Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-14

I'D Or osrrlei Of most Of thar valuable haenefy and
6s,uies They stole over tht niles Of the host tee-
er,ph wire and cut doWn thousand supporting poes.
They tore up from iA solid bed Of ballast over
sewn miles # heavy iron track and eighteen thou
sand oak and chestnut crosses on which the rails
Ia and buried every rail and cross tie tnus removed
terfysdesroyng the latter and rendering the iron
fir Tor r,e The destruction embraced range Of so
miles between Ilarper's Ferry AID Cumberland The
Coupauys construction folcs laid daily three aud half
milo. of new read better time han the rebels made in
desroyingt But thirteen days have been occuaied in the
work of rebuilding after the heavy preparatory labor Of
gathering aud transporting the enormous bufz OF ma
leriai necessary in repairing the daidage done.
The command of ali the troops guarding the line from
the ONO the Monocacy bias been owed upon Gen.
Kelley. His heRdauarterswi probably be at Martins
burg or Cumberland. G rs Averill MullgIr, Lick
wood and McReynolds are among the General efioeis
holding commands under Gen. Kelley.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The New Bedford Mercury says It has the best Of
reasS for expressing the belief that before this
combined attack by forces has been made IN the
vicinity OF the Sabine Pass upon Texas. Sose oil
Crane troops acting in concert With the feet, and
the preparations have been of such Character rs TO
make success certain. The Cover ment sppreclteathe
nee of the occupation OF Texas at opc., beore
,uis Napoleon gets footbcd there; and the move
ment is with this design.
! Hon. l.. ). Ssckn.y Tax Commissioner OF Florida,
Las arrived Washington Tor the pup OF represent
log the President the desre of the people OF Florida
that force should be sent that Safe relieve them
from rebel rule Of which he says they very tired
that they may be enabled to reogahze the State Govern
m.nt and elect members of Congress. He states thHt
if such force be s,nt immediately their Senator'S and
Representatives can be elected in time to take their
ais in Congress at Ehe commencement OF the next
session.
| T Board of Aldermen Of New York have corcurred
with the Councmen ia the 5000 00O appropriation for
the draft exemption fund.- despite the o. Mayor OPP
dyke and pecve OF the intermediate action of the
Supervisors and chief magistrate. Mr.. John 4. Deve-
| liza, Corporation VouGsel a communication, state:
he does believe that tho Supervisors have been
vested with ~ power to acc in granting relief under
| tie Ian of 1863
! de patch from Memphis on the ID says that Geus
Grant AID TlOma, have gone TO New Oreaus that Gen
! Grant will get and Of the whole region of the
Mis- issppi and that General Banks will be sent to Tex
cs Which very probably will prove one OF the mos
| important departments in the Southwest.
Add toua naval foroehas already been ordered to re-
nIorce IL blockading II et off Wilmington, N O., anC
ucre lsed efforts are to be made prevent the con
tnuI and successful running OF the blockade at thai
point
The steamer Vanderbilt has been heard o. up to July
Pa proof that she had not been sunk By the Asbam
| at the dnie stated in the florida paper.
Deachr,aniso OF ted cavalry, from tho cavalry
depot being sentsorward amcss daily TO rj9ir
| tho ciyalty ilice in the Army of the Potomac.