The Nevada Democrat., 1862-07-01
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY l, 1862.
CAPTURE OF RICHMOND!

IndOmitable courage is no guarantee
against misfortune. New Orleans. which
was to prove another Zaragossa, or mod.
ern Moscow, yielded TO "brute force" and
her amiable beauties are cruelty prohibited
spittiug upon or insulting the "hrelingr of
the North" The "force Uf circumstance"
took Memphis, bat she still exists. pracii-
cal refutation Of the Southern idea thar a
brave people cannot be snbjugated, NaSh'
vile, Norfolk, and numerous other nurser
les Of treason, have weakened under similar
pressure; aud 1t is barely possible that even
Charleston, the vile nest in which the viper
Of this rebellion was hatched, may yet stand
ga high in The record of cowardy submis-
zion, as she does on the roll of reckless and
insane insurrecton. With these precedenis
for surrender, it will not surprise our read
ers to learn that Richmond has been taken!
Not, Indeed. the Richmond that, at the sac
rifice of wealth. character aud prosperity.
won for itself the indcllibe nfamy of The
capital of treason and of traitors; not the
Richmond that covering upon the banks
Of James river, aud garnering the full bar
vest its crimes have sown-iamine, pesli.
leuce and the sword-awaits its certain
doom; but another and very different Rich
nond. Richmond, of the firm Of Davenport
4 Richmond, one Of our most respected mer-
chants, has fallen into the hands of the Phi
listines--has been taken! The official de-
tails of this capture are not yet public, but
from our special correspondent we learn as
follows:
Richmond was on his way to Quaker
Hill with load of provisions. While
calmly considering his mules, and the plea
sure of feeding the hungry and getting
paid for il, he was startled, perhaps shock.
ed, by The sudden appearance OF two gem
tlemen whose principal business appeared
to be concentrating the ranges of an inn
nense number of revOlVeFs upon q point
just between Mr.. RichmOnd's eyes, accom-
pauying the mechanical effort by request.
ing Mr.. Richmond to stop. Probably since
cid Josbua's performance in The va LEY OF
Ajalon, there has not been more perfect
compliance with a similar order. Rich.
mOnd stopped; in fact, in the enthusiasm
Of his obedience. he would have run back
ifreauested. The two mules, the load of
provisions, and Richmond's travelling com.
paniOn, Mr.. Collar, oil came to dead halt,
pseTerring that to halt dead. The next
request Of the knights of the road was that
Richmond come out meaning. thereby, as
the lawyers say, that be was to honor the
check they had given him aud bis two mules
With his loose change. But here Richmond
had them. He could stop, and probably
with the persuasive powers of his new
friends be could have been induced to stay
there; but the cAsh be did not have, and he
could not come out as per request, and he
assured his new acquaintances that he was
Supplying the miners with every thing but
money-he bad not got to furnishing them
that yet. This seemed plausible, but not
liberal, and they turned their attention TO
MIR. Collar. He had about $400 and they
Knew it; but be was in q belligerent mood,
aud disposed to find "last ditch" right
then and there. But Richmond, by one of
those marvellous inductiOns that seem like
inspiration, calculated that it would take
just seven men OF the thickness Of Collar to
prevent bullet getting into him, aud be
wisely as we'll as prudenIly counseled sur-
render. His advice was followed, aud the
rasCals got an honest, hard.wOrking min.
er's last $500.
Richmond is back unscathed. but much
disgusted with his adventure and fully con-
vinced that circumstances can be made so
strong as to subjugats the bravest mau on
tue face of the earth.
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