Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-16

| lcut TO pieces, scattered, II not utterly de-
stroyed. Grant is at his wits end, unable
to take Petersburg, and full Of apprehen-
sion concerning Washington. These CAM
paigns are thus far miserable, diaastrous
failures. EArly in September, the term Of
service of the, three years men and the
hundred dsys' militia expires. Lincoln
needs an armistice of three months. For
during that period the men forced to enlist
under his last call will be drilled and dis
ciplined, and st the end Of that time be
will have another powerful army with
which to invade, pillage, deyastate aud
murder. By consenting to cessation of
Thostilitiss, we will give him q breathing
epsll; and refreshed by the rest stronger,
and more resolved upon our destruction,
he will again send forth. his armed hosts
and, vessels of war 70 accomplish his base
and bloody acheme. u, s,,i,
swoLLEN FBET-PRoyIsloHs, 80. sti
Correspondence Of the Mercury.
a7lF RIdHMoND, Mondsy, Aug. 40. /.
Grant submits to the licking the other
day very quietly. H6 can afford 1t, for he
holds the road and that is of great value
Ia Northern eyes. Il 1t reported that we
have abandoned the works captured in the
fight. ~ ''-'''l .aD's ,a'l .,,
Our men are suffering from sWelled feet,
in Consequence of standing and sitting 80
much 10 the water in the trenches. II has
rained much here Of late and more In Pc.
tersburgh. Ague and fever 10 doing o
good business in our army aud better In
Grants, doubtless, in spite Of his morning
ratious of whisky and quinine.
The New York Herald is changing its
tune. From being bitter against Lincoln
and open. mouthed for an aEmisticeS 1t has
become silent in regard to Old Abe, sueers
at the Peace Party, and tells the Demo-
Gratis they atand no earthly chance In the
coming political campaign. This weath-
eFeock tells pretty. well the way the wind
blows. What has made it veer-money,
sigus in the North, or Grants success on
Weldon Road2 l.....,.. ..l. ...,,y a..
A courier from the Northwest via Ken.
tucky aud Southwestern Virginia Is said to
have arrived here. The object and result
of bis mission were expected 70 be made
public to-day, but up to the present hour
{ Il2'M. there has not been q breath Of
news of any sort from any quarter. -
A letter to the Sentinel explains the MIL
itary quietude west of the Aiaaissippl'-
Kirby Smith keeps all his Generals waiting
for orders, and tries to conduct the tnilitary
operations in that immense feldghy means
OF couriers, who are from three 70 six weeks
10 getting 70 headquarters and back again.
Slow and uncertain that. "a :. 90
e The oross. .examinAtion Of Dr.. Peticoles
for his alleged connection with the Daniel
Elmore duel eKoites the toEh arlittle. The
doctor proves a knotty customer to the
lawyers. ..-.5..5 L ~ N. m. I'd.
nents clubbed, together end made up 2
large sutn Of money, which they placed Ia
the handsu of lageatsg for the purchase Of
Qna y afE Z tha = sgsasS did yslI
herrinRs 70, each, of the clerks for fifty dol. !
lars, Cheap, enough. For fifty more he
promised each of them barrel Of -four;
butrthe man WithNh0m be contracted sold
to another party e. soon as'hour advanced,
and so the hour was lost The other agent
IL ounces ofsugar, IL pounds and
IL oences of -four, 8 pounds and 8 ounces
of rice, IL ounces of soap, and pound and
10 ounces Of lard for, each .cleFk-all for
$50. The price of the same quantity Of the
same articles here in the city is Sb2. So
much for 'orgsnized competition" and q
poor agent for purchasing, HsRNES.