Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-28
TRRNERS

THE NEWS.
Yesterday the vsaites continued not warm but hot,
We nav say. extremely hot and, Ike M,suOor, pre-
fer ed vs. ng fer something turn up in the shame Of
telegram or 4 courier rather than under the pressure
o perspiration 50 IN searSh Of Whr,items. At one
O'clock, however, By this rev process, We had only
learned that the President had Northern paper Of The
25 h, and that gold, having mounted 30 AIS, vas sill
on aood-.ide, and that information had been received
that the ReseiVss-the much abused "a Glass Militia
bSI gwen the Yankee raiders handsome drubbing At
Stanton river bridge, on the DanVis road If
procure, as We expect summary Of ths news from TIE
pager msntiOned particulars Of the Fspulso Of toe
Yankees alluded to- both vii be given in our issue this
mornieg We have concluded that in spite Of che heat
our new column win never be 6lsd By the waiting
rAngemsnt-aad hence, in the case Of NOhGnst and
tbe Mountain, as it will not come to We will 80 in
quest Of it. Cur readers viii gee chs result Of our pill
grin, &c, be is Etls or much, in what follows.
OFFICIAL DHPAroH
HEADosARNV NoRTHERS Va,
June assn, 1854
Bon Secretary Of Var
Sir-Ths enemy has been quiet 70 day in our front.
despatch, dated 2Sh, received this morning from
Capt,in Fa'rinhalt eomHNndng at sAuloi River
bnds, 1gs,ss as eOl6dsnes in being able to pro
tee It
This afternoon General W. Il T. La reports tAAs he
attacked the enemy near Sunton river bridge, ysS.sr
day afternoon aud drove him until dark. BE also Ssa'ss
that the enemy was sglay rSpusd a. she bridge the
same evening, aud rsreatsd this morning. leaving about
thirty Of hll dead on the hsld
Very respectfully, etc,
R LHE General
TRox NORTHERN GEORGIA
Gen Sherman in his despatch to Stanton, dated alst
claims that an important pOaisOn had been gained BY
Gen. Howard Il is possible tat this may be true, As
t will be seen from the subOined despatch that the
Yankees were smbOldened to attack Gen. Hood the
al, bu were driven back beyond their advanced Hns
Of breaslEOrks.
ATLANTA, June Gath.
General BrarlOH Bragg;
Lieu enAnt General Hood on our lsft reports, that
teigg attacked on ths afternoon Of the 23l be drove
back h. enemy taking one entire line Of bi5 breast
works The pursuit stopped By exposure to Gre Of
RCld batteries. SteVenson's Division mainly en-
gagged Hiudmsns slightly. There was brisk skirmish-i
ing in Hardee's front much Of the day yeser6ay
gooi dea Of cann0naling on LOring
J. E. JOHNSTON, General
Gu. latest oficia A!Vees from Northern Georgia are
contained 10 the following brief despatch:
hAKIETTA, June 20.
General IraE!OR Bragg:
General hood reports that tls enemy in line Of bat
Gle, astleked stsvsnsOns skzmishers yesterday, but
was .sky Ispulssd There heavy artillery firing,
durirg he day, in LOr;ug'l 'front.'
LE JCEHsrOE, General
IzoN TIE VALET.
TIE Rockingham Register resumes itI Iublo-hOn
after being partially crippled BY Biuts Hunter AMI his
.valdsls, with The following:
fhs Register still lives in spite of Yankee malice and
power 70 eesr0y. Il e9nes up out Of lis ashes with
an ncressed haired and IN intensified contempt for an
enemy vho has v.ol1ted 81 the laws Of eNi I'd war
FIRE AID sho has 81 Jwna willingness 70 upon de-
pee.sss SOne9 and obldren--Nn enemy whose ehisf
motive seems 10 be to rob and pluldr helpless people
VINO are unfortunately upOo The line Of his desolAHng
march. OF the circumstance connected with ths
destruction, by fe, Of our printing ehos, It
Il sufRsiens for u 70 say, that is was done, We,
leup, by orde, Of Major General Hunter, Who
h4s lr,a jy earned for himself Immortality Of in
my elsewhere thAa in the beautiful Valley which he
has lad desOhsd and puldersd - the extern tf bis
abby. TAe Cii5eF upon whom deVOlved The do Of
destr ying our properly Colonel SGarT-SeSms 20
have been gentleman Of some humanity and propTisty
OF feesrg; for il is sad he reused 70 burn the house
over tho heads Of our wife AID children il obedience
% the orders # h5 brutal bandit chief Hunter and was
dir laced fem his command And placed under arrest
because Le vas not and dspraTsd enough TO exc
cue an order 60 irhaman and infamous. Ii We have
been eorrec ly informed We are under obligations 20
Colonel S.AFF fer hs agency in preventing helpless
woman and her krls children from being driven fem
ssr only shelter By the torch Of malignant and dAs
,sfoly LEGENDARY.
RaI DAKViLLn RAIDBRs.
FIcm the SReial dsiEEich Of General Lee, Is Wl be
ftcn that these' YAahso Pund,rers were defeated on
Saturday evening at SaursOn River bridge on the Dam
vile read We learn since th.t the enemyS loss in
-kHd ard wounded vas ESQ; our lOss was killed and
"A sounded The Saunson River bridge is the most i'm
Uortant structure on tho DAnVle road; but while is
destruction might haVeOceAsiOned rs some temporary
inconvenience is could have been rs6rt in REASONABLE
time We are tbaakful, however. that the enemy have
failed in their JlanOus attempt to burn L. and received
msrted punishment at the hands Of our brave troops
CLovER DEPoT VIA DEHus HILL I
June 27lh, 1854.
Csptain FArrinhalt, commanding at this place, re-
uul.ed KautIs cavalry handsomely yesterday. Two
hundred and Ry Of the enemy we're killed AID wounded.
Eight killed aud twenty -four wounded Of GUS.