Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-05-11

Lbut was repulsedi in every instance. a strong
effort was made toturn our right. We drove
,them back on our left, but he was stubborn
on the right; but Iougstreet finally forced
them to give way. Longstreet received q
severe wound in the shoulder. General
Pascal Jennings was mortally wounded
The fighting was principally with musketry.
The ground,w unsuitable for artillery
Col. Brown, of>Georgia, of the Virginia ar.
tillery, was killed. The battle was fought
near Wilderness. The enemy has been
pushed back near Charlottesville. Every
thing looks we'll. Fuller accounts to-mor-
row The Yankee Gen. Wadswotth was
killed. l,900 prisoners have been been re.
ceived here.
,LATER.-The following additional par.
ticulars Of the fight yesterday have been re-
ceived: .Heth and Wilcox were in the
fight yesterday. They checked and drove
back, three corps and two divisions of the
enemy. Lanes North Carolina Brigade
last night surprised and captured three
hundred prisoners.
From three o'clock until night there was
very heavy musketry fighting. But little
artillery engaged. Cooks Brigade fought
we'll and lost heavily. Thomas and McGow-
ans brigades also suffered considerably
Rosser fought Wilcoz's whole division of
Yankee cavalry. yesterday, with Sykes
Brigade, driving them back at all points.
Fighting again this morning mostly ar:
tillery. It is hoped and Believed we are
driving them. Gen. Benning was slightly
wounded in the arm, in the fight this morn
ling. The battle field is twenty five miles
below here. About 300 more prisoners
have been received here, and others are on
the way.
The Richmond Ambulance Committee
FarriGed this morning. A press correspon:
dent left for the battlefield this morning.
RICHMOND, May The following was
received this morning: HEADQUARTERS
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, May e.
To tile Secretary Of War: Early this
morning, as the divisions Of Gen. Hill, en-,
gSged yesterday, were being relieved the
enemy advanced, which created some
confusion; but the ground lost was recover
ed as soon as fresh troops got into position,
and the enemy were driven back to their
original ground. AfterWards.We turned the
left Of his fresh line and drove it from
the field, leaving large number of dead
and wounded in our hands; among them
Gen. Wadsworth. A subsequent attack
forcedthe enemy into his~entrenohed lines
on the Brook road, extending from Wilder
ness Tavern, on the right, to TWiggs' Mill
Every advance on his part, thanks to a
merciful God, has been repulsed. Our loss
il killed is not large, but we have many
wounded most of them slightly, artillery
being little used on either side. I ana
grieved to announce Lieut.. Gen. .Longstreef
severely wounded and Gen. jenkins. killed /;
Gen: Pegram was badly wounded yester-
terday. Gen. Stafford, it is hoped, viii re-
cover. sR. d.. LEE.
-LATER.--The, chief. monitor in James
River is the Onondaga, just finished in N.
York.
The gun-boat destroyed by torpedo yes.
terday was blown into fragments. An Of"
fetal despatch says there was hardly piece
left as large as a row boat. After the ex.
plosion, the rest of the feet stopped. Moth
ing heard Of the situation Of affairs this
morning.
1 Grants plan was to turn our right and
get in between Lee and Richmond. Long
street had turned the euemy's left and was
pushing him back steadily, when he was
severely wounded, having been shot BY
Mahone's Brigade through mistake. Jenk.
ins was killed by the same brigade. Ker-
shaw commanded McLaws' Division with
great honor. Battles Alabama and Cor
don's Georgia Brigade suffered Severely.
/ RIcHMoND, May s. :.
1 The following dispatch was received
this morning dated
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY Va,
-l May 8, 1854.
To the Secretary Of War.:-General
! Gordon turned the eneGly's extreme
right yesterday evening and drove him
from his rife pits.
Among the prisoners captured are
1 Generals Seymour and Shaler. "A num-
ber. of arms was also: taken. The enc
my has abandoned the Germania Ford
Road, and removed his pontoon bridge
towards Elys. There has been no at
tack to day, and only slight skirmish,.
ingat our line.
(Sisyned,) r. E. LEE. >,
An official dispatch from Ghafin's s
Bluff says that one of the enemy's gun
boats was attacked, disabled, boarded
and burned on the 7th. Two iron clads
bore down on our forces and they re-
turned.
No particulars given and no loss on
our side.
RICHMOND, May 8, 1864. :
The enemy in Chesterfield county hare
Withdrawn from the Rail Road TO theirSen.
trenchments Smith and Gilmore are COM
manding. Butler is dirsgt9g Them with
his Head quarters at City Point, where a
negro brigade is entrenehed. No fighting
at Walthal Junction to day. The enemy's
loss on yesterday.was one thousand killed
and wounded. Bntler made narrow es.
cape from the fire Of our pickets near City
Point. On Friday evening q telegram from