Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-06

bered Delegations Of military nremen and civic a..
horitiss from adjoining towns, which had furskhsd
pspes TO The Hh were waiting during the forenoon fse
thsir arrival and Boston poured out it, thousand: %
s,ss, and Welcome then home. Tho regiment narcbsd
5om The depot through several Of the principal streets
"a tbs Oemmon. where bonntifu collation. was spread
Iftsr par,kiue Of bountful collation. on the Common,
prepared BY the city govsrnmsnt tho Iine regiment
vas mustered out Of service and The ovmpeniee 5000 a.
ter started under An escort OF their to"nspssps iof
Three con.rsbands came with the rsgimsnt-tws mem
AFFAIRS ACROSS TEE POTOMAC.
ALEXANDRIA, July sl.-Ths New York i4h rsglment.
stationed at Arlington Mills has torn about one hundred
yards Of the railroad track up for the purpose OF cor
strucDg besstworks Hoe Of the bridges between here
and Wanna have been burned. No soldiers, not even
commissioned officers, elowed to visit Warrington
The conduct Of the troops il uneIceptionable, and
everything Is tranquil
The Department OF Alexandra is temporarily under
the command Of Col Pranklin.
YEDKRLL NovExESrs IN TEXAS.
NEW YcRK, July Sl.-TLe Tribans's special Washing.
ton correspondent says: We learn from q credible
source ta Fort Fillmore Texas hiss been reinforced BY
ten companies Also, that Col Candy has fsd GU. such
expeditions sgaisst Fort Bile, held BY the Texans
Q, TO make its capture eertain.
HOW THE North wIsczs WIDER DfTEAY.
The following article from the New York Herald b
very sigoihsanL Is portraJs the trspidaHsa Of The
North; and well may the Hessisns .rsuble:
Prem the New York Herald July 80.
TIE lySEcrs IL ISksrl 0Y THE eRxAs BisTss - VIZ
The eject of the battle near NsnaGas Janstsn fought
In obsdsnce TO the foolish and f.nsteal CRY, On 70
Ricbnsnd" raised by tho republican pres Of this city
-tAs Tribune, the Times ard the rest, well ~ ~ TIE
bood.hirsty J.cobins Of Coogsss-is likely 10 prove
A. - al. HAIL H.
Escp 10 the ratio advantageous TO the cause OF
the Confederate Sats In the view of foreign ratons
will eclipse with dark shsdoE she bright prestige of
aras. IL will iIjur,ously sf:ct our fnG cisl con
dton both here and thsrs, and Is will enable
reoels to raise at homo and perhaps abroad upon
the security Of their cotton and tobacco, fuads TO
carry on new campaigns while there be doubt
shat they will be nspir,d with fresh TO struggle
for thor Independence svsn sfAr the future dsfsss
which await them. Tho disaster at Manassas will eost
the cosstry hundred millions Of dollars more 70
achieve the object Of the than Woud hare been ne
ssssary had no. this terrible blundsr been made And
instead oil short var after which the nations rssuIsr
avs energies would speedily regain the lest ground We
will probably hare long and tedious soAAcs which
will exhaust cur resources and prsrac! the commercial
distress and ,be aasna.ion OF every knd Of bHsss
less what connected With naval and military operations
We viii low have to recrsar izs the army upon . new
bsss and prepare for terrible and exp nsivs staug-
re.
The Knowledge OF these facts In England and Francs
oanoot fail do the country vast injury The British
Government will probably 10 back TO the position IL oc
cupied before the fall OF SUMTER when the rising Of the
North brought change the tpirt oil It, dreans-
Before that time almost ready 10 recognise the In
dependence Of the rebeious States Il will
the attitude, and probably soon send out other
ships of 70 break the blockade for which fear
will be only easy TO End IL u true the
English, a. . people, symps,hizs With the Northern
States do the Canadians for they and slavery 10
sentiment but the cotton lords Of Manchester and the
m,ority of the feuds arstocracy Of the whole country
the political elements which rule John Bul-vih rejoice
At the calamity which has befaen u.s. for IL will facilitate
their operations for the d2be purpose Of Ssrg cotton
and breaking up the republic Of tho United States Of
America the great political and commercial rival Of the
British empire. The cotton interest in England cares
little what becomes Of this country provided Ii Get
the staple upon which IL lives, moves and bias is being
The nobility, In common with all the privileged orders
and crowned heads Of Europe look upon our instuons
With an evil eye. The example OF self government in
nation Of 81 000 In which there Is CASTE and In
which the fundamental principle 10 "iberty fraternity,
equality hitherto standu gmsnsoe and reprosch
to the dsspotsm which holds hundreds Of millions 10
bondage BY the failure Of this republic the menace
and the reproach removed sand BY the reduction Of
the United States from . h,st rate 10 . second class
Power there would b, one competitor the less for the
supremacy of the The British aTstocracy and all
the potentse Of Europe WILL therefore, gost over the
matte representatives mays TO the contrary. -.
Such, then, are the sad results of the irtuenss Of
foolish and snatcs press and OF the equally foolish and
f.natca whom the people have unfortunately sent
to represent tbe in Congress- overriding the military
Judgment OF General Scott and the cognon sense Of tie
President and drying the machine Of government 70
destruction, ike railroad train on which are half
dozen d,unken madmen with loaded pistols in their
hands, who oonspre to force the engineer at the psr
Of instant death, TO ahead at full speed, no matter
.haka u
the way. Under sch circulsapccs Shat could be e:
pected but saster at home and loss Of prestgs and
power sbroadi The Lesson administered to u Is se-
we're one. Lat US profit by it before it is too ats
tbs PART WHICH Mr.. RIDDLE, " c., FROM OHIO, TOOK IN
TIE TLIGHr
Mr. Riddle, member of the Lincoln Congress from
10, wri.ea letter the Cleveland Leader concerning
hi, experience the battle at Manassas from which tie
following extracts are tlken
"Wel The further they tths soliiers) ran, tho moe
frshtsned they grew, and, although we moved on /"
rapidly as We COULD tho fugitive. passed "by scores
The beat vas awful, although new sboa. the me.
wore eIhausted-thsr Reath. gapsd, thsr lip, cracked
and blAoksbed With the powder OF the cartridge, the,
hsi bitten CT in the battle their eyss st.rtag Ia
re mortal ever saw such mass o! gh,stly wsiy
A. We paved the poor, dsusnt.d, eIhaured xssses.
who oosd rot CHM =. The high, close baS ~
ems, they made frantic efforts to get On isto az,
sarrisgc. They graspsd it .vsry,hesnd 90. On 70 II
take them on. a w. hsa :. wish tie ls ;ra
nsy ,Ssn M r. stand st and h,a 10
I. wl's each, keep, them OUT si;hOast on. poor
jT0s in 10 spite OF US, aud we TyFEsd DE oss.rt
80 miles, finally opsasd The door and hs vas tunb,d
su..
The Cincinnati @ otnereisl insist, thst tho rs,pls o