Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-16
no CORRESPONDENCE.
Thrse nenth. sf,hs war.

Tls months OF April. ily sad June we're these In
uAelSsHArd assured foreign Governments she YOU'D
be eroush, TO q oOs. Lincoln publicly and { ii Italy
a2nCulced that the Ssbclio1' "on tire vADe ard
yzlls ald rapidly spPrOashpE 10 eud Ia the Yankee
Co1SGess bOas,fuy proclaimed that their Aruiss
mustered sI hundred and ,l1y-ssven thousand, thai
;aer preparations were al perfected, and that Tie
crushing Of the treason" Immediately vas IS certain
doom.
Tie months Of April, Nay aad jane have gore by
HuAt lbs bssn done towards lie iu6 ment Of these
Wanting ssuraEcss and hoE 30 He now staodS Early
Ia she mouth Of April G,rsra Albert Sidney Johnston
marea,d from COrnth Shiloh, and fell upon the
my superior 10 uumbers and To Ipmsnts, and occupying
tas'r oHn chosen ground. Tas noble JJhJ fell but
ali day. sunday the 6h hs brave men Wrealed with tAe
ulSquAl iorco Of tie foe, driving them back from their
camps e she protection Of their SunbOas sGeving the
gr0uad Stl their slain aud wounded and ptuHng sr-
lry s.ores snt prisoners in Tgs numbers T1s ia!
he c9Ebl. Wss renewed, bus on terms vastly more IN
,quAL A fresh Aruy tai come upon the held OF Rsl
safer in numbers ihan she exhausted troops the
70 tglt ST. ire nfssn or trelt1 thoRAni worr.
dosn bet ntci'Ahle soldiers Of sssaegArd he'd thsii
s'oa-d, rPll'iag eV,.y ossI Of the enemy, Ill they
SUD roi be Induced y make any more, EhSU, Aits
resting aEbls he SSdls 6si5, Gen Bsspressrd COM
ice tsd lsis y, orderly AMI unmoiessed 10
Cora.h. To s5llba. "a a double victory, the 4
ee1g MARKED By he e,Tel; Of the enemy and The
g-I ~ his seTulsO. The courage ard coustaDcy dis
aysd BY our ,rooPa, the u Of Shiloh, Eill make
Or ef tte Os.gt.ss, rAses ia military history.
Taush. by this aE III that Il voui not DO 20 ;rnst 70
e5paAs in sr cpaG 6-l5 The enemy after resting long
slsssl 90 show he s.u-1os Cf,c:s Of the blow tasy
- G.L,
Vi gpad.Dg taer say W 20 a point from Ehioh II,
p7serfL 7',ag guns could reach our pcsnOG--Nhl,
Iary .hea.ses lay =,e in tho da-es and behind their
,u;Es-s-a.ns. H5- they toiied and how thsy spsrt,
s.A sha. cracking Of -ac.s aoi catering Of none!
raey a; last rose-sd he spot desired, We can CRY
iusgge. b. zhea their hhors, "a they iJady hoped,
Al ended aud soout 70 be rewarded With sscses
%, vo5c uq one norci1E 70 the Geafedega.ss bso
Vanished VIZ 81 I4yir stores l1t .rsi0s sod without
l,ss o. q MAJ. To, great Yl1s-s l,bor came %
ao'siug LscL s,;snn'sd va s=a division to &c
I5s Bsss-ssss' ~. his tsocp, we're driven hack how
lls F-.sr a.- ga,s.sr ;ae raos-iace country i-t
which they bad ben sd Since then, Hsi. oks grAn5
army has been 0rF-g 20 v.ia tcr G5ids for -1'la
.gOU, and 20 is' bas 70. found them. Aela:ue, Gen
R-sgg succsstg: 90 che ogumslt 81 the Army OF HI
A,ssipp, AID be Las been working vita lts;AS gable
ssal emf al bis W. saosD ability, to organize iCr &C
Use opera Ions "a he great Western ' dey.
T1.s has ceeu tie ta'e o. toe grss YANKEE army tina
vas ssesr down the Mississippi Ike tornado. It Lac
oseo bss,s7 5a,'is, 'osd Ia strategy, decaa,ed Oy
l.sssss e g. Ia G. ',,s and hsd zone no.nlg bl
add me .gl5scts Of ruiii5rs - Ihe Yl1k:s deb. -
Tue the Es=lssp7 vc has passed igsn possesaion
bu. b; 49, g; a-s 20 las sSug-nor have t-s enemy
y.E hs,a abs 20 -Hs:reT gr any prso ioa purpose
We have IJ7, Ne= lssas su, that ass not been n
lzR-zsi evil We s7s reA7sd iron {, s1us irP9rlsn,
aivs ts-ss moral ord material Its Ers eject, IS the
bile 5's.T ssss uls 5seu 10 zTcuss tho southern
crs, Ias EOsi Ass so1e forth. more surrdnt.rs Of
&C. 5-, toEzl Jzr,oJ o. sshcs Savannah eui Charles
ty- have proved tie do Tao nv has 5sen forced
90 stl-to1 the % &c Q, 10th these oJco-t7s lat,
v.-r5-c-r.'7. srr i-c bloody is,s-: he sS ,rc5 CT
I-nes land AL tie .7szl.s -f.e. TIC 1ngtbs o,
lars. feJn s@4ls l5z-gsa..s.f7ss ~ SEA cad ir3-
E,aG, 5a7 T1f &c IT, -rr5r, eac'ra.-i Itself ali
,-'-sa5S=yI;5, sal rlis - -ae7 oppr0s,b.s
Egs1 ~.h b-.tor.sA T,ksbGfS, CT he sissi-sigyi
Ev-- h,s -osi Tor Eve weeks = ho1 "a ;be psih q
,-- asrT c. ust g-,E; s.saSsg, aud las Vihs.-,t
s.- SCI sill'rl.s % saO,s poser Of ts3 c1ab,.-J
F.l.7,, sip. sd Il and 1Or a. 50s,s T5.sa have
rrf Grrr C0E -b2ys al D I.F, Not Ce1'-f
c--g AzB been ssns7et by Ai- pro'c1 ed Il, lsrrc
ee-7.-so-lJ zl11 ere Tuk.1 fsigssg las s.c1 sult.
s.l lrt1r Of tAs.s ,S1-5-on e;ry,5 Ia ;ho ool-est
ia r0szsol o. E,v Orleans is rot ths pos8saloa q,
i-- Nrisa--i TEE Y,-lgv O. i.4i,,io-s Of re og=nsd
Jr,ds v.il lle vi have al iE.d Commerce q III
y9s...Is On g7sr lined b. a has.iis pep isuou ard
--H'ss. YANKEE sr7s s-n out Of Ee7 OsesTs s..ho1.
.-aor a1i y4-sas spectators zs s!r5d 80 III q.
.-s ventures % E5rt'erl goct5 80 QnSsE.ia ma
Be-, Ees udes1s E moTg 81 g.uslY b..ctadsd ,asu
gseT, f.7ce .ls.ai lsS o7une1cyd ai- JaasI riga
1i tyranny. The prise u 5Jus Is i,z4srS by military
slsorty s3t he barrel A fer Coo2, i has been
burned every Vtose Silsir tho pr,bIbo Tssob OF t1e
yss bs5 "a otss Blsrs .u's has lelsiis soataF,u
h,ed Of Yankee rule and Cur troops grasp theis as
ts5 nd ru-S into OagLs VIII the ssr CRY, "Rane1lsJ
Esv Orleans ard sl..er, tie Beast"
TIE Eiss.-3o7i "a sill defended by pUNer.r. amp.
g-e E-A1l Van Dom ard BeecknTi5gs arc % Hcksburt
10 uest the Yankees, If they tempt land attack
ts st atiaCa bss already failed The Federal pcke;s
b. the ss5gr5s a Memphis nightly picked CT vhie
Re sooss Jgpos.s TO New O:eA filed with Texas
soap shooters sLO keep the enemy within heis Iiass.
A. 80 have tl-eady said, GiU. B,sgg is ready With q
f5Eeful army % take me place In ,hs picture Of he
coming WSs'efn oanpsgu. TIE demonstrations Of the
enemy upon Eas,eru fenn.ss have far failed Gen.
Av smith "a there 10 watch the Gaps OF the Canbsr
l,ad Mountains. aud to guard Chattanooga and KioS
vile.
li Il vel klasa ,sas zoe Two greA. CIpedi:ions Of
Blusie -ri Sherman * inst the costs Of the Caroi1Rs
s,,e accomplished Go;hiag out to snser poorly d,eld-
- taraOrs TO lie there and rOL Tosss sypeiit,ses
ssrs only two "bs IoSa gotten 'p for the bsn.i: OF
Northern owners Of old bulks, laid up by tie 'aa OF
sutsrn trade The pirates Who irfsst the siAads Of
TIE South Carolina coast, have done nOthias EOftby o.
tie ulJe Of var, and whenever they haze been bell
eaOugA % saOS themselves within REACH Of white msp,
thsy have been chs 'ssd a. thew arserye SDcs thu