Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-17
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y1oM PErERsruke.

lines, below Poplr SpfiBg Unurcn. Ooonei ~. "
Ferebee commanding General Desrir gs Brigade, met
them, and after fighting them for four hours with vary
ing succeis finally repulsed them with considerable
loss The enemy SUCCEEDED In reaching Poplar Spring
Church aud threw up breastWOrks at that point, but
were compelled to abandon them. Our loss In the
affair Was email.
The enemy lost number In killed and wounded and
several Prisoners These prisoners report that this
movement Was an attempt on their Pr; to advance
their lines In the direction of The South de road and
the fac. that breastWorhs were throNn up at Poplar
Sprrg Onurch would seem to indicate that such Was
indeed their obeo;.
Tls emmy were driven back and our picket Ines
resumed.
Poplar Spring Church Is situated in nwid die county
between the Vaughn and ydEon plank reads, about
two mils west or the Weldon railroad, ard Between
three and four miles sou h OF Petersburg.
Toe Esprsss harms that In MI tary circles It ia be-
loved shis advance was ouy r,0onuossA, &c to
feel The strength aOd position Of our forces.
Tie ihelllog OF tie city hA', for some reason or
another diminished.
Toe Nv Yo,k Herald Of the IL b. in rs situation ar
tOle that the rebels in aud about Petersburg are
APP a5enty very desous of rsgainDg the ground lest
curing The past weak. aud the opposing pickeLs-Who
al come places only 80 feet dssI: from each other
-sr, engaged In constant strife. Oar Lnss, IL says
have been satisfactorily esIAols led oy making al
tsra,iOns at poins where they had detective ana
the greatest vigilance Is brug exercised by etca OF The
hosus forcss prevent the gaining any advAn-
Iage F.om the Shenandoah Vail the Herald Iearrs
that Liss army oonemPlAtes anDinalion Of Granite
forces BY safpriSs-Whtn ne gets the shanee.
LATEST FROM EoSTa GEORGIA.
Official aOv,oeu IRON IrLh Georgia received yesler-
day at the War Department. o.nhrm the report which
had already reached to the spirit Of the army Of
tho West.
Gsn. Hoods of ,er1 and men, while rsgrettipR that
circumstances prevented ihsm from doing moro towards
AVerIng the evacuation o. Atlanta are sill determ NED
10 ave Georgia, cost WhaG Il may.
The las. important up to this time In the Georgia
campagn-Gte evAcpa ion Of AAn.a-is not q, all pieas.
n& 10 US, but we mindful of tbs fac! that our lo.a
mig ht have been greater and the situation much Worse
is present Sherman is now at Atlanta CT I,v
Lg truce which The shattered condition Of hs foroe
compelled him TO Ask for. Hood ID at L)Vejoys recruit.
ing his RANKS ald hiding lis time. VINO 10 10 act ON
Ine offensive remains 10 be seeu la the mean while all
eyes North AID SOUTH are trrIed Petersburg and the
operations OF Generals Grant saa L,e.
PRoA EARLY
Il the skirniish, las. suaGay, near MarusburR, We
regr;t 10 learn that sltenAnt Colonel Ling OF the
61l Virginia IlfAnuy, WAs morally woueded. He has
since died.
ANEW YANKEE Army
This Bermuda Hundreds correspondent Of the Herald
of the II h, taJs be does not REMEMBER TO have
before stated an organ z.tion known
az 'ths Amy OF the James," su,h Ia tie fact. The
troops compong i: 80: apart uader this sat aud
Il ressive designation some Two months SINCE The
Toops cI posing It arc the Tenth Shteeutb army
o,rp1 add wear tho separate designation OF the Army
of the lmes TO distinguish |. from the old original
Po,omsc Army When acting Ia unison tie combined
forces are known as the armies operating aainst or
uond These distinctions should be kept in view BY
those " will rightly follow and tscs the operations
o! the spprpsC ing fall campaign.
CJnlederates We are will be pleased ct obtair
ing the above information. 81 that when Gen. Lee
gains the vcory evidently in ttore tor him. they will
kroW hstths Yatkee army, VarQ ,isbed Is not McCl-
.ns old army OF the Potomac bus Grants "braVe new"
army Of she Jaems."
ANOTHER RoNAHoER ABROAD
l. really seems as IL thele something in the at
m ssphere Of lnkeeand to induce ru1arays to turn
NJ caausens. 0ls from Richmond. according TO the
New York Tribune Of the IL q, romsncss thus wildly
"Ihe citiK ins o. Redmond are in q very Wretched
condition for subsistence. dinner at the Spot:swo
Houae costa tWeaty dollars aud consists of few beans
little pork and few tomatoes. TIE COT ton Of the
citiz ms generally may be Unsigned from this circum-
star CO and from the fact that OF tha largest pre-
vision dealers in Richmond refuse 10 sell ryihipg-
Taey aleGe that they have only enough for the sup
port of their own families Th, city very quiet ID
around is outskirts il has e melancholy aspect
aud roninds one of q large, dull bucyirg CRU 3D. Tue
aubulbs are . perfto. ~i ierne without any iahabi-
ants, en- / tie OF the appearance Of fotmcr days. a
bals OF hay in chmond from four to 6vs thou
s4rd dollars. T. may appear incredible but It lie the
value OF bay in Rcbmopd, The horses Of the rebel
a my are in q mos. macrable cordtio,. There e
nothing on them Taey have plenty of lard Wo;a ard
Little forage"
GENERAL MoRGANs PAIL BEARERL
The frlJWing Uoneoe,a.s Cfissfs OdisiAted yester-
day az pal-beates at General Argsn's fuueral-Lisut
Cen. Ewei Big. Gen. Gard .er, Big. Ger. K=Dptr,
e. G>u. P'estcn, Brig. \. LsE,OD, Big. Ger.
Saith Col. Coz, COL August, Col Smith, hrj esssst
ABOUT YANKEE eERERALA
Col. GLEN has been made Degader g neral ss
reward for his xpOit 10 killcg Gen. Morgan.
G,nsral Aartindie, OF Grants army, has arrived in
Washington AID terdered lis Resignation. Tae miasmA
OF Virginia has permanently affected his hOalth.
Gen. Thoa Mesghsr has been ordered to rep, r: fer
duly to Gen. She man,
B l.. G'n. God rsy Weiz, has been promoted to the
rank of Mljor General Of voluntserA
Gen. joe Hooker ia in Albany. he has announced
him ELF unC nvccaly for Mcclellan. he urges "sup
preston oil the rebellion" but considers charge Of
adminis'raiion essensl
We would Call the Attention of the Honorable
lAoyor and CITY Council to the following