Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-15

The Department Of the Interior generally known q
the "PAtenE Ot6ce," is another splsndid edi6ce. Il
contains one room, 275 feet long and sO Vid' 6lsd
tb models Of Inventions CurlOsities les Of Wash-
ton, Franklin, etc.
Among tbe putlc institutions in and near Washing
too are the Smithsonian Instute the Nation al O9sei-
vatory, the Arsenal the Navy Yard, City Hal, cts
Taere are about City churches Washington, and nu'
merOus educational and benevolent irs ituiOns The
Washington No nsnI stands upoo the Now Park
Rockville, Nd, where some Of our forces we're en-
Sunday is tle county seat OF Montgomery county Ad
oalJ sixssa miles from Washington city.
TRpy.aEN HSsrON.
A. 10 c'elo,k LAST - We ObiAined tho following
ds,vs eh, which explains the condition Of Affars in
North Georgia:
HEAD'oas AMY CT TENNEssEE,
Jul, IA, 1854.
body Of Federal cavalry crossed the river last night
opposits Newman, but were driven back BY Brg. Gsn
Armstrong. All quiet elsewhere.
JOsIPH F JOHMFOE, General
FRCM PsTEEBuRs.
We repeat the OFT eli :als, all quiet around Peters
burg yesterday. From the Express, received by the
trair, We learn tia. Wein siay was uahsred in with
heavy artillery firing. Ga centre the eneny's big
guns were opened with great spdy and cur batteries
replied promptly, givirg ths enemJ a. good as be son
TIE picket firing and skirmshGg were about the came
ss usual, and from all accounts little or no harm was
done on either side.
The imp ession still prevris that the enemy eon;tm-
plate an early depar from Petersburg Many thought
yesterday hai the artillery duel which was inausurs'ed
b. the Yankees, was intended to cover 9 movement
which is vas specially dssrabls should be oonoeAlsd-
The usual accOppAniGents OF drum'beaiing, horn
blowing aod her Chinese customs, we're Also e1 en-
svely Prac.iced.
l. is nos positively known that the 8 b Army Corps
(wrishs) left for Washington Friday night last and
another (dame unkuOWp) TOOK its departure Sunday
eight. large rumber OF transports in the river
night before last apparently awaiting cargo, and thee
msy ere this have carried Of another corps.
The enemy have manifested but little disposition
duIog the past TIRES days to exchange papers,
AID ihe oause is quite ObviOus-ths tidirgs from
Maryland being anything but cheering 10 them.
IHE FIsHr Rams.
We noticed in yesterdays bsus tight at Z ans Ssa
lion On Tualdly between toe Yaokee cavalry aud ourg
We hSvs sircs learned tbs! the Yankees we're com
mAnded BY General Gregg aud cue caVslry by General
Flz Lee. The So prisoners c'Pnrsd BY US reached
Richmond lass Hisbt by the Petersburg train. AuOrg
hem we're two cfi ;srs-One a Major and North Car
OIna dezertsr, Wno was ident6 d in Petersburg. He
wa' separated from the Others a. Provost Aarshss
Off 9 and consigned to appropriate qlarters. HIS
vii be duly attended 10.
POOR sHIRIDAH on TIE MOVE.
The force under Sheridan, consisting Of two bigadsf
which We stated in Wednesdays ssas was moving to-
wards POrsmOu h, at last accounts like the wan
derirg Jo~-stl a moving. The Express says some
think they getting towards Norh CarOlna; others
that they are to embark at Portsmouth for the seat Of
var in NarHinnd