Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-28
TO CORRESPONDENCE.
Notes and News.

esterdly there vas brisk and continued cAnnonading,
apparently some twelve or fifteen miles North OF
Richmond, probably in the vicinity of Hanover Court
House. Il first attrSced notice about O'Clock in the
afternoon and was audible nom elevated points in the
city I'll near night Some ky odd Dutch. Yankees
we're brough: here after dark the result Apparently
AcGeIan's army is vsering round in that direction,
though this may be all a fsnt He has watching him
General whom Yankee arti6cs has not vet been able to
deceive This community rests eomposediy in toe
ience that the vigilance Of Johnston and the prOWS,
oi his troops viii save il from the ruthless invader.
The udngs from Jackson are better ard better That
ausos Old Turk has PLAYED the very dell 18th Banks and
hs sll05e'dsgu.iiOus. He has mashed them at both
et- and pierced them the centre. GoOd-very good.
B. has tsseu artillery, small arms, ordnance and com
uisSTy stores tOrses and human vretches, in Plen-
t;g. a7undA0ce. cod sgain. His horsemen
So pursuing the dsmsyed and tying Amal.k.
res, shifting them bip and Jhish This success
Ct Jsssso1 opens glorious vista OF possibilities in thu;
ires;o1. TIE Land Of the enemy is rs. ahead Ct him
ter capital tina. mes. of uuclela birds, within reach
tls Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, their great military
and commercial highway, at lis tees-vhat may he no,
90 Nc one doubts tha, he viii 90 sn tts, energy,
d'rr7, vigilance and a sublime devotion can accom-
ya-s
Houston paper reports a Confederate victory az
c-etts wherever ths. NAV be-in Texas or Mes Mex.
iso-., matters 1l; Este, so tina, We faxed hem out.
We thi- morning record another disaster 20 our
Gee Herbs :o7ces have been defeated and driven back
from LsWisorrr, With loss OF three or four hundred
ssa, wounded lui missing and four pieces of artillery.
I1s resc. was due IL The opinion Of one OF our corre
Poloents 20 smarl cement aud bluuders' 1.-THE conn
m'2di2g ohc, acted badly, will LOT cover their mis-
conduct or ilCoupsteucy 70 say that proper courage
AID devotion on the part Of the troops nigh, have sup
Piled the detsgl. Of their commanders, AID vet u
nay be said Ni,h TRUTH Il all our men had Tough, as
some sOsm 70 have i)ne-aad every soldier in this
dssas'ruggIe OF people should slSsys yht-they aud
'ls county sO-t have been spared this humiliation
Victory o, death should be the SatehNori OF every
Confederate soldier.
Orders have been issued BY Yankee Generals and
bog Governors mAaiissag purpose on the part Of
e- enemies 70 tsea. cIPased rangers and gussrileros
differently i7ou prisoners Of var Fremont directs their
tidal by Sogr, marital spies and Andy johnson orders
chat Che uegh5or shall be held accountable and punished
tor any hing done their vcasge by this class Of troops
Indeed .- s sa.ed 10 Northern papers TIA, some OF
Aasc sodisrs Slo had ALLEN 10 20 the hlcds Of the eneuy
have been already hung as common felous. Il this
os -scsiuei to be certainly trg, the Confederate au.
-o-ites should not and We presume vii not, hesitate
moment ssol: applying the proper remedy. Rstala-
ton il -Le ory cure for this a;rocty Oar hands are
full 70 overt wing with Yankee prisoners, Who, az
invaders Of our country and despoiers OF our homes
nave not one t.ie Ct the claim 70 our sympathy
nd s.eEeCCy, that these rangers, fighting for d q
BE auG family, aid organized By la- have 70 q e
rsspe,, and t5rbsarag,e o. those into whose hands
ley may tL Another Natural cOlsg4us-ge OF sl.-
JaTJsror AMI savage conduct Of our enemies mus, te
ila they do 10. gse quarter 10 rangers the rangers
Ss- rot give quarter to them. The b,l,i q sIl he
ta5 hammer untal shcl the, ill hunt their sdgsrsares
-lt these latter choose 10 lave it, then, SO lee it be-
Lincoln la, "n.lya old Gen. Wool comp..nentAs,
letter, and made him Dc General for bis g,Iantry
and good eouiue in the capture ii Norfolk The cap
-re consisted only 10 ordering over body of men from
Fortress Monroe 10 occ1py the toSn after We had de-
serted IT, We have no: heard Of a qua being fired BY
any Of these but for TIE sake Of magaying their
operations and producing false Impressions the sha'r
sq0asu Of as ueror0us Achievements We expect next
90 lelr that soma Yankee naval of,sr has been pro-
no.ei for the destruction Of the Virginia. Tankeedom
should cree: a temple to Huubgg
TIE II claye Colucl OF South Carolina have issued
oslsr setting forth that they concur in opinion with
le people Of South Carolina, m5lsd in Convention,
l., Charleston should be defended a. any cost Of lie
or property, and hat their deliberate Judgment they
-7gi prefer e re7-ss Of the enemy, with the entire
, 10 ruias, 70 "a evacuation surrender on any terms
~hz.e7cr. hl. while they urge deiercs Ct the city
81, e'sry tazrf aud claim forbalrauce from the mill
u.y authorities from considerations oil life or property
the Governor and Council 18th the Convention disaE.
prove voluntary burning Of the city By the citizens
themselves, irrespective OF military command
The VALLEY NietorT.--B. aud q. IA.
There will be mr,l speculation A. to the use General