Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03
No large bands # srauisrs being heard Of for several
days gives coos 70 this statement.
INTERESTING FR0x KENTUCKY.

No large bands 1T srauaers being heard Of for esyera
days gives colos 70 this statement.
INTERESTING Faox KENTUCKY.
LorIsvILLE, J6y "a 1854 -oa Monday nIgtt kitty
Ave La entered Has-bviie aud were stsled tut
on Tu sdsy morning ole Of 6ur gunScsts. Ttey
then went 10 Covefpcr. and robbed TIE sorfs. When
st beard fom they were moving On sPhentport last
night At elsgen Gel ck. ~
As-Glson hsllosy, e..te Senator. was returning to
bis hor-s about Eve miles from Louisville, buggy,
Sccomp'Difi by bis son. he was i.coeted three nHs
gu BY man In soei IA garb Who d, m.n led xhere
be we gotg. 10 replied. "hcme." TIE soldier re-
lime OF night" Mr. Mallory Il !. started bic horses,
VIII ,rtupsr the s6leifr fred ca him from bis carbine
ling Lin almost Instantly.
Il ~ runored iha. he e. ne tvfIing D.. iphlo TO-
meiy p yicsl # the worsheu'e, NO bad been IN
bs mill Any prisoo, stEt for few miles ont CT
town by quad Of four men. under charge Of hsu-
tnent be Tod ihe Iituiel sIt be would not be taken
TO the military prison sgsin alive, and shct the het'
tsna0t fatally pher,upn &c guard killed ne toetof.
Eary thiS morning he guenlas captured Captain
George W. womsck Provost Marshal Of Lou syile,
and ha clerk the iesdence Of me former st Md
detowp, tw,lse miles from here. Toe guesias admir-
istertt them come SORT Of oath in behalf OF lhs
sOuthe Csnfedercy aud then reIeassd shcr prisoners
yRcM NEW ORLEANS
Nav YoIK July 20 An Sriirsl from New O.f,snsef
the 2l reports seelng the ~ side sbeei s;sam-
e. case 6lecsAds .Fanasr 'u. the chase was to'n
aba donsd
The New 0leALs a, of The Ait, mentions that the
piae E.oddl bad EN- capIurei By ore of our qua
boats, but states the report TO b, unreliable.
4 CONFEDERATE BAfFnY OF TIE Nj sfsiIIRi.
Ckrso, July 2s-Thc Gamer EMPIRE from Nav Or.
leans 2l,t reports that rebel battery Of I've
guns situated fifteen miles above Szipsith Landing,
fred several shots into of our gu1beas doing but
l.le damage. Toe steamer Vafs, Is wa feareo, naa
been destroyed.
Atu PIoioUs sTKIHER.
Philadelphia, Jal, 2s.--Ths steamer Republic, from
New Orleans reports that the ~ b. In the afternoon,
north Of Cape Hatte;as she saw Eusp cious steamer
eteerrg norb baqls- rugged and painted black, and
burning soft coal. Sue s:eered for the Republic but
| finally lost eight Of her.
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
YANKEE Accousr or IHE TIGHr At sEwxARKEf aoAD.
the papers of the SO:h contain the iolosing psrou
| ans of the fght on the Newmarket road
| WAsHIsGrcS, July ga letter from the Army OF
the Pote mac dated -ly 49, says; The srriyaiof eoms
troops in the vicinity OF Bermuda Hundred, day
TWO .go, attracted the attention Of the enemy, and
caused then to believe that advance on Richmond.
/ by way Of Malvern Hill, intended.
| iorce consisting Of KsfshaWs division Of Lopg'
sleers corps end Wilco1s division Of His corps
| immediately Withdrawn from the vicinity Of Peters.
burg and sent down 70 check the movement. To ccun-
terscs this movement the part of the enemy, the
Sscord corps detached aud sent acroes the James
half past O'Clock yesterday morning. the advance
| m.t the r,bel skirmshers in an open ded opposite
| jones' Cfesk Their battery In position at the
ige of the Voc d. and the further side OF the held
Tor line of sklrmshers thrown out ct once from
oar force who Don drove rebels 10 their breast
works. where they we're kept houy engaged, while
brig de OF the Fist DIVISION moved around on the lat
OF The enemys ine and, getnrg on the LETT Oh Ineir
aInk charged d en- driving the rebels from their guns
ito the wo3ds captnriog 90 or 90 prisoners, iour
guns and Qua ltity OF small arms. The eIemy tel
their repforcements WOO occupied come strong
works built there soms tao years ago. Our troops i-
loWed taking I'D position front and On tneT nank,
and before III reaches yuu the entire party, WGs
| hoped would be capsaNd OF routed.
| Too guns captured were four 20 pcurdsr Psrrottr
marked, "csp .ured MaJ l7sb, 1884. near Richmond"
end were the fame which were captured at DTcUrys
/ 3 off from tie Is b corps last Nay.
| Our loss in The affIr was about bali dez'n men
| wouuded-noce reported eeriou.ly burt.
Gen. Grant DC the 'front.' In the afternoon, ana IN
osnplny VIII Cen Hancock, viewed The position the
| enemy had takA up 10 ssem.d to be well p'eased
| ,sh the morning operation.
Cen Fosters command had quito lively time with
tie enemy yesterday this plc., bus hs force ttpg
wetk hs tlbstk abou; half ills 70 stropg ppti-
tion which lie held until the arrival OF the I'd corps.-
We lost iGrsy fiy men wounded during the cay.
pIArH CT cosFEDEsArE SOLDIERS YrKEs HosPIrILs,
The Herald Of tbs 90 gives the following lat Of
deaths s ing cur troo captured BY the Yankees and
who have died 10 Tue Ffe0silCK .u0Vthie w W sWJ
ed:
WRC Iiles, CO. L, l2sh O. battalion.
Ssrs'l S r beris, CO. K 20 Ga.
JF Full bun, co. E, - ga battalion.
a. Joycer. 90 B, IL g, ba tafioa.
Madison Pl,c5er, CO. D. Oh La.
James Eaaon 60. II, 80 q o.
,yspt Groves, 90. 3, lsE In
JKP DlxOrh, CO. e. ia Va cavalry.
Weslss BeCher, co. q, 22l Va.
II n Stamps, co A, l2ih Ga.
james Anderson, CO. + 9th La.
Al K Allan, CO. H Ia Va cavalry
Daniel Curry, CO., Oh La.