Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-10-14
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Richmond Papers of the 9th - Tho
Feeling i'm tho Confederacy-They
still Talk Fight.

Richmond Papers OF the 0th - Ino
Feeling i'm tho COMMUNICATIVE
still Talk Fight.
The Richmond E,qtirer Of Sunday, the
9th, is at hand. BY this paper it appears
the battle on Friday, the 9TH, created the
most intense excitement and uneasiness in
the rebel capital. All business was sus-
pended, and every person capable of bear
ing arms, working on Notifications, or
otherwise aiding in repelling Grants raid
ers, was hurried to the front. E
The Eno,tirer contains advertisements from
schools, Stating that they have been sus-
pended on account of the teachers being
compelled to lay down the pen for the
sword.
Trains of railroad companies were sus-
pended.
Theatres and other places of amusement
were all closed.
Express companies could make no de-
liveries, the clerks being out with the local
forces.
All persons employed in printing offices,
between the ages of sixteen and fty-hve,
were ordered to enroll themselves, and an
officer appointed to see that this order was
complied with.
All the Union prisoners confined in the
city were rapidly hurried further South.
'The papers, by a mistaken piece OF
policy" says The Eraniner, .claim that the
rebels won victory on Friday"
The Enquirer says: 'Our loss, we learn
from all sources, was very small compared
with that of the enemy. Among our killed
was the gallant Brigadier General John
Gregg, of Texas. Brigadier General Gatten,
of South Carolina, is also reported severely
wounded. Colonel Haskell is severely
wounded and has been brought to this city,"
The speech recently delivered by jeff.
Davis, at Macon, Georgia, is exciting most
bitter criticism from rebel papers outside OF
Richmond. The Richmond Enquirer pub
fishes the speech itself, but has not one
word of comment thereon.
From The Montgomery Mail we take the
following: 1--WE hazard but little in saying
that the speech of the President, at Macon,
is not such as the public had right to ex-
pect from Davis at this critical juncture OF
our affairs. The least the President could
say about the late campain in Georgia, the.
better. He has shocked the country and
army already enough, by what has trans
pired under his direction, to spare them
defense of his policy. The evidence accu-
mulates, that had Johnston been retained in
command of the Tennessee army, Atlanta
would not only have been saved, but Sher-
mans host could have been destroyed"
The Lynchburg VTginian contains the
following: "Some portions of the speech of
the President, delivered at Macon, are un-
worthy of him, and give evidence OF bad
taste and worse temper. His covert allu-
sions to the great soldier he disgraced, so
far as his official action could effect that
end, are indicate, ill-timed and reprehen-
sible. The announcement by the President
that two-thirds of the army are absent
without leave, will take the country by sur
prise. What could not these men accom-
plish if they were in line Of duty?"
The Richmond Eraminer says the Presi-
dent returned to the Capital yesterday
morning, on the Petersburg train, from his
visit to the South and the army of the
Southwest. He returns in good health and
excellent spirits, and speaks with conf
dence of the final result
The Richmond Enquirer speaks of negro
impressment in Richmond as follows:
yesterday there was real excitement
among the able-bodied negro population,
bond and free, in consequence of an order
impressing them for defensive purposes;
there was no promulgation of the order,
and the negroes were taken unawares, on
the street, at market, from shops, and at
every point where they were found, doing
errands for themselves or their masters or
mistresses."
Referring to the need of more troops, The
Enquirer says: "Let the call be enforced,
not merely in Richmond, button every farm,
in every house, and in every cabin of vir-,
ginia, and of all other States, for the loss of
Richmond is the immediate loss of Vir-
ginia."
A dispatch from Griffin, Georgia, says:
sour army is now upon an offensive CAM
paign, and any day may bring on general
engagement. General Hardee is to take
command at Charleston, and it is the uni
versal impression here that General Beau-
regard will supersede General Hood in
command of the army. General johnson
has issued orders, in Tennessee, conscript-
ing all men and negroes between the ages
of eighteen and forty-tive."
The Richmond Examiner of Saturday,
says some excitement prevailed at Gordons-
vile, night before last, from the rumored
approach of raiding party. 1t was DEEM
ed prudent to remove the Government
stores and railroad stock from that place.
They were accordingly brought down the
road.
A body of Yankee cavalry appeared at
Rapidan Station, and burned the bridge
there. 1t is not known that they have come
this side.
The Examiner, alluding to Sheridan's ret
rograde movement, says: Now for another
raid over this famous valley track. We
have for some days expressed the beliefthat
this would be the result of the valley CAM
paign.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 9Th, says:
Several hundred Yankee prisoners were
sent to Salisbury yesterday morning. With
in the past week, a large lot, amounting to
thousands, confined on Belle Isle and other
prison camps there, have been sent off. Ac-
commodations are again prepared for many
thousand Yankees expected to be captured
in the next few days.
The Richmond Dispatch condemns the
Government for sending away gold. Three
ships, worth $25,000 each, were captured in
Lynx Narrow and Cape. 1t recommends
bills of exchange in place of gold.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9Th, specu
lates on the probability of Sherman march
ing to Savannah. In case of the attempt
it recommends the people to block the
roads and harass his fianks, and says on the
success of such movement depends Sher-
mans safety.
General Hood issued strict orders against
Struggling and plundering on the march,
and says he will hold all commanders strict
ly responsible.
The Richmond Whtg of the 7th says: "We
have news most cheering from North Geor-
gia, which, for prudent reasons, we decline
publishing. All is right in the Empire
State"
The Richmond papers apologize for tile
lack of editorial matter The editors and
printers were summoned to the defense of
the city.