The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-24
ltRcJNIA WAR NEW5,

Trrg DANGER OF yR5rsIA's CApIrAL.
Tho Rcbm. nj Estracf Of ttc sth mikes ne iolow!hs
sta.sY MS
Il IL 90, sain tha tho city CT Redmond stands in very
asso. DANCER cs, IN R;h rissd there arc those va,
could Dos have tho allld,d lest the enem9'3 a.
siou shoEi - attracted % II Bat while We pliy
ebs tst-'b part th1 yes of ths "5,e Sotl are dx5i
this pout. Among nj ta3 Sspl ac1 rcceigtd ~
the st few day FRO tho foreign and hostile countries
spded against US on 'he other side Of he Potomac there
sand of he nest tsocp 10 gashirgtcn ID seize tbs city
GeIe say tho Ncrlhc pr IN ch0ycs here Is the cv
ontaty, political aud financial centre OF the gfca,
,tlte; seizs ri hmord and sue Will, fer tune
a. lens,, be paraltasd in I'll her MEMBERS
subu is7i pi-s VIII axe avcntag, OF 'hs paaic
The etia1 OF the ordnance of secession that
Virginia shal DC ours, TOR all While We talk o. the
occupat On OF aic1anja the defence of Hnpcrs Ferry
Nofol, thcy thrbk cniy Richmond aod, if the0
strike ut al il Is able to suppose that they win
make 4 blow 81 tLe heart
AND If taoy % Richmond, VIC may BE- well as
sured ,hst they viii come the way that tho oncmy
bcf0r,--the 3 tish--by York river, AMI by no
Other way There a The assaaoe point tho map SHOWS
that; experience and history base male the fact pubc
20 ai The 1o ~ except ourselves mlrcn ~ l1nd from
Aexano,ia through oiiiclt country, ana most
%1hse popelA,on y .hE c,ntmtn. - drsaIel u ey no
body bur oa,sslees Toe ode By Az Tia Geek can DO cot
short cksbufg ~ fes hnnorei pounds OF pow
der under tho b Goso he aappahacnock % X no Ca
tbcf N od tho cnc7 come Up Che narrow AZ imperest
Oh -nnsi If no James when they came ber)se via
somc 10 II niw Bat they WI co 20 they did, aud
will alway 10 future etl af steam .roug the deco
aud Jaeht Soes dsem 1atk their troops 10 attc
than cay march o. tho cite and take the ch ,n;es Of
resistance Any number 81 steamers be Ion dol With
men and arsiert III Washington an come The mouth
Of the YORK At csst, withsut moro trouble tnaa
mprn'ng excursion. There u IL rne, ress .ance viii
W. hear ,hIi me ortGcations OF the river
oavc closed u; 80 pe eolet every hope sofor
has been fourteen moa'hs since The Lesi,ia:aro
of lie state, anl AZ tbs moment the prud mt
coorao il y hopo TINT At hss been well spoa.
York rgor, yLote il vii DO all vol
necte1 II the rg suecceica IN passing III n, T. has
obly t,onblo ari that is grand bAStls with al
nh@oi ga @ bs aessve & our sae rha
VII be sapgufcaty aid ctspc:atel tci can sca-ce
" be donotea ts aug ona Few VIII desire 10 retu'n
II om that u the battle Is st for who woald
70 live What would happen in his 10 next day
our would O., tainiy ight generals Of
10 Whcin tho Invader, be brought the flower
OF The ied raj army in ibc van OF his Wide Awaos "a
no CHARGE shonh DC thrown away. Richmond mus: be
kept at ali hnzrds, aad energy may render attack
only victory for us bearing fruits as bright defcs
would be deaaly.
FLAG FOR VIRGINIA.
The Baltimore srn sa!s Among the ordinances
adopted by 4 Q Convention was he iolowiag:-
BE il orc cred by the Convention CT ihs Common wealth
Of Virginia, that the Tag OF this Commonwc aita shall
hereafter be mace Of bunting, which shall be deep blue
Held Win cisc.c Of willie Ia the centre, upsn Which
sha be painted embroidered to sh wv on both sides
alike, the coat 81 Of the state described bv the
CnTenton OF 1873 for side OF the seal Of tho State,
to wit
yirtus, 10 genius o. The Commonwealth, dressed ike
an Amazon, resting on spear with hanl and hold
ing sword III the ohcr and troading Tyranny rep
r. scented by man PROSTATE, crown faIcn from his
head broken chain in HE lott hand aud scourgc bis
tight. In The exerscn the woid .NlrRa.l, over the
head OF Nntus, AID underneath The words, Sic SeaPr
T5rlEniS.
. This tag shan be known aud respected as The sg OK
Niraina
9 The Governor shall gqla.c tho Size and dimensions
81 'he eg proper for iorts senas and public bud iings
Tor shpe OF aa and morohal, marine, FOR troops IN the
hcb respectively and Tor any other pose according 20
IN discretion which regulations shall DC publishpd and
rcc'almed ny hin as occasion may require