The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-17
VOL. XVI.

Company =, tsient NOt44ll COMMANDING
Killed 10 Clark. r Bp1niam. wounded
Gilhert. do. Slinrt, do; Sgt e q Williams,
Company +, Capt ponlhat commanding.
Killed: Sctg't II q kylc !; private w ] Trent.
Wounded Priyates 4. Thomson,s j II Gard.
ner, X " Lucus, J 4 Lueus, J u Burke. G
Tnrner, ] Whltworih, q II Haley; Lieut.
Ragau.
Company q, Capt Smith commzndlng.-
Wounded TT A Franklin, severely. Sgt A
q Guy, slightly; Gorpl " ii shafcr, severely;
ftiyaies y Nelson. shghtly 7 j Old. do;
4 Kent, DO , 8 Ecoths, do; } Wills. do J
conley. d0.
Company K. Lieut. Hardy, commanding.
Killed 1t Hardy, Frivates isaacs and Cash.
Wounded Prieates J Ray, NJ Painter, II
Nalknp, severely.
Killed Private Jeesee Embry. wounded
Corpl . A burnett, severely; Priyates w
Allen, slightly; j I Edwards, do; G Court.
ney. do; 8 Jacobs, 40; q kemper, severe
ly; Sergt W NJ Embrey, do.
VICTORY IN THE VALLEY,
The popular mind Was rendered jubilant
Yesterday morning by ths receipt Of the dis.
patch from Gen. isfetksnYidge, which We
publish elsewhere. The location Of this
fight is about half way between Winchester
and Staunton. The battle extended over
distance Of about nine miles. From the fol-
lowing dispatch it win be seen that the Lex.
ington Cadets bore an important part in the
contest:
srAusros, May l6, 1864.
10 Gca. IT. IT. Richardson
The corps of Cadets were with General
breckinridge in the fight with sigel yester-
dag at New Market, aud behaved splendidly.
They lost five killed and fifteen wounded, to-
wit Cadets Corbell, Jones, Crockett, Nc 4
Dowell, and Stanard, killed; and Cadets
Garnett, Stuart, Hill, Randolph, johnson,
billiard, Berkeley, Wise, Triplett, Marshall.
wounded. II. NJ. BfIT, Maj i.and q NJ.
NEWS TRoM GEN. LEES ARMY.
The news from Gen. Lees army is very
meagre, though it is believed that nothing
of much importance has occurred. The
following official dispatch, though dated the
10th, was probably written by General Lee
on Sunday night
SpoTsYLvANIA C. H.,
Via Guiney's Station, May 10th.
TO ItS EteeltsaV, President Daris
The enemy has made no movement against
oar position to-day. He has retired his
lisht and extended his left towards Mass sa-
ponaE Church. occupying the line CT the Nj
aver, his. main force being apparently east Of
that stream. ~
t3igned) P. e. LEE.
The line Of the Nj river Is said to afford a
very strong position, but We rely upon Gen.
Leo TO take stronger one.
The following private dispatch from Mayor
Slaughter, of Fredericksburg, WAS received
yesterday mornipe;
GuT-TETs sT4IIolT, Mag l6, 1864.
The Yankees advanced in force about two
miles on our right. They hold Massaponax
Church. All quiet to day-no firing. I'm
Inense Yankee trains are passing from the
telegraph and plank roads to Frederieks-
burg. They csn he geen from Hicks's Hiu.
NJ. SLAUGHTER.
THE DANvIILE I4IIRoAp.
9pears'a raiding party has made no further
denomination against the Uanville railroad,
and accounts OF the destruction of property
On the Southside road are contrad ictory.
TIE EETzIT REFUSED IN NORTHERN eEoR-
GA.
A dispatch was received at the War De.
par:ment yesterday, from Gen. Jos. E. John
ston, dated Dalton, May 18th, in which it Is
stated that the enemy made several assaults
apon his position on Saturday last, and were
rerulsed.
FROM SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. ~
We have some further accounts FROM
Southwestern Virginia, thoagh the news b
l not of 40 positive character as that received
: Mlhe War Department, and published yes
teraay. 1t is stated that the greater portion
OF the raiding party are making their way
| back, though ut last accounts there was etill
small force in Montgomery county, who
made their appearance in Christiansburg on
Friday last, made short stay, and then re-
|. tired in the direction of Blacksburg. Some
| prisoners who were taken in the fight be-
tween Morgan's cavalry and Averill say that
! the latter was defeated with severe loss
Averill himaef received Q slight wound in
the head. The fight took place about six
| miles from Wythcyillc, on the road from
! Tazewc.l on Monday week. The enemy'e
force was composed of a portion Of the main
body of the raiders, which was sent OIL as a
diversion, while the larger force went to
! wards the New River bridge. tits believed
| that the enemy's entire force in Southwest
| efn Virginia is not less than eight Thousand
| men. The party which attacked Dublin and
the New River bridge was Under command
of Gen. Cook, and numbered about five
+. thousand men, with twelve pieces Of ar
, tiIlery.
INCIDENTS OF LAST wEEEH FIouT1va.
| The Charlottesville CAronicts, has some readabis
incidents of last weeks fighting. We copy some o
| them;
ATankea Colonel, taken prisoner in one of tn,
hthts, was questioned BY one 0t our Generals as
hIs (the Coioners) opinion Of the final result Of th'
| series Of battles.
| The ya,skee Colonel replied. slf we have foul
Ia your Gne, we shalt whip you. II we bave three
L" your Oae, II will be drawn battle Ii we have
1 only two to your enc we shall be whipped" TIM
| account we have from the General In person. L
of rank freely asssrt, tlat II Grant IL whipped IN
this ighi he will find II Impossible To keep up hli
army, and the war VIII be virtually over.
from the GENERAL above referred 10 also lean
that numbers Of kaapsacks and guns were f0nnd
In the cmtankments which constituted the f0rtta.
cations from which the Yankees were driven b.
omt tfoops In one OF the engagements Of the wi.
dearss, aud that our cked the Qualifications
Ia pieces IN some paera in order TO get out the
clothes contained ia the knapsacks, and 10 secure
inf guns lsmall azms) This shows that the panic
f some Of the Yankees nj least, and the haste and
confusion Of OffDevs Innaf have keeo Great.