The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-22

lieute.ants wounded and taken prisoners
The position gained BIZ the snemg Is q mos
important one. Seventy-thres prisoner
were brought in last night, all belonging TO
the One Hundred and Forty-eighth New
York. = N 81
Fight on the Baxter Road.
Another fight occurred on the Baxter
road, three miles from this city, near the
residence of Colonel Avery, about twelve
o'clock. The enemy showed himself all at
once, driving IN our pickets, and planting
q battery in front of our works, he opened
furious cannonade, which was promptly
responded to, continuing two hours, wnen
the enemy charged our works, but after ar
irving within two hundred yards of the Tor
tifications, was repulsed with considerable
loss. The artillery sent round after rouna
of shell and canister into their ranks with
great rapidly and accuracy, and the work
becoming too warm for them they broke ano
fell into confusion. They were pursued Dy
the Thirty-fourth for some distance, who
poured several CALLING volleys into their
ranks. Among the dead left on the Held
was Col. Dix, Of New York, who seems to
hare been instantly killed by canister snot
in the heart. About shutdown the enemy
entirely disappeared from this portion OF
our lines and returned to our LETT.
Burnside may probably expect to WIN
some laurels around Petersburg, but We can
assure him in advance that he will dearly
nav for them. Or authorities are more
than ever alivs to the importance Of defending
PETERSBURG, and should the invaders renew
their attempt this morning, as it is proba'
BILE they will, very different reception
awaits them to any which has heretofore
been extended.
We understand that the enemy withdrew
all their white Yankees from General Beau
regard front in Chesterfield, Tuesday night,
and substituted negro Yankees in their
stead. Yesterday morning our pickets
over there were surprised, when DAY
dawned, to find themselves confronted by
soldiers of purely African scent. But it is
50. If the elegant; refined and fastldlous
Butler desires to achieve the reputation OF
warrior with such troops, 1t is not in our
power to prevent him, however much we
NAV object. But when the actual conflict
does come 1T aoiN be q sad day for these sable
sons of Mars, and their Rimsy leader too, u
:, he should take the field.
] Fires were seen in the various portions Of
the County of Prince George yesterday
| from the hills surrounding Petersburg
Persons familiar with the country essayed
to locate them. This was all guess work,
but we understood last night that the resi-
of Mr.. Alexander Jordan on the City Point
road was destroyed, and that the dwelling
of Mr.. William Bowden on the Baxter
road was also destroyed. The torch was
applied to several outhouses on the estate
of Colonel Abery on the Baxter road, but
we understand that the dwelling was moi
burned. Three of Grants miscegator's ia
ken yesterday morning in Prince George
we're brought in last evening and assigned
to quarters at the Rock House Prison, near
Wells foundry.
Ono of these invaders was sergeant at
tached to Shears 18th Pennsylvania caval-
~; the other two are attached to Company
F, l4Sth New York, 18th Army corps, com
manded by Badly Smith. These prisoners
had three days cooked rations in their ha'
versacks, and stated to the provost marsha
that they expected to eat one OF them IL
Petersburg o-day. They will not be dis
appointed in this respect; but they will ca
under very different circumstances frou
what they expected.
Grant had as we'll make up his mind a
once to take the back track, for he viii
. never take Richmond.
From the Richmond Enquirer, June Is,
Grant can now hardly be said to be max
ing desperate move. His desperation ex
pended itself at Cold Harbor, and no bettel
field will present itself hereafter. Certainly
not on the South side. He begins now
virtually new campaign, and his flight il
that of defeated man, though, like Nc
Clellau, he will not acknowledge it. Vari
Gus surmises are ahoat as to his new course
of operations The most popular of which
seems to be that we will make grand at
tempt to advance in three columns, one OF
Petersburg from City Point, one ol Dury'
Bluff from Bermuda Hundred, and one OF
Richmond from Malvern Hill.
! A gentleman from White House reports
that fourteen steamers left that place OF
the night of the 18th, laden with negro
soldiers, being the last of Grants troops q,
that place He reports Grants troops
greatly demoralzed, wandering about in
the neighborhood of Old Church, stealing
provisions and jewelpy, and burning the
houses of poor people. Some of the troops
openly avow that Grant has no possible
chance of capturing Richmond. Our in
formant heard one Of the Yankees say that
"Grant might as well try to take hell as
Richmond. The slaughter of the enemy
by our cavalry is said to be immense
Ross's cavalry alone have killed over fifty
Yankee officers recently,
From the Richmond Sentinel, June Is.
1t has already been told how Grant has
again reiterated and again changed his base
Grant is not only whipped, but confesses
it. A little while ago he said he would
fight it out on the Fredericksburg line if it
took him all summer. He has since skunk
away from Lees front several times, afraid
to fight him. He Inundated himself to
look for McClellan's tracks on the peninsula
but was not able to gain his position. He
changed his base to the White House, and