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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05

Law close TO the ground until Il had passed No
vas red, and the work progressed though no enc
nv WAS viii Il range.
This morning the rebels operei with increased yigor
for about three hours ON their batters the rv
but receiving no response they ceased
Yesterday General Hancock went Gu. With portioe
of his brigade for the purposs OF driving the enemy
from piece Of timber which they occupied In too coe
prex:mitv to our works Our troops advanced througa
an opsu ii on their hands and knees, uatl they came
within elise musket range.
The rebels Who Nefe secreted behind sturlps and
trees were anxious to get men upon their Feet To
end.avor aud to accomplish this the Captain Ia CON
m.nd Of the enemy shouted the height OF his voice
charge bsyooe;s supposng that our frightened troops
would instantly jump to their feet and run, but thfy
were mistaken iu the men. The command beiog given
the second time the R'bsls arose. when cur troops
noured upon them well directed f:e, causing them 10
relres, leaving their dead wounded 10 be Gaze Tor
sfcrwards During The tkirmsb CIV battery which
the rebels err esd Gu ing Su day night and winch 10
terfered with work ng party OF our men was mosi ell
fectiyely silenced and The guns disnounsed.
The time is drawing close when tie commanding m
,rai will commerce the task CT refIoiug the eutmts
works erected to impede the advances Of the USion
troops All are sargune to the result and the troops
are eager 10 be led forward
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
PRIsoNkKS OF WAR.

Tns Pailideiphia llqe,rer makes the following sug'
gsstious:
Tnere aTe Already from two 10 thres hundred prison
ers o. war a; FIR. Delaware aud preparations now
being made 10 receive additional two thorsand.-
Tnse men are presen, in Baltimore, where IrJoners
sSe daily arriving. They VII be transferred 10 For
Delaware as the wooden shodI for their rccfp
on aud other accommodations pIepirc6
/ may n, be generally k1oEl tina; the Government
ba, LoE more thAa twenty thousand ebt prisoners in
,ren, parts OF the North Toe number sanity be.
log tex m ia rnresz ID BY the public These nen trom
their recent eHecse and mode OF hfe, at their Oh
er d,gree If strepg ard physical condition. Many
G,vtr1mtut works, postponed 70 future years. might,
under their mgliiOEm hands riae VITA the magic Of
AAdln's palace, aud their aoOr moderately tisked,
would a relief from the diam of captivity. Insead
OF this .or months they will lie on their bIcks
and chew tobacco. Toe etiquette Of war is costly.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
PROCLAMATION RI THE PRESIDENT.
TO THE PEOPLE or THs cOsFErE RATS sTArEs o.
AMERICA

emmy rasng war 10 yiOisrve Of ussg Of
N civ IL d nfiiGs hAE Invaded try wiz Vt
retn's peiF .unb@r he declared hs par
iuee sub Ms I'm We ttruyge 70 preserve birth lit
CT t1b fttdo- urt Is In the &c 81
and the pro Of Col Recent Dc sp Ad gc,n
he nd and sits st e hear hoas, souEt
m,n; but pc pc ci'ts 81 eel uie and Thu eyg
heir tles H=AVen re est down. BIT cannot be d.
r4yei They n m1.ri the Of he msft,ts DIVES .
bsn 'crh d Ia thi bot ree1vs h1d sp IVA loa
ef Divine VITA hug BILE Juison and al
AID that hosts ain ssg 10th Ia ia oV
hsd win srKi1Gs sclcitade thT ssfs.
IT, meet htt hs rh peopls shou'd milo ally
TIE migby taer ant btsseeh BIS sposdfu pr,t ion
To is ,ni thsrs;o JEdEEs DAVIS esseat OF
fdsfEt' st.t's Of Are III iNi'-
Ing al the people usite At ter reve al aces Of GA
friday re ot1 day Ct the moth OF May, 10 bl
'on 20 AmshtJ a, that He viii SouehIsie 1, bis gs
oa GU bo e. oopn that BE s stre,.pea and protect oai
srmls hs He vi va ch cope gu tie
evil Ash MT n ef r.es Asd lie VII
cd ore g. ui the pleading Of psse. rl seeary ua
Hs heller Z
Given under my hard tbs u the oonfede
Rlchmo nd, on the % day Of May, A. D., 1854
may yEFfERsON DAVIS.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
- 60 nnath.Ynnhrr

Re ro1i1 b. l,l3 lrzabls p, rIsp., - any ors
norm 81. Si.,s. while Laeola aai hrs Parliament
sr c'ne-cs sSaeGs to smIBc.Pl,e the - YES IL 4
AF-li-. Of .luois aa. h RI, negroes shoalLS w
.2l ,a1ly e--lzyls then'cyei in Virgins. No.e p
81 aria hats al, h1Eevgr, - a well cred ssc,be n
msu cr -onEc-ot the "c5n.rl5A.6" race u an
la--ae, VAC can. appreciate he Happiness deri si
FROM she real erJlymcat u Southern. hcma, nd
5o ia sra-gsf 70 that diguiIy ana COO qusoea Nbi.b
psr.tr 90 many OF that rssr when ~ cared Ior tv
hol0.4sls -2t rszpseei masssza.
is no. a. ID remarkable ha--s,ss. With ~, as Y,z.
See actions Of slavery. an. -su lr Grvsf,nent ,al
c5me % be more nd .sre kro~n and the,sf1,s lss,
aai 's' ap5 ,'e- ,y the free negroes il thu South
g., .uag -,.-er e9rs aal n0s5 ilolltd 60 .su.a 10
'rs o'l-i.or -aiea al,us, seen, G, haze tssisDsa
s's should c'caoy, E)r Is e a. sid s4gprisiug nov
sAs Gre -.-r ra@ elpa;sy ast nE 81 ~ l,t Alone
ls ,h.i- Nl-.s-s s,up..hzirA ws.a ul,y they "a,
'i..s.r ~ g-l sci. ,Serds.'
j.-r.. 20 al ft.s. =- aacjsa, arg. FROM ,ibs-rj
i.H.rr. . 4sHAsl ,a, Frs is descended. i-at q
sos. rr.-- p---4 s-s lospitlii.y 20 ylr;is q.
"a. E..... v.r I'D. been brousa; 10 hiq, u
dur. F.. cons r-el-e, s7a f,7 which b. wa to e
Eb-rsir rsvi-isi. s.- a. .sercfoe, printed &,
rh70.s -1'.rs. -ayu.prs % o., \ sfct Ne thsseup
--ssi .h.s sal-,res no .0.oaad nigh. BE- 'urlsd =,
s1t H-tyer ~r' -.s. .,5 and Shen the very me
sH- h- l..la,r O. O. bscln,a god in hii Iaoalh,
1rrgi Bte.h1r % take a-fy pre- which nus;
prov en- ss.' r1d J5osh'e enc. Ha then order u
n s- .ug &C. cc=sia river, whose sands, upon nj
dang 10 -rs .Va sI ,lsl into gold by ID toush. Some
iue i.r. t. .3sertGre, ea'cd by his Importance
X Dr bsv, & q. sc. com uuaca1a with the gods hii,s
hiI tte u7G3snca so rusiatsn that Pan wse superior
20 Ap-io in sinsos ard IN playing upO1 the ne. for
,lici r,ss ag1iol lls of,ilsd god claagsd HE ea,4
INTO aas, OF 40 a1 to shJv hs ignorance and stupid
49, TBs def.rn.f, didas attempted to conceal from III
siosl.dgy OF bi' subi 3 bas ole Of Ia. servants W
tbs l.pg.h If hs ca. AM bang uaAo, 70 k,ap tas a.
e-r .ai yss afraid 70 reylL t. a7Prshensys as ~ WIS
o. ths az resentment n oP,ned hole in tn, car b
and f-. he had wlispsrsl thsrs the gesat secret h.
covered up the pic, a. BEFORE il he hal hera bu-
r-i biz words n th5 groanL On thAi very sPoi hoW
ever. a. the po1s mia.a'n, gssE great runSH Of
reels, ~aieh, uhsn sgisAed By Ii, Wiud u r,d tbs
same soagds that bad been bursi Osaslh and thereto
plol.shed TO the World that Midas hid the ear OF
49,
Nos the mere Aos.rAe; proportion tia ths ig'o il
the eqIAl Of the waite naa hurts Oas, ami SAd b.
diryes, perhaps, consolation from the rdsct,
tat, in his potato pach be s COOL As Mr. neoln
, The White HOuse. Bas uhSE Il is attempted 10 coo.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
Ehe War.

Since Our last Issue, important movements have &C.
CURED o. the Peuasu Oar line Of 6efeness a! York
to.r has been abard3ced and the Confederate forces
nave drawn farther up the Peninsula. 1t is supposed
the enemy Immediately advanced Their gunooa's we've
OF IVES, Point Yesterday and feed upon the last train OF
cars leaving for Redmond.
We hear OF other impor ant movements, which We do
40. huk il udicious TO disclose. The public will soon
,,oma aypr zad of them. We correctly informed
We anticipate the most glorious results.
Interesting adyiess from COTnth ~ll be found Gnder
,Ae ts'eSraphc head We have to think the an
tci,aied battle yesssr6sr did nat ocanr
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
YANKEE vANBALIsh.
correspondent Of the Philadelphia hqHirr, undeI

correspondent Of the Philadelphia LHqHirr, under
Gaze of 2Si ult, says:
Mrs Farrenhold has deserted her house, and the SOL
diers have taken complete possession Her secession
proclivtes have mado her what she s ruined woman.
Il slaves say they will not be hired out She has 10
land to cultivate her hufba I'd IL 10 the rebel ranks and
che wandtrer. Many say she is spy, LETT here pur
posely by the enemy TO gather Information She lis some
wat OF the "strong init dsd" sort.
We popped AIo bar mataon this morning ana iound
score OF soldiers IN 4krg jhnpy Ikes" at the pafor
fire place. us green shutters for fuel On The
walls the SELLERS have fcrbbld all sorts OF devices-
IN my of them quite mertOit il the way Of drawing
some are gu 10 comicAl and full of pon One represents
a mule and ia maj ked "GOvefDmsDt beef" Another 10
,uaye sitting on the ground with "a are biscu t
III lis hand, Tn itrn. "Jue tquare meal DAY" Many
of the soldiers have written their names and those b.
,ngng 10 fee companies have added the name Of their
f.vorte machine" The "Knick rbookeI" FIRE CompA-
W. OF New Yolk the "Wecoacoe" engine, OF Pnlaiel.
phia, a., appear in large capital letters
Tns ce,aosmtn would not be aio~ed, OILY THIS Is a
doomed house as the enemy she'll this point and when
the battle really commeI 10 earnest L will ue dtmosh D.
ed almost to certainty. This mansion aud surroundings
stand out In bold relief aud be seen Tor miles a.
round locking much grander i! really is. The small
gbowsaAed houses that lock SO neat at distance, are
miserail., dhty bowels upon investigation They ere
wtie -Sas1ed on the outside, AMI begrlmed With smoke
and dirt on the inzide, aud oVeriua with vermin ncdeL
sal TO untidy hous, keeping.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
Missing the Rod.

Toe Legislature o: Maryland has bsen made TO sp-
pro5a,e seven housand dora-s to the families Of the
Massachusetts, Yankees slain by the outraged cizsrs Of
BL,uo.e III the invasion Of last spring. The nsH Ct
Maryland slaughtered by the Yankees are stsmatzsd at
mob and their families Left to want ard iASid TO sup
Port their rderer Massachusetts, reqaires this trbl'e
fiom toe compared. The President OF the Bal. more
,road vas bsiore Co. sresI begging that they Woad
~ make railroad etr,c; from Washington to New
York, leaving Baltimore III the track and destroying
wat the Yankees call "a monopoly" srci Is the lot Of
y covquered.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
BUarAL or Grs Bss MccuLLoCu The Austin G.,

BURIAL OF GES. BEs Nc .ULLocH The Austin (1sI
as) Gazette Of the l2!h nit , says:
The r,maias Of General Ben MeCulloch, the hero oil
Oak le the pride and boast OF the army OF the Wet
we're m Thursday, With eli tho usual Domp aud ceremo
nv attending Icc lsors laid b. the side fBur!cscn
heuphill aud Mcleod. Tht body lay state 10 the Rp
rrsen,ative Hall from r H. on Wednesday, until P.
n on THURSDAY asl. A. II O'clock after prayer from
Rev Mr Paip5 aid Bishop Gregg, Caps John Henry
o1H WI acted aid TO GeL SoCulloch 10 the action
m wicl be lost h lie, entertained the large couc1urse
o. ciz s Tia: crowed the large Representative Hall
Vi al aiaiess Ds-s;ny tbs thriiag inaients OF the
baslla d, and oCquendy portrayiag the military &C
compliments, peQlotism. hsfoism. and noble single
helriejntEs OF our gallant ranger general
General Henry Bcgu lDch beiHg present. remarked in
voice tremuoui with emotion wlose &C cents reached
the heart auc led the eycs Of all present. that bis broth
err had in his viii recon led soul his God and
bquea he'd HE body TO this STATE and that he now The
executor Of that will gave The bods 10 the EIecutivr
AID with it his life. Governor Labb Dck ia his ow1
uimabs sni hsppy way, responded 20 the remarks Of
General II hcCu!oct. !. u impa5Tole for u TO
give synopsis O.! what he said H. stirred the hears
Of the audience to their proouudest depths aud awak
eI or aroused feeling Of inen5s patriotic enthusiasm
We have never txce uaich filed the Lofty cham
Der with the deaenDg .hous Of the Thousands ssjem
bed su!lc cut IL Ough; Garth so, 10 iicken
gain life the laundering hero, Who wrapped in the
b,nner q his country, lay in stse in their midst.
Tns CO course tina: attended the bod 10 the grave
the largest assembled in the State tho prooes-
son being more than e mile org.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05

EScouRAGENENT FUR THk rIND FRoA THE LESSONS OF
HsroKr A uror in the Western C.rjlinan, in dis
cussng the Iesioo, "Ars to be SUI jdyated by the
Notthg ssys
The history Of all civiz ID nations Of past ages answer
thi, question dc dsdIy in the alive. Greece, small
republic, consisting OF not mo'e than an halt e,zs1
states whose popaition did no. exceed three mi hon,
vas invaded Tor the purpose OF suagatioa by the Per
| san moLarch, X.iIer, wuh en- aFgIy more numerous
han tho entire population OF the coiGtTy they invade
bu. Ler scliiers we're well dsc ined aud brave, an1
tho result vas tha Persia aed TO sutu gate her. and
her iuya6e:s return home Nth not more than the
6hicth mart Of the my that entered Greece
England, wish populIdpn four times more numer-
Gus Insn that OF Scotland, by aSag Advantage OF the
domestic s;Oris OF that oouGry, Tor more thI1 TWO
centuries at various me7, attempted her Cation,
and ia he rein OF EIwlId the q did uce,td with
powerful army oyerllbng The entire county, aklog
every for rtee their capital aud every seaport town.
| apd ye' notwttslandng her chiefs who II ID to her
MOUNTAINS 10 few years assembled Pow riul army Of
de ermintd men, and at the Id OF Btnaoc bur g.
completely varqushed and ppsIsed the British army,
Oh Il IL the last afempt that gland ever abe at
sal jugA iou and though the tao kiagdoms Afterwards
came uGed uudsf the sisis u9naica, II was Tue re-
| suit If ciyl compromise and not OF CO. guest
RITA casa more auaiC gOus TO that OF the Sout1ern
Sist and that OF the Northern Government pr,sehA
it.ef in that Of Spain and Por.ug Portugal MSS a
oartnent OF s. au separated from tie other depart-
.neu,s by uhsil OF m)uutGls, and con III opa'
InD ,ss tLsn one fourth OF the entire nedJm. POr.
neal l. or fsreed that she did not tjoy qlaI priv
cv,a ~i:n the her depsEtTents, aud, therefore, 10
,;9nycn ion Ta'sed r,sj!u ion TO s,c'de from he
! apsb Gov. r. ment ard have G,ves.q OF their
o,n Spain called this ra1elion aud ssnt powerful
any by land sea TO crush il Gu. Portugal also b,
mbled an amy witch WIS Commanded by tie Dake
of Burea ze, aud after msDy years If rs of alternate
feat and ccrr, Spain abandoned the country, AND
YrSALLy ACKNOWLEDGED HrR AS AN INDEPENDENT KIsG.
DON At h,r rebu ID Ike as King.
S,o,lHd in her q rus was without a nivy-so was
PortueS and he d. rs of cacb oil the while uuder the
strctes blockade and neher q. them POSSESSED OF hall
The Internal for the supply OF food Grams
rs are the Co fedrate States aud each Of them had to
contni With greater btm 'rical dn.reLca IN the I'D
follows therefore, iset that il sulf ourselves
To be N dRa6d il is becsu,e les8 brave than
either Of ta.se kingdo Toii we do 70, believe. and
therefore utterly dcarj all appreciation Cf sLtjugG
tion.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05

A Paildelph,a paper OF Ao-dly tays !:

A curiosity is on exhibition here in tn, shape Of a
40 aker gun" alleged - be from OentieVe, aud lately
81 aibed for soRe time IA Washington. Issa 10 tiou
OF tho trunk Of slraig Oh! tree, ten feet long, ish
zen inches il diameter a. one end aid twelve inches
a, the other Az TIE adj the bark Is Gu. or aud the
wood clipped the shape of cinaon It then burned
10 81 III lsnt baC lCss TO sambl, iroi a. dissn
Toe bSck part u su ,nveoped with bik which the Sc
ceshers, il Is aid LzJ 10 rtmove Nailed up IN
tie wood IL cIriiclte by jhn II. weyer, OF Washn 6
tot stating that be brought the qua irom Ceatevie,
where be found Il mount redoubt lately IN posses
on Of the troops under the Rebel General joseph
J ,hnston Tas statement ia s=otn to before John d.
O ark insties Of The pesna IN WashiDg.on.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
rRnu rRrn.RIcHsRrnn.

From a Washington letter dated 25th ult, we copy
tine following
Oae VI the correspondents OF the Inquirer reached
mere TO night direct from Fredericksburg There is but
itte news Toe place is nearly evacuated b. the pso
,,is Suiy iva 49,, -, ~,
NO sIce some Of the dsioyss utaotanis attempted c
ocs 10 Secession flag, but tie more c5ns'i5rate ci,
z,as prevented Il, recruiting 10 qle disurbloce Tio
most OF tho inhabitants raviDg for Richmond
r,ere scr lie number Of applications ior pssses Of
~ n aud cms1 who said they Aer hern people,
aud i sized TO come N9rh Some OF tue sid snis Of
the pl,cr prof ssog De Uaioa mou say that there is
Cniol League there OF four handed rSous.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
EXTRACT OF A LETTER

iran an Ea;a.sl Lr,ysr ~ FSGaes 70 Of hiI
Ffis,,ds -. PtrgiHia.
lam very happy to learn Of the friendly RIA
.ioas between Commodore Asury and yourself To
ehoos cne friends Is the fist principle of the ssierce
liis 10 every respect you Can hardly make a mOrs
valuAJ DE acquaintance in Richmond fOr have heard
tsas this gentleman, so wt.l known in the world under
e tile OF Lieut. hsury, is endowed ouly With
siperior intel c. bet also with very esdnabIs char
tier Toe ,6-isuoy of my eo!entia, knowledge does
ass permit ne 20 appreciate t1scJy the extent tf bic
ss,g-upbicli And astronomical achievements Bat Wien
1 nae upon the amount OF pAreree, energy, and
power Of observation aud generalization which
:, ssry lay o.: the charts Of tic winds and currens,
4ad To creS,n tho GEOGRAPHY Of the sea when COT
s.Ier ho+ uJh al the .Ations have been ben, lied
IA discoveries; ubcn, sny remember he fac: Il
simple lieu enact Of navy assembling truly n,ern.
tisnL Coag-,sy. whose members take up unanimously
as views ia reference % the best Of completing
BIZ great undertaking. fe, tie highs admiration for
uch genius showing Itself Under modest an appel
.ocs. You musi ,u,iyao carefully the friendship Of
this genil ,.nsn aud you think, nv dear -, that
= will DO. be ind Il rent TO your friends sincere and
Jslefd sympahies tell him there is in Normandy an
llum5e hone, who're his name il exceedingly honored,
and ~h.To be vi b. welcome IL hS is. one day, aor ed
" any Etu nsta1e,s pay viii 10 the shores OF the
Seine
l. vas worthy so high character TO leave bis 'FRONT.'
nent positO' q, Washington in order go and defend
his native State. This resolution gave jpio Jaeto
s,eai mtr,l strength to the ,ade Ct tho S,uth. TO
N mice ye,y rtl WbAt sensation IL produced when it
Z .qboGuosd hese BY the newspapers
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05

GENERAL oHpEhs,
The following proSlsuston publ sA.i for he nformaaaa
ef ell csEse ned.
PROCLAMATION.
psyrtus Of tie power vested by 10 desisrs Ne
PEG lon Of the pr st "a t1s wit 81 tNEo q % pas
JeneE avis u the Conf rate states ~ Asf
proclaim that Martial Law l. her by ertsndsd Oyr he
ties ofLee wbe buchanan aeDjue aad wyonias, .uder
III mnanI Of Bis.dier GessaI humphrey hasaaL
and DO pro;laia e ,sspsoioa q all eiyii tnAelsuen
tn the except Of rs. esabd "a eoats:o take gn!I n's
Il probate Of wills, III, nj Tnoa o N eItAis q %
psrbs the GelJu Of suArians 10 enter ees se
an 10 the ion and q prop y 10 make ordes
enernrg and bridges % a.s,s sosLy ieh ai Of
the dne md tn susSenson Of the wit
Of d. cas- corps In The vniifs Aforesaid.
1911 In hth vher,of rave h.reunto ssnsd my name
sTAL and NY seal VI tsrd day Of May In The ons
t--lt ou,snd eight hundred and sxIy-:w ,
IL M sader Central iiuzph rey Marshall, charged ~, The
due execution Of TIE itsg proelams Ion He Nj 70 LsitH
essbhsh eest mIAy ponee and " u tnorcs IN; follow
ing orde.s -
All Aoa fqu pOliiveI prohibited and
the lls Wit Jrthwi4h tlcs d. 1h sale u Ipiriuous l.
qlars Of lad h II phbsa, and esttnlshnsns 70 The
sal hsrgOf AL % closed
H. personI ipf ingsg The sbovo pr ton WI rurH sae
psnhuent th. be triesSd by N, sentence Il 1
m prov ded hard labor for thR1
month shall be inflicted by he Of mentA ceat
martial cir. o.td By the Sta Aruels OF War.
BY command Of the Secretary Of War
(iignsd) a COOPER,
ma5-lw Adj Irspesso. General
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
rng yltLANnrGaAx LM.ere.


The same correspondent, says
|. us tXrsc;,I this moraing ;ts. resolution, either
or the expulsion or OF ar VIl.f dsham, would
b, the 6est business 10 or6er, and With that view,
Uuuoer we're prepared Gnd in rea1aes' Speaker Gov,
however decided thGi The member nsing iis n,nsiSe
language WAS not called order q; the time, and rs
ether business had been allowed to intervene t was lot
ri,hia the ues that resolution could now bs enter
,sired on tie futjsct Il is rumored that Wade las
sent challenge TO Vasndgham, ba; it ia dOubtless
without foundation
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05

tbs FIGaT AT SoUrH MILLS The following is copy
Of the "General 0rier" Of Col A. r. Wright, Of the sd
Regiment Georgia Volunteers, relative 10 the recent
brilliant affair az South Mills
The Colonel Commanding sgain feels called upon to
thank regiment for gallant conduct He is proud TO
command tuch troops On Saturday, the 1914 instant,
tlis regiment with the assistance OF our artillery
company and s!uy fought 81 regiments aud
= much artillery osn, Of the enemy Less than
fOHr hlnfre s uthdners engaged and stOriCH.fy con-
tndtd ruth from t,trh H'Gnd 10 SIR thousand NCrthern
srs, for nee iyay hours With the most fearful odds
against Gu, aud u4der last CALLING fire, Eel ow Gsor
gRas You fought TihCu. thought OF reirenting, I'll
ordered 10 do 80 by your iii rs You were never whip
p,d IN when compiled TO fail back by the over ~hem
numbers that pre- sing upon and thinking yGu,
you m4rched c slowly and in good order, before foe
aIsd pursue Oar enemies hai been taught lessen
by which tb,y pr 3D. aud did rot dare to rush upon
BODY of MN .ho had shown such determination.
Time and crcum,t css do allow the Colonel TO
give = full expression TO his feelings Of oxidation and
gratitude to the basc soldiers Of his command. Every
thing is buJ f-lmpd Up in tie words OF jJr General
Hdger vhrr BE- Frtes: "Ile Georgian have covered
themselves with g!ory"
We mourn FIR 6ur brave c0mtaies ia arms who fell
upon the BATH field GGtsJey died ia gceat and GO
rous cause They tif.Tsi ~ If Ives a sacrltce up.
the Slesr Of their beloved S0alh "'lis sweet, sh lis
sweet for ones country to die"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
HcLrLLlSs PaErARArlOSs-A sKISMIsH.

A letter from Before Yorktown" April 2s.h, says
Tee rebts apparently just realizing the fact ttat
Gen. Mcclellan Il making ex eps.ve Preparations 10 open
lle second seq, OF yorktown. Up to yss.e day TIE
works Of troops havJ steadily progressed dr,cly
under the eyes Of epImg without a9y resptne IRON
their guns ping occasional shot 10 'hioim US
tia they sull there.
Our tarttwolks are nov beginning t. present Tor
md abe appearance u the enemy and all day yehte,u
and ss nis ht they kept up brick ire on them VITO
Yss of drising the out o ,cssionag she'll ~oIie
come 80 cose 10 msks I unpleasant when they "ouia
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
LAaD FOR SALE.

WE cGsr for privately acts OF Laod 10 tho love-
w int othe comfy Of casa lying inmsiatel opPoi
h ter en- bih side 4 sodth River elyet nile, dorm Of
rrds n aud IS rss froT Lhmond, h, old m1Hn ala
road cf b. river c'.'a ms 400 that m 5IIS
a5. Dwelling an the out hou g sEe very suPe.
,Io and .hu.dsnt IT, Il each atup rbDn "a &C
hea cred land VI original groEth and hHssGPPl Of
v ter n aarh aelt.
PretuminE will prrchus without viesing thu prenises
We dozen faTth description lnecess ~.
Apply GoDDiS ArrERsos.
ap24-dsl' Wal. WALTON.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-05
LAM FOR SALE.

oPPER for sale privately Tract Of Lad. know1 By TIE
name Of Gree vi Ing lover o. ,usa eolnt
Inc place eoatni Say Acres anih ont somf rtsbe dive
ling all ether necessary buildings Toe land kind And pro.
dIs se wl.eed an e,n'eHisnt TO ths Jams River
an kAn VII . Canal otllg on ~ mds dIstsa
We dee arh de,crp u.nsiessIry Is purchasers VII be
az ,sc,ed 70 : for the nselgrG
sr Dahldlse VITO lives upon the place, will show 10
any n e wtshit 10 pRrchs'e.
Apply GopDN sPPERsoz -
ap zI-uSts JOSEPH T. MEbsDlTH.