The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-07-08
Late Southern News.

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The suffers post at Castle Thunder,
through which the prisoners have heretofore
been supplied with food and-articiss not
included in regular daily rstious, has been
abolished. Hereafter no supplies are to be
furnished prisoners on private account, OK
cept upon an order through the command
ant of the post, and Endorsed BY Major Oar
rineton, the Provost Marshall The order
went into effect yesterday. cos
GOOD R1ppANcE-wHrRE AR THEY GONE
! 51i TO? 10 Ia 1s,1
Within the past forty eight hours Rich
mond has been relieved of the presence OF
over three thousand Yankee prisonefs.-
About thousand remain but they Wall soon
follow their brethren. The number OF Ian,
kee, wounded in the hospitals in Richmond
is about twelve hundred, but they are dy
ing at q pretty rapid rate per day. 7@1
800 shI BELLE ISLE.
This Yankee resort has been reopened
again and some hundreds Of prisoners OF
war in Richmond have been sent there for
safe keeping. ...-...t ..s Iii.
FOURTH OF JULY. a.l.
1t occurs on next Monday. There are
many who suppose that the fsnatical Yam
kee Grant, will accept the day and its
auguries as an opportunity for grand At
tack upon our lines at Petersburg, in hope
of repeating there his success at Vicks
burg, and making glorious tableaux OF
himself amid q blaze of glory, waving OF
flags, general buzzas, and whisky drinking.
1t will be in vain. The Fouth of July,
1863, at Vicksburg, will not be repeated at
Petersburg, 1864, though butchery may be
thrown in to give eclat to the Yankee holl-
day. . Ga.'.-
THE DEATH OF THE FIvEs. 4.
Yesterday was the last day in which the
old 6yes could be funded or paid away In
public dues for the amount upon their face.
To day they are discounted at thirty three
and a third by law. as they have been oil
along by traders Old fves, that have
heretofore been as thick as leaves in the
vale of Vambrossa, will now become al
scarce as hens teeth, sufficient number
of fives of the new issue having been put
forth to take their places in the affections
and pockets of the people.
THEFT OF CONFEDERATE COFFEE.
Robert Cole, slave of Jefferson Davis
was charged with stealing twenty papers .o'
coffe from the Confederate States. The
accused is employed on the steamer Pat
rick Henry. He was ordered twenty lashes
AFIoHr WITH WILSON'S CAVALRY.
A telegram from Richmond, sixteen
hours old, says:
General Malone, assisted by cavalry,
came up with Wilson's raiders near Reams
Station, ten miles below here, yesterday
He fought and routed them, driving them
four miles, capturing eleven pieces of ar.
tillery, two hundred prisoners, thirty three
ambulances, thirty>five wagons, killing and
wounding large number OF the enemy
and re capturing five hundred stolen slaves
Our cavalry were in pursuit at last ac'
counts, and large number ought to be
captured. The enemy are retreating in
great disorder by the route by which they
came to Reams.' Our loss in infantry Il
one killed and one wounded.
EDITORIAL.
A Petersburg paper was received in this
city early yesterday morning, and it's &C
count of the defeat of Kautz's raiders, and
the capture of great number of them,
corroborated and exaggerated by accounts
of persons who had just come over from
Petersburg, set the community in blaze
of excitement.
The Petersburg paper said batch Of
prisoners who were brought in last We'd
nesday night at half past ii o'clock, con.
firm the rumored capture of 1900 of Will
sons raiders. The report was the burden
of every tongue until it was knocked fiat
bT another, later and more delightful. A
Colonel, it was said, had just come over
who had seen 1900 of the captured raiders
and IA pieces of cannon taken from them.
After this, from moment to moment, add.
rional stories sprung up, msgnifYing the
enemy's disaster to that extent that had
they been near the truth, Kautz's raiders
would have been henceforth classed among
have beeRs. t.-.s.I-ae.-
The last thing we heard was that the
whole raiding party had been captured ex
cept twenty seven. Why the fertile i'm.
aglnatlOn tuaL OTlgiuatcu tuS TopoEs spar GU
twenty seven We cannot conceive, unless it
was supposed that arithmetical exact ness
would seem TO imply positive information.
DESPATCH FROM GENERAL LEE.
When they reached Ream's Station they
were confronted by portion Of Mahone's
Division, who attacked them in the front,
while their flank was turned by General
pitzhugh Lees cavalry. The enemy was
completely routed, and several pieces OF
artillery, with number of prisoners, wag>
ons, ambulances, &C., captured. Our cav
airy are in pursuit.
R. +. LEE, General.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
Sappony Church is about twenty miles
south of Petersburg, on the road to Law
reuceville via Brunswick. From Sappony
Church road leads to Ream's Station, on
the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, ten
miles south of Petersburg. According to
the above despatch, Hampton proceeding
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