Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-16
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TUESDAY, MORNING; 5Ud. r., 1864.
TIE NEWS,
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!: the situation 1i the lames snd Appomsttox
en- interest sunh As may naturally emahstt
: ,r1la any great pryb!cm.. Though appa
gcnlly The Ei:uat:an is vol defined. all infer
'u"es IN reEard 10 ii aro hyposhstiaal and in
distirGt. Mo know that Grant hRs ino7ed
sway Largo c1iumrsoG troafD trom his front bo
:afaPetaraburg; that his Iaortars commanding
tho city lava bse2 si.snt tof ten days that 4
demonstration in l1rt6 has beon ill progress
for two JaYs at DaaI, Ehttom. The question
linS IaaIrrGd 70 frequently. Is Tho position
baiyIc Petersburg t. !5 abandoned by The
enemy" AID it las haoa' responded fo by the
It6atiti3i c! tha gspotia 81 rtnt,auei lhint AM:
myS,nS sway 81 tGaons. 80 mu1h. ihat ti:cra
sre uany who ioliavo that tlat ptsili0a is
certainly TO be given back 10 iii. Great !iofaa
nre centred upon Early and his moTemonts in
MARYLAND. G:srt has se.it reinfnrcsmants to
Washington. hsy0nd :uubt. Bot does ho
,ieem it necessary Il abandon Petersburg to
~rtoiea: Washington? T6 abandon Petersburg
il Is abandon Richmond, for, Il tLa necessity
cAistt at Az, lie feihnVal ltunI fo'tese
10th ctties. The aafa.y Of wall fortified
! cities III to- clearly established IN the
|oasen Of thssa two points. to lead is th6
belief uat the safety or Washington .oftg
10 dapendon. upou the wh1lo r syeu half of
] "' ! I'm
han never So cgptaass,l u lear ~ manifested y
doubt "a 10 E;d ahil,lytd Laop " asI.ihst1n safe
&C.,, 80, s.. ,<.,, -. -, -.
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Tho contrary '"'Y arc "h''e" ,' A" p'"E
-cA;"i. a Correspondent OF N"r'h7Fn jour
nG!. Wilt,nG itonh Ndsh,hghn on tho AN.
a-qt. "The f:rri'iunt n,nt Secretary OF War
~y,Mtiuic t, i-!.ai!c.: i!Isir nsnsl u?uthy iii re
gard 10 tia .:at, Of al irr. IN Pennsylvania
Ard AHrylaai. IA i.l.. by The way th0y
,olk aoA AIT go, w,..!d su,.,ess that tbay
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nE4'at iEe;ni!t 'nis"n "n ilo port ol Inc
National Government III order 10 savo that
! S,aia from tie i!0IrUls with which il il threat.
cred. Fat. 81 iar these REPRESENTATIONS have
boon w;iLnrl ,y,iIU s,,nuose HAT
,ii, noo.,,,t ;.J;ao,, an.thn -, :,
VIZ "PN'AJ
IL called. LurGiy crew cut III tiny very
sn,,r:na nrrrclscsinns ,l,,nt tb,, ;nrc-
s,1n=. 1t ID (m6ra tl.a:l likely Lhat
b1th ursSt ami Lincoln lLirk that so rich 6
Stale ~ I3apnsSlThnia Had 60 wicked not semi
rsboiiiors astaie AS Maryland csn aiiofL 10 suffer
s"a', "t .lta horrors ii wsr' especially when the
!HcAica!ai'io arhefi"gs 81 tho smnth may aIoy
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,;,u. ,o w;,hlo,, rour.,s;ors about III, s;tu.,;ou,
h.scL uron tia immediate moy.meu,, Of the
~sus,ny. 1t ia fair to suppose that they do not
care how nisny men NO ssnl 10 Renn75 lsa,,ia 30
NG.i;aa!"" u sat-. Il i. also far 70 -aplose'
".n'sthey hDAs 'nVest1: 'fe i'0:1S'"' 1t ra't'a-
burg wi. b" 'iu'H ."'i''''"s'e'. i a'i"'' r"5
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far heen don, T., show Has contrary. Events,
l%.oNoT"r, Will develops lf!:ri STABILITY aid ""
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"'io"ei " F"' 'ao''. var "'" INC WEE iofhi
'"' Ia c"'"''"''1 Il'' r'S't''"' ana s''ri n
'ie.vy hFs w"7 Kept up that tho chSlAS cid
mol dare 10 como troa' under lh'' covert thsy
Lad camel. Matters relnhihed III this way
during yedtsrcay-.t h0Witzer-Aiortar liat'
terry between tho tS0 lines. Oar iosu 10 the
engagement G.a slight.
Iiit thEai ~ brr'H Gap,
iTha hri..x ~. yastaI.inY TI3oesiei iTom an
5aga-eneat hotsoan our batteries aud gHn-
BEATS and .n"sa 81 The ohtn'y 10 tho vicinity Of
Dat,l, GsT. Tho. eaamy aie seil u DO on-
Jagged IA a|4.jia% lanai aoioas the nvok ol tho
bead. T.id niok IS about thee huns
ifti yards wiia tho L6nd, iroGi point to
p:int opj,5a,ta, Ii abtrt seven miles
It ID hardly supposed that tho enemy
is il reality digging u canal Ut this place for