Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-10
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1864. >

the helghts IN the vicinity OF City Point. :
gentleman connected with our Home Guar,
cavalry arrived aboutsll o'clock, and inform
ed US that the transports commenced arriving
at early dawn, and Hp to Q o'clock one hun
dred and twenty-one, including the arrival
of Thursday afternoon, had been counted
E At first thought THIS number appears to b,
one of great magnitude, ard capable of trans
porting an army Of farty thousand men. Blu
whom it is recollectea aba. ali Of tie vessel
do not carry troopasshut that many Of then
are necessarily filed; with horses artillery
ammunition, sppntooqI boats, quarte.maste
and commissary .stonea it may be safely con
cluded that;the ene4y's forees.ns@ az Bsr
muda Hundreds d. htsrexceed, ifsthey nun
ber as many, as 2os4ea All ace6I EStsv iron
the river represeneSds scene at the Jinuctior
OF tho James Esd EGGijoaatiox riGeis Us On,
cf rare add unusual interest. So larga {
fotiila of steamers, 'barges, sailing vessels anG
gunboata, was never before witnessed in tina
section. As one who saw it expressed him.
self to US, the wide expsnse of waters there
is literally covered with floating craft.
The Register" of Saturday says that, at a
late hour Oh Saturday night, the enemy were
landing at Wilcox's wharf. in Charles CITY
county, and that the force at Bermuda Hun
dreds, in transports, was estimated at min;
thousand.
Our force ut Forge Bridge, below the Chick
ahominy, were driven of by superior num-
| bers.
A number Of houses were burned by the
enemy at New Kent Court House, and il is
supposed that the courthouse was also burned
ENEMY REFUSED ON TEE BLAcKwiTER.
A body of Yankee cavalry, under the com,
msnd of the notorious Col. Spears, attempted
to cross the Blackwater river Friday, at Broad
water bridge, hear Ivor. They were hand,
somely repulssd By portion Of Ger. Cling.
mans brave North Carolina troops, and re-
! tired cut of sight. Our scouts from that Sec
tloa report this body Of cavalry as being quite
formidable in numbers-some estimating it as
high rs three thousand. At last accounts
they were heading around towards the source
Of the Blaokwater in Prince George, and may
endcavtr to effect q junction with the enemy
now at City Point. The people of Sussex and
Prince George will doubtless suffer greatly
from depredations.
ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY.
A force of the enemy's cavalry, variously
estimated at from three to five thousand, were
advancing yesterday from Charles City Court
House towards Iarrison'5 Landing. They
told the citizens of Charles City and vicinity
that they were en- route for Harrison's Land
ing, and expected to be there at o'clock,
P. NJ. They were in trot, and said they
were behind time.
NARROW ESCAPE OF BEAST BUTLER.
Beast Butler escaped capture ono day ~
week by the "skin of his teeth" We learn
from an Oficer;who arrived on the truce boat
yesterday that, accompanied by his staff. But
Ter rode up in the direction OF Chaffi1's farm 10
inspect his line of pickets, but mistook Con.
fcderate picket postfor oneof hisown, when he
was fred upon. At once perceiving his mis-
take, he turned, and, followed by his staff,
galloped of as fast as their horses could carry
them. Our pickets, however, succeeded in
capturing the Beasts orderly, who was sent
up to the city.
THE YANKEE GENERALS.
The despatch of General Lee msks mention
of the killing of the Yankee General WSds-
worth. This dofunct son .uf Mars, We
learn, was Il son Of an opulent citizen OF
Western New York. Prior to the war he Wal
regarded as person Of come rretensions tc
decency. A strong tendency to abolition ism
made him desrous of distinguishing himself
IN the crusade commenced by Lincoln against
the rights and liberties of the South. He
graduated at Yale College, in the same class
with Hon. Allen T. Caperton, one Of the Con
fcderatc States Senators from Virgins, and
perishcd ignobly on the battle field near Chan.
cellorsville, last Friday.
General Seymour, who WIS captured, WAS
at one. time on duty near Hilton's Head, S.
O., and afterwards took part in the Florida
crusade, initiated by Lincoln for the purpose
of setting up bogus government in that
State. His effort there resulted diEastrous!y
Hc is now prisoner in our hands.
Brigadier General Shaler, also prisoner
in our hands, had, prior to being sent to
take part in Grants movement against Rioh-
mond, (say since January II, 1861 been sig.
naliziug his administrative capacity as Yam
kee commander by tyrannizing over. our pris-
oners imprisoned on Johnson's Island. On
his arrival here ho will see number of per-
sons who know him, even if y meets nc
friends.
NUMBER or PRISONERS.
A despatch from prominent officer at Cor
ionsville, dated Saturday morning, states that
the number of prisoners, captured in the bat
ties Of Thursday and Friday, reached six
thousand.
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED.
On Saturday evening, the trains on the Ger,
trail road brought to this city quite large
number of the wounded in the battles neal
Charlottesville, last Thursday and Friday
They met on their arrival all the kind treat
ment that regard for suffering humanity
could suggest to our citizens, ever ready t.
succor and comfort those wounded in defend
ing our soil from the tread Of the base il.
vader. The e1ertions of the ladies on the oc'
casion, cannot be too highly commended -
Prompted by desire to do all in their power
to alleviate the suFerings Of the brave fellows
on the train, they brought in profusion al
kind, of refreshment likely to be appreciated
at such time. To the substantials prepared
for the occasion we're added milk, cheese
butter, wine, julep and other refreshing beTo
RACES. These were dealt out with delicae.
and regard for the feelings Of the wounded
soldiers, that made the. treat doutly accspta
BILE. ALL honor to the women Of the South.
Among the wounded who arrived on Satu'
day, were Captain Bost, company X, 46A
North Carolina, slightly wounded above th
eye; Lieutenant Jenkins, Company G, 46!l
No,tb noro1;no IN tha hand Gnlonel w s