Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-03

i dated Baltimore, July ~ n
Before Maryland can be invaded again ,he question
L to be decided Who shah be master in the 81 OF the
/ Shenandoah.
II TIE rebel force fingers anywhere near Winchester
batleis amOug the probabilities within the u X few
days If fcugbs at all it viii be fought under ciFoum-
stances that ous BIT TO- end believe will give Us success
Il viii not be figh in which a portion Of cur forces
are exposed to the shOe rebel strength. There viii Dc
no whipping US this time by detail.
A special despa'oa from H4gerstoWn Gays that Cen
eral Avesil Is alive and well and on duy at HagerstoWn
Duriog the t:uos at tsrIburg Yaokos ofi'sr o
the Erprsss learpf) informed of our of'er that
TIE latest dates received from the North stated that the
Confederate Cavary bai entered obambefsbu'g g, bu.
gave do particulars.
FR.N PETERsBURa
Egerythins remained as usual at Petersburg yester
d.y 80 passengers By the evening rau reported, sx-
cept that the sharpshooug along the line Nss ersktr
The negro cry OF no quarter, on Saturday (snd what
quarter did negro eSer need except the GOmor able
"SlAris," provided for hin upon every Southern gen
tsman's plantauOn) coupled With Grams 6ESs in he
way OF "blowug up PsRnburg," we're, no doubt, the
o.vss Of this The loSe Of the two ocntebdDg armies
is by no means We judge, on the increase. The hz-
o. sss received through MEND, says that during the
truce On Monday the Yankees placed under sod ssyen
hardrsd Of their dead. During tais proceed enc If
Bnn.idrs tt Informed one OF cur Cf3e;s that in the
fir of Saturday their losses had not been d,6aitely
asOsrtaned bat would certainly range between 600
and 600.
It was Tumored a. Petersburg on Monday that Giant
vas moving heavy cclumns Of infantry and cavalry
around 60 IA ex rene lett. II correct this is doubt
less for the purpose OF again striking he Petersburg
aud Weldon Riilroad.
If this be tue, Ulysses vii be promptly attended to,
and Bennett of the Herald WsO isVOrs ais rival, AeOel-
In, if in Iuanirg mOOo, VII eIelhm, Well done for
Grant
SDaertiOns from Grants army are 80 CRAFTY on the
increase, that ho ends it necessary to place double
picket in bis rear and, in addition, to have cavalry
pArOl cussde of bO.h. Ia spite OF these precautions
the whole county filed with Yankees, seeking safer
place than the trout OF Petersburg.
The Rev. Mr. MurIaugh ard party, held as hostages,
have been released.
TIE pscplO in the lower part Of Prince George, and
in Slss1 aud Surry, suffering considerably from
IRE outrages and depredatiOns o: the enemy. Three
Of the most est mable young ladies' in the Vi,inty Of
Olbin Point, have been violated, and doubtless there
are many Others, whose timidisy has prevented them
from making known their injuries.
T.ecOpJ OF the New York Herald, Of the SOsh, r.
ceivsd by the Wing last night, says: "Tnose who i'm
sgins thai ant has been idle do not know their
ioduttry Gqull to his enterprise. Ds;ore lorg
shall see the Effect Of his work, and s wi starO b,
country Gran. is always busiest when he seems to be
doing nothing"
F4OM SOATH sioasIA-s ESERAL HOOPS, XEENsT IN ITs
DETEKcs.
We bavs been cut CT, sEce the 2ssA Of July, by the
raid against MacOq-whioh has terminated in the ds-
pe,son Of the tEenty.eight huadred Yankee raiders
an6 the cap urs Of the notorious and Eve hun
dred Of them-from al communication until now with
Atlanta Yesterday, General HOods oficd despatch
the rst since the resumption of telegrsphic comu un-
eadOn-Was given out by the War DepAtm, Mt, an
nouncihg sharp o. gsgtmpt iG which Re successfully
maintained bis ion. THE is what at least expec.
aim to continue to do, We care 10: how formidable
the future demonstrations CT Sherman may be. At
snta is the centre Of highly important Southern "a l.
roads. Is possession By the enemy would consequently
do him iA6ate advantage and "a immense harm
Tlas General Hood to defend t. and ssiuy,
to- ls shown By Als Efforts TO strengthen his army as
well as hla pcsiton, As an instance of what he is
dsls - this respect We need DOLLY state thas he has
different departments to report at at the iioDt;
aud requiring, whenever it possibly be DONE the
heads of departments TO perform their own clerical Ia
Dor, aud when thai is Improbable, The employment
Of men untitled for the field. This order is directed,
cot only 60 QIsfsermaiEsrs, OOmmi'saries, ComGaL-
dlns Of Posi- Proves: GArshAs and Surgeons but also
to the Gsserd Enforced, it will bring several thou
sand addition al nen 70 the 6sld.
Lieut.. Gen. Step sen d. Lee mentioned in Genera
HOoa's despatch We learn from the vannAh RePu6li-
can. brought With him, when he joined tie army o
North Georgia, force of ten thousand men.
Il is source o. extreme qualification to learn,
that 10 the delenos of Macon, like the Virgins militia
whose bravery and efficiency have been and often
tested during the Wsr-that the o zen socsy OF Gsor-
ga acted a. galany if they had been veterans- All
honor we say, then, to Governor BrowI.'s pets."
correspondents Of the Macon TsiegraDh Of she
rs a. writing from Atlanta says that Sherman i1 acting
on the eOde"snd LIE might have added, tae rlles
Of CIVILIZED walfsIe as construed BY the Yankees-has
been sherg Atlanta, killing up to ta:e one WOmaliAd
a child, and ipiuring sundry housOR.
I. was understood, at the time he wrote, that tie
fooled Yankee about &C place heavier guns in POsi-
tion, 50 as to give the rebeliOus Gate City tull
benefit. Lat him bitter away aud even in imitstiOn OF
the object of speeiss admraton-,he greal Ulysses
undertake to mine NO1ds pcAtiOn ald SSH, No trust
that Atlanta will req ain in our pOssgssion
TIE LATEST
Tao ofROlal dispatches we're received BY the Au-
thoritiss from Alints yesterday dated July son and
August g. lbe 6rst audes 10 the uNlOn in font Of
Atlanta aud says shat recent have forced
the enemy to cease extending his tanks"
We are very certan, from the tenor Of the 81, that
General Hood will coon be able to cut sberman's com
munioasiOnI and thus compel him to attack il rOsi-
tisa or retreat
WASHINGTON COLLEGE,
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