Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-20
THE NEWS.
oAPruSr { : rHE YANKEE srEAMER PAWN.

| The GoldsborO journal OF tne lth iWniS"e0 49,
additional particulars OF this gallant txp't The oon'
fsdsraes stopped the FIwn rome distance up inc ou'
rituek Oapsl. Posting bis men Numbering about thT
teerl on, of sight Plot Hopkins stepped forward ana
demanded the surronder OF the steamer This OF course
vss refused, and q number OF guns we're immediately
noip,ad At The 'fmpudent rebel" WhSse men, though
"a KY their gups TO bear upon Tue
valiant Yankees Mr. Hopkins fred his revolver at the
etOsd on the boat. This brought dOwa ftnk ana
gave bis men the signal to fire. which they did, and thls
| endsd the batls. Two Yankees We Killed. io"r
wounded. aud The rOst surrendered With the boat.
She Oonfedera,es now boarded the FaWn and sc ESD
S thu yauAbes they could transport including tnree
mail bags, containing, amongst other VALUED 0 00cu-
msnts soma S25 900 IN greenbaeks ndlng II IN
prso,cabls 60 bring back the steamer On account OIL
tbs nrasspos in the Sound Of the enmJ giuooas she
was sat FIRE TO aud consumed with the remainder oil her
o., tsns valued at upwards Il $50 600 and the eAai
T,,ls hand returned with their booty aud prisoners
nineteen shites and fOur segross
AEs, tho d,sfu oLon of the Fs~n, IL wss sseettaned
ria, s,ain transport Wss olJWiRg her within mile
and a half bus the volley ired by the Uoniedera'es
| Earned her commander not to advances, aud he Pu'
.ek With ali possible speed. Had the co. i'dera'e'
40 a,d her they would have occurred mu'a more VEL
usble NJ "a, for, ia addition 10 the large hunDs' VI
Drisopsrs, they would have captured VsSate suPPheS
and YANKEE Y lartermastsr with slOO oOo 10 green
| bsC&s.
The prisoners mostly belong to the ISi MASSACHUSETTS,
infantry and the 81 New York artillery They were {"
their WAY 20 NeWDern their headquarters 10 oo'S'h
,bsr discharge, their term OF service having Ipred.
TA ,ri lsrymsn had been detached TO aid ufant a. re-
r,rsburE. Bat thee recruits wore amongst 1nen'
rhs Yankee aal agent states that but three OF Tue
slsa ma bags cvItAired in Lhe FAWn we're dhco'ef
sd The rest we're destroyed With the vessel
saARPsHooTlNG AT PErEGBuAd-A CANINE hAFA-es
. corrssoondsn. Ut tue Mobile Rsgstsr claims that
In the sharpshootng a. Pstefsourg our soiuerS nave
,hs advantage. We ue the E1glisn Elnslo the TAU
kees the Uased Ases Springfield rn'' "hioa 'er'Ao'
~ il, In Comparison, al inferior gua the Ao'Ah'Sse
f nos,t Oh enables us throw moriar sheiS win 0"f
amy into the works vi the enemy, aud they mus'su
Ter severely from them.
Go, n ism,aled death Vi Geu Saundefs, uol
no of ,he lo:h Alabama has been In command OF
,h.t brigade !. ID the lines nOt az from 'he Ua'-
,o,v the Y ,ukses blew up 90 tbs SJ.h OF July. :
tween tins brigade and tue fnte'd there 10 'lhoVS
,E,ne,., WHICH is KEEP. cDnstAnsy running. large
Newfoundland dog, belonging 10 the Yankees Las Desh
train, to pass rom one side TO the o.her' anu 70 '@
- arc, artiees as sre tor radj. The Yankees senO
HIM oysr with 49, h4nkercnets, paper, envelopes
and se Northern plpsrs, Aad the O1neaerates return
,b,cc, in exoaange Tor thess arceS Toe dog seens
10 be equally as reliable as the Southern Express Ooh
Dsnv and by hs cevsrness has furnished many poor
fellow wish muc -4eaded cup oil c lie.
GEN EARLY's CoMMAND.
oar latest in ellIgsnce IRON The VciOy Of Wacues-
Ter is 10 Friday GftsrnoOn the 10 h. The m0s' mPer
,ap event of lat week the capture Of one Vi All
8.r,oa's ckst D ss, about 100 men, by the ensmy.-
onr forces hold The ground from Winchester 10 oPe-
ou,p Creek. The enemy lie on the O,her SIDE bolild
utrenchments fom which NO inducemen' or CHALLENGE
cao draw their infantry Their cavalry 10 600 stIoog.
ve m, u,tsd aud equipped, bOlder sOd display con-
siderable eateiprEi aid cavity Theif ln'on'y force
!. oopputed a, go but numCers do not gl'e them
courage. WneueV,r they have MADE themsslVeS aCVel
bls our skumsl Iines have driven thin readily
Still Gen. Early has not thought It sH2edleni 70 incur
toe loss Il a. might resul. from attacking them oehno
dsf.uces. His army is III capital ndInUn, aud erjoy-
ing abundau, luppies, including vegetables and uis.
nroof OF this our plormsnI tells 1s that he Witnessed,
t,v dave ago, friendly bsttS between ITO regi'
men.s With apes
THE RECOVERY " GEN M0RGAS'S BODY.
C,r,,,r MeAfee. who went 10 charge OF tn Dag Of
,no. md, v,ich the remains OF the gallant Morgan
o,o recovered staies in the Abingdon Virginia" that
~ ,.nna ,hs body Of General Morgan at The house f
~. Wli,ms. The Yiukees had after shooting him,
sod before life Was extinct, brutay thrown hin on tie
h,ck q, horse aud galopsd Gth Kim to dSh. Eiiem
hsaso,.r,srs mile IRON GrsenVlO. HS was seen by
s,n,.s,n sj, wriuging his bands and running them
I,o,as bis hair while they gallop ng through the
s,s.t This fec. Is onIJ evidence oil Their coarse
r,s,it, and utter disregard Of all decen'J aud pre-
phety ,,,..sx
Af,r utRsnt solicitations upon the part OF his SEh
"a hobv of The g neral was carried back 20 Afs VIII
him. and the al allowed to dress him aud deeehuy
an, Fl, TIA. remained Of the brave aud ehVAlrous
y,n,rckisp. Captain Nc fes tonad large number Of
di.s hoth South srn aud union, IN tue Toon where
H. Gansrais bcdJ lay all very ds0' y ~Hoo'e"' am
.ou,s vithcu! Distinction 70 depofe his isi- End
od a. MT GUS to all ne MAS uoVersslJ beloved anc
Tn Ve.asily mourned.
GONE TO TIE YAsKEEs.
Tns 9oldshoro .JVurR mentions the departure OF
s,y Of tuoe from Kinsson fer the Yankee lres near
Nenberu on Thursday last From seventy to eighty
pe1sons, mostly women, hut irc'uiing about thirty
children, accompanied tie h'g, most OF them bound
for Yankee land.
Among this number, says III, Journal. we're many
highly respectable persons, gfirg within the eneDIs
lines on honest pto,ssaIJ busaesf Oihs's someWtst
r,sp.csable, have gone with TIA determination to re-
turn MOI wi tstsu ding their pledge 10 the contrary
,ber purpose bIng bog back trPpies of nick Lacs
and clothing, with the view OF making money; whilst
o,bsrs again, with no semtlnce OF responsibility have
20 q 10 Try their fortunes amongst their cid f'hs'e
fspds-perhAps 10 write books CIV irg their experience
n Dixie or to sell themselves to lincoln IS SPIES.
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