The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-11
axssaAY MoENiNo..... MAY II is'

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Nv a ,svs Yesterday from Gen Lee was
i'a .,pre, 1t was positively stated that
,s,ry '" iriug had been heard at hamiiton's
ae''' ',ns Yesterday morning. and that the
49, reesded in the direction OF Frede-
~1...nrg. indicating that Gen. Lee was
'n~@ ''N:.~ The enemy Ia that direction. No in
',;on CT Of the actual occurrence Of fight
Vs. w. however, received iu tho city yesterday.
unvemenis on the southside yesterday
i1s s, inteuastiag We give below what facts
N''. .,r. obtained relative to the ''great
.,ramen,' on this city
gs vayrMsNr on THE souTnsIpE.
:. ,oc,uut OF the operations on the
- sac o, the river may be gathered from
=. f,lloslag, in the Petersburg Express OF
.I..,.s couu,enciug with the details CT the
\. Port Walthall Saturday:
an, As suarise found the two forces drawn
=, A,e Of tliiie, abaui half mil. apatt, and in
.,w Of one SnotaeT We occupied the rail-
the rlah: and lets OF Ms. Crats's residence,
,-rsz, 10 tle jaacsi,ss, aaa the faasee asmy
....,.a ! ea>ilion in Ms. Nary Duan's field
- diminishing took P!ace about II O'Clock
~, the Sany Artillery, under Capt nankins,
.,,s,,, several hundred yards la front aud Opca
,os ,he caemy, throwing shell right into their
=, aad producing guile a stir among them
a. s,,asnt on sharp h6e between the iatahify
,s, l,tI and the advance of The enemy's right
s,ithiyty miautes tte firing on both sides ceastd
nj s,w and then wild shot ir3m The cncmy's
..sry Uny forces now made the railroad their
M hate. aud a5oal han past two O'Clock tie
..a,, opened oa them with their iiiery in IRON,
- 2,lne same ;iae endcavored 10 tufn our left
~, GDtlly succeeded, by syerwhei ming nun
ID in reaching The laitoad, but The 2is., 25th,
-. l',h Sueih Carolina tegimeais, under General
g,,..i, sdyancei and drove the enemy peii nell
s.ek 10 helf line.
The lighting continued uatii abeut O'Clock, and
=. for The greater portion of the time very Sc
F,r the brave and gallant South Catoiinians driy-
e. ever Ling before them. Mea never could
agl fought better. In this fsh, Col Graham, of
~ .s was wounded In several places, not very
,ss,.Iy, however, and Col PIesslcy, OF the 25th,
"a. shot through the left arm, very the shoul
Ia sa. Lieut. Col Dargau. of the same reei-
y,
il.osas staf, supposed to be mortaliy wounded.
The Lieat Col of the 9Th was severely wounded
% lbe head.
Brig Gen Bushrod Johnson was the senior Briga-
6qrin command, aud behaved with much cool
ses. Lieu, Gen Fl Hill was on the ground.
oar loss in killed and wounded WAS about $50
O, 3gJ IL the laflhes, and we lost very few if any
ni.,uers The enemy's loss was represented by
ae prisoners Sc captured to be very heavy-not
rss ,hau 1000
The aumber of the enemy engaged was twelve
r ffren thousand.
ua Sunday moTRing 1t was discovered that the
,asay hli laea back the previous night, leaving
utorcC unjsputed possession OF The battle field,
aleayns portion of their dead and wounded
60 the field. A quantity of baggage was left by the
tainBc Yankees, and some persons who visited the
i.i picked up sever al articles of value. One sol
dr. We learn, found thousand dollars In green
l.:k on The body of dead Yankee. By some
E4ss whether accidental or otherwise, Is Rot
ta9sn The woods took fire on Saturday night, aud
aa5utt several of the enemy's wounded Were
giBed to death, our piokets could hear their
llsug, grolus ihioughon the night as the fire ap-
lJlehsj lh-m.
.coar!e o! deserterS, belonging 10 New York
.lBeBi were brought in yesterday. They are In
dus,ht aal fine looking They represent that
ate i, over t;J0 bounty money due them, and that
,ry ate lTst ~ The waI anyhow. They say thai
Flji.:l,isiictign exists ia lhe army, aud hal The
r-i cause Is The Regso uCops, seVetai thousand
saagi HE Amy now al Bermuda Hundreis.-
!aese mrG declare that The fighting at Pou Nal-
tlat JIatuon Saturday was terrible, aud that they
-aae.rd stty yrTely. Cen Heckman'j orderly
E4 Killed by his side, his horse shot under
aa, Aad ihe dngefs "f one hand Were shot Off
lar5 say li4i Butler Was in comailnj, aud Gill
s5ts als The field. The Impression prevails
AmashOa ttae army that Cen Beauregdfd was III
oauand Bdllrr caused 4 telegram To be read 10
@t uoop5 early Saturday morning, stating that
@ilihai g-.aed great victory over Lee had
;a'ra hA lwea,y miles, and at last accounts was
-aH dtsag hia. This lying announcement was
ttrlSrd win d great oulburst OF applause, o 1
eldEr.
sFEAeE'S CAVALRY RAID.
lac hoi0tloas Sprare, who Was 80 successfully
sa'ea back al Hf0aiwateI Bridge on FIiiay, by
aaaSahl- battery and Col kilciiife's regiment,
i1afaiaIriy iufuei his coutsa towards Tue source
lhr eaekwaler river, and crossed al a point
N'''a' ihrs higher up, where the sueim -
o aslshlieaui as 10 be easily fufded'-
"1e he nei no opposition, and made de-
vii which brought him 10 Wakefield Depot,
~ 'As Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, whete he
'"Fpea fhtiy night. lie did not burn the depot,
>" h'eeie with private property further than to
"4 'o'ses, com, and proveuder. He seized iour
''si' men, hired BY the Railroad Company, but
-""IaS released them, and told them they weIe
'"'r't! 10 REMAIN or accompany the expedition.
-'' aeciaea 10 stay whsfe they were, and Q
''' 1t" With the raiders. At an early hour Sat
~' 'ae faiders started for Stony Creek Depot,
'"9 Weldon Raifaai, proceeding by way OF
a''''a aud sussex Court House
'"'y reached i.,rioa, Sussex cOuaty, about II
s'e1' having Captured Mr. Stephen Good"yn,
NHan IN The No,,oway river, two miles from
1 ''0H aha taking the people by surprise.
b.. 4'F searched ali lhe houses, stole horses, aud
' 'prh The Post Ofice. and destroyed all the
WIS Stevens, Dr Parker aud his father,
"e heaviest losers In horses. At Liitieion
m $50 eap'used four wagons belonging to the
'~o OF which, filled with bacon, were
,,x-, Two others, containing ammunition, the
,,. eaf'ied OF with them. Mr. Huddlesi0h,
ha.N| '' ati'ef, being informed Of their coming,
.,,n., u.s. A'''es into the woods, and returned near
aa, ' " we road 10 see them pass. lie estimates
sa o'' "A"'eis al 800 or 1900, although O,he,s
N,s.'ss s numbered al least > Oo). They had six
"s''aI artillery
se., "f party reached Stony Creek about two
s,, ""S'e they encountered bridge guard OF
es.t,.a' eato'na troops, who offered desperate
bird ~. A'et short fgh. the guard was cap
k.s I"a'ihs lost ten In killed and wounded.-
, 'sA 't the saemy were killed. and on, ,rrrih,v