Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-12

Considerable damage has been done 70 the railroad.
AaTge fOsOs Ia employed in repairing il, and will soon
have Il In running order sgain.
TIE damage done t. the chattanooga Railroad BY the
rebels Is also being Tapdy repaired Oily bridge
bas been destroyed that over SeWarIs 0reek, hy feet
long
0Ol. spluldng was not captured, reported. He Is
safe with his command.
Capt. Phes, OF toe Tenth Tennessee, va. killed on
Friday.
TRoN GRASTs Amy
The news IRON Grams aruy is uninsFssiUg We
give she fo1OwDg, which ia the la est:
HDoSs OF THE Amy or THs POTOTAO,
Sunday, pt. T. 1854
The rebel pckets refuse to 0elieve that lantA has
fal ea. They have become Vry friendly, and approach
close to our Ines with passes from theis CceIs for
The purposs Of trading apparently bet all having their
pocE cts 6ed With Toe proclamation of JEFF Davis of
ier,ug protection ald safe conduct 70 desertsrJ
The rebsls hope to largely reduce our ranks by thls
rev dodge OF their.
Taey purchase ell the eatsbles they get IT. our
meu, gVng gresnbaeks tobacco in exchange, large
supplies If Wniol they seem 10 havs on hand.
Gen. GibboUs has been temporarily assigned to the
command Of the Egh,eeaih Corps.
Oil Sny b. Of the Fret DslaSsFe, brave sud cSpa-
bic Oteer is in command of the division Of 6ibbons,
Of the Second Corps.
NOssT AT WOsK.
Il viii t. seen by ths following that AGsOJ hs not
been idle
PHEIADMPuI Tuesday, sspt
A special Dispatch TO the Bulletin, trOm HarPef's
Ferry, dated III 9th MS says
An smbus, ce tran Il thirty five wagons, steT lssy-
ing the wounded Cap:ureiby HosbJ, the train be
Ing without escort.
Capt, szsr pursued the rebels aud FeoaPtured nifty
horses ~ dye prsO .srs.
Mi .!l1gg of the 0le Hundred and TWcnty-;h'rd
o ito, and Dr. Slelin, Of the Thirty.sIsh 0iiO,
sno0g the prisoners captured by Aosoy.
There Ha4 no fgbtiog at b T ~ Q ON Sunday aud
thi 70 9 no news trJT there to-day (A -ntay)
a BATTLE EsAR sIRRIVILLE.
The following ia an account OF battle between
Crooks oomuaJd and oar forces the afternoon Of
the a. Although the New York papers confess that
We succeeded in diving eneIny from their works
aud g, lining 20 session OF them, still they Clsn to have
rstakel the works. The GOlo6iRg IS description of
the be tie
A. the f.st sound ut hOstiiiJs our mos turned out
rapidly under arms, 5earcey 'aitiRg Tor the bugies 10
give the alarm Q.lokiy Ninth Virginia and Thry
1tb Oslo we're formed n line Cf battle, and moved
s,,aiilT forward 10 support OF the pcksts WHO
al THE time molly engaged IN oiputug the further at
Vsnce OF ito enemy At last, get6pg within striking
distance, tie charge vss sounded, and on sent our
teens driving the rebels before them Ike the wind
and reEsiuing the cutter line OF rae pts. held
seemed determined to regain and hold, II possible,
tdese works snd Il ey soO1 brought up Gnd uassed =
heavy force, preparatory 10 charg' No sooner than
s was Sscer0ned that strong body OF the en my we're
mai Os lSeTilg 'front.' than Gen. Crook ordered
up Lotn DuVal's and ThOrbuTs division, and with their
suppor: our advance calmly AHailed abe attack. The
disposition OF our troope by Gen. Crock Was not a
minute 100 soon, los Eary hufl5d he lofC3 upon US
With Fedoublsd fury OILY 10 bs met With stern sod
stubborn resistance, ultimately Eesu ng 10 complete
al NkafHf I'm
riOus charges Oaly TO send them back kai aud dis
5rgs: d. The hattie lasted unt, after dark aud
alsry hriug cas- continued almost 90 midnight.
sPOIls.
Du.irg The fight, Etish Was borne Our side wholly
DIV Gen Urcok's oOmmAnd, COnsis'ing Ut The kanRWbs
Jorps aud deIachmeots o. the gh.h Corps. We cap
ured nearly hundred prisoners and ,tind OF cOoIs
Our loss is estimated 500 killed aud sounded The
enemy have r,sed heAv y, they we're compelled TO
charge several tunes
sLw4AD's sPECE At AusUsS
Ffen the Herald Of the IA We take the following
O Saturday, evening last large crowd Of the cis 7ns
Of Auburn, n T. including several Kindred volunteers
Iho ere EatUg 10 be mustered into The service OF the
Uui,ed States congTega.sd in the grounds adjoining
William Sisard's residence in tnat city, aud called
or sne Secretary TO address than 10 respodse TO u
invitation Mr. Re Eard came forward AMI spoke 50 toll
lows: ----.-,
,en. marching 90 the tiao Of natons ars uIder tue
loSs OF tie old rational iIg. l thank yoa tor this
,os,itlb'e aod patriotic welcome. u proves thai
hnnvh you deal vigorously With your public serVanN
x.cing rsasons for their policy, eusrgy IN their con
duct OF Ars and explanations for IA lur's aud dis
sn,ontm9nts 10 their administration, ye! you are
a. yerthsIsss ls because you willingly allow them TO
r. ICE with you when yOu have successes victories ana
.rurphs 10 celebrate. The nsWs thAt brings VI TO-
father "a authentic Tits Vict( ~ comea in the right
Sonpectjon fala In With the echoes of the capture OF
Forts Gaines and Morgan, Whch understand 70 De the
particulars ct Ia,rasuts giOro, naval battle IN the
By of MOBILIZE battle 'qlGed by no other 10 Anlerl'
al, bisto.V bu. tho naval achievements of the same
S-rerap Admiral a. Nv o. leans, at ,rt Hldson aud
Al these rave 10 parallel IL naval Tatlre bus The COT
les Of the Nile and rrais'gsr
zee coSTIDLsAUI COMPARED TO As Eaa; sur HAsD oSG
TO sssAE.
The victory At Au,u.a com at the right pace. The
sejlious diet. Is in the sospe Of egg. Il presents
so1, resstsnos on It's whole suffice. But II you cou1
bFssk he she 81 either Of the tT0 ds-kiShEond anc
,Iauts-tbs Ebols must CIumb!e Il Pcoes While
-,,o.n uuder Gran has been ssrking 10 big end,
a.de under GRAFT has Deen sISin: ju.t as tsTd blow
o, the Lesser end. Tee whole she'll will now be essy
,nsbsd ,or it hls grown brttls with she exhaustion
OF vitality Ni.nh'
NO DRAFT WILL BE IADI
This glorious v,ctory comes 10 good line for smother
/ reason. jas. now We ere calm upon you Ter three
hundred thou,s more voisnseero, II you will rafteS
i s,en n We muJ;-tO end the war Oh were geftrg
T,to tired OF long dslys and disappointed ezpecs-
lions In Indiana por,ion Of the people, instgatsd
| nv rebel plOttsrs, st the clifton House, in Canada
we're importing British rsvolVers IN boxes, which passed
| a.. Tu.ton HJuse as stationery, und3f pre5eBcs Of
siro "a defend ,ht msslTes but really 70 resist the
draft ard brig the government down t. run thT ugh
| a srbordiaate and auxiliary OWL war True, no arm
have been imported here; YET deegses went out from
among you, and sat dosn in council at Chicago viii
those Indiana eonspIatoTs, and agreed with them moi
INV hat that I'm poF5atiou OF ould be defended il
the election canvass bur also TO demand tie ssltior
9th, war upoo ground that su'oess in restoring
he u ion is unattainsbie. Already Jude the haenCe
/ Of tho cheering news Gom linta all III discomfort
| ana his d4spondcney have DISAPPEARED. We shall
6or no dra because the army Is btiOg reinforced al
he rate of vs to ten thousand meu per day by Volun-
tears.