Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-03

Who esoh vision, any two Of the enamy-that they
are ell fed, ready to execute any order given TO
tbem.
A correspondent of the Inteligencer writing from
New Hope Church" Gays:
Perhaps the most mastery movement yet made by
Gen. Johnston is that by which he has foed Shermans
Aank movements on Marietta BY rapidly marching the
willy Yankee had concentrated bis army, or the greater
portion Of It, on the Marietta road and pushed forward
With view Of cutting eur commun cation. The mo
nent this was dscrled forces RAPIDLY marched
to Dallas arriving only few hours ahead Of the adj:
yancS column of the Yankees, who much surprised
on arriving almost in sight of Dallas to fnd srong
obstacle presented to their further progress
YIaHTING ON 1HE LINZ.
During the day diminishing went on between our
cavalry and that Of the enemy, but without any serious
rs,1ts Tnis evening" at half past two o'clock, Eight.
ing Joe Hooker arrived in our 'front.' and desiring to
test the mette Of the rebes threw bis corps that
portion of Hoads corps forming the right Of Stewart
and the left of Stevenson. The Yankees who Wers all
drunk came up in fac STYLE and w,re tearfnly cut up
by our gallant men. Two or three, charges were
made and each one repnlsed with fearful loss to the
sailantP.
GXE REYNOLDS WOUNDED.
regret TO say that during the fight Of this evening
BriRadisr General w Reynolds was wounded in the
bride arm The General and staff we're traversing bis
Ina Of battle speaking 70 and encouraging bis men,
of your city, as Inspector General, was on enc side,
and another OF his staff the other. when the bal struck
and from this proximity to the Generals arm 1t was
wonder the Colonel did no. get wounded; two or three
inches more aud he would have been hurt The wound
received by General Reynolds caused some excitement
among his men, by whom he is slmost ldoized, aud /
will guarantee that when the general engagement comes
oF the Yankees will find the VirTinins and North Ger.
olinians harder to deal with than ever before.
NARROW ESCAPE OF GINS. JOHNSTON AND HOOD.
This evening while Generals Johnston and Hood were
standing near New Hope Church, shall from ole of
III. enemys batteries burst between Them but luckily
neither oil the Cicers we're hurt This was very mar
row escape and nothing but the goodness Of Providence
saved one or the other Of them from being killed
YANKEE PRIsoNEAE
We have cep ured numbers of Ysnke, prisoners. -
Among them ia gu officer Of Major Gsneral Gary stsf
he WAS beasly dIuuk and come iot1 lines without
knowing be vas one Of the prisoners captured IL a
FrenchDau, who declares he 10 "copperhead;" aud
that the Ysnkets have "oon hundred ana eefy toussHt
mems" All toe prisoners ssy their time f enlis peRi
will soon expire, whom they viii so home In fac,
bavs yet to sea a Yankee VINO ia IN FOR the war
REPORTS YRtX CHATTANOOGA.
On yesterday evening prisoners report thai in the
morning division of the Yankee army was sent eff
rapidly 10 Chattanooga, Forrest the RAILROAD
tearing up the tack and burning bridges, and it was
feared he would capture Chattanooga, for only small
Garrison was left there when the Yankees moved fer
s,ry ikcly 70 BE- true. II Gen. Forrest Is doing
scented, he Is act where he is expected TO be.
The Register, Of tie came date, says:
Although the armies of the Tennessee ard Of tie
Cumberland. eDgsged in deadly conf Ct,
bst the heavy roar of DC distinctly heard
here as it Is borne away by the brsez' from among the
rugged hils of Paulding yet not word Of reliable
ne9s can We obtain from the battlefield.
Ills believed that general engagement did not take
place yesterday. To-day tho firing is said to be much
heavier.
lis understood that the battle field lies between Dali
las and Pauding county, and Powder Spring, 10 Cobb
The latter place s ebout seventeen miles in diIect
line from Atlanta. 81 the read it Is some twenty CT
twenty-five miles.
We lara that two regiments OF cur cavalry we're
surprised by force Of the enemy yesterday at AcWorth
Most of them succeeded in making their escape, but all
their horses we're captured.
Our l:ss in the fight IN Wednesday ia estimated at
500 Killed and wounded-ha; Of the enemy 2 600. The
hest advce from the field represent troops az be-
ing in the best of spirits and confident o. victory.
VKRY LATEST
courier arrived here at II o'clock 10 day, haviSg
le General Johnston'S headquarters at o'clock this
morning He states thatheEe was heavy lighting last
evening resumed this morning, with every prospect OF
4 general engagement.