Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-14


We think It advisable The only qles ton Is as to
the expedieney. OF this our commanding General be
he Jones, Smith, "Or any other man. wiz judge.
RRoH MAfHEws.
We saw gentleman yesterday morning direct from
Mathews county who states that there have been 10
Yankee raiders in that region for some time end that
the people are nov enjoying temporary sta Of quiz
studO With the exception Of burnt mills empty smoke
houses and cr6s pllaged bans and hog pens mi
hogs the face Of the country is wearing its usual
appearance.
he reports that for fifteen days past Yankee trans
ports in greA. numbers AMI of unuiual size have b'cn
gorg up the Chesapeake bay He could MT say VIE her
they were loaded with troops hut the Presumption Is
very sroag that they taking reinIOrcem'nts to
the frightened Yankee army now defendng Maryland
aud Pennsylvania
Along the road beta(e1 Mathews and this ei y
he describes the condition Of things in many places
a. perfectly lsmentablr, ard thinks If a resident
who had been absent FOR a toe blindfolded and
taken home he would not recognize it. This is espe-
cilly The case in the counties of Kt9g and Queen and
Hanover.
TRcM HARDY.
A lubscriber sends US the following, dated jay h.
Excuse me for attempting to give you al sccOuat in
my poor way, of encounter with souC SIXTY Yankee
infantry. Ga the ssd inst, abOu. o'clock, A. H.,
Captain J. L. Bartlet. residence San Antonio, Ts1Rs)
commanding advance guard ucd,r General InbOden,
hearing Of some Yankees il 'front.' rode forward 10 see
They being ia ambush, shOt the Captain (Blrllett)
through the heal, killing him instantly. Our me1 soon
comius up surrounded t3s Yankees, tae Colonel Of
whom (Lsed) ordered the isoners to be shot, VII eh
order was immed ately executed ons worthy man and
non. combasGnt, Abraham Emmar', wh0 was shot
through the heat and died instantly.
We had time, in surrounding them, to kill but one
Yankee and wound another MORALLY. We also had
one wounded; having smined bis wound, t''nf i
no. mortal Wba' General InSoj y I. ~ with tls
wretch, Iced, have not understood Their Tory pilot,
John MOreland, who has been acting badly for long
time, i am sorry to say, got away. neral lmboden
destroyed few miles OF B. and O. Railroad and at
Freneh's DEPOT aud destroyed ironcsd by burning,
which made good deal of nOis, the shells exploded
which il contained He skO Destroyed several canal
boats and got the mules. This occurred on the 4th
ilssant and then started East 10 the direction Mar
tinsburg,
From CHARLESTON.
CHARLEsTON. July II b,
Via Petersburg, July lSh !
10 Gen. @. T. BsaUrtgard:
The enemy attacked Battery Sin pkins last night, and
we're repulsed We have driven them from John's
Island Their feet dropped down last night below Bat
terry Island All the available iorcs of the enemy from
jacksonville has been operating against this place since
the I'd instant. Major General Foster is commanding
in person. s. JCNEs,
MsjOr General.
A DASH ON RAMS STATION.
On Tuesday small body OF Yankee cavalry made
dash upon Rssms' Station, ard endeavOTed to surprise
cur troops stationed there They handsomely re-
plssd, however with the less Of a number killed and
uouatCd. The copy OF the Washington Chronicle o.
the lO.b from which publish extracts this morning
was found upon tie person OF Of the prisoners esp
tured.
TIE EEws At THE WAR DIPAkTMEST AND THE MILITARY
HEADQUARTERS.
A. nine o'clock last night the War Department aud
the varioys ltaIy headquarters located in this city
we're Wilhtu further reEs from Georgia, the Army of
Northern virgic.a, Mobile or Mississippi We therefore
take L. for granted that everything in all these quarters
remaiIs in StatH quo.
NAryland-mosheF Of the Oirrols and the HoWaris-
is tie absorbing theatre OF interest Nay her sos
prove As true now they did ia 70
YRoN PETERBURG.
Ag.ln, from information received by The Petersburg
train, We have to report, preceding dayP, "al
quiet yesterday"
The thslling not heavier than usual, and the
cit Isrs have learnt to look upon il piece OF harm
lees Am1sem snt on part OF the Yankees.
The FIRST Vaults CT THE MARYLAND INVASION.
Eight Yankee prisoners who wtr1 captured by hosby
At NOnecacy Junction, within three miles of Frederick
Cty, Nd, arrived at Lynchburg Sunday night Among
them s = son Of Hutusk, Of the lsrges. shipping
me chAns In New York city.
Two hundred and twenty add lionel prisoners cap
tursd q: Martin SSug, ard sixty captured a. Aide
LOudoun county, arrived there Monday.