Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-18
THE NEWS.
THE RlCNH"ED rI1ET

| THE RlCHa"ID FRONT.
Saturday md Su"tnT were gaitc doroid Of
interest on Sl,a lin:i, for. snrns the charming
fea'areB af real ;:uaumsni iiays, there was
nH!hlag in them TO psoY,ks attention, ard
| beyond tha marked qaies which psrvaied the
tront, ao:hir. 30 elicit cn:Gmca. The days
wero spent by CUR gallant t,oopa in enjoying
the genial funshiae and watching the enemy,
the isttor occupation having the preference,
as busincas must b9 consuItad before pleasure.
The most interesting point d'appai was that
| alluded Sa!u,asy--a belt cf woods be-
i low uhailia;s. particularly under the eye Of
the enemy's saarp shooters, and therefore a
point Of fsarful interest. Raycni thin point
| the engaging spec a"io Of h1rdo of Yankees
digging md be.tsriHg tho oarth, end arranG-
| ing platforms i3r tho working cf heavy NOR
tar pieuep,, 10 oGtct II possible, our mortnrs TT
Chnfin's and in the river, presented itself On
Saturday, as prominently Gs over. Tho
induR.ry sad cara expended by the enemy
upon this enterprise. indicate that it is to be
not tho lshst IN icpoTtenca Of thoir works for
the reduction Of iris rro7' kinslv atou: old
city. They may ynt, aewcvsr, be persuaded
| by our army 10 reiirqairh th3 da5ign. They
will, probably. eriAy the benefit Of teat OF
its merits, "a upon It's Eesnlta will depend the
! action OF our ermy, aonre doubt being enter
! tai:'ed as - in Feasibility. Should it prove
h"sc'te>s, why the enemy ciu Say end waste
as mGcn powder a. they think Iro;sr.
rahM rirhesBUsG.
| Ee had NJ wor'l q: attractive cveuts from
this qnari-r On Sl.uflay. This ooly sorn as
wern ehs old ones hear! ulonr tho lines-tbo
Oc1asiCtal dtt!rat;oa o: three irci rife o
thirty-tHo pCundAr. or Tie dull, sublerranean-
| like sound cf sk3 t!teGlI-inoh mortar. All
was quie. on lii, ''b!oady right" except a
stray SHOT Or two s.. nokoly. to the detriment
! Of tho rt;nc ii:tgInnl. Nov and then tho
! Thlrr II tsirty.t'7n paurder orened the eyes
"i the boys town On tho left, and cur batteries
on the Ch,storfcld side warc at tiinss the rtoi-
| pien:s Of compliments from the mortar battle
ries on the bluff of tho Appoma:tox at Pages
farm. Thus indolcntly passed away oac more
OF the (sirest days Of the season, giving an un.
mistakeehlo tokon oc the continued insfFcienoy
| of the enemy to 70 on with :asir work Aud
tho events of the past few weeks have no. tcen
such es might stimulate Them to pny very ini-
mediate application Of The action to the word
in their boosted Goa 70 Richmoad."
q
The P6ssrsburg express" Of Saturday
gives tho following summary of news in front
!! Of thai city:
Or Thursday Light monstrous cheering
! was heard at points CT the ,nemy's lines "a
f;nns oE Petersburg, supposed to have been
caused by ttS reception OF the MGrjasrn eisc-
ton returns in camp, or by une CT more Of
S:anton's lying war bulletins announcing On.
other briili.rt victory iii Gscrsii, Of el5s~
where. |. is m3ro than probable, however,
thai the Yerkas troops ware cheering over the
result OF the election III PounsylYania, Oaio
md Indiana. which tool; placs On Tuesday
last. Whether it wa9 tho I.icconites or the
McClel!anites who or3waI 30 lustily is not
known.
Tho same night tho Yankees made great
noise as though iEoops weEo being moved
from one point TO another. Wagon trains
we're heard rumbi!ng over tho roads, as alec
artillery trains; and tho cara wore kept busy
running backwards aud forwards on tho City
Point and branch railroads.
We suspect much Of this commOtion was
merely for effect, unless, indeed, Grant was
engaged in throwing troops back to the south
side. The fact iF, he has no more men to take
from his lines here, unless hs woatens them
to dangerous degree.
Twenty ono Observation-Disclosures and ma
ti7os--camo into GUT lines night before last,
an ! were sent over to Richmand yesterday
They will eo bs rejoicing beyond tho C9I-
fedarats limit, and, for their own sakes. we
hope, where the Yaukeo recruiting officer will
never trouble them again.
Several heavy reports were heard in the d.
rection cf Bermuda Hundreds about eleven
o'clock A. NJ, yesterday, following each other
in such quick succession Gs to create the i'm
preston that On explosion had occurred
They may have been, however, the discharges
OF heavy ordnance rom the Yankco Eunboats,
or the blowing rp of The mouth Of tic tamcua
Dutch Uap canal.
Mr. Wilay Wilkinson, an OLD and respected
citizen CT Sussex county, was shot end killed
by Il body Of Yankee cavalry, a Eight or two
since, ct hi- residence, near L;tletoa. aGja.
cont 20 she Prince George line. Mr.. Wilkin-
son WAS at The time. engaged NTH II negro in
boiling down some Sorghum, aud, desiring to
finish the lot before he ceased workhad extend
ed his laborsunti' sfternight. The Yankee cav
airy coming suddenly t. the spot, and probs-
bly, thinking it Was ono Of our picket losts
fired upon Gr. ". and his servant, instantly
killing the IOru.vr, hni wOu7ding the sttcr.-
fkn-E E,,ls 4
the work they had doEe, those valiant war;
riors did not even cpndeucend to render assis
tance TO the dead and wounded, but pursued
their rouse, as if nothing had oscuredr
We have nothing Of interest,", and no change
to note in the position Of affairs On our in,un
diate lines. Tue enomy seems to be cxtant-
ing his work. rlosjy S0u'hward from Fort
McRae.
.FR0E Tue VALLEY.
The Valley re,echoed tho unirer:al nothing
on Saturday. Even those reliable persons who
come town On The Central trai,is could lot start
respectable ru,nor, aut, for tho frat tme
within tho recollection Of the Oldest inhahitant
in tho v;ci.iy, EXCUSED their noticeable iSno
rance by calling to nliIid the distance between
the saat of war aid III, Central railrosd.' The
Courier" nrl :he q. ffcer direct" were nei-
thsr OF. hand. Thotc wcrc vague hints at the
fredericksburg cora Hhant the appearance of
Sheridan at M:.nasai.,, cn rou;, for Fredsrcks-
burg
Since writing tho aiavc, we learn by pas
sengers who reaebed Richmond last evening
fron the Valley, tha. Gen. Early has had
another fight with Shesidau's forces. near
Thornton's Gap, il wiioh eight hundred Yan-
kess wore taken prisoners.
THE BATTLE WITH THE YELLOW Fkv5R.
Al two points in tbs ;-oa;cderaey the yellow
ftver has been doing hsttic fa1 some time past
at Ncwbern, N. O., which is within the
enamy's liues, and at Charleston, S. O., Ger.