Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-08-08
W. ID. WALLACH1
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
hATEsT HRoM RICHMOND.

LATEST FROM RICHMOND.
The Richmond Dispatch, Of Saturday ID inst .
says we have "lost eighty thousand men since
Mcclellan landed In Virginia IL bases its CAL
culations on the exaggerations OF the Hon Mr.
Chandler, Ia his late speech against Gen McClel-
Ian. There 10 "aid and comfortn for YOU IL also
intimates that "xe (the Rebels) are on the eve Of
great events, ," and grows frenzled with the idea
that the South 10 not fully awake to the fact that
balance" Among Its alarming facts is one imme
diateiv concerning all Southern soldiers, viz {,
that whisky that used to be dear at 2Sc. per
gallon, Is now selling at so to Sl4 per gallon
.--- LE7eHKR,
The Old Fominion's drunken Governor, has left
the capt for Wytheville 10 look after the rebel
troops Of the State line. He threatens to demand
from the confederate government all 'Virginia
traitors so that he can bring them TO speedy
ard eondign punishment
REBEL OPINION OF eRNBRAL POPE.
The Richmond Enquirer calls General Pope
the "prince Of liars % and adds."that he 10 only
second 10 Haleck in the ar Of lying, and Is one
of the greatest blaekguards In the Yankee army -
FROM THE RAPPAHANNocK.
The Richmond Dispatch says: From the posi-
tion OF affairs on the Rappahdnnock the impress
sion prevails that active operation. cannot be
have been making such disposition Of his forces
as to induce the belief that an advance is early
contemplated. Passengers by the Central train,
last evening, represent that the main army OF
Pope has moved up from Culpepper into Msdi-
son, and that considerable infantry force had
been advanced In a sOuthwesterly direction as far
ss Stuartsville. In Greene county. This point -
on the road leading In the Valley, through Swift
Run Gap, and only few miles from the foot of
the Blue Ridge.
THE IEDERAL FLEET IN JAMES RIVER.
The Petersburg Express learns from gentlemen
who made observations from Coggin's Point last
Wednesday, that the Federal feet then comprised
$50 vessels, among which the names Of the Van
derbilt, tie Ae'amora, and ten other large steam
ers were leg1ble by the aid Of telescope. During
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troops, came up the river. The number OF tents
at Berkeley seemed less than on the week before
This may have been owing to q removal to the
forests back OF Berkeley. Persons in the neigh
borhood think McClelans force has been re-
duced, but are not positive on that point. A
balloon yclept " The Intrepid" containing two
persons, made an ascension, and hovered for two
hours over McClellan's scamp.-RieAmond Ezanp-
iHsT, AEg 2.
cosGIN's POINT.
As vii! be seen by reference to our telegraphic
column In the recent attack Of our artillery upon
shipping and encampments Of the enemy, our
cannon were planted Eat and below Coggin's
Point Coggin. Point is the name Of the
plantation Of Mr.. Edmund Rufan, Jr 1t is sityl-
aIed on the south side OF James river, In the
county Of Prince George, and Is directly opposite
Berkeley. Just here the river is considerably
over mile wide, but a mile or two below mar.
lows 70 a width Of leEs than three quarters Of a
mile. In the absence OF positive information, we
are disposed to think our guns were posted along
the river bank TO the SurTy line, and perhap,
even beyond.-RichUOHd Examiner, I'd.
FROM cULPKPER.
Is is thought the enemy he's concentrated his
forces at Geruanna Mills, on the Rapidan, some
eighteen miles west Of F Fredericksburg and abou,
twenty miles distant from Orange Court House
From this point the Yankees say they Will ad
vance upon Orange Court-H ouse, and thence to
GOrdonsville
From the Lynchburg Republican we learn that
the Yankees have bOasted that they will take
GordoHsville by this Saturday night, without
firing gun
The Republican hes also learned, upon good
authority, that a general engagement between
our forces and the enemy was expected to take
place yesterday.
FROM ROCKINGHAM.
We have heretofore mentioned that on Thurs
day and Friday Of last week, there was consider
able excitement in Stanton on account Of the
unpleasant proximity Of the enemy, who was
reported 10 be only twenty miles distant, though
al that writing we were unable to say In what
direction he was supposed 70 be- This question
has been solved by the Rockingham Register OF
Yesterday From this paper we learn that on
Thursday, the 2ith ult, a Yankee cavalry force
OF twelve hundred men, coming from Madison
county, and entering the mountain at what IL
Known as Turkey Ridge, in Greene county,
Gap.
Tney arrested a number Of citizens in the VI
cinity OF Conrad's Store, all Of whom they sub
1squently released, except Mr. Meredith knight
ing. They burnt Mr.. Knighting's house and took
him along with them az a prisoner. The canse
Of the peculiarly harsh treatment of this gentle
some time since a Yankee soldier was shot and
killed near his house. The Yankees made but a
snort stay al Conrad's Store, and then passed into
PIKE county, where another body Of their force,
"a said to be stationed.
A part OF our cavalry force, under command o
Col Herman, was sent in pursuit Of the Yankees
but failed TO come up with them. This unex-
Pected raid threw the country around Conrad'i
Store iDto gTest excitement, and many citizen,
isfs, diving of their horses, cattle, and hogs -
RickHCEf EZdDIiEsT, AugTSt2.