Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-30

According to the ussgss # nA,ions have endesV-
osei TO def nd tu' whole In doing so, We have
resisted tss approaches cities and attempted to
prevent the passg, Of srmei vessels upon our rivers
Ia, enemy having the whole Federal ravy, aud large
Commercial marins unemployed, have commanded the
ra.er sveryEhers, and, might have been expected
have rendered our deisnc,s thus far OF no avail
Oar eofsi Ani river f0rth atoms we're our 6rss para
isI Of resistance. FGey have fAllso. Bus The enemy
has Incurred a. immense expense TO "a ct this object
Tasy Nil o'atcus 70 incur : great loss Of ucn and
money 70 maintain the advantages which their maritime
supremacy has given them.
We have had large sggregase Of men, and vA'uI-
be amour. o! spread slOng our ocean AID river
COASTS These have been he'd ia position By the shrs
u the Emery. Toe demonstrations Of inability to dc.
lend th'ss psi iOos S iberAsS imPOr force.
and leave it free to elsewhere against the land forces
o. 1ls sueny. Fas enemy, on the other hand viii be
obliged daash troops for tho defeues OF every posi-
len Ss abandon.
As We have uoS bl small force ID at il DO the
g-lc Interest jay to sIpcess the Opiaion that our
N'v4 hs2lr:nsn: u.sis have been administered win
S-e er ea-rgs All Eitn more practical kloEedge OF
ne resources OF the eolauy We mag. laOreVer, sI.
Pss 9as rsg'si salt sub important stores aud
nols should have been placed in positions that proved
70 % iaiefsusios.
W. have seen Fort Pulaski hoaeyconhsd b. heavy
oIdIaaee. Wa here 10 one il the NAVY Department
sgh inly fan liar -h the power Of modern prrj settles
20 anticipate this rssultl Did Cesar to mons to inspe,
Or e'eu prOss the -als Of Pailks We landed tro0ps
u29n RnaaOkc lld IN lie face OF ,eaold our strength
ao; occIr soc authorizes that the enemy could
base invested IBIS f1riorn force, and cut ii wi.hou.
% gun
Va planted troops o. the Clnoerla1d river. Gu,
Eo lps ul7-l h1,rolsy ever bad roads Tie eneuy
s.isi snol,-.y 1p1a ice EAser. Hos easy and bow 90
voa' 'o- Ih4E 1ls superior fore, TO ss,rouni our
P9slo-. Vs. nos Sc the meaning Of ihs apparent
sa--i o. ca troops u rePsllaS the Sseny from
"a'ss ie'ele=s. Sometimes hey Fssoaged the fgh, to
keep -' IA Psssao- al escIps aA5 impossible. SJne.
uui-s they sAo@cc l1g ilJssszh q; I,lAld ". 10
10 Pson2E ou- sending achievements % oar assls es
vl.r,.
w. do no dat, oa- EI,er ds!eness have been Coz
Quoted ae;.rtas 70 the mode uol. approved BY sse
lai i,l AllJri=s We cav bs5n sl'llei oas, sssip-
. staH. and have capitalized -.,l I'll tie fs--aiiliss
ia.i .cT. j. tie book
b-r- Lave nos gJls :sroasl tie reuiaa 0ir de-
is-cs 20 bse- d. g,sa: par, SUR 70 .r.e We talI
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"a nus; sgua Tcz.ld o1s !s.d c. asees,r. s1ps.
's--is Taa s;d'l E-rc .r7-saa =, ssa. Tsey he'd |
---'f''75.y, Bosom, SsE -Oa. Pahlslpsia, Norfolk
confession an Slvizaal AID meier, ult, the eoas d.
7s h-l ase1 proved made lss and ca. army viii.
a.AN1 &c as leelye Of t!s Is C-i-r. lid The Bette,
..e'ai' e'I'so-t raa. --sj 3 son Sa' inPoss.5ls
IT,. a' 'a'7, O. e tSa Nc have done thus far our
1a.- .a de eat,7s "a eE,adsi hes Of cos, a. ste.t
'Al7IaAss IS no .1aseT ;bt nortlr e.ets aud gun
Ia.t
TIE niss.-lre Of coast deielc, IS LIED from our
Bosom "ewL 20 lo-ssr coop up tsavs men, Or st5ra
Fa'--.s su9pit5 IN ua;ealsl. ilrghsai5 Tors Wssbu
si -r enemy land, ~asse ~ hava tia. far proved
.s 's7s'57. "clr 100: is o-ss more up5a QUE Ea.l.,
--i-a, and Fe asai 5re;e>s.ely employ QUE unu,u.
....i energies 70 trya i-s Invader beyond Our %.
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