Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-19
TIE NEWS.
TnoN P.rEesRuaa.

IHh M W..
EaOM PafErsBURG. ..t .f. f-a,
reliable correspondent. Of SOs press, who came on
sc train from P,tsrsburg yestcriAY evening, infarasd
NJ tbst no.bleg Of interest bad occurred duLg the
dIy The usual Saelins and picket aFiOs, Of course
g1ntnasd. .-. .t-.r
Fes repors o. the death Of Grlns again circulated
In Ps,srssusg yesterday and wish air Of psOba-
billy than eaIAs day bofOrG
The enemy are placing n position, We learn, more
heavy guDG
Our readers need uoi suppOss that things vi coz
tnu, as qlss al daring dog days around Psssrsburg-
Tae Yankees sAnnot possibly stand much logger AP-
pomAuox water AID Ssu hSide nu qatOss any more
thar can brave boys TIE constant sight Of the hate
fal blue devils. For oas prt, Ne are daily eI-
peciing interesting news from Petersburg. .l..-
Ii, icle-ins Is al the E-prss' Of Isstecday hsa
from the front;
There Is AOthing new from the front to up0rs this
morning The eoadiaOn o. If 5 as every point re-
mains unchanged s.nos our lass. The enemy has IN
dulgsd his usual plsans In throwing shells into the
city bu, il excerpt the da agaraOh Of few hOusts
no has accomplished rosbiBS BY this barbArOus, IN
civil sd ard GOt CHRISTIAN practice.
The pickles Of the enemy again refussd tc e. change
se pspsrs yesterday. Doe of them srii there &cs good
news for the rebels from certain locally, bat be WoT1
not specify WhaLt Another said that one Of our
mortar shsls had killed Gen. Cant We give these
state nens of Yankee soldiers for what they worth
-no,bl5S more. We paos but title confidence In them
ourselves. The big guns which startled oOr Gi;1sns
Saturday night were from the snsnys batteries, bus
they did no damage.
Afer The above vas in tyre, We learned through
STAT OGBUsr OF distinguished OSnisdsrAss General that
tie gl Of The YAakse at we're reported b At half
ma, yesterday as OB en- Of respect for the HscCy Of
Ulysses
sas nay haVs bsen lied By shell Or bad whisky,
Ia, 4s vii no, believe Il uatn the nOurnfu event is
duly aaneuzced Oy ths Iaskes authorities.
A zen O'Clock g. nighs there vas nothing a. the
Wa, Department from any garter 'Icept what We have
already gwen.
Our telegram contains al Of interest from The North.
ussIeIcAEr GANGS.
We learn cEaoialy thaS General J Jseph Johnston
has been relieved fren the command Of tSe Army OF
Ten, .ssse and Llsu.snans General H Od substituted IN
his s.sAd Of General JOhnItoRs merits he ooantfy
Is well aware bat BIZ habit Of rstreAng has been 60
Oso INDUCED in that is lOag Sfaes becam' weary Of il
to ToDt Bordering upon IDussA o the other hand,
hooo q you gAlAnts aA5uilS idDAys
tSs army Of the Coufederscy without prestige, and
with sword has fought his way to The SseOrd mill
tsry uosision Ia the Elt Of the President 1hs army
and t-e people all hATs sonA1Snes in his ability ard
Inc l1atoa 10 6gbt ard Uil look TO hin 70 DIVE bach
Sherman and ave AtAEta. While We are glad OF the
change thus made ia the leadership Of tbs gallant army
Of The West, regret eGuemsy that necessity re-
Glrsd the removal of General Johnston whose bravery
4 or Qaes ioned and whose eminent abilities Ia some
other more appropriate 'Phere Vi, beyond doubt, In
our opiri n rebound the benefit and glory OF his
country We tust that neither he nor his friends sup
pose that the President, in making TIE change, was
st.d By any other than the nos. patriotic regard for
IN. - being Of cur ~ and the AeV: noSEsnt OF
On, eou,,aor esu O. Let them neither the press ner
,ha ,sap,s throw thS shallow Of en- inPsdment Ia the
v.1 Of General Hso5 - no military commander OF
raad.rn tina, has found hinsef elevated 70 position
Of high And CONSPICUOUS RaI. at more critic Jane-
tire II We ous bash him 70 tbs extent Of our rssOares
sOsruan, instead Of m,VOg nearer Atlanta, VII ma
himself some clear morning IA rapid Tersss for the
dsfencDs Of OuslL2nOOI..
eua AMY LEAYss MAINLAND,
Yesterday mO;nn Heal despats1 vas rsoei'ee
at the War Department aheh STATED that the COasss
"a force Wbie' on Tuesday last, appeared IN front
Wa Dston r,crossed The Potomac on toe lGh, brig
Ing safely and in good order all the stock, srain'
aud oEhsr provisions cap by them. The despatch
ssys DOR q Was Insignificant. The expedition, We
10 g. Uas no. intended for bloody lighting, bus for re-
pIsnn hing ans COnuissAry Dsplrtnsnt The tight at
MGnOorssy Wss ony incident which By secidsni oe'
ourreG IN carry AZ out tie general plan Of the raid.
OOnnissssy GsnerI SorthiOp ought to be Perfssty
happy, as be has nov sir prospect OF hAEi an In
lOsnse addition to bis present stock Of army suppiss
EEoH HONDA.
We lsSru from the Marianne West Florida Ns"S, OF
the 7th uat = Few days ago, Cap. Wm- Amos, Of the
l5h Confederate Cavalry, while on scout near the
eoass discovered three small vess's anchored IN Bay
Having but Is u. with him. be determined to take
aad destroy then. sseurrg the first, ttey proceeded
70 the second which they captured without The least
dHcally and conceal ng be men, he started with one
OF The boa.s, (saViDg detachment in charge OF the
oth.r( to capture the third Nhich was larger vessel
With tsa armed msn aboard. Ringing slorgside, the
crder was given and bis men boarded the vessel which
was manned By deserIers who Ievered sh'if gus At
Auos' pS-ty. The order was given to IRE, when two
deserers were klSd and Jumped overheard and wa
a S--.-oSd. The remaining seven weFe oap'ured.