Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-27
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Herald says;
We have nothing later from Gen. Grant than the
movements Of Saturday, night At thas time heavy
cannonading going on sincs eleven o'clock IN tne
afternoon four o'clock the following morning. on
our extreme left. Oar loss in Fridays action on the
Weldon railroad s said 10 be heavier than at irst re-
ported, PROBABLY amounting to 600 In all We t'ok
Two hundred and thirty prisoners and some stands Of
colOEs.
General Sheridan had some heavy skrmishing with
the enemy on Sunday. He lost about two hundred IN
killed ana wounded. Heavy firing going on In the
neighborhood of OhaIestoWn and BsTyvile on Mon
day. and it was thought that battle going on at the
former pase. We held MarnsbuTg until three r. NJ
on Monday when the rebsls entered il, Harry Glmores
command being in the advance. Daring the night We
drove the rebels again. Up 10 thai time no rebel force
had crossed the Potomac between Wiliamsport and
Hsrper's Ferry.
/. was reported that General Lee with large force
(ory Ihousand) moving up the valley TO support
General Early. Tue utmost panic prevailed AZ hSgerS'
town.
We have news from New Orlesns to the l4;h irst,
BY the steamer Emily b. Souder yesterday Toerebtls
have captured the two Atlantic and Cheek, on
SuuhoWer river.
At last accounts from our correspondents with Ad-
mral Fauagut, General Granger had arrived with his
land forces 10 within five dred yards OF Fort Morgan
The gunboas we're then ready open fire on the fora
The only recent from General Foster at Clarles'
ton has reference to the release Of prsonsrs unoer nag
Of truce SIX hundred Union prisoners are now tsd to
be under FIRE at Charleston but from General Tfumln
Seymours account of the peril 10 which he and nis
brother Oiicsrs expOsed uuder similar oiIcum
sarces there il not much necessity for any unusual So
lc,tude as TO the position OF these prisoners.
Another secret org n;zlion, The Sons OF Liberty"
ID said 70 have been discovered in Indiana. The West
is fruitful in mares nsss S5Ysrel high Officials are re-
ported to be amongst this Order and IL Is said,
are now in custody. Indianapolis 10 the centre o. The
conspiracy. Quantities Of arms and anna ubiion nave
been sc ID by the military shch had been forwarded
from the East TO firm there, thu members oil which
we're arrested aud placed under military guard.
The rebel privRtseI Tallahassee had been sp ken q!
sea Saturday, amir & east OF Coal Har6or, hteen
miles from Il hiaI, n s. vessel which arrived II
that place Sunday saw two steamers on Friday alter
noon 10 the eastward. They probably nion gun,
BOATS Il ID said the Tallahassee is the pioneer ship OF
u number OF the desorp ion hai are being lifted
out At Wilmington, N O. Some OF them, IL is stated,
arc quite ready for eI, and may soon be heard rom'
Our news from General Sherman comes Dy way OF
Nashville and is the 22L Il Is 10 tho effect that
Gen. Wheeler's rebel forces have crossed the river
ABOVE Chattanooga II is reported that train bound
!aom Kno1Vls 10 Chattanooga was captured near
CeVean by the rebels Thursday, and that al empty
train bound from Chattanooga Atlanta was also cap
tured by them.
We publish in another column very interesting ap-
peal to President Lincoln il behalf OF the Union pris-
oaers Low in Georgia, flom body of four commission
ers Just exchanged, who speak tie sentiments OF q
mass meeting Of The prisoner, thirty i've thousand IN
number, nOR confined At A Jacksonville, Ga. Tnese
gentlemen repre- ent the condition of our soldiers IN
captivity % most horrible, demanding instant mSasuTes
the part OF the Executive Ur their Instant release
TIE HSrdtdS LohdOn correspondent says that the
E1 peroe Napoleon has assured MIR. SLdsli thas the
southern Uontederaoy will never, under any orcum-
stances be reCoguzsd.by France Unless 1t distinctly
promised that slavery shall be fully abolished within
gwen time. Ar. del it is said retired from the in
terVieT in very depressed state Of mind.
NIAGARA FALLS PILGs PLOT.
CLIFTON HOUSE,, NIAGARA FALLs August 22. 1884.
have ascertSned To-day that Professor Helcomo's
contemplated visit TO Europe Is for the purpose Of pre-
venting The Southern ambassadors, Mason and Slidel
committing the South in favor of any scheme of inter-
" ion by the Powers Of Europe. He, as sailed few
DAY since is thoroughly for an adj lstment by Amer-
can diplomacy and the settlement dcal les be.
tween ours ives. His departure at this tlue would
therefore, indicate that the developments here for the
last few day bad satisfied him that the door for i1st.
"a nj is low 0pen either through the administrator at
Washington OF the democracy as Chcsgo. Being COL.
vIcsd upon that pJnt no goes 10 Europe 10 prevent
.py,hinE being done 20 interfere with il there.
JeWetE has again returned, aud is preparing for
another dash in direction. 1t is in che direc
ton Of Chicago bui come other bold move, which he
says is OF greater importance as to results.
Hollis WhiJe one Of Stewards bosom friends, called
on Sanders day and rendered him safe passage and
protection 10 Washington. Sanders has not decided
whether he viii acoeps or not. The republicans aud
appear to be trying 70 which shall become
the greatest isvoes with the rebel ambassadors here
Delegates and cut iIeIs passing Niagara now on
every train for Chicago. The delegations fon the
New England States meet in New York to consult TO.
night and 10 morrow night. There WAS an immense
crOSd at the Falls yesterday among than several dele
gates.
Refugees are arriving from Kentucky on the Clnada
eide in large numbers every day under the effect of the
string eut rules enforced there. They wear cad and
objected expression.
WILSON os TIRE ARNIsTcE.
Senator Wilson is out in letter in the Herald, 10
which no staes that neither Lincoln nor any one con.
Iecled With the administration favOrs an armlstice
NETTING or THE FLoREEOE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CON-
MIrTEESAT sARATcsA.
SARATOGA, AUg1st % 1864.
The National Democratic Committee, of which Hon,
Thomas Florence is chairman, and which met at Sara
togS to-cay, determined, with marked unanimity, 10
promote Gntre harmony in the deliberations of the Chi.
csgo Convent on, to focis the National Committee of
wb ca August Belmont ia chairman, unite in inviting
HOrato 81 amour, Governor Of New York 10 cal! the
Convention to order. IL slso determined to ask
C operation in soliciting the Right Reverend Bishop
Hopkins, OF Vermont, 70 open the Convsation with
prayer The committee also suggest that in order to
restore the national integrity, constitutional liberty aud
in l,v dual rights hs Chicago Convention devote It's en-
ergies to the adoption of such as will best Be-
tho defeat Of Abraham Lincoln.