Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-28

However the punishment inflicted by General Ames on
the enemy and his subsequent retirement made General
Buffers preeence at the scene OF action unnecessary,
and "a he retired so did all the ata and for the first
time in week the night passed away In comparative
quiet.
The pleasant weather Of four or five days has worked
wonders on the state of the roads A few more days
without rain will dry up the mud completely The troops
are in the best of spirits and full Of confidence In the
Commander In chief. Whenever General Butler rides
along the limos he Is greeted with the most vccferous
cheers by the soldiers Gents Smith, Weitzsl Brooks
and others also very popular and highly IGNORED by
those under them. t
GENERAL w1srAR IEvALIDED HOME.
Brgadier General Isaac Wistsr, commanding tho
Second brigade of the Second division, Eighteenth ar
nv corps has at last sucCombed to the fearful ravages
made en- his health aad constitution BY wounds re-
ceiyed and long stay on the pestient Penintua For
long time he fought his sickness; but on Wednesday
last he Was sent home sick leave at the urgent re-
quest of the surgeons but with his protest. General
War ia too valuable an officer lose at this time and
his departure much regretted as the capture OF the
| brave and dashi5g General Hickman. We all hope
that both these valiant ocerA will soon be restored TO
our command.
TIE FORT rowHATAH AFFAIR.
Yesterday morning the rebels made movement on
Fort PoWhatan TO attack and capture if possible some
coored troops stationed there for its defence and also
TO keep the enemy from obstructDg our navigation OF
the James river. COL Baxter, 10 command, notified
Brig Gen. H1 cks of the rebel approach and asked for
reinforCemenls. General e., commanding the division
of ooored troops at despatched two regiments TO
the relief of Fort Powhatan who arrived there In due
time to participate in the engagement which ensued-
AT half past eleven o'clock last night Gen. Hncks tele-
Rraphed TO Gen. Butler that the rebels we're bacy re-
pulsed at Fort Powhatan, but stated no particulars
The rebel General VIM. s. Walker, whose capture by
cur troops on the lah instant has been already stated
was yesterday removed to the general hospital for med
ca treatment HIS wounds are severe; but with great
care he may recover On his person was found the
following order from Hoke, directing him to make
movement on Newbern ut tho beginning OF this month,
promsnR the assistance of the rebel ram Abemare:
NAY 9, 1864.
Gsrera,-I have Just learned from Capt Cooke, COM
mauding the iron clad Albemare, who writes that ne
feels satisfied that the boat can stand the Sound, acd
will be with ur l will move at six o'clock Tomorrow
morning and will communicate with yon at Pollocks-
Vile on the river bank, as soon as i reach that
point / desire you to move ct elk o'clock Tomorrow
morning, and proceed 10 Pollocksvlle and while your
column Is resting there you will construct bridge over
Mill creek You viii have two miess less to march than
/ my column in going to Polocksvilie.
s'- Z HoKr, Major General.
General WALKER, Commanding Troops.
This with many other valuable documents, giving
information not calculated for Yankee sol
ders 70 know fell into the hands of Gen Butler BY the
| capture of Gen Walker.
SUPPRESSION OF THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
AND WORLD.
TIE Herald OF the Gath Gays:
II was reported Yesterday that the District Attorney
Mr. Hall had received orders from Governor Seymour to
institute legal proceedings against the parties directly
inul Gated IN tho suppression ofthe Worts journal
commerce and the military occupation of the prer sss
of these papers Mr. Hall, however, had received 10
such orders up to six o'clock yesterday evening" but he
did received telegraph from the Governor notifying him
that letter OF Instructions was on ta way to him upon
| that subject. 80.
Mr.. Pruyu, on behalf Of the opposition members from
New York ask6d leave outon declaring
"that the conduct OF the executive authority OF the
government in closing the Offices andsuppreesing tho
publication of the World and Journal Of Commerce
Newspapers in the city OF New York, under the crcun
taSnea which have been placed before the public was
an act unwarraned in pef dangerous to the csuse Of
tina Union in violation of the costtution and suover-
sye OF the principles Of civil liberty, and sssuch is here
| by censured by this House, Objection was made,
Wh.reupon Mr. Pruyn moved suspension OF the IutS
wbcS Vas disagreed to by vote Of -four against
seyenty-nine Afterwards Mr.. Pruyn asked permission
u print the ttasmept, on behalf OF the opposition
members from New York; butpromp: objection was
| raised by the republicans
FROM TRANS MISSISSIPPI.
The following is despatch from Secretary Stanton to
Gen. Dix: ~ Hls.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1894.
Major General DIX: ttsa,is.5i IN
Dsspatches from Major General Candy, dated "houth
Of Red River, ct midnight, Nay is" state that "Adm
raj Porter has just arrived. The remainder of the gun
boats willaniVe night General Banks VIII probably
reach Simmsport on the AtchafahJa, 10 morrow"
| A despach from Admiral Porter, dated On board
the h,rship Blackhawk, mouth Of Red River, May 49,
states that the portion Of the squadron above the falls
at Alexandria has been released from e unpleasant Pc
sition. owing TO the ndsatgable eIertions Of Lieut.
Colonel alley Acting Engineer oil the Army
Corps who proposed and built tree dam Of SIX hun
dred feet across the river at the lower falls which en-
abed all the vessels pass in safety tho back water o.
the Mississippi reaching Alexandria and allowed them
to pass over all the shoals and the distractions planted
nv the enemy TO point of safety. Lieut. Col. Bailey
viii be Immediately nominated for promotion for dis
i tipguished and meritorious services.
An unofficial report from Caro- dated May %, states
that the army aud gunboats al safe at the mouth
Edwin NJ srAHsoH
| Secretary OF War.
The following are the Associated Press despatches
L o1Ro, May %, 1854.
Admiral Porter's flagship has arrived az hou0d City
She reports that the entire feet ia out of the Red rveT
the dam having reached height on the 18th instant
that enabled them to move. .A
Our forces evacuated Alexandria last week, and moved
Tho officers Of the steamer Laurel Hill which had ar.
rived at New Orleans state that they distinctly heard
cannonading lom the direction cur forces had taken.
Admiral Porter's feet greatly annoyed in passing
out of the Red river BY the rebel guerlas who lined
the banks of the river between Alexandria and Fort de
Russy. lsll
A portion Of Alexandra was burning when the L2u-
rel Hjll left This steamer had two hundred sick on
board aed while flying the hospital flag was fired into
ten miles below Alexandria No injury, however, re-
suIsed from the firing Gen. Mc0srnand, who was Sc
riousIy i'll, was on board. .
AT the time the steamer City Belle captured and
burned by the rebels thirty miles below Alexandria
the early part of the month"; Colonel Mott of the 0re
Hundred and FoFty-ninth OHIO, was killed. May other
officers of rank were also killed. and the greater portion
of the troops slaughtered of whom there were 500
| on board.
An extensive oOrAagratiOn recently occurred at Nat