Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-07
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FROM yTrIlsBURG.

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FROM yTTsAsBURG.
All was quiet at Petersburg yesterday "a II moth.
Ing had ever occurred the way Of noisy cannonadDg
From the terrific artillery duel Of Sunday night We can
hey Of no casualties on eide. The Express Of yes
terday says 1t sed for several hours, and was remen'
dOus but did no other damage than to arouse the un'
Tending women and children OF the city.
On Monday evening the enemy demonstrated on our
right with infantry and artillery but the movement re-
suited in nothing. An impression prevails 10 Peters
burg, and the Eeprsss seems TO concur In n,
that Grant intends to make an efOr; to gain
possession of the South Side Railroad. This was
the opinion several days ago of an Intelligent
correspondent Of the press soourning With the army
of Northern Virginia. Dan it be possible that Ulysses
lie Jealous because Sherman ba, taken possession Of poor
bOmta:ded Atlanta aud that he now to do come
thing desperate to keep even If So it only shows
that even the greatest Of mOra have tbr Weaknesses
Blu, after all We ought to remember that Alexander
Sas ilemperAte, Cicero vain, and (@isr GntruLhtul;
and Why should our faVorise be ptrfeciS
The Express gives q few particulars of tho famous
Elglishman, Wallace who swan the ia WY Appomatio1
the other night Carrying with him the Yankees 60
large budget Of information II says III English
gentleman in the Confederate service &C DrsWry's
Buff up to very late day, where he enjoyed tae high
position of Sergeant Major. He Was In ured in Pc
tersburg last April, with considerable sola, after
fashion, Tor be KEEP! " the Aiding and dancing for
three consecutive pights aud caused the marriage no.
lice to be kept in the columns of the Express Fix days
We annex q copy:
"MARRED Ga the evening of the h of April, at the
brides reeidence, corner OF Lombard and Madison
Streets by the Rev. VIM II. Hate, Msjor L. OrllLzo
Wallace, 10 Ars Eliza eth ;aEirg."
The hjor has bsen missing for several days past and
there seems 10 be no doubt among his friends DO
hes gone to the enemy. The melancholy death OF his
wife and child by The explosion Of shel vas news
hereabOu aud the first innmAtion received of il was
through Northern papers.
FROM MOBILE.
telegram from Mobile, dIled September 81, states
that the Fort Powell affair (eV4Cu tou aud blowing up
Of said Fort by its cOmmandAnt, Lieutenant Colonel
Williams has been officially investigated al his con-
duct approved. It will be remembered that Colonel
Williams 10 the same who drove off the Yankee a,et in
prior attack. But in the last they go: In his rear
The New York NSes says the iOrts which have been
taken are the weakest Of the deences Of that city
The possession Of than facilitates OF eaons against the
CT y but it be reduced without tho coop ration
on force on lard There is, indeed, every reason to
suppos that the OonfedeiAes will hold that important
city as tsnaoously not successfully, as they have
Charleston.
FAoM ARKANSAS.
Our kilograms published in yesterday evenings ed
ton, stated that We had captured Duvails Buff Arkan.
sAl. Since then we have received Northern dates OF
the 81 containing dispatch dat Carlo, Illinois, Sept.
Is which says the country along the White RIVER |,
alive with guerriAs who firing into all passing boats
On the 20 part Of Joe Shelby rebel gang attacked
the forces guarding the railroad between Duvara Buff
aud Little Rock, and captured nearly all the "a
Illinois, occupying the three stations. C1lonel Mitchell
is reported killed.
shelbys force 10 threatening DuVAll's Bluff.
TRoM oHARLEsroN
We Ike to hold up TO the Contedsraoy the example
of Charleston and Fort Sumter in contrss with the ds
graceful surrender of Gaines and the unfortunate capu
atioa of Morgan. Friday, the 3d. completed tho four
hundred and twenty second day of the Yankee bonn
0ardpenL During the previous day, tWeny.four shots
mostly fuse Shells were feed ct the city, mcrtaIly
WoundDg enc negeo aud taking CT the leg of another
The enemy still at work on their battery at the
mouth OF Schooner Greek and batteries are keeping
up steady fire upon the working parties. Il
Two transports, very largo vessel, l,aded with
troops, came inside he bar from the South Thursday
evening, and took up position the monitors OF /
Norris Island.
Lieut.. r. q. Gilohris. returned Thursday afternoon
from an ical Interview with the enemy under " of
uuce at Port Royal Ferry He reports that six hun
dr., of Cur Ocers, sentby the Yankee Government 10
DO pscsd under our 6re for exchange have arrived
ct Hilton Head.
CIV Qlnn, Chief Engineer of tho steamer Florida,
is in Charleston on a sicP leave If absencs. He came
By tle seam.r Mary B .wers. He has been with tbe
orida since h, left Mobile, and, the Courier tayn
gives a very interesting aOcOun. Of her exploits.
The Mary BoSeIs, in running into ChAl sion hIrbor
on Wednesday light, a supken wreck of Long
Isud and vas Gus in two. she sunk in seven minu o.
Her cargo total losS Her passengers and crew
we're saved. She belonged the saVsnl ah Lamar In-
po ting ard Exporting Company.
AMilBLI NJ. MsADE AID BsUTE HUNTER IN wAsHIHdroE
Toe Clroniels Of the 81 states taat Con- Beade 81
STAT o, the army of the PJtcnAc, we're at Wizards
hotel, Washington, on tbs II irst. Brute" Hunter
was also in The city. He il said to have Lem relieved
OF his command.
NoRK CITlzE PRISONERS
Ga the 2 we learn that q considerable lumber of /
citizens fr,m ;udouu aud Fairfax counties Gocussi
of sympsthising with the reb, on," we're ts ken to
Warrington .mmitte to the Old Capitol prison. 10
await an nveste atiOtf of the charge Of eisloyaty to
Abraham Lii coin aid his glorious Uuicn.
Gan JOHN n. MohGAH..
This gallant Confederate General, whose hmsnted
bath We bThy noticed in yesterday morarg sisaue
the Otet of six trohera, all of whom have Do active
aud usfd in the present struggle of our Oonfederacy
From the Southern RiH'Tatsd NsVS, TO which VIC are
indebted for tie following ske ch, we learo that Gen.
Morgan, all of his brothers, was born and eda