Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-15

horses we're 9o exhausted follow the rebels into the
| mountains.
DKFEAT OF TIT REBBL GINS. McAUsLAHD AND BRADLEY
JoRNs0E-DL PATOHKs FROM aEE. KELLY.
CUMBIALAND, Nd, Friday, Aug. 5.
Gov. B ,rsman--nly force repolsed the enemy sgan
Yesterday at New Creek Gen. heC ISLANDS and Gen.
Bradley Johnsons force attacked that post at o'clock
pm. The fight continued till long after dark. The
enemy retreating during the night leaving their killed
add wounded The enemy loss severt; not heavy;
will not exceed twenty FIVE killed and hty wounded
The garrison made most gallant defence, under the
mmand OF Col. Stevenson, Col Hoy and Major Simp-
sen b. f. NELLY, Dng' uen'
NEW Geek, W. Va, Friday, Aug. 5.
Gov Boreu an have just arrived here. The enc
my were ectuaIy rspulssd and rapidly retIea!lDg
toward Mooreheld. We have saved West Virginia
from terrible soourgirg by this invading army OF re-
bels and inVadefe. b. \. hELLzY,
Brig. Gen.
BALTIMoRE, Tuesday, Aug. 9-midnight
We have heard nothing 10 day from the Valley.
REPoRTED RAID en- BUFFALO
telegram dated Buffalo, n. Y, III inst, says:
The Commercial Advertiser, of this afternoon, has
further particulars sboSt the rep ted rebel raid on this
o.ty.
Il appears that the Provost Marshal Of this city, from
various reports, led to believe that the rebels in
Canada had oIglnzsd an expedition 10 burn BuffIo
aud destroy the the canal locks az Lockport.
H. laid the matter before Major General Dix, who
sta ed that he was aware Of the existence of such
plot but vas unable TO provide auy means to defeati;
but no advised that measures be taken here as the ext
gency of the causemay require.
The public are uusdvsed of any means Of defence
having been taken as yet.
Its rero:tsd that Major Fargo has protested against
the reno val of the Seyenihfourth regiment from here
which has been ordered for one hundred days duty.
REsIGNATIoE OF SECRETARY STANTON.
a. colln .oh
WAsH1EGroN, Aug. "a Cabinet meeting was held
to-day at which questions of State policy OF than
ordinary interest and importance discussed Il Is
confident ally stated by those who ara On intimate po
ltical and social relations with different members Of
the Clbnet that Secretary Stanton has resigned and
that the President has accepted his resignation. Il is
not however positively known that such is the fact.
TIE FAILURE BKToRE PETERSBURG.
Els undersood that Generals Meade and Bnrnaide
seyeray cast the blame OF the last asco before PeterE
burg on each other Il that on the nigh before
the attack certain notifications made by General
Meade 10 the plan OF assault which had been agreed
With Gen. Burnside. The latter Claims that this gave
HIM the notion that "Gso. Meade" would personally be
present 10 superinend the attack; but t1 result
that neither Meade nor Burr side were THERE al az
operation which, of all others, demands the personal
presence intelligence end inspiration Of the leader Ct the
army Was left helpless far
The Court of Irqury, nov in session in the case,
will il is 10 bs hoped, develop all the iaoLs and Elk
Il blame where it properly belongs.
osPIURK Of A RIBEL TRAIN.
On Sunday rebel train was seen beyond Aide, Lou.
don county, Va. The rebels al detached some OF
their wagons, loaded with plumber, from the main body,
and moved in an easeJy direction from the mountains
and in the meantime followed by body OF Union
cavalry, who were not however, in sufficient force to
make an attack. AT or neGT Aide, the Union force
was augmented by about 60 cavalry, IN Ter command
- ~ lac vho had mn in a Tho nh
fore, was attacked and some 25 wagons loaded with
Rraip were tiken ThoEe In charge of the train aban
doned It,
GEN. HALLIcK DEsPoNDTEf.
The Hsrdlds correspondent at Washington says:
The few who have acctss TO General Halleck make
no secret his veWs Of the present crisis Dat
despoI ding. He expresses himself grateful thai the
responsibility Tor the situation ia on other and higher
shoulders THAI his own. Il seems the moment he heard
that the Lynctbpg expedition ad been beaten back by
superior forces sent from Gen. Lees army he warned
his superors that immediate Northern invasion might
be looked for. Tho warning was 70! credited at the
time nor were any preparations made to reost il until
the enemy were in Maryland It thus happened Il o.
If General Early hid advanced directly upon Wssh-
irgton without hating to plumber, the oily
forces he would have found behind the vast crcumYa-
atipg works Of this city would have besn about four
taousasd fVe hundred Of the invaijs or veteran
serves together with bemulous armed fabbe OF about
seven or eight thousand scared militia and clerks in the
public HI ,es OF the veteran reserves about twohirds
we're actually fit for duty but could these have oon
tended with any hope oil success against the thirty
thousand rebel veterans who we're without the walls
and the scared fs Aforesaid and the reliable
sion population who we're WithnP These matters may
now be safely talked of, Washington is abundsntly
defended aud abba to resist, wi proper management,
ali the forces of the rebel Ooniederacy II has been SO
only very lately.
TEX PoPE ARD The CONFEDERATE fTATEs.
A correspondent writing from Rome II the Agenee
Havas says "Mgr. Lynch, Bishop of Charleston, Who
has been sent Gus by the Coniederates in aspeca dplo
matte capacity the Oours Of the Holy Sse, has had
audience of the Pope. lie bad already, on tie 80 b
nit had an interview with Cardinal An one and it s
said that Bishop Lynch coming only in the character
of a dignary # The @ urch, avoided all suson to
pocs in this conversation. Il is however, we'll known
that the Holy See entertains prooune sympathy for
the Confederate States. Ga lac occasion, the Holy
Father when urged to consent to his photograph being
taken on some cards which it wa intended to distribute
a, cha liable meeting at New York, ia said to have
written on the clrds the following sentence with his own
hand: Mite glddiaa tpaa ia VdgiHda 81 Deus paciS
ert tset Put up thy sword into into its sheath and
| tnc God of peace shall BIO with ttee.'"
|. tbs FRERoH ON THE ALABAMA AND KEARsARGE.
Thu Paris PIesse says: "Our readers have not for
gotten that artillery commission was appointed alter
The gsment between the Kearsarge and the Aabr:
ma IN Examine the results OF that engagement in
neetiou with the armament OF our vessels. This COM
mission. under the presidency of Wee Admiral Ddelot,
has iust finished its report, which is said 10 be very
remarkable one II asserted that certain parts OF this
document will moi be Published account of their
6dentia character Il appears that ihs conclusions of
| the commission will modify somewhat The system
hitherto f, owed By lead especially to fresh arma
msn of our srmor plated ingstes which are TO receive
il il said guns OF mu3h larger cal than those they
| are at present provided with"
TIE RIoALL or GEN. McLKLLAN.
petition ia being largely Bigned intended to be pre-
sented to the President asking him to again call Gan
Mcclellan into active service, it being the universal i'm
preston that this popular General could rally 90 00C
volunteers to standard This if acceeded to, would
render draft unnt cessary besides meeting all pressing
military exigencies.
| BIT OF ROMANCE.
Just before the army crossed the James river, ant
oorrs in vicinitv CHARLES