Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-07-05

arranged, were 10 established and all Was quiet
ag lin.
AN UhF.UEDED REPORT.
On Thursday night it was reportei that the
enemy bad made anoiher attempt to secure
position Oil ths Southern R.iiroad, ut a point
some eight miles from Petersburg. 4 recon-
noiaannco w.s made, whini ia.lOd to find The
reported neG cyllcrs. Gentleman. living IN
tho vicinity state lllat tho enemy are certainly
fortilying on DR.. GnrleS's farm, somo three oI
four milm cas-. 81 the railroad, aud about
seven miles lrouI Petersburg. How this in
formation il obtained wJs,ayo been unable to
rn:rrlain.
LECTURES ON tuNriiul0CY.
hli Was uuiut on cur lines Friday, If VIC
except a0mewllat n0!sy Lectures Of the Van
da!a, On Concloloey. These Fnnoy 4 little,
hut do no harm. especially to the bravo army
uow defending Petersburg, and which Grant
Must whip before lie 0btains the key to the
Sback door Of tho citadel. Tho disturbing Of
women and children, DOCS not conquer sol
! diers in the field, aud none but the most daS-
! 4nrily race on tho fipce VI the earth would eli
gaze III : i~;usiacaa 80 supromelY c0ntamntihls,
as well as inoxprcssibly villainoua.
A 0 cHAsE AFTER THE RAIDERS -TII1Y ARE
AGAIN UaTRuED ANOTHER ~ROUr--MoRr
VALUABLE CArrUREs-TMs wlLsoHiTfs TIIds
ROUGHLY tl40GdAniZED AND DiM2RAlt@sD
Tho last published information Of WilsOn'h
fleet footed liorsenen, left theln near ltowanty
Swamp, in Dinwidli6 county, about four miles
from lteains' Station, rapidly rstreating, with
Filz Lees division pursuing. Lee, We hear
from = reliable u6urce, continued tho pursuit,
and pressed tho mGraudeTs 30 closely, that they
abandoned two moro very elegant Napoleon
guns. The enemy finally brought up in tho
vicinity of Stony Creek, where, disIonsolatc
and exhausted, le stopped To food, aud if pos
uible obtain y little rest, but General l.ec, in
h0spitNh!r and icI5ntleas lian that 10 ~, "h.
Jected Ia amy Cessation Oh hostl!ilies, and
b~r;ngin. ono Of tho enemY's w NapO!eoha
10 bear, soon opened hot and heavy, throwing
his deadly missiles into Tho very midst Of
ihase vile L0rso ~stenlcrs and horse. burners.
TUE gHEav MAKES 4 FEEBLE srAN".
Gathering his shattered columns, Wilson
determined IL make IL ulliw Of light, and for
q few minutes stood his rr'und. But tho tra
from our cannon inrre:.rinE. aud uen. lee'H
bold cavaliers %"s'eyinG Al order To charge,
with u Gilnrmr!rririir energy ahl v,m, the
wearied raiders aoon gave way, directing their
hUr.es' heads towards JarFatt'u D,pOt, distant
ironi Stnny Geek ten miles, and from Peters,
burg thirty miles. The retreat now became Il
! r"ut. and mms conducted upon the principle
NJ every man for himself, the devil ur FilZ
lie to taxa Lin!mu,ts
TIE TrE:rir !EAHrnHEr.
y! j FRAT night 80: -, aud rnr raeil And
hur-r- hrins mach im!rI ahA i~atigurd, the
pursuit Mas alnnd"lrt. Tho cni my'r OLGA.
ni4 .!i.m wa- thoroughly brr ken NJ. and th' Y
! were minlielins and dividing III every %,lirer-
tan before they Reached Jnrlatt'r. Wcn-
cured mnny PRISONERS, AID olncrs were bai, e
rapidly Thought III ut lust ncc',unI-.
ADDITIONAL. BOOTY.
/ In this last pursuit, in addition t. Tho two
Napoleon ;,uns ;IieuIy mentioned, ~e cal-
turcd nine valuable wagons, several amhi-
ianees and . la'go nnmhcr # small arnIs.--
Tim wagons include tho LrHlluarler and pri-
vale wagon If tho yaiuriuri"is Wilson, aid
aIsu that Of Gen. Malntysir. one Of hin bri-
gaio commlndcrr. ll,r ]ronlru:s uf Thea o
wagons aru saii I" lG very valuable, but NO
huvo not heard them particularly described.
Our captures also in:lu.le y number of pri-
aIrsiu-21U or more.
From Jarrutl'u the encmy's route to Grants
army will he very ing and circuituus, but we
d. not kuow that he will he further annoyed,
unless some Of the patriotic c;tizsns in that
section seize their shot guns and 80 in pun
suit. In their present ir:nurGlizel crnlitio, +.
y hundred r~usolute men could put u thousaI j
10 light.
Ii:i%u;EGS BROUGHT IN FRIDAY.
Up To three o'clock Friday, fifty additional
prisoners have boon received 10 this city,
Tl.eru do not include any uf uen. Filz Leo
r%a,iiIrca If Wednesday afternoon mud Thurn-
dag. They vera all tf,.urei ,l6drihg about
il tho awanrs and wumla OF DiLWiiiic, 10y
scouts sent oat for ttiih a%lcrial duty. 4 ply
]aic::.n, residing about seven miles from Pc
teIahurs. informed us Friday that Iia section
IS filled with them, and many uf them will ~
doubt be captured. Three. captured near This
scntleman's residence Thursday, had Il horse
and mule, tho latter adorned with IN elegant
| ride-saidlc, %strlcn, OF rn,irsr, from some l.iy
wlro,n h0li~n lIml hocn vi,itni by the thieves
Among tho cartu,c! brought III Friday VIA;
Gnl. plni,l u. Crn0hs, Of tho I'D n. \. Cav
alrr, ALA !at tx. YIN. f. i;)ach and u 1t
II. D. l'ecG.
tine representative "f the ).rrr4 .waa rgsia
tered IL tho Provost Marzi..l'r. lI3,i"es the
hanre 81 Ira t.. Van uiIium, REPORTER for the
New \ nrk ''iisnca land p!r:ln!elrl,ih "fress.'
IhiH individual will Inv lAvo ample time tt
wiite cut notes mads hy tho way.
Col. Crn3k's body %uhrvant, o likely mllattC
lai Of fifteen, wa:' captured yca,Hrday. lie
slya lia nainc IL Henry Washington, nnd he
claims to DO from Washington city. Henry
gives y poor account Of his Colonops valOr
and says lie rau ut tho first fire "r tho South
orn soldiers.
HEAVY r,aING.
About = qilrtor pnrt trn o'clock Friday
night, - heavy mtslctsy fro c"maieneed, ar-
r~nrently ni nur coatrr,- wh!rh. quickly ey
tended around 10 chr left. Il lasted aJ0u
twenty minutes. 1t Was believed that I'll.
Yankees had charged the line, hnl wsro 70
pulsed
4 GsLLakr APrAGR-TnfsrV " YANKEE
"~sURRuURBep" AND TAKEN NJ stYEJ Gun
rrDtEArrs.
A correspondent Of tho express" says tina
On the evening uf Wednesday,. the I'D in
ssant, q party Of Yankee cavalry, Eumberin;
thirty two mulr, passed through tho neishbGr
hood Of Red Oak. in B:uns"i lex, End at9ppe,
at Mira: Nnnay Mp+,u'a. ilrto they ruunr
Capt. q. ID. White, al tho B~J7,llon cavalry, WI.
lns been ut home, q furl,ush, ia cIiis,
qnancO uf "a dangerous wound received Will,
gailantiy lnniing His nmn IN tlr, tight nt ;iat
lysture. Capt. White wan "n n Witt t" Mira
Macon, who is l'id grandmother:
Tho Yankees called Capt. White f,o,n th,
hGIl.e, aad threatened tr axe him s!oi.. Will
them ~ tl,cir PRISONER. i,nt iirt haSing 4 rpar,
horse, iho lieutenant in rummlni IA sonIn
nainrl Brooks, AMI y rcnegnia from i"lalilu!
county. FirEi"ia). Eavo hiln = verbal parole
which Capt. White said su W"ul:i :.ot regard
and wlic!I he dill nhi, a. tho sequel will show
This lstrty Of rowing Yankees campsd thu
night q low miles Irnm Mrr. Masonic, MI,
early that morning Capt. White collected Nj:
e the rcighI"rr md went III pursnit Of tt,
marauierr. lie fell ,weI them some distsnc
unpercaiyed, ard finally they halted ut MIR
James ElmOre's to feed their horses, as vel
as themselves.
Wh1la the Yankees wGro awaiting . break
fast which tteG had ordered. Mr.. Elmoro t
r.ll- ti.rtoir Wh,ta use in sivht rnntnr.n,