Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-05
= LATE yaeM rrrE UNIFIED STATES.
PROM THE SHENANDOAH vALLEY-FRoM
GRANTS ARAY-FROM MISSOURI.

FROM THE SHENANDOAH vALLEY-FRoM
GRANTS ARhY-FR0M MISSOURI.
From the b tmore American Of the 2ssh, received
last night. we give the following late news from the
United Safes:
FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
The American publishes despatch from Washington,
which shows that they have not yet heard the "yery
latest" from the Valley They are still jubIant over
'shslidans pursuit." and announce Early retreatiDg
| to AuntOn.
| The following Is the latest despatch:
despatch received by the Government this morning
contains the latest from General Sheridan and an
nOuncss his arrival q. HArrisopburg on Monday, and
his mention 70 follow up tie cut Of Eary, sho was
has eniIg towSds Ssaun WIh the shattered rag
mems OF defeated sId demoral zed army.
| Ev.ry asttmpI tf Early 10 take ad,an.sge OF the
| Gaps IN the Blue age mounIans 10 annoy General
sIerdans rear has Dsen deleaed with great less to
/ the Rebels.
u Saturday General Torbsrts cavalry me. the Rebel
cavalry near LaEay Court Hous, ), If or spirited
ngat which lasted several Dours routed them With
VI several hundred killed ana wounded, AID about
1 500 prisoners.
lae 7, bells were commanded by General Wickham.-
The rebvls relreased up tle VAIey. Ga Sunday cur
cavalry cted uncson With 6hesidsns iAtantrg psar
Newmarket
The Yalkse papers had, of course, heard nothing o.
Wickham's dash into WaynesbOro, on the evening OF
e 49,. nor of the purauis OF the Yankee cavalry be-
Sond Slaun ol. They will hear Of it soon enough.
GIANTS ARAI.
Tho papers received make mention Of Thursdays
attack against our INES by Grant. 1hey contain, how
.vsr, mysterious aliusions mOVsnsnts on loot and
recruits rapidly arriving, H.; IL.
Tue lAles. reports from 1raa.s army show that the
III IN
DO OIL niucn longer continuance.
Tho corIssp. ndent Of the Times thus hints at the
movement watch iet on foot Oh Thursday near our
dsiences. He Gays:
Affairs al Du.ol Gap progressing surely, if no. 90
fast IS MAS first Anticipated. IL ID hoped that W.
snail celebrate The opening Of the canal before two
| weeks gcEs.
Another correspondent says;
Tee canal loes bsayely on, bus 1t proves Q "bggef
lob" IMAM anticipated when We undertook n.
The h. bes busy up the James erecang new ana
streng tner old NoIks. Tney can Do seen with
i glass from tne tower hard at WORK.
kscIuIts arriving very rapidly. They look well,
d d. neM IeEinaSns, and VIII make good soldiers
bu they all very raw as yei, ana viii rcquIe
slosraOe dnllps bslore being "put ill.,"
sEWAAD's VISIT TO GRANT.
The following aedlIoIal f4o,s concerning sswsrds
recent Wait to Grant, ne COPY from the Ansaiean.
A. the canal some tiOe spsn. in Witnessing the
sat1fsoI0ry progress OF the canaDg operations, ano
,no vslsors G.mihed via cJnsoer Bile tine
go tor Tor kOPhei holes aug by the negro soldiers
"a Tue sdO nla bank (susLIng) 70 rrosect them
saves rom ReDei smells.
Wnlls the parry were viewing the canal no shell.
were ieed oy enemy an u1sCcoqntaoe acs OF o0ur
tssy Oh par aering me oisslng targets
hey just then III range, Dut the gig nAd hardly LEFT
wi.n tnsm It's return W steamers, Rsb-
es Openso he on the canl wcrkmeD, replied TO By
| gus On NE buff aad Some oil LIE Rebel smells nursI
pq uany she excursioaists, VINO, however,
| svon ous OF haIm's way wlshouE casualty.
TAoM MISSOURI.
TIE following, though not lac as the advices pub
listed in our geographic columns last evening" are in
urssliOg, and form important links in the chain OF
events transpiripg in NJ ssOuri
} ST. Louis, Sept 27.-0ficial information still puts
Prcys rebel force FfedeEiek.oSn with Lis ao-
vance al Pennington. The main boay is estimated ct
| from 10000 to IL 000 principally cavalry. Tae &C :
vance aDouI coo slroDg are moCnted. gat attacks
were Plot loD and lronton yestelG AZ which
were easily repueeG Il now sppcAGs that PHO. Kn0b
Is Lot evacuated, as previously reported.
Prices plans yst urdeveopsd, but he seems to
be nasslng his forces Arcadia Valley. Cen Mover,
who lett Brownsville, Arkaleas, two weeks ago, with
rong force of cavalry and artillery, is still movirg
r,hMard IN Pdcs's rear, and viii be heard from In
good tins. Considerable Dodes OF troops arriving
9oo, botn cavalry aud infantry, and being assigned
J 10 thir proper Ioilons.
After slaSng that on the q, q demonstration had
been made AT Pilot Kaoe by forces, the AmsrisGA
publsheS the following despatch;
ST. Louis, p. 2s.--Nothing has been heard from
Plot Knob since yesterday mOrliGg, when the = z
River Badge, sDou. hly miles from here, burnea
by the RebsIs, and communication thus Gu! OF Up 10
tcat time Jners i sDg had ,s5fuy repulssd the
attacks Of lhs enemy and succeeded ii sending two
trans oil commssary stores away. A last accounts it
6, believed that Esing could maintain his position un-
ltss sailed by overwhelming nunberf, or by he enc
1 my planning canGon upon Sheppard Mountain aud 9th
er IN nences in he Vonty which command Que forti.
hcaliOns. He has peu.y fprovisiOn aud jod SUI
oily Of wANr
T. il now believed that the demonstrators on Plot
aob and Iron Mountain RAroad srs isnts ths
| muyeneDt of Prices maia force another direction,
nruoaoy against Ros, and thence 70 the central pal
Of the State. PASSENGER tram which left here yes
dsy on the Norm hisst vi Rai.rJsd Has captured
Anderson's bush Nnackers, and tWsnty-ene sodeIs
4 wounded,
TIE DRAFr-sTANPEDI TO CANADA.
From the New Ysfk EIpreSI.l
We Judge b. lhe reporE5 that come to us in our
WeUern exchanges that Mr. Laco n last call for $500
900 more"-by drafl-Will result 10 a larger Ad-
duon OF able bodisd between the sges OF
and for y-ave the resident population Of her Britain
r hsjesJ's Canadian dominons taan 10 the unitec
, States army.
Tho fol owing telegram from Milwaukee, uadsr date
OF 20 b, shows the feeling there:
A vast number of the conscripts have flown 10 parts
unknown and t ia possible ttss the 100 per CEN
additional which s drafted may fail to meet the lots
demanded
TIE aboring classes have nearly all ceased their
crpations and are cto~dng the strsets in the vicinity
of the Academy Of Music. apparently too anxious &c
F, work.
IL Cincinnati there Is great ex element A cores
IOhdent telegraphs thai it is well known that
citizens are leaving for Canada The trains leaving
D here to night crowded.
TIE draft ysstsrdiy and to day made deep cut In
the mocralic ranks To.morroW the Twelfth WARD
will have to furnish nine hundred-a very extensive
haul The drafting in tie FIRST strict commences on
Monday next. Tlere only about 450 to be drafted
1 T., GAcond District thu number will roach ann