Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-22
PREPARATIONS AT RICHMOND.
The City POrtiard--BssureEar to
Dictate fsTms Of Peace Ia New \ oTk.
fFrgu the Pllua-irha Pre-


Richmond, Virginia AMER many aasHe-
eessfui Efforts be was fortgu,is elOggh to
secure pass to eaable him 70 reach the
North. and be len the capital Of the I'D
Dominion on the 9th Of July. /. Eas im.
possible At that time TO travel on either Of
the diree; Toatrs, and he Wrat to Bristol
Tennessee, where Ne was arrested aud
lodged 10 jail over night, bat released the
next morning, amer an examination by the
military authorities. lie thea proceeded
Ia Nashville Tennessee, where similar
frte awaited him bot, aner some difficulty
he also obtained his release there, aud,
proceeding direct to Louisville, mcIno fur
thrr distractions on his journey via Gin
ginaati, riywoars. Harrisburg aud lanes.
Ter, to this city.
Amorg the causes which FASTENED his
departure from Richmond was the general
belief there that every citizen capable OF
bearing arms would soon be impressed in.
TO the military service, and the alternative
was presented TO him OF being subjected
10 great inligniIIss, bearing arms against
the North. or escaping.
ms zEHIl SOLDIERS AND WHAT BEArRrGARD
SAID To TaEH.
Our informant visited many OF the sol
diers when they were qnarterei near Rich
mond, for the purpO5e of obtaining au in
sight into their real sentiments, and though
protesting himself. for his own safety, to
be IL rank srcessionist, he fOand many Of
them muth dissatisfied. and they com.
planned bitterly Of the treatment to which
they haG been subjected. Quite number
did not hesitate to declare, when they us
certaiued he was from the North that lhey
would embrace the first opportunity TO de-
sert into our lines, and that il a great bat
tie occurred, they would rather fire upon
the own associates than tue union army.
10 Alabama and Georgia many men were
forced against their will to enter the Con-
federate army three alternatives, rs they
expressed ii, being placed before them
'to enlist, to go 20 mil, or TO be hung.
When ii is considered that net few Of
them have no sympathy with the secession
movement; that they have received little
or no pay; that their provisions are scaut,
it is not singular that they are anxious to
desert. Il must not be inferred, however,
that these feelings are universal On the
contrary, the prevailing opinion among the
soldiers is that they will have an easy vic
tory over the North, and the officers do all
in their power TO inspire them with conf
dence General Beauregard, about The
close Of June, in addressing his troops, AS.
sured them that he had n strong hope that
on the Fourth of July he would dine NJ
Wizards Hotel, in Washington; that he
would then Immediately march upon Phil
adelphiA, from which point h, ,rouli pro-
rssd 70 .Nctr Iort, and there alone, on the
banks Of the Hudson, dictate terms Of
peace 10 the Northern army.
sgcEssIoSIsN IS RICHMOND,
Public sentiment in the city Of Richmond
mas recently undergone very considera-
BILE change Some i've or six weeks ago
scarcely man could be found who bad
not been carried away by the secession
excitement, but now, among the masses
and the workingmen, a Union feeling is
rapidly being developed, and ifa fair cleo
ton could be held al this time and public
sentiment truly expressed, very large
Union vote would be polled. On the 9TH
er hand, the politicians and those who At
present appear on the surface TO control
public sentiment are very loud and bitter
in their denunciniions of the North, and
declare that they will neve: be subjugated;
that, no matter how large may be our
force, or how many victories we may win,
they will fight Tor independence until their
last dollar is spent and theirlast man killed.
RICHMOND FORTIFIED.
Great pains have been taken to fortify
Richmond, and ii is the prevailing opinion
there that even ii our armies should by
any chance approach that city they would
he unable to enter il. Several heavy bat
teries, mounted with large number Of
Gs.poundcrS, have been erected-one in
the direction Of Aqua creek, another on
James river, another out by Howard Grove,
towards Norfolk; and the best pass towards
the city, which is from the northwest, is
we'll guarded, and they believe can be sue.
cesSfally defended against any force we
can muster.
pIsAPTEcTED SLAVES.
Many of the negroes in Richmond are At
present idle, on account Of the tobacco fac.
tories having been closed, and there is con-
siderable uneasiness felt in regard to them
by the white population. The patrol and
police force, which paradeS the streets day
aud night, always have their guns loaded
so as to be prepared for any emergency -
The negroes are kept vel! informed OF the
course of events by the rolOred walters at
the various hotels, where the officers, over
their wine and whisky, discuss military Ri-
fairs with more freedom than discretion.
\ short time ago three negroes were pass
ing down one Of the streets Of Richmond
when one Of them complained TO the otherB
Of the treatment he had recently received
from his master, to which one OF his com.
pauionS replied, Well, never mind. MAssA
Lincoln will be here soon, and den it will
all be right" This conversation having
been overheard. the negroes werc arrested,
and each received thirty nine lAShes. On
another occasion our informant saw ne.
gro drilling, 10 the outskirts Of the city,
after the usual military fashion, some forty
or Gfty negroes. He asked him what he
was drilling negroes for, to which he re-
piled, I" Oh | everybody learnin' TO be SOL
diers now; what not de darkies, too -
Not Satisfied with this answer. he repeated
the intsrrogAlOry, when the negro said,
Well, really, massa, I don't like to say
Il is q general complaint among the whites
that the negroes are much more impudent
Than uRusl and but little disbosed IN