Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-28
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FROM PKFKReBURG-ALL QulRf.
We make synopsis Of the situation article Of the
Petersburg Express Of yesterday which remarks thai al.
boueb Yesterday was the 42i day Ohs pretended siege
Of Petersburg By Grant, The day passed CT without any
sxotsmeut or interesting event whatever. Il is The
universal testimony OF oeers and men that there never
vas more quiet day in the trenches. sssresly
TAR shell was thrown and he usual Pisksi firing seemed
20 have been abandoned.
D.ssrtsrs and others from the entmy's lines, con-
tnus 60 . ass that the enemy Il mining, but this Is
sloE tedious and uncertain business at best and ex-
ess DO ser Of unsasires with those for whose bsnsh
his mining opera ions are especially intended
The ruth OF the matter is that ant has exhausted
AL he e1psdenls and resources Of his great military
brain and our opinion s thas he has no definite plan
of operations nov in Lil mind, aud knows not what 70
do. He has tried every possible read 10 Richmond,
from the Rlpdaa 20 the soeta sids Of che james River
and has been most gnAy dsOouassd in eve Instance
Hsa however, of eOurse, ashamed 70 pull up stakes
and gait, bu our word for il, has 10 nOsS hope OF
capturing Richmond than he hAs Of taking JsddO or
the City II M,x'co.
Ire Express earns b. letter, that Grant has sstAb-
lshed line Of .elsgrapA frCm bis headquarters, near
Oily pint to Portsmouth and Norfolk, and thence 10
Fortress Monroe. Ever since the line Wa pas up TIE
wires have been cut average about thee timesa
week which has been . source Of llttlS annoyance
70 The irass6ls L.su.eaAat Generals
He has sndssTOrsd TO sld Ous in vain the PerpesrA
tors Of the mischief hut reiAhatOsy measure, has
olnhnsd in Fort PoEha,an the Rev. 4. y. hurdaugt,
VILLAIN Rafia, cid Mr. BArbAn, and Joan J DCA, 4 q,
the Postmaster at CAbin Point Thee stE ms no d.
cla-ss, shA be hsli As hostages aud II TIA wires
again Gu, they are be executed, and every buils
vltnin Ave miles OF Cabin Point committed 70 the
flames Mr. EurdAugh il Uidsly known In all this sec
Hoa a. Mniser of she Protestant Episcopal (huOh,
and the other three gentlemen naTed are represented
% b most worthy and ssdmabls sitEsnG
Grant has nos the shAdo0 Of proof that either OF
thsse gentlemen have ever inserfersd with bis toe,
grapae wires and YET be drAgS them rushlsssy from
thelr homes aud plAgSs them IN coudlemenL The EK
pess thinks that in this and Oh simlsr oAsea toe Govern
ment ought 70 reiahite, and thas too very promptly
Il says: e" Let TOUR pfomine0t Yankee Cf6sers be i'm
mediaely placed IN c!Ose teOn6ntmlnt, and il Grant
does exeCuo bis hress iet abe Yankee officers swing
4 staHisr Toe ls< iali0Ril mast be Tigiy enforced
An eve Tor AN eye aad tooth for teO.n 10 the only
way % deal with the semi-baFbarOu5 foe are now
fighting.
sENA JOHNSTON AND HOOD.
The Atlanta Appeal says: Wnsn the order Of the
Presidsn. neying General JOhnltOa and placing Gen.
Hood in cormsad Of the army became known, the
three Lieut. Generals, Hardse, Hood and ssWAIt, un-
ted in sending telegram 10 tie President represent
Ing the unpFopioui effect that Ugh, be prOduesd by
change Of commanders a. this critical moment and
respectfully urging reconsideration Of the matter
TIE Presideat declined to do 50, and the Gentras
hEVi0g given eGpEes 70 their Convictions Asn &C
corded 70 the new commander their prompt support,
that the army might BE- 4 uuis before the enemy, AID
every uus solder vii honor and follow beF s1ahps.
IMPORTANT DIscLosUEE
Tue Confidential Circular OF General Foster discl9ses
that TIE Ea0spor. feet Hheh sailed from HioR Head
lately aad vas go dsastrousy defeated on James Eds
TO and Johns IslndI, wa the sIpsddoH htelJ Htsd
on The North in oonjuuOtOa with the Contemplated
attack on Noble.
VIZ LOSE ToUR GUaB NEAR DEEP BOTTOM.
The sensation item yesterday evening was the re
ported capture Of four of The guns Of The RoCkbrdge
Artillery BY the enemy, In the neighborhood Of Deep
Bottom on the north-side Of the James, Upon invest
gator, found, 70 our regret ha. Il was true Like
tss Aabama" hOEsvsF, they were lest in dcipg coed
service having materially ntariered with the naVigs-
tiOa Of The Jams by the Yankee transpOrR.-
Toe facts, Learn, from . source deemed reliable,
are theses Yesterday morning. when the fog cleared
Away, Abou. o'clock, our artillery detachment
on duty Eear "P,Ilnan's gate" found thai the
enemy in heavy force had ou,alnksd them. They i'm
msdatsy lOOks4 the safety Of their horses, (seeng
that their guns must be sbaadOned which they safely
brought ca Singular say, too they lost not man.
So VeGed were she men a. losing their fVorite field
pess that hey begged the infantry support to loan
than muskols and they would rstsks them The pieces
loss TOUR twenty pound Parrot guns Originally
captured BY ssoneWan Jackson a. Harpess Ferry
Tao enemy have them tor assessor. Some bright day
before the lsaves again turn yellow, or brave boy7
prsdict, viii retaks them. J., however, never see
tsen again, and continue to lose four of the sort
a week, the navigation Of The James BY the Yankee
transports must be attended to- L3t the Horse Marns
be increased.
4SRERMAE'S SOLDIERS As VILE as