, 1863-07-09
gl1ifago Irtbnne.
TIE GREAT RICHMOND PANIC
The Rebel Preparations to Resistthe
Advance Of Gen. Dix,
Appeals Of the Rebel Secretary
OF War and Mayor Mayo
for Aid.


| for Aid.
|
lFfom the Richmond Enquirer, June 25.1
Ofjctal nevs from the Peninsula on yes4or
dor. states th.t the enemy w-re iandin1 T.
force on .Jamee River. In riew of fhss ~
Governor issued a call nnon the r1ti1en,. ~, -
organize 10 meet in :asion. which vas ~ nromnt +
II aud en.Lu5fa.tfca1lv resnnnd..t r. ~ ~
nfrr. in the Canito3 s9nare 80 ar;dant rs,
the cnernv desires r. ,nat.e d;var:;,,!, ~. -;
movement. to tf1e detr;menf n fsnn en a., IN, IN,
he will tail !; and if his advance is made yer,
far up tie Peninsula, it viii pruTe a faiinr9
both iguom;ntous md disastrous. We have
.";S Stt ", - tne sanuMs VIII make olazlns
aa"a';a ~ GS to"Gt connues, out tnat they VIII
a. a1esompnssn. angnt eise q an! Importance, Is
| THE v.xrup .nr,~rr- cu.xcr
| ,a, eASoA oF AAsE
| Fora city bcsteged. Richmnnd nre,ont.a ,
| 1erv nntrt and rnIn,,osed n1,na.-arna I"Ste =
dar' 9Tt,a 81 80 c,.,...t .t 5esIel-
uo} ,err @ es ess.rfa, -, anu me asy was
to dampeu the Spirits Of our citizens. The
men generally seem to hare become possessed
and have been in tie arry since fha xar .cps cop.
mtnced They oh.v H.. en,,.na,. ruo - - svs ~
n.i]ifia viii H. rr:,n4nass ~ samons ao; " eus
.hn4 ~1n sae prompIness' cootness and
terizes old soldiers. The ladies', too, deserve
! Is much credit a the men. They are the
eon,mfsSnrles OF the militia, and prepara the
mesliaoie .i h foHs mtn ltgs OF hne chicken IN:
; men ia'1lculaIly are well supplied. Tue sin.
sis men ne, VI course, 10; 80 Well supplied
ueles i"lceu, as gentra! thlpg. to raid on
lnear boarding house tables aud take the
ehahces, "a'ie sne proprietor + looking the
oth'1 way. OF snrreptitiously putting their
hAEfAr%nNES Eaf-
u1ua3 1llelno9n Inc 1ouo"1ng notice WAS
posted III the city,
To rHE c1r1zEss or Rlcunosn.- The President
Win Tie ,'rcrssitr eiganI, oeepy impressed e,
in and aronnd tie cisy Of Rirno"d nnd ,S1an
9p1 s9o nehy m appe,a t. thes
and to co1nmrnee ana nrSict ~ nnc..
izatto, hy compa1ie+. batta1.ons % Hd d re:tncats
and they frnst tat tb;s snr.s .s;i ' *.
neccassfy to accnmpiisb IT, Tcsn1, ~ on1t ~ II
be 'o=t-1apycr threatens the city
Therefore: with view TO eecure the individual
a a.teno' on o. ~ elasses OF the citizens Of Rich
anee Of thc crsis # Is hs1ebQ 9e iun hpof OF
stores and pacss Of business in tbs t1 h. ~
to day Vt clock D. M and fav thert.af's1 "nt;i
further order, ard fhe people Be- Invited to meet
and form organizations for local defe,sex They
will be armed and equipped as fast as the com
pap1es afe iosmea; " command Of the Secretary
nv otder n, r. Cor..-cr a. a. Ana LISP 9enL
J1nS q. MvsET. IL i rsnT
,rr,,o+ r-,,.a. 80 ..' a. q uen
4ha IL d,,.;1. .uooI nau pIesaiied throughout
e-., f,ro.. n4 .n tu.y, ~ pacns lne FED.
strerrti, The u' o;tu +tnaa .naes .mes ats actual
thr 1II;Iitt, ru,,,!it5 St5 .auoPs, as re may call
bly ehort line re,'rnIs 1ara 1pa manner IN IN inefea
ths ruh1ic snnarr VIII. +sis ..'.haa n1snpseu on
going on anotfer not;ce - ~. .u1a ~ W
fhr t6,lnw;nr ia a conS. MAD Pos'eo' u ""co
C.
cc,rtd n.ss.'. itsa:' TO- ro naTe 1ust re-
itr in the onfs cr.cv ~ UT lug a,Soesi aataoE-
ga.Izatons 10 come 10Th, and apon ali other etI-
zehs to organize companies for lie defsnse Of this
city sGatust Immediate uttack Of the enemy. They
arr approaching. aud you may have to meet them
tal. oeIoie Menaay morning. can do no more than
Me NE o. 5nG,s nsaS appsoasa Re-
hands Lei it moi fs,1 undet ~ ~ no~ ~ IT, H..
morning. 1t ito clock, on toad strcet IL f1ont"
the City Ball. :. Jos. MAYO, Mayor Of Rlcamond.
Saturday afternoon, June q, is61.
The regiments which assembled in the
square were notified to be in Readiness at tie
sasnc place yesterday morning q: ten o'clock,
ruuks ye1y much increased, Il wis tbe rem
eral impression on the part Of those VII, Wit
ntsted the parade that the city trnons of
Richmond were numerous enough and veil
drilled enough, to defend the cty without the
aid OF the very large body OF regulars who are
MED for them yesterday, ret we have the bat-
isfaction of knowing that an orpanization has
been effected which will, with the addItion Of
little drilling, render Richm md perfectly
secure against any raids or eYen Regularly
planned attacks Of the enemy.
country below the city, but did not rlther
much information 1har r.. hare i1ad occs.s ~
At one time the report was that the enemy
wire at Dlascund bridge, and numbered
IL upon. We cnur-rse;1 viii - iSts1;;tts,t
gentleman. who was a r,risnner xIthIn ia
sr, my's IInea IN Fr;d.r 80 af,.. u n4sa. tne
rolcd. madc his escana md Ta1Eea =, AK.
n1ond. lie wa caitnrca Fr;dsr noon;at- ~ ts,Su
y bile within q shnrt dis,ance .'f he P,,n"n
Yanhces xho a1rcs.ed I'm, c.rr;..,1 h,u, ~
headunart4,rs of Krres. VIM nas IL 1.1mm,nJ
Of thr. division wh;c1, 1,n14d ~ IA Wn;+a
Uouee. The division was dr,wn ~
In line of hattie. He rsoch., H. ba.d
quarters near New Kent Court Hon.c,
i1s General was closely questioned n1r;nv
The examination Gen. Keyes smoke secerai
times in yery boa.tfuj nnnner ~ tba ea.a
y ith ~fich he would ctter Richmood. IL
eaid that Wise was "a damned aid coward -
that Wise had CHALLENGED hf,n for a fipht nnv.
and that now lc had cone. Wise had nm
nway, The officers at heailnuartcTs narf;ct.
pnted In the conlld dcnce Of their t,raera!t ch;ef
with the addjfinn ~ .ha II" thay {hor ~Is.; h..;
81 o men, 0nr inf,tn,n1 III @ nc hn tha1 toey y9,dIa nsa
h;msr}f qavs h. thinks rhrv h,d ,hont * mn
1nru-csyaIrv. arfiilerv IA i,f,ntro H.
counted eixteen uirces of artjI1err TheT
Claimed to have {5rirude Of caTalry. Int he
only saw two rcv}menfs, The infantry rraa
composed chiefly Of foreigners. the Dutch
prrdomiuating, After being paroled. the pris-
o: er was allowed to 20 ut Iarge, and escaped
by way Of Charles City county, arriving In
tlis city yesterday morning.
BY the evening train on the York River
road we have the latest intelligence Of the
the force from Diascund bridge, in James City
c. uht1y. arrived At the White House, after i
march of fifteen miles. That evenings Lieu
t, Hait Colonel who was with Mcclellan when
h. occupied that point, made visit to the
firm of a lady near BIZ, and stated in converse
tion that the Federal force on tue Peninsula
numbered about eleven thousand, and was
uucer The command Of Generals Keyes and
Gordon, the former beirr cbief. Persnns
who saw them at tie bridge DO not think there
were over eleven thousand, 4 scout Of onrs
that there are noae Of the enemy now st the
bridge Since their arrival At the White
House they have not advanced atall: and their
phs pcns s,at;n as n"' @ W ts Is aun.
eunboats in tie river. and tie move is proba.
6iy made with a view Of embarklug agaln for
1.rRt"wn; M
nredations in NeW Kant hnt N Fr;d,r ~ IA
Tas made by them across the PamuakeY into
h'pg William, during which they destroyed a
nhr ar ~ = po4Pees III H. snfdIera u aage
th,s incureion into The countrv warn carrie3
nrtr frnm th. White Housc md r.frrnad