The War news.
Yesterday, contrary to the general expectation, was a comparatively quiet day in every direction, and we have consequently very little news from the armies to lay before our readers this morning. We give below such facts as we were enabled to collect.
Affairs on the Southside.
A courier arrived last evening from Gen. Searegard's headquarters, and reported that no new movement had taken place.--Slight skirmishing continues, with an occasional discharge of artillery, but the enemy does not venture outside of his entrenchments to make on attack upon our lines. It is probable that this state of quiet cannot be of long duration, and we may soon have stirring news from the Southside.In the fight of Friday last, near Ware Bottom Church, Evans's brigade, commanded by General W. S. Walker, which made the daring and successful charge upon the enemy's works, lost two hundred and twenty-two killed and wounded. This brigade is composed of the 17th, 18th, 22d, and 25th South Caroline regiments, all of which are equally entitled to credit for gallantry on the occasion.
From General Lee's army.
From Hanover Junction we learn that no general engagement has yet taken place.--On Monday evening, as stated yesterday, Warren's Corps assaulted General A. P. Hill's lines, and were checked. On Thursday there was heavy skirmishing all day, and about nightfall the enemy assaulted Anderson's division, commanded by Brigades General Mahone, who repulsed them. Then, in turn, Mahone charged the enemy, driving them back, capturing, a number of prisoners, among them (says our informant) on "A. A. G." to Burnside and a Quarter master.With the exception of a little cannonading in front, all was quiet up to 1 o'clock yesterday, at which hour the train left Taylorville for Richmond.
The following official dispatch was received yesterday morning:
The enemy has been making feeble attacks their our lines to-day, probably with a view a secerraining our position. They were easily repulsed.
Gen. Mahone drove three regiments across the river, capturing a stand of colors and camp prisoners, among them an aide-de-camp of General Leadly.
Our wounded in the engagements above mentioned were brought down last evening and sent to the various hospitals. They all bring hopeful accounts of the situation of affairs on the lines, and our people have abundant cause for encouragement in the future prospect. A bloody battle may occurred any memant, of which the constant skirmishing would seem to be the precursor, or (according to the opinion of many persons) Grant may seck to avoid a collision on the present lines by making a movement towards the Peninsula, taking West Point for his base of operations.
The second train lest evening brought down one hundred and sixty Yankee prisoners, captured, we understand, on Monday evening. They were sent to the Libby.--These captured by Mahone on Tuesday were expected by another train.
An affair in Charles City county.
Many rumors were in circulation yesterday, of an exaggerated character, concerning an affair with the enemy in Charles City county. On application at head quarters last night we learned the following facts: On Tuesday evening a portion of Gen. Fitz Lee's cavalry moved into Charles City on a reconnaissance and found the enemy, negroes and whites, under command of Brigadier General Wild, one of the most infamous of the Yankee commanders, near Kennon's, shout forty miles from Richmond. They were strongly entrenched, having a wide ditch in front protected by abattis, and for cavalry to attack them in such a position, was, to say the least of it, a hazardous experiment. In the skirmish which ensued, our men lost some sixteen or eighteen wounded, and, finding that the enemy had every advantage, retired. The niggers and Yankees did not leave their works to pursue. Probably the Northern journals will raise a great shout over this affair, as an evidence of the "valor" of the negro troops, who, in fact, have only distinguished themselves in Charles City thus far by the outrageous excesses committed on the defenceless inhabitants.
