Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-12
PROM PENNSYLVANIA.


The Wa hiDgtol correspondent of the Times COM
municates the following dated the 7:h irs.:
Isdi,ult 10 ascertain where the rebels are posted
bu, the impression among military men .era is that
Collision viii take place near hddheoEn, abou. twelve
miles north Of Frederick.
Gen. Huater has been superseded BY Gen. Sheridan
in the comuand OF the army operating on the Upper
Po.Omac. n j. Gen. Couch has returned from Pits
burgh and is a. his headq larteEs ID tsia city.
RuMoRED. MovEMENr LGAISsT WHEELING EARLY BLING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REPORTS.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 7-945 P. II.
1t is reported here taas force of rebels Gloss
ing tho Potomac yesterday bsIond Hancock, and we're
gong in the direction OF Wheeling The su-
hory save bal Early has been ia being reinforced
ey Lopg corps and that Wheeling ia the point
10 be aimed as We have no means OF ascettainiDg
TIE reab ty of this report but Ihink it is rather
reliable.
tax WAR IN THE soUTRwKsT.
ST.. LOUIS, Sunday, Avg. IA Fort LeaveDworth
despstch TO the Democrat says that express IRON HI
lev briggs advces If tae lac Indian raid
Ger. Blunt had arrived at Fort Riley aud assumed
oommr nd of the new district, embracing the troubled
region. The N Vemsnts of tn IldiAns seem 10 have
been precopeered and is believed that bel emis5E.
res inCed them to action. Al all events, white men
taYe been among them.
The indisc,imioste Issuing of rstidns by the Com
mandant OF Fort Llrned made the Indians very in
sclent.
TIE Government train vas Gro ID at Cora Greek,
aud saved.
-Four companies Of the First Colorado Cavalry arrived
al Fort Larnsd on che u h ut.
Ooli. Pice and S1ott, Of the Fourteenth and FIJI
teen,h Klasss Militia, at the pqlst OF Gen. OnrIis,
mustered 500 mounted len or their regiments a.
Smokey Hill, end saved the frontier settlements rom
attack The Iadisns a Low scattered part OF them
going south the remainder toward the Pztte RIVER
GEN Curtis has about 500 cavalry ard militia in pur
suit and making every ef1:t to meet the fur her move
ments Of the savsges.
FAoM Nav oRLKANs-oRDER FOR THE ENEoLMEsT OF
TIE MILITIA.
The loIowingi the latest ness received from New
Oselns:
Nav 0PLEAks Sunday, July 81
Very little business il doing hers at present. The
news of SheImans progress, aud the cOn quent de-
cline If god 10 New York has unset I'D the malketa
Quotations are nominal without masera change
Gen. Cllbys order for the enrolment Of the militia
has created intense excitement in secessionis Gil clss
but there e no escape for them
Since the firing above VCksburg upon the Clara ell
by which ihree men we're killed and nine wouu ded,
every hing has been quiet the Mississippi far
heard from.
Several schooners and luggers are reported 10 be
cruising in Lake Pon;chart ain capturing and burning
6shirg sloops.
The captain of the tug boat Sentinel reports that she
chased 70 the southwest fa8b lOOh-
ing steamer, baIqne- -ggtd and painted black. The
rebels assert that she was the Electric Spark, which
had been fitted out pirate, and that she has since
run into hobill bay.
TAKKTE RAIDS IN FLORIDA:
The Hilton Head correspondent OF the Times writes
as follows under date Of August I'd:
U til within two weeks, affairs in florida have been
very quit BY ordsr of n j1t General Foster, some
recent raids made by General Brney have served n'
vest tho disIt with something OF that interest which
attached 10 il at the time General Seymour was In G. IN.
mand few days ago General Brney sent small
force OF infantry and cavalry operate the limo OF
the Fernaadina RiilroRd. Toe force Embarked on
boats at Jacksonville, and proceeded to the mouth II
7 out Creek, where they landed. On the march
toward the railroad they destroyed two bridges,
crossing e branch of Trout Ofeek. The railroad
vas reached. at poiLt c,ll C4nehan StIton.--
Here brief tkirmgb occurred which resulted In the
euRmy's defeat, with loss TO Of only oDs man
wounded The enemy lefs two killed on the field At
the tOn two and he telegraph cce were destroy.
cd, and number OF horses and q large quantity OF
nall arms and stores we're captured. Having accom-
plished this tee force returned 70 Jacksonville. On
Satu day. the Esd ult cxenfiye expedition elt
jacksonville and proceeded up the st. johns In trans-
ports to Taylor Ford on Black Greek 10 coustq1eaee
OF the few steamers at the disp0tal of Gen. Bfoey she
entire force did not arrive at Tayors Ford until Nom
day night Tho landing Effected without osposihon
On the part Of tbe rebels, On Saturday column sd-