Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-01
THE EEH&
rsou sSs LEl's AMY.

Yesterday opened a, ,iciCusly for news. From day
dawn until 10 O'Clock, and even later, eannonsding
coold De plainly heard in the direction Of General Lees
army. We we're almcs certain lbS. the great battle
had oosne5 3efcE1 no6n il Was currently Iunored al
through be eisy thaS General BHen had Engaged the
l.f o. Giants army in The morning and rspulsed it
taking II huadFed prisoners. Up to The hour CT wri
ting We have been unable after the mesi energetic
search, to get oiosl esrfImatOn either Of the above
fumor or Of anything that ranspsd on the north side
yesterday. We heard occasional firing agAiq in The
af ernoo0, with VIA; Eesrl We know not. l. is moe
than prabsbls that will learn s,uesiing furth'r be-
fore going to pres
ATLANTA AND RICHMOND.
These are Low The toei Of nteres. the Ccniedera
ey. H.rs all Is quiet, though Grant is north and But
Ter on the south side Of the james, each ready not
successfully thSsrted BY Generals Lee and BeaursgGd,
to ay the capital ia ruius
We leaned By yesterdays mai that Atlanta crowd
ei Ei.A militia and refugees. The Register Q; Friday
mosui z says: All is hustle ard excitement, but no
confusion All goes well al the front and everything
bright ahead. Oar citizen tO,dsry deeO'y 10 earn
e.. &C., H.v, they TO- sHo.a Tat The lts,. Yankee
soan nos taxa the Gate Cityl AYE and if the proves
Of cur ezons sad the heavy blows Of vetera1SAre
a. available as Ne believe We have no fears oCthe
Norssmen hess
IRON TBE ourH sIDE.
Wits q Sigh: variation we have to record as usual
Hal oue, on ne South Side" The change, however,
from the s,srsopsd account which We have given from
this an.sr for several days past is that Brig. Gen.
Dsariug. with a command had skirmish with the enc
nv on the south sida of the ApPOma,tOI yestssday-
o.. 1.,-, ,,sNyarv ANAL were unahe q
learn the extent Of tie enemys casualties.
Fer ten days past Butler has certainly been sending
renforcemsuts to Grant, BY way Of Fortress Monroe,
thence up The York river 20 she White House.
oUR GEN. BANKS.
Since Banks has been so cruelty treated By Kirby
Smith. ard bis own u0gratsful Government brief
biography Of the unfortunate" viii not be unin,erest
ing:
To begin, be Is now forty years Of age, but on his
lac retreat Ge at least eighty. he has been factory
boy, a carp.nler, llWyer maoanist dancing mas
ter, an actor al ed o. national democrat, eOAli-
tOais an ardent lover Of the Irsh champion Of re-
Hgous liberty, know nothing, aad IS row a know
n7t-iug Tree solsr
cUR INDIAN ALLIEs.
The Asbe7fls News SAYS q body OF Cherokee Indiana
numbering - under the command Of Capt. N. H.
Love arrived there lev days since aod vent into camp
They are 6ne boxing Of uev, young, robust and
active. Among them Is a son Of the celebrated eti1
Julauskee They have attained high degree Of per-
fiction in drill, and their chr Wsr-waoop makes one
nyountarly clap his hand on his head 70 see if bis
scalp lie SAT,
Speaking Of these faithful allies OF he South, re-
minds rs Of little Incident that very folc.by Illus
trates Their devotion 70 cause, as well as their
fidelity 70 friend Sone time last winter, during one
Of Aelr raids in the WCs the Ys,kses captured about
fifteen Of Co.. Thouas' Iddisa soldiers, and carried
them 10 Knoxville. TleJ we're ALTERED and feas.ed
a.d magnificent premises made if they would abandon
the Coniedeiacy and join the LiooOln government
They we're promised their liberty aud Eve thousand
dollars in gtll if ,hey would bFiog ia the scalp! of
their Chief, Col. Wm. h.. Thomas
The Indians seemed 10 psuse-eoDsUlt--and finally
agreed tOthe proposition. They were released and re
turned to their native mountains. They sought the
camp Of Il cir Chief eld him all and have since been
on the war psth-aher Yaasee teapsl 50 much fer
the lei.y Of the Indau and 50 much Tor the civilized
and christian Kramer in which Yankee General would
get rid Of Zoe he Is tOo cOwlrdly 10 attack hnsefl
sHERNlSs sERESsTH.
A CORES ponden. Of the Columbus Sun, writing from
General JOhnsO1s amy, yates that flts sdvoss from
within toe lines o. the enemy. ssas5 tdIs he books
$50 600 men. Deduct irOn This e1tFavAgAnt sci uaie
numbers srsent % garrison ss depO.s and gusrd his
communications and Ihe killed, wounded and prisoners
In the A,e fights, with ths SICK, and it leaves bin coz
sidsrabiy below 30 600 electives.
This was tie Is ml.e before b Rpuse at Pumpkin
Vias Greek on Saturday lAst sOf course, his loss in
killed wounded and strsgglers in TIA bloody e0gage
meat vii materially decrease his avsiabs fo.ee. So
tha. he is weaker by Thousands than tie Was Wheuhe
coumsncsd his forward movement, AID every day.
advance bat renders his position precArOus. BE
mus nov rou.s JObns.Ons army, or he Is goner =
Tsis be can never do. A retreat towards the Ooio is
ont Of the que ten. VIVA. desperate eGpedeni he vii
hi, upon to ave Esmnant Of bis srmy time alone can
de;srmns. H. Is bold. bus has veatured 100 az
What is moie he has Why adversary who will nOtkt
him CT easily.
Story OF A YASKsE DEsEErER-
Yankee deserter from b er army came iatO OR
lines near Caafins Blu. y,s sidAy, bringing with him
New York Tribure Of the 2s;h, szirac from which
ill Ia found in another column He tells pleasing
story. as deseIters always do. Represents himself to
be sergeant Of the Oh New HAMPSHIRE; was wounded
a. oosinsh and ChieEanaugs; cane to ButleF about
fosa,1 ago, and deserted a; the 6Ts: opportunity;
hall o Ra,srs men would do the if they could be
s,6ed toat they would Tot be put ia The Confederate
army, 81, sc.
He says farther, thas the Oh and lO.h army corps,
undsr Baby Smith, le Bermuda Hundred on Monday,
going devh he river, be supposed, for the PaTposs If
Joining Grant leaving i've or six thousand men in the
fortiaeado1s Gag or two ago pamphlets we're dis
trbused 10 Busera men, describing Grants Vctoriss'
aud intended 70 cheer them up, Ter they are despou
enG
The msa on the gunboa:s be d,s,fiOss As very lmid
and afraid to venture up the river. i cur iron-caes