Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-17
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OPERATIONS ON TN NORTH SIDE OF FHs JANIS.
Esther By way Of fsint land If so bold OEe,) or
70 escape the bloody shambiss Of Prince George and
D.nWid3e, The Yankees in heavy force. have crossed
the James, aud are nov operating with show OF en-
eFsy on the north side. For four days past We have
hal The usual strategic pArryings which Por,snd
thing more than mere skrm'sli0g. Hence We are Of
tas opinion tha. as the Yankees show an evident dis
position 70 advance, and We have no idea Of permitting
them 10 do So that many days cannot possibly elGp-e
before Ws hear 0, an important battle. We have a.
Fea5y given the results OF tbs skrm5ing up to yessr
day as fully as the vague ana unsatisfactory runOIs
which have rssohed through eIu5isrs, WOald al1T
aud w had hoped only De disappointed that before
this the War Department would have been able TO fur
nish Us for the bene6. OF readers something ef-
ca concerning the operations in that interesting
quarter.
o. the skirmshing yesterday, learned that in the
morning the Yankees advanced on she CbsIlss City
road as Tar as Wahss Tavern wish toe intention Of
a,akng Chsfaas Hers they SsFs prouPIy met BY
cur tOrcos and lively skImish susasd, resung the
ispaso Of the Yankee, Who driven back, We are
informed, sbcu. two miles.
During hs sErnishins portion OF our infantry, Nc
lsarn, we're danger OF being ouh,nkSd by q Yam
he, Infantry, when General O5sm5as, With his bri-
gads vas osdsrod TO their relief CALMLY leading bis
msu, tbis cRcsr oSeyed tbs order, ard while
tb5 Yankees we're driven back, he, it is
presumed, advanced 500 lar, and Il not killed Was
wounded and Is nov prisoner in the hanls Of the
Yankees. General Chsmbi formerly Colonel OF
tie b Virginia Cavalry. he is the son Of she Hoo
John R. Cba8biizs. OF Greeussllo Va, Who preceded
Mr. va f5ld o. member OF tie CJn.e lerAe Congress
tom he Norfolk district We have heard hin often
spoken OF a. b,ays and accomplished OthOJr.
Whites Tavern, tho principal point al which the
Sighting took Place ~ erday, Is Oa the Charles City
road, sbcu. seven miles from Redmond aud shout az
miles nor.h-ssss o. Castles Bl,R Toe DAr0YtoWn
ROAD IL between the river and the Charles City road
vi which t is nearly parallel. Both terminate IN what
IL knova as ths Long Bridge road.
An CA5sl despaoh, received last night states that
the Enemy yesterday made determined attack on cur
line between the DAsby;oWn aud Charles City Road and
at one tine tr1ke through, but he was TePulsed and
our original Eolig:ons recceupied.
FRON PsTEasBCIG
Dssersers state TIA. Cant has nov only one full
corps In front Of Pc ersbury. Within the pass tsO
days be has WihdEasn his Inns Of battle several hut
d cd yad back from Our, ceatrs. H5 Pekess nov &C
d, tha, agus and bilious lover viii soon 5eenAte The
Y.nkes army.
wHrszY RArIoss TO FHE YAEEEEs n FAOSF PE-
TsRsBURG
The Bsllmore AmsricaH Of the 18Th COnyncss Us
As tSe Yankees IL front OF Petersburg reaPirg the
foil bene6, Of he malaria Of she Jamss aud ApPom A.
tok. /: says. desPOndingly
As sanitary msasuse AID to ecuDterao. the efforts
Of m,las en- the troops serving in ihe DsPArtmsn. Of
ths S9u.h during the warm months, the Medical De-
par.msns has directed that WHISKY With quinne in
psoT hyaolie doses fhR be issued 30 ms men, particu
larry those ou.duy in districts especially maa5ious or
On excessive fatigue duty only on the recOmmC nda oa
Of tbs senior medical of,er Of tho disSo, in which
service is performed The distribution Of whisky to tie
men performing only ordinary Edgue duty has been
dscoatinued."
Ulysses has determined, learn, to draw bis full
Fahons Of the prelcrbei snti-6ilOus, ans.ague and
fever remedies bat upon the advice Of bis surgeon will
drink tho whisky himself and give Il quuine to Cuy,
biz eoOrei orderly.