The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-19

I Cd Ransom and Major Sta 9lster;Ia0 ID
The Movements ON, Richmond
from General Lee
1.-THE Enemy Reported to be
Falling Back ON the South
Side.--The Cavalry Raid.
From the Richmond Dispatch, May IL
The city was full of excitement yester
day. As the local forces were out, and the
printers were called "to the 'front.'" we are
unable to give very full account of affairs
as they transpired; but we think tina. all
the important intelligence relative to the
movement upon Richmond is given be
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FROM GENERAL LEE-THE ENEMY AGAIN RE-
The following gratifying intelligence
from Gen. Lee was received at the War De-
partment yesterday - ..,., ,...-.y
ft SporTsYLvANIA Court House,
VIA GU1NEY's, May II, 1864. )
The Honorable Secretary Of Var 2. q
General Grants army is intrenched near
this place, IN both Sides Of the Brock road.
Frequent skirmishing occurred yesterday
and to-day, each army endeavoring to dis
cover the position of the other. To-day
the enemy shelled our lines and made sew
eral assaults with infantry against different
points, particularly on our left, held by
General Il. II. Anderson. The last, which
occurred after sunset, was the most obsti
nate; some of the enemy leaping over the
I breastworks. They were easily repulsed,
except in front OF General Dole's brigade,
where they drove our men from their posi-
ton, and from a four gun battery there
posted. The men were soon rallied, and
lby dark our line was re established and the
battery recovered. ga To 10 i'.l ~ '.ufT
| A large body of the enemy moved around
our left: on the scvening of the 9th, and
took possession of the road about midway
between Shady Grove Church and the
lCourt House. General Early, with part
+ of Hills corps, drove them back this eve
ming, taking one gun and a few prisoners.
aThanks to merciful Providence our
casualties have been small.
4 Among the wounded are Brigadcr Gen
erals Hayes and Ii. Fl, Walker.
The following private despatch from
Mayor Slaughter of Fredericksburg, was
received esterday. Itrefers to the repulse
GUINEY's, May IL, 1864.
came here to obtain information from
Fredericksburg. l hear nothing but the
statement that citizens have been arrested
as hostages for prisoners we captured Their
on Sunday. .,.. ....
There was severe fighting yesterday near
Spottslyvania Court House. The Yankees,
drunk with liquor, attacked our entire in
trenchments and were repulsed with terri
bic slaughter.
! Musketry firing was heard to day in the
same direction, The news is generally
| favorable. HsE5t - nj. SLAUGHTER.
Some anxiety was felt in the public mind
as to the supplies for General Lees army,
which may be removed By TIE fact that all
the railroad damage done by the raiders has
been repaired, and Gen. Lees line of com
municatlon is intact.
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE JAMEs-THE ENEMY
FALLEN BACK TO BERMUDA HUNDREDS
THEY DISAPPEAR FROM DREwRT's BLUFF
AND PORT wALTHALL.
1t would seem that the enemy have
changed their plan of operations on the
south side of the river. The following des.
patch from General Ransom was the first
lintimation of the change:-' rIarit
DREwRY's BLUFF, May IL, 1864.
The enemy fell back last night from their
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parently in some haste. Their pickets have
appeard in large numbers on James river,
in the vicinity ii Howlett's and Dutch Gap,
on the south side.
R. RANSOM, Jr.
Shortly after the reception of this intel
ligence it was rumored that the enemy were
crossing to this side OF the river, but no
movement of this character had occurred
up 10 yesterday afternoon, when this des-
patch was reserved by General Bragg
CHAFFIs's FARM, May II, 1864.
The enemy's pickets do not extend far
this side of Howle,t's house. They are not
opposite Cox's wharf, as reported this
morning, and there arc no signs of crossing
to this side ..a. 3.-..
Yesterday evening there were no Yam
KEGS at Port Walthall, nor along the line
of the railroad or turnpike from Petersburg
to this city. .'
Last night an official despatch from the
commanding officer at Petersburg aunounc-
I'd the fact that the enemy had fallen back
to the river (Burnuda Hundreds and were
intrencbin.. -
Intelligence, through Our signal corps
states that the enemy were cutting down
trees and attempting to block up the river
with them, upon the apprehension. proba-
bly,. that the iron clads which they say are
at Richmond would go down the river.
E. The movement on the south aide as at
first projected, is thus abandoned, The
enemy have fairly retreatcd, whether with
the purpose of reinfor cling Grant or not is
not known 1.-THE Confederate government
really had any iron-clads at Richmond now
they would be useful. Z i"t 81. mot
AvERILLs MISUNDERSTANDING BACK OF
OUR FORCES. .gFs.