Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-03


ana cur troSps we're In trsn from which there vas
little chanos of escaping. Tnls was unfortunate, and
lers tbs principal loss ccc nred As many possible
got back but tie majority of both 6rigadss mare made
PrisoHsss.
: Meanwhile COL Holmsn's division Of negro troops
had gone TO the York river railroad, about four
miles further and found the enemy comparatively weak
In this direction. A charge vas made upon small
redoubt mounting two guns which was CALAMITY car
ried.
Il was now dusk. and before news Of this advantage
could be communicated to General Weizsl he had Is
sued the order to Withdraw, and Colonel Holman fell
back sgain to the Williamsburg road. In any case,
however, the position captured BY the negroes would
have been untenable In view of the failure 10 the I'M
lucky assault on the left.
TIE troops held their advanced positions all Thurt.
day night and this morning, by direction OF General
Grant they returned to their old positions inside the
fort Acstions.
TIE RIcoNEoIssLHcl on QUE IxrREMH RIGHT.
"Wm. SWinton," who rehashss and ampliAss the war
news for the New York Times, furnishes that paper
With brief review Of the operations cur extreme
right the results Of which are summs up In the f1.
lowing rather truthful style for Yankee correspond
emit:
By months Of arduous labor, Grant has step BY STEP
pushed his lines Of decentralization and conravaation
steady westward; tapped their commune, atoms BY the
Weldon road, and gained position from which he
could seriously threaten the Southsde road. The
zane nteI ohed line that envelopes Petersburg has
been extended west and southwark 20 cover the South
side road and vault Of dozen miles STILL broUg Il our
ar ny TAOS 90 face with thoss tantaz ng and trouble
some woks 10 this state OF facts no rsssH OF valN
could be hoped for, and after waiting announced
Ihis despatch till Friday night, to invite attack from
Tie enemy, be was compelled torstns
Toe only misforsuns 70 be regretted In this move
vas the advantage gained BY the enemy over HAnoocks
Corps winch before the fn Corps was able to form
connection with IL fouad t right flank turned and suf-
fsred loss Of about one hOtssnd mon.
The correspondent Of the Tribune, with Isss candor
than Mr.. santon, insists that GRAFT did accomplish
something blythe late movement He says;
soar no, gain IL the very important one Of mile
and half Wesh ano mile and nalf EouthWest added
20 sns extreme sft Of opr fortified line, RitbIp four
miles OF PstsrSbufg. This three mes' ADVANCE Wesl
md southwest near Petersburg worth dsEsn miles
Ave miles further out, ana nrrs out 10 DO lsl What
General Grant hshtnR for yestsrdIy, when be was
making demonstrations away 70 the sonsh and south.
vest"
How very remarkable The same correspondent
Saysi
This gain In O circular line with old fortified line
WITHIN four miles OF Petersburg enables guns fully
command the souh-Side OF the railroad and the Boyd
con Plank load from The Weldon railroad Petersburg
and amply repSys the grand stratsgc demonstration
lust made TO that end.
The handling Of the Army Of the Potomac on this
OCCASION was by General Meade 10 person. As have
said before It TO be the determination Of General
Grant TO give his armies the be eft Of the great moral
cory that is soon be achieved at the polls before
doing any more hard fighting, when Il 10 expected there
sill be no more hard fighting to do.
The object Of the whole demonstration, right and left
sas this little indenation Of mile and half arouna
towards the Soulh.de Railroad and the Ioydton Plank
road 60 near Petsrsburgthe strategic importance of
and tod
org INK movement, will soon DO made apparent.
HOODS AMY At TIE IiAHKssIs RIVER.
We have at last some tidDgs of Gen. Hood, through
Yankee channels, though, like all other news from the
same sources 1t Is highly ooored to suit the emergency
A telegram from Chattanooga, dated so.h, rays,
hood attacked Decatur, Ala, yesterday, last night
ana this morning and was handsomely Iepulsed each
time General Granger cap ured four guns, spiking two
and capturing $50 prisoners.
The rebels are retr' ang from Decatur, and are re-
ported as having crossed the Tennessee river at the
mouth of Cypress creek.
Rebel prisoners aud oontrabsnds report that Beau
regard and Hood are both with the army.
Rood In general order just ifsued, told his troops
hat Shermsn army does not exceed thirty Eve thous
and men.
RIPoRTKD EVACUATION OF ATLANTA.
Louisville telegram Of the same date announces
that
The Journal learns that parties from Chattanooga
report that Sherman has evacuated Atlanta and is pro-
cssdIng westward to repe Hoods attack his rear.
This In, formation comes from parties who are sg
grieved by SheImals restrictions upon trade, and 10
discredited,
IHIEBHsTIEa FROM WKsT fEEHEssIH.
The Memphis Bulletin Of the 9Th ult- says:
It's reported that the rebel leaders OF West Tennes-
see ere exceedingly active. They lave established rail-
road aud teegrsphio communication between oorinth
and Jatkscn aud are consopng every person able to
bear arms, including old men, aud sending agents to
every part Of Weet Tennessee outside our lines for
Sheep stock of ell kinds goods money and everything
hat can be OF fervice to them.
The rebel Governor Harris has been In consultation
vita Forrest snd other rebel leaders, and, unless the
Federal authorities prevent it, session Of the rebel
Legislature will be held q: some paint In West Tennst-
see go that it may go abroad that thoy have perma
nenty secured that portion of the State.
Five hundred bales Of cotton have passed Cairo for
Cincinnati during the week.
egIR1ILLs IN KENTUCKY.
A dispatch from Louisville says:
There Ia rumor at Nashville that Hood IL again
throwing his army into the rear If Sherman.
The rumor again prevail ths Padueah Il threaened
by large force. General Meredith Is mixing extern
awe prepaTst ons for its defence,
Mundsys gang entered the stables Of r. A. Alcxan-
der, in Woodford county, Thursday afternoon, and
stole six Of bis fneet horses Ne. Alexander with
party OF bis nsghbors parsued them exchanged sevt
raj thots with them and forced them to abandon FIVE
of his horses. The gang still have possession of the
celsbraed here "Asteroid." Alexander offers one
thousand dollars for his return and i've hundred del.