Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-03


From the Athens amer learn that the Hon. How
ell Cobb, now in Virginia. has been COMM soned to
raise regiment aud that he will soon be in Northeast
Georgia fer the purpose of organizing the
Col. N. q. H. Hammond of Athens, Is also engsg d 10
raising regiment. Let the work 70 on-all the men
that can De raised will probably be needed.
General Scott heard to say tue other day that he
would have cspured the rebels at Hsrpes Ferry, and
al their munitions of war, bad il not been for the news.
pape press lin Their xiety give early news keeping
the rebels fully posted up in every movement OF the Uni
ted States Iroops. He said The would rather have
hundred rebel spies in his camp than one newspaper re-
porter
1t is rarely that we read Of more narrow escape than
the mother OF Mr. Gresham made during the attack Of
the Lncontes at Carriers Creek The cid lady bed
ridden, and lying on her bed when a cannon ball
passed through her ROOM struck the head OF the bed
stead and passed between the sackng and mattress
and raised her eft OF her bed without doing her any
Injury She was then moved to another re ON, which
attached the portion OF the larger house and
in few moments bombshtil passed through the spart.
meuts and exploded. striking the chair which she
sitting in wirhou. doing her the least harm -FJsaer-
ieksburg Ners. ~
Ore ohe craudsst sights we ever witnessed was the
march Of Cen Johrstons HarpeI's Ferry forces. The
soldiers mos y large fine looking men, vel arm.d
aud equipred-in excellent health aud spirits, With but
few sick, and all hfnds eager for e ideclarrg that
they can whip fansee army ct hreo tines their mum.
b.r and from tie physique Of q mem andh iron dogs
that followed in the Irsn, bslieye L. Some idea Of
the magnitude Of the column may be formed from the
fac. that 1t required seven and half hours to rass
give point -L0udoua Kirrer.
Scouting parties from the enemy writes gentleman
connected with Gen. GIrnetts diviicn) come within
three miles OF camp, but they met generally by
The Grcenbrier Cavalry, who send them "rght.about
face" We have killed three or four taken i've or fir
prisoners three fine horses and have lost one man
UT. The true of country In the woods,
aud the enemy should be- and retreat towards
Wheeling thew will bsrgTs gleatly Tie Torres CT
Marion county are rmirg Horse Company der Gov
,erno; Pierpoiui'S Ell boriIy."
neral Beaurr garas s.rf il constu ed as follows:
Colonel Toomas Jordan, = A V, Acting Assistsnt Ad.
ia ant General; Csp's!h Cffon H. Smith, A. V As
els at ACjq'snt General; Lout rgu OF, s
A, Add, camp; N jor Thomas Il williamson. A
v Chiei Engineer; Arjor w. l. Cabel, q s A, CHE
QIartermasIrr; CspL W. II Fosle, A. ", Ohie!
Commissary OF Subsistence; Surgeon j kcF GGstop
Medical Director; Lieut. Col Samr Jones, r A. V,
Oh eff OF Artiaers ana 0idinqpc Colonies A Il b3-
holm, J. l. Manning, Vim Porcher Miles JOSEF h Hay
ward, J. Prett1p, Volunteer Al see camp
The ti,ciurs.i Commercial, after bsviI "circfu ly
r,vics.d The LIST Of military appointments made irrm
Ohio" IeWbes for the fate Of tre Al ,iticn amy 1T
mi IT la Of judgment and discrimination Las been
maize in the whole 81
Nav YOk Correspondent Of the Buffalo Commercial
Aiyerer woo is apparently WI posted ssys that the
mmsoee 6r.l class hols sink ng at Last $500 PER
day curing this nnnh The 81. Nichcss, Only lev
o. " ag = GOt Y GCtlOn OF eIOUOU On icut hEO
Other houses begging for reductions All the second
class homes dong quite we'll and also the cheap res
tiglants and eatDg-hous.s.
A lady Of Columbus Ga, has donated to the Confed
rat Government her diamonds, vslded ct six hundred
dclars In order 10 convert them into money, hsssIs
Els aud Livingston, of that city propose lottery, 10
chances ct s. each.
The London News notices that although xix millions
sterling have been sent 70 the North IRON England,
since the 2sh November last The specie in toe banks Of
The commercial cites hasDot Increased more than five
Millions outstanding the constant receipts from Cal
ornis and argues that s is evidence that h0aI ding
going on, the usual cons qusrcc Of civil war.
Al list sdvicrs from San Francisco three millions Of
had accumulated there aud above the usual
deposits owing the future to ship from fear OF prvs
s.rs I.s no, impossible that OF his treasure may
have been finding is way 10 the East, through he Bu-
teff field Overland route % Western Missouri, aud the
zarc OF the coaches and stock Of that line, by Gov.
Jackson will OILY stop further shipments, but may
put of the dus. in his possession million or two
obt,nea in that way youd be quite desirable increase
in the Missouri Treasury.
Messrs A. q Barrett Co., rropristors Of the South.
western Foundry, Rykviie, Va, have recently corr
menced the manufscnre OF FIRE arms. They have about
twenty hands employed aud turning at thir
tmo ten rites day. Wnen they get their Inactoery in
complete Which sure! will be in few days,
they will tprn out from 25 guns per day The gugs
m4nuf,cured by these gentlemen have been rfptct-d
and approved by competent judges SO far as VIC
selves capable Of judging have no hesi:sncy in
saying that they good hcs can be Dads a,
who're. We understand that il is the i3tenon OF Gen.
Floyd TO fuPpy his brigade with tie Barrett rsls.-
Wy.hevUs IeieOroph.