Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-24
aDpIrroNAL FROu rHE NORTH.
Tho papsrs of tSo 10 b. recsived last night, furnish
!, with the following additional items OF news;

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Ths following va, kse fabrication 6Dd 10 the New
York TJans being letter from its Philadelphia cor
respondent We need hardly warn Our readers against
giving crs1enoe to such story, they know that our
Government has really no interest in the election of
Mcclellan. The policy of this Government is to allow
Mcclellan aud Lincoln to clsppercaH each other, and
70 abide the rssul The correspondent ID not only in
gOneUs in his Inventions bui sso faithful in bis POI.
lraUrs Ct character. How truly Yankeesh is the I'M
pu;ed action Of shat released prisoner, Wh0, affecting
attachment. for Mcclellan when captv5, alousy sets
to work fer lincoln when he reaches YSoksedom
Toe republican Pfsss throughout the North have fire.
gu y called tue attention o. the pubic TO the TACT
sat The rebels 10 RchHond and all through the South,
sra hopefully lockTg and pTagipg fR the eecuoa oil
kcJelan IN Ncyon0er and are cong Gil in their pow
or u elect 'rae rO o; hsiVern Hh" to the highest
fies II tho gi OF the people. As further evidence
OF The Mr.. &. II Coses who addressed large and en-
husaste meeting In zion league Hail. in this city,
Saturday e7erng last, stated shat rslAnVe Of DIS,
DOS living IN Lar clser county Penn, who hiss recent
" been IsrOed by tue re5sl, informed him that The
chmond suskorfes cauEea examination to be made
OF all the liou prisoners IN Richmond sni lie l+e,
20 got the Cf the soldiers on toe greai sus now
fore the pscple OF the North, before they we're To-
moved 10 ssfeg quarters Yaro!ed. l. appears that
he night bsiore the examination took plscs some CT
he 1sonera got hut OF the Dogs about 10 De prats
losG By the MeOlslauites 10 Redmond, and WsrS pre-
pared. o. tee following moropg al ome7r came
round Gne addressed shis soldier about as follows:
"WeI, YSnt, how do you feel today mot very
we'll wish IWss ont hSra." ~ suppose you dei
YOU would liks to be home to vota Tor Lincoln next
Move nbsr, Neuidn't you" NO, ST. ! il true would
dse 10 be home 70 voc, b1tnS; for LucJn. Tit we're
DOS ior Inn, Ronld noe DO hsrs TO day" And who
would you vels for, pray not for LnaohF Ia VOC
Zoe 'L.ue hse, tho mao that Teea Put Sep 70 tnh
- Act "a m ritz M
Is S0rr nsms young msIh 'R, O, W., Sir" "Ah
rsb III sss Il osh6 have yon plrced aud SEQ: homo
@ yosr irsnai' Tae r6JsF lsft d TO lhs great joy
Of Nc w., hs VS. Psrcled The NEXT day, with 0 her
McCl Lam e. Willis t5cSs who we're foolish enough TO
sIoN the pTefeeucstor Mr.. Lteoln we're removed iur
!hsr South for sac keeping.
Toe young man Ia nov x,alously working for the
secIO Lilco1 and ,sol, and, uniess The signs
OF ths tines deceive wonderful y, they will b. elect
cd. despite the AT rss Of ktCis.n and bic R.chnond
frisncs 20 d,fsAt them.
ToRTITYIBG SHENANDOAH vLLLET.
The following looks though he Yankees intended to
quarter in The VALLEY during the winter:
Leu. .Oolon, Alexander, of he gineers, Chief Of
8 II 20 s. eneEsl Barnard las been assigned TO du.y
su Sbeidsn, 70 supervise The torldcASna OF the sew
sral Cara and the e.tsbshment Of he fortified posts
shout strsshurg Rebel raids through the Shenandoah
Valley into Maryland and PsnnsylvaniA are ended.
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sAYJ.
AColonel Sherman, recently relea ed from this city,
bs, f,uad theme in bis captivity 10 keep up Esnsa-
ton among the eulblo Yankees:
Iron III, ohIcag, Trbzns, oct15l
Col,nsI Flank + Sherman, the gallant commander Of
thu IS (Sscood Board o. Trad } reg mens. end now
obi,f o. soft Of army eorpe reIu'Eed home 10 CHI
otgn on Tbur.dey evening las, from richmond, whore
h, was x3aSpged few days ago, # tr esp WY OF
three moaths duf.rg W,ch he made az involuntary
tonr Of portion Of the present Con edErste ter
ritorv mads an esosps, was Ca7ghs again ~ blood
hound. aud endured bAr5s ipI almost untold He has
yvsn u, an account of ,hs inc dents attending bs im
or comment, of which tae ,olcW,ng is synopnt
Colorel sherman was c1pured ~ the Uhatiauoochse
river On the Of JAY, Will inPsetinS the position
If ,he h army cops There happened to'be, how
gyer sso IN tie la E. through which be insciOu'y
rode aud did not detect his unfortunate mistake until
he rebe pckeis hsd gobbsd him. A: the time Of
e4oure he wss on dsiGle9 duty, acting as Chief Of
a. Ffr M,ior General o Howard. the now popular
commander Of tie Ann Of the Tennessee,
He Was taken TO Atans. End lay t1eTe three DAYS ID
eoas confinement elcs seat 70 Neon, in Georgia,
.te;e he found abeu. 600 U lion men, kept in
5ockade.
Tosy we're closely c,nfled and r,gorcuslJ watched,
out found tia commspdAnt OF tue pcs; q1its ciVily
s,oksn General 5lsruAn pressed hard on Allan a. Is
rs not thought safe TO keep them louge, Accordingly,
a. the 20 OF July, ,hey ordered 10 Charleston.
Colonel shtrm N vas on o. g party Ct abcus elk hul
ed Sho Strs thus disposed Of b,irg sen over the
Savannah ard Carl stop railroad
l. wa while in trsIst tAatLIlInel Sherman, with
agbty-6ye or ninety other officers attempted tho es-
cape before meuGOeed. Toey jumped + ON the train
.htu. m dugbt il being very da K. The gTeatr nun
Der r, T, ,p ured mO,t Immediately; the tenandsr,
Including hlsef succe d6d in ling their pursuit fer
lOns Ii@e, I'LL. tracked QUE oy olooaheuade. Toe
Colonel wls o4p.ur, by pack Of sixteen hound, on
he second mdGight; hs Dex dsy hey we're sent for
yard 10 Charleston whore they plced in the Gig
p,sop bat ia about two weeks were transferred 10 TIE
courthouse uader Ore from For. Wagner. few days Of
,erHa es With abou 200 others wrJ removed to Roper
BosJitaL nj placed ulGer Conditional parole. =.
CJlonsi Sherman soeaIs in especial coz menaAion OF
NJ Welsman CT z p OF OhArlsstod, Of the h.m OF
Fnzr& Co, b ,nkers, Eho furnished The U non ON
seTs ycllna tly end without solicitation, win al the
money they required taking only their due b charS
pg no interest and GEkIg only the return OF t'e
ariucpsl When they should De able to pay it. Hs PAID
usnty % TWEEN y NO dollars IN rebel currency for
COLD drag The impor 2nce Of this 20 their comfort
yes iDe1limsbe Macy Of them were shoeees, halsrs,
suost naked The Only security reeu red wa knoEl-
edee that the rec pen: WAS an (ih iar in the Uaon
amy. Twas peculiarly t5uesi1g 20 dad such mao
m Charleston re birthplace Of ths rebellion.
Ths rebel nov old full so coo OF our men, CT whom
nearly $500 are eff era.
THs tURRTSBIa OF DALTON.
We fad the following dslpsch thissubjsct in the
Washington ClTo, Gle Of the 10 b:
NASHVILLE. o.. ls.-HJoa's army destroyed the
,aifssd tor twenty three mil bstWeen Tunnel Hill
and Reaac,, $50 between B 6 sssDty and Ahtona
TIE rebel coumlnieS 6sn ,nasd TIC surrender OF Ks
SAGA and thrss;ensd an 10 the garrison ii the de-
maud WAS Lot soseded TO-. Tee commander Colonel
Weaver, of the 6h O-io, refused to surrender.
Alter sk;rushng the rebel force withdrew. Toe en-
eny thea aavarced Upon DIltoc, Which surrendered,
without shot being BFvd by Dol. johnson, OF the A
Uaitsd atss eoloTed trOcps who could have easily
he'd the town Il so Opposed.
Tunnel Fill was unmolested
From this point Hood vent southwest. Ol the road
he was confronted By fous corps, uldse Gen. ansy,
Al Snake Greek Gap and severe fighting ensued The
respls was TO- sttsiDabe.
Bsauresa,d ia reported as comnsods1s-n chief OF
the arms Of ssssipp, Ho2d being only conm4ader
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