, 1864-09-22
THE WAR In VIRGINIA.
Latest from Grants ArIny-The Re-
ported strength Of Lee.

WtsuE07ox, We1aezday, Sept. e1--Iatorma-
tion from the Potomac IL to the effect that moth
1rg Of importance Las occurred Tor the paet two or
THREE days. The attnck Of the enemy expected on
Monday did not take place, although from indica-
tione it II be,ieved the rebels seriously mcdita-
ted an aeRault. Scarcely a shot had been heard
along the line 3or tho past "a hours.
Numbers Of deeerterB were coming In daily, but
they brought no news
Ne arc speaking now to the men whom Grant
tas ridieu]sd. Lei him see that the cradle aud the
RtaEc not to be Eneefed at TINT al our old men
and our boys have brave hearta and stead5 hauds,
and will ensily rout his Heasians, In defense Of
Tne Enquior ol the eame date, rays tive arc of
the opinion that the next TWO months will witness
the bIoodjest co1)cts that this war has Witnessed
and that Immediately afterWard, Richmond will be
the theate5 81 IL the conflict. Are our people pre-
Let tbe citizens Of Richmond and Petersburg
look al the enoEmons outrage now being inflicted
man too old Of a boy too youns to resist our enc
1nter, gun in hand, and NC with our veterans in
courage Let the people Of onr communities call
to mind tho oppression, coudscation and Impress
ment which 6ef7ll our people when once secure
within the enemy Hines, mad they Will hare a per-
eonal motive in sM9ppoIt M Of ths patriotic duty ol
n NEw TOM. 'e Wednesday. Sept 2l.-rhe Worlds
Washington special, aosh, say.:,
from City Point state that general engagement
between the two ar.nies was considered inanlluent
when they leff. Heavy ekirnfehtng and artillery
firing woe IN progress near tue Weldon road oa
Sunday. Itis generally believed hers thst grand
cncapement took ptace Oh the southern side Of
Petersburg on Monday Of TO- day. It has been well
known here for sonne time tcat Gen. Grant was
bringing up all tho troops that could Re mede
Available IN order to strengthen Ills LEFT. It is nc
thoucht Gen. Grants p'au has been to strength
en- his forces as to cua1d his i1ues Of communica-
riops to the Weldon road, so that he could swing
the main body Of the army around 50 as to eectu-
auT strike the Danyi1le or South Slse road thus
cutting the only line Of communication leadn. d.
1ectl5 to9th, and leave the enemy derev dent upon
| The Lynchburg road-a pzecartoos thoruu1hfare At
| this ttme-for supplies. The movements of the
Army Of the Potomac have pefsletently been d.
rectcd to this point-the Danvillc road-nud tie
rnracement reported by the messepgefs- having
been beard from That loclity, great hattie there
cornot long be delsy40 II one has not aIraady
| tsEeu plece. Lee has evidently feared some such
msne1yer. and has therefore sought to Withdraw q
| lnnrtinn OF Ear1y'e force rom the Shenandoah Va.
~ for tbr purpose Of aiding in the assault which
sinn1d diseobcert The plans of Gen. Grant. In this
con1ecliou, the yistt Of Gen. Giant to Gen. Bheri
dan. ekHeek, II highly significant.
III The' HerdlJs City Point special, 18th, eays:
Csnnomad1pg WIS kept up TIL after midnight laet
n,chf In 1he direct on OF OFT left and rum0rs ore.
! rsii nat he enemy attempted to turn our left
tlsnk. Il is pot unlikely t1at batt!e may gron
out OF ibis affair.