Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-13
FROM THE UNITED
STATES.
MOVEMENTS OF GRANT.
HIS VISIT TO H.UNTER
WHAT he SAYS ABOUT PETERSBURG.
THE MILITARY SITUATION ON THE UPPER
POTOMAC.

From the PalladelYhia Inquirer of the oh we learn
the following interesting The correspondent Of
that paper, writing from MOnOcacy, says:
LIEUTENANT aIsEBAL GIANT
Has been with us for twelve hours of the last twenty
our FdIy afternoon, at little before o'clock the
uugers of the Relay House we're som Wha astOnshad
see small man, wearing three ars 'ni smoking a
cgsr descend from of the Washington p b. q air.
Taking char the railroad platform, be talked with
the four staff officers accompanying him for hour
more when a special from Baltimore hauled up at
the Relay Hots,, and in a moment after Il e Leu en-
ant General was on his way to hold conferences with
General Hunter, whose headquarters then were ct
Thcma Hluie, about mile and half South CT the
railroad at Mpnocacy JIncti IN
The train arrived at the Junction at about seven o.
clock and cOnVaysoce being in waiting, Gen. Grant
wss Immediately conveyed to Hunters hesdqusrttr ,
where he remAiued during the night. or what trans
PRED there nothing is known ard only guess at
it, as events slowly deVeope themselves in the future
In tho course of conversation this morning Grant
said of
THE LATE RJPULsE AT PETERSBURG,
That there was no earthly reason why should not have
BEN "a entire success II his orders had been obeyed
The sptingbR OF the mine, he said wasa complete
brise OF the sbels aud il only needed obedience to
his orders have routed the entire Rsbel army. Fue
Their than tes Grant did not say, but, thanks to him.
Court of Inquiry is ordered through whom the cou :
try will l9srn whose head to visit ,s vengeance
for those Ve thousand soldiers of the Union slam ard
manned in vain, and for that opportunity lost, which
may DO weeks and months in coming again.
THE SITUATION.
What now of affairs military? Rumor. hundred
tor gued Gs usual Gays tina; EARLY has again crossed the
Potomac in force, being engaged In that work all OF
yesterday, az Wilismsport, ard even ss hisa Up ss
Hancock. Whether this Is believed at heat quarters
our mov, monts as yet, sford no clue, bu hope
Eal has done the very foolish thing Of attempting
movement on Pennsylvania
One Day Later from New York.
From The iiladephia pspsrs OF the 9Th we get one
days Ia e news from New York.
Toe following extracts from the New York CORE
spo ldence Of the Philadelphia Enquirer interesting
NEw YoIK, Aug. s, 1854
Governor Seymour, you will see, Is out in still anoth
or letter. addressed tns time to the various civil and
military gentlemen Of the State" complaining OF the
excessive quota Of New York unier the last call for
troope. There Is objection 10 the Govern )rs COM
PLANT OF injustice, If Injustice has been DONE but Is is
easy by the employment of such language the
wing that his Excelencys motive s to excite such
popular preju1cs against the enrolment Law viii
render its enforcement in September perlous, to say
the least of III
Sir:--I send you ccpy OF a communication which
have addressed to the Secretary Of War, with reepect
to the quotas of your city You will by tie facts
stated therein that great ustics has been DONE The
excessive enrolment falls heavy upon your population,
particularly 80 upon your laoorers. They entitled
to the protection Of State and city authorities and of ali
who ward eff this great wrong 10 addition to
juscs aud humanity, there other considerations
well worth your attention The withd avail Of thirty
six thousand able bodied men from the fret ten dstrsts
will dboganis, labor throw large number of helpless
families upon the public for support and will be in
furious alike to the ais and interests Of your com
munity.
II this isn't melting TO riot, what Is t.!
Both branches Of the Common Council were In SEES
sion this fernooo, but ecti taken wish refer
nce 70 additional bountes fpf volunteer enistmsnts
Il IL said a. when The ard Of Supervisors meet agsin
tomorrow, aresouiion will be oasred Offering the sun
OF 500 IN hand, to every man who vii enlist
The day has been en- unusually iet Que in hnsnJai
and commercial circles and there has been very little
activity or animst in any qusrter. The gold market
has Dsen rely devoid of the startling and NUMEROUS
rumors which character d ii during TIA Co.ing daye
of last week. Il s noteworthy fact that the rebel
raiders orty thousand strong have not been s,nf-
ported, IN Wall street, from the Shenandoah to Penn
sylvanla thence to Wheeling Cinclnuat, and 90 on to
San Francisco, every fse MINUTES during the day. Tue
distance Il Is true Is very long, but Il Is nothing for
gold specuA.OrG 10 the sock maIkst, for wonder,