Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-02
Riel)monU Eruuiryr.
FRIDAY MORNING SEPT . l.sI
THE NEWS.
T2uH PHTERSBIRG.

THE NEWS.
F2oL PETERSBURG.
The tn,my commenced shcllins Tie city
ycs.t rtay abnu. eleven c'tiCr. and continue!
furious bonlhardrient unti about hnif-ras.
one. So lar as va a,nli ascertain. M ian= 90
was dOna to VERSIONS and very litso 10 proper.
ty. Reports from the hon, lei.;casIl his: IA,
eaeny is throwing troops from lis lett on ,ha
Wehion road, 10 lis right, in Ch-str!, |,
8 ms 'av; Try SIX 'rnislirg has o2lrl rel within
hs lssi dug Or Two on Tho Well.n ,oai an
anon Inc oi:jea's a.t"iucl by "ur r,'n- il 30
disl9dgmcnt Of tha tn-my from !. ,rIy ,,','-
vca;ett aud eorYiceabls rinr tt:,. "l.r' snro'y,
from. which they COLD mtSry extensively
within our limos.
CHICAGO EGNIRExs.
It was reported yesterday that = United
States paper bad been .ecsivci ,onta;airg no
nomination If Gen. Mcclellan for prssiler' nd
Mr.. Guthrie, of Kentucky, es Eica Praid n,
at Chirnga. A peace platform was 81! t.
have beon made.
We do not kn0w tia cl.alarier # tie 70
ported peace platform. hu. if We nrs 10 jntEe
Of its nature from wha. is kn"~h If the n"'.''.
ns:s VS. allol:l3 :d7ids our people To yroiars
FIR Our years more Of war.
III, n)minatiOn5 ara certainly very stron2
ones. NJ Clollua opjoya very great pop-
ulariiy among MI classes in tho Uaitat
States, and embodioa moro enthusiasm than
any other man. His military reputation haa
wonderfully hold up against tho defsnts no
sustained, and if comparison is made between
him and General Grant, bis defeats Gyo n
greater than those which the Lieutenant Cen
eral has sustained.
Mr.. Guthrie has very decided abilities. ant ,
comins from ss!avsholdiDg State, and yet from
tho Nurtl-.Wcstsrn division, makes tickle.
wholly cXcnlps from the miserable lhra,ir:.arH
Of New England nd in direct antagoniar, 10 al
tho darmas Of that migchieYous section. Al
pregant We cannot Speculate fIrttar u::t!l we
know with certainty whether thess az tho
nominees as well as what is the platform.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE BATTLE OF RrLNs' STA
Tfca Ok THE 18th LIT.
Tho following ia General A. z lIii''' If.
h,ial report Of tho battle fought at EanmH
Station, Tn the Weldon Railroad. On, yesterday
week:
IIb'ass THIRD COSTA, Aug. It, 1861.
Colonel l have the hons. t. report the
a;rroct let of results in The Sight Of the 9th,
q. ltsems' Station. We captured twelve
qtarda &C cclyrs, nine ,,iocca cf artillery. tel
caifeons twenty-Gne hundred and 1ifiy !.isoD
ers, thirty ono hundred stand Of 6u.i :.rrns
and thirty tRo horses.
My own loss in cavAlry artillery AZ! ininn-
try is seven hundred and tTemtY ntca killed.
"cunjed am missing.
Very rc-I csriullY.
a. Z. HILL, Lieut. urncr:.|.
Col. ". Ii. TaYLuR, Il. a. u.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho general war ncws from N>rtheTa
sou rces, together With other reflections from
be same published elsewhere, TtIdires G"T-
"a ction Of this department. We have rom
to Say that ell il going we'll in the Valley. !"
Gsorg:: and Msbilo. beyond which lno,,irI.:
Statement. it is unnecessary, fram the jfy 70
turc OF tho particulars, to speak.
-<--AD-S-------
PARTICULARS or TIE CATTLE CAfTrEg On
Sunday morning 9Th instanl,H portions OF Tea.
lannon's brigade OF cavalry, composi-t Ut ihs
SD Alabama regiment, commanded by l.iodf.
Col. j. S. Gaines . ltt Alabama i.u;tr. ..n. nG!
two pieces of ligi! artillery. cnr,Iianded hy
Lieut. DAVIS, formerly "f Ter;ells battery. nas
,lr..t 81.
Western and Atlantic railroad between 4 Jars
willie snt J1a:!oun. 2hoy destroyed the tr'.k n'
telegraph III two i.cints.
While this work WIS progressing. large ha!y
Of Yankee cavS!ry supposed 10 number about
] 600, having in charee LOO beef cattle, fresh
from the blue grass of Kentucky, came in sight.
The Alabamians immediately attacked ara routed
the Yankees, capturing the cattle nnl twenty Eve
or thirty horses and eighy.one prisoners snl
killing and wounding sbout thirty OF the encGny.
They also burned small wagon trgin Among
the prisoners was h tory preacher from. Picker,
| county, named Paine who wag raising coirpa-
ny OF tories for iha Yankee service. Gur lose
WIS one wounded md tour captnrrI. Among the
| captured is Capt W. II. Davis, OF tho 81 Ala.
Subsequently the YsEkees csn:urcn nb0u: :Iu
| cattle, leaving in our hands l0is. The cnnInani
made Il forced mHrch through tho moun.nps tlr
this place, making about Ire heat time Or record
living 90 short raiitns part OF ;:c SINE roMsi~
ing cnrs alone. Ti:cy reached hsfe last Saturday
in jsded condition. The cattle sre very i9g.,
and in good order. At the present prices Of beef
and hides, they are worth over half million OF
dollars.
We cond learn nothing of the opyl.'i6ns e!
other portions of cavalry from ia, men, ~ there
are three or four bodice operating II! 'lifereh:
points, independent o! each oihsr.
THs hrGUsTA PowpER MrLL.--OnI7 ore
building belonging to the AuGustl Powder
Mil ,pop da.tround bu rim l..i,n Ia