Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07
THE NEWS.
7Rcu TIL RICHMOND IRoNT.

PREM THE RICHMOND FRONT.
All was quie! below Richmond on yester-
day. The enemy made 70 new movemersh
our operations since Saturday having ttfact-
ually neu!ralized his position at Fort Harrl-
son. He can do nothing ,heso Of any conse-
quencs.
TRn PiTEEsB"EG.
The situation before Petersburg VISA unsl-
tered On 3csttriey. A little rheliing occur, ed
Oh the lines toward the evening. 1t WAS ru,
m6red in Petersburg that railing party Of
the enemy, having started Gu! for the DanVille
Railroad, had teen captured by Cen. lamp
ton, but the ropor! needed confirmation.
FROM EAaLY's COMMAND.
Nothing of Importance from Early's COM
,nard on Yesterday. A remembering party
from Sheridan crossed the Blue Ridge lew
DAYS ago ct Swift Run Gap, and on Monday
reached Stanardsville, tho ccuntJ-fest Of
Greene, sId about twenty miles from Char
lot'essille, aud tie sGms distance from OR
donsvilie. Uaricg csco1tained TINT ample
prerasa,icn5 had been maie to receive them
CT, Gs they would say, having accomplished
the tject of their Reconnaissance s. they re'
turn:d. Their force was small.
h,oY SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
The gratifying intelligence reaches I'D tfi
cially, that Cen. Echols had attacked the enc
my under Burbridgs, near SaltviEe, on Mon
day, whittier the latter vas making for the
purpose of destroying the Salt Works; bad
s;cnally routed him, driving him in confusion
from the field. The enemy left six hundred IL
killed and wounded in our hands, including
one Brigadicr General, aid msny other CHI
car. THIS brilliant affair will compare, both
in moral and practical results, with any VIC
tory Of tho campaign, aud puts a1wini
cockade in the has, Ct tue Virginia Reserves
uEFIciAL DESPATCH.
Uz.p'oxs ARuY NoArpEsN NIRolsIA.
October 1.
Hon. Secretary Of Wur:
General BreGlc,uridgs rrp0r!s that the one
my attacked Saltvillo on the y instant rne
received bloody Iepuiss.
They 1etil ed during the night 10 great con
fusion, apparently in the direction Of Sandy
river leaving rnoet Of their tesd and wcuudcc
in cur hands.
lie is pursuing them.
All cur trOcp1 behaved We'll.
CHARLESTON
Tho Courier" Of Thursday gives the foi
lowing summary
The bon b ,rdmsnt Of the city since cur i"s
has boon unusually severe, the eGemy hrinl
from three guns in constant and rapid success
sion. During the twenty-four hours endinf
six o'clock Wednesday evening. eighty-eieh
shots were reported fred at the city. rum
her Of casualties occurred, but mostly Iron
g Yiug bricks or aplintc-s
Mr. A. W. Ladl WAS severely ACC Danger
gu .ly wounded in the left shoulder b.? iTeg
nent of shell, v h;ch EXPLODED in the building
where lie was writing Three other youns
men in the sR.no room ard building as DIR
Lsdd, very narr6aly escaped teirg billed -
The she'll pasaed through The lerk Of one hr
j. PorabcI) just III he had risen to ol.se
shutter tie uitd,w against the heat OF tht
sun. l. then went under the desk. passine
through the legs Of Mr.. ". Lambert, break
ing the leg of the chair and Leaving Mr.. W
with ONLY slight bruise on the ankle.
Another she'll, which exploded in blild,
inp, wounded four fen:alis If tho family Oh
MIR. John Durckuyar; ore Of them seriously
breaking her collar bone' Isaides iLn'o'ihf
several slight bruises.
A man BY the name Of Crllins. latortr
had his leg taken IF "Wednesday evening y
the explosion ofa shell in the build'paiH~ which
he resided
Captain SouIs left the CITY Wednesday moln
ing to bold flag oftruce communication with
the enemy at Port Royal Ferry, for the ex-
change of letters and fiHial documents -
II. Will return 70 dsy by tho Savannah train