Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-10
AuIJII;3;a Enqutrft~
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10. 1861
THE NEWS

morning. was tho annexed despatch from Gen.
Lee, dated Near Spotsy!vania Cour: House,
80, P. NJ, via Orange Court House, May 8,
1861:
To Hon. j 4. Seldom:
After y sharp crc)unter with the Fifth Ar
my Corps. Warren's, and Torbet's division Of
cavalry, General R. II. Anderson, with the
advance Of this army, rcpulsed the enemy
with heavy slaughter, ard took possession of
he Court House. | am the more grateful to
The G.7er Of al victory that our loss ia small
(Signcd) r. E. LEE.
Tie following cfb;ial DESPATCH was received
yesterday afternoon:
| HxApeuAaTEEs, Msy 9, 1864.
Tan. Secretary IF Var:
AF,cr tic ~rcru!sc If the enemy from Spot
s~ylvan:a Court H0ase this morning, receiving
roirf;Gcsmonts, he renewed the attack On our
position. trt vas ts0,a handsomely repnised.
i~S;gncal e. E. LEE.
a0RE GIUD MINIS.
An uncti ,ial telegram from Eiarriscnhurs
says thai Mcneil struch tho Baltimore and
Ohio fAiitoad Il. Piedmont, Saturday, burning
tie bridge ard machine shops, destroyed nine
locomotives, and Inflicted ether damage 70 the
extent Of several millions Of. dollars.
OBSTRUCTION CT THE suAwsuES.
y private correspondents seuds u5ths fol-
!cwiss accouDt AZ lie G:p;Ire ani nu7ling
OF :ha Yankee suaLpay 'Sh"ws.cn," which
toyk Tl:.ce in Ja-,a river en- Friday last:
O. Fri.av 2::"rr0or, ntw;lt . p. n, a do
~.a.r.e#c IL artillery, commanded by Major
| S:.,a.. .u:r1;tr. by L full force CT infantry
ir, IN the - " Virginia (Cjty) Battllivn, ,eit
,he t:.l: T.. he !4Gte-. and proceeded down
d, T2e y.a.:,t% q Curtis Neck. 20 attack the
5aa'a#. .t:lrrcd 10 be whereabouts. About
IL \. NJ, Saturday. ore CT the gunhcats
II r,eA m.thor # 1~lylor'a farm, near Tur-
key !.Ia&c, I'D, scaC:nS I. boat ashore. burnt
The coca c!ih, barns and ~outhouses On the
lice, :.2d hastily cscampad, Just hall IA
;ion- previous 10 oar arrival. We, however.
waited f.: their p~robabi. return. which oc-
currot Ia half al hour. tho scou:s bringing
information tina. tie ~iron-piatei gunboat
Sna,zshcn, mouc:ing thres guns, caiibra re.
5rte'ive!y, c.ou, 50 AMI 21-pouader PARROTS, |
Ana u l2-pounGcr Dahlgre, howitz4r. Skin
m'stara were promptly t:;rown forward, the
artillery i~!g,f"rei Up, all Ill 1T the double.
qlick, dashed down 10 the river bank und
opened on her, taking h.r completely by sur,
prise. Shc emily Cred each Of he- guns once, |
th" starpsho0;ers rendering he handling OF
ne: guns i;nlm-sibie IN ii ..ten minutes from |
the CO. a;ug # the t:rss qua. She was cons
nleteiy ritIl:ds with shcs, ard the Yankee |
flag hauled down. ard the white wac h,atiag |
in It's place. Some fourteen of her crew, ic-
elusive OF her captain and chief engineer,
jumped overheard; eight Of which we're shot
OF Tho mussctry while in the water-ths cap.
tain AID engineer Of the number. About |
i've cscaned 70 tha opposite shore. The re-
mainder OF her crew. some twentT-scyen ia
number. we're taken prisoners.
An oi.lcer :Sas sent aboard the boat, sesfire |
tn. a1t. - ii.:s was being done, two CT TIE |
eaecy's !.oa>c.a!s and one monitor Love in
sisht, and c2,nmcrugi sh~ellirg iuriously I;
6u7. happily, IL lring 10 one In twenty
m'uutas the firing reached the magazine. and
:an steamer bic" TO pieces. Surely, T. quicker
ca;ribUsien never before overlook the yendsIs.
Tbs l;.:Ie exploit occurred within one and a
nslf miles Of four irnc-c,ads and ono Or two
mentors, a"l must hare CALLED them con- .
si3eeahly.
TIE C.pluGE uF GaE SIGNAL STATION
At City Point, or Friday last, and the subse-.
quant uucGd;;icnal releSse Of al the men
.hsebeen eiver. From on7os the csioerz es
the pest, VIC learn that our parolcd pr sopers'
guard, stasiore6 at the Point, were fr, ID upon
b. 4 hoGy OF negro troops from cue of the
transports, almost under tie very bows Of the
;ruca s:ea-3er N1w'Yq!k, hich had the truce
dag dying at the !!ms.. Our men retreated to
5e5 OIL CT Tie way Of the fire, conceiving
themselves. upon the assurance Ct Major Null
tcrd. Of the New York, ~ be safe, becar sc
taes were IN neutral ground, and engaged il, n
neutral business. The negroes, however, prr-
sued anl captured them. The signal station on
Inc iii wa Ii Tie act of receiving a mes5age
!or -hgj Y MulSoId st the time, ard wh:n tao
Ulcer went down 70 tie wharf to deliver it, he
vas seized and takeu prisoner. end the Ies-
patcI tlacE from lin. As soon rs tho facts
wsic made known to Mrjor Mulfurd, be pros
tss,Gl aSains: the capture, and applied to Gen.
Butler. Who, after z@ne parley, ordered them
to he released. Tie excuse given ny TIE eff.
cars for making the capture was that "they
did Lot SEA any Tag Of truce" although thc
biggcs: kind It one was floating bc!yrc thei::
eyes from the New York"
me prTEpSHURG RAILROAD.
~ an curly hcu: yesterday morning ru-
mos were in ci-rG!atica TO the effect that
Chester was occupied By tho onem?. The
telegraph wire, which had boon repaired on
Sunday, he'd worked without interruption I'M
iii Ii o'clock the same nish:, when it ceased
suddenly. An erroneous despatch from Pc
t;rsrurz hai previously been received by
way of BurSvilic, stating that Chester had
bscu taken and its buildings appropriated by
ths enemy.
FUNERAL uBsroUIEs.
The iuraral Of Brigadier General L. A. |
Staff1rt, Of the Second Louisiana Brigade,
who died NJ the BAPTIST Institute Hospi,
tal, en- Sunday morning, from q wound in
the SHOULDER, received in the battle On the
Rapidan, on T~huraday last, took place from
the First Baptist Church, yesterday forenoon,
at half past nine o'clock. The body was es-
eorted from the hospital by g detachment of
the Public Guard, Captain Gay commanding,
attended by tho Armo1y baud. The senator's
and rcFraseEt atiyes from Louisiana joined in
the Procession to 10 honor 60 the lamented
%oficer, and, together with 3 large number Of
sympathising cisi2ans, soldiers, and many la
d:es, attended. the remains to the church, and
thence 10 it7tamporary resting place in Hol-
lywcod. The iu2ersl sermon was preached
by the Rev. Dr.. RyfsId. General Stafford
was about forsy-si1 years of age; he leaves
d wife and nine children. who reside in Lou
.isiana, and wno are doubtless yet igno.
rant of their bereavement. He entered the
var 81 its beginning as Colonel of the Second