Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-08-19
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Var Eews.
No general engagement has taker
place in either department. OF oul
armies during the past week Ille
situation Of oRr ermies, rs far as we
can learn, presents very active az
nearance, and we have no doubt, eie
many days elapse, to have the plea
sure of recording q glorioRs victory IL
more than one department.
The same stiffness prevails in front
Of Petersburg that has marked the
progress of the campaign for some
,iays past. Grant is making another
demonstration on the north side OF
the James, by sending over large
body of troops. This may only DO a
repetition of his strategy, previous to
his springing the mine, on the Ath
July, with tie object in view to draw
of our forces from his front, and then
strike q blow for the reduction OF
Petersburg. A few days will develope
lis plans, and, whatever they may be,
he will find Gen. Lee, as ever, ready
to foil him at every point.
From Atlanta we learn, by tele-
graph, that, with the exception OF
some heavy skirmishing and occa-
sional shells thrown into the city,
nothing has transpired at that point
during the past week. Some Of the
slgells thrown into the city had scrip
tural quotations ia Hebrew pasted
on them.
Tho news received by late kilograms,
and through the Mobile papers, is not
calculated to exonerate from blame, (if
not from disgrace the conduct of Col.
Anderson, commanding the garrison
at Fort Gaines, and Col. Williams,
at Fort Powell. The Mobile Regis
ter pronounces the capitulation Of
Fort Gaines, and the evacuation Of
Fort Powell, as humiliating to our
people, and disgraceful to the officers
III command.
The cause of the Confederacy will mover
be upheld, nor our cities saved from de-
struction, by giving up strong works OF
defence without struggle. Officers must
be placed in command Of such defences who
know their duty. and thus knowing il,
will endeaver to perform it at ell and every
hazard
Had Coils. Anderson end Williams tried
the mettle Of their respective garrisons, and
the power Of their guns against the Yam
kee fleet, and were then compelled, either
by the force of superior numbers, or the
oyerpowering weight Of metal brought to
bear against them, to give up their works.
then, in. that case, they would have re-
ceived the plaudits of grateful people, and
their names written, in living characters.
on the pages of their country's history.
But as tits, the belief and opinions at
preset entertained by our people in regard
to their conduct and actions, without being
removed, will brand them as traitors to our
common country, and their names over
held in the most profound contempt
Notwithstanding this detection on the
part of these officers. Mobile still stands,
proudly defiant as ever; her citizens were
arming to aid the regular troops in its de-
fence, and the willingness and alacrity
with which the people Of oil classes have
rushed to the defences Of the city. must be
gratifying to the pride Of every Confede-
rate and every MobiliaD,
The entire line Of works is manned, and
if We get none of the reinforccments that
are on the way to- tho city, it can be held
against all the available forces the enemy
can bring against it. Mobile is,in fact und
deed stripped for the fight, AM the public
composure tells unerriDgly Of the public
determination:
From the Wiley we have various ru
ndcrs, Cat this writing) without any thing
strictly authentic Gen Early, from
the most reliable information, is at or near
Strasburg. awaiting the approach of the
enemy. Some sktrmishpg is said to be
going on between the armies, and
great battle is said to be mmi-
nent, Joe Hooker is, according to
the reports Of prisoners, in comm aud Of
the Yankee army. -
A few days ago hlosby attacked one Of
The encmys wagon trains at BerryviiIe,
ia Clarke county, destroyed it, and captured
a quartermaster's wagon, with large amout
in greenbacks. He also took some two
hundred or three hundred prisoners, who
were at Gordonsville yesterday on their
way South. Good for Mosby.
LATER FROM RICHMOND.
An official dispatch, received last nel
states that the enemy, yesterday, made a
determined attack on our line between the
Darbytewh and Charles City road. and at
one time broke through. but he was rcpulscd
and our original positions re occupied.
E We desire also to call atten-
flOn tn hn carH of Wy q RI