Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-02
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FROM PErA8BbRa.
Mahones brilliant surprise Of the Yankee picket line,
in which no captured two hundred and thirty prii
was performed BY one regiment Of Finnsgans and a..
other Of slundsn brgsdss. fas Esprss Of ysstsr
day thus describes IL:
1.-THE Yankee pockets we're ed and without Ii
arDg Of gum without the loss Of on our dt
Oar men drew up In line Of battle in their rear and adj
vaneed upon them, gaining their midst before the Yam
kes pioksn knew who they were. Il Afterwards APP
psarsd that our men we're taken for the relief ekst
Who we're expected ct the time, and who shortly after
came upon the ground. Il .hsn tina! the Coincide
rates opened hre Up the incoming poksu, the report
Of which was 90 dAtrsty heard 10 tosn."
The affair was % complete tina. only about d. sss
Of the Yankees e.olped.
The enemy continues 10 level bis works near the Ap
pomattoI The Esp,s" states that the batteries from
one 10 Ave- whioh have done most Of the shsAlng Of
Pserbug have beea le1elsd within the past few dAys
Our men obtained on Thursday afternoon lmmenls
a1pp of nscsssaries from the ba IL .isld near Bur
CESS Mil.
That Grants army Ia demoraixsd, both s,nsrs and
dsssrters sdnIt and hardly think his Recent daaer
will inpsove its morale Toe soldiers they say, are
told that if they voe Tor Mcclellan they will DO regard
cd O. culpaole Is If they voted for J,f Davis. This
indicates that Little Mac" will have ,or show In the
army.
TEE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.
The Savannah RsPHblisas Gays the movements o.
the enemy on thssoOas! OF Carolina and Georgia. for
some weeks psst, have kept the military authorities
vide awake aud puzzled them no little. War vessel
and transports the latter in considerable NUMBER have
been lowering around apparently with some malicious
intent Ia the last few days their mar have BE-.
come more apparent. As II apprehensivs that We had
Aset of blcckaderunners at Savannah anxious to get
out they have efctually blocked up the channel Of
Savannah and Warsaw rivers. Considerable bodies o.
men have been landed on Tybse and Big Warsaw
Islands, and flagstaff planted on the latter, from
which floats the hstsd Ensign Of Abolition tyranny
Whether the men landed are Yankee troops, or Con.
fsderats prsonsn.,f. var, brought to DO exchange
does not appear there circumstances that favor the
belief that it Ia exchange movement Ahg Of truce
boat ID expected up the river In day two and then
all doubts will bs removed. II the meantime, cur az.
.horItiss are exercising all vgance, and holding them
selves prepared meet any emergency that may arise
MISSING.
Captain Ran dolph Hutchinson Of General R,nssurs
san, says the Charlottesville ChIo1sIs We are grevsd
to hear has been missing snes the late bste. Captain
H. IL from Missouri though native Of this State, ah
was law student at the University here year or 10
before the var.
FROM GEORGIA.
From the Columbia GEsrdias, received yesterday,
We learn that General Jackson had ust retired from
raid on the railroad between Marietta and Atlanta
Hs captured train of loaded with railroad iron
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road above MARKETS..
NORTH oARoLINfy0LUNTEr NAvY COMPANY.
E,-Gove.l or horets4d hs t,ksn stock 10 this com
pauy to the amount Of $3.50 900. The object of the
company Is not only Gap tae ensmya vesses an
thus destroy his trade but, should peace be declared
70 engage in the carrying business
mesngof the stookholders viii be held in Raleigh
| on Thursday, 10Th of November, Inst.
THE RIoHKoND GRkYA
In the fight on Thursday. nsar Petersburg, the eh-
mond Grays, Lieut.. James Philips commanding, had
none killed, and only one, njamn Hawkins, wOurd-
ed. Prvatss Jas. W C.smmsnts, Jas. Greene, jas
Hawkins and Robert II zolNood are missing and sup
poeed to be prisoners In the hands of the enemy.
THE cAPToRs or TIE ROANOKE RELEASED.
The country ana ths navy will learn with pleasure
that Acting Master Braine aud associates, who cspurad
! and burned the Yankee steamer Roanoke, have been
released by the B.i.is' authorities.
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The telegraph brrg the information that our lit
e parrlsou has been ocsd TO eVscuate Plymouth with
ipeonsideratls loss Tho Roanoke before re-sntsrcg
Albcmare Sound, branches Fl in three directions Ga
the touth brancb where it makes considerable bead
Plymouth IL situated. The middle branch Is called Ma
de river.
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