Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-17
LATEST WAR NEWS.

The Savannah Rspu5liean Of the 18th learns from
passenger Who arrived from Jacksonville Florida, the
day before, ihat the Yankees had landed some 5000
men at Fsrnaudiua. The Republican says:
He learned from a gentleman who reached Jackson.
vile shcr time bIfore he Ifs and who effected bis es-
cp from Fernandina by wadng through the mash, and
swimming over 10 the MAN, the following iteus: In
mediaely after the l,ndrg of the Federal they went
TO work pisrng the houses OF those who had desTed
| them aud a d. Those who remlned hey dii not dis
! Ia b. many CT whom pFofsssed to DO uniouiss among
them this informant By pretending TO be stauneh
| Union man. he managed TO &c, information from the
Federal officers that their ntsnon is 10 lay Savannah
and Charleston Ia esh's in ;ss than thirty days that
they expecting the arrival Of ten thoroughly iron
clad steamers and thirty others partially ron-elad when
they would Immediately roced TO take both Of these
places.
While our troops were Withdrawing from the Island,
and were preparing TO remova tNeir Euns, Information
was communicated TO the blocksdug vessels at Ernan
dina by CsleImlD, when one OF the steamers immtul
a,ey started for WARSAW and after the eet arrived
aud entered the harbor TIE guns we're mostly dis
mounted from the batteries aud but few men were GU
| pefintending their removal
Presious 10 tue arrival of the feet large steamer
appeared bearing down to one Of the batteries with
French " at half mast; when within hang distance
sbe 10 sered the Preuch g and run up the stHs and
| rucs and ordered Col Holl nd to come on board at
the same time running out her guns. As soon as Ccl
H. got en- bo rd She Immediately sieered north"ard
raE YANKEE RAID INTO PESDLEToS COUNTY, vA-sfRIrED
| RESISTANCE PEOPLE.
correspondent Of the Rockingham Register, writing
from Frankln the county seat of Psndeton county oi
inst, gives the following particulars Of the rccen! IL.
vssiou OF that uaty by the enemy:
Saturday, (aarch l'r,) 200 Hessiaus and Virginia
triors came into PendItln ouaty on the North FoIk
T1ty took PORTO o. Cap L.nccs eomPlny pr soh'is,
a'd captured about 10 prvl'e citZMs They a'o tock
"a IA .val ~. q i4Ft
amount Of other personal property. Had the hs'ds OF
h-R been le loose auG pyI united ysit this cOSGty,
hey could have done thas tae'e devil uG'r-
nate haze done Toe Infamous robber, George K Ii
than, Wi'h his co"pauy OF Taylor coua'y maraudetS
aud hois, thieves alog; al old JSnn Slider, "th
rs Scamp DAgoOus, was also along, sni the rect were
| Orleans
Mir George jackson, commI1dant Of this post, with
ab,u 80 OF the Obarloe Cavay, promp y went to meet
the Invaders bu; did bu l' 10 cons aience OF Their
| su erior numbers Abou. 20 Of the Dixie Boys met
in The mountains and frd fsw rounds. bu! With what
eff ct have not learned. The gallant "Tom PoEers,
thi. leader killed; also, young mal by the name
o! Bland M
Thsy threaten next time to come and burn Fra kin.
On the evening OF the 4:h lost, the Sst Virginia Re-
0mspt. and pIrt OF the A h, left Camp Allegheny,
| under command OF Col VIM. l.. jackson, and reach.
Fcankliu the following evening, distance OF forty
miles In twenyfou hours but the black hearted scoun
drels had ef,. All the OF the gallant 3lst were
anxious 10 meet the enemy. They re;urned this morn
ing to their own camp-both cfi,es and men seeming
greatly dissatis6 ID in having TO Lave without nhctng
summary punishment upou the infamoui contemplate
vandals Of modern times
The ChaI tie Cavalry bravo and chivalrous body
of men, but large number have re- lnlisted aud gone
home on iurougbs, hat tho present force is wholly
insufficient TO protect this post
Tne gallant boys of the slst will all re enlist for the
war.
Tho Register says thai the reception Of these Yankee
inv iders and theves by the male population OF the
CO IDly also very splrited and determined. Grey
haired men, boys ald even negroes, who had no arms
bu rocks and brckbat promptly rallied TO the defence
Of the peope Of TIE North Fork declaring that no an
kes should set aud keep his foot the soil Of Pende.
toa county. No voaler that with such cordial reccp'
Il the part Of the people Of Pendleon the Vandals
we're suddenly &c d with desire to retire