Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-29
aHENAWS

EFnclolk8 n PloA~--1
uonzl parueu a's;
T5s ma, bosy Of cur amy moved from BeryVills
t,rards Wiaehsss ., % Tuesday night, and RAmseuFs
dlylsen With Kgkpstreks and Mlsdges batteries
uooeosdsd o. through Winchester towards hartRsburg
70 check eOlarn Of sho enemy advancing from tbs
after plscs Wednesday evening, about three miles
bsy,nd Winebsssef, our esvsly viii Mus5go's bs;sry
-as short oogsgsmsat with the stsmy, bat the
airy sool abandoned ths 6sld, snd !; vas wish nuSh
6i6l -uly that the battery Wal saved A al ut time
after tsis ils Infantry, with the artillery (Kukpasiieks
battery beirg in iFonfl advanced, AMI uader hssyy
hrs the arl ~ Ocdsred IhsO position on the right
of s road the enemy then bsing RbCus 500 yards dis
tsnL By are tine the artillery vas iaily 10 aeson, and
Rf.er bu. few rounds hrsd, he iniaauy on the
sst gsvs Way dsOIdor leaving krkpatrCks battery
Tn Imported 10 this condition o Was captured entire
With Wa sXcep 100 Of one ta-sson and one timber.
Alter this our troops fell back about half nile aud
scrmed In hte Of bAtils, but The enemy did not sd
vance Que casuales Ia this 6ir not very heavy,
% being slated 90 henrcaly hat 500 all cover the
ertre los killed. ECu1ded and mifsug. Among our
Wouadsd was General Little, commanding Psgrams
brigade badly snd eit in tbs enemy haads- he has
since been recaptured.
While portion OF our infantry behaved badly Kirk.
carek battery both ofioes and Men, fought lac ne
Foss No blame is Atiaoaed 60 Capt K iOr the loss Of
hia battery.
l. 20 happens thas there are in toe Yankee army no
ss than general Officers who bear this auisrious
zane. They are: Mia General William + Smith
who has been appointed Asi1r General OF lunteers
-srgadisr.Gsnsrsl William s Smith, who mads the
olV.l-y raid; Bfgadier GsoeIal Andrew J. Smih, OF
Red river nOtore,y Morgan L. Smith, Green Cliy
Sal b, John E. Smith, and Thomas O. H Suish. We
believe this completes the LIST.
FRox PSrkRaBR0-GRAEr RENAISs QUIEr.
Yesterday eli c0n.inGsd, as usual, quiet at Peters
burg-ths rAin in the evening furnishing nothing be-
.Ond ntds shel6ny OF tbs etyand the accustomed
piekt fDg along the lines. friend kindly furnished
"a With copy Of the Express of yesterday, and we
make summary o. the eoztsnts Of s situation article:
L kss nothing to report sxespt that tbs quel Of the
plst feE days remained uoosoken throughout the Day
yssI6ay, aud IN fact it may with Truth be stated thst
dsspsr calm regned alo1g the lines aad in the Of
than has yet b Z Witnessed. Watcher IL be the alnl
t1at por,tnds the storm, Is 10, for TO ssy. When
the Stern bursts however, it is believed it will be
cont ueerer Rct mona than has been Anticipated ss
tie indications are that Gran; has quietly, bet in az
rapid a manner pos sble transferred two or more oi
his scrps IRON the Sou 4s. He has done this While
busy gg,ng our front aud lsVoli portions Of his
lOrOhsauODs at different points alorg our linea We
cannot, however believe, macy d. thGs this rsduc
If certain Of his earth indicates any inteaon
on Grants part 70 withdraw bis army from before
PetsFsbug. He could more easily bloE them %, and
toud ICg thereby b 80 obtging ard accommodating
C she farmers 10 save hCm the G5os and expense OF
~ 1o7g hs work.
Uzen OF LalfO,nis entered oar lines In fro1i OF
Fesgs9aIg on To sday. rs business vas entirely pr
Vats I'D &c III remain IN the eiy.
Some isH shells, the Express ssys, we're thrown to
"a ds zoe city en- Wgdos day evening, frsm BAtssTy
NJ. Tosy we're evidsElJ aimed az some objec IN
the ucni Ct the Plarng Ai, AZ the lover end Of
bland0Td as glsy seen 20 strike a. that pout and
Ins0 b0uos towards she city. isE l1dsd
emil, While oihsrs burst neassr tCWa.
The Nineteenth Amy O'rps yesterday confronted
or lines in Coeste7he!1. NJ5 unexogctsdly hoEever
a. he resent uOvements OF he enemy have been well
viLsd By our lcaoer and pEspaFaaoal Wers SlTesdy
made 20 meet auy demonstration az tha- p0Et. This
4 tte Coz recently arrived from Lluisana where
nI der Ihs iea6e ship o. the immortal Banks they
.sVed such = drulbng as the haHds Of General
DIX syols va-sran tr0c ps. In tie Army Of Northern
NrgniA they wil sno0uctsr toe not less brave and
uuhnOhing, ana one thai has nsVer known delea.
KHAN TOwS--HIsT5RE NOAE IHAN REPEATING IrsuE.
Kernss9Ho, the scene o; tie brilliant victory, the
AFsculars Of which appeared in the evening edition Of
Sc Whig yesterday, Is in Frederick county Va, four
n, lee ren " n,1es;sr. L vas on this spos that on
Sandy afternoon, the 23i Of April 1902. rhs intrepid
ssOasWal JaeESOa, With about $500 msu, ws1ried out
y forced marches for Eeeks attacked 70 600 fresh
troops ua!sr Gsa. Shields repalasd and 50 e,ipplsd
then aat they unable fcoH him ia bis retreat
In s Ugh Geo. Jssk,on led thee charges in psIsoa.
Nos, Early, Breckenridge and Gordon, With loss Ct
les thaa so0Fs OF CozisdsTa.si killed, re0upzs he
bale Geld and add another ths j.. Of Confederate
victories and compile Yankee rou's.
Did ever poop before have Iuoh brave prlVates
G-dsash gallant s,d,r.!
BADLY BOoDwHKrD.
0ne o. lie penny liners, resident at the sodou
knoWn as the Capissl Of the Aboltcn.zsd Ssstes-on
tie lsh teegraphed 70 New York paper that it L
eKgsoed il the highest military circles here that A.
aa.a VIII Do in our possession in the course of week
Evsn ,hs Richmond papers for once abandon all thei
baz md speak dsspOndiDgy Of the rebel ability TO hO
IKE glorious Petersburg-WheA kn1Ss no NOR
asou. surreuderng than did lack Taylor At Buan'
,ls,a. or Redmond Ehica has siood raids invasion
sld soeaIed seges Atlanta still stands defiant, and
fsly 10 rtaia so Unless our gallant aud glorious HoO
sholld have hs re,rsaiag bump shea Is hardly likely
gae1peo,edly developed
FroM ucssYs COMMAND.
We have jast bssa shown a letter from member
as command. lie says, in Consequence Of the sever
daalgs cone the Yankees a, AIDE it's nov understao
they have IS against Us rails the black Alg. Ia tia
90, our number consisting Of $50 men, ero9unteFe
: sat.sRou Of va, koss numbering ESQ, in which "
kllisd ana wounded eighty odd Of thom.
"a tbc 21i Of CD month tFelvs Of our mea captures
50 81 Hunters no1 on tbs road from Sn ckersvlle Il
Leo.burg. We isIOsed their wagon train as far q
LsssbUrg.
A he Yankees advanced into Virginia ioloWin
Ery, the first place they sncampod UPoa after erossn
tae river vas Mr.. Thomas, (ibe father Of TIE sesOn
Auditor Of Virginia al cid gentleman upwards Of 5
vsar,o Of seo. In retaliation, they said, for what Of
1o-,s. hsS done in Maryland, they commenced II
-, ~ S.s,,uo,ion and az usual with them, ut n