Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-28

McOLKLLAss LAST "CHASsE or BAsr."-The Her
aids ,pecA correspondent gives lengthy account Of
MeCe'lau's change of base" from the Peninsula. We
have ouly room for the following extracts:
At abou, six O'Clock in the evening orders were issued
Is the rel imsus and batteries comprising Gen. Porter
corps TO prepare TO move Immediately. These orders
we're received with cheers by the soldiers, who were re-
Jced the termination OF their suspense and the pros
| psct OF change OF locality. Many OF them also be-
eyed uuul the very last that il Was TO be an advance
towards Richmond to co operate with Gen Pope IN the
reducaOu OF the rebel capital. Tney could not and
uOul not believe that after 80 many saernces and the
ApsndiInrs Of 20 many lives aud much time, labor
.ud money the campaign would be abandoned, and the
Peninsula allowed relapse 10 rebel t0e sgal. They
could reals tue fact that the proud Army OF the
PO Omae which three months before had eOmmeoed ns
march With sacA high aud noble hopes aud aspirations,
ri iu ranks aud Iyous hsafts ~ wipe out the damn
tcg record OF Bull kln and Balls B,Ih now, With
.ecmsted ranks snd dsbeaFteued spirits, about TO re-
tsios { s.sps and return without having accomplished
lts parpOsA
Chlr!es City Ooutt Hous4 lie d very ancient snd vens
be loci king one story brick building with two Wings.
rhG main building used court house, aud tie
wings eOatsiu the jury rooms, a. Adjoining the Odul
House Is aloth6r smaller building, which contained The
various cOunly Offices aud where were p The puohc
recor, OF the county These buildings have Cor some
lime past been used so7G Of headquarters Tor one OF
cavalry regiments on duty IN that iy Tie re-
cords aud pubic documents which kept 10 these
Buildings extended back for nearly two hundred years
aud have beeu Of great importance TO the Ia.
1abauts aud property owners OF the county These had
been pulled 70 pieces aud scattered all about the build
pg, and the adjoining grounds. Great confusion mu.l
from TINS destruction OF valuable papers,
aud litigation u the u,ure De largely Increased thereby
U4e fact - especially noticeable in this STATE ana ]
l,Se found 10 almost iuSArtSbie wherever have oeep
Az tha, tbs 81 Of all J0ucg middle aged men,
iiaTaE H., fAfl t.at
tley arr VT the b., am Sthe mCst ,ueisl their
tisujs claim that they have been forced A-ay uader
ptOu 10 escape the disgrace vi hAv
Tag been drafted There be iOugd Oh tie iutAuC
0Ily 10 nen old men aud children. The negroes VITO
re all, be OF ally 'oe also mostly gore, soIe
having been removed to~u South ny their masters i1f
Aiet and the balance having sought refuge "ithn the
ues Oi army where Of course they cannot 10 poI-
sued sid are thenceiorth Tree.
Al along the liue Of our march the houses we're Sis
led BY =lFtgglefs from our army OF whom there wall
usys De many IN spite Oi every eIeItOn possible TO
prevent IT, Poultry aud hu, rapidly d'slppeared aud
mAuy st hers that night could boast OF io~l
td ion. Ia sOae iusiaUcas what vas taken was psld
tor InJ IL they IN too great hurry TO JON
her regiments 10 settle The days march VT
u,-ssi rep .uiou OF he previous onslaught upon the
poGItry aud orchard Stlhe Seessh Inhabitants by the
s,ragS,rS Taere very general disappearance OF
fowls VI all kinds AID poultry has become very com
npn article Of diet in the camps Many oil the soldiers
seen carry addition 10 their arms A0l accOu-
remeuts extra raons ia the shape OF turkeys chickens
seese and Gucks Which, by the no Thy u.'", bad
evidently been bu; recently served out TO them ~ aud
sere yet III many instances tlye and kicking
The Cincinnati Epy,.ir,r says hundreds Of men are
eavug bat ii daily for Canada, to avoid The oon'en-
plated draft Numbers also 20 10 Indiana, which il con
ier,d almost safe there beng no prospect Of draft
| IN that Safe.
ArJ,. arc continually being made in Kentucky and
Ciuciul al EOry four persons Here pn'iu The county
Al, Ui Hamilton OHIO, during one week, suspected OF 10
x iisoYa thirty siI OF whom were mailer, and eight
| females.
A democratic Convention j. called al Springfield IT.
nos o. The U Sept m5er, to nominate candidate Tor
C1ugre-s from the State a, large aud other oh'es.
joshua K Gddirg4 d,uouuces General haleck AZ not
being Of the black stripe OF AbOlhoniss, aud there
fore he thinks be wont do to command the army lie
| -ays -e must have Live men" 70 til such placer.
RuTtsE o. GIS SroSE The Ne" York Times q
tuesday las, says:
We learn that Colon Charles P S.cne, United States
Army and BrigaGist Geueral OF Volunteers. Who has
hen for MANY mouths confined in Fort Lrayet, is Al
liberty aud stopping with his family in this city Why
General one was sent TO Fort lafayette Is Ss much
MISERY TO the public his release without tris and
without We believe the preference oil charges IL vii
be proper hereafter TO inquire INTO the history oil TIT
extraordinary transaction. Certainly whether GENERA
Stlne vas or 3 not guilty when imprisoned his dis
charge uursd throws leariu burden OF responsibility