Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-01
TEE NRRs.
YRoMDELow-IHR FIeHr RENEWED YEsrBRDAY-HEAVY
FIRING-NcIDEETs, cAsUALTIEs, &c.

elevated points around the cityWhch, from an early
hour we're thrOnged With ladies, children, crippled col
diers and able bodied guardsthe athletic proportions
OF the last of whom would have excited the military
clpidiy Of ,Ven Frederick the Grest-When the artillery
firing would suhside, for few moments the rattle
of muskery, resembling the long roll of the dunn,
could be distinctly heard. These, added to the smoke
arising from batteries and battle fields and woods fred
by exploded shell, gave the scene tublimty which
can be better felt than described. One may have lie
tened to the mighty Of Nsgara, andsitnesed We
suViul Vomis liquid lava, bu both pale before the awful
roar OF modern heavy rley with he Kissing whs le Of
tho dee div ME- and the drum Fol musketry voey OF
full infantry oOrpI-as an interlods.
But We will waive for the present TA 'cons and pro-
cesd TO recorl facts connected with The exciting epeta
tOns of yeserdy, and to give the most important Ist
We will state that the following oOmposes summary OF
the news frCm below, up to nine O'clock last night;
A gentleman connoo.sd with the Wing, who lett the
intermediate Inns Of nirenCbments al o'clock last
evening, informs US that the heavy Arm yesterday
morning was from guns OF Fur. Gme and the bat
teres in front Of HarrsOn, and dreOted against
the latter point There was 70 infantry firing until
after O'clock when HOke's command made ,hree un..
successful assaults upon Fort Harrison. The Arss time
he 60! within one hundred yards of the fort aud the
Ie,oad time occupied and held for few moments, POI,
tons Of tho works, but was again forced 10 retire.
Tao third assault at four ooOck proving Likewise IN
successful, no Withdrew his men. As cur informant
vas eaying the firing Was resumed aud was audible
until be reached the city He Of the opinion tba. tie
sss,al, hsa been renewed We hope, with better sue
ISss. HOkOs loss is estimated ct IRON two to Eve han.
died IN killed, wounded and missing
LATER-eEN. LEES OFFICIAL DESPATCH.
We obtained at the War Department, al 81 O'Clock
last night, the following official despatch from General
Lee, which was recsived ct $780, BY the Secretary
War;
HIArQ'Rs ARMY NORTHERN VIbGISII,
sept 80. 1854.
Hon Jane, 4. Seldom, SsEyof Var:
Az attempt was made this afternoon to retake Bat
tsry Harrison, which, though partly successful failed
X L. Ike.
CASUALTIES IN THE 25Ts VA. BATTALION.
Below We give cue Casualties in this Battalion, Cor
merly known as TIE Oily Bl taliOn) commanded BY
Lieut. .OOlonel W. II. Elo, IN hs fight Thursday, OF
Fot Glmer:
OcmLapy A, Captain J II Greaner commanding
L led, Lieut. L Mills, OF redmond. Wounded,
Private Cornelius Graham (=erlOusly and in hands OF
tue enem!) and Private Dennis White (.light in toe
heR6),
COMPANY B, Sergeant John o. Hanson, commanding
Kilsd, none. Wounded, Pr,vases A johnson, Of
Richmond, Cu hand,) L Pool, OF Buckingham, lin
tlrgl, not EcriOusly) Gsins, OF Buckingham, n
haa6 David Thomas, OF Buckingham, n hlnd)
| Company O, Lieut. D. Anderson, COMMANDING
Killed none. Wounded, none.
Company D-LIsut HcIatosh commanding. Killed,
nOpei wounded, -- Morris, slightly in thigh.
Company E-Leut J4meH L Bray commanding.-
Killed, none; wounded PdvateH w Bradbury, sc.
yegsly n-head, Private W Il Hubbard, in hand, and
Private D W Palmer, eighty in t4a arm.
Company F-L'eu. Tnomas Harris commanding
Killed, none; wounded, Private H NJ Lee (Rchmond),
slightly in the arm.
Company G-Lieut F. R Dalton commanding Killed,
none; wounded, Private @ johnson (Buckingham);
missing, Clapp ead Peter KIM, Rionmord
At one time, On Thursday, We learn that the ba!ta-
lion from the main body of our troops, and
was compelled TO reach Fort Gilmer By making cir
cult by way of the Newmarket Road around the right
Of Tho Yankee column.
Taey we're no. in tbs Agbt yesterday.
OFFICERS Missing.
We regret to hear that Col Joan Minor Aaury and
NjoE Taylor, Of oar heavy artillery, near OhsfiL's
Farm, are among tho missing.
THE NEGROES ENGAGED.
All sccounts sErso that there were number Of ne.
grOes engaged in the fights of Thursday and yesterday
and as u'usl thty suffered very heavily. We tavO reen
persons direct from the battlefield, who cav them w.
ing dead in immense hesps in front of our earth works.
A negro deserter from an Ohio regiment, who was
brought to the city yesterday morning with other pri
sOners b. seine OF Woods cavalry stated that in his
brigade which ia part Of Fosters division, there were
three nero regiments ard only one white one. and
that they oil lost heavily. As he had OILY been in
service two weeks lie knew but lille If the negro
troops in other commands. His companion, a New
York OSarOoD, who would pasI for & bfonz,d Orcas-
sian anywhere, sss communicative but said he was
oTcel uio the service much against his incliuaons
1t ia Eie singular while Stanton boasts in his daily
bulls;ius Of the numbers volunteering in Yankesdom.
ar,y fad either Yankee prisoner or deser.er who
admis tdat he 10 the South of his oWn lrse will
and accord.
TIE IRON CLIDs.
Some of the Iron oads belonging 10 the James r v
er feet, on Thursday al again on Friday, gave tie
Yankees the benefit of lively ahellDg. Owing to the
excessive charge Of powder used, one of the large
Brooke guns on the Fredericksburg was bursted for.
tunatsly nobody was hurt So far, the report is that
they have sustained no injury, and lost not sng.e
man or officer.
FRJa THE SOUTH sIDE-oAVALRY FIGHT ON OUR RIGHT.
Tue Express. Of yesterday, states a. ore oc OK
the enems cavalry appeared in large numoers regg's
entire division) on the Vaughan road, at sayder's
house. After considerable ma alving, our cavalry
damOantod, charged a wide 6id on the plsnta-
ton Of Colonel A Wyatt, and drove the enemy IN
dsr cover Of his works the Wyatt reeidence killing
and capturing large number. Among the captures is
jnT. Our ciVATy behaved splenddly, and Barrin.
ger'e ca. CO. brigade distin. uisAed itself
/. Was suppose the fight would bs renewed yss.er.