Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-18
THE NEWS.
DIX PArca FROM GIN. LEI.

Howle;s HOUSE. Other portions Of the same line we're
taken The battery at HOue..s is being established
Five vessels have besa sunk by the eaemy ia Trent
Reach Tea steamers are within tho Rs,oh behiad the
uOliOrs.
Some 6shsiog has occurred nsas Petersburg this
morning, vi,hou. result.
have ord,red tba. tia railrold at Port WAlthall
Ju eOn, destroyed By the enemy yesterday, be repair
ed All re opposed
TIE track torn Up extends mile each way from Port
Walthsl Junction. Iron has been sent to repair the
dam &c, and by to morrow El be again in working
order.
FRoN THE s0UTHsIDE.
A trids groom never nose anEiously awaited the
coming Of bis bride (Eh.n provisions Sere hgh) than
did We the arrival Of the Petersburg Express yesIsr-
day mornipg-but, 10, none came. From its columns
Nc hoped to gather iu!I TaFterl rs of the fights OF
FrursdAy, because, with eaarAet rstic energy, it al
vav,ra-sr 2 c collect rUmmsry Ci q .a.Csi news
even uLd.r the most Encouraging ordeal A. ten
o'clock when VIC we're WI convinced that We could not
get PessIs5urg paper, the following despatch from
General Beauregard suddenly came to our reheF. It's
cheering eOatsnts gave joy 10 the patrOos of the bull
I4dn boards, and dssipssed tie fears Of thes' who
feared that the OOekad, City ia the hands Of the
aeeCrsed Yankees.
When We earoed later il the afternoon that the Pc
tsrsburg read had been bus slightly dmlgsd, aud was
in possession of cur troops and e'ul be soon repaired
We breAhed ireer and knew that there hadbeen no de-
faalt Of gererAlship on our side
PETERsBURG, June l6-s;4O P. n. .
General Bragg: ~
Sr-Ths enemy made tH1 attacks on our lines this
afssrnOOn. Tacy we're repulsed with loss. We cap
tursd about four hundred prisoners including eleven
commissioned officers They belong TO the lst brigade
Of Haneoek's division Al qui { az this moment
fS;gneSD G. T. BEAURIGARD.
Mr.. Walker, ons Of those faithful sendnels at the
Pot OHce brought US copy Of the Petersburg Express
after O'Clock last night from which We take the fol-
losing;
We understand that the operations Of yesterday
were Exceedingly satisfactory 20 commanding Cen
ersl Poe enemy felt lines from the river around
10 Battery TO- The Baxter road but gained no adVanta-
Rss. Ga tie con-ay, he lost many in killed and
wounded, aud a large number Of prisoners. We IN
actcd severe loss on the enemT yesterday but shah be
much be.tr prepared for him to-day, audWe hope to
Announce ouoIroE that he has become satth ned OF his
inability 70 CAPTURE Petersburg he has slready vir-
ITALY con eised that h cluuot Aks-kiehmond- Tue
Souhsie VII, Ike thu N0ryhsids, psOve TOO muih iOE
tbs cAsUALIIss.
Dan, John Cargil Peeram, OF Gen'rl Matt Ran
sopit SAT- received mortal WCucd 10 the side, and
survived bot an hOUF CT Two. Dgce sed vas th@ so OIL
Captain r bert B Peg.aU, Of the Confederate Navy,
AMI NEST gallant young m.n.
l. euE-CoL W 50 was teroCsiy Wouniec, OUT inc
particular command to Whieh be is attached We could
not ascertain.
Lieut.. n. N Wyatt, Of the Palm. c., was seriously
wounded.
INK CASUALTIES wEDSIsDAr.
Ia the 26.h Virginia, wsss Brigade, the following
casualties certainly occurred
Col Randolph Harrison, in the neck, severely, but
no, iasny.
Mi9r \. H. Archer, commanding militia forces,
sligauy in arm.
Adjt Alexander, in the IN.
Cap. Fred Carter, Of the Richmond Blusa il he groin
-leared MORALLY
Anumber OF cfReeis and great many priVlea we're
certainly elp;ursd AuOrg the htt'r, We hear CT the
iOlloEng:
Captains Slttcn, Ssel:On, sud POindeG,er.
M.jlr Bate, o, the Petersburg B4ttaioD, who con
ma1ded gun, and fought vi distngu shed saIantry,
is missing, ali supposed 10 be captares.
Major Hood, OF Southampton, al 0 N stag, tnd
imposed % be cap ured
Leu; Col D McCreary. ef the Ash nnsylSlnia,
vho vas cap ued and brought in las. night. says be
saw ABOUT $50 Coliedra'e priOnes1 gong to the ar
Wedne day ught. afe. uo 6gd; st Jordau's arm, asd
ne Lops that the great bulk o. cur missing are urhuTG
TEE PRISONERS.
Tbese prisore.s numbered over icus hundred, rank
AID Gle and coz titu,ed he greater portion Of the 4th
brigade, lst division, Hinccck's Secocd Amy OOIPh
GIN ". 5. WAIKEs.
The corr -spoDdens Of the NsE York Herald, from
Fortress Monrle mentions the reception Of tsis officer
10 The General Hosp al a. TIA; placa. The writer says
his wounds are severe, bu, thE VIII care no may re-
cover. We hOp3 60.
ULrssls IN PhISoE GEoRGE
Is "a the opinion Of C6c r., says the TX. RES
that Gran The gssas defeated, was in the vicinity o. his
trOOp who we're so badly whipped yesterday near this
city in every encounter.
1AKKEE DISASTERS IL Tx SOUTHWEST
Tee ioowing is an 'rao from etter, written By
-,,,,,n,,p emoloyed in Gen Seeks army: well, !
spnnose YOU are watching the plp,rs daily to a. the
rssp Of Gs1 stceles expedition south Of Camden. so
had better give you the tub. as il is seldom gVen IN
h n,pers Whea the result has been like the present
ss,a, army got back to this place on the 81 'ns'aa
"a ara d.moraz d. H lost, While on theex2edition
he,,ssp 500 and 4 900 men, BESIDE 81 lad aaa anc
81 ss,nr bat.eriss In The train captursi near am
lien he los, 1913 six-muls wagons, and 22S sih NIUE
,,vous m the gagemens on hSo Bottom, near the
s,,;,e ,ver great portion Of the lO9t we're killed
-o.peeso regiments were nearly e1teimnated.
sB, The time this reaches you, you I'll rave heara
- mi, ropmand slrik ng the enemy very unexpected
40, and very FERROUS one, if AN not .aksn--
,..,;ms ne are snxOusly avail ing the issue between
t.b,s,on and erman, hsvs 10 doIo, before ds'er-
-, To-. n, where We shall strike 2ith the Whol
to,os Of tsi, command which Is truly formidable II
-. .,5 material. With such maa as Forrest tC
"a o,yso.sl as a cavalry force Is bard to excel
Wsnea < Gus 70, al advance especially Iae gt'at
Ksotuehians under their noble leader Gen- Sa'0's
sarRIDAS's RAIDERS.
wsIesru through gentleman ja'' Lon spoSISA
nj, ,hat uhen Sheridan passed Andrew 70 th soua
a. .hsr beirg skipped b. Hampton At T's'ilan $
fsus.. they vantOnly destroyed everything IN the
= a-oDs,,v Fbey were moving rapidly towards spot