Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-17


ths iusds. Two men slssp In each berth. Hare set
plenty to eat Two meals 9 day. Had bread, pork,
and bean soup with pork The ofacers we're gentle
men and treated us WELL the single day that remained
here. The guards here consisted OF an invalid oorps
FROM PETlRsBURG.
ALI was reported quiet yesterday evening. On Satur.
day night gave the Yankees slight Smelling, By way
Of feeler but sroceeded In elciting vsiy feeble re-
sponse The impression gains gtound that Grants
force In front Of Petersburg NOS as strong ss has been
all along estimated.
The Esprs Of Saturday says that on Thursday night
the Yankees made grea. noise O. though troops we're
being moved from one point to another Wagon trains
were heard rumbpg the roads as also artillery
rains and the kept busy running backwards
and forwards on the City Point and branch railroads.
We suspect much Of this oommoton was merely for
esot, uniHes indeed Grant was engaged In throwing
troops back to the south side TAs fact IT, be has no
more take {, his lines here, unless he weak
ems them to dangerous degree.
The night there cheering all along the lines,
probably In honor Of the election returns.
THE YANKEEs ADVANCING TOWARDS WELDON.
We learn, upon what We gard as txoellenI suihori
ty, that considerable Yankee force, consisting Of in
IA ntiy, cavalry aid three pieces If artillery are adj
vancrg from Norfolk up The SesDoard and Roanoke
road towards Weldon. Their object may be readily
surmised. We presume, however, that they will Pre-
badly find that rebel soldiers are some times on the
lookout In that ssction.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS AT SAVANNAH.
We suppose will not have hereafter regular arr.
vsls Of ri of truce boat at vArna q Captain Hatch
Of the Bureau Of EIcnapge will 90 sometime during the
tn Sa - In A,h.
thousand prisoners 70 be made at that point.
MoazAsISa SECOND GLASS MILITIA.
The ALBANIA senate has passed 9 bill putting al
sbs bodied residents Of the Sate between seventeen
spa Coy years # age, without exception, int the So
ooad oss. militia, and especially declares that members
Of The Legislature shall not be exempted BY any set
Tue NORTHERN ELECTIONS
0csa By Flag OF rrues state that Pc yiyanla and
Indiana have gone democratic the former BY ten thou.
sand majority and that In 0aio the vote is Very CLOSE
I; seems that the Herald because of heavy nsorities In
large towns for the Republicans premature in an
nounoing republican triumph in these States.
NOT PRISONER.
Lieutenan.- ColOnel Garter Baxton, of the artisry
reported csptured Of Fshers ILL., was 10 Charlottesville
on Saturday, en- route for his command.
The Republican says the Medical Commission an
pointed by the War Dspstmtn. to Inquire into the
condition Of hospitals and see how many men are re-
tsined in them q: for duty, in L;rehburg on Wed
nssdsy performing is duty IGadds that there are said
to be in the ho'psis Of Richmond, Dlavls and Char
Io.e Nor!h Carolina regiment of healthy abo bodied
supernumeraries.
RETURNING TO THE PkoNT.
Large numbers OF con 'alesosnt aud iurlougheh col
disrs retui ming to thsir commands We observed
particularly the crowded state of the cars yesterday
morning, ssyi the 0harlotts Tins. The platforms and
the space belws,n the seats wero 6led As napy "a
six hundred havo been kaowl to pass in one day, snd
the cry is still they come" II Gan. Lees army has
many such tributaries. t mus! be filing up its ranks
rather rapidly.
GEN. PAGE ON TRIAL.
Late intelligence isom New Orleans gives probabiit,
70 the report that Gen. Page tr al before Yankee
court the charge of epkng hi, gans and doing 9th
damage to the works at For. Morgan after he hac
hoised the signal for surrender. Ths Yankees pretend
that imp for his under TIE heavy ano
concentrated e brought to bear up,n the fort to ef
feet the destruction Of material which had taken place
when he enemy took possession.
Toe Mobile Register learns from thej Chaplain wfo
aided in spking the guns that the charge is utterly
fsl.e.