Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-30
LATEST TA0m THE 1S0JIE.
FROM MOBILE.

Tho following, from the Mobile "Esss:er. "
would inIica.o that battle for that city =
near at hand:
There are somo intelligent observers who be-
lieYe that the Yankees u.s mssJuS M army
for 4 determined Gttgok Oh Mobile. With tha
troops already on Ds.uphiu Island and behind
Fort Morgan, aud thCos lately withdrawn irc,u
Western Texas, MersaE.!, L0Gi-iHna. ir1m
a. j. Smiths army, in front o. Gen. forTtsi,
these gentlemen are Of tho CpiniGn ta": lhs
enemy cau gather IS 900, in MD Of the trtt.
far al attack ON our water aid hand irlcI--
Our authorities are wisely hYting upon the
hypothesis, and our present words have 10
reference 10 them. But it is us the question
relates to non-cUrn bhtants that We present t.
to their confederation We do Lot rle:.n IT,
writo auy more articles to drive rif and traTo
away the wcmc:i u';i children if We can help
it. But it is Our duty 10 s:ats the f.nir. sn
that fathers and other hehts IF families GAR
aot eunderstandingly in thh nrcmiaoa. We
therefore ssy that from prss1E. hrren:an1hS
the Yankees are going ~ be i9ols enough tc
try the strength of their heads against our
fursifcations, and those whose br:ainesa it is
not to stand fire, had better "stAnd from
under"
THA LATE RAID INTO KodsRsSILLe, TIEHEssEE.
The Bristol "Gazstte" Of Thursday last
contains the following particulars concerning
the recent raid by the enemy into Rogsra
vile, East Tennessee:
The enemy's cavalry, two hundred and He7-
ty-tivo strong, dashed into Rogersville on San
day laRt, capturing Hon }. B. Helskell, Col.
Walker, fcitizsn,) Lieutenant Ble7iIls and the
Pruvost Marshal, with nineteen priva.ea =
Alter tho prisoners were formed in lice and
placed under guard, three OF them wsfo rh0t
down in dold blood by desarter from our dr.
my, by the aamo of Si1amuro. Mr.. lt:gan's
son, of this pinoe, was severely wounded un-
der the samo circumstances.
In the meantime the cnsmy had shipped
artillery from Knoxville to tho viciuity Of
Bulls Gap. whilst heavy fo:ee oe cavalry
advanced from that direction. Yesterday.
Tuesday. they attacked eur forces, who fell
bIck before superior mum bers to Junesh0.D'.
This i5 the movement which tLa. inoarnnte
fiend, Bill Brownlow, hsd in anticipation
when he wrote editorially that certain East
Tennessee regiments would s0on return TO tho
Department Of East Tennessee, whau they
would exterminate the rebsl pcpul":i5n. .
The tragedy at Rogersyille ID beginnirr.--
We can rcaiprrca.e tho inhuln N wretch ..iE,
the remark tbas we know tba: certain East
Tennessee regiments Of Confederate cavalry
will be hero shortly who, under their gallant
loader Gen. Vaughan. we IRE glad t. cay, is
now with us, and will sweep tue tory horde
from the country.
Let all be ohcelfnl; the day OF Cur iEtirai-
dations has we'll nigh passed. War-trie vet
! Grams of other i-lds will 3aon Ls With us.---
Prudence forbidi us speaking further.
p. S.-We learn, as We 20 TO press, that tbs
Yankees havo advanced TO within few mi!cE
of KingsPort.
The Columbia "South CnruliuiAfl" Lenir-
with indignant soorn tho assertion made hJ
some Southern writer, thas Stonemau, tho
Yankee raider recsn.ly captured in Gecrliu,
is o gentleman, and soldier Of tho old
school," and adds:
lie has becn sent to Charleston to awai! the
frat opportunity for e1ohangs-to be lie! loose
once more TO prey on defenceless women. AID
wreak his vengeance On ou. people. Would
to God tnat the voice of the whole country
could be raised il one. accord agains: Euch an
imprudeht step. Tbs noble Old Trimtie. mi
tilated in battle, has lain for months On John
sons Island, ucable to return 10 his home,
because no inadvertently declared his intep .
! tion to rs-snter cur service. Other officers
and citizens ars Likewise pilins i'll 5sptivitY,