Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-11
YANKEE ACCOUNT o, a.u saAOlIs DASH ON rHrIn rIckr

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We fad The following in tho Herald In regard 10
Gen. Graciss late dash on the Yankee picket line in
| front Of Petersburg:
There was considerable artillery firing at the front Of
the army of the Potomac the jerusalem plank road
on Saturday list without loss on the Union side. At
abou. eleven o'clock that night the rebss attemRed M
advance in that vicinity, to SONS ground taken
from them few dogs before, hui were completely fo
ed For over hour the fighting was severe, and the
exchange ftho.s between the opposing pckets was
sharply continued throughout. be night. There 10
r. port III the rebels ara minipg Grants works before
Petersburg; but it does not receive much credenc An
expeditif shoA went out into Charles City and Her
rico counties Va last week. from the 10 CORP broke
up an org.nz gang OF rebs pes and scout, who he'd
been for some time serious annoyance, by furnishing
the enemy wit, information OF intended movements in
the Union armies The Evolutionary fore, captured
number of prisoners aud secured some valuable euF-
plies. General Hancock has isfu,d official order
aing the soldiers of the "a corps on their
conduct curing the grand reconnaissance and engage
msnt on the Boydlon plank rai on the "a b us
TIE LIE ABOUT HOODS DErlAT.
The HERALD does rot yet fully confess ito lie about
Hoods defeat but Its silence with regard to itstrumped
up account plainly shows that the matter only gotten
up for effect After gulng its readers, it nov states
the position of the UGion forces is perfectly satitfac
tory" and that Sherman Is eq1ally with whas sAts-
6sd with Hoods position"
The following are b lates. reports from Slerman's
army;
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 9 ls64.-SrspI Of reliable
In ormst'on from below continue 70 indicate that dtn
shermAns position s perfectly eat sfacory 10 himself
aud 10 o. who understand H. end that Gen. Sherman
equally sltiifsd wish Gan. HOODS position.
Developments are nov progressing that will assonish
and dAliS
Beyond this annoulo cement whatever s'H' w have Is
contlshand.
ms DsaoVyat contains an account Of the evacuation
Of JobesoaVs yss:srasy By the Union eonmAndsnt Ok
.hss place, WHO k also reported v have asefoJoa ~
tbs tAnspeFs and "a. hoa near that 90 90 prevent
tpen ffen falling into tbs hsnds OF soe
Zoe particulars Of the I6IS are nsAgrs snd some
what COZ Aetpg.
Il the meanwhile T,ast is busy, and ksspsths enc
my in constant scare, o. appears from the following
account Of
fHr DETRuCfIcN or HIGHT STEAMBOATS, LOADED with
sfoKEs.
ClEcSEIIl, Nov. 7, ls64.-The correspondent CT the
Journal, writing iiom J1hnsonvlle. T. M, sAJs:
Eight steamboats,, loaded with government stores
have been burned here prevent their falling iato The
hands OF the rebels. -
DoINGs OF THE PRIyATEERs.
The Herald Gays in its situation article:
We nave scoGuls oil further work OF the rebel pri-
vateers The bark Speed sell, Which arrived at Pns.
dslphA yesterday, was boarded the inst, In nCr.b
latitude 40 80 Longitude 50 TO- by III, Onicksmhrgs
and bnnaed fer eighteen thousand dollars: The Bitch
bank VlotGria woc1 also arrived at Pail dsph,a yet-
terdAy reports that the evening OF the Sl us. she
saw an American vessel of abb three hundred tons
FIRE at SEA- No human being Was seen on the
burning vessel and Wnen the Victoria LETT her she
consumed to the Ws:er's edge. The schooner o ter,
from Bangor for GeoIg town, was destroyed by the
Onokamauga ab ,ut the of 0c:obar, ana Captain
nd crew arrived =. Philadelphia yeste day on Soard
the SpetdHeD.
A despa Oh Wag received in Chicago yesterday
.ating that the Canadian GeOrg9sa hes been
as,ea cut rebel pirate, a.d Is now Oh Lsks Huron
yRcM INV ORLEANS ooNTEDESArEs CSOssISG DaoIIs oY
CATTLE TEcM rRASs MnslsIPPI.
From the Hsralds stuation article We copy the fol.
loving:
The steamship Ariel, with Nav 0flaans dates to the
soh nit, has arrived here, bus brings J additional
1ess IL il reported that the rebes recently euccee-
ed Il. crossing cond drove of 400 cattle frcm the
west to she east eide of the Nj ssisspp river. 0lo o.
the New leans banks lad refused III aCcordsI ca With
military order su application by the Finance Bureau
Of the Legislature for q loan Of 500 600 Smmepor
and NorgAn's F,rry, La, are Low held by the UnioD
troops.