Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-09
SECOND DAYS BATTLE-PARTICULARs on TEE

Gen. ERel again repu!sed the enemy yesterday WHO
advanced on his front with Eve lineI Of battle. The
Yankee loss is terrible especially on Early's front.
Ewes loss is very small About IL o'clock yesterday,
the enemy having previously attacked Hsth and Wilcox
aud driven them back Longstreet planned ard in
the ast Of executing flank movement on the enemys
left wing whor, by the mistake Of our men, he was
fred upon. Lieut. General Longstrees aud staff were
severely, though not MORALLY, wounded. Gen. Long
street in The shouder-so say the surgeons with who
the Press correspondent oOnyersed aud who examined
| his wound aud instantly killing Brig. General Jenkins
of South Carolina Our troops continued to press the
enemy until about O'Clock, driving back the enemy's
left and centre some two mes left standing fast in
its position.
Last nigh. our men held possession of the enemy's
battle field on the left aud centre, capturing number
| of tho euemy's wounded and some OF the dead. The
easmy fought Yesterday, most obstinatey in all parts
OF the line Oar success very tgssAt, though hot
| deemed dtcsve.
The charge of GordOn's (GsOrgia) brigade Thursday
IL represented to have been the grandest Of the war
just before daylight some picket firing was heard il
front OF Hills corps, and about A. NJ. cannonadmg
lasting half an hour, was heard on Ewell's line.
Our loss thus far is about 900, of whom large Iro
,rtion are slightly wounded. The proportion of cf
GERS to prvats killed aud wounded is very much larger
than in any previous 6ght
The Yankee General Hayes is reported killed, and
dead Yankee General, with the initials "H. Il. O. sup
posed to be Couch or Casey, was found in EWslrs
| front The fight occurred in dssolate wooded coun-
| try Little or no artillery was brough! into action At
| one time yesterday, whe1 the enemy were heavily
pressing Hills men, General Ksrshlw opportunity, b.
doubl 20 lckng with his troops arrived on the fed,
checked REFUSED and pursued the enemy, thus turning
/ the fortunes of the day at that end OF the line.
| The battle field extends a space of miles in
lie, 9Th Rosser's cavalry fought the enemy all day. on
our extreme right losing heavily and gaining nothing
important EFell captured two pieces of artillery in
the fight Of Thursday aud 100 prisoners. The wound
I'd are arriving here aud receiving every attention.
| Gen. r II. Anderson is now commanding in place Of
Longstreet.
Two thousand we'll and wounded prisoners have been
captured thus far.
The battle ground extends from the Rapidan river
to the plank road, and is about % miles east OF tns
| place.
The battle is no. Jet ended Weather hot and tu!tiy
LATER
SECOND DESPATCH
| ORASGE G. H., May. 7.-Gordon's Georgia Brigade
and Johnstons N. G. brigade, of Ewe's corps, turned
the enemys extreme right hank about four miles above
Germanna Ford las. evening between suuset and dark,
capturing four hundred prisoners, including Brig.
Seymour aud slaler Toe enemy, completely surpri ed
hastily asd on fad ng their breA,tworks turned and
| stormed. Oar loss very slight.
There are rumors here that Mosby has whipped the
negro troops capturing some and burning some bridges
in FAnqulef county.
THIRD DESPATCH
| 0RANGE @. H., May 7.-Trustworthy adyices from
the 'front.' late az l o'clock, P. NJ represent that
there was no general engagement up to that time.
Lieut. Gen. LongstresGS condition to-day is reported
as much improved.
There was some canuonading on the extreme r ght
left during the morning; but it amounted to moth
ing of Importance.
negro soldier, au infantry man, the first ever cap
tured by this army taken Brandy Station yes-
terday and brought in here to day. He says that he
belongs to the 9th Ohio, Burnside's corps.
The enemy has been terrifying ali day, as II to pro-
woke Gen. Lee to attack him.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
GRANGE @. H May s.-Advices from the front to
sunrise this morning report that there general
engagement yesterday, only heavy diminishing. The
impression prevailed last night that the enemy
falling back towards Culpeper Fredericksburg.
The negro troops occupying Brandy Station advanced
out to Oulp per c. H. Friday and occupied it. Yester-
day they back to Brandy Station, set FIRE TO the
principally quartermas;srS-and then marched
to join Graft.
Scouts say that the enemy have abandoned the line
OF the Orange railway, and running it.
1t is supp. sed that Grant now intends to make Frede
ricksburg his base.
Eweil holds the road leading to Germsnna Ford but
the enemy still have two fords by which to recrcss tue
river to Culpeper if they wish
Stuart was yesterday engaged with the enemy our
right and it report he was compelled to give
back uutil Hampton joined him, when he iorcei the
enemy TO redre.
The enemy's losses thus far estimated at $4,000
Ours will reach 1000 The Yankee Gen. Hayes is GER
tanly killed. Wajsworth is wounded aud prisoner
he may recover. Oglesby is reported killed. Twenty
four hundrI privAtes and hundred commissioned
officers thus far have been registered here, not inclu
ding the Yankee wounded OF which We captured some
1900, chiefly in frcnt OF Hill and Longstree on hiday.
Our men began yesterday evening to bury own
and tie Yankee dead.
SiegeI occupied Winchester on Friday with 5000 in
fAntry and Z 600 cavalry.
The country between the RippAhannock and Poto-
is reported to be filed with Yankee deserters.
Gen. LOngstreets condition is much improved. He
lefs fer the interior to-day.
MOaby captured two wagon trains heavily laden, and
horses attached, near MartinsouTg, on Thursday.
The ates! from the 'front.' at II NJ to-day represent
the enemy falling hack towards Fredericksburg, aud
our troops following them closely.
FIGHT AT PORT WALTHALL
PETERSBURG, Nay S.-A battle was fought in the vi
cniiy Of Port Waltha Saturday. 1t ragged from IL
TO Al O'clock with an ntermsion of half hour. The