Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12
THE NEWS.
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THE NEWS.
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Shs0oE0tO0y o camp liis % The lines bslos Rich
nod sas nlsssd Saturday nssnlns By movement
sDAsashso By sssal loDesiFsss foo 0ertan military
vospAsA Zero sas ssOd eel u hsias ana unusual
banAs shieA gave rice 70 ihO sspeft tAai .thir
hho oenael Soesososnt As1 oon1snsg1, 90 1as In.
Oes6iae. I've % tAsss bslgsd0 d cor amy cent
sons 6is,aneO 70 he ifonI, drove 10 tAs eneny'p
pskstA and snSblsd General Lanssrsst 70 make oh
asSsnops . 70 Ne dbpoatIOn And stssagth Of the
sssny. Tee troops tAsa ssturnsd TO their CAMPS
NJ ptsoDsfs V0Fs espsSfsa
VRom TIE d UIH BIDH- 9HR 1AID TO yARBAfRT
Tee psOuVS measures taken ~ 6ensEsl Lee 20 cir
cunVsnt The YSI kss fsd undertakes Iast week, were
entirely successful the following telegram received
Saturday will indicate;
BEADQss AMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
Dsotmoer Ion.
Hon. James a. Seldom, See'yof War:
Genera Hampton, alter diving tbs enewy's cavalry
upon his infantry in tho afternoon OF the sb recroed
the N,ttouay and reached BsInsld ct daylight yea
arday.
Ia the afternoon, the enemy attacked the position,
but were successfully resisted.
This morning the enemy Ia reported retiring and
Hampton following.
The bridge over the hsherrin was ssvsd Oar lost
as far as known is small The garrison under Garnet
and the reserves behaved we'll Re LEE
The Press telegram has already announced the de-
shuc ion Of susesI court Hen,o by the Yankees The
Petersburg Krprsss understands that the records and
PIP Of the county had been prsyeu ly removed
Frey also slOls all the horses CATTLE psury DO they
aid lay their hands upon, leaving crz ,ns on thel
rcu.e aImoss dsslilu.s.
Il noticed on their passsgs through SUSSEX that
thty had a considerable dio's Of cattle with them,
some Of which they brought cut with tbs m and some
they stole from o'E,ns.
Prisoners captured near Sony Greek say that the
snsmys force consists Of the h corp, and two diyi
sioas Of the I'd corps, with large force of caval,
and artillery, all under command Of Nj or Gen. War
rem. They also state that the 2sdinon started foI
Weldon.
ANOTHER FLANK MOVEMENT REPULsEO.
TIE following telegram from General Lee gives a.,
The reliable particulars Of the recent h,nk moysmsnt
by portion Of Grants army:
GD'Qs Dsc. 10, 1854.
Hon Jas n Seldom. Ssc' etary of War:
About noon, yesterday, the st DYSON of the 2i
Corps oil the enemy uPpo ting their cavalry forced bsck
pioketA the Vaughan road, south OF the Apoo.
matte Z aud adVaut towards DnWiddle Court HOUSE
To-day our cavalry reinforced BY infantry, drove
them back across H'tchsl'a run, cp;urirg few phi
sOnsrs and 70. sstsblisl i7g cur lines. RE.Lrl
TBon GEORGIA
A'tAs dlIgsnt lrq ry, ~ ssss uusbls 70 obtain ary
lass Dssa from Georgia than The, Which haI alrssd,
bssH published We may obtain soassblas lalsr be-
fore gSiUg % PFssa.
H0sBY9 OPERATIONS.
Through the Hss York he cd of she h We learn
tAU many Of che Lon Inhabitants Of F.irf.r and
Loudoun 0,un,Iss ere moving Sllhin the Ysnkse pss
MoaeI hs'lnG given nodes thst 10 WoJli burn the
buildings Of Ell UOiOs nsn within his rsash In rs,ala.
zion for she dsIGauOn u rebel properly In the Valley
and along the Manassas Gap EailrOsd
CAPTURE % Yankee fUe NBAs BoRfRlss HoNRos
From Yankee sOu.cA % earn that some nautical
AaSby, Si ths had o. email body Of Oonfedsratss
on the Ssh cap ursd the steam tug zEs Psem,n of
the TOeth Of WsrSek river, which 10 only ls miles
from gsstrsss HcnrOs. The senan had In tow Il
the time 81 empty hs'ss, tpon which there we're
Du0b0F Of nSsro lIbossrs 6tded By four negro SOL
disrs fAs grssnsD. the PnilAdslphia Inquirer states
SGs Lussd. end The bMg'. uitA tie sounded and
othes prisoners. tUsnGd ASEiL This ffliS occurred
slhiu Eve miles OF the suns If the Atlanta, and 60.
oOsdnR to the Sdnsion Of the Yani Gee one of Il
most darins Of the yer Well may the Inquirer asE
Are % 10 have . OseIiosl No'by'' We hope not
Sniy one. bus many. The ls journal ssalss that the
tag sHs brought too By vl directed vollsy of mus.
kstTy from q IOug ~ Constructed boat e,ntanifg the
OOnioAsrsts paGtissnS which put the guard hors da
combat. killing one end vouadipg tho remaining
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