Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-27
THE NE VS..
HAVE WE A GENERAL AMONG uss

Wing establishment, because We write war items, as
cuss the merits OF Generals aud speculate learnedly
about saents, adits gAcis, flank movements, enhAde
6res, strategic movements, etc.
Polite walters, too, when visit restaurant clad
In everyday sui: Of gray, salute US Ia nliairs
"CaptAiD," and If perchance, on special occasion
We happen to don Sunday suit Of blue they never
fail to dub Colonel The invlrable nstqlence Of
this latter circumstance Is that our lean purse nstnc-
lively opens and the American gentleman of African
descent becomes the posssssor of last ragged Con-
| fsderate dollar.
Now, imjgins or surprise and chagrin when we
opened the Columbia SJuth Carolina Guardian yester-
day and saw our worthy colleague, who has just re-
turned from bAsty visit to that attractive city, prOmi-
nenty gazetted in its columns Sc General John
g. ue-the chmond Agent Of the Press ISOLATION"
| Somebody must promote Us.
FROM PETERSBURG.
The telegraph contains III glorious tidnRs that the
star Of A. P. Hill is again in the .ndAnt and that
by one OF those dashing rear movements which made
Jackson immortal he has given Grant afcrease OF the
grand whipping which is in store for him.
The enemy must have anticipated some such dem
onstrAton on our part, the Express OF yesterday
Gays:
"Por several days past the enemy has shifted heavy
bodies OF troops from the right around to the lett OF
his lines as if in anticipation of some movement on the
part of the Confederate forces, to further
offensive operations himself. Bodies OF troops have
only been transferred from the lines south of the
Appomsttox but also from Buffers department. in Ches
| tel ied county"
On Tuesday afternoon 81 irited cavalry engagement
occurred TlOtsOn's farm extreme right about
miles from the city. Our pickes at that point
ven in by the enemys cavalry In large force, when
an engagement ensued-n which the advantages
NAMED on our side. The engagement short bnt
spirited. The enemy driven back with considerable
loEs Our loss about seventy.
The Yankee headq larters, learn, era now at the
Yellow Tavern, six miles from Petersburg.
Cant has sgan commenced Smelling the city from the
river batteries.
The Express says that the Yankees have resumed their
old habit of burniug private dwellings. II gives Mr..
Perkins, who resides near the Yellow Tavern one Of
| the heaviest sufferers.
| Nothing in addition to what was Efready known by
telegraph was recsived by the train last night from
Petersburg, concerning the brilliant movement per-
formed by A. P. Hi, ThursdIy evening. Hls route,
We learn, was up the Dnwiddie county road, thence
across the COuatry to the Stony Point road, which
II
despatch tells the rest
Fify.nine of the prisoners captured by Pickett near
Chester. we're brought in yesterday evening. They
accompanied by two deserters, who had aVailsd
III smselTss Of the provisions Of Order 66.
| sEH. LEEs OFFICIAL DEsPAIcH.'
| TIE War Department received the following official
despatch from General Lee last night:
HEAD QUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIRaIML,
August 20, 1884.
Hon. J. A. SEDDoE, Esq, Secretary of War:
G .nsral A. P. Hill attacked enemy in his in.
trenchments at RssmS Station yester lay evening, and
at the second assault carried bis ettre line. Cooks
and MeCrae's North Carolina Brigades under General
Heb, ard Lanes North Carolina Brigade of Wlco1's
DIVISION vi der General Conuor with Pegrams Artillery,
composed the assaulting column.
One line of breastworks was carried by the Cavalry
undtr General Hampton, with great gallanry, who
cOnr.bu ed largely to the success of the day.
Seven stands of cOlors thousand prisoners, and
nine pieces Of artillery, are in possession.
The 10 Of the enemy in killed and wounded is re-
ported to be hssvy-Ours relatively email.
Our profound gra isude s due to tie Giver of all VIC
tory, and our thanks to the brave men an officers
engaged. r. Z. LEE.
| MORN FROM WHEKLER.
On Saturday about four hundred Of Wheeler's COM
mand arrived at Athens with about eighty Yankee
prisoners aud eleven hundred aud Are beef catte-all
captured in the vicinity of Kingston, Ga. The cattle
1 vera driven towards Forsyth.
The Yankee prisoners are their way to Andsr-
sonvie.
l. il aaid that Wheelers troops were having every.
thing their own way. No resistance had yet been
made to them.
| TIE APALAcHEE APPROACH TO MOBILE.
There are persons in Mobile who spprehend dam
ger to the city by way OF the Apalachee, WHICH, with
the Bokely, forms the Tensas river The U. s Coast
Survey Olar Of 1906 puts the depth of this river at
A. feet The vessels that can navigate it must be of
very thlloW draft
FR n AfLAHTA.
We learn from O gentleman just from Atlanta that
from all that he observed whilst there and from
saton with officers high in command. there is
abe doubt that the plaza will continue to be held against
all the Efforts Of the enemy to capture it.
CONTEMPLATED ATTACK ON MOBILE.
The Tribune of the 90 b. published before the fall of
Fort Morgan again urges n-combAanis to leave the
city, in view of the approaching attack IN the gulf
city, 1t estimates the available land for of thu enemy
at 20 OUO IN Wheh are lhcindeo the troops already on
DI phin Island and behind Fort Morgan, and those
lately Withdrawn rom Western TeIa, No gaans, Lou
isiaus from A. J. Smiths arm; in font OF Con. For
| rest
The Tribune is certain that before long, fOm present
appearances the Yankees gong to be oOls enough
to try the strength Of their heads against our fort cS-
TONS
Generals Gardner and Higgins are wide awake.
| WHsRH 10 HokGARg
Thu question has puzz ed the cursu4 mach OF late
as the quy to the identity of the map who butt the
bull off the bridge did their hquiAive predecessors Of
past generation Their curiosity will be messursbly