Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-01
THE NEWS.
FROM PETERsBUBG-THE FIGHTING on THE
RlGHr-ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The bloody work OF battlo mas not Only NeSuui
but j, progressing in earnest the right. Grants
| long contemplated and long anticipated movement
Go extend has left, and IT possible reach the South
Side Railroad has come TO pass, and he is enoayor-
/ ing to press forward with all his might.
| He has forty thousand men the feld-two or
three corps OF Infantry CORPS ofcayalry, and nll
| complement of artillery.
! On Tuesday night the enemy advanced up the
Military road to within one mile OF the Boydtou
plank road, threw up entertainments either side,
AMI built a large fort at the Lewis House. During
the same night he also .pGshed forward body of
/ troops 20 within a lew hundred yards Of the Plank
road.
| On Wednesday this column was attacked by our
troop, and driven back-our vanguard entering and
/ for time holding the fort the Lewis House. Not
receiving immediate sufficient support, the tort
I was yielded. Amer driving the enemy thus far,
with beautiful success, our troops Tell back short
distance aud offered battle, but the Yankees de-
cliued 20 accept it, and failed even to make any
pursuit.
| The lighting in the vicinity of Hatchers Run, on
! Wednesday afternoon, was quite severe tor while
/ aod lie Yankees suffered heavily One Brigadier
| General, whose name we could not learn, was kill
el and number OF officers aud men placed hOrS du
]
| tI.5lt.
Yesterday morning the enemy cavalry were as
certaiIgd To- Doe approaching the Give Forks" on
| th, White Oak road, leading from the plank road
near BURGESS mill across the South Side railroad.
/ This point is about midway between these two
/ points, Thi, cavalry column had passed around
/ our works, and was confidently making for the
railroad, but a lion found in their path, in the
/ person ct Gen. FiJz Lee and his brave troopers
dtlyy hriug was heard near the Give Forks" sub
,elueutly, and from the direction it took at a late
avuy is i, believed that battle was Joined and the
| enemy driven.
| jus. beyond Burgess Mill and to the southeast,
| diminishing commenced early IN the day Here
/ Grant had hi, infantry massed and his tanks sup
/ ported by cavalry, and here the heaviest fighting
! .c.urrtI The discharge of artillery and the vol
c.s OF u,1sketry could be distinctly heard in the
| .its-tbe former At times very heavy aud the lat
| Ter. with occasional intervals, almost nccssant.
| rHlc We have the gratifying intelligence that all
yss wen with us, we are yet unable TO give any OF
| lcilI account OF the fighting We held our own,
| and tuc enemy gained no advantage Between two
aud four o'clock 2. NJ. the heaviest lighting occur
| ,ed, and at sunset the firing still continued but
was changed both in direction and severity. 1t
was e,iden. from the direction of the firing late in
.c afternoon, and that OF earlier hour, that the
enemy hai either been driven back or changed the
point OF attack Aost probably the latter.
| lTle Express here gives the statements of an
| -.a,eigeut courier" the main points of which
we're published under the telegraphic head in our
| evening edition, yestcrday.l
| We know positively that tine enemy, loss in yes
| terjay's lighting was severe, but are unable to
| ygm any correct estimate. We also understand
/ fron authority that our own loss was compare
lively slight. We refrain from giving such casual
tees 90, have SO tar reached u.s. for want of conGrma-
/ J.ou.
It 6, stated that some five or six hundred pris-
oa,r, were captured. Their condition was pitiabe
They were covered with mud from mead to heels.
! Gems. Grant Meade and Sheridan were on the
| f.Id or in it, vicinity during the day All the
prisoners, aud scyesa, desertcrs, who came to Us,
| assert. this fact
Botl prisoners and deserters state that the enc
.ys uteution /, TO strike the South-Side Railroad
probably ut the Junction. These statements are
S.. uniform as 90 cause some credeUce 20 be placed
a them. The prisoners state their loss to be very
| u.art.
uis supposed tina, the battle will be renewed to-
I1y unless tine enemy cutrenches himself aud takes
t.r defensive.
W, hope to-day to hear of such particulars Of
yesterdays operations as viii give well as the
patH, an intelligent understanding of the situa-
r,,u.
The enemy was at Diuwiidie q. Il. on Wednesday
afternoon.
In the affair ON our len, night before last, the
Yankees attempted one charge, exposing regimen
IN, trout opposite Gen. Lewis brigade. They were
easily rcpussj. Afterwards the officers were heard
%. rul7,at aud persuade To another charge, but to
avail. The Yankees could NOT be forced to
..uy up again.
| FROM THE SOUTHWEST
Tie Lyuchburg E.patiicu, says that telegrapbic
e uuuucatou was open with Bristol Wednesday
evening but the enemy were said 90 De threatening
uc place. being only lew miles distant. This
.rcc was not large, the main body OF Thomas
.5ap> not having come up. II is possible the enc
,.y mas have occupied tbe place ere now.
There segy reports in Lyuchburg on Wednesday
| u.a, portion OF the euemy's cavalry were in
. .lu,au county, Tenn. moving in the direction of
=. sri1u, i'm Smytbc county, ou the Virginia and
tennessee Railroad. it was also reported that au-
.-es cavalry force had passed through Garter
unity, Tenn, their destination supposed to be
| Salisbury, y. G. These movements are probably
ai ,yiuts, to diyii, our forces and distract the
| ...trtfuu OF ugr c1ilmap doris while the real al