Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-11
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FRIDAY, APRIL tiaIsGe.
THE SPEECH OF Hon a II. BULLOCK,
which we print this morning will be read the
topic and the speaker both being sure of atten-
ton. II was delivered in The house yesterday
afternoon.
PRAPARING FOR CovrlNGENCIEs.-T
rebels, in what they call their Congress, 1"
have made provision for a contingency that is
likely 10 arise. They have decreed that in
case jeff Davis and \. II. Stephens resign or
die, the president OF their senate" and, after
him, the speaker Of their "house," shall be
president Davis may not die immediate
ly /; but he may suddenly abscond aad es.
cape out of the country to Cuba or
to Europe. He himself has made provision
for the contingency that is now likely TO arise
soon He has invested large sums of money
in Cuba, which indicates that he has for some
time contemplated the necessity of flight from
the country. The rebels have not yet said
what is to be done 10 keep their government"
visible when all the officials run away. 1t
may not be long before circumstances will
compel those of them who remain behind to
consider this question very carefully.
Davis and his fellow conspirators can not
much longer be safe in Virginia. When
Yorktown and Richmond are taken, he must
leave or be captured. His government" can
not find Il safe place in Tennessee, nor in Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, or Alabama nor will there
long be shelter or safety for them in any part
of Georgia or South Carolina. They will UNI
doubtedly sKulk out OF the country when few
more crushing blows have made it apparent TO
all the world that their rebellion is crushed.
The peace and welfare of the country required
that they should be thoroughly beaten hum
ated, and made forever incapable of mischief,
and they are getting What they deserve No
crime can be blacker than theirs, and no pun
ishment is too great for them.
THE OPERATIONS AT letter
in the New York Evening Post yesterday,
dated "in camp near Yorktown, April T."
gives the following particulars =
"Our camps lie just back u the forest,
tion of the epamy mo limos aro en- Nam
together that thn rabal shells ofror fail a,,n,,
our tents, Our miner battery ia sitnated Is,
an oDeninp in the woods and is mainly in
SIGHT of the rebel works. so nnar tbem in iact
that the shells tear nm rho ground and bnvo
killed our horses at \ murdernns ratio Two
of onr mon in this bat,erv have heen kilIad
and three wounded
"The whole number Of o,Ir troops killed in
the skirmish of Saturday was Ave and fifteen
were wounded. The affair ON Thai dav how
ever. was intended merely as a reconnaissance
for the purnose of drawing the enemv's fire
and Getting an idea of his strength and posi.
ton. 1t is believed that the rebels suffered
more severely than our forces, for the Berlan
sharpshootcrs do dreadful work at a range
which the rebels cannot reach. They picked
off four rebel gunners ON the earthworks at
one concerted fire.
Gen. Mcclellan passed the whole Of YES
terlay in the advanced camp. and it was sup-
posed that his presence indicated an immeii
ate advance upon the enemy hut t).day there
are no signs of act on. and the rebels are "a
silent as mice.
"G,n. Porter is in command of the advance
quard of the army and has the whole dirac.
lion os affairs NrCiaII,n has h;s Laodn,or.
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