Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-27
THE NEWS.
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During Me past week feIeiSD"'s -''' o'oA
comparatively exempt from the ior:ors ct bonn
bard,nsut. 70 what this temperate nso OF
war material ou the part ut tho enemy .s at
tritutubis is.s matter Ct mystery. [! was the
general expectation that. after tho hnrassing
exploit Of Hampton. tho citizens Of Petersburg
would be made To fes! Ike wrath which the
timid troopers WHO "pu--usd" The bold Con-
fedesste Dragon failed to chow. But tie
grand aqnelcding SHOWER Of flame and shot did
not cama. 1t will lie ressrv5i, no donbt, tor
somo future occasion, WHOM thu defenceleSs
n0u. oombatants and the pocr bricks snc mot
tar will bs msde b, pay al nmount for an an-
cuGlu!ation OF big licks hi, by our army be-
fore that city.
LATEST FRov rag vALLEr- Tue BATTLE ON MON
The Charlottesville "Chiohicls" 1an'a;ns
the following connected account Of the baltic
near Winchester on Monday last IL il the
fullest and mogt lcsible account of tho battle
wo have received. I.;s derived from an otiieor
who participated in the engagement
About daylight the enemy advano,d by tho
Borrgvills road OIL Ramstue, who TaD posted
at tho Spont Spring. on thu Same read, somo
four miles East of Winchester. Gordon WAS
at Bunker uill On the MnrGn.targ road, ~ q
reconnoisaf o. X '3oa waa at liopswoll Church,
noar Whitehall, to tho left OF tho Mag,inrburg
road, stout eigu. miles below Winchester. r..
About daylight, Gordon, ana ah,ut ! A. NJ,
Iiojes, commenced moving back to tho point
| Of attack. Wharton remained op the eztreme
| left, on the Marlinsburg road. short distance
below Winchester. About 10 Or a. NJ, all
of our troops were on The field, our iiao facing
Eset--.he enemy facing West. Rnmseur
stretched from Abraham creek TO the Berry
Vile piko-Rpdea hadtakcn position in between
| him aud Decentralization, ~ we have
| stated, holding the left. Tia battle now bore
| strongly towar3a our lett. About half
past twelve. General kodes. who was
placing battery in the gap between HIM
self and Gordon, Was struck bya ball, Just DO.
| hind the eur. unt h1rue from the fold in Il
dyns ctn lit. Ii. Hs WA 1T II led 1t no
| ma by only two couri,rh. The enemy ctn :
| t.nasd t, push heir i'm, Grorn our lot. fni
| about i, P. NJ, their cavalry Oh ,lelr extreme
right Tapped our Ines some 20 miles. This
| cavalry charged cur cavalry. AMI oomplu lily
roEt dit AMI td'm wheeled into Wiohet IT
en- Que rear. This made il necessary for our
infant y {, fell back. which i did slowly, ap-
preach;n, Winche:t'r about dark. The
whole army lhin r., d, Il "a tart "Ven:h! .
u NeTtJwn tn! tho II 1t mnln nSt F.shera
| Hill, nils or lYo frJm St'ashurg. where 1t
| is II wv pot ID. This il eisktHn miles from
| Winchr, I n, fn1 q pos II Oh greet ,t:tu :th,
hav,n. tha No tn Mornt in Gu ne left, tni
the Massan, 1t n Mountain tn 1t, right.
The bate is described az Very seVere
| one; Inc loss IA both sides heavy-t1eirs
surposad u ha grelt,r tAtn OURS. We 5k
some 500 VI 700 priy: Ii RI. more than we lot.
Avsrili is repoIt'd killsd; but this ID /
aLtientios ID. We lott three guns, ond, Ct
course, left some Of our wounded in rho
hands of the nsmy Ths amhal, Ii ,es Of tho
army, which were loa lad with wounded. camn
eff sstely. With tiis qualification. Wa brought
off our Wagons. artillery, &c. Thfro VAS II
81 perabls Il .agehn, or cur pait.
The casua ties einbrac? Major dtnArsl
Rodes, killed; Brigadier G usrEi Goodwin (ot
POI t nnor tn, Va. Killed: Major Gen raj F.tz
Lee (ssid u be slightly @>en led J Brigadier
Gsners! YORK (cammlni:ns Hays sui Stat
ford'a Louisisne brigade, arm shot of. AIT
in, Brisadier General Thomas II. Garter,
oomrnund ug artillery, slightly wounded by
shell IN back; and five ColoMels, names nit
remembered. killed.
Brisadiet G,usral Battia Of Moth Caro-.
lin !. is in conman Of Rpdas's division.
Our n sormt Mt Sta g rat the foIea Of tao
emy was very large, more thar two fold
our numbers Up " the time Of our he: :
ii. nked, We weropnshius thsm baoa.
Commenting On ths battio, she &C L.
ole ssys:
General Early il whAra Ls ought TO have
| bsea before. BLOW Winchester he Las all
| alons been exposed to the Hsnking movements
of tho enemy, who watched him, with double
his force of infantry, and burassed him cons
,inualy With superior forcs Of cavalry. If
| it was prudent 70 remaia in this Gren and eI-
| posed position until recently, we cAnnot fse
| The pr0priaty Of il. in view OF movements that
have sinoe becn made. I.snay bo tia: Gene
,al E,rIy was acting under orders to remain
90 low down the VALLEY az Winchester, in CT
| der 10 secure the crops OF that region. u he
| acted on his OVID Judgment we think he il
subject to censure.
Fishers Hill, his praaAnt position, is anc, wo
tako it, Of great strength. 10 will. Hc under
stand, hold it, Whether reinI1Jd,ments will
DO deemed ncc2ssary By tie authorities. We
| tave TO means OF knowing.
Ths rece;.t hattie, wo have GeGrd, WAS pro-
crossing very favorsbiy, until tho stampede OF
our cayslry, which enable The enemy to pass
ca our flank and in our rear. retreat waa
thon absolutely ueoet saty, which seems 10 have
been we'll executed.
| Fishers Iliil is Jos. out from tha little tjwn
of Strasburg, at tho intersection Of the Valley
Turnpike and tho manasGas Gap Railroad. 1t
| is in the fork Of the Nnrth Branch Of the Sho-
nandoph and Cedar Crcek--wi.h the MassS'
Edsten Mountain on the one hsni, and tbs
| Little North Mountain IN the other.
clM BsAURtdARD.
The Charleston MERCURY" If the 2lst.
makes the following announcement:
We beg leave Leave to cong.hiuats Our
readers, upon inc Information wo hays re-
| oeive1, fronl : sou-os we deem unquestionable,
that the President of thu Confederate Sta!es
has rendered TO General Bsanregard the com
mspd Of the army in Georgia. OF oodTsa Ito
mus. accept it, This result, ws learn, has
BEEN brought about by tho oarncat interven'
ton aud counsel Of Cen. Lee. We regret that
tho counsel of any ono was necessary tn urca-
sion an appointment 20 "ft to DO mGdd." Bnt
! it il we'll that it is mode end muss n!lay the
disgust which the Eupercoeaion of Gen. John.
ston ard tie appointment Of Gon. Hood to tho
~command Of this army produced. Lot the
Pi esident row suy port ten. Beauregnrd in Nil
the measures practicable to give HIM snnoeas.
Let him allow ,Hen. Bssurugari freely to
choose bis own staff, ard carry out his recon-
mendations, and throw into bis hands oil the
reinforoemcnts which can b. spared from
every quarter. Ths snirit Of our people will
rally to tho support Of our chu'e. TIE deep
depression our late disasters produced will be
changed for cheerful and lively hopa The
gallant General, whose star haa ever led to
victory, by bis very ZANE. inspires confidence
of succesa. Let the people everywhere riso
up and 60 furth to tho great Otrugsl 10 for their