Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-23
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Five hundred aud thirty Ave Yankee prisoners, in
GLIDING Colonel and other com nissioned Off
crI of lower gr4dss were brought over on box car
traiu this morning from Petersburg. These we're por.
tim of RE 700 captured by US on Thursday.
From the best information We could gather from
passengers, We conclude that We failed 10 drive the
Yankees from the Weldon road, which, we take 1t for
granted was the main OIL cs of our attack yesterday
upon the enemy's intrenchmsnts.
We regret to hear that Big. Gen Saunders, Of Ala
bams, was killed.
COL JOHN SCOTT, CT LOUISIANA
In selected artirl, 10 the Evening Wig OF Satur-
day giving some late news of operations in Louisiana
mention il made Of Sol. Jack SCOT" With bis 200
cavalry This needs correction. In Louisiana the
veteran and gallant Colonel OF the LIT cavalry, We learn
from citizen of that State, s never called Jack, lu
ia slvsys ,oken of as John Scott, does he con-
mand the 1900" cavalry, unless as prisoners OF war to
bis regiment Thas concern is Yal kso one, gotten
IN BY one G Mo Scott, dandy New York tailor, Who
inspired equally by love for the cold hlg and the hope
e nlunder Vallianty abandoned his shears ard goose
10 raite command Of mounted piagers, upon which,
through pupsrstous reverence for his craft for the
mystic number nine, he dubbed the mime Hundred"
though he probably gave it out tina. he got the idea
from the famous Six Hundred of Gen. Lacan, OF Baak-
lava memory piece OF impudeuce every way De-
oomiIR Yankee snipe, aud which must provoke annie
of contempt from every admrsr Of the heroic men wac
vent through that memorable sCene. But no matter
what may have been the origin OF the title conferred
moon this band of Nav York thieves and blsckgusrds,
It would seem that John Scott and his gslant Louis
ianians have cu ssshed aud BLASTED" it TO tie Goth
am tailol5 perfect amusement
THE slIGE OF oHARLEsFoN.
The Yankees still batter away at Charleston and Fort
Sumter The Mercury Of the ISL the four hundred
and. seventh day of the bOmbardment, says: "From
P. NJ on Tuesday until the hour yesterday, l2l
shots were red at Fort So inter- Sllvsns Island feed
IS shots at Battery Gregg, TO which Battery Wtgler
replied with Ss :hots.
..Oolone Jno + Lay returned from Port Royal Ferry
last evening, bringing with him one surgeon and egSt
uriyates, exchanged on Tuesday last"
ERoM MISSISSIPPI.
The Misslssippau (J4ckson) publishes the FLOWING:
Oxford, August 1l.-Gsn. Forrest run the Yankees
on. of Oxford at half at O'Clock last night with his
crutch.
No enemy Is to bs seen this sida If AbbeVile.
o.Ss.
FROM MOBILE.
There has been nothing of special interest received
from Mobile since the repulse of the Yankees on the
I6h.
Msior CurreI, we learn from the Tribune received
this morning. went under ag of truce to the Hartford
FArragus asg ship on the i3shtu: was unable TO e.
fsos an exchange of Fort lines prisoners because they
had been sent to New Orleans.
Not an officer of Fort Gaines nor man MSS Injured
in the capture of that pacs. 0ly few caui.es &C.
CURED in tho trivil picket sbening on "Wednesday
night before the capituation Five or six were killed
aud wounded Among them no officers.
Admiral Buchanan was doing well at Pensacola on
the l0h.; It was thought that hii leg would be
saved Captains Johnston and Murphy we're well
The following IL the disposition of the naval prison.
es:
LIST OF NAVAL oFTIosRs sEEF 10 PENSACOLA.
Admiral Frank Buchanan; Commander James
Johnson; Lieutenant L Bradford Lieutenant
Wharton; Fleet Surgeon B Conrad; Assistant Sur
geon BOWles; I'd Engineer 0Counell; Masters
Mate W A Forrest; do do Il Carter
LIST OF NAVAL OIFicERs sIST TO NEW oRLEANs
I'd Lieut. Robinson; "a Leu. Med ernot ;
lat Lieut. Marines, D G Rsn,y; Jos II Walker, Acting
Master; J DeAahy, 60 de-; G Parrip, haster
Geo W chsrdsoD, Assistant PAymalter; Geo ID LIN
dig, lst Assist Eugneer; John Hays, I'd do do;
Fitzpatrick, 81 do do; Geo LaugdOn, II do do; John
Appsgate, 81 do DO; W Patterson, 81 do do; VIM
Rodgers, do do W Brsnton, Sd do do; DsA D ok
SOL, Midshipmsn; Marcus Bsebe, Masters Nate Geo
Cohen, Psymssteis Clerk; ] Fitzpatrick, Steward :
John NJ CRAZY, BOAlswain; H smi h, Gunner.
YIGaT In KAsr TEEHEssKE WITH BU5HNuAcEpBs
Major Toole, now in command Of The Sd Tennessee,
attacked and completely routed a camp Of some 800
B ickwhackers at Fall Branch, in Washington county,
Tennessee, Wednesday, the 10 inst. he killed three.
wounded six, and captured 10 also, 20 horses, equip
meuts arms, eto.