Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
LATE NEWS FROM RICHMOND.


Of files of Richmond papers to the 18th instant and pub
fishes an interesting summary Of their contents
The Enquirer il says takes hopeful view Of the stua
ton 1t predicts the defeat of Sherman; ntmates that
Grants campaign the Peninsula failure and praises
the campaign of the Valley, particularly its Sccompan
ments of the burning of Chambesburg, the plumber of
Maryland and Pennsyyania and the gathering of the ha
vest of Shenandoah Valley.
THE SITUATION AT MOBILE.
The Wing takes gloomy view of the situation at Mo-
bile, and particularly Of the iron clads. 1t says
"The naval disaster at Mobile is unquestionably an I'M
pleasant affair and, fear will tend to fix ineradcaby
in the public mind the idea already widely entertained that
iron clad navy is foredoomed-each ship when built
either TO be captured blown up by our own people or
stranded The subsequent surrender OF fortress In the
quarter strong modern science with the expe
Of the defence of Charleston ample time and un-
stuted could make it, fills all hearts with deep
and decorating grief and ranking spirit OF Indignation
The successful defence of Charleston at period when
every body apprebended that il must fall under the
and terrible artillery of Gen. Gilmore is cited to show
that Mobile and should be defended
"The works there of superior order and extensive
enough at all threatened assaabe points Those works
provided with guns of the heaviest cabre such as have
been found in every instance at ton potent enough
to drive of action the monitors Of the enemy very
few minutes The fall of Morris Island to the
batteries within twelve hundred yards OF Fort Sumter
easy ge Of our works Sulans and Jamess Islands,
aud pacad the harbor OF Charleston under the
guns the captured POSITIONS and brought the heart
OF the city itself within the of Gimore's Parrot
guns Nevertheless steamers from abroad have no dlh
Guilty entering and leaving that haIbor at the present
moment Fort Sumter is still in our possession her
Illus rous walls contain formidable batteries fitted to play
70 insignificant part should Dahgren ever be induced to
emulate the venurous Paragu and there is difficulty
in keeping up COMMUNICATIONS with all exterior harbor
defences On the other hand Forts Gaines Powell, and
Morgan are some thirty miles distant from Mobile They
were valuable sdjuncts unquestionaby to the defence of
the CITY, ard their os deporabe but in way vital to
that defence Between them aud Mobile have been built
and thoroughly armed line of works commanding the in
ner harbor This line the Yankee navy must reduce;
land batteries cannot be brought to bear upon themob
tructons and orpedoe, bar the way to be passed and
the capture of Mobile should be far more difficult prob
lem than that of Charleston in the beginning of July
| 1863 Farragut has qualities which make HIM more
dangerous adversary confess than Dahgren but Can
by from hat learn, is by as well fitted for
the nduct of siege operations as Gilmore Gen Candy
is mere routine sodier-entrely without knowledge of
artillery fearful Of respOnslb ty-and at bottom of
| slow, shallow Intellect"
CONGRATULATIONS ADDRESS OF GEN. MALONE. {,
| Gen Malone has issued the following congratulatory
address to his troops for repeng Gen. Grants assault
| Petersburg:
rbe glorious conduct of the three brgaies of the Di
vision Mahoues Sanders's, and Wrighps (and especially
OF the frat tn) employed the 30h July 10 the expul
zion The nemy from his Of part of our lines
elseu here than upon own Immediate 'front.' and the
magnificent results achieved in the execution of the work.
devove upon the undersigned the rpeasng Office of
| rendering his thanks and congratulations.
Ihe immortalized Beau egard has praised you Your
cor ps and army commanders have expressed their graft
ude for your invaluable services this occasion, and
their admiration Of the spirited manner in which your
duty was approached and performed. The enemy had
sprupg his fret mine in the plan by which he
see ks to penetrate ne he had gased possession Of
the crater and contiguous works; he had previously
massed three corps and divisions OF another to pro-
sscne bis and he had given the order
FIR the advance of his crowded line; but fortunately for
the hour you had made the ground With the tread Of
L 4. aFE nhurna II the
works upon which he had planted the hated flag The in
egrity of the whole line was by your vsor promptly
established the enemys grand effort to penetrate
signay defeated and results achieved unparalleled in the
history of the war; when compared with your strength
and the losses you sustained With less than force of
5000 efcients aud with casualty list Of SOB you killed
700 OF his people, and by his accounts wounded
5000 You captured l0l prisoners, embracing 81 Off
GERS II stands coors euidons and 1916 stand small
| arms.
These are the results OF the noble work which you per-
formed and which entte yogr banner scroll Of honorable
deeds t. the inscription The Crater Petersburg Both
| July 1854 While thus We have much cause for con-
graduation and pleasure, lot not and forget the
| memory OF the gallant spirits who fell in the glorious
work, whose contamination we were spared to establish
| and commemorate
| THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
The Richmond Examiner predicts the overthrow of Mr.
| Lincoln 1t says:
Whatever may turn out TO be the meaning Of the fact
the fact itself begins shine out clear, that Abraham Lin
coin il lost that he will never be President again--not
President OF the YANKEE remnant OF
nothing of the whole ak and thlrty-or how many
there counting Colorado and Idaho and other Yahoo
| commemorative lately invented7 1t IL in spirit Of
exutaon we contemplate this coming event. for Abra-
ham has been good Emperor for u.s. he has served
turns his policy has settled estsbl-hed and made rrevo
cable the separation of the old UOon into nations essen
TALLY foreign aud may b. almost sorry to part with
him He was IN the eyes of all mankind,
biz argument for secession; he stood there living
uscaton feet high Of the steadfast resolution of
these States 10 hold political communion with
race capable not only Of producing such being but oil
making it u ruler and king"
THE PEACE QUESTION.
The Sentinel declares itself willing and 8ious to maks
peace provided II be made terms that shall not impair
mel leopard the thorough independence the honor
tire rphs interests and territorial integrity Of the slave
holding South
Those who End fault with this paper tread in the pre-
footsteps and follow precisely the example OF Lincoln
They would have peace Cat least they co., but only
condition that before entering into the negotiations they be
allowed TO prescribe all the terms. They and Lincoln
each know that there be- peace such condi
tons They know that FREE dom Of discus essential
{, peace negotiations to bringing about peace. But their
whole object appears to be to tamme the admnistra
ton 80 10 trammel liz that it will be utterly imposb in
any contingency any terms whatever To open
sent to peace negotiations IL is impossible to conceive
tina; they acLuaed but by single motive, and that
they wish the administration and to bring it
into dsrepue wholly reckless Of the equenoes result
ing country. IL matters not how long the war shall
continue provided they glu their hareds and their
predictions Of evil fulfilled"
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9th instant has the fol