The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-04
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LATEST NEWS FROM RICH.
MOND PAPERS
From the Washington Star.

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We have before us the Richmond Exam
iner of the 18th of May. 1t states the total
number of prisoners consigned to the Libby
since the first battle of Manassas, in July,
1861, to have been something over $1,000:
also. that bakers in Richmond now charge
ST. ,25 per loaf for bread. d.
The Examiner says: "Grant is reported
to have crossed the Tamunkeg at Hanover
town, and to be moving probably for the
point known as Piping Tree, in New Kent
/ county, some fifteen or sixteen miles from
| Richmond.
"Of the movements Of Lee it would not
! be prudent to speak, but the reader may
be well assured that he has his eye upon
his adversary, and will be prepared for him
whenever and wherever he may show him
self. Lee has never yet been surprised or
| GU tgeneraled, and it is not likely that he
will be in this instance. So far the armies
have only been maneu vering, but the bat
tie will likely come off in few days.
"Deserters from Grants army say that he
does not intend to fight, but is going to lay
siege to the city and try the spade and
shovel as he did at Vicksburg."
The Examiner admits the repulse re-
ceived by Fitzhugh Lee in his attack upon
Buffers entertainments, as follows:
ave have some further particulars of the
affair in Charles City county, in which Gen
Fitzhugh Lee ventured partial attack on
force Of the enemy entrenched near the
James river. The statements of the great
strength of the enemy's Notifications are
fully corroborated.
"They were strongly intrenched behind Q
line of Notifications stretching ont from the
river in the form Of horse shoe; before
this ran q ditch some ten or twelve feet
deep and some fifteen to eighteen feet wide
and an abattis made intricate and impene
trable By the INTERVENING of wire with the
limbs and branches of the felled trees So
formidable and complete were the fortified
tions that we are told by an officer who
participated In the affair, that it would have
taken our men two hours to get inside their
works had there even been not man in
side tf them.
"The force of the enemy, too, was con-
siderably larger than first supposed. Be.
sides their number entrenched there were
six gunboats In the river playing upon our
men all the time with grape and canister
Under the circumstances Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee thought it unwise tomake the sacrifice
I it would have cost to carry the position,
and retired after an unsuccessful assault up
on portion of the works, in which we had
some sixty men killed and wounded"
FROM THE TRANS MISSISSIPPI
Clinton, La, May "a, via Summit, May &c,
Banks has escaped from Alexandria by way
of Smsport. A. j. Smiths corps has gone
up to Natchez and Vicksburg. The BAL
LANCE of his army is in full retreat towards
New Orleans, being now at Morjanza, on
the west bank of the river. Major Gen. l..
Candy has arrived and assumed command,
Banks having gone to New Orleans. 1t is
reported, and believed to be reliable, that
Lieut.. Gen. Dick Taylor s crossing at Att
chafayala river, twelve miles below where
Banks crosses. Banks troops are report
ed on good authority to be very much der
moralized. f..4r.
0Withip the last six days the batteries be.
longing to Scott's command have fred into
five Yankee transports, Gripping three seri
ously, knocking out the steam pipe of one,
and driving off the gunboats that came to
her relief. The loss of life is not known
Three stopped at Cat Island for repairs
The forces in the district are rapidly in
creasing, and Col Scott is ready for any ad
vance the enemy may make.