Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-13
Rebel Reports of Fridays Battle and
Buffers Movements 80. Alarm at
Averill's DemOnstratiOns.

Rebel Reports of Fridays Battle and
Buffers Movements 80. Alarm at
Averill's DemOnstratiOns.
WASHINGTON, May IL.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 9TH inst.
has the following with regard to Fridays
operations:
ORANGE G. H., Tuesday, May 6-The ene-
my renewed the attack this morning with
great violence, attempting to turn our right
and get between us and Richmond. Every
attack of the enemy was repulsed. We have
driven him some distance on the left; but
he is very stubborn on the right, but is now
giving way. Lieutenant General Long
street had turned the enemy's left, and was
steadily pushing him back when he was
severely wounded. He was shot through
mistake. He is doing well, and his COM
mand saved the day and the night. The
artillery took but little part on either side,
on account of the woods and returning
wounded. Our loss is very severe. including
many valuable officers. Gen. WadswOrth,
of the Yankee army, was killed. The battle
was fought in the Wilderness, and will
probably be designated as the Battle of the
| Wilderness. The enemy have been pushing
back toward Charlottesville and Fred
ericksburg. Everything looks well for our
success.
The Dispatch has also the following:
"A gentleman who left City Point on
Thursday night, says OH that forenoon the
enemy landed force of two thousand at
| City Point. The main bulk then proceeded
to Bermuda Hundred, about three miles
| higher up, where they landed force vari-
ously estimated at from ten thousand to
| fifteen thousand"
Bermuda Hundred is near the mouth of
the AppomattoX river, on the western bank,
and but ten miles from Drury's Bluff. 1t
is within two or three hours march OF the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad.
The following telegram was received here
last night:
''PETERsBURG, May 6.
"Our forces were sl;irmishing with the
enemy's forces near Port Walthall Junction
at six o'clock this afternoon.
IS. E. PICKETT,
''Major General Commanding"
''LYNCHBURG, May 8.
"The Virginian has information that Aver
ill has concentrated eight thousand cavalry
and infantry in the Kanawha valley, with
the intention of making a raid on the salt
works in Washington county"
Important Capture of Rebel Dis
patches.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, May l0.
A messenger was captured with the fol-
lowing dispatch from General Pegram to
Stuart:
GENERAL: learn from Gen. Lee, that
the enemy attacked Ewell early this morn
ing, and were repulsed as usual. There was
some confusion in EwelPs corps, but as soon
as Longstreet came up, he commenced driv-
ing the enemy, and has been doing so up to
T
can render him very important service by
a vigorous attack on the enemy's left.
'PEGRAM."
A dispatch from General Pickett says:
sgrhe movements of the enemy on the
south side, are as yet but little known, with
the exception ola general intention to flank
Devinny's Bluff"
The Yankees Advancing up the Penin-
sula.
from the Richmond Wing of the 7th.I
Up to late hour last night there has
been no fighting whatever on the Peninsula,
but it was said there were number trans
ports on their way up the James river below
City Point. The information that a large
fleet of transports conveyed by Yankee
gunboats was ascending the James river,
Point, was received in Petersburg on Thurs
day afternoon, about IL A. NJ. General
Pickett Immediately directed Colonel w.
ii. Acher, commanding the state forces, to
order ont his men, and this was the signal
for considerable excitement which instantly
ensued. This excitement was greatly en-
hanced by the ringing of the Court House
bell, and this was soon followed by the
ringing of all other bells in the city, which
startled the quiet denizens OF the town from
its center to its remotest limits. The
militia quickly responded to the summons,
and in the course of three or four hours
more than one thousand were at the place
of rendezvous, armed and equipped as the
law directs. All the veterans around
Petersburg, including infantry, artillery,
and cavalry, put themselves ip readiness,
and moved off to their place of destination.
The enemy came up the James river at
p. NJ, landing force of two thousand at
City Point, capturing our picket guard of
thirty men, under Lieutenant Duggin. The
signal station was captured, but the men
escaped. The bulk of the men went to
Bermuda Hundreds, three miles higher up,
and landed ten to fifteen thousand men,
Our informant counted forty-one trans
ports, and others coming, three iron-clads
In the distance, monitors, and four gun
boats. Bermuda Hundreds is ten miles
from Drury's Bluff, and two or three hours
railroad to Richmond.
The Capital Threatened.
[From the Richmond Whig, May7.l
In some respects Richmond Il In more dan
'1er than ,uhen Mcclellan, at the head of one
hundred thousand men, aods encdnlped toithin
fve miles Of the corporation limits. Our read
ers are well aware of the weak point in our
defense. They know the city is In peril, and
they have repaired promptly to the field
The quiet determination Of the citizens yes
terday morning was worthy of all praise.
Knowing that the hour Of suffering trial
had come, they armed themselves and went
calmly forth to defend their wives and chill
dren from barbarous foe. Every man
felt that the occupation of the city, even
for a single hour, involved consequences
most terrible, apart from the destruction of
property. Numberless calamities to the
pure and unprotected, who would be crouch
ing In garrets and cellars, were to be
dreaded. To avert these calamities faith
ers and brothers and sons were willing to
lay down their lives. The cause was holy;
how could they be otherwise than confident
with regard to the weak side of our defense.
We may state on good authority that It's
weakness Is less than the more nervous Of