Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-11
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We give in another column, from the Express fall
account Of the repuso Of the Yankees at Petersburg
oo Thursday We leara a. ocs Of the military DEPART
ments Of Rehnond that the attacking party from
Bermuda Hundreds, and was composed OF SIX reg-
mens n cavalry and Infantry and three batteries Of
artillery AL quie. at last accounts in the besuti-
fa COekade city.
The following is sn extract of letter dated Peters
burg. June lOtb and received yesterday afternoon
The militia fought with great bravery foe two hours,
keeping 10 check the column of the eoemy and only
fell back after being alnksd aud exposed to MURDER
Gus ercs a,O, until GrAhans Petersburg Battery (Who
deserve great eredi) and portion Of Gen. Bearings
Cavalry care 10 their aid.
The enemy had advanced to the corporate limits Of
the city.
Petersburg lost some Of its beet citizens Several
have died tO-day-more VII die. There va 20 panic
he.s az rsPo.e.-.he people we're cool aud ssclI,e -
Some twenty-five prisoners VsrO captured from the
militia.
The Yankees have re-erOssed the river By way Of
pOntOODs, Roadway, eight miles bslOW Petersburg.
saEEIDAS's RAID -oHAPHE2D.
We rs5ums an seseu1t Of the operations Of Sheridan
this mo- ming In yesterdays Issue We lsfG hhn at
Chldsburg near the dividing line between spO;SylvAnA
and Caroline, on Thursday a. o'clock. We learn OIL
cially that on Thursday night they had reached New
Market, in s79tsylvania county, where they eAmpsd-
Nav Market is an cleo ion precinc, about ten miles
SOuhvss. Of SpOsylvAnia o. H, and about hfteen or
eighteen niles fron GoTdOnsYille.
From the sams SOURCE Ee learn that Hampton, with
Sharfdan and khe latter
place hence the IumOF yesterday sftS noon Of
aght between theD, ia which We we're VictOFiors,s
not uishcu; probability Ths news came b. guard
We b5OUsh; in some Ct shsFdans men, tlEsn prison
srs BY HanP.oa's foTes5. A yst We hGTe Tarieu-
lars as to the loss on either side.
gentleman who came from Caroline yesterday os
Inmates the force that passed through that county IN
der Sheridan At 5000 They had with them ten pisces
Of artillery
EXPLOIT oN Qua EEOHE.
A coGFef pJndsns Of the Express Nritss fIen n'Ar
Gaines MIL Oh the lib, Eass Of the general oft
eeIs Oei-g unIsr The impression ihA. the tnsny had
r,tEed FROM our from. avrg oHly heavy picket orCs,
AID desiring to ascertain toe lruis body Of one hun
dred picked from AAAo1e5 ard HarriA' brigades,
The Wholt under the eamaaai Of Capt. James Smith,
Of The 4lS Virginia. OrdsFsd 70 drive the Onemy'a
s1arpsboO,ers from hes ride pits, and prTi forward
until they found NJ Of tstle. A. the appointed
time, the sgla given, and in ess time hAo il takes
10 wife it they the enemy's ras pie, the lac
occupants, some Of them Ptrsisng 20 their breast
WorkI while dCzn or NOSE thsi had been disarmed,
were making railroad speed toEsrds our tAr!hUOrks
tor prOeedoa. Upon arriving within some forty ar6S
Ct their bfSsstwoIks, hey poured a VOllsy Into cur
gallant hundred whole 81 uldoa became PeriOus
IA the extreme and retreat Immediately ordered
tie pits eecupied BY shArPshooters But in
treating new dang was suddenly encountered BY
TIA. portion on the night Of the advance for the enc
ny had dulilg the brf rsneOnsre thrown oounu out
" alnk tie right wing and had il not been for the
timely iuIcposiion OF sharpshOo.ers the osS Wou
have beel heavy Faey scoa however reached our rife
li their objse; having been fully accomplished I've
lines Of hattie were discovered still in our front.
Several Of our brave boys were killed CT taken phi
some s. among ttem Private Lem Pun rey Of the lsth,
kLsd and PI;va,e DAVID Nay, Of company A, Blueher
Guysn, Of company G. aud Sergeant Pat Rafsy, Of com
pany A, l2-h Va, aken prisoners. Toe enemy lost
number Of killed, aod sCm9 10 or 10 wounded
GALLANT PsIyArE-A NORTH oARoLISIAS.
Tie heroic deeds Of gallant GERS are, IS Ihsy shOud
be, generally recorded in the papers Of sns day and
DO enhaned ioe the historian Of glorious s,Iug
81, for Independence. From lhe nature Of things the
daring deeds OF uany private are necessarily over
looked l. therefore affords special pleasure 10
transfer 10 columns from tie Petersburg Express
the following incident:
Daring lhs artillery duel the I'd ms ant be-
tween porliocs o. CAskie'5 battalion and the tRemys
batteries 80 pOuni shell throun By the enemy struck
tae pAlapst over one Of the gars belonging to Cum
mnss " @. Battery and rOliog ever fell beneath the
eun. Scarcely tad it touched The earth Ia our works,
when Private Jane. p PieIOe Of tbs detachment, sag
log Il in bath hands, hurled it over the sm6ankmenL
tn, sending Il where is explosion could do no tarm'
and probably saving the lives Of many of bis souIads
M.ior Cesks has forwarded Il is gallant soldiers name
TO General BeAuregaId who expressed bis admiration
0. lhs noble deed.
BE ada: {" But cannot rsfralo from naming p:ita
LsOnidas H. Dean, o. Co. B, lsh Virginia, for distn-
eushed EaAu,ry since NC left tie RaPdAr, and Is ere
Who has been eOnpnsnted By tia brigade and division
eouSuszdus. He vas one Of the hundred sIgAg
yeserday and sean bis eOOlcess and daring cane IN
der The present observation Of bis general ofisers"
YEsH TIE VALLEY.
The ted gram in yesterdays Wig, from the A00nla
Ton referring 70 Sc. ond sdvsuos Of the enemy against
Iuboden, mas tie sequel to another despatch, which,
rom some irsdyertsree at tie telegraph OfsOs Was not
delivered 10 Ire eOpyst for TIE Richmond Press. We
subioln both telegram:
HEADQUARTERS NOuSTLE Tee, June Ssh, liSOP. NJ
Crook and Averi joined Hdatsr to day a, Stanton
por,i,n Of their forces the Gseeove and Md
dlebrook road.
Five hundred cavalry made denomination at 3
O'Clock P n, on WsyHesbOro', On the Grssnyills and
s,upOn road, aud we.s repused By General ImS0den.
The enemy rstrsatsd 10 AunsOn, burning she Usher
vile Depot Pope, With force Of 1000 IS moving
d,vn The Valley 10 reinforce Hunter. The enemy have
no suODlles. bui sabsis, CT he country.