Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-21
The NEWS
uoREoF MosBY.

The NEWS
MORE OF MoEBY.
W. sh.u endeayor TO keep cur readers posted - 70
N. ,,o1susnIs Of Mosby, who ia now hliag Leading
-. q an, great war drama. Toado this, In the ao-
-. ~ Confederate accounts Of his operations We
al n.v. 10 rive such news a. reaches ~ through the
,,s,, Northern papers concerning hh "deprsdauons'
h,.vinv that our readers viii be able to scTinnas
tbs fsu grains of truth which are mixed with
v,st amount Of fAsehood.
Ia the Philadelphia LEq~ir~ We md statement Oh
NJ. sauSsrson, one of the passengers BY the train
captured a! Dufeld, who tAJS that ell me
rsrs robbed even Of their wearing apparel. Aosby
told them there was no help for IL that was retail.
ton ordered BY his Gov, rnmSnt and he Intended TO
carry tnoss orders out 70 the very letter.
Hs .ays that there was Federal regiment one thou
and SrcpS qaGr.srsd within mile OF the sesne Of this
a.ursd.On and that they made no EFFORT TO 80 10 the
,,scus MOsby stated 10 some Of the passengers that
ri, Vas only the Inauguration Of new rssn OF terror
AID Of Are.
=, tina ,kirmSh on the lsh ct the Point Of RsObS,
,o En,yi, represents the defense made By the YSe.
REQ roops a. having been feeble In the extreme. Toe
;,h,b Ats Of the county lying between Cumberland
,nd H,rsrsoWn are very much alarmed at the threats
No.Av hss uttered a. TO his future purposes.
FROM TIE SOUTHWEST.
G.psr.l Breckenridge men are not permitted 10 eat
,5l, bread but push Ahesd and keep moving. He has
annexed a. lat the Yankees Gus OF Balls Gap, their
hvOri;s plsos Of refuge We learn from an cncA do
.n,,ob received at the War Department last night,
vboA states that General Breckenridge reports that his
,eoutl on the night of the 10 hu;nei the rail DAD
oidEs over Noisy Oreel. BsiOre daylight on the 18th
Ana ersmy evacuated BuLs p, retiring towards KuCx
vue. neral Vaughn is pursuing.
Colonel Henry elmer, OF Ky, now in command Of
ore of the brigadss of Gen. BIeckurdge'I command,
i,uo, only an sccomI lShsd C,sr but has done some
Of the hardes Sh;ing of the war. Leaving 'ntucky
in tia fall of OIL be soon returned and recruited com.
uApy of which he was made captain. He next organ
ned bats on and shortly afterwards the regiment OF
which 10 ia colonel For year past he has been acting
bsiradsr. Ia the diminishing which preceded the fight
a, SAityle a. well II that aud other engagements,
he wa conspicuous for hs CALAMITY sniths ability with
which he hALdlsd his troop
LIE On No0UTR.
Reliable Mr. Jesms AcDG6 Is = reliable CorrespOn-
dan, Who writes letters from the amy OF thS Poousc
I, the Northern papers BelaW We give sPeci-
ma, his truthful s;atemsnF. He says in a letter d.
| ted City Point Oct. 18Th:
Ibays heard it stated BY high authority that the
/ Rsbels are making preparation to evseuate K chmond
A nunbgr Of guns, stores 81, have been removed 10
Dsayille. General Grant Is reported TO have named
a vsry short period for bis entrance into Richmond.
b. humbuggiOg tie Northern public through the
agency Of lying scribblsrs, with such stuff as the above
sxr Q, cor tame does AbrAhsm Lincoln expect to car
- The Presidential election Secoad time. people,
however, Who sre stupid enough to be gusd BY San
TINS Bulletins and the letters Of such BohemAns 60
EcDlF are scarcely worthy of better Master.
| FROM PETERsBUEa.
A7ain from Petersburg, IS usual Of late We have to
.epoF, AL oust The Express Of yesterday Esysit Is
thought TIE enemy ira getting ready for another
move, which may take place at any momsnt
Lieut.. GerslAR. Il. Anderson has been permanently
assigned to tie command Of the corp lately command.
ed by Gen. BeAuregard.
There are 10 sgrs yet Of preparations on tie part
of the eueny 70 so into winter quarters says the Er-
prs,s. o. course not; for If Cant has been we'll In
formed through dasersrs aud scouts he knows that be
has no abiding place near Petersburg, and thai he will
haTs 10 bsInase in more northern or easIery quar-
PROM NORTH CAROLINA.
An expedition from the enemys gunboSis q. EeWbern,
consisting of about sky men with two harges-one
clrryipg tHcniyfOuF pound hoUiE;r and the other q
twelve pound gur-sttnckod portion o. Captain Jones
Company g. 67h regiment then on picket at the mouth
Of Syf. Greek, driving them back, and the Yankees
succeeded in landing.
Captain Jcnss with the bGRrce Of bis company, some
few nes distant, went immediately to their assstarcs
engaged the enemy and drove them to their gunboas
killing Captain Gordon, United States Navy, command.
| ing the expedition, ard two men, and woundlrg two
Others, with no loss whatever on our side.
SWORD FOR BRAVE CAVALIER
sword, destined to ISL ere lopg in he hand Of
General Wade Hampton, say tho Columbia CarOnian.
was exhibited 10 US yesterday. I. wrought a. the
order of that General by Aassrs. Kra't, Goldsmith
Kraft Of tie sword factory in the vicinity Of cOluuba.
polished black sheath, richly gilt hil, Handsomely
wrought with the figures Of s. George and the dragon,
end long stIighk heavy but well balanced blade ct
tbs tru;ss temper, make il weapon worthy of leader
who Ia said 20 unite the Qualities Of PrsuE ehsvGIsr
with those OF Q wise snd skil'ul strategist
4 PPEAL to the Public.-The Relief Com
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