Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-03
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM BELoW-HEAVf HuNd NEAA
THE CITY SATURDAY EVENNa-rHE REPORTS YEsTER-
DAY, &o, 40.
After cur paper had gone to press on Saturday eve
ming. aud the first edition nearly worked eff artillery
afipg commenced the city that every one con-
cluded there was heavy Sighting going on below the
city only q little beyond Chimborszo Hospital 1t
nevertheless turned cut to bs
ing, as we Only had one man killed and few others
slightly wounded The explanation Of the affair Is that
Spears, with heavy cavalry force came up the OAR
bytoxn and Charles City roads about o'clock satur
day evening" and when abreast Of our intermediate lii
Of Fortihelhons dsmountsd his and endeavored to
carry the works by surprise. Dssertsrs and others say
that Bhneys Tenth Yankee Corps was in the rear
ready to operate with him. If So we can only say
taat however admirable may have been their plans (of
which we are as yet ignOrAnO to capture our works,
their execution was certainly very feebly atttmp.ed-
About tatpast Eve O'Clock, finding their surprise no
surprise at all, they retired, taking their dead and
wounded with them the point from which they start
ed hopefully and G1lltantly in the forenoon.
Several houses just below fOlt ACatons we're fred
and destroyed by shells from Confederate ta.teries-
This circumstance and the belief that much ammuni-
ton was useessly expended on QUE side, caused the
authorities to arrest Lieut.. Colonel Atkinson Of the ar
tlery dsteuceS of the city Of Richmond. An inVesti-
CATION OF his conduct gra6ed to learn, led to
his immediate dsCharge-the blame II any, attached TO
bis conduct being promptly assumed BY the General
under whose orders he acted.
1t seems TO be the impression row In well informed
military circles that tho movement on the north SIDE
which has created such profound Sation In this
city during the past four i've days. was only one Of
Il 4.
and that the main On.to- Richmond will be from the
South side. Whether feint or not it has COST US III
killed, wounded and missing several hundred brave
Confederate soldiers.
We learn from one who reached the Of y from the
'front.' after eight o'clock last night that Forts Gilmer
an Johnson engaged all yesterday in sbellug
Battery Harrison. r. represents our tfi jers and NEIL
as in hue trim and spris.
Among TIE killed in Hsmp'on's corps, in the Azht
uear Petersburg Saturday, Dr.. FOntaine, Medl
cal Dsc aud OF President FJntaine, of .4e Oen
trail road.
IRON TIE VALLEY.
The foloWiI dispatches lrCm n ETly toGenerSi |
JoIstOn, commanding at LypchOurg, tho Latest
r,lAbls news to date from the Valley:
WATSIsD JRo, s !pt 29ih.
No force Of the enemy has moved Sou o. 8 aun
tor. We drove lArgs BODY of cavalry, under TOr-
belt from this place lass nignt in CONFUSION and IL It.
treated through SauntOn, wnc place is now clear OF
the enemy. portion of our cavalry passed through
the town TO day. IA. EARLY.
Leu.-Gener l."
second despatch was received from General Early
att % P NJ, Friday, stating that he thought all dan
g,r OF raid On LJuchoucg was over, and conveying
she gratifying information that tho enemy we're falling
back down h, Valley.
TIE AFFAIR at FISHERS HILL
The LJrChbufg Republican says the artillery lost in
the tflir at fishers Hill belonged principally to sx.
toms battalion, with gun from Missiles FllvAuna
artillery aud Two from Kukpatrick's battery. OolOp,l
BraKton, We regre. 10 hear it reported. was amo,v
those captured We trust this report may provo r,,r
rect We lost very few men 10 the 6ght, not exceed
ing, VIC hear, 200.
THE SITUATION IN THE SOUTHWEST.
-. TIE e sp9ERg 1gsas G,aerA Lees despatch rsa
another column: !"
TIE Wataugl one Of the tributaries of the Htl,tor
The rs; Tennessee and Vrgiaia Railroad crosses this
sream ct Carers Station, 20 miles from B.istol Sc
tior. At this point the enemy repulsed by Gen.
Vaughan. AnOther body attempted to Cross at the
couny road about four miles east Of tho railroad ard
uers not only repulsed but driven to wards Jonesboro
This town on the railroad thirty two miles southeast
Of B:sOl
We are excited here, say9 the Bristol Gazette, at tie
expected raid of General Butbrdgo from Kentucky,
through Pound Gap, come 80 miles from this place. We
we're excited feT days SINCE fearing tina. had not
forco sufficient to meet him. Hs forcs is reported 10
Gsp. E,tols a! 5000. We have nov ready for any
emergency in this Department forces suf ,ent to VIII
him, aud to hold iG check any raid that may be sent
In this direction from loxVille.
General E,hos il alive to the interest Of this Depart
ment. Generals Vaughan, Williams, Daks Ooaby and
Robinson have too much of this to be daunted
BY such force Burbridge would sweep this country
with When lag. heard from he reported to be at
the mouth Of Beaver, destined for Pound Gap We say
le him come aud welcome.
From the Lyncaburs VirgiaiaH Of the llt We learn
chat the force above alluded to was, on Friday within
twenty miles of SAtVlle in Smyth county, Va, whore
our sail works are located Il was thought that they
- uli make an attack the nexi day. We have the
Virginan says, an ample force there to repel them.
THE HEoE OF CHARLESTON.
In cbronicling the stirrirg events with which We
have been. surrounded for nearly week, we have ne
elected to give In our column an account of the pro-
gress Of the siege Of Charleston. wednesday the
four hundred and forty.9eventh day Of the bombiId
ment Fom the Courier, received yesterday, learn
that the enemy, ON Monday night opened on the city
furiously from a new gun the point of GrCgy throw
ing two hundred pound PErott sh Ills The 6rng
was continued rom three guns Tuesday. Daring MOn-
dy night twenty shots we're ed at the city, and
thirty.thres up to six O'clock Tuesday evening. The
casualties were one white killed and one white |
woman seriously wounded FL cen shots have been |
fred at Fort Sumter since last report.
The enemy'S wagons we're still employed hauling am
nunit;on to Batteries Gregg and Wagner Tuesday.