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Lord LYONS.

"ept'.sa.i some days since, a. letter to Seward
tuH Adams 90, Yankee ambassador in London, giving
a1 a... .r. OBJ. Ia ulsryieS with LoSl Russell There
..s ,.'- particulars in that letter worths of note
D.. '.- r.'>'na'iou Of Lord Russell places beyond
a'"' , n',.-oU ON the ohesS-joari lie is as very a
I... seward himself, and doing all he can, with
a.,Ing himself astins, the Coufederates and
.a.tes That he has not gone further is eyj-
-- .' o. Che apprehension that he would not be-,
.-a.. .. English sentiment With all his alecta-
.. . ...'- and aa.jue,, he is heartless hypocrite
... -... trimmer
,.t.ls aud Russell agree among themselves
, .-as.r cause was daily growing in favor
sH people. Adams thinks the majority
.-. -.de and Russell disseuts very hesitaungly
. .".. srev encouraging to see two such
aaar-. ar..a+
a.- mu-r important 10 Ms lust At this moment
+ Gle a--a.."n ot u.v Lord LYONS stains, He and
- -' 'H"' hg5'ner. Adams tell. Lord Russell.
-5.-s. -. b.. obliged Co coai,ss that from the day
.- .- ... lad observed regular and steady de-
500 ..i1"s-ts the United States Lord Lyons
-s- 70 See a5 10 .he morning Whilst We had uui-
--. Toe re5pcyIye tendencies on the two
. s 0.a ,.,' ',l11 IN expressing our intention u
t.... sl'l-F 10 coyntgsIct them. But
...... .- ..Dti i-Ss Salsl.Ie 0t success when
e. brought 10 b.ay upon opinion
-. ..... admitted ,1a. opinions we're mu .h div
.. h .E. '-.le lad zen Ala untsyorable chang. To
1872 a' 7yit Thought raAr u most popular
" greater 1.abs s0ui sympsthil- With the
Asai ---ael r',ar, admitting II might be So nov.
prep .e--1se would soon disappear under
..."- f.rEe mors speeches Ike thA, Of Mr.
..5.- ... .1 ..' Adams, and they had vowed TO
... 'r.... l.Is a,as bis position The meas
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25
Assistant AdIatant General.
ADyT AND. INsP'R GENERALS OPT,
RIraSOkn Dss- IL M
GENERAL ORDERS,

Rcssosp, Dec. IL, 1864,
PiraSrh w. General Orders No r. Current Series, Il mod
ICED o read as follows!
Medical officers referred In said order will not hereafter "
fIrlau except whes the health OF the SOY
requires his removal change Of climate and In az such
this fact be dis,aey stated 10 the sugeons en
hrate.
H. Whenever Ia the opinion Of the eommsndos ohee< o.
military department Of s fri paragraph OF 0sne
the time being, accomplished bJ s
GENTLY Tdu log the number Of hospitals be may suspend u,
sessions medical boards until the CONDITION Of the sk AMI
sounded render eIpedieut Reasonable said boards
Ill OcrIs charged with the duty Of enrolling eonserip are
hereby the resignation Of officer. does not Of IT.
yp,p party redsuns from the provisions Of the eon
script Law MI such 10 enrolment aud ers
nation Ia with other partie, Of eonscript age
N LeusnAHt Coiouel Smith StSnsbury hereby detailed iof
assigned in paragraph ILL., 6euers Orders
No Current Series su,rnani Col sary Brown, and
will proceed Immediately Charleston, South Carolina, and Mo.
Alabama the purpose Of examining candidates o5 ap
ponmen artillery oits for ordnance tUty under the at
of Congress. approved September 10, lsGl
Te Generals sndug those points WILL on his spplca
rn associate With him any artillery officers performing ord
due he select Who together With himself win con'
stlte an Examining Board
sas notice Win be given 'hrogs the local papers Of the time "
which sSRmg stions Will be held
perm-soH 10 be examined vii be made a. per
Genersl Order, no. 80, TO the General commanding
By order, l
tssued,l cooPEk,
d,is-iv Adir IRspectar General.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

FnEfhs alarm OF IRE, yesterday morning, proceeded from
the store RobIaon Adams Co., Of Main and
9Th streets Several bale, doth other articles,
the front part Of the before IRE
nguShed large also burnt In the 1oor The damage
tS00eovtred by insurance The Origin Of the
Ere Ia The Of the viii be insrruptsd
by ia
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

COOP BaosEADE-Thsi blockade vi! be pre-
duetTs good gasets to-day There VIII be many
drunken visible In the sse.A might expect "
liquor Ieniifl and tho public will not be
nuouLy ssatea with the hord din Of the explosion Of fire
hence the Christmas win DO quiet thai usual
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

NOTlCR.-Dclinquent Consumers of Gas in
Madison Ward noned that IL they fail
their "a, hcfoi~ The hour " o'clock NJ C.6j,
-v viii he deal, With according 10 he requirements Of the follow
log extract tho ordinance rrnng the Ga. WORKS
b. Uyd;udnc, passed IV ne C0Hac My 6l 1885, II
unpaid after that which Il !. pre-
scr- Auditor shall noi the gho shall stop
being ul the premises re.peci 10 which the de
an, exists and ali within hVt csut Will
aei original 81 she BILL and e shall he placed
u the hand, ihe Cy Collector I y. HARRISON, for
Iii NJ L. sTRATTON, Auditor
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LOCAL lTE m n.


oHRrrxAs GiTTs-Ihe usual slutaton Of the juveniles viii
doubtless responded 10 ibis mornng with much beraly
allow. The ",hops" Aivo With purchaser
yesterday everything that could by any pos by
Christmas gin found h lnts hands best eacu.
Lated to udislOuy Turkeys q large proportions
der the care houshs dakey from the market TO the
arder and occasional dsnohH eonIursi up vision
Christmas cheer borne proudly through the street,
BIZ determined lover Of egg oddy and apple Rogs W.
hone the soldiers ebsred and that
their camp they may the necessary hTns fer merry
Christmas Fancy how OF the boys At Presreksburg smiled
when he received the following
A Christmas git for thee, my boyi
Whist shall Il be- hardly know Dr..
No sildel gem, useless toy
Would please thee tofM is empty AiOle.
For thea art a soldier now
And the cold earth Is thy bed,
SNeeter when sleep Is on thy brow
.-. Than dorpy couch With upsn spresd- '------,.
Nos shall 1t he 'the pure otArd,"
Richer than ruby in s hues
While but the Sergeant Of guard,
"Joe," ths will never do for you.
Wine, sparkling vins-I hear you say
In brsathless hasts-not that, not thai,
'TNill suit The palate and the pay
or some CtsNmissdrfak
Who decks hs collar With s'M
That vies sith Venus queen Of night
Who smells the battle from Afar,
And from "the VAC" learns Of the ns4i.
But viii send you wha, made
OF pirgiH week a10,
Al whose door sins laid,
For t0 too young Of sln 70 Know.
Then all your tin cup % brm
On this blessed CHRISTMAS morn,
And drink bumper heahh 10 him
arst distilled the Iuct of
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

tbs Wassnrs clear Of boats yesterday afternoon the
boatmsn having taken he Gran tbs canal the various
points At which they expect spend Christmas The packets
passengers, u majority Of whom
daksys homsHard bound. Neither pessnse fAutae
cane TiyeC tuns out Of their minds.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

DELICIOUS WANTS OF SICK AND
LII WOUNDED IN THE RICHMOND HOSPIrAIs--Bblss,
and Prayer Books mGch needed and
bought Help you Send more,
happen them Ny heart achsd Yesterday, xen brave
noble hearted Intelligent young csptansho must die from
wound received at frsdecksbagkei me TO eve him Gods
Word aud was constrained tell him thH had
Help, II you snd add.s, Rev. Edmund witers
James woodhouse Msn street M the boarding house
Of Mr.. brock. Tranklis street, between 81 and 4tt
EDMUND WRITER'S,
de2 Mis- ilary 10 iosptAs
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Elnf Of England.

-~r r~r srr rlogsar paragraph gong tho rounds Of
-h- paper
rr ---- .-r -r- -r-r5r~. rio?'o1 CO. onr~ra- The
--.gr ID. g. obi. ..r..ar- &. peculiar 1hry ascertain
ge -lI--.-e- -le supposed .u9-u; Of paper mgney
prop .-.-.s,st Kingdom I4,F ,h7U
..a B4a-s s... uLI.a5eTl-i exceptions,
r...' r....E paper T.dy' teI e5iluifh IA .a-
....... ..... Is5us Department OF the Baul- o.
E.-.s.r ..tr..- ... D. -ugls ddty e.! making
ty...t Il-. ,as I.... C0us, OF the Kingdom sud they
p-...... ... exceeding a definite amount
..r. ...... the notes manufactured by this Depart
mon. OBJ. . la are simply handed the Banking
Department the Bank OF England engaged 10 the bust
discounts and this latter institution finds itself
u1 mg1ey which il employ in loans except the
ao,-- passed till and the funds arising
FROM rex -laE business
Upoa this the Atlanta C9gteaTaey remarks, there
aeys srregs u this statement The principle on which
49, - Ssl156 - 81 6s
- ssS,st H4 ., Ensn1d a1Eashot Ihsk ii
1i.stsgSSSl sssssa ~ x sssS ,sSSt5sssh
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

VERY VALUABLE REAL ESTATE to be
sold a. Auction, FRIDAY the 26th December, 1862
the special attention Of the public invited Of the
following valuable real estate, 10 OF As follows via:
At hapAst IL o'clock the wooden
occupied by Mr. NslsOu opposite the Jewish Synagogue
A. O'clock 10 the four 10y valuable In Adams diYsi
opposite the olo Market, on unien street.
o'clock the VauHbls brick store and dwelling,
south side Of Broad 70 First formerly occupied BIZ
M VIA B0stErght Ear -cher pAreHrs see head.
: eea6-iS- r-'- .GopDIN APP RRRoN -Ausfs -
4: EEiTSs D65EN -afrrTTFS SF sIkpPRIf,1s
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25
Appr AND INsPR GENERALS 0YVIcf,
RicHxaSB, Nov. 2fth, lsof.
GENERAL ORDERS,

GENERAL ORDERS,
No. &C
published least times 10 sufficient number Of news
papers each State the Coneracy 10 ensure s reaching
every part Of the county.
l. All commissioned officers sni enlisted Nho ali
their other than actual d
ability under orders from the Secretary Of VAR or from
their department commanders vii return 10 ih~ commands
without delay
H. Commissioned officers falling comply with hr provisions
the gong within Reasonable length az Time In
exceed twenty days after the publication Of this order
shall be dropped from the roles Of the army Ia dAe" ind their
will be furnished the commsndaht Of oonsepu for CO.
roment in the ranks.
RIII fall comply With the provi
time shall b. considered aud treated according
ly their be furnished the eonmSHdAmt Of eonserps
In their State for publication, such other action may BE-
deemed most r0caciOur.
ensure efficient co-oIs. alton Of all
esrnsd carry this order Into immediate . Department Com.
mAnders directed 10 require from the commanding nicer Of
each command Ia ther departments prompt report Of
the all commissioned officers aud sued alb
from their commands These reports must state In sacn
the OF absence and Temei battalion eoo
commander Eho 10 furnish such report VI Shs
Shall knowingly be guilty Of eonceang Of uHAuthor
sed absence Shall Conviction thereof b, 'ummAy dismissed
v UaisT the provisions Of the second clause OF paragraph
General Orders No Sc commissioned officers and yAtes sbo
incapable Of bearing in OF wounds received
IN battle who otherS e NJ for service required not
otherwise assigned, to report to the nearest cosndsnt n can
their respective Eho Will II they lifted Tor
such duty asss collection sTasgsrs and the
focsment the provisions Of this order, With full 10 call
upon Me military authority for such sssaDee Is may be
VI Ohcers Of the QuaermAers Department, charged With
be Tsby directed eomfnis
sloned omcer noacommsoned officer p tie Who does mol
furnish satisfactory evidence that lie bsb.s 10 the penalties
described 10 the foregoing order n dsbuTsns ocer who shan
payment ypston Of his order shall be as bis bond
for the amount OF such payme-L
ny ORDER
ds7-2G Adri and Irspeetor Gsneeal
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DIED.

Befs the residence Of her father. A. Hatcher Esq
county, Saturday, III. aoth December, Mr.
EHNL " CoGBIrI wife Of David Co;bi E. In the ~enty.
Blessed the dead thai die Ia The
knrd nom eeeforh Tor they 10 rest from their labors aHd their
works DO follow them.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25
ADJT q IssP'R GENERALS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Dec. ~, lefe.
GESsRAL asDsRs

GENERAL osDsRs
No. III.
The attention OF the army called TO General 0rcsr. Ny o.
Office requiring commanding officers The faets
and extraordinary and skill" dsiay cd
by soldiers which may enls them recommends
promotion vacancies in their eompa
provided by the Act Of April 81 ise snd due
Of SID order Ia enioined upon al eoncerHtd
The 5d Article Of War directs that toy officer dss
shall lshshaye himself before the enemy, ANY,
shaeuy abandon any guard Which he they
be Commanded defend speah vords inducing others 70 do
ike shall hls and uniton who shah
quths post eoisrs plumber and yse such oder
being duty convicted thereof sha suffer DEATH sah other
shueu shall be ordered by the sentence Of gnrh court
martial"
The Of the fores article snoined ali III
oncomInlssi2urd ocer o tbs snd In oriey
curry proyons effect Is hereby made ne
duty ooapsly commanders si The company roll
.rsary before after each battle and TO and
whenever report for a ~ court martial all sbssHtees
who without the rrqubite excuse.
The number OF The Confederate Army who bring isaee upon
by visitation Of the article above quoted happily small sud
iaeubbent that their drsputabr conduit
exposed punished and the fair Of the large
respeci honor and character be thus publicly vim
dicsted. By ordar.
ds94-lw Adjutant and Insp eetor G.nsfsi.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

NoPap.s a.g ha issued from thi, oace on Friday
u.e-.u-
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TO TIE PEOPLE ON THE COAST OF

l. THE CHESAPEAKE Authorized ny the Secretary
War to raise Company Parttan Rsngers 10 the
counties bordering the Che.Henks TIL, applies 20 all
Those vhU wish 10 become members OF said Company
u report the Old Church n Hanover cuHty person.
declaring themselves herr # said Company and
all that have promised is my Company si report
TO the aforesaid place without delay
Very respectfully, IL e. ToMLls,
hraI-hlM CaniNln
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ADJUrAsr AND INsP. GENL's oYIIcE,

RicHxonD. Dec. 20, lscs.
SPECIAL oRDRRs
No 29s.
EXTRACT
The CLERKS Of the War Once proper we'll "a % the
several Military Bureaus attached the War Department beng
exempt CONSUMPTION will he furnished James a.
PEBBLES dsbusnE that with csrtifeais
exemption which certificates viii be duly respet BY
ing officers.
BY command Of the Secretary OF War,
JOHN wITHERs,
ds94-lE Assist. AdIt Gtn ~.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

MASONIC N not Z :, s,. members =, A.
end s,as1 ss:;iss ;. 10 ~
ssssoss'ist zs.t styisSn ..ss+ S-,5ps s~z>..s
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ofFIoE RIcHD 4 ptl'g R.R co, J

DUNAWAY.-sIO0 REWARD los the sp-
III prshsnslon and delivery ARCHER lie j. hict se
boy, feet Inches tall vooly heat good tsei always tnhg
In good hutnoT oois w ID, BLACK very food 81 MILL
tAry and have uHlfuim II j. tote had Ne
Norfolk when he
brought Richmond by Mr. John Todd IL may MVe hesn
the service TO work the ,pirene
ner around Richmond The above will be dy-a II de-
yersd Moore Main Richmond II found
country lodgedin the nearest JAIL notice % ~ t be
Ing given to Mr.. Moore. dt2t-Is -
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-gl3!S IS DOZEN CITIES OF shPRRIcas
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-25

GDJ'T AND INSPECTOR GINS OrYIcr. !
EcBnoar, Dec -, tsos 1
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Company -Wouhded-Corp' Vanse, slightly.
Dole's BrigGas-4h Georgia. .
/, Company B-Killed-Sergt N Hill. Wounded
Privates G W McGee, slightly VIM Hogan, do
Company observation-disclosures w II TroWer,
slightly.
Company F-wounded--lst Serg't J kieke, arm
amputsted Corp'l II Henson, leg amPutated; Private
I J Edwards, slightly
44h GeoryiG.
Company I-uKiled-Priyate B + Carroll. Wounded
Private Joseph VI James, severely.
Company Hr-Wounded-Priyate W II Brooks,
slightly
lsi North Carolina.
Company -Wounded-Sergt Johnson, slightly.
Killed-Private W Wyrick.
Company b. ounded-Lieut W W Vannoy, Sc
verely; Privates Ii Vannoy, slightly Johnson
slightly.
Company Observation-Disclosures L. L. Robinson,
slightly.
Company -Wounded-Private R Askew, slightly.
Company -WOunded-Private b Davenport,
slightly. -" $3.50
Company -.wounded-Private Moody, severely
Company -Wounded-Priyates l. White, &C.
ysrely; VIM Mathews, do; VIM Jackson, slightly; Jno
King, do; d Dickens do; JnO Brown do; Vim Floyd,
do; W Shrower, do.
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Nqj. Cen. Com Va. State Line.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-07-03

chants have been sold by the bocka.
dors themselves? Il would bC trick
neither difficult 10 conceive nor to exc.
cute on the pArtot Yankee man ot.wah
TO send in n crew hero, one by one, to
ship on an outward bound cotton vessel
and bargain with them to deliver il out
side at so much the bail or cargo.
Il would bO avery pretty speculation
all round We have sometimes thought
the cotton TRADE ought to bc sloppCd,--
There is y mousmus ncomputibilily in
the two acts Of burning his cotton at
home by one citizen and permitting an,
other to ship ii abroad on speculation, -
Both cannot ba right. Whoever brings
arms and powder aud ball to the Con,
felerate cause should be allowed payment
in cotton. Not bale should be- shipped
en- the chance Of getting war material in
return,
Distrust is rife among The insurgents,
They begin 10 look collly and suspicious,
ly upon their most active aidcrs and
abetlors, aud they seemed forced to be-
ljcyc that tho Yankees run the blockade
to get out cargocs of cotton. The Reg.
lister sin distress it has no confidence
in friend Or foe it feels thai it is in bad
company, aud is roablc example Of
tho truth Of the saying that "tbo thief
doth fear in oachbush au Cxecutioncr.
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to such vlewsiu general as he had utter
cd from the bench. His remarks were
higFf instructive to the audience show
ingppin lucid manner the euormity
oil thh wicked rebellion aud iis utter
cauysless iess, Ho also explained in the
mos satisfactory way tbo constitnlionRli-
" AUD the necessity of the restored gov
eminent oil Virginia. Tho Importance
Of lhe proposed New State to the future
peace and prosperity of tho West was
made ceor to all present, The speaker
retired from tha stand amid the hearty
cheers of his attentive hearers.
CPL B. Il Smith, being called upon
madsono of his very hoppiSst, able and
devoted Union speeches enforcing the
necessity Of strict ard sacred obscrv,
ance of The laws in putting down the re.
belpn, liberty and security could be ro,
tairsd only by the protection Of the
laws Willie he would extend oil proper
lienby to the rebels hu would bayp lbe
rebellion put down at all basarjs. His
rcnArks were often enthusiastically
chebrod by The meeting
Ar Andrew Cunningham, closed tho
spetking on the occasion. His sound
yie8s Of our Union and the glorious dcs.
tinItbat awaits our frcO institutions dc.
Lighted the unintelligent audience. -
Thrh,r,h n lohori,,, ,,,,n L;, ro,,,, ", ,o,
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In is stated TINT tho debt of the rebels
amounts now to four hundred and ton
million dollars. War is an expensive
business, \ yoor ago Mr.. Memmjugcr
advertised his advantageous loan"
of ten millions. and the conspiraLors
ilaIterod themselves that not half this
sum would be needed. But debts does
not trouble Davis; it was BY his inAu.
onre. chiefly, that Mississippi was lcl to
refuse payment oIhor just debts and he
had tried on lhosame game in his now
sphere Of action II will be remembered
that, to secure the payment Of interest
on that "most advantageous loan" the
rebels pledged themselves to lay an OK
port duty on cotton aud that the whole
cotton crop was made the basis for which
were issued the millions Of Confederate
treasury notes anil boniS which now
food the South, But, with tho cooluess
Of practised swiniler. Davis, having
pledge the proceeds of an export duty
for tic payment Of debt, next probibi.
ted tho export Of the article and when
he had issued rs many treasury notes as
the South would take, he ordered the de
siruclion Of the Gotten which was The
only security for thciIpsgmcnt,
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Tlo slIanlIon IlerogO llcasqand.

The Situation IleforO ich,gond.
fIeuryJ7ruydiond, edilol Of The Now
York Times, writing on the l7th front
McClGllau's headquarters, says:
For the last day or two there has been
an ominous silence all along the lines
The opinion is beginning to prevail on
our side that no active operations, by
way OF an advance, orc to be expected
for some time to come, but in this bpin.
lonl do not share. Gen. Mcclellan
will unquostioDabIy take all the iimo for
preparation which be deems essential 10
success, bit he pN not tux. no mora -
He has full and cnIirc confidence in his
troops and vii not hesitate to put in mo.
ton the moment he is able to move them
with certainty Of being able 20 SUP.
port them properly If it had been pos.
sible to bring the main body of our army
across the Chickahominy on the nighl
oller the battle Of Fair Oaks, thcy would
have been marched at once upon Rich.
mond. But we had no bridges, tho
stream was terribl swollen, and crossing
in orce was simply impossible, We did
succeed, thanks to the indomita5le ener.
gy of Gen. Sumner, ia bringing over
men enough to rcpulse tho enemy AM
achieve signal success, but not enough
10 maze that success decisive. We
could now push infantry and cavalry
upon the rebels in trout OF u, bu! these
are hot enough. We must be abl, also
10 bring into full and complete activity
the great bulk Of our artillery, and for
that all the requisite condi ons are not
yet fulfilled. When they will he, it is
not for me to say cyon if | knew; but
with such woathcta' lhat Of Yesterday
and to day, the crisis cannot much longer
be delayed.
! hear no doubts expressed, in any
quarter, ofsuccess The rabeIs ara be
Iioyed TO have a otcc OF i50, 900 men,
or thercabou,s, -bnt not moro than 100.
900 of them are believed to be at oil dis
cipined soldiers, Ond not more than rs,
600 ara thought to be troops worthy oil
meeting ours The new levios viii bo
worse tGIan non" RIO 6ailo soon Is I
como off will be for somc possession |
primarily Of the comparatively open couE- |
try which lies in Tho front Of the eight
foriGcations by which Richmond is dc.
fondod The guns mounted upon these
forIiGcalions can take but little part in it.
They are 100 lar olT, and can come into
play only after the main action shall
have decided, and whom our forces shall
have advanced three or four miles fur.
iher forward. Tho now leyies will prob.
ably be posted In those works, leaving
The older troops to contest the field in /
'rOut of them. II the latter shoulI DO
'cpulsod and driven back upon the works,
hey will bo very likely to cary among
he raw troops lberOn good deal of con
uson with them. II this should be
to warrant such u step on our
,nrl, We may push lorward at once and
lndoHokc thorcaplOro, If not we can
Y lonst rnormp in font and enter more ,
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an satisfied that hundreds who are so.
Ing West to got homes would do well TO
call and buy here in these rich vallies,
where the society !, good and tho eli
mate sslubriOus. Yours, &c,
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An old lady walked in the oilcO OF a
Judge of Probate in Massachusetts,, ono
day, md asked
"ArOyou Judge Of RcprobaIes9"
'I am the Judge Of Probate"
"Woll that's il | expect quoth tho
old Lady, "you see my father died dc,
tested, and he left several little infdpls
and want to ba their cSegdpnty"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-07-03
NUMBER Il.
Deliberately upon The work Of reducing

Deliberately upon The work of reducing
them
Ills not believed hero that any portion
of Beauresard's forces have reached
Richmond from Corinth. But it is not
doubted that some Of tho best Of them
may be on the way, They might posi-.
bly, arrive ncxtweek, ,--not souner. do
NOT think Con, Mcclellan likely 10 run
tho risk Of giving them the advantage Of
such reinforcement.