Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-31
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pie that it 10 best to make the most of bad bargain
and bad one has the Weldon road been to them; bu
what care they for dead wounded, save that they
lose rany living machines of foreign importation
| from the ranks of their army.
The situation we learn, remains unchanged, as far
the relative position of the two armies ia ,ncern
ed but the Smelling Of the city has rather increased than
diminished, The Express says:
IAN unbrohen OF artillery sounded on the air
throughout the day yesterday, increasing in intensity
during the afternoon. What With the echoes rescued
In ire the neghborng heights the far of woods and
hoatiI bsck upon the waters Of the Appomattcx,
aad day OF martha muse, of which the most devoted
soldier OF ancient modern times might have been
proud"
Il Is stated that the term Of service of Grants hun
dred days men expires this week. Poor devls, they
CINE on q sort Of pleasure excursion and . bloody
| one 1t has been. Some have died OF disease others
have found bloody gryss, tni moe o,op ped up in
Sou bern PRISONS The remainder, doubt, feel If
they had gone through buudred years instead Of o
hundred days whsu ihsy contemplate the useless toll
and danger to which they have been exposed. If hey
are permitted to get home in safety never will they or
their ohdrens hildren sing again, "edrry back 10
Old Virginia to Old Vrsinas ihore and If they are
ever banished, as they may be by Lincoln we predict
they will eIclam, anywhere but Virginia, and to any
part Of Virginia rather than the front Of Petersburg
The Express states that Parties from the lines report
seeing large body of Yankee cavslsy. yesterday
| moving arou towards GU; extreme right, In the d.
recion Of the Weldon R,ilroad. Tie object of this
movement is mere ccnscture-probably aaoher raid is
| 10 contemplation.
Our entire loss Ct Rsams, 1t 10 now estimated, will
| not exceed seven hundred Among the severely
wounded are Dol. Lane, OF the 26ih N. O, and Col
Little Of the 2s.h Geer,a.
The RzprUs. in abiding to the constant shslling Of
Petersburg, Gays:
There Is only one way to make them stop this, and
that Is to place the thousands CT prisoners taken on tie
Weldon Railroad in that portion OF the town subject to
taer shelliDg II would be more effectual than any
thi' else, eIoeps driving them from vicinity Let
bomb proofs be ereetsdo The protection of tho guard
but let the plsone be nged as TO be exposed to
he bursting Of the shells.
We believe THE plan would also result as did General
Jones o. Oosries.on-iu an early exchange. Thus two
good objects would be gaioed.
rAsLY AGAIN wHIPJ SHERIDAN.
BY tie Central oars last night received the graft.
flying, though not uaeIpet d. intelligence, that battle
fought atlrdsy, the 9Th inst near Shspberss
t,wn, in which General E,rly as usual, admins.
tered to Sheridan q severe thrashng. II will
ne remembered that the Northern papers OF
the 9Th, in describing the reconnaissance, as they
termed L. Of the 26h left the two armies in such close
proximity that collision could not be long avod.d-
The only particulars Of the sr tina. reach rs 10 that
ETly by an sdroit strategic move drew the Yankees
| into a trap, when he fell upon them sudienly ard
succeeded in turning what might otherwise have beer
simple repute into complete rout
Virgins 9Th Corps The chief sufferer, and to rse
the language of our informant, Is said to bo literally
cut to pieces. We can only add that our soIce of il
| formation is such as entities 1t to credit.
HOODS SHARP HoorIRs.
Gen Hsod'd sharpshooters giving good accouu.
| of themselves. Yankee letter daed at atlanta. on
the 2oh, says, "on the 18Th instant, Msjor Gen. Dodge
shot In the hsadty the ensmys and
1t reported that he had died of his wounds General
Lghtburp, Of Logans corps, va, wounded 10 the same
| way three or four days ago."
FEW YAsKsrs AT HE~BERs.
We learn from The Goldsboro Slate Journal that the
mere guard. l. s thought thft those Gent away will
form part Of some important expedition.
MEMPHIS.
~ wiz Do eeen non tue toioWlog th1t citz,n OF
Memphis, who has shown bi, loyalty the Oonedsraoy
by his gaauy upon the FIELD is hurt at our en-
dorsson OF the remark Of "7As Confederate" that For
rest ought to have burned Memphis.
Now, wa yield % no one in our admiration of such
Of its loyal citizens hive either gooe into the army
or Otherwise continued to the SUCCESS Of our csu,c
but that the city is now the great western depot OF
supplies for the Yankee armies even our
c,unot deny, q much ss he may dsplcrJ the iacs 1t
was in this light feel assured, and from no hostility
to the lrus men and women OF, Memphis tina. "Tds
Oo sdsrats' penned The Ct ,c.onable paragraph las
tily copied into our issue of Saturday.
The communication is dated Richmond, Aug. 2stt,
and addressed 70 she editor of the Richmond Who:
ala your Saturday rnings pspsr you cay that "i
Forrest did capture Memphis no doubt laid it in
sashes as IL 10 nothing bat Yankee bonded pushouse
| "and den of Yankee thieves"
Surely, you forge: that Memphis Is Southern city,
Of thirty thousand $50 0OO inhabitants-the home o.
General Forrest himself and of nearly Eve thousand
loyal Confederate soldiers, many of whom among them
G nerais Preston smi and March Walker) have al
ready sealed their yalty with their blood The fani
| les Of these men are still in Memphis.
"WOuld 1t not have been utt to oall Frederick
| burg "a Yankee bondsd ta,eh ,uss,' woen used a.
depot Of supplies for CRAFTS army or Winchester 4.
dan OF Yankee thieves when filed with the rabbls
rou; of Banks or Aro,f Slsll Nav Orleans and Nor
fox be burned because Beast b Ter has coined mouey
| OFT OF their snffsringsf Wherein has Memphis been
ess loyal The S,uh ban these oities Whsreia has
| she St fsred les.f" B.
THE TLAs OF TRUss BOAT.
The Yankeo flag Of boat arrived a. vsrina yes
tsrdsy, bu: unable TO learn either the numbr
or names OF its passengers. Ooonel Oali goss dosn
| to day.
DIED,
Or Monday the 20 inst n Drsvry after long H.
ness. EEsELLfoN vtRsINlA CHIooRA DAVIS JonNsos,
enna Of ana julia A. D. johnson (of horfok