Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-09
THE NE KS.
FROM NORTH GEORGIA.

The latest accounts We have By mall, from North
Georgia is that General Hoods front ia now abor,
mile and half above LoV,joJs Station and. the
enemy probably in possession of all the line from
Jonesboro 10 Atlanta. In the action of Thurtdly At
JOnssborO', our troops ware literally crushed by the
weight OF overwhelming numbers-siI corps Of the
enemy being engsged-and towards tie close of the
fight the Conedetstes had exhausted their supplies Of
ammunition. l. Is not believed that many of GU,
wounded lel into the enemys hands. On Friday there
seems to have been little than dssutOry skrmish-
iug our force falling back before the enemy and por
ion Of it having BEEN detached to effect junction
with Hood.
The h.tsllgsncsr says that Macon presents strange
difference trem its appearance a few months ago. Il
now is ono of the most active noisest aud stirring
places in the West
Hundreds OF gay and handsomely Appare'ed soldiers
greet toe eye At every turn. Despite the blockade
everybody we'll dressed and pre- sents agood visiting
appearance.
PErFAsBURo.
The situation at Petersburg # not exciting IA still
Sorshy oil note, ss day may develops 6ght Our
tsOops are judciousIy arranged, how or where it il
harry polite 10 state. Grants line of battle from Oty
Point 10 R.ams station about twelve miles long and
if he keep5 any portion of his troops concentrated To
protect his tf! the railroad he must needs
make other portions Of biz line very weak aud subject
at aBy time be easily carried by assault And II hs
line we're broken at any point between the railroad and
City Point he would be placed in perplexing and
be zardOus situation bis army would b. cut in twain
and one part cut or from Supplies
TEelve Yankee poksts, occupying a post near the
Davis House ON the Wel,ol Railroad, we're surprired
aud captured early Wsdn,edly morning by a small
/ Confederate fore.
est they may fad a portion OF their lines blown up
one Of these fae mornings.
Some few riA, and mortar Nhells we're thrown into
the city Wednesday, but no damage that We could
hear of was accomplished.
Yesterday there Was considerable Smelling all aorg
the lines
The passengers by the train, last night, reported
| nothing Of interest in the Situltion
oUERLLAs AT WORK IN MISSISSIPPI.
Captain Joseph T. Cobb, Who Ccmmau ds partzan
company, ma the following report TO bis -upelisr
officer:
81 have the honor to report to you tina. on the night
OF the 2s, took my company and moved ia the di-
rectiou OF Vickiburg. A little after daylight charged
tn Yankee Coral four miles above Vicksburg and car
ried it. There VAS but email force of the enemy and
that posed Of negroes destroyed everything that
could bring of after killing about twenty or thirty
negro soldiers. also killed four deserters. After
do trOyiog the oorall proceeded to Colonel Blakes
place, Government plantation, aud broke it up.
81 send you the property captured, to- Wit seven
mules, thirty one negroes and one good wagon. /
captured fifteen other negroes belonging to Parties"
OH pa!tissn leaders at work, aud the country
is not the safest Yankee in search Of comfort would
seek Fo. instance, the New York Nsps avs that only
seven N ntbs ago foolish GothamIte bought cobfs-
Gated rebel estate in Mississippi and moved OFT his
family, consisting OF FIVE persons. Tue NsOs adds the
dead bodies OF all been sent back to ths civ fer
burial They were killed by gu,rrillas supposed to be
fiionds OF the owners of the property.
4aE ssoRaIA LOST 70 Us.
II seems that We having quite sHeAk Of IN luck
at this time Tue evacuation Of Atlanta and the death
of Morgan, are quickly followed by the loss of he Con
fedsFate steamer Georgia, If Labon. This unWelcome
neWs, WhiCl the telegraph brought us last night Was
not entirely unexpected. AS the New York Herald Of
the 81, stated that the lssh Of August the trieste
Niagara was 10 the Tagua fer the purpose Of inherent
Ing the Georgia, which had been Ostensbly purchased
for Navigation between Liverpool and Lisbon. The
Portuguese papers, however, sad that having ascertain
ed The intentions Of the Yankees that she would not
sail She did so, nevertheless It sesms and ia now Lost
to us WHIST nextY