Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-18
THENERS.
FRcN PErxRssURs.


Up;O yesterday, as rOon al continual lie! at
Petersburg.
The Express of Saturday says: soar enquiries of Off
oars and Others yesterday drosy from the lines, fsied
to elicit enythlng OF EpeAl nterss. Thers has been
no material change since last It is houSht that
Grant sill contracting bis lues, in front OF our right
This may be for the purpose Of messing his forces
our Jeff where psrsaps, he contemplated an attack
Tbs, however, il NEE speculation.
There was tie usual amount Of mortar sheling yes
tsrdly, aud soma picket frpg. Several shells we're
thrown into The city, bu. 10: 60 mary Is on The day
previous"
Tee train yesterday evening brought " nothing OF
interest The norping passed. CT qiiely, bat in the
evening the Yankee batteries IS ain INDUCED in the
waste Of q1antty Of po,dsr aud shell
/, was rumoIed in Petersburg tha. Grant had beGn
killed By shell. TaiS Of course, Is lot true, and we
would weep ifit lie is emphatcaly our General
above al etlcrs for he. command of the army o.
tss Potomac bul not having fTel the measure OF
his W.ekednsss If designed depressing tie spirits Of
Ulysses, We would say instead not having emPted bis
LIS. measure Of Cincinnati ISof6sd) his patron Bez-
buo has yet prepared Tor him final resting place
He still Ves and We trus: viii vs until Gen. Lee pisces
him upon ths retired la.
Toe heavy smoke O. M S,cS :, 5 .,udSy night
aa yesterday was occasioned We learn, by the Ourli
of tie woods near Falling Creek which is south Of the
railroad and about stvsn miles from RChmo-d
LAST NIGHT
Nothing could be ga,heIei by u' last night, in tie
aay q ne 50, a. either the Var D p4rtnent any of
the military headquarters l. was currently Irno ed
t at the Washington Chronicle of the 18Th O,en
received, which says it vas mistaken On the La in
stating that The rebels rsreAing Gen. FrIlkln
has escaped.
Flftsea Yankee prisoners, representing dFsre aosps
we're brOrsht over by tke train and consgnsd 10 the
LIBBY.
CPEsAFIeNs DOWN THI RIVER.
On Saturday we went en- Reconnaissance low
down the river as Bishops House, which is situated
the James River, Just north Of HoTle,L'a. FGom this
po1t We could distinctly see the Yankee blteres and
camp fres and in the back gtOuad the famous YI;kse
Lock on" ihe erection Of which WlleVer DC rsnem
bsred the sowing Gchiev, msn OF Blets military
cIeer on the Jlmcs A: an early hou: heard heavy
artillery firing bsl,E, which increased intensity as
tie mOraing progressed. VsIy soon after noon, how
ever, It seemed to osl'o L was evidently below City
pint a.
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tioa tha. it was occassaed by h, firing of our forces
uo7n transports led with relnforeemsnts from Grants
ANY en- route for Mary land l. was further stated that
W, succeeded in sinking Of theae ard driving seven
others in hot haste up lhs A; the time Of Wr-
ting re have confirmation of the truth Of the above
IRON NORTH GEORGIA
TIE Tress up.n our CLAIMS, occaHorsl By u g
reception Of Northern pspsrs OF the IL and lab will
only permit ua to give tson The Memphis Appeal Of the
lsh tAa icnlwirg b.ief syrepsis Of the news from
NOrtaeEn z .oIga:
e enemy are Il q .i5s ana are chi,aj engaged in
washing, picking aekosrr.ss ald resting and shOa 10
evidence Of an immediate adyaace, but be mass
rg hair infantry on taeslls and our right near ROs
well.
Slight rmishi-g eonhnnss aorOss the rver the
burn; bridge.
Sterna4s and Taena, headquarters are near Vniug'S
station.
Howard has ordered back Gen. n . wlon, commanding
one Of his divisions 10 the north s5e of the river, AID
n. Dodge, eOmmludia tie l6.h army corps with two
small divisions OF infantry, Immediately crossed to the
south side, and tcok Newioas pacs.
schOGald has one d.is'cn Of the asa army corps on
the slu,h SIDE Of tie liver, opposite Soap creek
G1ard has one dvisi5n OF ol,a'ry uiI sid, # tie
C.sstahocoAee river in 'front.' o. Dotges iaisntfy en-
sas Baekhe4d valley road dis ant about thEee-Ourths
OF nileIrom the iyer, behind temporary treastWorks
o. rails aad dirt.
The private soldiers in the Federal army are convinced
thai Grants csnpai;n has proved immense failure,
with an enormous expenditure Of blood, aad therefore
feel disphited. They cay that SaeIm'n is getting
too Jar from his base, AID fear that Johnston vii
concentrate large iOfce aad des.roy his army.
His Elcel ncy, governor Brown, arrived in tais city
Az nigh, f,9n gls5gevle, and is making strenuous
e1erlOus TO br.ng forEasd S a:o TO ps Tue Gov
enOr Leeves that he Is ,bs, with the forces Of
Georgia, 10 hold Atlantis, even though Che hcy OF III,
| Gov, rnmest m ghs ad them TO abandcli it