Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-23

| DpripO All of Monday night the moon snone OUT
hri0htlV and beautifully from coudess tky, and the
9sts of the two armies avaied themselves Of the lu
minous rays to keep each other wide awake From ~
O'CLOCK IN I'll daydaWn around the entire line, the pop
pin1 of muskery was distinctly heard throughout the
| eity II was incessant, not seconds time elapsing
between the discharges OF the pieces and at the dis
lance we occupied resembled the irregular e1po'
sion Of FIRE crackers than anything to which we can
lken it.
| THE BIG BLAKELET.
Yesterday morning early, that same old S2poundert
RlakelsV of the enemy, which has now become so ia
ilar 10 the ears OF Petersburg people, commenced its
daily business and at the usual Intervals OF hVe minutes
s reverberatnR noise would break upon the ear and
elicit the remark from every one thAt Bakeey 10 about
again. This gun stationed at or near PAGES Farm,
on the Citv Point Road and has thrown many shells
nto the lower part Of the city, but 30 far has caused no
destruction Of life. Ga Monday evening, one OF It's
missiles fell near the Market House, entering one OF the
small brick buildings to the west OF the Market occu-
MED bV Mr. Frank Perkins cutting girder IN two and
scattering the plasterng in all directions. Another
scraped the tin roof of the Southsde depot building
glanced over into the depot yard Ichecheted, and n
nally brought up at the bottom OF the AppomAttox.
THE ENENX oPKEED on FROM THE CHESTERFIELD sIDE
About ten o'clock couple Of our batteries occupy:
ing an advantageous position the Chesterfield side of
the Appomattox paid their respects to the enemy's
guns in the vicinity of Jordans farm, stopping the
Ihunders of the Bakeey monster for awhile, and eaus-
ing the gunner to eave-at FIRST IN tWos and tnen as
and fifteen Our batteries we're supposed to have dl
arranged matters in that locality considerably as we did
not hear from the Blakeey for several hours. About
seven last evening she opened again. and continued her
firing at the usual intervals
TIE ENENY YELLING QUE RIGHT
About IL o'clock, yesterday, movement was made
BY portion Of Grants army, on our lines near the DE-
rusaem Plank Road in the vicinity OF the residence OF
M VIM A Gregory But his advance guard only drove
in our picksts for he discovered body OF troops,
which, had they continued to advance, would nave ad-
minjstered 20 them a terrible castigation. This same
body which shall here be nameess, has already render
ed not less than 600 of Grants army wholly unser
vic.able since the present campaign commenced.
MOVE ON TIE wELDKN RAILROAD.
Nothing now occurred to disturb the tqusnimiy Of
our brave boys occupying the trenches until about two
O'Clock when our mounted vdettes discovered the
nv in much force moving around towards the Weldon |
raiNoad on road which crosses the rails at point
about ~ miles from Butterworths bridge and IN the
nm, d ate vicinity of VIM. d Davis place az the forks
Of II .hisx and Vaughan roads. The Yankees en-
eyed iu tuis movement we're encountered by body
- Nor Car Ina cavalry, who held them in check un
Nd feinf rOemens came up both OF cavalry and infantry
40 he enemy speedily driven back-the cavalry
lone coming engaged. The fortunes OF war are |
COT crded 10 be very tickle, but predict for such Of
,rap, fSces as may attempt to sweep around IN that
direction the most severe drubbing OF the campsign-
The Confederstes who now have that portion OF the
approaches to Petersburg in their keeping are fighting
mar
known defeat To subserve the and comply with
what We believe to be the wishes OF the commanding
general We refrain from mentioning troops by name,
nut We hope at no distant day to give all the gallant
regiments brigades and divisions, engaged in the
defence of Petersburg, their due need Of deserved
praise
BALDY sNJyH CROSSING TIE APPoMATTcx.
Yesterday large bodies of troops, supposed TO be |
attached to Badly Smiths 18th army corps, were OBJ
served crossing the pontoons on the lower Appomat
tox and IL is not improbable that General Ulysses
oha6ug under the restrsnt imposed by well mssstd
lines around the city, will to day repeat his often tried
DR. cess of hurting large columns against our ntreuch-
ments. They will be welcomed as they were at Spot
svlyania Court House and Cold Harbor. Let them
Our boys impatient to receive them.
GRANTS ToRruICArIoSs PRINCE eEoRsE
gentleman who left Prince George day or two |
since says that Grant has al parenty vry large force
between the defences of Petersburg and City Point He
il heavily fortified his line of earthWorks extending
from the AppomsItox at point short distance be-
low Petersburg to and beyond the farm of Timothy |
Rives, in Prince George, In southeastery direction
Here it unites with another line which stretches off to-
wards the James river in northeasterly direcon.he
two forming an acute aDgeor in other words broad
letter " The northeastery line is of course intended
guard against any movement which may be made TO
strike the enemy in his flank from the eastern side.
DEPREDArIoEs TIE EMMY.
Our informant that the people of Prince George
visited, are suffering greatly from their depredatons
Crops Of wheat corn and oats have been destroyed,
ard every garden has been stripped. As confirmation
Of this last mentioned fact would state that many of
the prisoners brought In last week. upon being searched
at TIE Provost AArshsls ofc found well supplied
with fresh onions which Of the rascals stated that
they had taken from the gardens of the Prince George
people to keep them from Splicing"
LATEST.
We learned last night that our troops engaged the
enemy yesterday afternoon the Weldon road and
after short but sharp fight repused them Handsomely
The enemy's movement watched by party Of our
scouts who fret discovered them about II O'clock near
Mr. Richard Williams farm, in DinWiddie halt mile
ives. Of the Jerusalem Plank Road, and some three
miles from the Weldon Road. They consisted OF Han
cocks Second Corps and Brigade of Cavalry.
We captured Lieut-CoL Homer B. S.oughton, OF
the and U. s. SharpshOOters Captain and some ten
twelve privates. Col Stoughton wounded in the
Wilderness fights, and has recovered.
ARRIVAL OF TIE PRISONERS.
A batch Of prisoners taken near the Weldon Rail-
road yesterday afternoon brought to Major Kers
Headquarters last night and by him turned over to
Provost Marshal HAYES. They state that they belong
to the I'd Army Corps HAncocks and had been in the
trenches around Petersburg up to Monday night They
were then relieved by army corps, the number
Of which they did not learn.
Il only arrived hoLday night, and was four hours in |
passing An intelligent Sergeant from Philadelphia at.
tatched to the And U. s. Sharpshooters states that it
reported in camp that very heavy body of cavalry
had gone down to the Of Petersburg, and intended
to cut the railroad At point between hiscity aRd
Weldon. We give his statement for what it is WORTH
The privates 10 this batch all foreigners and the
most ordinary terate ragged, dirty, cut-throat aok
ing creatures, We have ever seen. One raw Fat
lander says be only snded in this country last Febru
airy, when he Immediately Well Piled with whisky
and listed to fight under the stars and stripes and then
sent 10 thu army. Such is the material our gallant
soldiers are now fighting
TIE LATEST IRON GRANTS ARMY.
The latest from Grants army, now around Peters,.
burg reached US last night at eleven o'clock in the
shape of vilainous shell. This noisy missile fell on
B1sk street. striking the large mulberry tree in front OF
he old Iatslliosacsr building and cutting Of limb