Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-06-07
THE NEWS.
TIE CITY,

THE CITr.
Saturday and Sunday were quiet and rainy
both. The continued cannonading on the Chick
ahominy afforded the usual themo Of discussion
and conjecture, and the theme was once more
intermingled with anashcrna ct the absence Of
the local troops, especially that portion of them
who represented the city Post Office: 1t is tc
be hoped that they, at least, will be recalled
to attend to their duties. The Post OfliosHis
an institution which cannet be neglected with
out Questioning great arrangement in the
p s':.l system, to say nothing Of the anxieties
Ni.:h will be created throughout the country
hy Ito lack of regular intelligence through
mie.'r correspondence and the press.
FROM TEE cHIcKAuoNINY.
The operations ef FridsY $40. -alnluii1
up III the annexed despatch irum Gen. Lee
Accounts from tho battle field OF the engage
lnents on that day confirm in tho main tho re.
ports concerning tho immense slaughter of the
enemy, and the comparatively slight eharae-
ter of our own losses. The enemy, it is be-
ieved, lost at least ton thousald in killed,
wounded and prisoner.
THE ENaAakAtNrs ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
The following desl latch was received from
Gen. Lee on Friday night:
E'DeRs ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
Juar 5, lSG4-8:35, 2. NJ.
Hon. Secretary Of Var:
About 4:30, A. NJ. to-day, the enemy made
sn attack on the right wing of our line. In
front of Gen. IIoke and part Of Gen. Brock
inridge's line he was repulsed with difficulty.
He succeeded in penetrating q salient in Gen.
Brookinridse's line, and captured a portion Of
the battalion there posted.
Gen. Nnuegan's brigade, Of Mahone's d.
vision, and the Maryland battalion, of Brock
inridge's command, Immediately drove the
enemy Out with severe loss.
Repeated attacks were made upon Gen. An
dcrson's position, chiefly against his right,
under G zen. Kershaw. They were met with
great stcadiness, and repulsed iu every in
stsnoa.
Tie attack extended to cur exroIne left,
u!ier Gen E:.ly w.th Ike resuisa Later
III the ,'.y II w,- t':..:s ,:hew9d ngainst t5on.
Hc.i.. v;,, .r.upi,'l ucn. Ear!y's leit, bus waJ
ra,:.-r,. u,:i bog. Gen. liam jt1M enc.uH.,a e1
ia" ,uslnY'. !. ...va!,r near liaGcs' shop and /.
.ar, i Gen Wn!. Il. +. L.I's divi-un drove
Ih':a ir,Il Ii cir "ntrer chnehts.
Orr lOsa To-Day hos been small, and our
succrss. u,:d"r tho blessing Of Gud, al! ;hat
wr t, u!,! expect Respectfully,
(Si&nc'il K. G. Lee, General.
TIE following No received on Saturday
mYht:
IIqNs. Army NORTHERN Va,
Jnrs4, 1864, $50 M.
H"" .Ner'singot Var:
i.sst ni"h;. ui,"r the. date Of my. despatch,
Gems Breckenridge and Finacsan were at
tbcked Dy tho enomy us icy Were preparing
70 re-estah!irl. heir skirmish line. Tho e,l-
emy. was scou repujsed. lnumedately after
wards an stack wss made upou Gen. Hoks's
frour, witt, like result.
Up to The time of writing. nothing has nc-
CARED along ths iincs to>day, except skir-
miehing at vn.iouy points.
The position 81 The army is substantially
ltSspsslla4lv, Il: Z. l.sr, General. =
After the l.oaron Saturday night ut which
the above despatch was written, the enemy
made an stlsok apon our left, near Bethesda
Church. A spirited engagement ensued. and
the eaeury we're finally repulsed and driven
Il weak one Occasional cannonadiug occurred
during the night.
Three hnnirel os tho prisoners captured in
the fight ,iaar Gaines MILL on Thursday, ar
rived in thc city on Saturday, including ten
cnnmiesionad officers. Up to Saturday, be-
tween tiftcen aud eighteen hundred prisoners,
captured in the recent fight, on tho Chicka-
ho,ninv. have been received and registered at
the Libby .ui its dependencies. About one
hundred Yankee wounded nuve ALEC been re-
cei9el.
Yesterday was unattended by any incident
Of interest. Tho burial of the dead occupied
the attartiGn OF both :.rta!cs to some extent,
bur ,hcrc way rio fixed Cessation Vt hostiiities.
Soma skilmshag oscurrel on tho left oil our
lines, and sligat demonstration is reported
to have occurred near Bottom's bridge
Nothing Indicative Of Il regular engagement
however, occurred on Any part of thu lines dn
ring the day.
PRISONERS.
Az cf.vial eturn, madc OH Saturday, shows
that there hnd been received, frtm June Isl
to that day inclusive, u. the Libby prison,
.:34" ;rieon,es,, including 1G commissioners
ofiaefs, captured Oh the Chiokahotniny.
A GALLANT ACT
Daring tue fight IN Friday, in frart oi ker
shaw's aivihian, " moet gallant charge was
made by arshuw's (alj) brigade upon the
enemy, in which Private Pickett, Of G 'mpanJ
3. Second South Caroliua regiment. seized the
color bearer nf the Forty-E shth New York
regiment, and wrested from his hands the
spl:nlii SILK color5 Of that regiment. and
brought thtm Dif to Within cur lines. We
examined tLesc colprs, whicn bore many evil
dencas Of the ,rar .nurship of our soldiers
Upon Tic staff Vi the colors was silver plate
inscribed Forty ghth New York State Vol
unteers, presented by the city in 1863. -
Commenting upon tho superior material arc
make Of this hesuifui trophy, soldier dryi,
remarked, "Thc flag onsht 10 be o'beautilul, j
is all ;hey arc hg'tins for
I'll. YLrRIp. rhoCrs.
Tlr F,,.i ida tCups new i'll ginu are III
der the ":n.,:.nd vi G.n. FInucsan. ::ciutlhs
the brigade of the gelIant Perry, who fell &C
versly woundtd in one m the recent battles il
Spcts7 l7ania. The latter has served in Viz
ginia during the Lest Fart Of the war. Thos
who recently arrived with General Finnegal
have been in Florida for the mcst part. The.
have each illustrated their rallr in their re
spec.ive posit;ors Of duty, and since thel
union in cid Virginia have added fresh laurel
tu their lame.