Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-13

peion she Peaes 20 fpuernE people, AAS - establish
and guard their liberties ard rights.
an, gentlemen, very resPectfulyg..yeur obedisnt
servant, GEO. b. kCLTLLAN.
Hon. HoRluo sEIroUR and others, Committee.
rHt u'cLILLIN aArrIclfioH nrrrrse
Union SOU ire was in perfect blszs Of Light last eve
ming on the OCCASION Of tie grand Mcclellan eation
meeting go extensively advert ssd during the pas week
The Democratic committees having the matter in charge
spared neither pains trcub In making the demon
STATION sn imposing ore. Tle iuepressible Marshal
RJnders himself on hand, and, with long speech
his coat pocket painted for opportunity TO Instruct
the public. Other dgnitarles graced the stands, of
which there were many-some of them eloquent; come
Of them not-the orator., not the stands. AT the
proper time the cannon the park and adjoining places
began to belch forth s "tones Of strength" calcium
lights Jared out their de zzng briAncy figs and
Autered, and athousand Chinese and colored Ian
terms added their bszs 70 the general Illumination and
enthusiasm. The ho.eJ 10 the vicinity all crowded
with guests ind ether more ordinary people, who
thronged the doors and windows, Gus to see what
the in the great square. The park radiant
with ligLt and the occasional lshing OF artillery
middle OF the added greatly TO the briliiancy
of the scene
Amorg the speakera were Governors Seymour,
Wcsifi and Weller, Oakley Hal, Amasa j. PArkersnd
q large number Of Others.
WAsaKsToE, Sept 1884
The following is an extract OF .eer from Lie Gen.
HIADoa's, ARMIIs OF TIE q s..
CRY POINT, Va Aug. Ia. lse4
Hon. L B. WAsBBUME-
DJaI Sri s,a % 10 all oitiz IN who visit me- that all
Nc want insure early restoration OF the UaiOn,
is determined unity OF sentiment North Tue rebels
lave now Al their their ast The little boys
aud old men guarding prisoners guir-Ig railroad
bridge, and forming gooL part OF their garrsons
nueI ched positions. Any man lost by them cannot be
replaced. Tney hrve roDoed the cradle and the grave
"a Tally 70 get Ihsr present force
Besides what they lose in frequent sbrmishes and
battles they nov losing, from desertioos aud other
causes a. least one regiment per day With this drain
upon them the end is hot far oisIant If will only be
true to ourselves.
Taelr only hope now is In a Vided North. This
GIT give them reinforce nents from Tennessee Ken
lucky, hsyand and Missouri, while il would weaken
u.s. With The draft quietly enforced tho enemy would
become dependent, aud would make but ht5 resist
ance
have no doubt but the enemy are exceedingly
1ous to hold until after Presidential election
Fey have many hopes from iLs eff c.s. They hope q
counter revolution they hope the election the peace
clnCidatei in fact Ike A.ea"ber they hops Tor
thing to ",uTn up"
Our peace friends if they expect pace from srpua-
tion are much misRle l. /. WUu.d but bs the BEGIN
ming OF war; with thousands of Northern men joining
Che South becaIs, OF cur dlsgr allowing separa
lion. To have peace Oh ANY terms" the Sou would
demand the restoration OF their slaves already ire d.
They would demand Indemnity for losses sustained and
they would demard Treaty which would NIKE the
Njrlh sAvehunters for the Slu;h. Tuey would demand
pay for the restoration OF every slave escaping 10 the
North. Yours, truly, y. ) GRANF.
eIEIRAL sRERMAE's REPORT CT THE RIoEEr VICTORY.
LOUISVILLE K;., Sept.s. 1864.
Ii answer TO rq lest that Msjor General Sherman
would give US details OF the late operations before At
lanta IN order silence the cAvs of those Who 10 the
absence of part cllars denying that those opera
tons were, the whole, Uaion sucee.s have re-
celged the following:
ATLANTA, Sept Z, 1854.
Ca the ASH Of August, pursuant 10 plan, o. which
tie War Del arlment has been fully adVlseo le the
Twentieth corps The ChaItShooche bridge and with
the baaI O. OF the army drew Cd from using
some considerable artlce misead the enc moved
RAPIDLY SOUTH and reached West 20 Mt Railroad near
Farbo n, the 27tl and bso5e up twelve miles Of it,
Waen moving cas-: my right approached the Macon
lroad neGr JnesbOro, aud my LETT near R.ush and
Ready The enemy attacked the right wing OF the Army
o the Tennessee, and was comp eley beaten. On the
81 a. d during the combat pushed the left of the
csutrs rapidly 10 the railroad above, between Rough
and Reaoy aud J0neSborO. "a the Is; of September
We broke up about eight miles ct the con road and
turned on the enemy III JOnesboro, sluted him aud
his lines and cArritd them, urng Brig adler General
German and about two thousand prisoners, with eVht
guns and much plund.r. n gut alon, pre-, ented our
that night
TDa same night Hood in Atlanta, finding all his rail
roads broken and in our posse 00, blew up his ammu
nliou seven locomotives and eighty cars and evacu.
a,ed Atlanta, which, on the next Gay, September T.
was ocuued by the corps lett for that PURPOSE Msior
General SloCum commanding, following The retreat.
lug rebel army TO Iear LovtjoJs station thirty miles
south of Atlanta where finding him strongly intrenched
col cludtd it would not PAY" 10 assault 90 we a.
ready had the great object OF the campaign viz A
a TIA. Accordingly the army gradually and lesurely
e,urned to Atlanta, and it 10 now ncs mped eight
miles south OF the city, aud TO morrow will move to the
camps spp inted. ! am low writing in Atlanta, so |
coula not be unea y in regard TO cur s.tdation.
We have as the result Of this gu OK and as think,
well executed movement, ~ guns 900 rebel Eri-
soners and have buried 400 rebel d. al and left
IS many mere wounded. They u!i not lie removed
The rebels lave lost, bssioes the important cisy of
Atlanta and ores, at leAst 500 dead, 500 wounded
and 600 prisOEers whereas aggregate loss will not
foot up ], 800.
II tina. ia not success, l do not know wha. Il.
sHIRNAs. Major General
CARP, Ill Sept 8, 1854.
Reports reached Memphis las Sunday that the gun
boat Hastings and Nimkeag had cap ured b1 the
rsb IL bel v Clarendon, on the White river, and that
Captain RVgsrs, Of the latter, was killed.
l; il also reported that another guabc a. name not
gwen sunk by the rebels in the St. CHARLES river
aud that DuvArs Bluff lie threatened by Ia &c rebel
force These reports are confirmed through rebel
Sources from Helena.
A csVairj force, under General Mover, left Memphis
lev days since for White river and al nfautry force
10 understood TO DO mb,rsing for Dlysps Bluff
The L tIe Rsck ARK Democrat contains the par
tieulars of the recent rebe rsid o. Diyaps Bluff
o. the Little Rock Railroad large quantity of GOV
CrnInent hay burned and othe properly destroyed
aud some damsge was done 10 tbs road
A considerable rebel force under Con. Pol;rnsc is
al has he M s;ss mi;
kansas to Rodney, Misc, on the 22d ult
Generals Hur but and Totten mad arrived at New
Orleans.
The New Orleans cotton market was active; but
prices we're too unsettled to give aCourae Quotations
Produce and provisions also very much co tied
Far sugar brought TWEEN four per pound az aue-
ton.
OAIEo September Sth.