Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-21
THE NEWS.
FROM THE RICHMOND FRONT.

FROM THE RICHMOND FRONT.
Oar troops were as idle as possible On yes
tsraay, uad demanded newspapers, novels and
msgszioss. The batteries and sharpsbootsts
we're sileut. 1as great bombsrdment Is daily
expected, however, aud the army Is Wide
AWAKE.
FROM PkTSKsBJhG.
Tia artillery diminishing Of yesterday WAS
f.ry slight, and no Othef incident occurred
rl,ug the lines during the day. During the
bsm!ard,ae!ls cn Monday number Of de-
tailed n,en. just returned to the tieli. mount Cd
our treustworks aud showed themselves to the
Yankees, for old acquaintance sake, and then
fell to with the artillerists and helped in tho
cnnuouade. by way of getting their hands in.
FROM TaE VALLEY.
Nothing further than what was given or
Yesterday reached us by last evenings train
from the Valley.
FROM nooD's ARMY.
Grn. uoCi's forces have destroyed the
Western and Atlantic Railroad from noar Re
SHEA to within ehort distance of Tunnel
Hill. and a 20, ton 0! the Cleveland road
CAPTURING Dalton ard eli intermediate gar1i-
snl,s, with stores, arms and equipments, and
about 900 prisoners.
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
We continue to whip the enemy in East
Tennessee and drive him towards Knoxville.
From official dispatches received yesterday,
W, learn that Lieut.. Hayes, Of Vaughan's
command, with 20 men, attacked o select par
sy Of 20 OF the enemy, north Of Beams STA
ton, killing and capturing all Of them but
three.
On The l7sh, Lieut.. Haynda. Of the same
command, attacked the enemy at Messy Creek,
near Strawberry Plains. killing thirteen and
taking lumber Of prisoners.
The dispatches further stated that " those
young officers deserve much credit for their
courage and good conduct"
FROM CHARLESTON.
Tho Charleston papers of the 14!h, report
thai Gro Of tic Yankee monit,rs apparently
in b disabled condition, was towed of on We'd
uesisy. in charge Of gunbcat. Several YES
5ole, LOnvily Laden, have passed the bar. bound
southwark. One transport landed Yankee
regiment On Morris Island and an increase in
the number Of tents Oh Black Island il re-
ported.
Fnotoe, in his last lag Of truce communict-
ton. proposed to exchange Lieut.. Plat, Of tbs
2lst S. G. Cavalry, for Yankee naval Gfiorr
If tho same grade; but General IInrdee. We
learn, declines to make any further special c1-
changes.
THE HUzLLH ORDER.
We observe thtt one Of the army c3rrfs-
ponie1ta has determined to stand up for hiH
rights. Abiding TO the fact that the War
Office, not satisfied with monopolizng the con-
troll r. everything else, has by General Orders
no. -, assumed control Of the press and has
constituted itself censor Of newspaper corres-
unndents, and directed that oiii1ers and SOL
diers, who writs any article for publication
tnuclir. the movement of Troops until one
month after the campaign has ended, are to
he tried by court martial, this one says:
M class Of men are more patriotic and more
faithful in the discharge Of their duties than
soldiers who srsrtd their leisure moments in
writing to tia papers Of their own States.
No instance can 10 given, Of Que Of these cor
respondents who has said or written anything
that has pr0ysn useful to the enemy This
General Order IL unnecessary and it, if literal
" obeyed, would only hays tho effect Of plac,
ing the press entiraly in the hands Of civilians,
not subject to military l.w. We, who carry
musket md cartridge box, aud only write
when the hurry Of the march Or the storm Of
battlo is over, would Got only be deprived OF q
pIeaeant recreation, but also Of the oppertu-
niiy OF adding something to our scanty pay.
wing .ba. : never wrote s.ngle line that
oon!d Ivy any possible construction be useful
TO the enemy, aud CONSCIOUS Of the correctness
Of INV mc,i7es, | shall con!iaue to write
IA | hsya hitherto done, in spite of oil the
ucasral Ordsrs to the contrary. IF | writs
sontraband news let the War Office court muir.
tial me il it can.
GENERAL .sAURECARD.
General Beauregard, in Milledgevile, WAS
the guest Of Governor Brown. lie doubtless
went there on business relative to the militia.
A humber Of citizens with torch lights pro,
ceeted to the Executive Mansion and called
for U"r 3. lie appeared upon ths portico Of
tho Manrnu and was introduced to tho crowd
by Gov. Brown. ~ the General who fought the
first battle of The Wat, ond General who
never Inst ons Whereupon Gen. E., in true
military style, made the Governor a bow for
tia compliment. lie then gave his visitors a
short talk Thanked thcm for the compli-
meu., and 7aid that lie hoped within the nag,
aizly days that the enemy would not only he
driven from Georgia, Rat from Tennessee -
lie urged upon all to do their whole duty, he
would sndeGvor To thesbest IF Liz sbili!y to do
h;a. IF reVer 'es should come. MT 10 be dis
couraged. but to nerve ourselves to still great.
er efforts.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
S9me parts of Washington and Scott coun.
tier, Va hsve recently become infested with
bushwbaokers, who rob and murder every
body.
A IaDkae ATTEMPTED to escape from guard
on Saturday last and Was stabbed, it is eur
posed, mortaily.
A Yankee raid vas attempted q few days
ago sgains. working party, who wero get
ting up rails from, the Atlantic Railroad, in
North Carolina, but Was rspulaed.
Gan. Cnlston is constructing series of I'd.
mirabls ipfences around Lyncbburg.
The Yankees have been reinforced at BULBS
Gan. Gen. Vaughan eud his forces arc Elk
milos below 0reenville. A fight was immi-
nent ut lust accounts.
RETURNED AT LAsr.-Among the prisoners
who reached Richmond On Saturday night by
flag If t,uce from the North, was Major
George Mcknight, Assistant Adiutant