Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-14

Kingston or Rome Atlanta is perfectly secure 10 us,
and this army Is better of than In camp.
w. I. SHERMAN, Major Gsnerai.~
FROM MISSOURI.
Price was still keeping up the excitement In Missouri,
being at last accounts within ten miles of the capita
of that State:
The following Is the RralGs despatch on the sub.
ject:
ST. LOUIS, Oct 9-Offsia despatches from Jefferson
CiIy state that the advance Of Price from the Usage
river to koreau creek ten miles from Jefsrso1 CITY,
on the 7th spiritedy contested by our cavalry
considerable number Of the enemy were killed and
wounded.
On the morning of the 9Th the rebels drew up In line
of battle before our works. but, after being well pep
pered by Batteries moved of towards the west and
followed by our forces Elk miles, receiving sharp
pu lishment from them.
A detachment of the Sixth Missouri militia, under
hsjor Montgomery, attacked camp Of three hundred
rebels under Hldebrand at TylsiI Mills 81. Francis
| county, and killed thirty.one OF them.
FAox KENTUCKY.
Some mysterious move m ant is going on In Kentucky
the result Of Whch cannot st present be Anticipated
The following which find in the Herald Is but the
forerunner perhap, of more important movements:
CLAsKsyILLs, Osi. ., 1854.
General Lyon, with foroe estimated at from three
cusand 70 seven thousand men, attacked Hopkinsvle
- savan o,clook this m ornpp and demanded an mr.
conSitionsI surrender vhon was refu ed nv Colonal
Johnson The 6gnt lasted four hours when the rsbes
retreated. The rebsl loss eight killed and fifteen
| or twenty wounded. Our loss was Elk wounded.
YANKEE ACCOUNT OF TEE AYHAIR AT RIoroATowN.
The following is the Yankee account of Mosby's at
tack of the construction train and supports at Rector
toxn.
| ~
| pscio,torn And trains Laye reoently m, nstvssn
Warrington and Alexandria and that polnL-
Msjor Wen Z, the superintendent OF the ROAD, when
near RscGortoWn last Friday discovered that u email
portion OF the Track mao Deem torn up ana promptly
commenced repairing Il, when he aud his party wsIe
hrsd upon by gueEila.. Moth sths.andng this attach
they oJnnueo their Woik unu IL WRs completed. SsI I.
eral shells exploded near the iaborers bu. there
no casualties, and the IAN etcspsd without dansge-
o. another day last neek lAborer who had been sent
out 10 make repairs was te ed by guerlas and taken
70 the woods where he was robbed OF number of let
tsrs which mad been given to hun TO briog TO Was =
ngson. He was uin shed with rec'pt for them, ana
| snen res'otsu W nDet.y. .-..,
bs mo,nipr The dent OF ths Msnssa,r ross
had starteo on the way 10 Pedment, Or beyond that
the road. When q mile and nall the other SIDE oil
White PiAiLs, Whica Is aooui ntiy ,elghs miles IRON
torn up. parry Of gasrillas At once fired ia'o the
taaHsn1 IA Ri. H. Ioodr,t,r snd
Uolou eli Fulr, formerly OF Toe 18th Michigan Voul-
eets VINO mad come ou on the lran 10 ACC lie expe
renos AZ a conductor An engineer in aleo r,ported
flied MIR Gssoott. the agent AID A pumbsr Of ORR
ERE sounded Ater execatne tbei, mn rds,ons -o,t
the omar iIas fsd. A car WAS sent ont finn Whit
Plain, and the Killed and wounded we're rsmovsd 70
whence tney will bs brouzh, 70 Washington
,.,a,,, w,.,,u :, n,,os,or.
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Tae A"a'S SAYS
We learn that the nobls ftigate lbash, 4S gus,
Capt. John D. Camp, while On ner passage from Pori
)yal, went ashore Oh the Frying Pau Snoas off the
coast of North Carolina, and remained in that erlous
poston eight hours AL her shot ana shell were thrown
overheard 10 tighten her; but che unable alcns to
ex cate herself from her rcuoles T6ey were about
20 throw overheard her battery when one of the vii
mipgton blockade TO her ASSISTANCE and she was
got Of but not without damage to her hull. There
vas heavy sea running a. the time and she pounded
her bottom badly tbs shoals causing Der to leak In
a g. rious manDer. None OF the officers or crew were
injured. The Wabash is now lying &c Hampton r sd,
wxo,x min v,nvr