Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-18
The NEWS
FRON PEFlRsBURa.

The extremist qlet marks the situation at Psters
burg nov that Grant, in bis despeTA Ol has transferred
active operations 10 the north sds-sO great in fact
has been the dimnutlOn in bic forces at thRs point,
caused By the withdrawal Of those sent to Sheridan
and large numbers thrown aoFoss the James that the
enemy Ia forced TO aes entirely on the defensive.
Toe Petersburg Express Of yesterday states in IL
situation article that again aud again Of tie have
artillery on the right opened the Yankee linss hu in
every vlse. failed 10 Lett a reply.
such "a The practice Of ganners, by the way, that
shot and shell are sent through the very ebrasures
the Yankee fIrts.
Not the Yellow Jack from the trOp'cs but the gen
uine, sli-iAahoasd James river "biOus aud 'agus,
are playing havoc among the uasOclimstsd mongres oil
Grants army.
In fact IN order to provide adequate aecommO iatOns
for ths already great aud increasing numbers Of theiT
sick the YAnsess are tearing down dwelling houses and
81 other available su1inss IN Pnce George and erect
iaE hospitals ous OF The material thus obtained.
The Masonic Lodge a. P iUes George O. Il Is one Of
rs May edi6css thus appropriated
They ere, il truth, nov getting slight fOTe,Aste Of
tier deserts With disease decimstlg their ranks on
he south s6s willie the balls OF the Consdera.es
them down or be north side Of The James It viii not
be long before Grant, Ike Mcclellan will eudeavoF to
seek refuge in his gJr51as preparatory to aIsuru to
q more northern base Of opAadOus
TacN TIE NORTH SIDE OF TER JIMEJ
There vss no s. hing yesterday on she North side,
sad public interest was IaurAl cons fence, &C
capied wish ID operations OF the day befofe.
We are convinced upon into, nation which could not
sislsad us, that our victory IA the fsh near Whites
tavern, on TIRE Charles City road, Tuesday, much
more decisive than the msasre summary Of the official
despatch received a. the WIs Department. and furnish
cd the press ssems to indicate. The slaughter eeps
eslly Of tn, negIOss, who occupied it is said, she ad-
vance, vas immense.
Only one OF these was taken prisoner, and when
brogga. to the LiOoy, was reooga I'D tee runaway
save Of Mr.. Turner, Of tie ,Jsrs of the prison.
We to5k It 10 thought, ia al, between si1 and seven
hundred prisoners, fOur hundred Of whom, including
twelve ofoers, rsaesed he city yesterday, and we're
appropriately disposed Of.
WHAT Our WONsE DO FoR TIE CAUSE.
private letter from an officer Of the army Of the
West TO brother in this city relates incident which
We think worthy Of publication. While Gen. Johnston
was masing bis memorials retreat from Dalton 70 A.
aatl small Yankee cavalry force got in hia rear, aud
with characteristic bravery, made = blcodl,s5 charge
upon an asga6oan. railway station, which WAs guard
ed by only two Woneu-the males, if there were any
there, having made good their escape. They Gem
nsnosd their usual work Of destruction by cutting the
telegraph wres bus before they could do further dam
age, becoming suddenly alarmed, they beat hGsy
treat The sound Of their horses hOois had not died
away however, before the3s brave women undertook,
and what IS MORE actually accomplished, the difficult
task Of reunigng with an instrument improyised BY
themselves the ends Of ,hs cut wire. They then re
placed without help in It's proper position. There
Consequently, owing to the determined will Of two
soahern heToinss, only q bset interruption Of tels.
grlLh.c communication.