tea. up Is portion Of tho
road before mor:ting.
About ten o'clock last night tao serrAnn. a
the courier line III Chesterfield sr..t tho rcl
loving despatch ~ GEN Rlus,ul, At the same
time informing hun tina. the line If curriers'
had been broken J.; the .irante #. III" rn-
clay:
May i1.b, lr"I.
"G1aclai RANSOM:
The ena,nv, about 600 -tr.ns ;nlau,rr.
cavalry ani artillery. ,as>i Mrs. Cosbilf's,
and are mn'tm:. IA the direction of thu Flat
Rock road. H. Dsy,y. Sarr't"
The ah3rc was the latest intelligence re
colvc4 IN this city. Up To "'rlcct la1t nigh,
in regard 20 ths movements or this pn.fy,
who, it is thought. design destroying .ic fror
bridge over t!!c Appcmattox :" miles from
Richmond.
nRIG. GEN. !. L. &nRbON WOUNDED
This gallant officer. commanding i. hri-:.:,.
III General Fi'@ Lee's division. had hi lrr
arm fractured at thn elbow, in ,lis engage
mant on the Brock r,ad, yesterday morning.
lie was brought to this city yesterday, and
Conveyed 10 the Baptist Institute l!,-pitaI.
whirc he received medical Assistance. tipn.
Gordon il native Of North Carolina. nnl
entered The service ~ Major If tim 81 rrri-
m6rt North Carolin. cavalry. by his gal
lantiy displayed upon .lm,lt every battle
ticli in Virginia has ;4..s~1l.->r:y ~, rho
r"nk of M!ior General Though suffering
great pain, lie il believed to he ia no im,nc-
date Danger.