Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-09

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BILL ANDERSON KILLED.
The Ht. Louis Democrat publishes series Of official
accounts to prove that Bill Anderson has been posi-
lively killed. II says:
Many doubted the accuracy Of the first statement
that the desperate guerilla Anderson killed. IL Was
feared that another had been mistaken for him. There
now remains NO uncertainty In the matter. Lieut. Ool
Ooxs Official report 70 Gen. Craig published By Us this
morning, shows that the killed busnwhaoker had been
conclusivsly identified &c Bill Andeason. Il is note.
worthy that his Identification equally convicts Sterling
Price Of completely In Andersons atrocies In reco2.
ing him as Confederate soldier.
CAPTURE or VALUABLE BLOCKADE RusHIR.
We had the following paragraph in the columns Of
the W arlington 0hrosicls the 9Th;
Yesterday, the Navy Department received despatch
from Rear Admiral Porter reporting the capture Of the
Engsh steamer Lady Sterling, on Friday night the 49,
OF October BY the United States steamers E,lus, Fort
jackson and Calypso with cargo of 800 bales of cot
Ton, having run out Of Wilmington.
The Lazy SArlng was beautiful steamer and this
was her 6rs. Trip SIZE was built By Ash, OF hllwan
London, for Thomas Sterling Bgbie (who has been
largely engaged In running the blockade,) and was
launched in June last The Lady Sterling Eco feet
opg 20 feet beam 10 feet deep, and s Represented to
be very last The vessel and cargo we're worth proba
by seven hundred and fifty or eight hundred thousand
dolars This makes the fourth steamer captured Of
Wilmington within Q brief period.
TEE o,nnAEDlR OF THE PGIvAgHER oHIcKAMAUsA.
We find in the recent papers received the following
skstch Of the commander of the Ohickamauga:
Lieut. John Wilkinson, O. 3. n, commanding the
Confederate prvateer Ohiokamauga born in, and
was appointed midshpnan from the State Of Virginia
10 entered tho sol vice tho Ism of December 1887
On the n OF November, 1850, he received his com.
mission as LieutenRnG IN Tic lifted States navy. In
1855 attached TO the Ooast Survey. He was OF
dsred In hs astsr part or thss year 70 the Sara
toga on the Home Station, where he remained until
November, 1857 when he ordered 10 the Norfolk
Navy Yard. Ia 1850 he was attached 70 the Ooas
SIVsy. Al me bisAkng out OF the rebellion he Wa
sill attached to Ihls and on board OF toe stea
mer UorHn, under insLI ucuons He Was one of the
10 enter the Ooafodeate naval service his oom.
mission First Lieu In that bearing date
June TO- 1861. Daring the ne has bean on speosi
duty cOALeos, naval d5fences along south
srn coast He stands number II the Uonfedsratt
Naval RsgisEr.
The following 10 & desof p:on Of the prvatssr t.
self:
Zoe OhicsamAugs Ia probably The blockade runner
E 18th, which lulo Wilmington about tne time the
Tallahassee returned 70 that port altar her raid few
months ago. l. Rnn0nc 81 not long sncs that IN,
Filth was preparing 10 c1mo out under new name.
CAPT. slMMEs AsAIE ATLoAT.
The New York Herald CONTAINS the FLOWING COM
municaIion:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 1854.
The following has jult becn received by the Govern
mem, in I9terence the plratca steamer 70 b.
commanded by the notorious freebooter Ssmmes:
UAIfID Stairs CONSULATE, LIVERPOOL
OoT. Is, 1864.
Sir-Ths English screw steam S,a King, Quiz. s
Glasgow in 1862 cleared for BJmbay, ana sailed from
A - wask wa(o
lfty IONS Of meal, and crew OF Al mtn in command
OF captain OobbetI. Mr. Ssco, q. d consular sgsnt
Dover, says he has reliable information that CAPITAL
5emmes Is 70 have this vessel From shat 10 known
This Office about the Sea King, lid ependent Of the in
formation u Mr. SRco have not the least doubt she
tie vessel the steamer u'el Is 10 meet and that Capt
Ssmmsr, Nih the officers, men and guns, taken out
she Laurel, will DO transferred 70 her. Their place
meeting Is not kaoRn to mo.
The Sea KDg Is q very fast, strongly built and Ia,
looking steamer, built Of wood with iron frame
AID oOppered about 1000 burthen, and 222 isei
long.
FRoM sHrlMANa's ARMY.
The Herald in its situation article, contains the fol
lowing ominOuI paragraph:
general Sherman.
TIoh sHnRIDA's ARMY.
Same silence touching S1eridAL's movements, save
only the gksfEd Vs@dt'oS'
There are no new movements In the Shenandoah
valley to notice, everything there being reported still
quiet. The guerillas are very active between Saeri
dams heaeq uarters and HArtinsburg.
HIws FROM TEE WEST COAST OF MIIIco.
We get the following from that distant quarter
which, although Of DO importance, does not lack In
terest
SAX ERAHoIs0o, Nov, 8, 1854
The steamer Johu L. Stevens from N zillan October
Is, has arrived, with $3.50 900 10 treasure.
Several prominent Aexicaas cine by her. having left
ztan 10 anticipation oil the speedy capture of the
place by the French feet. Nearly everybody at haz
Ian appeared DESTROYS that tho French would soon ar
rive and make cid Of the rule of the dsreLt chief
tans SUCCESSFULLY impovershiDg the people BY forced
contributors.
The principal French force in Western Mexico was
understood DO marching towards chihuahua the last
stronghold OF Juar aud 0rega.
OST-On Friday even ng last, Gold Ring.
- Boodstone vRrlegAtsd AImS, three uings,
deml lion motto, Are