The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-05-24
lion with the troops now at City Ponn ard
Bermuda Hundreds


.sion with the troops now at City Ponh ard
Bermuda Hundreds.
wHAs DsssIsTEls Fsea THE sofrasipE SAY.
Dssc.sers from the iankee army on the
Soiei i:sstsc' continue IL come into oar lines:
iE.ey al appear very glad 10 get away, aud
;a.-olt~s i, be very SICK Of tie WIZ Ic>tcr-
'i.yjon. came il aie: gaze h IN ~cl. ~ repre-
>enf.ne himself a. .s Es,t:,norean, and dcCl II.
ing he would never have hecr. il. the Nauk ce
army, but he vas dragged with iiquer, and
Shen in that state. almost bordering on un-
consciousness, was made to enlist. a There is
probably some truth in hi. st..rv-it is the
way t.-e Aa..h gets recruits for her ar
my.
rha fellows story Of their ara1Y varies but
.i,tle isoin what wc Aaye alreaiy h.l. lie
-ays shat they have N nil about forty thou
sand rnv-n, and lhs.t Batter i; certainly in
command. tons,!erahle dis.iection i, said
]. !" be Swinging Up among the troops on ac-
couiltsoi lie negro stldiefs. ibis was even
before tie suiiiIgg Of tie cx. ..et!ition IRON
Fortress Monroe. i Is said th,t Bt.ticr shows
.tnelAe greet ilyor and that they have been
given the jau.ae Of Buffers pets.
! ts'e@- lrsssre- tRa1as -ara- said laot ID .cave
much stomach for fighting Just before
the exposition set out up the river they and
thelr white officers got into quarrel, on ac-
ccount Of which some Of their white Off GERS
resigned. On learning this, Gen Buttler i'm
lnotliateiy forwarded their designations to
the president with recommendation ths t
Itaey be reGnandcd to their former regiments
- serve out their time as private soldiers
No wonder that Dutler should be popular
with his pets"
TIE ENEMYs ATTACK OK FORT CLIFTON BURN
ING OF one OF TiIEI: GJNBoATs.
! We have some farther particulars Of tn
oe.ny'S attack OH Fcrt Clifton, on the Apo
mattoX river in which one Of their gunboats
was burned and destroyed. Tne Fort was at
acked on the left b. battery of SIX guns.
Our men finding that their guns could not
reach them, renlainel uader shelter, and per
J mi.tci the eapmy to continue shelling until
he grew tired and ceased his fire Soon a
Heet OF gelab oats appeared in the river, when
he f3rt engaged them for Ii or SIX hours,
cri,pii1g ouc o. ,3:e:.. .esSv..5 and causing
the others 10 retire. \ farty was sent tc
board her, but b lore our luan could get t.
her, she :ool: fire i;oai one OF the shells from
The fcrt, and tue enemy was forced to ata;d
on her, when she was bnrlel to the Watcl. )
tlTe.
|1ho enealy's fleet on the Appomatiox con
s:s.s of gun5oats, the shallow wa err Of that
stream not permitting their !roa c.ads to get
up.
i GREAT BATTLE or LAST THURSDAY.
70 which great victory, allusion was made
in our telegraphic colum yesterday.
f II battle las cd al day, aud late in to
might
Oar men after temporary repose in front
to Johnston Division, successfully resisted
j, every effort Of the ciiemy who repeatedly as.
sautcd our lines with troops massed, as, SO
some say, in many as ten columns. Our
boys stood nobly to their works piing the
enemy's dead thick before oar breast
works.
-iLthe lowest estimate the encmys loss
-. the battle Yesterday rs.a
>and. These figure, a-c csitoooratct by a
Yankee Colonel wounded and in olr hands.
oar loss YESTERDAY (Fues,!aS) in Killed
and Vourled is estimated at Two t.-Ju:-
and.
The f. .,a~ vas continuous for ten hou;~,
on point, ana. % sewers was mushetfy
fire that trees were cut down by it.
Prisoners say that Grant expressed de-
termination not to recross the river, while
lie has a man LEFT.
Reports from Fred d,rick ~blrg say that the
eneuy are arrcsting all wl.;>c male ci; ze,4s
as hostages for prisoners alleged to have
been captured ly citizens on Sunday last.
1t is also stated that the enemy had i. force
busy in putting the Railroad ,etweca Fred.
.erichsburg aud Acquia creek i'll running
order.
Yankee prisoners say that Grant is iss.ine
whiskcy rations to his troops.
! Our troops fought with more than usual
bravery and sallantry; and the enemy fought
're sta5boraly than ever tlaas far.
Our men ara IS resolute as .ever, whilst
lll accounts fton TIC latEees say tncil
troops 80 growing more ciapiri,ed.
y dispatch Of tie 4th, Hast Friday from
: SrottSylyau.a Court House says:
Pris 1ners say Garnt Is expecting Seheni
with troops from Baltimore and other points
. Ii is believed that Grant had IIeintz!ema,
, " It'll troops from Washington in the ii ,,ht OF
/ Thursday.
Johnston's Division, in the fight of Thurs
!. day, lost about two thous and prisoners ant
, sixteen pieces of artillery. principally fioil
Pages and Grenohaw's Battal.ons.
Grants dead yet remain in our front un
buried.
Brig. Gen. Daniel was wounded on Thurs
day and llied next day. Gen. hansen s.s.
;Hounded yery slightly. Aboa5 1880 Ir.sat-
Ioncrs were captured.
Grants losses, since the campaign te "a.
put at the lowest figures viii rsacixiif,y taou
. Sand. Or own losses III killed, wounded an.
: missing Will not exceed titteen thousand.
fredi-ic<sburg IS suiI to be 3 arl'o.icd J.,
= negro troops.
: STILL LATEH.
y dispatch dated Guncls Station on tA
: 18th, last Sunday, says:
''lesteiday evening Saturday there wa
5 cavalry fight on our left wing oir lni;.!l
5 try came to the support of t.te cavalry, dri
wing the enemy back and capturing aoou
one hundred prisoners.
a Pig Gems, Mcttowan and Z. d. Johnsto
! arc slightly wounJed.
, We have lost seventeen General fiiccrs
kilel, wounded and captured, AID aoou