Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-08-03
f. From Petersburg.

| x. q 49, WsRAWLINsoN.
From Petersburg. ~
PErERsBuRa, Jnly 29.-1n Ransom's
brigade, Vance majority, 739. Z
RICHMOND, July 80. "A special dispatch
Ito the Wig, from Petersburg to-day, says
the enemy shelled the city with great Yigor
this morning for seyeralr hours. 3
Several houses were burnt between 4 and
5 this morning. ';+=.s J. - soE
The enemy sprung mine under onr po-
sition on Baxter's road, blowing up q por-
tion of the works. A large force of YAM
KEGS charged through the breach, making
some.captures Of prisoners and guns, But
after sharp fight were driven back.
The 18th aud 18th SC. Regiments lost
q number Of men. >';z'sll.., y, ~. =
Considerable activity prevails along the
Hines. -. ~ sSt's.'z s
ss<a SECOND DISPATCH. =
PETERSBURG, July S0.-The enemy
Esprung a mine under our works on Baxter's
road, one and half miles from this city
this morning at 5 O'Clock, blowing up AEON.
siderable portion of our works which were
soccupied by arahan's battery Of this city,
supported. by ElliotRs South Carolina brig
ade. A number of lives were lost
The enemy atonce bounded forward with
a yell, driving in our forces and occupying
Eslarge portion. of our lines y :
Gem Mahone, being notified Of the. posi-.
ton of affairs, hurried hisownand Wright's
brigades to the scene Of ,action. Onsarrival
he threw them forward to retake theworks
temporarily lost. Chsrgingswitha yell, they
reeaptured large portion of the line tenn
porarily lost, and took 40 commissioned off,
GERS and 400 privates, representing four d.
visions Of Bnrnside's cornS. Among the
prisoners are some 20 negroes. a.; =.
The slaughter of the enemy during the
engagement is represented by distinguished
officers as the severest of the war for the
numbers engaged. The battle. field was lit
orally strewn With dead negroes. = : I
The firing ceased at 9 O'clock, but it is
understood we will renew the attack. at 2
o'clock.s>A - :, ~ - =
Among the casualties, Gen. Elliott, Of
s: G., was severely wounded. Col. Weisi.
ger, commanding Mahone's brigade, was
slightly wounded. The gallant Capt. Gar.
Eardy, Mahone,s A.. A., g., slightly. 80
During the fight the senemy's grape and
ahfapneI fell thick and fast ID the ontskirts
of the city. :: 5lss Yt-2:ss
Our loss in prisoners is not believed to
exceed our captures. Yankee prisoners say
Grant has been mining three weeks.
PETERSBURG, July 30.-About 2 o..
clock, everything being aroused, Gen. Ma
hone threw forward Sanders Alabama brig
ade, which charged the enemy in gallant
style, reeapturings the rest of the breast.
works temporarily lost and taking about
| five hundred prisoners, including one hun
|.drd and Fifty negroes, sthirty fvea officers
and Brig. Gen. Bartlett, frstsdiyision, 9th
corps, besides two standssof colors and tho
four piscesof artillery lost by us this morn.
! ing. Over six hundred of the enemy's dead
are in our trenches The fighting was done
by Mahone's and, Wright's brigades. =
Besides the prisoners captured this morn
ing we took ten stands of colors, Our lines
are now identicaly as before the fight this
morning, and all the lost ground being re-
taken. Not over one hundred lives are be-
lievsd 70 have been lost in blowing up the
mine. The losses in Mahone,s division is
not over two, hundredkilled and wounded.
Among our hlledis Col Evans, of the 84th
Georgia. Lient. Col. Williamson, Of the
6sh Virginia, was slightly wounded. The
negroes foughtqnite we'll to day, and charg.
ed crying eNo quarters! Remember Fort
PillowW All quiet tonight. ~, 49,
RICHMOND; July 3l.-An official dis.
patch to the War Department states that
at 5 5p: No. Saturday the enemy, sprung a
mine under one salient on our front, and
| opened his batterieaupo our lines and the
city of Petersburg. Some confusion was
caused BY the explosion, during which he
got possession ofthe salient, which was at,
terwards sptaken, aud the enemy driven
| to bis lines with'loss. A later official tele-
gram says: When We drove the enemy
from the salient. We recovered the four
guns with. which it was armed, and captur.
ed 12.standaof colors, "a officers, including,
Brigadier. General BARTLETT and staff, and
s55 enlisted men. Upwards of 500 of the
enemy's dead are lying unburied in the
trenches. Our loss slight. .,
BR1e. GEN. R. G1sT.-We are hap.
py to- learn that Gen. Gist was not serious.
Ply wounded, as.at first reported: "A gentle
man .whosaw him at Macen on Sunday,
states that he Is :wouuded in the left forsa