Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-21

~, rkn W. should ret b. sorry 20 see hin do so
in ~ event, TIE stretch Of territory between tue TO-
tor lrd the RI pahaUnock is OF earthly importance
10 r., er arms Is without an Of corn for man or
es of forage tor beast 1t eau b. taken at any hme
bylA The mer, holding Of fifty odd miles OF border
ter-i ry under sch circumstances is Of 10 account
Our asent busir ess is to recruit our armies. We can
walt TIE Rsbe's clnnot.
ARREST OF YOUNG LADY AS A sPY.
A rIheelng>poper says;G
sE.enna Kyser, a young Miss of " sweet sixteen
vas ought 10 Wheeling on Sunday evening and con-
kpe9 the jail She resides In Hardy county ana WIS
,mps ,ed by General Har& TO act as spy The Gen
era Tered her 5000 aud agood horse, saddle and br-
de she would spy aud report the number OF men,
posit o. ETC.. at Greenland Gap. The CHER HAs accept
ed al Miss K and another young Miss set out Oh Their
Journey MiS Kyser was ciptured near Bull ngton by
Colonel Null H. who sent her here. The other gres
capped vi all the informal on they had gained, and IN
ali probability is now beyond the lines.
ANOTHER INVASION OF KENTUCKY.
The following Is from the summary in the Baiti-
more American Of the ls:h: BY
A highly intelligent gentleman, who has made his &C.
cape from his former residence near Knoxville Iennes
see aud reached New Albany, Indiana, states thai he
had any opportunities to Learn the plans OF the heoe
and that he is convinced from positva inormaen that
they design invading Kentucky IN large force as soon
as the corn she'll have become dry enough to grind mo
meal and for feeding purposes. The plan for III III
vasioD he is Satisfied il fully matured ala Lou'sVie Is
the main point ainei ct. Ills informant says thst
tie Rebels are confident of their ability, when Rose
Grams shall commence his movement into georgia, u
easily occupy that portion OF Kentucky, ives. Of the
Kentucky river as they are promised sissance ftcm
sympatbz re- aud do not doubt that i'll be ahJrded
The DISPOSE ion which General Burnside is row mskilg
of his forces very likely to interfere seriously with any
project Of this kind.
WHAT AN ENGLIsH DOCTOR eAYs.
Fortress Monroe despatch dated August ~ has the
following:
An English Doctor arrived at Fortress Monroe to day.
from Richmond. The Doctor gave his name but wishes
il not published lie says he left Richmond last Sat1r,
day aud came by station IVor on the Norfolk and
Petersburg Railroad 80 miles tn side OF Petersburg,
which is as far as Che cars running From lyor he
came in Virginia carri one'horse tWo.Wheei Cart
20 point six miles this side OF Sufk and from thence
he came on foot Norfolk He reports that there are
no troops not even lard in Suffolk and no troops in
Richmond but the streets filed with rebel officers
He Jaw no gunbotts in the hlrbor of Richmond, but
knows they building Two iron clAds, but Goes not
know how far they are advanced.
The Doctor was in Richmond five weeks, and CON-
plains Of the high prices of board, twelve dollars per
week, and hard fare at that
The Doctor also says:-"The SoutheFners express
great dislike to General Grant, and say that GRAFT and
ROsecrans are the only Union generals they fearl'
DEPARTURE OF / yRKNcH CONSUL GfNERAL
Among the passengers Tor Europe on the Cunard
steamer Scotia the Marquis de Aonthooa tie recent
Consul-Genera Of France a: New York, where he bad
held his high and honorable post for more than nine
years During that considerable per 3D. N. de Montno'
lon has had many delicate and di,ut questions TO Id
lust and has throughout borne himself With distinguish
ed tact and ability n. de Mohtholon was accompanied
to the deck of the steame- and down the bay oy
throng OF fire. lds American and glish, as wen as
French who blde him God speed upon his journey but
with many regre s at his departure The French Con
sulate t. during the interim under the charge OF NJ.
Louis Borg, its chancellor.
NYnERIoUs NAVAL BATTLE.
The Portland (Ne.) Argus publishes al account OF a
naval battle between a United States gunbOat aud
Confederate cruiser the coast OF Maine on Thurs
day, July 49, We extract the following:
The battle occurred between ten and eleven o'clock
in the forenoon, about tea miles southeast from Ba-
ker's Island, Mount Desert TIE day was perfectly
clear aud the battle witnessed by Captain Richard
SON of Cranberry Isa d. and others from the light
house on Bakers Island. With glass the vessels could
be seen With perfect dstncness. The persons in the
Clubhouse counted 6fy.thrse discharges from guns Of
very heavy calbre
CAPTAIN Carver Of the schooner George Koorn, from
Cals arrived in fremont Ebont three hoq alter the
engagement He reports that he saw the whole en-
gagemeut at aboGt to twelve miles dis ant from aim.
The engagement listed about three quarters OF an hour
VIXEN the vessel which was taken TO be the U1l;ed ate
gunboGt in for the land and the otler steamer sup
nosed 10 be the one that had been lying upon GaLd
Menlu Banks followed her in the shore as she
dared to- apparently, and then off The gunboat
went into Southwest Harbor, to fremont, sent boat
ashore aud messenger to the Post Office The oh:er
of the boat On being asked what the firing meant re-
pli 3D. ave had an engagement With a Confederate
priyateer and sunk her." The boat returned 10 the
steamer which then started of westward.
or course every one will inquire what all this means
We can furnish no The belle of those who
witnessed the fight, that it was battle between
Confederate priVateer and United States guAboat;
that the gunboat 20. the worst Of il and TO
report and get help and they had been constantly ex-
pecting an official report of the affair. Why has there
been no official explanation of the matters The Navy
Department be in possess ion Of the facts. Some
of those who saw her think the black steamer tie
Lord Clyde.
MISCELLANEOUS
small squad Of Rabes made dash into Poolesvi0e,
Nd on Friday nigat last capturing the telegraph opera
tor aud his instruments, and did damage TO the
wires. They then commenced to rob the stores, curing
which the operator escaped.
Col CbAs. c. Tevs, the Wilmington Journal, is
doing good business in the way Of recruiting for his
regiment Of cavalry the Sd harylSnd Fort Delaware
He has enlisted eeEera hundred men from aln)ug the
Rebels who hGys taken the oath Of allegiance. Doubt
full 49,
deserter from Wagner reports two thirds of the guns
in Sumter as having been removed to James Island the
Rebels looking upon the reduction of that fort
tanty, after the damage which inflicted upon in
April by the Monitors.
The Denton (Ad Journal states that the postmaster
Of that town few days ago took possession of all the
copies Of newspaper called the CAuc isian" published
in New York and semitic subscrbersin Caroline county,
through his office, and burned them in the public street
The report from San Francisco relative to the seces
hon uprising in Santa Cara proves to be ialacious.
Gen. Wright is engaged in erecting extensive har.
Dor forti6cAtious at San Francisco
One hundred and twenty three of John Morgap,s O..
fcers have been sent from Johnson Island to Hkris.
bHrg to be confined in the pententiary there.
1t il understood in army circles that the regiments in