Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-01

tles to receive all companies rendered for year 3
service aud 10 attach them temporarily 10 the organ
ization Of one hundred days men.
AL is quiet on the upper Potomac to-day.
ADDITIONAL FROM TIE NORTH.
FROM GIANTS ARMY.
Deferred accounts from late pagers received here,
give the folio wing intelligence. The army c1rres-
pendent Of the Herald, witt e from Deep Bottom, thus
demonstrates what he calls Rebel activity"
To day the enemy were disco ered erecting CEN.
handing battery at point about ore mile Northeast
Of The position at Deep Bottom, from which an emf ad
ing fire could be delivered to the eunboata the pom
toon bridge and the headquarters OF the commanding
General Ii necessary to instantly dislodge the
enemy from this position, which would aso bear heavily
upon the line OF Entertainments, and bold IL ourselgee
Two hundred and fifty men from the ninth inc vol
uateers, under Lieut.. Coz. I'LL sent out 10 accom-
plish the undertaking. Presently the enemy were
driven, and o Lieutenant aud three men, of the IS h
North CAROLINA, we're brought In 90 pTisoners and am
confident we shall hold the osition, though it may
cost q Cay or two of str attention.
fhis probably refers the oper .ticns revious to
,hs receCt action on the New Market road.)
TEE INSECURITY CT wAsHIseTos-LooE OUT FOR GEN.
JOE JoHSsToH
The New York Herald has the following editorial:
We uuo buAs nihVuS WuVOuBub W knUN
something upon the subject, thu idea il entertained
hat tho late Maryland raid Of Early and Brecknrdge
vas but reconnaissance to Ascertain the Etrer snd
position of the Northern deances Of Wa and
chat having accomplished t3is obi ct 10 their satisao
lion, a more formidable movement 10 the same drec-
on may be anticipated and tina! tho administration
ought at once to prepare for IL.
In support of this opinion we Rave reason 70 believe
that the removal of Ger. Joe Johnston from his late
command ia Georgia sign6ed aeythng but his disgrace
We dare cay that against the superior amy Of General
Sherman Johnsgn's generalship In his late campo gu
from DlGon Atlanta has been satisfactory 10 JEFF
Davis, and that he has been removed from the reJel
srmy in that quarter for important srrvcss ee-
Wtere lie is the very man to lead q rebel movement
90 Washington while Gen. Lee remains ct Redmond TO
attend to Gen. Grant twas manly through Johnson's
perior strategy in 1861, against PatterIon in the
Shenandoah Valley, that lost the frat battle Of Bal
Ron. Johnston in that campaign became thoroughly
conVersant, in military view, with tho Shenandoah
Valley and the neighborng country east of the Blue
Ridge.
We expect, therefore, soon to hear that this man
johnson has been appointed to important command
in Virginia, and next be will probably be reported ss
advancing upon the Maryland border with an army,
including his Georgia veterans amounting 70 fifty
six thousand Is the edmnisra ion prepared for
such visit on the track Of Early and Breckenridge
This l. question which PIesldeDi ncoll ought to be
able to answer; and yet from oil accounts it appears
tn t Washington is as feobly garrsoned 10 day IL
was a fortnight ago. Gen. Mcclellan who has already
twice saved the national pta Is the proper man, in
the ebsence Of Gen. Graft to b. charged With pro-
lection. Why not What possible Obi cton at this
time could stand in the way of his appointment, We
5hould like to know?
A CAPTURE. ~
Sergeant j. P. Glenn, of Company q, SOth N. C., was
cap ured this morn ng and brought H. Upon his tx
animation, he defiant and peryersely feb lous. he
had tae roll Of his company with him. which numbered
upwards OF seventy three men, including the absentees
he SET plea ed W5en he was told that We did not put
our deserlers in the 'front.' and that treated prison.
ers of war with some humanity aud consideration.
TIE FLEET.
There Ia nothing new from the James River fleet
Admiral Lee has lot We. returned from the South and
everything s quiet.
On tho day on which the correspondent writes, Gen.
Hancock had visited Gen. Butler. At the close Of the
interview Gen. b iilsr rode away with Gen. Hancocs
aud staff to ipspect the line. Brig Gen. Otaa. g.
Payne, Col. I'd La. Regiment (negroes), and more re-
ceaty Of Gen. Butlers stsf had been mustered in and
ass gned to the command OF the negro troops.
HOW GREELEY OBTAINED AUTHORITY 10 NEGOTIATE Eos
PEACE.
The Niagara correspondent of the Herald, writing
under date of the 22d with :efererce TO the peace
motemen states the following with regard to Greecys
q m nuniC alton with Lincoln on the subject:
Several messages ard communica ions psssed be-
tween the President and Greeley, all OF which were
kent perfectly secres and were trusted to the
mails The retult was that Greeley left for Niagara
Falls Authorized the fullest extent brig
about an uterv ew between them and the P. esidsnt
Wistout any conditions whatever being agreed upon be-
tween them 20 terms OF settlsment. Their visit was
be unconditional In regard to the terms details Of
their proposition for peace the only con5ition being
that they willing TO present terms Of settlement
on their arrival oil else to rest with the events Of the
negotiations On this Greeley authorized to live
them safe escort 10 Washington and back, or through
our lines TO Richmond, they preferred. None o;
otherwise, como into the hsrdl Of the rsbe
Commissioners, and therefore have not ba,
made pu6lc with the other correspondence. Thus the
most important link-namely the authority md origi
nal conditions asked for by TIE Presi1entyet us
stcrsL No person or persons has these documents
bat sde Presi lent and Greeley. The latter has the
psNer to clear the whole thing up ia this respect and
events may pO.toly force him 10 90 20 for self vndca-
t)a. lie may perhaps think best keep the IN bach,
10 order make original chapter 10 bis htt1ry OF
the wonderful peacs movement That Mr.. Gree.eJ he'd
delegated 10 him all the powers stated above, appears
to ms certain from the best information tina: can
gather here At least he gave all with whom be hid
thing 70 do in the matter here 20 TO understand and
so the public wi believe, unless 10 contradiced by
the official correspondence.
Bishop Spauldmg, OF Louisville, KY, hiss been ap
pointed Arc bisbop of Baltimore in the place Of the
late Archbishop Kenrick. tfl
TIE NEWS.