Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-29
ABKABAN LINCOLN.
Wv. II. SEWARD, ssc'y Of Stale.
scgSEss " tns wIsrERN AkxY.
BY the President

AithNESs ~ Tux NAslEkS AMY.
The New York Journal Of Conmtree has the follow.
lag encouraging statement in regard 10 the grand
my Of the West: !"
The sccou1ts beginning 10 be received thus early in
the season. respecting the prevalence o>sckness among
our tro0I in TIE SoulhWest are calculated 10 excite ap
prehsrsicn Tbese ia 70 fear that unless every
pos sble precGuton ia exercised and the beat medc.l
preparations are made, the list Of mortality from
disease will equal il 5urpsss, that arising from the
casualtes Of war. The correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune, writing from near Ptburg Landing on the
Instant says the army is Gb,osiy melting dDly tr,m
clnsu shat more than 10000 men in the army OF
tle Southwest are already disabled form this
AlOther correspondent says under date OF Harrisburg,
Tenn, May l2h
Sickness continues on the increase. The weather Is
intensely hot and Of course tue prostratiou OF the
rocps corresPondpgly great. foT have no idea Of The
pHauss Hss c1lSsd BY Siciasss. passed through the
n, spIal reCe Wig boa day, and she nght o! suer
iag humanity ths there presented itself vas enough to
harrow up the soul"
A correspondent connected with the Wisconsin Ssni.
.ry Commission at PsburG says the serously sick in
four II meBts from that noS before Uornth, mum.
Dr about 500. We also notice The frequent arrival Of
boats al Cairo, So L0iS DC idasa NTH sex. Ii is
yient that Ee sla be compelled to recognize he
fact tbat d hostile climate is in alliance vi the enemy,
20 op0ose the progress OF our arms aud that Ehat we
a, bsio5s the commencement OF hot weather must be
o.
close this spring, have but 70 uGrsaer how u Cal
be carried on through the summer months, With the
sy sacrifice Of Gfe frem exposure, aud especially TO
make the most complete sanitary provision which our
medical institutions Can command. II would also b.
humane 20 exempt from military service 10 the Southern
STATS 80 far a. possible, ell those regiments recruited
from the extreme Norh ill cold weather Bgsn returns
. ti, class Of volunteers will be mos. liable 10 suffer
TIE peculiar exposure 70 Which tie army subj is
app.rent from the use made OF mUsby districts part
-. A. -. a.
Federal army s - core nrOx nifty TO extensive sWsmps,
which no doubt will coon evolve dangerous miasma.-
But IL sAtisl6ol Dry know that this point, at a,t
"a not k " TO fear trouble mu,h ioager from the fact
a the rebels concentrated th, IRE must coon Il her fight
run or s'ay', their communications in great measure
being cut q
IL IL not, however, CORRECT to suppose, many do,
that he entire South s unhealthy for Northern troops
durirg the summer s.aron. The interiors Of many Of
N, safes 9eealiy North Carolina South Carolina aud
sorga contain places ct Te5ort which are in ali rcPecs
As saubrou and pShsp- a. cool "a can DO found in the
Northern State The sane il true Of many polLs on
he sea coast and Of the ae resioas where they
rot sWGmpy. H. therefore, the great work OF d. roy
inc the rete armies Can be accomplished before the hot
r,ather sets IN there viii be NJ difficulty n fldUg 90
ait'ors in any Of the Southern States in witch vol
unteers can be summered With perfect safety and cor
fort.
A letter from Camp Shiloh, dated nth inst. Confirms
At ia said above, respecting the prevalence OF sick
noss.
The condition Of the old camps, abandoned BY tho .d
yarc'pg troops &c tsn.Y hoH be. The stencil IRON de
we'd sgimsl uauor refuse OF all kinds, old sinks LETT
o,sn :, irpIegna:es the aiE for miles around In
p.s.l5g throagh the ayincs especially where he dead
noaja. lie p,,tay Inferred me smell is absolutely over
n,Weripg L. was vel fo- The troops that they Worere
moved as the increase OF m6risi. would otherwise
have been fearful Sin there Is an er!raI' iira,
,mougt Of -cE1cs5 10 tire army. IL Is absolutely melt
;,g svay nom t. Ny estimate o. 900 sics in former
,,r l. cons1srsa too low J. ia atesed there 10 "
vsny five per cent moro than th.S number DisErl y
ana n Dhoi fever appear TO be the PREVAILING dseasos
In persons OF strongly bilious temperament tho darr
ti rrns into dyseaery gtich IS often fmal TIE ooa
Cbampion brought up by JTerno. aies for the use o.
he wounded, was quickly FLIED, GHd sss despatchec
ovn IN, river last night 10 the meantime, the Cover
nor has Charseres the steamboat City OF Alton In pact
of the Champion and this boat will asO he soon filed
ruE ADVANCE TO STcEHoND.
The I,iowng kilograms are from the "army corrcspon
dent OF The Associated Fress
WHrE Horss, Va. May ~ h.-9ha airy commenced
moving again AT ap early hoIr this mcilins i It's q
rtston Of Richmond, and will ehcAmp some mills Ii
advaIse IT this place.
The advance Uner Gen stOr emaD reached the railroad
bridge at ChickahomiuJ yesterday 1t iruste ordse
two spans Of which ouly are bgrn2d Il can be rebuilt
in very short time.
The enemys pickets guarding tho Whole line OF TAI
river in front OF RicAuoud making IL very dibeut tt
obtain eny reliable information from that city.
Gen. hcOleian gent on q reconnaissance to OhIeka
hominy
THIS programme of operations ia ,reat Of Richmond
will soon be decided upon.
TussTAiI STATION, Va, IS miles from Richmond, Ma
20-The advance, Indsr Stoneman, reached Goal MAJ
her f,bout twelve msa northeast Of r chmondi on tn
road to Richmond by Say ofNew Bridge e'terdsy dTov
their pekets in to within two miles of their main 6oaI
and eneamped for TIA night
Everything indicates that the rebels Intend 10 dti NJ
Rchmond with all the available force they ae able e