Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-23

fell into our hands.
Oar Losses are severe. Among them neral D. A.
Russell, commanding DVlAIOn IN the s.h Corps, who
wGa Xii d by d cAnnsn Dsl.
Generals Ueton, NcIutosh aud Chapman were
Wounted.
cannot vet tell our losses The conduct Of the cfi
GERS and men was most fupsIb. They charged aad
carried every position taken Up By the bss iIOn oPe-
qlan CItsk W Winchester.
Tne Reoels were suong in numbers and very obstnSte
In incl, hgdting.
lde,ifs 20 mention the L eusnsnt-GsnerAl command
iuR the army, the sal ant conduct Of Generals MrSh,
UtooA EUory, ToFb0ri and toe Officers and men unoer
t6sy oohnaud, TO them lhs country u indebted tor
ssiI hgpasoEs victory.
mere eyJAilSa report viii b. furnished,
., Il. SsERrDAH,
Asjo General Commanding.
Fall details Of the OssuAdes viii be gwen Wnsn re-
ceiVsd BY the Department.
EoWn N. srAHTOH,
Secretary VI War.
The New York Herald Of the 20 n Is before "a. We
MAJ suen extracts rs no have space for:
Four OF i've fishing vessels were on FIRE ca the
Banks OF Newfoundland on the 7.h lnsE, and Iooei
pirate vas Isyo. tld 10 Ue IT work IN tbsG vicinity.
From LoulsVi.e and Vok,bIEg We have important
inform ION Iela4Vs Ino mOycm' nts OF the Hying
r.bs togees IL ut-rent pOfuOns OF the Southwest.
EOs est ID sad 10 have been within fifteen miles OF
AslDphJ on The IL mt, whittier he had mUVed from
J4oSson, N isEPp, wee be Lao previously concet.
trated all biz Available troops, estInAed At tWedy
.nUu5apd Gs.ersl Pee il SAID to DO again lhreaten
nE tile Rick, Arkansas, Gnd AArmAeu2s 10 reported
~ Dc &C. oss tue st. F.sn5s with thousand
men, intending uuTasIon OF N ssouri. DICK Taylor
Aa Jined FJres AID The greaSesS sssresy WAS beipg
oOe.vsd IN regl ara 70 tnsiE 0esgos
Our correspondents IN Now OIieAns and Noble Bay
iu,ulsh very interesting descr ptVe OF AtaIs
,ns d, lArlmenE OF Iuf. Toe UulOn God rebel
nsSi1 Tor lie exchange OF PRISONERS had al inter
view g. AcTsaI IA, LJulsGna, o. the 1910 tsSnI, aud
a. is hopes lhat tnsra &c may be The result.
TIE At-tk On the Guy OF AoOIe hsd hot yUt com-
ineuc.d AL eIpe1ILOn sent out from For Gaines had
des &c iltnse rsDel salN ks aud nhetSd ssvere
damage Oh ihe rebels. The reOes have besn des.rOy
lag gisst quar;iues Of turpeudne and roSm In The VI
cuIy OF h0Ols " keep IL from iAnnS utJ the hands oil
oar soldiers.
TnerO Was no commencement Of Ihs draft in this city
yesterday ana Crdes have yet been received Tor
aug the wheel IN mouol.
On Friosy Lass Ihs enemy disappeared entirely in
Gsue III S1sIidAHs isIG IA the che 4andOah
Valley, WGicl gave rise 10 some ss " tneir De-
sgus. l. Was sOon discover; q that ienE 10
enable them thT0E on our leis, which th,y
scrs easily frustrated. BIsk cAuncna ing ana arp
sSrnish. CommsL ced betNeeu the Opposing armies "a
ne west bank o. Op,quin TREK yesterday morning.
Nhcl Weie though. 70 90 either the commencement vi
she DAItle or tue prelude to it.
Tle Herald says the account OF Mexican foroe un-
der COElinas having crossed the Bio Grands and
pied BoEnsville, ruoning up the Hig Of the United
Sssies, ia disoredtsd bob in New Orleans aud Wash
ingtOn.
RIOT Is sr. LOUIS.
A NeClellsn meeting was broken up the night Of the
Ism, by party Of soldiers who threw s.onea into the
crowd uatl they rsed when the trsnspar ,ncies
destroyed and the hIg4 carried off by the triumph
aaI military shouting "Hurrsh for LIncolni" The af
flr produced much excitement.
RuNoRID RKsleSAToE OF sIoRErARY YrssEEDEx-HIs
SUCCESSOR.
lis we'll known that Mr. Fesseuden accented the Do
ston Of ,cetary of tbs Treasury with grea: reluc
;anos vita tho understanding tbas he not to be
REQ lire TO remain there lor ger Lbau few moutbs IL
il Low understood among the knowing ones that he has
iemaueed be released from the abOrs Of tbis cfce
Taere are Indications that Mr. Olae Ia, been invited 70
resume the position, aud it ia improbable that be
viii accept To be provided for bis noa-acce p sDce
however, RObsr. J Walker has b0sn ssnt for aud his
return expected within week. la al probability
either Chase or Walker will Do Secretary OF the Tfea
sury on the 1t OF October.
GUEaILLAs MAR ALEXANDRIA.
Gusl!las s,e sdl op5rsirg The country around
AUGat driG. Several nights ego they naie dercsnt
upon & mil - south of that CITY, aud
carried eff four horses This is hs 5ird raid m4ds by
guer Has the cit oil the AceOtiEe shborhood
curing the past ten days
GOLD. IN nav YORK.
TIE he aid Gays;
Gold opened weak at 225, and dropped TO 2aI g.
o. the neEs from TeIai, however, the "baIls" made
stroyg Effort TO rally the .rke snd il rose TO 2!s ls
then dropped If reacted 10 226t dec ned 10 Z24
and at q IArGer fVe C'elooE +. A. was ssh bg at
925A
RtGmEErAL Dull.
We find in the Philadelphia IaqairT Of the 10 h what
pufp)rts 80 be a eOrrespo denee Col John K.
Hart, commanding tho 6:h Georgia cavalry, and Col
Jas P. BiowuOv, oomGaadiug Fr.t TeGnesso (yau-
keel cavalry in which the former challenges the latter
20 Regimenal duel. Under Gate Aug 21ld. Colonel
Hart says 10 oBnlcw:
l, perusug tho columns Of the weekly Knoxville
Wing OF the IS ultmO, | fud tho folio Eipg para.
grspn OF lettoe written by yoursef to q friend, at
ah Gh take xcGptlors
Il eau whip twice my nunbar nnyvhere. This may
look little like boa5ling but am Nilng to take the
contrsos.
challenge you to prove the aspArt'on, but will rot
r,q you bring gre der Is"t number than that
OF 10y regiment aud sill aeleoI the men, bot fight
the whole esimeat a. IA i,s present OrgInzIton.
Yeu may choose q q on d upon which your es.
SCI tol Is 20 b. proven 81 thst may be re from tim
Der and other shelter aud between cT on either ~
NJ the two armies. W, wi fight dismOunted with
E .feld H's. b,yonets fixed, and Two ,Imy os navy
pistols - the man.
BcoEnIov responds under date, Ser. 7h:
No hing, Oo,onsl will affori more pleasure THAI
20 provo UdGl have wi 100.
Al or he d. OF fighting snd she arms TO 30 used.
ycu car u4e Stur psasucs az TO citing ,un,ei
or dsmou1tGd, and use suvh arms you desire. /
pee nsaiDg mounted, and GaAl use tie ssbls and
reSOIgef.
regret 10 info you ths' at pressnt an perfectly
hslOless, ald SUD ring from wcu1d' received in action
~ tbs pl'os 90 tho "a ard will net be all, for he
ON est before the middie al NlVanb-F.
This onrs'POndenee IA gwen to tee Tress By J ,hn
q James, ptliO and A Q n, who cay, that be is 10
be BcoSrlow's chief aid III the corr To-, and that If
BrovnlOE IS not eble to t,ks tn, held at the time
specified Lieut.. OIL. Deer will take Lis pIsos on the
seine terms, that IS " to Rgh. it out"
IFAML
Pavate john Sweeney, o.. q, First Z msnt MsrI-
land TSnksSl Volunteers who deserted % The Confed