Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-05

The Abingdon washington county, Vs.) VTs'"'a",
of Friday, audss to BurbridgeS raid, in its issue OF
Friday, as follows:
"For week past We have had rumor after rumor,
hlt General Burbridge Attic head Of 5000 men, was
preparing for raid into Virginia. Courers bring the
info nation that be started from Mount Sterling, KY,
the latter part Of last week. in this direction. 1t has
now ben ascsr;A'ned that he was on Sandy, short
distance below Pkevills, on Monday last, where bis
forces we're drawn up on dress parade and received
their orders. Their destination is doubtless the Salt
works and Lead Nines, aud probably L'nchburg The
forces comprise from TO 600, and the last rumors
say wthou, artillery. If this be true, They viii travel
with great rapidly, and may be in this region before
this pape. reaches all readers. This Is no idle
alarm but 1t is certain that there s such force, and
that it's destination IL Virginia"
The Marion (smyth county, Va,) Ensign of tho same
date says there can be no doubt that this country Is
nov threatened either by regular advance on small
SCALE or by big raid. The editor is just from Ra
SILL where be saw . Lieutenant Of Colonel Giltnels
command, Who was Just from EIst Kentucky, and Was
within the enemys lines He says the enemy are 600
strong about rs milss the other side of Pound Cap
Il is pretty well ascsrained thai they have 500 pack
uules.
LATEST AT TIE WAR DEPARTMENT PROM sALrVlLLE.
Official dispatches, received this morning AZ the war
Department bring rs the intelligence that the enemy
attacked SLtVlle on the 81 instant, and received
bloody repuss They retired during the night in con-
fusion apparently in the drsc ion OF Sandy river leaV
rE mos: Of their dead and wounded In oar hands All
of cut trocpl says the dispatches, behaved well and
are pursuing.
FROM rHE ARMY OF NORTHERN GEORGIA.
Msjor General Clayton has written letter to the
Clayton Ala Journal in wolch, among other cheering
.hlngs he says 'Ou, army In North Georgia vas never
Ia bs,tsr health and spirits"
SAVED wHsLH WARD FROM THE pRATT.
The sALsvd Yankee Who yoluntOOsed seventeen times
and received seventeen houates, thereby saving Ger
,so ward IN Phlsdephia fo9 the draft that Just. askea
seventeen names to complete ts quo;s, eonEFstula6s
himself upon the fact that while BIO has not seat single
reeFu! TO the 'front.' he hiss made whole ward Of wo-
men aad children happy BY releasing their male pro
ts,tors from the possibility Of eneountering either
Southern BALI or b,yonets.
PROM THE VALLEY.
We learn from the Charlottesville Chronicle that after
Sheridan had commenced his retrogrAde movement in
tbs Valley, Gen. Eary told his men they had been cut
numbered at Winchester, but that now he was REIN
forced and if they would only do their duty, he would
be in WineIss In ten days Hs does not seem to
avoid the enemy.
An cfasal despatch received at the War Department.
from uersl Early, reports tho enemy north Of North
river bis cavalry occupying the north bank Of that
stream, his infantry being near Harrsonburg. Alter
sgh. diminishing, the snomys cavalry fell back from
NJ Crawford.
Mt Crawford Is in RockiDgham county, just north Of
North river L is about sixteen miles north Of S:aun-
;on and eight miles south OF Hlrrlsouburg.
THE LATEST PROM CULPTPER.
We rtf,rred this morning to a rsiding party consist
ing of two regiments of Yankee Cavalry who we're re-
ported yesterday to be at Ruskel's Mil, fifteen miles
north Of GordOnsViIle.
Ofi,ial Dispatches Of the War Department this morn
ing report asml free Of the enemys cavalry and SEINE
hf airy in Cupeper County Hho are engaged in re-
building Tire bridge at RappahAnnOCk Station.
Oae of the editors Of this paper sent from Gordo1s'
yillS, yesterday, teeg'sm. which, from some cause
~ k,oun has been Withheld. /. stated that on SaLur-
CAV afternoon party Of SO Yankee raiders had passed
through SIsuArdsve Greene oouaty, and, proceeding
one mile from town. returned, sf er Woundng citizen
Of the place, Who vas tffsctng his escape IsAso sddd
q a. TIC party tuheaNChibb NSAANN'Sl "'S ~
R.eksrsville, twelve miles from GordonsVie. Tajs
despatch was sent eay enough for our Evening edition
Of yesterday
FROM MISSOURI.
The news frcm Missouri increases in interest. Is will
BE seen from the telegram in another column that
General Proc vas reported to be tWelg.!Our miles
from S. Lcuis which Ia not improbable, as previous
aivcss located bis advance at Flrmir gtOD, sIty miles
from g., Louis, on the 81 b ult
Poosi was captured BY the COnfedCrltes on the night
Of the 20 h. Tnis place rs miles northwest Of Farm
ipg,on The Yankee force stationed a. Mineral Point,
on the railroad ase miles east of POtOs had retrsA;ed
to De Soto, in the direction of ST. Louis.
PROM TENNTssEE.
Forrest IA still deetro log he enemys commuuica-
tons in Tennessee OfBoial dispatches, received in
Washington from Nashville, Friday night, STATS that
Forrest did not attack Rousseau at Pulaski but took
the pike towards Fayetteville. Rousseau returned with
bis infantry to Nashville.
Fayetteville is t. terminus Of q branch railroad
twerty miles long, extending westward from Dscherd.
an iunortant station en- the Nashville and Chattanooga
rAilroad.
LATEST PROM BELOW.
The ruuor that The enemy were advancing on the
North ie circulated this orning s without fOunda-
ton.