Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-16

date presenting the opinions Of the writer's upoa
the aspect Of affairs ia this country:
An ENGLISH yuw.
from the Loidcl Tines HAy9Il
We have now an official report aud detai!s Of
the events which preceded the capture OF New 0eans
Although the lately received docs change the
result yet places the surrender Of the Confederate city
in light more c,edtabc to the defenders New eats
did not fall without struggle Tnere fighting, and,
appears, very obstinate fighting, before me Fedora
gunboais made their way up RIVER The exp ditioH
G.n. Butler, powerful as it was In the nUmoer and
Oh OF tie vessels met by ilf GeTa:e :ofce
lot un othy 10 cope With L. Toe Southtru,r ~ besides
thsr orts had guDboas steam RAM, iron clad h-alng
.,teriss FIRE RATS and chains. With these, = oaeh
doubtless OF uusk,iul and has.y construction, they
contested duTiag six days the progress oil the enemy
but the geilSutry OF the FecerGs aud he superiority
| of the Northern vessels at las prevailed, and tue
| Confederate ho'la destroyed. TIE surrender Of
New Oreens after such contest is Invested OF any
prOaeh 4 city lying along n raVga0e river which l.
occupied by hostile ginboas, Worid only expose s'!
20 a certain and nee destruction By Asclrg re.
st. New O.leans subnlted but, IL the accounts
ccived be correct lis fall has been followed deed,
which p.s ~ sioS the hs!ce and TesOnte Pr OF tn
Southern PEOPLE Those who denied the devotion Of the
OOniedJraCs 20 their cause aud shc thought that tho
owe of the dollar would prevail every other
u this ca51 acknowledge that they moderated the oIa
atCn oil s1e pCblie feeling, Il DO doubted
mat whcrzyor the FedeTals they will be il.
vaders wiki whom terms arc 70 be made Tho VOID
las gone forth tor the general destruction OF properly
dong tie path of the enemy. No css chan 900 Dses
4 cotton said 10 have been burlt st New Oitnns
I; is further report tina. ell Glg tie Mississippi pr
para lone de- for similar sacrifice and tha &c he
approach OF Fsserh hset tho people OF the river
owns vera GIug lalIld, burning everything DO
liEd them.
Yet though tbese thirgs promise no speedy p,cii,2-
on tie Fsdtrl successes have been Important ard
rapid that csuuot wonder 20 the people OF tic
Northern Static displaying, with sincerity which can.
rot b. doub,ed their coIfdsrco in tho coming victory
Otthe Goysrnmelt wall speak, Ghout aud parade
evan fglt tor cause when their hearts they bele,e
20 re desperate; but they will willingly stake their
substance l.. They val make als,s but not
| ne c al blunders they viii give, bu. uot invest.
Every brings 70 the peup.e ssinn o:
confidence 10 the Government, aid ths genera.
that America, IN addition t. the grandeur m all oher
respects about 10 give 10 mankind the spec.Gcle
,ne OF the greatest aud mcs easily borne Iacn debt
10 creation. Perhaps the idea tia. be Federal
will be demanded rs investments abroad when zoe
IS oyes has something 60 with the prss,n Duoy4uoy.
Alh,ush, II my j. lse by toe temper this oouu.
try has fh5wr hardly dollar vii 90 tase1 his eide
| he Allan il, yet well Imagine that the beatci
ana gilauOu q re Nor people sees VsOGs Of en-
hgslsstic + glshmen pressing iowa TO bug all tue
,tCcNs Of tue restored AID IuylCeu Union a. prClum
They may t5lE the. il IN Nosh bring ;ho 10 az
Fad lurgg the present sGa-r ue UElt,O SSts viii eK.s
5uce VITO debt wh.ch, though the largest
contracted NJ tlt Eaau ptEtpd y. tue, 20
Cumbersome for a country win such resouross and
such future before IL. Suppose Jefferson DAVIS 20 -
| oea:en before Richmond, and eurrGard II The WSs
supp,se their armies drTen Ito The southern S.te3
where it s if 10 Keep large ioIcts together nc pa
per from which We copy sworn as t!s passage, and
inc or Two Lost Whigl vita the clief CHI, Of lhe
coast aud the Chiei raU5ds in their possession 10 be
aoo TO hold the South dependency, Ur, perhaps
| ~ coed in coCcislns the aleas'ed pe1PleShen the
Uaon will take It's position smolg the indebted countries
-, i'd
no alarming proportion tha num5ers whioi have IL
cured IT, Bat 1t must bS remembered that the low
| OF computation the debt OF tho North will amount
5000 100000 8jerhng by the tine tue army Is ds1tnded
contracts brought to Close, sud all the
astounding accounts OF the seuled. Then there
the d.b; contracted by the Southern S:ats os Wh ca
ge must suppose tie FEDERAL Government The indyt
ul States remain liable Il the Union % be iealy
| r S9rel Tais vii give over $500 900 600, qlirng
with the coat Of cole ouOu come $50 900 900 cling W
b. raised annuity 10 meet tue ilgrss U.l.1, this
| &C done at and regularly, the whole isbrc
coils, and wih IL the cfedi. which b. s3ppo.iea tie
/ greatest war OF our age.
Tho military Operations on which these financial
schemes depend, receive but nt.s light from the LAST
newa ihat has reached AL that TO learn lie
that chmond ia likely 10 be alb AndOned, and
made some where else. The eEules Of the south
evidently hang the two armies Hhch the Confederate
President aud Gsn. Beaufeglrd command. Never did
lees Of the South than az tlS hour OF derat ECo
calamity. But We have yet ltarn tgat at the SoGia
the hls been CGnsdtrsd so !aal 10 tbeis
N. Mec'c- who, it sad, has bsen thu best terms
with the Washington Government saCe bis visit 20 hch
m nj and who, therefore, may be looked ~ on "a by
no par Of the Souh, does not seem to have
found in the capital of the S-cesons-s any deposition
| 20 submit On the contrary We !eAsn--t6Ou.h, it Is
true IRON SOltherh sOurctsthlt the armies Il if-
son Davis ard saursg are bling largely rsin!Vscsj
| aud the friends OF the South, BON IN America
and England, tell that every week will add 20 the
strength Of the Co1federsss. These they say indug
IN the deusiye hops that + gand and Frales TcIl
fg their battles for them, neseed . asks prepare
tlvns for war on scale sufficiently large and have thus
been worsted By their snsInies. B1i assur
every is In arms and every dollar is az the ssfV
Of the ate. From Ibis 10 conclude thsl sub.
OcTn defensive warfare Campaign q poiiOns Will 10
carried by the skul and desperate who rule
Southern O54ed ration. It. nay bs 50, but certainly hs
pFogress OF the Nor;h though soDstnes SLOW, Ia
nt erto sure AID, il place after place be abandoned
| there mus. come !Bs when tho Tsst will b, hardly
worth defending. o! the ,g'Ure know litde Is
can only be said that the Sou,h has fana csm aud
peraton oppose 10 tue supsor numosi veal r. aid
military appliances OF the Norh, una has the contest
may possibly rage with greater fary IhAn curing
| the next ieW weeks.