Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-31
LATE FROM THE SOuTH.

| to save the valuable stores which have accumu
lated at Memphis. Everything that could be OF
service to the army In the whole city has been
turned over to the ofacials by the business men
and this, too was done with the utmost cheerful.
ness In almost every instance. The supplies thus
secured are enormous In quantity and the soldier
VIII nave reason 70 thank the generous and pa
triotic citizens Of the Bluff City for long time
Of course this was not done without sacrifices be.
Ing made In many instances, but the general YER.
dict is-better thus than that the should fall into
the hands Of the enemy"
| The Richmond Whig SAYS -" Gov. BAYLOR. of
Arizona, was lately In Vicksburg, on his way 10
Richmond, and spoke very favorably of affairs
In that Territory. He 10 confident Of being able
to hold II. Fort Craig, he thinks, has ere this
fallen into our hands, and Gen. Sibey will soon
have Fort Union. He says between ak and seven
thousand Mexican troops, who had espoused the
Federal cause, have abandoned It, and are now
with us. He speaks very highly Of the country,
and says 1t 10 the most valuable In the Confede.
racy."
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE MRRRIMAc
The Whtg says: "fhe pilots Of the late Con-
pension OF public opinion as to the statements re-
In the published ofacial report Of Commodore
Tatnall, detailing the loss Of that invaluable
steamer. The pilots state that the investi CATION
which will doubtless be had In few DAYS, will
put the matter In It's proper light.
"ln this connection (says the Petersburg En-
PTsSS) we may add that evidences which cannot
be doubted reach daily Of the terror which the
Virginia created with the entire Yankee feet,
The enemy themselves being the witnesses, she
vessel in Chesapeake bay or York river without
reaisance. Whdf hope can people haze tchsn
such an engine of pd,fdre is todntoaly DESTROYED
IMPORTED BATTLE IN sILKs COUNTY
The Whig OF the 2lst says: "The Lynchburg
PIstnidn of Yesterday says that intelligence has
been received there Of a very successful affair in
Giles county. A large force Of the enemy, sup
posed to be about 1--WE thousand, was caught
between the forces Of Genersls Heth and MarshsiI
near the narrows Of New River. The enemy
seeing their predicament, broke and fed without
making fight. Some Of them took to the woods
and others to the river, throwing away every
thing that could impede their progress sbetween
fifteen hundred and two thousand of them were
captured II Is said that four splendid mountain
nowit.ers, imported BY the enemy from Belgium,
They surrendered all their arms and property and
were paraded We have reason to believe this
news was confirmed by official dispatches received
The WAig discusses with much anxiety the
question Of
FOOD FOR RICHMOND.
"The city was never more crowded than Ii now
Is, and the question Of feeding the multitude,
assembled here Is one that challenge 20 attention
The monopoly Of the means Of transportation by
Tue quartermastefs and commissaries Of the Con-
.eaea1 government 10 the chief cause Of the
regard has been paid, az we understand, to the
necessities OF the community. II one day In seven
had been conceded to the railroad companies for
the exclusive accommodation Of the public, IL 10
probable that the supplies OF bacon butter etc .
would have been much larger, and that instead
OF scarcity there might have been something
Ike an adequate supply Of bread and meat, etc
The Entertainments Of the enemy, the confusion
prevailing In some districts Of the interior from
which supplies have been received, the with
dfawal Of rolling stock and other causes, may
Iendsr useless any attempt at this time to afford
relief; but no harm could result from an official
notncatlon from the heads Of the departments
mentioned, that on certain days of the week the
railroad companies would be at liberty to trans
port provisions or breadstuRs to this CITY, with
thoritiesn
The WA,s OF the alst fears that the CITY NAV
nave Us suPPiies stopped by a sudden cavalry
dash OF Mcclellan upon the railroads:
"We must call the attention of the Quarter
master and Commissary General to the import.
ance OF organizing transportation upon the james
RIVER canal; That work will be found adequate
70 conduct the communication with the upper
country IL timely steps shall be taken TO put ali
the batteaux and canal boats In order 1t 10 plain
tnst inc enemy may make cavalry dash upon our
railroads and Intercept their me, but IL the canal
be put and kept In good working order, the sup.
plies OF the upper county can be brought down
with sufficient rapidity to maintain our army
we hope this important measure will be attended
| to Immediately. indie. d we trust It has already
received the attention Of the Confederate and
canal authorities. Let not an Indignant public
be awakened suddenly to the important fact of an
insumcient communication with the interior.
Let not the Confederate authorities give occasion
to comments which impair public confidence I'm
the cause; and let the President OF the canal ta
m assure, that Virginia shall receive an adeq ate
wisdom with which she has cons fucted that i'm.
portant work.
"We infer from reported movements OF the en-.
envy that 1t Is his purpose to move on our railroads
ana Interrupt our communication with the inte-
Nor We have no fear Of the 'circumvallation,
OF which we hear, unless the Yankees advance
far enough to command our railroads perma.
nently, and IL to do this part Of their army will
have TO be separated from their base Of supplies
and they viii have to expose themselves to aani
movement"