Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-07
Altkntn!!t G;t!qniter:
FRrrAI MORNING, OCTOBER r; 1864
THE NEWS.
FRoa TuE plcBuoSD Font.

arrived hero yesterday. They state that
tn, Confederate Government would adog
somo necus by which General Order No G
could obtain rroniscucus circulation il tn
Yankee army, thsre are thousands " hu w9ul
take adva' t'gs Of it; that every .tosy Of
which had been hitherto introduced into III
army had been suppressed by the officers, on
all that was known of it was through hear
say. They obtained their Information Of
through third person--one of the very le,
who had accidentally seen the order. They re
port that there are now three thousand troop
within Fort Harrison. and that one trigad
forms tie picket line in front Of it. TIE com
mand Of Fort Harrison is held by u CoIons
jordan. They estimate the nu,rtsr of Yam
lss troops on this side Ct The river at fort
thousand, including enc brigade Of negroes
The artillery of their Fort Harrison defence
consists exclusively Of light pieces. Thes
deserters will, in acecidArco with the gene
isl order above men,ion,J j, he Immediate.
furnished with transportation outside 9th
Confederscy, enl allowed libsral cc,nmu
taion for their arms and equipments.
FROM PErEasDUEo.
The events Of yesterday may bs sunmtd u
in the etereotyped expression. "sll quiet, AIT
the enemy working like bsovcrs on their new
line" Several small skirmishes have occurrs,
within the past day or two, bot the e5en,,
retain the positions they have taken, desrit
tie palp:rg Ct lousaets ard roer Of cann0,
which now and then make tho rig! It uni t.
daytime bideous, and take e. At occ,,' i1r II
swoopa, ecoro or two Of their r',Ve n:,! in
ported thugs and p!:rssrgers. On Tr.s4a,
night they set fire u ard burned the GLe req;
lence Of d.. Albert BJisaeao, south ii IT,,
BOydton 1lrr.k road, IN revenge, itis though.
for harirg their 'css,s 1iirtu IN tie ri
oeding sl::rno9a. They tai previously alu,s
ruined it By vandalism.
Fsoy THs BL.CKwATER.
The "Chtis;ian Sun" Of Wednesday, give
US an interesting paragraph or two CONCERN
ing affairs in the B sckwsttr region, II give
some credence to report already msntit n :,
by us, that the Yankees bavs in cor temptation
the rebuilding Of the Norfolk aud P1tsrShuri
railroad. II also says that r5por. prevail
below, that largs array will "a ,nio wiute
quarters between BIsckwatsr :.nd Suffolk, H.
is not disposed to oIsdIt:,
Richerd II, zier. G c:zen If Nrnsenand
who has bssn certified for nearly ssH,eel
mi n - 10 I'D shtu: Nyro'k, has recaD.l
made E;s eseap, an1 is how in place whtr
hs can breathe Ii Tree 4 LII Jrl.l here.
.siah Gray. we'll III WI cirz IN Of Isle 9
Wight, vas captured abou. a week ago by
Of raiders, who laLded a. Smi.ifsld
and carried CT prisoner.
From information which We haya Received
says the SUM-" we think :here is li;u7 Vi u
doubt that feet is now forming betwaea Mr.
folk and Old Point to attack Wilmington
Among the number Of vessels seer ? onr in.
f,rnant, there are two very Formidable mi
t.s. -Tbns Oh etsaok M M carly day npo!
Wilmington is contemplated, We feel almos
certain, 'nl hope the authorities msy bs foil
prepared for it.
AHoTHsB RAID ON THE RAPtDAN.
A mcunted fvrco Of the enemy from Kappa
hammock S.a!ieu passed through Culpeper
ea:ly yesterday morning, and, soon after Meri
dian, vera at Ispidau Sutton, where tie,
burned tho bridge, which had been recent.
rebuilt. OF their movements afterwards
nothing was known. Some reports hal it tbs
they were advancing upon Gordonsrille, Lu
it is more than probable that they returned l.
after deotro! ing the above
bridge.
FROM TIE vALLlY.
An cficer direct from The Valley, on zee
ter]ay, states that all was qhiet there. Gan
Early is still at Mount Sidney tuos ut. Draw
ford) about half way be,wcen Staunton an'
Harrisorburg, Lis. advance picket extending
North Of North river.
FROM kosBY COMMAND.
Oonfrmatory reports have been received L
an. account which was cu.r. n; s0mo days age
/, the fff,ct that the Yankees had execute
.i1 of Mosby's men, captured OF Front Royal
IN Friday last. Two of the mon were hung
and four shot, in retaliation for tho allege
killing of a Yankee officer, who. il is r<snned
ha surrendered to Mostly. The enemy WI
b, made to pay dearly for this wholesale Ira
.lity. Tde gsilsut Mosby, saga tho tyh, h
burg "R,o.bliaao," has entirely rae5yeEs
fron his r.Gent w,u.I. aU1 is again iii III
0 ,il:c, il: :ac head = h.7 msG. Voc 10 III
Y .pkeos waJ nave t.u iaan surat5dl the hsnd
ish systsrl ii II :rrii+ss slaughter.
E,runs or coSfeDEga4Ts PRISONERS.
III. t:u.e siva,naT, whose arrival at Warm
was announced On yesterday, brought up 81
hand, eli sicx and wounded CoRtederstes, thre
uatred c! whom wers eon,alescsnt. Til
s,earner Allison, which wont down On yestar
day. btoust. ,aem to tho CITY. They arrive
a: K .ckc t. sb,nt ok o'osGSk last eseoing
wher. thsy wers received BY ooncourss Q
ciszsns, u d. t.cb,.luut 1t tho p bio Guard
and the lAra6ry Band, who g;ested tsem Wit
cheers and n.usc The oonsalescsnts Io' me
IN lie in ito srra.;, t.nd eero escorted ii
town, :eosiving th,er after ohcer irom III
gradually il crs..eit z iLroug :hat toa.wei al
surrouoGed them, May ul Them uieetin
With friends lr!t the Column H''d tnj!yt
in private quarters fer the nigh
The res: wcro amply provided for by tie AL
tbori;ies Ths.s.ck and wcundid, whu ~er
unalls to participate in tbs procession, vet
quietly taken to the appropriate b3rFltais
where kind Treatment. aud good trienlr .TAi;
cd their o,ming.
GIN. BsauRfaAED's DIP,kTKESf
Gen. Bssurega,d's new der a'tmeus Include
East Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee. Ala