, 1864-05-14

From three o'clock until night there was
very heavy musketry firing, with but little
artillery engaged, Cookies brigade fought
: vel ard Lost heavily, Thomas and MeGow-
Rosaer fought Wilco1's Whole division Of
Yankee cavalry with q single brigade, driving
them back ut all points.
THIRD DEsriTcu.
Tho enemy renewed the ATTACK this morn
Ing with great violence, attempting to ruru
our right and get between US and Rich
Every attack Of the enemy was rcpu,sed.
We have driven him some. distance oa the
left but he is very stubborn on the right,
but is now giving way.
Lieutenant General Longstreet had turned
the enemy's left, and WAS pushing him back
steadily when he was severely wounded, he
vas shot By Mahone's brigade through mis-
take.
Gen. Jenkins, Of South Carolina, Bas NOR
tally wounded By tho same brigade.
Gen. Longstreet is doing well He and his
command saved the day on the right.
Gen. Kershaw commanded McLaWs' diYis-
ion with great honor to himself.
The artillery took but little part on either
Of the ground. =
Our loss ia severe, including many valuable
officers. Among the killed are Gen. Jcn-
nings, (JcnkinsS] of s.. C,;-StafTord. OF Tn :.
Col. Nance and Lieutenat Col Galliard, Of s.
G., and Col. s. Thcmpson Brown, Of Rich
: mond, Commanding battalion of artillery J
Gen. Be9nlng, OF Georgia, is wounded, but
Gen. Wadswortb, of the Yankee army, was
The ba1tle Was fought in the Wilderness
and will probably be dcsignstcd Is the battle
Of the Wilderness.
The enemy had been pushed back towards
charlottesville and fredericksburg.
Everything looks well for onr SUCCESS.
-. THE BATTLE ON FRIDAY.
ORANGE CoURr Hopsx, May q, 1861.
The attack By the enemy this morning gas
very violent. They we're repulsed in every
our right. Ne drove them on our left, but
they were stubborn on our right, until Long
street finally forced them to give way.
Gen. LongstEeet received severe wound
IN the ahoulder. Gen: Paul Jennings waa
MORALLY wounded. The fighting WAS princl-
paIy with =, musk!stIy The Erogad being IN.
Virginia artillery, was killed. The battle
war fought near the Wilderness. The enemy
have been pushed back to Chancellorsyille.
Eycrythiug looks we'll.
The Yankes Wadsworth waa killed. One
thousand seven hundred prisoners have been
receiTed here.
SECOND D19FATCa4
Fighting was 2esumed this morning. most
II with muskttfy. It il believed that we are
driving them. Gen. BeuninE mas slightly
wounded In the arm. Three hundred more
prisoners haye reached Leta, and more are
on the way. Tho Richmond Ambulance
Committee arrived here this morning.
IMPORTANT CAPTURE OF kKBEL DISPATCHES.
ARMY OF rHE PoroHAo. May TO-,
a messenger WAS captured With the fol-
5$eV1r rkrh %~
Stuart:
"GExEnlL-I learn rom Gen. Lee that the
enemy attacked Ewel! early this moraing and wese
reprlsed ~ usual There was nome confusion In
Ewell's corps, but ~ soon as Lonsstreet came up,
he commenced dEtying the enemy, 'and hiss been
doing 90 up to this time, {a30 p. rl.} ten. Lee
sa1a you can rendar him important service By a
vigorous attack on the eRemT III left. PzaEAN."
4 dispatch from Gen. Pickett Gays:
"The movements Of tho enemy on the
south side are as yet but little known, with
the exception Of = general Intention to flank
Divinny's Bluff"