Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-12

Transports since the commencement Of the war thinks
thai as Mcclellan, while on the PENN ua aud Burnside
when on the North Csrolna coast, were in the habit Of
sending troops Northward only to bling them back
(thsreby, to our minds, displaying queer strat'g ur
der the cirCuustance). that perhaps Uh sses Il
playing the same STRATEGY, Cams. Hard y. Grant has
fofcs II front Of bin at Petersburg that requires 60
much watching tina. he has scarcely ms to sske the
quantity OF drinks prescribed By his asorits surgeop.
On the Other hand Ealy Ia a; work aftbe Potomac in
earnest and consequently our f,vorits would hardly be
stupid enough t, attemp', by way o anesse, to send
away large bodies Of troops in slow tr nspor onl, 10
bring them back again. when their presence Is more ur
gently needed both in front Of Petersburg and on tie
Potomac-if bus devils w,re ONLY bodies tina! coult
occupy two spaces a! the slme time.
GRANT TOOK DsrSK AT EARPrR's rERlr LAn skrUa
DAY.
The New York Times, over which tina. Iago like Sit
tie dsv 81 lerino Ray mond presdss In Its issus cfthe
Ssh, says Ulysses was at Harper'G F.rry Saturday,
OF course he looking svOwedy after the condition
and 9Th OF the combined forces of Ayer Sher ~
ok and Wright, bu: in reality, we rataor tbink he
there to see whether or not Bennett & Co. have
made serious headwlJ in getting lblr NJ appointed
chief commander of ell the troops for too &c cree Ct
daryland, PEI ylvania and wash gton city. While
he drankfreely with the officers iom Generals to Ca.
taias he took care to fad oat their ideas the sub
ct Of the proposed arrangement. We agree with
Grant that the Yourg Napoleon reaped eaougi auseIs
GA the Peninsula SATISFY ths reasonable amb ion IF
any one mao.
THE BURNING OF MRS. sKDDos's H)UIE.
The following order OF Beast Batter explains why the
beAut III residence of the widoE of the late Johu Sad.
don was burned:
"AUeUsr2 2, 1864
"This property, whIch has frequently b,sn in posses
son of the Union forces and always been respected, is
nov destroyed in retaliation for the destruction Of the
properly of Hon. N ,ntgsmsry Blair, by the Corfede-
rate force, in their recent raid Washington Git
"By order of Asjor &c l. BuILEs.'
This vandal order was ex cu.ed by Major Ian, q
Pennsylvania at the head OF tqiid of YaDkee tol-
ders, ell of whom came from Pennsy ania. LIE. every
one in army scress the Potomac, from General
Early down to the humblest private, remem' er this
when they visi. the Keystone State again.
TIE EXPLOSION IxPLAIsID.
The t,rTiGc explosion within toe esemy's lines on
Tuesday last caused BY the blowing up OF er'-
nance depot at City Point solder acaii, lily drop
ped percussion shell, which immediate buts', and
igaited q1antity of ammunition. TIE resu. was tn
explosion OF the entire contents Of the depot and tie
killing of large nu nbar of Yankees aud niggers en-
p,oyed in the ordnance department
INTERESTING FRoM KENTUCKY
Private advicss from KaH!ucky indicate that the
action of public sentiment in that SAFE agains; "neu
trality" and Uaionism is rapidly extending. Several
influential politicians and others have openly renowned
t1eir attachment TO 'cld alg;" aud, sx,spsraed by
the tyranny of military cfcias doing everything
thoir power to unite the people in opposition to the
Abolition dJnatt,. TIE Yaakse Generals who have
been depressing the psopls ara doomed men. The
bullets of the avsnger wilt ere long srminate the
WhOe pestlerOus tribe. If they remain in the State