Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-04
S0atheFn Accounts or the Recent
Battles In Virginia and Georgia.

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Of telegraph Communication between
Richmond and Weldon, with hourly ex-
pectsson that the line will be restored,
has eazsed an accumulation of press re-
ports at this points, the material point of
which are subioinsd:
0RAEeR CoUKT-HoUsE, Nay 7.-Ewell
again repulsed the enemy yesterday.
The Federal loss was terrible, especially
in ths early part of the action. Ewslss
loss vas small Last night our men held
possession ofths snemys battlefield on
The len and center, capturing number
Of prisoners
Oar success is yery great but not deci-
siYe. Oar loss thus far il abont 5000:
Of vhom the larger proportion are slightly
wounded The fgbtoceurred in dense
ly wooded country, hence little or no ar
tiilery was used.
The charge Of Gordon's Georgia Brig
ads is represented as one Of the grsndess
Of the war.
The folIowing dispatch has been re-
eeiyed
Ng1K erorrsTLvAsTA CoUEr HouSE }
May 8, 1854
Hon. J. A. ssddon, Secretary Of war.
After . sharp encounter with the enc
my's fifth. Corps and two divisions ofeAv.
airy. Gen. r. H. Anderson, With the
adysaee Of the army, repulsed the enemy
With heazs slaughter and took possession
Of the ConrtHouse.
am The more thankful TO the Giver Of
aIl victories that our less is small
ROBERT Z. LEE
RIcHnoxp, May o.--In the fght at
Chesterfield, on Saturday, betseea Rich
mond and Petersburg, the Federais we're
repulsed with loss Of 1000 killed and
wounded all the Federal officers, 1000
in number, were sent 10 DAnvilie on
Saturday. Before leaving they became
very refractory.
The enemy in Chesterfield have ath
drawn 10 their intrenehments Smith
(Gilmors commanding is directing the
expedition, with his headquarters at City
Point, where negro regiment is ensreneh-
ed. There was no fighting At Waltham
Junction Yesterday. The enemy's loss
on Saturday was 1000 killed and wound
cd Butler made q narrow escape from
five Of oar pickets near City Point on
Friday,
An ofSeial telegram says that AcNisl
struck the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
at Piedmont or Sasurdsy, destroying the
huge machine sheps and nine locomo-
tives, the damages amounting 10 several
millions Of dollars
GGLvEsros, May s.--Ths expedition
TO Newbern has returned. We esp,ared
60 prisoners-our loss was light
DALTos, May s.--Ths enemy Advsuc-
cd two miles yesterday morning within
range Of our position At Mil Creek Gap,
three miles Ia front Of Dalton
Major Aastn's sharpshooters drove
back the snemy's skirmiShers six times,
who had advanced to the tame of Hail
Columbia"
The enemy failed to take the lover
end of Rocky Face Ridge
There was heavy skirmishing last
evening 10 front Of Min Greek Gap. The
enemy sheilsd rapidly, bat we're soon ST.
fenced By battery Of guns at Stadford's
rsdonbt
Ata p. u Hookerz Corps advanced
on our LEFT, at Dug Gap, four miles south
west Of Dalton. They we're repulsed
three times By the Is, and 2nd Arkansas,
of McNsir's brigade, which captured
twelve prisoners There was heavy
shelling on both sides till dark Butler's
Kentucky Regiment of Grisby' brigade,
! acted with conspicuous valor. The en-
esy's loss was two hundred killed and
wounded. Oar loss vas slight The
enemy Is mAneuvering for position. A
general battle is expected today.
The following official dispatch from
Fort Fishes was received BY Secretary
Mallory:
Fear FIsHKn, May /, 1864
Hon. J. B. Mallery, See'y of the Navy:
Sal have Authentic intelligence BY
/ the Greyhound, frou Nassau, that the
Florida has sunk the Huntsville and an
other gunboat in the West Indies
Cor. LAMB.
The Huntsville is = serss steamship
Of 3i7 sons and ave guns, one of the
East Gulf Squadron.
The Richmond Fkig SAYS: We have
rumors Of another threatened raid Az.
ssiil, who. il is believed Is aiming to
strike the Tennessee Railroad at New
River Bridge. he is said TO have reached
the vicinity OF Lswisbnrg with force esti-
mated ct froEn $500 to 1000 The authori-
lies IN the Southwest are doubtless alive
to bis movements
The Richmond Ea9atrey, referring 20
The above, says: Oar authorities in the
southwest are fally alive to bis move
msn,s, and will give him q fitting reeep-
ton whenever he may pay bis visit.
PRoN cHARLKsToE.
There has been no change of import
ance. Seven shells we're 6red at the
city, and two volleys from the eight NOR
tars on Fort Samter. Some firing
through the day was heard in the d,rec,
tion OF Stone the cause OF which va.
not aseeriained. The enemy were still
at work on the middle battery. Nc
change in the feetis reported. = Courier
TfL.
The Meas says; Lieutenant Genera
Polk was to havc left Demopolis yes-
serday With portion of his stsff and es
eort, for Rome, Georgia, when be viii as
sume command of the reserve corps oi
J General Joseph z. Jchnston's army
General 5. d. Lee, Of the cavalry, So
snmes command A. Demopolis, pro fem
General Forrest passed through Meri
dian, on Sunday night, BY special train
to confer with the commanding general
prior to his departure.
General Ross vas also at Demopolis
awaiting the result Of the council