Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-17

The following osoial telegram from Gen. Lee, which
was probably written Sunday night, was received at the
wAr Department yesterday morning:
sPorsYLvAH1A O. H.,
Via GuinsA's Station, Nay 18th.
| To HIS Ezrellsney, President Davis:
The enemy has made no movement against our posi-
ton to day. &c has retired his right and extended bis
lei. towards NassapOns1 church. occupying the Inc Of
hs Ny river his main force being apparently eat of
that stream.
Signed RELEH
The following private despatch from Mayor Slaughter
Of Fredericksburg slsO received yesterday morning
GUISEA's STATION, Nay 18th, 1854.
The Yankees advanced IN force about two miles On
our right. They hold Massap,nsx Ohurcs. All qus.
tO-day-no fling. Immense Yankee trains are passing
ON the telegraph al plank roads to Fredericksburg.
They can be seen from Hicks Hill
Hicks Hill Is about nine miles from Fredericksburg,
on The Bowling Green Road, and about two and half
miles distant from the Rlppahabnock river.
ora LOSSES IN NoRrHKEH VIRGINIA.
Our lOsses up to Saturday night last i, she battles
between Lee and Grant, commencing Thursday, the
5ss Of May, parativtly slight The Charottes
vile Chronicle understands that DR.. Gill; Gen. Lees
Medical Director instructed authorities q. Orange
O. T., not TO approve Of any telegram which should
estimate less up to Saturday night at higher figure
than elk thousand in killed. wounded and missing and
tae DoclOs said tia. he feli convinced that fOry-hve
hundred would cover cur whole loss u9 to that time
We hsve it from high authority that Gen. Lee himself
esima ed the snsmys Ices a. fu thirty thirty thousand
GEN. TAkLIs INSPECTOR GENERAL.
The Lynehburg Republican les'rs ia, n d Samuel
Il n l. I 81. -
Maj -eea J. A Early, was K led on Thursday last in
the bsttle near spOlsylSA.ia O. H. Major Hale was
nest gallant and accom- lihed officer, and bis many
f'iendi ti deeply m,urn his loss
TIE BIcRNoND HowIzGRs.
The following is list of the casualties in the Sd Rch
mold HowiEers in The battle of May the lO.b, in the
Wilderness:
KHlsd-E @ Howard, 6 A wakeman, Porter,
Il smith.
Wounded-H Burlington, Lampkin, VIM VIM, Z
Cullen, Porter, n n Her, J FouquerOn W W
Lse, L w Redd, d Thackstou, Handers
AissiDg-Capt Snith, Il QlaIles, - Hunt -
Bragg, - AOultOn, Jeho Star & Fouquerou, VIM
B Courtney, & Q Lorrains, J BOhAnnon, CIump,
Henry Jones' d Porter, w Thompson, Gam
bic, John HardEick, VIM Roberts, Thomas.
We learn that Gary Eyglsston of the ls Howl zsrs,
had ha lafs shattered and ampua ed between the
J
wounded ia the lett side, on the 1Osh instant.
INTERESTING PAArIcULARi OF rHE BAIrLIs IN sPorsYL-
vASIA- HsIIMArEs OF LOSSES ON BOTH eIDEs, E1c.
The Charlottesville Chronicle Of tie 10Th givs the
following int resting items of news from the bat lie fields
OF Sp ts!lvania and from the hospitals in front:
Yankee Colonel, taken prisoner in one of the lac
6gh e, questioned by of Generals as TO his
Zoe COons opinion OF the na result of the series of
oa,tlss.
TIE Yankee Colonel replied "f We have four to your
Ole, shall whip you i have threS your one It
viii be drawn battle. II have only to your one
We shall be whipped" This account we have from the
Geat RAJ in person. IL is stated high authority, too
the pronsrs of rank freely that if Grant Is
whipped in this fight he will fed il Impossible to keep
up his army, and the war will be virtually over.
From ths General above referred to also learn that
numbers Of kpapsacks and guus found in the EN-.
oankmeLt5 which continued the fornhcations from
which the Yankees driven by troops in Of
the engagements o. the Wilder nes and that our men
picked toe fort 6oAtOns pieces in some places in
der to get cut the clothes contained in the kpapsackE
aud 10 secure guns (smal arms) This shows that
the panic Of some of the Yankees last aud the haste
and con 'us0n &C others must have been great
Tee voices of the subslern officers OF the enemy
could at times be diEtiGchy beard by bebed
the enrenet meDts our) a. first entTeatrg the to
6gat ttlrg them thai it was necessary to fight well
Ony once more whip Lac and that then the rebellion
Woald be crushed As entrestes failed, and the e.
gng spirits Cf the motley refused TO respond 10
the eoquence Ct these Leaders, threats and curses loud
and deer succeeded aud, in some instances the officers
used thsir ssord5 pretty freely on their men.
Our wounded soldiers, many of whom have been con-
VeTsed WIKI estimate loss a; from one-tenth up to
hith of the ensmyis. 0se Of our captains states
that be rode egh, hundred yards over the field We'd
nesd8y IL n last and that he believes he saw FIVE bur.
dred dead Yankees and that be informed tina. the
Yankee dead lay much thicker whore General EEell
fought We understand thai Ger. EEel puts the enc
mys loss up to Tu sdAy at forty thousand in killed,
wounded, prisoners and missing.
Prisoners are continually arriving At Orange Court
HOuss, some of them humble but moStof them inpu-
dent Only tSO negro sodiefs have yet reached Orange
Court House 10 u1iform. Oae Of them said bu lite
The other, cavalry man, somewhat more talka-
tive said he Vas unboTsed at the first FIR that be bad
made tho discovery thai he unfs for the duties Of
soliier and expressed desire to return to picking
ton 10 which very reasonable desire we sincerely trust
his negrOship may be grati6ed.
Many OF the Yankee troops who stormed our forti-
6eaiiors came tumb.ng the works, curs;ng and
abusing the id rebels and landing among our men,
who found them so duEkstias they did not know what
they were about
Numbers of the sober ones who were In the sd "a cs
bad their knapsacks on, and after being made prison.
ere, aksd ~ troops. "koW did god cap -
fight snch battle this ercumbered by your KNAPP
saeks" The reply vas in the true Yankee spirit: I'VE
meant 10 sarrendr at the frat opportunity, and We
brought kaap aks aopg because we wanted to have
cur piunder.
m,mhsr Of tie Ambulance Committee, who ar
rived in this city yesterday evening, direct from Gen.
Lees army, reports men and officers in the finest
condition and in the best Of spirits They have not the
shade Of shadow of doubt of not being able to rout
Grant Whenever they meet h'm.
Our WOUNDED GEzKRALs.
We are grathed to learn from the Lynohburg Vir-
gnan that Cement LOngsreet is still improving. He
settrg up Saturday,, and ssurgeon exeec that
be WI be in the saddle again BY the first ofJuy. His
right arm partially pAIs, Sed, but it is expected that
time will restore to TIE limb its usual vtly and power