Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-12
THE NsRS
FRoN PETERSBURG.

While Ulysses Is q visit 60 the Potomac, al cor
tnues too dull for paragraph in fFcnt Of Peters
burg. Passengers who cams By the trAia yesterdsy
evening" said that Il quiet ell day tha' one We
tempted forget that there Was even the remnant CT
YAskee Army in the neighboEhOOd Of the "OoSka5e
Uy." Both the Express o! yesterday morning aud tie
special telegram to cur Evening Edition, received at
R0Oo report thai the Yankees are contracting their lines
aud exhibiting materially diminished front. This il
especially esse on the snemy's loft, while on bis
rg1. Ii ia vary evident that he has sent away Goa
sderabls force.
The Express says "shs strange to ssy, the Yankees
have thrown bus few shells into Petersburg since Mon
day week"
We inclined to tbrk that tSs calm does not pre-
cage coming storm, but simply means bat the jig /
up, or to dsea:d sgure tbst he siege is failure and
the Yankees busy in getting ready clip away. bag
end Baggage, Il Robert Lss will only 1t them.
Itth ere really tired of the country, AID want to
90 homs, Il wouli be cruel in him 20 give them a
ere in their rear Be OaSht rather throw old shoe
alter them ans wish them good luck and prosperous
vOysge to Yankeeland. We shall, however, see what
We shall see and s therefore useless to speculate
Toe explosion still remains e mystery With the Pc
ter b5rgera We explained is 10 yesterday even
ing's tdition to our Own satisfaction at least.
The report that two OF Grants corps have already
gore Maryland, is ststed upon good authority and is
very generally credited along our lines.
HlaE OF TIE BUREISG - tbs sKDDoN HoUsE.
Too INCH psou n-nei eauCot in opinion, be
given 10 the acts # demon sn o. the Yankees in this Wa
1, is en- his thst have gwen, IL this column
fUoa have REACHED rs with minuteness o. detail
wheh has seemed unnecessary, no 6oub, TO those who
torg that they will form toe dark picture of the his.
Ory Of sur present tloody struggle for country, home
and exstsroe. L ch additional incident recorded by
~ gosI 10 COW nee he Southern people that the iez
talioEs and she code Of Alfred, any thas jus
Ii al could have framed or that which now obtains
approval smcrg any civilized psopla Of any race or
'opgae-suts the peculiar oas3 Of the Yankee mon
Erels.
We make these remarks by way of introducing adii-
lion flcs in connection with the burning of Nrs Sed-
doa's house, which received through her brother,
who l. jus; from ho place.
Tss bou's Was b1raed about dark during
raia-and only tvcn'y minu'es were nlOsed
Ter, WITH her little children and Der mo her,
Mrs. Little Who bss slsssdy reached four SEQ e
years and is esss med BY oil uhO know her one OF
be lcysli's, emory TIE many lively eyed mAtrOns Of
EAstsFl yirginia-sO vseate tie premises Mrs ,ddOO
was thus comp llsd TO oosO b. de light Sha: little
the VandS5 would PERM TO rsseae from TIE flames.
Tbs gallant perpetrators OF the deed commanded
By Gen Graham, Who burned sndOD, on the jane.
Re appointed drunken Pennsylvania Mi Or, Whean 10
execute tho besssy order Of Butler. They came in two
rua5oa,sbe Jassup and the Burnside. All the officers
refused TO give their names except Whslln, who vas
coo drunk TO be prudent The oVsrseer, whom they,
b tho way threatened 10 Kill, recognized one De
JonTine, WOO had been thee before as the command
ing officer ofOns Of the guRboas The names Of the
Ohsr tEee 8 connected with tbs shameful transaction
we're not discovered.
sES NAHOsEs CoSsaATULArORH ADDRESS 10 HIS
DIYIsIoS.
Gen Malone issued the following spirited address to
bis Division, = testimonial Of bis appreciation of
their heroic performance on the memorable SOsh of
July, when Grant, by exploding bis famous mins, ur-
,derIook 70 cary our deisnces By surpiss.
l. Tta glorious oOnduci Of the three brgsdes Of Il
D s0D, hah0ne's, Sanders and Weights, (nd ssDeci
ally Of the hst tEo,) employed the S0h July in Il
1suso1 Of tbs enemy ircm his possession Of part
OF cur lines elsewhere taaE upon our Own immediate
front, ard the magni6cs results achieved in she ex
souOn Of the vera devolve upon tie undersigned toe
EVER pleasing Oaics Of TendeIing BIS thanks and con-
gFstulasiors
The immor'sizsd BeauregaTd has praised you Your
gratitude fer yCur invaluable seTv this occasion,
ana Their sdmirat0u Of the spirited manner in which
yous duy approached and performed
Toe enemy lad sprung HI, frat mice in the new
plan b. which be seeks 10 penetrate our lines; he
had gained possession Of the crater ana tie
Hofks; he had previously massed three corps and
iuOns Of another, % proiecuts biz anticipated
cts and be had given ths order for the advance Of
bis crO-d,d huC; bu, fortunately Tor The hour, you
hsd made the grOuad
With the tread Of veterans and the determination Of
men, you Charged The EOrks upon which he bad planted
the hated hlg. The integrity o. the Wbole line Was by
your Vi!or psoUP y c-'sa7is0ed; he eaemys grand
tHr TO psUetT4te sigsa.y defeated aud re-
Iults achieved unp raelsd 10 tbs history OF war ahen
e0mpaeed your saeugIh and the losses you suE led
With eB tlan force Of 8 600 ti5ieats aud with
cssu y ist OF SOS you killed 700 Of bis people and
BY MS oEn accounts wounded 0vsr three thOusal d.
esp,used lOl prisOatrs eub' aeiug 81 officer,
n ot nds eolors, guid0ns aud 9i6 sssd sha Arms.
Tasss The uls Of the noble work Whrh you per-
formed, aud which tntte yous bar ner scroll honor
abs deeds TO ,be inscr ptOa
'TAs Cratsr, Petersburg SOFA July, 1884"
II While thus We have 80 mach cause for eorSratu-
Dai0n aud pleasure, let nCt and never .rrcet the
mOFy of the no0le sPirts who fell in the Curious
work, whose conssnmatioa spared 70 establish
and commemorate.