Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-22
FROM THE UNITED STATES.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC GENERAL
EARLY's M0vEMENrs-NEWsF FROM MISSOURI,
LOUISIANA AND TEX Ls--sHERhAN SILL UN.
HEARD FROM-PRlOE OF GOLD.

We have received the PnIadelphia Inquirer of the
lsh. Il contains nothing of any great interest. The
| Yankees are still waiting for news from Sherman
through "rsbel sources" The Northern journals
tract from papers everything concerning this Gsa
era and seek 10 draw from these extracts some nfor
nation Of his whereabouts and probable Destination.
In Visw of the fact that Sherman has eDjoined the
newspaper correspondents wish his army not to write
anything about his movements or designs (Which &C.
counts for the affected ignorance of the Yankee pa
perl would 1t not bs prudent, part, to refrain
from publishing inf IN alton of his movements which
greediy seztd upon BY the Tsnksos and BIZ which
they are kept az to the fortunes of his
1t is not impossible that other Yankee military comb;
nations dependent upon the success or failure Of
snermsns plans and ignorance OF Sherraan's fate in
his perlous enterprise may have great weight in disor
gaming any campaigns that have been formed in vie,
| Of his success.
Gold Las still declining tendency, closing On the
evening OF the 18Th al 2l63 This decline in gold IN
dicates that the imaginative Yankee mind Is suffering
present from one Of its periodical attacks Of peace
deusion"-a dslusion from WaOh is viii sooa awaken
however, BY of sound thrashing administered
somewhere 10 tbs YSakee arms.
The latest 1dVess from Grams army state that ouls
prevails along lines From the ioo viz
correspondence Of the Inquirer, from Washington. /,
Will be that our p0Astnring near Psenburp Ia
not without eject:
WASHINGTON Nov. Is "A letter from tbs ARM of
she PJ.CmA0 says that ipacVly stl preyais I'm tha,
Dspar,ms MI the tIcsp.ol OF ordinary AMOUNT
OF .Tchanges LeIWesn INC pockets and some Of lhs
batteries.
The enemy, day OF two ago, commenced the aree
ol OF work short instance sou.n OF the craer
but lis progress IL very slow, owing 90 the uccu.
rscy with winch our gunners mt rar sht La inlo
1helr MIDST whenever they show themselves at work
Casualties continue daiy along the p.cket
line, and stray SHOTS frequently rsacn nose lar 10
the rear Of the breasworAs, sometimes Hisung lsta
wounds.
General Burnside reached City Point on "Wednesday
afternoon, vsis to his lid corps. Hs called oc
General urant and afterwards pocseded 10 the front
~ q special Car.
Al was reported quiet yesterday morning.
Somebody 10 Washington has been victimizing tie
good people OF that cy by circulating the report thai
General Ery has rstressed up the Valley: Not onlJ is
shat report credited in that city bat the truth H.
that General Early hss been remit Icdd AID in pte OF
the fact that he has been 30 repeatedly 'sersd is
about 70 attack SAerdanas witness the fcl owing IRON
the special Washington despaich the IqGsr u1dsI
date Of Nov. 18Th:
FALSE RlPoRT.
Tie report oircu lated to-day that veil has retreat
cd no The Shenandoah Valley, ia not credited here
Il c. letters received in this city from Saeridan
army written night before last, represent sell o.
having been rsntocad and preparing to attack sneri
dan.
Notwithstanding the apparent "inaotiyity" that s
said to prevail in Grants army, the indefagabe Uyf
sss is evidently preparing for another 'briant move
ment"-somsthing after the of the late ere.
connOlssauoe in force, tho cAtastrt PIE of July
SOlh probably. The pfemonitory evidences Of move
ment BY Grant are sho Fn in the following Washington
despatch to the Inquirer, Of date Nov. 18Th:
INTERCOURSE WITH TIE IEINY YoRBIDDIs,
An order has recently been iss ied from the head
quarters OF the Army Of the Potomac prohibiting en-
.rely all communic Iton with the enemy either b,
words signr. This order will tend to lessen the
number of confidential conversations carried on be.
tween the pokets BY which the enemy is all the time
liable to obtain knowledge that should be forb dden
THs Pursuit OF GEN. PAIGE.
Under this heading Gen. sAnbOrn teegraphs as be-
low to Gen. Plsssanton, concerning Gen. Price, Oar
readers will OF course ept this despatch with mar
grains of allowance, especially when thty remember
tina! GOD Pap" far from being demolished, is oui.
city bidlng his time. l. is important to know, as Gen.
ssnbOrn informs us that the troops on the Arkansas
will not attack Pric,," and also that Curtis .orts 10
drive the enemy although great resulted to our
1.-THE Yankees1 desriment, and the encmys advantage
We append the 90 patch;
OFFICIAL osPAIoH PRoM GsS sAsBoas.
HKIDoUARfTas DIsIEor OF soUTHsEsT MISSOURI |
Springfield, Nov. IL.
To Msjor GsnersI PLEAsoETos have Just returned
l.ov nj r
the CT mpaign In few dsyp No one has fred shot
at the enemy srce the battle Of Newtona where the
enemy gained great advantage Buat at first, hut
my command got Up In lime to turn the enemy right
an d the tide of things.
Tho enemy Loaf very largely in man and horses in
Northern Arkansas and the border.
Nv idea was and is now, that when we got him be.
low Newtonia and the region of grain mills and cattle
VIC should not crowd him any more, but rather make
an effort to hold him in this land of starvation as We
would garrison on. of supplies until his army broke
Up aud dIyided. Dsaerters very umsrous while
Prco was In this section, bat have seen none that
have loft him ence he was pushed of towards his cup
pics.
Ny own view is that the eff nis Of Gen. Curtis to
drive the euemy-snd they have been great and emit.
lie him to credit-haye bsen to our detfiment and the
enemys sdyantag for believe one-holf Of bis army
would have deserted north OF tho Arkansss had it not
beenfor the fear Of the puraurg os and the pursuit
has bsen expensive; but tie enemy has suffered badly
ana all enoulo Do SAT- nso, leuppOSe mg oeep1tche6
rom Gen. Thsyer indicate that the trooys or the Ar
ksnsss will not attack Price.
JOIN B. SAsBoRs, |
Brig. Gen. Commanding. |
FBeX ETw ORLEANS AND TIIIs.
The latet news from N ~ Orleans (up to the 19th
Inst and Texas contains no feature of marked liz
tsres The ,st important item is that contained In
the information that General Slaughter commanding
Confederate forces on the Rio Grande had been REIN
forced at Rfcwniville By three thousand nsn ana |
twelve pieoss Of artillery IL anticipation of an stsc
from The Yankee troops. Whilst believing ttat Gen.
Slaughter has received the reinforcement men icaed
nc would like very u,a to know whence are to come
Iin nttankinn Ynnknan i