Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-03
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We have rtcsivsd .bs Nss Ycik Herald. Tribune,
Times and Philadelphia hquj er Of the S0tb and the
afternoon edition Of the baltimore ,Ansrieaa Of the
same day.
The news contained in these arrivals IL general un-
important. Tho Yankee papers sssert that on last
Saturday General Hood made ar nttAek on Columbia
rsnu, aud vas repused. The nsws that We published
Yesterday contained in the Yankee dispatches Of the
2s III, stated that Thomas had roreAted across Oh
river 10 Paa XII towards .shvo. Palassi is midway
between Columbia aud Nahv.lle, aud il Is very ppa-
reut that this rspulss" the Yankees style It, was
merely u slight diminishing between Hoods advance
and Thomas rear guard prior 10 the Yankee Generals
evacuation OF columbia. This despatch vas merely
sent on 10 iist the Yankee mind, which Is becoming
rather excited over tbs general tenor Of f.irs,
Geld rose ~ 2S6 on The 2sb, and, unGsr the il a..
snee OF the Dtvs Of Hoods "rspuks," opened At the
la Board on the S0sh o. a2s,
All shs nssi, in regard 70 Sherman, kaoWn to the
Var KEGS on the 20 b, vas derived Eom ~ dssultory
remarks of Roger A. Pryor. who. unless tho Ysniss
spondsHt fabricated The language ascrbd to him.
sesms 10 hGvs been somewhat indsersst-Dot 70 say
prsmSsuIs-in his declarations.
fhOh WANTS Ahh1.
The latest from Grants army il contained in The fol-
loving from the Esv York Herald:
There vAs very heavy firing along the front Of both
clio Army OF she Potomac "a lhe Amy OF Ihs JAMES
90 SUNDAY Gnd Monday IssL Il was nothing approach.
ing general VgassEsnt, but sull hssvsF Than
asa occurred Ter tevsrAl days prtv0ss Ia trout Of
lhs Second corps the rebel bAtlsrits opened ct day
orsAk on sunday morning, and cQat Lusa their als
charges IhI0ukhouj she day 9Th Little in,sr uplion.
chey we're vigorously responded BY the Union gups
Ia trouI Of BasisTs snsnJs Are VS. arssssd
prnop ,ly ine DH,ch cap canal and ths vclni Of
BsraucE Hundred. On ihs Uaiop hlds thu sHabssls
famed tEs ltpd eattsEHs u The Exchange VI shsss
s,th Ins rsRsis Ne dARsgs Of sens,q Isnse vas ii.
,Cssd % cur aide. Tee sssiga Of tns snsmy In sbm
FIR Il ret knoE1. General Humphrey hes sassnss
sennaaa Of hs s,OOna se.ps ~ russssssT 70 dpp,lA
a.nslGs. RsoSI sSsstssfa ssr9n IaaE G.R. Essas
corps - kons sGaihuGFa
leesA a. rxioAs cArsuAs.
The Zi,rss devotas three quarters OF column TO
,na-tAE, eossiB snd shii-snAt 10 regard 70 Pfyor,
nis personal appearance, his SOtionF b., willis In
Warrington. Hs u tp1ksn ofAsR Virginia "hidsgo >
and il il noted shAt hs pressnt "sPruos" appear
aLcs-bO.ng sttrsd N 9 splendid suis Of grey. Evi-
dsntlT the Yankee correspondents mlal 20 make q
"liCn" OF Pryor to the extent of their ability. hr
Pryor is IT ported having ESsn the following opin-
lon in the matter Of shsrmsp 81 contained in Wash.
inGton ds1pa!ch:
WIsHIGGroS, Tuesday, NV 2s.-Tls latest infor-
nation nom she South Is pr0bAEy IhaI from EI.GeL.
er.l Roger l. Pryor. who was brought hILer to-day
a. prisousr ard LOGGED in the Old Capitol. II, vss
captured sI Sunday, Petersburg. Several gentle
men who shortly AiIer that occurrence were present
iu1ing conversation wish him, ESy he admitted that
sherman had captured Macon and AilsGgey lie, and
L. ,hf al.
zress he making, thst.he had captured A, lsta
and that he would eLcVulter nothing serious impede
mis- march to tie ssAYoard that siIh Augusta in hs
possession the southwest would be cut If IRON Rob
mond and that no troops could be sent tiom Lse 10
sp,orte Savannah. Gen. PrJor tlksd freely and ID.
parsnty with frsnkness rtmarkiDg that the Ssuth nov
grded Gen. Sherman win more alarm Than any other
officer in tue service Of the Uni cd aes and mat the
press of the Sou.h would not be communicative a
heretofore regarding ShsrmAns movements. II, fur
thar said i! was reported shat Sherman had liberated
ofsHedea prisoners and armed them, but shat
this Iumor needed confirmation.
We gave tho PARTICULARS of the capture of Hr Pre-,
in Yesterdays Wig. The following from the Herald
In Iicatss that he has been sent to Fort Llfsys and
that he viii probably be returned:
W.sHIsGIos, Nov. 20 Roger A. Pryor arrived b.,s
this morning. AT leaves to night for Fort Lafsyeus.
u. attracted much attention a. he VAS steoytsa an
ths avenue 70 the Cpitol under guard and vas rsoor
M BY many Of his former atqaaintADoes here. IL
!, probshie that he will be returned % Il in un
dsrstcod that Captain BurOrdgs, for whose capture bs
vas taken in retaliation, Is TO be returned.
FROM TENNESSEE
ro,utus LATsR RBPOkTBD TRoM HooD-oUR oIvIIpy
ACROSS DrCE RivsR-YANEss oPIEIos a. HOOPS
HovEMGSfs.
The ooDvenien. tumbling down Of the telegraph
wires is given the reason for later news fro
General Hoods army. Our readers will remember that
the latest nsvs from Tennessee, Published yesterday,
stated that Thomas had rssrsGtsi to franklin tUsnty
M lie, nearer to NdShOHs than Columbia, the scene of
Hoods reported "rspulss," and that the Herald nti-