Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-12
The Ne WIS.
PROM GEORGIA.
u. A. TRENHOLM,
Secretary OF Treasury.


TIE NJ con Telegraph, in article on the cheering
prospects Of the general military situation, says il
Georgia, the prestige Of the enemy has touched high.
sater mark The tide is fast receding from lie fu,t
and swell. If we mistake not the signs of the tmes
their army VIII DC forced 10 retreat in dsmay.-
Every hour in this D pTtment ID big with events.
The Other Georgia Ispera received yesterday, all con
tam items of interest from General Hoods army; and
though tie temptation tanseT them to our columns
admit is very strong, because c1Ull make out Of
them readable and inorerting article, still it does
sCc9rd With IDEAS either OF prudence, strategy
policy, at this particular jurcure ia cur military si-
airs TO furnish Grau. with Information which he could
o. obaia except through Con ederste journals. Oar
readers need not, therefore, expect for some days TO
eome 70 find in collmns anything very definite
to the cheering operations Of Hood, Forest and
Wheeler.
We assure them, however, that no news in thi in
stance vii not mean-asi not unfrequenty does-bad
news.
Since the above was in type have received North.
dates Of the S.h containing Stnon's bulletin rela.
tive 10 toe situation in orga, which convncss Us that
he knows very LILLE about it, and it is hardly proper
that we should enlighten hin. We cay this because
We have received rather strong hint tina. news i'm
poran and cheering received in this city yester-
day from Georgia, and that, for once, madam ruuor
was not very wide Of the mark in come OF the items
sh, circulated in the afternoon:
ANEW CONFEDERATE IRON JLAD ON THE WATER.
From the Charleston Mercury OF the oh, We learn
that the IroI JEd Ram Ae1a has put to sea- fo.
oE ed by two vessels one laden with her armament and
Al ill ba,o T., =
will bs heard from in due time and in the rig ht quarter
It ia not knos how she got out the British Govern
ment having done al it cDud to prevent her sailing
FROM MOBILE.
The Aimy argus aud Crisis says the offences Of
Mobile are as perfect and strong as the most able eng
nsers and abundance of laborers could construct We
can nov bid defInCe to the enemy either by land or
water.
PROM FLORIDA
Governor Milton, OF Florida, telegraphed from Chat
tahOochee on tee 2ssh: Il waiting here for troops
Captain NltOn's company had fight last night in Ma
rianns, and are now on this side of Chipoa. Killed
and wounded some of the enemy; lost of his men,
Several houses have been burnt in Mariana and sur
rounding country. l an eudeavoipg to concentrate
troops cut off their retreat The enemy had reached
my place this morning an eagerly awaiting troops.
have none yet"
despatch ntxi day. from Tallahassee, stated that
the enemy left Mariana on Tuesday evening. Taey
burned the Episcopal Church aud two houses. Their
force was 500 cavalry Oar loss seven killed and eight
wounded, and most OF POos and Norsoods con plaies
captured. They carried cf large uumbar of neg-oss
and horses and several oE They left some Of their
wounded men in Mlr,snna. They have doubtless
reached their boats by this tmo.
MAJ. GENERAL RU9eLEs
We learn from Il Augusta OOnStitational'sL that
this distinguished General who by adoption ia Virgil
man, on the h ia Augusta, Georgia, waiting Or
dsrs He commanded it will be remembered the force
at bloody Shiloh which captured Gen. Prentice and his
entire Brigade. He will illustrated his courage
and his o,mpetency upon anothe' field.
THE oHIEI OF STAFF oFTHE ARMY OF TENNESSEE.
A correspondent Of the Montgomery Nail says ''tha,