Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-26
FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
EPoTTsYLvAN1A C. H, Nay 10Th, 1856
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| via Rchmond May 2lst, 1884,
Yesterday morning about daylight, the enemy, with
nsiderabe OF pickles. assault ed LETT wing The
atsck however quite feeble, and readily repuIsed
them slight loss eide but with a consdera.
BILE slaughter of the enemy. The. fight lated about ore
AID half hours. During this ergagement We captured
sixty prisoners and the enemy left over 200 dead on
the field Last night the enemy retired from left eap-
thei' dead u1buried. They masang on our
right either for thu p1rpose of attacking again OF to
fall back.
After tie hit yesterday on or left the eremy open.
ed Wig cannonading right wing to which we
responded snd fierce artillery duel was kept u for two
hours our sde however, losing very slightly. Oar men
to-day are busy olectpg that pat Of the field
abandoned b. tie enemy. KnDy being Oh.
tanned which were buried by the enemy.
Yesterday evening there cavalry fighting near
Guineas station but it amonsted to very little TODAY
m alters have been quiet ell day.
Yesterday heace sent fig Of truce to General Lee
thanking him fo- sending him sworts bod for which
he applied BY flag Of truce during the Wilderness h
Meade the l3h issued a congraulaogy order to his
troops He claims hat Lee has abandoned h:s last
eutrenched position, enacousy held sufsring loss of
eighteen gus "a colOs and COO prisoners Meade
Their says TIE ghs Is and that hs (seade
! feinfo cements, which Lee cannot possibly get.
Up three O'clock to day there has been no Hshtng-
| Tie weather il and the roads fsst drying.
[sECoND DISPATCH
ARMY NcR1BERN VlaGIaIA May Goth
via Richmond, B. az 2lst, 1865 {
Up TO O'clock yesterday nothing CT cccarred
but about that time GeH Ewei moved ia force on
armed recon- towards the enemy's right flank
About O'Clock skiEhes engaged those of the ere.
10Y little West and North of the Road lending from
sPct!a ivaoa c H, to Fredericksburg The enemy
brought heavy forces, consisting Hsncock and
large part of Furnishes 9h corps, heavy artillery
troops drawn from the defence Washington and
armed Infantry. considerable fight ensued, and at
oEe time lie Of skmisbeIs had poasesson OF the
enemy's wagon train, but compelled relin guh
possession CT l., not, however, We had geRt ard
brought CT The fight lasted until o'clock night
when Gen. EWell fell back to his original posian having
lost in the engagement about $50 wccnGed ard about 80
killed end few missing
Prisoners 'epcrt the ereTy's less much heavier We
captured about 100 prsoners There bas been gun
forcemtnts from the Vest in order to the
CONFEDERATE COAG aEsS.--PR- sID4NTs MESSAGE,
RIcahoND. Aay z1st, 1861.
message IL from the President ID the House
yesterday il response resolution asking if lie
pubs" safety qnes the ccniouaicn suspension CT
the writ of hateds corpus The President says
given in his specis to Tbs s
illuminated force The present juno adirs especially
requires the continuance Of the suspension he effects OF
the Ia have been Ealuary law in no it,
considerable degree indebted for eased
ceocy Of the military preparations which have enabled the
gallant my, udr tie Providence Of Coo to beat back
the invading forces that stll threaten Us.
DIsPAFC4.
klCHMosD, hay 2ist, 1864
The Senate passed the bill TO establish Bureau of
foreign suppiss the bill amending the aIlo wing
items to commissioned Officers of the army and Navy
bill Authorizing the pontInsn Lhapairs battaions
These all Senate bits.
In the House the debate the hGbeas corpus question
continued.
The death Of the Hon. a=r CuErin was announced en-
appropriate reso' i}ns adopted.