Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-31
FLAG rur SOUTH cARoLIHIAAs.

Masses SemOn, Of this city, is 70 he presented
BY tAc citizens Of Petersburg to the gallant
i;;coa hundred Syu;sI ,arolinians who met The
advance Of Batter ar POrt Walthall Junction,
upon the opening Of the campaign in Chester
tvld, rcpel!ei it, and, Though ut great sacri-
flee, held the army Of the benst in check until
tn, troop. u B,auregard could arrive to their
SUPPORT and the defoace of tho "Cockade City"
The hospital records Of Petersburg attest how
we'll this Spartan band deserve the testimonial
IKAsT's EASE " OPERATIONS.
\ l,naee. claiming to DO IL correspondent
Il The New York "World," who gave bis
insane ns robert T. Francis. WAS captured "a,
Sunday, about tao O'Clock, hy the .rCuts Of
Col. li4sSelps GGnlmall rcnr IuasiaiPs Stu
Ion, New Il ent county. thivteen miles from
this city, "h.le making his way to tie White
House. Alter his capture Francis explained
his being launI where Lie was by saying that
lie thought Gen. Grant had opened the way,
and that he wanted tho first chance To report
h.s operations u the World" This aduia.
si"r Of the prisoner wuu,d seem to confirm The
il4a li,at Granls object is to mako the White
House base for operating against The city.
ErrLEs's IMPAIRMENT.
Butter Las Leen remarkably quiet durirE
the past few days. Desarters, who arrived in
Our lines Oh Sunday, REPORT that active rrepa.
rhtions were being made for al early attack
Oh Diewry's Bluff.
An occusiora! shell was tirci towards our
lines on Saturday by the enemy's suubonts in
the james with the usuul effect, Nobody
hurt
On the aou Inside Of the Appoma:tox the
eusmy's force has eighty Increased. Butler
las established large hospital for his sick
and wuunded vt City poin,--all the houses
of this once beautiful village. having been
converted into shelters for his hirelinga
IN tho vicinity Of Gatln's fam our cav
airy made u Laah upon some negro troops, on
Saturday, and drove them pen-lnell into their
offences
It.! IS stated tina; the cnomy have felled the
woods in the vicinity Of Mr.. Murias Gil
ltp.n'n farm. in Chesterfield county, in order
To camlnani clearer view Of the opposite
banks Of the Jaluts river.
SPEECH OF GEN. J E. JOHNSTON.
General Joseph f. Johnston is famous for
pointed speeches, and the following is char
actrr!stic. On passing his lines, q few days
ago, 1t Resa5a, lie WAS cheered wherever no
showed himself, and said "S1l6iers. we will
som have the e'emy where VIC wat him. |
VIII tdeu have done my duty, aud it Will only
remain Cor you to do yours"
Gcneral Juhnston's resroguje movements
have uvt in the least dispirited his array. ard
tie INST implicit confidence is felt in his s!ra,
rsy.
HklGAbIEK GENERAL STAND WAITE.
This celebrated chief Of the Cherokee Ma
u'n haas recently been commissioned Brlga-
der General III the Confederate army, to take
rank trcm the '';h day Of May. 1851.
General Waite raise. :. re,-:u.cpt in The
suInincr Of lsGl and sersca undr,. ,,rm. Zen
M,Cniiach nnt,i the winter of lsG2, when he
was iraosicTres. II The Indian cnmlnard under
Pike. lie lei brilliant clarSo in the stc.
o:Ii Gays Fight OF the Lalile Ut Chustanailal,,
v her.s the lalnehted Mcintosh routed the boz
tilo Iuiinn forces. At Elk Horn, General
Wa.:is greusly distinguished himself; and his
c.u duct as IL brave and gallsnt oiices from
thr commencement Of the war. forms q par. Of
the records Of the country. His promofinn is
VI ell deserved he is tie tirst Indian tl.ut has
ever i.ttairei tho TANK of Brigadier Geusrsl.