Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-18

Dor Lbe cll.lsns o. Lee eouut

l. a. erdsr reecga by the Department, l. so,
s54usssCs. O'herslse, No ICsisl
For the citizens OF Lee county.
RCsxoED. AUg Sh-Gr. Q. n. ISvIS Gen. Mercer
bss OF communicated With this Department. IN reereree
% mFrsssEert Eor tss any authority make inpsess
El-Gl been asked .or or granted
GEo W. RLSDcLPs,
Secretary o. War.
il sPPeas that General Mercer is in Command Of the
foross Says aas and the coast Of Georgia Des
roUs OF rLc The eAbOard OF that STATE and especially
Ge approaches Savannah, in state of complete &c
Tense the General sometime since, made Call cFon TIE
saysboldr Of Georgia 10 furnish bin with sutheien,
ruulsr Of nrgrOes 10 accomplish tbs SoIk. Toe
spouse II he Planters such encourage the
be,ss hat :, I'll eat number Of SOrers would se
foFrzTt shersupOn, Deral Mercer Issued order to
prss 20 per cent OF he able bodied slaves in thos
cCu-d5s most c0ryscisn; 10 the ~OTk TO be DONE It
nay be that al tie counties in the State Included
IL tie cs bus our recollection is that the order
Intended be s-OIesd in only par, Of The State.
Tie planters il Lee county unwilling TO allow thsi'
slaves 10 90 TO Savannah DO the work wbiea o,hel
VIE BE by their sons addressed Telegram
90 Mr. Secretary Rlnd-ph, Which, With ais reply is
y-tlshec above.
wv t---- "a WV wv " teC 1tNaNs-At aAsHtit
% sufysnt Iuaber u regro,s 70 psrtJgD he rO,k ss.
--.r been received or we're on the vaJ 70 slvsrush
To- 1e; Ct ;he sG=ver has been 10 stcp The gVcuelt;
sll Tl;sr v5e-e s!zves asi 10. LEI. their hours Lay,
s.-.zl 70 sousv Ma tic order aud have rsel sgct
e t.'E rsgyss as acre -: e., rcUe Tor Gea Efcss'
headquarters. Urrss ib,se c,isum5,ls cts G p Hsrco,
Jas s-e! 5,C7td Csce- IL ~ ~ {. Is stated tba: IL
@ '.szs,ael. V4s 0gsu1 l-5s5 ths sTsss OF Eil az
% cess. v sd Jl'7 AtsT oJ--r mesrU II procuring
b-s bed a.lsd. Z. siH be cO1tIu q 30 l,rg a, tie
-.li.r. lscss.7 ,Is,s" de i2alucs5 g seen,s
tss--,gr, 10 slIy ,st s.retly aud p-2zpt'g Lis o.
Cess 1 :ar,ugs 30 Us improvement Ct ilt5r and 70
r.r.rs ~, Srrzs. O. h.J,,oicrr, to Biz eaice.
F,I- - is-s - --jy -r between TO IccUsr1t plant
gls ard tte',sr rl1 &c been Entrusted With The nil.
y tsi,.ee e. BE -,F.E,1sot CT G.osgis, sh.eh ny
l4s cB'y lead Is ;so.U.s e ls. Sac, buG 5rrg d.
e..l, lgol le pAa;srs slc Tys- ard re s5pl.isra.
aez y! che WsT DsFsrr.C1.. ice controversy ca he
rszsiesd orr vih y-ur ard uc-.f ion ~ III Who
1--we The suce. ct cur cause s'JIy at hear !, to b.
rg,,.r5 "a; " Rao tgph stcu'l have sen, despac5
s1 Ambiguous IN it- lar guAsS he should have Ii;h
llAltsd tas c5sgy Q. G1a Mercer, or endorsed
ss ,tvPSr UIc-g t-s Cnccu--szcss A. G. s:ancs %,
74-tg.s arc sutsc "a % rsglsi i: 1z a Ir6uAe Of Gsp
u al4 q ll- tlLaltlA gt a-tp oN4 CoL32-a.
ssvsJusa Is he lh.Et Cos'oG PU,. In The OosedsrsCy
Nov CIllArs beng the ssL and Mobile the seeohl
J, Is tie gateway 20 Re gee; sA,s OF Georgia vito,
% us f, h-s e. we'd srgsisE exemption from the raw
ssss c. tbs cC,oarg Esr :; Is known that the ereDy
VII make 4 strong ,5r; the coming winter 10 get POS
ssssr1 cf tie sCv and Tie rivers and railways which
penetrate TIE interior. SL0ld they be successful, a.
soy Ma be uulsss tie coss be put in state of proper
tei pee tie Jaacrs o. Leo ard other counties which
have vi.Lhs,d tic -uch ree3et labor nay I've to eee
dc 5ay vt,u hey vii bitterly regJe! their reiu-- the
works % Es u16erst,1d Il, not deIgoed fer The
protection og SAvzpr-h sloIs but q tic whole Sac
TIE failure 20 s-sc. suitable deisuees 81 FOrss Herr
and DonrlsoD sraSed the srsry ascend the Tern,s
s-s a5G Cumberland rivers, to reach H's'v.e sndN
yai- 10 descend tba Mississippi 10 vi,ksbmg and 10
penetrate the States Of Alb, Mississippi T1esaUe
oiy a. savannah snd On tie Cba,tshooctis Iser msy
il,rodroe hr- into Augusta Neon, Allecgsy.,e, Pnd
Columbus, Grd msy bring HIN to tie tOo's o. III
ti,-',Ts Of Lee county.
Ttsu let ire Vol 90 90. Il tie planters are unsiI
Jug for their 10 % H. then their IN TIE
.rrly must trke tteir plAoea-thAl's all
1he Rlaek flag.
Nearly 81 cur exchanges says the Nssissig a,, ard
g-4,4 IN. 10 e. az he Ggyerr Iuent itself begfn 10 Al