The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-18

r,Dsrso.Y MORNING., . .... nav =. , 'se'
.a,s.s.rIoss AROUND RICHMOND
oPth' asrTLE not RENEWED YES
TIE Thnsn,y-FlRING at CHaFFlS's
ThnvpS Th',,p ANOTHER STEAMER DE-
ss1soysn srs INST. JOINS RIVER, SC.
from the saa.h..da IS meagre,
!'s s,,n,s,esilsg as showing the extent Of
%. 's.ss ssssnss ao'eatin tho battle OF Monasy.
'aS -, 80. een,lnned the rnrsuit until the
Y" ~, ware driven across Praesor's creek,
s'e1 80 Of thee miles below Dsewrs's s
ga lao la,cst adsiesS 'spfesen. that
h'7 r,n. 70 theireatTencaments 10 tie
ia's .',o. ~ # ,esmcaa Hundreds, aud under
81 80 - thsjr guneoats. The line Of bat
'"", .,.,s4a from the river to the Peters>
m E.I,roaa, and formed the segment Of d
s"-e .9. general Baauregsrd had received in
ct. TIN .aat the enemy contemplated an
80 noon lis left, aad that they had
., '' ,reons on their fight for the pnrpose,
~,.,,nr no doubt. to break through our
x,tl, comparative ease, Acting upen
h..,rsupthsnel has left without weak
~ flylss, aud. wsthaass waiting faf
~ commence operations, made the st
~ a:nseli, with the result already known
-,, readers. The report that the battle
..,rncp,es about six O'Clock on Monday
-.,,nv was erroneous. There was some
,,ls,y airing from our side, but the eEeM Y
,lnat respond. Daring The dag eur forces
..,,e,e, four cuns, four stand Of colors.
..ieousiaeyably over Thousand prisoners,
RI. eueny's loss in killed and wounded Is
,,seosu, though i; was probably heavy.
,,oat Two hundred Yankee wounded were
r,,nqat IN at Drewry's Bluff yesterday, and
ssrs .xpectsd up last night.
as hage contradictory reports Of the
e,h,;ug towards Petersburg, though heavy
lin. Was heard in that direction on Monday
,,eslng, and the probability is that an al
ak sas made. Il Is reported tina; large
amber oI prisoners were captured.
me battle was rot renewed yesterday
lac aring heard In the afternoon proceeded
rem Chattln's Bluff, where our artillery
o2eped On the enemy's gunboats. The ea
rlgemsnt lasted bat short time, anu Tad
70 important result. A report prevailed
Yesterday that the eaemy were throwing u
lTge force across 10 the moth side OF Tue
river below ChstiiH's Bluff, but this is net
c.tdited !n official quarters. That they have
t-@e .nrce IL that locality le proved hy the
aet hist Our piekets below the Bluff were
tIiyea 10 yesterday IL orning by infantry, hu;
'afr numerical strength is not believed TO
be large.
Il i've O'Clock yesterday evening the ene-
ny's slnboats were in full view of Caaftin s
8luf
Nsior General Pickett has recovered from
Als recent indlsposition, and resumed com.
uand Of his old division.
Que oi the Captured Yankee officers, In
eoayerss!ion at Drewry'a Bluff, expressed
lae horc that Butler would be taken pri-
.cGsr. ahd manifested no little curiosity 10
ls4lu what would be done with him in such
a. eTrut. The Baas. appears 10 be unpopu
Ia. essa with his own otaclrs. It Is report
t.. ta2t he nas gone 10 Fortress Moaros, By
vay OF Placing himself beyond the reach oi
f4age-.
Tnc southside Is now The chief point OF
interest TO res!dents OF the capital, aud it Is
Fortunate that we have commander In that
ioc4li,y il vloia thapeorie Lave full cont
t2lce. Gen. Beauregar:'s plans Tor the fu-
tsre are unknown. though, as the opposing
f2rees are still confronting each ether, 4
ta.tc insy he joined al any moment.
LIS. Of Killed aud wounded in the 1;i.
Virginia infantry. Nelnpo1s brigade. In ,ae
fsht ., Aoad.y h.or.lag, 16sa May, neas
IIesgy's Bluff:
Killed S@.es II 3 Carpenter, CO 4; John
Jeukins. 80 Il Wounded: W K Chatter
tatk, = Cooper. and f j Partiow. co b:
Collins aud. Z Hume, CO {: & T Slew
ii ats! 7 Leg. &C L: + RayneE. W I:
koTn, ) : MARSHALL, ana " II Cox, co r; j
u JeAa.us, 20 Is: Ii Brown, " Ii pickiuso,s,
Na Jlckson, and Il \ Huffman, CO K.
r.oM ;joEruEgs VIRGINIA.
The a.iuatiau Of aiiairs III Northern Viz
cula Is ..gen 1T the letter OF our army Ger.
respondent, published elsewhere. No col
iiipa LIS ,sken place between the c,nfront-
'rg a. l.,s since the battle of Thatsdsy
last.
csSDITIoS eF GENERAL JENKINS.
AWi9a;e Dispatch Was received yest5rtay )
i'"ia. i'uhg'n Depot, stating that Bog. Gen.
4, q Jrntios Was improving. with evesy
sI pfai VI recovery from hi: wound rc
tr.'el Ia he recent tisaf near thai p!afe.
ASJ-EgE STEAMER FLOWN CP 81 TORPEDO.
TIE Yankee s,earaers are In bad luck 10
lie florida rivers. Tie following Official
Dispatch was received at the War Depart
ihtnt yesterday:
CHARLESTON, May 10, 1864.
10 Gen, S. Cooger:
zen. Anderson relegraphs me that eposher
ei Tie enemy's steamers was blown into
u 'ghlen's yesterday by torpedo in the ST.
soAos, short distsnce below Jacksonville.
sac had Two guns aboard, and was towing q
: s'Aooher. Ike latter escaped. II Ia mol
.tSHn how many lives were lost. This is
,e ,Ae ltifa a:eaner that l1s Ill ct this fate Ia
Ct dGans IiT:r IN 1he last iofty dsys- -
sAM L JOKES. Maj Gen.
EaiIiso SAgrv ~ MISSISSIPPI.
'ha A'jat-.iit taeHerai yesterday received
ibs loiio"ing ctiicia! dispatch from GeDe,a'
5 u. re:
DfNoroLIs. May III, 1894.
10 '.'a. S. coo,,es.:
a ia!dlng party from Vicksburg. infant ~
AZ , cavalry, moved on the Central Railroad,
$40 "hhe Gen. Adams was fghtiug their
* Ia body, near fickens Station, cavalry
islrr haFnt Boughaa's Station and several
,,,,'..e.hsideTahie 49, tresties. Captain Younger,
r'a Gee hundred aud :ifty men of Woods
- ,ss',aens, handsomely repuised two regi-
-.a.s o. Infantry froin the railroad bridge
eI'. ''' sAssd II. The enemy rereated to faz o