Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-26
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,r,nv,sH IN MOBILE BAY.

ar Morgan, meantime, steamed down to the
IRON -clsds and opened fire, and delivered
some very handsome shots, one of which sp-
penrod to strike the bow of the Selma. Mono
of our batteries returned the fire, notcaring to
waste ammunition or disclose themselves until
better occasion offers.
The Yanks kept up their praotioe for two
hours and helf, and then hauled CT, tatittsd
for tho day. They will probably begin again
to day, their operations being only to find our
batteries They have not felt anything yet,
but probably will when they bring up their
ships to decent fighting distance. All the
elevated places in the city were occupied by
anxious, but not alarmed spectators.
RAID INTO TENNESSEE.
The Columbia "South Caroinien" Ct the
Goth, says:
We learn that Colonel Rowan, with $50
men, has Just returned from successful reid
into East Tennessee, where he destroyed the
splendid railroad bridge, seven hundred and
eighty feet long, over the Tennessee river, at
Loudon, captured seventy-fve prisoners,
brought away seven hundred pairs Of blank
cts, and two hundred uniforms, besides do
stroyine considerable number of wagons and
othor property. The movement would have
becn surprise but for the treaohery of some
person, who revealed the plan to tho enemy,
and caused them to DO on the alert. A tight
ensusd in consequence, during which we lost
five killed uud twelve or thirteen wounded,
and the Yankees suffered loss OF about forty
killed, besides number wounded. Our forces
consisted of soldiers recently exchanged, and
started from point near the Tennessee line.
A vrTrRAN WARRIOR.
Among the number of volunteers who have
reached Mobile, with the intention of fighting
it out to tho last, is Col Jere Austill, OF Clarke
county, Alabama, the only survivor OF tho
celebrated canoe fight in tho war of lSl2.-
The heroes of this remarkable engagement
we're General Sam Dale, Jim Smith, Jere Aus
till, and negro named Caesar. All have
been gathered to their fathers except Colonel
Austill, who, although seventy years of age,
is now ss eager and ready Tor the fray Us any
soldier in the fsld. Such noble example,
should stir the souls and strengthen the nerves
of tho weakest Who will hold back when
such men 20 forward
TIE SITUATION IN oEoRG1A.
A correspondent of the Augusta "Chroni-
cle," writing from before Atlanta on the 18th,
says:
The last forty eight hours have been unu-
sually quiet along the lines before Atlanta; 30
much 30, that those fresh from tho rural dis
tricss universally express astonishment there
ut. An occasional csnnonading takes place
between the opposing batteries, and little
picket skirmiBhing occurs now and then, but
beyond these there has been little to disturb
| the nervous.
Since the bombardment Of Saturday night,
I A. L,,kl .,,1a fenp
the enemy; the occasional shells since thrown
scarce attract momentary attention. Why we
have been thus favored no one pretends to
forfeiture, but oil rel bloc ut their apparent me-
gleot.
! Both armies OCCUPY nsDy the same front
position that they did week ago, neither
having materially extended either to the right
or left. As you have been advised for seve-
raj DAYS, the movements Of Sherman indicated
! o purpose to mass bis heaviest force upon his
| right, ard counter movements took place On
our lines; but on Sunday it Wss discovered the
Federal commander had changed his pur-
poses, whatever they might have been. and
| was massinS on his ceritre and toward his
right, and again movements to foil him were
at once made. The indscision that has Of
late characterized tho movements of the enc
nv evinces that he is puzzled-nay, more,
brought to stand still. Turn which way be
will, he finds strong works defended by de-
terminsd mon confronting him. Attack them
he evidently dare not; the rick would be too
prsat, and no has also discovered that Con.
| Hood is not disposed to let him get around
them, or in other words to DO thanked cut OF
Atlanta. What will follow2
A correspondent of the "COnstitutionalist,"
writirg on the 10th, says
.Tnero is nothing new here to-day, and the
only rumor or camp tulk which prevails re-
lutos to the operations of General Wheeler,
who has gone to the enemy's rear to cut bis
line of Communication, and to destroy. if pos
sible, his store houses aud depots along the
State road OF Marietta, Kingston and Dalton.
There is no indiscretion in referring to these
movements because before you receive this
letter aud have time to publish 1t they will
become history--they will have succeeded or
failed. The most Intelligent officers think
that Wheeler will succeed in cutting the
road, but doubt his ability to damage it enough
to cause o retreat or to burn sufficient Of tho
enemy's supplies to injure him seriously
General Wheeler left Covington on sWednes-
day. His force is estimated at from ten to
twelve thousand.
Tho Smelling still goes on, furiously at times
and always briskly. On last night not less
than 5000 shells were thrown into the town.
They came nt the rate of from six to ten q
minute for eight or ten hours. Capt. Blair,
of the An Alabama, was killed, and a lieu
tenant of the Sch Tennessee, had his leg shot
away. A lady on Peachtreo street was bad
ly wounded, also q child and two negro SER
wants. learn tina! the damage done on Ma
rietta street was very serious.
THE POPE AND THE CONFEDERATE STATS.
A correspondent, writing from Rome to the
Agence Haoas, says:
mgr. Lynch, Bishop of Charleston, who
has been sent out by the COnftderates in q
special diplomatic capacity to the Court Of the
Holy See, has had On audience Of the Pope.
lie had already, on the Goth ult., had ON in
terview with Cardinal Antonelli, and it is said
that Bishop Lynch, coming only in the cha! :
acter of dignitary of the church, avoided an
allusion to politics in this conversation. 1t is,
however, well known that the Holy See enter
Trims PR found sympathy for the Confede-
rate States. On late occasion, the Holy
Father. when urged to consent to his photo.
graph being taken on some cards which it was
intended to distribute at charitable meeting
at New York, is said to have written on the
cards the following sentence with his own
hand: Mite glalium tuuns in vaginan, ct
Deus pacis crit t.cum' Put up thy sword in.
to its oheath and the God of peace shall be
with thee"
DEssRTHR CAPTURED DY LADY.
A lady by tho name Of Sharp, says the Au.
eusta "Oaronic!e and Sentinel" captured a
desertsr in Millen few days since. Tho cir.
oumstances we're those: She was sitting in
her house. and noticed man standing in the
yard talking to her waiting maid. Finding
that be was after something to eai, she fur
nished him with food. From his actions and
the srea: anxiety he showed to get away, she
thought that all was not right. Accordingly,
she took her husbands gun, and ovelhauling