Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-01
FROM THE UNITED STATES.

Balimore papers Of The 29th uI;imo Lave been re-
ce.ved They furnish tie annexed summary OF news
MosBY ArElR 'HE sUILEIs.
The Gazette gives the following account Of Major
Mosby's la est descent upon the suffers:
o Sunday pigbt last MCsby and about Two hundred
of his command bivOuacaed Laugleys, above the
Chain Bridge. On Monday, they seized all The horses
they Couli sd and appear to have succeeded III carry
irp them of ehOut lCsi. On Tuesday, having formed
a in ion wi h WAite'S cavalry, numbering, in the
aggreglt e So at least VIC have Is IepHei-some
seven or G ght hundred men, MOsby attacked ct
MICH. train OF fCrty-four suffers wsgons, be.
pe,n Centrevie ard Bull Run, ard without meeting
with mach s;tance although the train Was guardedby
Fe1e nj soldiers captured the whole Of the Wagon and
their coutents nearly all the cavalry escort, together
with large Lumber of Government horses and other
properly belonging to tie Government aod private ndi
vduas TO very heavy amount. Mosby was subse-
ouenv pur ued brought to bay, and wounded but the
probabilities that he got of safely with his booty
FROM MISSOURI.
Quantres raid upon Lawrence, Kansas seems to have
provoked war of determination against the people of
Northern Missouri. The Gazette, in its summary OF the
teepegr phic report, says:
An order hai been Issued from headquarters, at Kan
sls ity Which, if carried out will depopuate nearly
the whole Of the three counties in Mi souri, lying closest
l., the Kansas line. The order directs all persons living
within The ni specified with certain exceptions, ITO
emoye from their present places oil residence within
fifteen days. unless in the meantime, they prove Their
LOYALTY TO the Ia siacton OF the commanding othcer'
On this proOf being given, they will not even then be
permitted 10 remain their cid bones bus may remove
TO any military station within that military DISTRICT "or
70 any part OF Kansa except the counties on the east
ern border of the State" These who do not so prove
their loyalty to depart further into the interior OF
Missouri or elsewhere All the graiA aad hay oil the
loyal persons remaining in the H., under shelter
must after the lspse of ffGen days from the date
this order be taken to the military station and
turned over TO the commanding officer All other grain
and hay, TOO remote from military station TO be
brought in within the specified time, will be destroyed
FROM CHARLESTON.
An official di,patch from Gen. Gilmore, dated oath
inst announces the prsctical demolition OF Fort Wag-
ner after bombardnent continued for seven success
sivs DAYS Gen also stats that he had sue eeded at
erea. labor and under heavy fire from James Island,
IN establishing batteries within effective range OF the
heart of the city, and has opened with Ihem after Civ
ing Gen Beaureglrd due notice Of an intention to do
so.
From other sources We learn that the shells thrown
into Charleston charged with Greek fire. "a pecu-
lar compound Of bitumen reptha and pitch of most
Offensive odor and possessing the property OF burning
either On the Burfcce or under the water"
one other fact We learn from the Morris leland cor
respondence The only gun Of sufficient range 10 throw
Il slel ito the city OF Charleston was the three Hundred
FOUNDER Parrot rife but this enormous piece of ord
rance after few scbarges accidentally burst break.
Jag OF about oo. from the muzzle." Ths mishap has
not only destroyed the accuracy of its fire. bu has re-
daced it, range b. mile and tslf 20 that until IN
other gun OF equol Galbre can be mounted 40 more
shells can be HrOUa into ChGrlestsm.
REcoxNolssAGcs TO THE CnICxAHoMISY.
A telegram, dated Fortress Monroe, 26.h, says:
Msior j. S. Stevenson, Lieut.. Chambers, and sirty
men of Roberts 81 Pennsylvania artillery, left here
Sunday night on tue armed steamboat q. P. Smith, aud
reached the Chickahoniny river hOnday "A. 81, aud
proceeded about miles up, landing scouting parties
at different points along the shores destroying nun
Der of small boats.
When abouS Iine miles up the Chicl; honiDy> they
and attacked thirty rebel cayalrymen, belonging 10
RObinsOn's regiment. The cavalry were repuised-no
one On our side injured. They then shelled aud de-
s'royed the building used as headquarters By Colonel
Robinson.
They captured two men, and after obtaining from
IL, m al oesiTed Information let tltm co. The exie'
d!tion returned to For;tess Monroe this Afternoon.