The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-09


and burning some bridges in Fauquier
county.
THIRD niapAvcHl
ORANGE IL, May 7-Trustworthy nd
! vices from the front, as late as o'tlock r
Nj, represent that there was no general en-
gaganent up to that time.
Lieut. Gen Longstreets condition To-day
| Is reported as much improved.
There was some cann6nadipg on the ex
tretne right and lett during the morning:
but 1t tamounted to nothing Of importance.
negro soldier, an infantry man, the first
ever captured by this army, was taken near
Brandy Station yesterday, and brought In
| here to-day. lie says that he belongs to
the eth Ohio, Barnside's corps.
The enemy have been fortifying all day.
as ii to provoke Gen. Lee TO attack him.
iFouRTH DIsPATCHI-
ORANGE G. Ii May S.-Advices from The
front to sunrise this morning report that
there was no general engagement yesterday
only heavy skirmishing. The impression
prevailed last night that the enemy were
falling back towards Culpeper Or Frede-
| ricksburg
The negro troops occupying Brandy Sta
ton advanced out to Culpeper Court House
Friday and occupied it. Yesterday they
went back to Brandy Station, set FIRE to the
stores tpriueipaliy qusrtermaster's) and then
marched to join Grant.
Scouts say that the enemy have abandon cd
the line of the Orange railway, aud no cars
are running on it. Iii supposed that Grant
now Intends TO make Fredericksburg his
base
Ewell holds the road leading to Germanna
Ford, but the enemy still have two fords by
which to reeroes the river TO Culpeper if
they wish.
Stuart was yesterday engaged with the
was compelled to give back until Hampton
joined him, when he forced the enemy to
retire.
The enemy's losses thus far are estimated
at Is 600. Ours will reach 1000 The Yam
kee Gen. Hayes is certainly killed. Wads
worth is wounded and q prisoner-he may
recover. Oglesby is reported killed Twen-
ty four hundred privates and one hundred
commissioned officers thus far have been
registered here, not including the Yankee
wounded, of which we captured some 800,
chiefly in front of Hill and Longstreet On
Friday.
Our men began yesterday evening to bury
our own and the Yankee dead.
Sieeel occupied Winchester en- Friday
with 5000 infantry and 20o cavalry.
The country between the Rappahannock
and the Potomac is reported to be filed with
Yankee deserters.
Gen. Lougstreet's condition is much i'm
proved. He left for the interior to-day.
Mosby captured two wagon trains, heavily
laden, and horses attacked, near Martins
burg, or Thursday.
The latest frcia the front, al II NJ. today
represent Tie enemy falling back towards
Fredericksburg, and our troops following
them closely.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GEN. LEE.
The following official dispatches from Gen.
Lee have been received at the War Depart
mGnt
iiEADQ'Rs ARMY NORTHERN VA,
May 9TH, 1864.
10 tie Secretary Of Var:
Early this morning as the divisions of Gen.
Hill, engaged yesterday, were being reliev-
ed, the enemy advanced and created some
confusion.
The ground lost was recovered<s soon as
the fresh troops got into position, and the
enemy driven back to his original line.
Afterwards We turned the left of his fresh
line and drove it from the field, leaving
large number of dead and wounded in our
hands, among them Gen. Wadsw orth.
A subsequent attack forced the enemy into
his entrenched lines on the Brook road, ex-
tending from Wilderness Tavern on the right
10 Trigg's Mill.
Every advance on his part, thanks to
merciiul God, has been repulsed.
Our loss in killed is not large, but we
have many wounded, most of them slightly,
artillery being little used on either side.
I grieve to announce that Lieutenant
General Longstreet was severely wounded
and General Jenkins killed General PEI
gram was badly wounded yesterday. Gen.
eral Stafford, it is hoped, will recover.
K. 4. LEE.
HEADQ'Rs ARMY NORTHERN Va,
May 7th, 1864, z. NJ.
Hon. Secretary Of Var:
General Gordon turned the enemy's ex-
treme right yesterday evening, and drove
him from his rife pits. Among the prison
ers captured are Generals Seymour and
Shaler.
A number Of arms were also taken. The
enemy has abandoned the Germanna Ford
rad, and removed his pontoon bridge to-
wards E.y's.
There has been no attack to-day-only
slight skirmishing along the line.
r. Z. LEE.
The following later dispatch from Gen.
Lse was received yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. 1t was sent from the battle field at
9 o'clock in the morning:
MAY Sth, 1864.
HIM. Secretary Of Var:
The enemy has abandoned his position
and Is moving towards Fredericksburg
This army is in motion ON his right flank
and our advance is now at Sp0tsylvania
Court House. Il. 4. LEE
CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT NEAR sPoTsYLvANIA
G. H.
Quite spirited fight took place on Satur-
day last four miles above SpOtsylvania q. H.,