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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
I'll. Gentleman Just From the North.

Half year or more has elapsed since the great pub
M favorite the Reliable Gentleman subsidized, and went
apparently to the shades of "Chaos and Old Night. =
To the public eternal disgrace be it said that the seem
ing decease of Reliable" excited not even comment
II Is well perhaps that the intense grief that must have
SLED the popular beart sought no violent outward e1
preston, FOR it. is now abundantly evident that ne
liable is still in the land of the living and as full OF reR'
and lies as ever His new role is that OF the "Gente
man lust From the Sorth"-A character which be ha'
PLAYED with such success Or the last six months as ''
deceive the public to his hearts entire content The
wonder is that he HIS got tired of foong the people
in this ew costume But he is always happy SO long
AZ he is successful in bambOOzng the ereduous sons O'
the Sunny South In truth he cares little for any others
If he can only quiz to death bis special victims the
"nateral born" of Richmond. 70 pun the wool over
their small eyes is bis chisfest joy. We warn Reliable
that this last dodge of his is 'Played out and II hi
wants to have any fun out of US he st select an
other disguise We know when and where he wall turn
up next, but we wont tell just yet.
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FROM EUROPE.

The steamship bohemian has arrived ate Portland,
Maine, with English dates to the 18th March.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The crowds in London on the night of the illumination
In honor of'the royal marriage dense that
seven women were killed and hundred persons had
their limbs broken otherwise seriously injured
In some parts strong men were completely exhausted
and vehicles were jammed together for four or five
hours
At Cork, during the Nominations, there was some
rong by organized mobs and the streets we're several
times cleared at the point of the bayonet
The Prince and Princess of Wales remain at Osborne
about fortnight after which they give two grand even
ing parties at ST. James by command of the Queen.
Sir James 0utram, of Indian fame, died at Paris
the 18th inst aged sixty years.
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The Canal Packets.

Cannot the rival packet companies on the Cahal SIM
competition and controversy so Tar as TO run their ooA
on alternate days! As il, all their packets leave
the same hour aud interval of fOrtyeight hours oe
ours before they leave again 1t is very desirable thai
the people along James River should have daily facili
ties for travel and daily mail Both these ends can
be easily attained not only without loss but with PrOh
to the cOmpauies-fOr it is evident that much travel
,hat would 90 by packet if there were boat every
iay nOs goes by the railroads, or by private convey
an e. But the most important object would be to &c
cOmnodate the James River public with daily mail.
Tue nrraets for carrying the mail are now aboutto Ot
closed and we hope this matter will receive the atten
AOA N0'- - $3.50 II pastmaS.a,
General
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
ATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, April lst, 1868.
The Senate met at II o'clock, NJ Prayer by Rev
Mr.. Petcrkin of the Episcopal church.
Mr.. OLDHAM presented inint resolutions of the Tex
as Legislature relative to the pay Of Marsha to take
the census of $780, in that State Referred to Com
mitee Of Judiciary.
sUPB,EUNERARY OFFICES, ETC.
Mr. CLAY, from the Committee OF Military Affairs
reported back the bill to abolish supplementary Offices
in the Quartermaster and Commisssry Departments
with amendments The bill placed upon the calen
dar, and ordered to be printed.
Mr SPARROW, firm the committee, reported
back the resolution relative to employees in the Confed
States arsenal In Richmond, which, on his notion
was laid upon the table.
CLERKS FOR THE MARINE CORPS.
Mr.. BROWN, from the Committee of Naval Affairs,
reported a bill authorize the Secretary of tho Navy
TO appoint clerks the Conmandant and Qdartermas
ter of the Marine Corps The bill was passed.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
Mr. HILL from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back adversely the bill TO regulate the fees of District
Attorneys The bill was laid upon the table. He also
reported hack a resolution relative to the mileage Of
District Attorney which also laid upon the table
Mr. H. remarked that in the oppon of the committee,
the unsettled condition Of the country rendered it mex
pedlent TO legslate upon the subject at this time
NEWSPAPERS THE ARMY.
9Nr YANCEY moved a reconsideration OF the vote
which the bill to authorize newspapers to be sent TO
the army free of postage He said that since the pas
sage of the BILL yesterday he had met with the Post
master General aIi mentioning to him the passage
of the BILL he expressed bis regret as the bill would d.
mlni,h the revenue Of the Department
Alter remarks by several members, the question on
the motion to reconsider put, and decided in the
negative.
OFFICERS NAVY.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the House
bin for the establishment and equalization of the grade
of officers of the Navy of the Confederate States and
for other purposes.
After some debate, the BILL as amended yesterday,
was read third time and passed-yeas 10, nays 9.
TLoaaINa IN THE ARMY.
On motion Of Mr.. sINMS of KY, the bill to prohibit
the punishment of soldiers by whipping, taken up,
amended and passed The Amendments provides that in
lien Of corporeal punishment offenders may be pun
isbed with, confinement in penitentiary.
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rlox HooHEl's AMY.
Of the New York Herali.l

ofAFfotD W AdtSn 20 1000.
1t has been rumored for day East thsta con-
siderable body Of rebel cavalry is AGAIN on right
flank Last night attack upon the les of this corps
apprehended and dispositions were made accord
ingy. No such attack made upon bat it is
ported that q. other points there skirmshg with
the enemy, who was driven OF
Some forty rebels, disguised civilians, dis.
covered Yesterday lowering our line Of sentn,ls,
and were captured They were nearly all armed with
revovers but whether they regular Confederate
soldiers euerlas banded together for special
purpose a. not ysi transpired.
cavalry picket was fired upon, and one man was
wounded, recently. Some days since a cavalry picket
was captured It was presumed, by guerilla patty
Such parties arc constantly in our neghborhood, aud
our cavalry has suffered not little from them.
As they are 'ormrd TO a considerable extent OF ct-
zens residing in immediate VICINITY and who gen.
ersv profess the most perfect neutrality il is thought
that some system should be adopted by which check
can be put upon this practice The OF Gen.
effective. There many honest combatants who
are sincerely neutral and who may be trnsed but the
difficulty is TO know who is worthy OF this confidence IL
il proposed to all citizens within the reach Of
army take oath to remain neutral at least long
occupy the territory. If person should be caught
in against giving aid aud comfort to the enc
my after having taken such OATH he would course
be liable 10 the extreme penalty of military law.
Several persons have been caught in this neighbour
hood and convicted Of being in arms sganst US after
having proessed strict neutrality and being protected
by our troops There to be some doubt TO the
proper punishment to be inflicted in this case and
yet the guilty parties remain 10 prison. decision hav
ing been re- acbed
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TO THE MEMORY or



fs shle leading bis 10 the ehsrEe ia battle nss
, ,i5 81 Richmond, "a.
AIS NV friend, aud art thcudsl
earth, it JOYS and lis
For thee Oneoti2ns tesr Il shed
NJ hears uiIhSo[roE nlls.
Icng iadmsteS - f,isndS &c we're,
Nor cue hgrd thong "e bore;
Bat now L drop the burnt e tear,
tGAt Dhsi meet more.
CT VIII thy l5csd ones fearful eye,
Turn 10 that fatal eed
Ami OF vi she, tear aad SiS1,
- tny nd ms1'ry yield
While, too, g'ul remembers the,
Cueonsciaus Cf thy doom;
Cir does say IN childish tlee,
Ny - Is ccnirZ hGras."
Upor thy widowed moths . heart
The blow, how hard II fell
= ne, ,RYe she, Eets Z. EdoS's part,
IA adequate to t.
IsGF shall thy bother maar1 the lot,
That sad, Try hearth stone made
CT sHIhS visit the green spot,
Where thy aims ASs ~.
A. Hsllsuonte, BY thy fathers Ejs,
Let thy wed dus: IeInain;
Add NAV the Ills hat us bstde.
Betty etssnh gain r
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CONFEDERATE STATES OF AsERIoA,
MEDICAL PukysYoa's gFFlCR.

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AGERtoA,
MEDcAL PuEvxYos's vFFcK,
Richmond, ". April LIST, 1868.
THE Ladies of Virginia will render the Con-
"a r.ev very essential service Aey VII iets.sN then
@ 49, ,ituS, Of he Garden PIpp7, as means o sSPy
10 - ,ost valuable sdiAl agents nsdl t9s @sAs
soi Of re pnd vOundsd Of the sssy a wien
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un4ersigned. p.,,v III n. ,sil liberal price
jOr tbs sane carry sppi'AN' x W. JOINS, =. u. p
G, D. Army.
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DIED.

Ga iiay February 6h ls6 L9nbRrdy Grove King Anj
Queen unty, Mrs BLAND vile Of Col Robt Band,
10 he - yssF q her age
Ia unable lads the husband has o1d
,ni devoted ~! tie ,de sGeetolIte hsr the p'or
Ctroh OF ts cohsStsnt ard b'neT-
dent members. fMaND'
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
MEMBER OF GENERAL wHEELER'S CAVALRY
CORPS DATED

OOhIS, bAlEU
McMNNvILLE, March "a, 1868.
On Friday, of last week. Morgan had a
fight with the enemy near Mtoa. Tennessee The con-
test lasted five hours We repulsed the enemy three
times. A, night they fell back to- Murreesboro. Our
loss 10 killed. wounded aud missing is l2S. The loss OF
the enemy W. cannot we'll ascertain Citizens say hog
ever that over loo. were buried. There has been a
general advance along our lines during the week-dr-
wing the enemy into his entrenchments Murfrces-
boro The enemy is falling back towards Columbia to
hink our position at Tuahoms. The country from
Nashville lines will be Immediately held by our
cavalry who harrass the enemy desperation when
attempt,
Generals Wheeler and Wharton drove the enemy into
MurfreesboIo' on the Shelbyyille Pike and all the
roads leading out from Murfreesboro. General Wmr-
ton engaged the enemy at Eaglesvie, and made them
"geI up and dust" from there TO Murfreesboro. Col.
Baxter Smith drove them into Murfreesboro, on the
Fairfield aud Beach Grove road, while Morgan made
attack On them q. MioI IL seems the Yankees feared
Morgan and had left IL strong guard. After a short
conflict, the enemy gave wy retiring three miles, when
they we're reinforced by infantry, and Morgan
forced 10 bring up his entire force, when the enemy
we're again repulsed, and after another hours fight
v, re still again repuled Byrnes battery, OF MCrg ms
TisoU acted nobly. They their guns within 300
Yards and opened upon the enemy with canister cutting
them to pieces in beautiful style. The battery lost "a
men-as brave ani noble fellows as ever went without
monument. The loss in officers is great, in proper
ton to the number killed. Eight Captains, killed and
wounded. two Colonies, four Lieutenant Colonies and
three Majors mostly wounded. Three of the Captains
are buried here aud their graves are adorned by fan
hands &ith ilwers and beautiful evergreens
The movement TO advance our lines has proved a
perfect success-and trust that in a short time We
will have the satisfaction Of chroQclng another battle
in beautiful Middle Tennessee, aud one too, that will
stop the mouths Of croakers home who are only in
tent upon making money aud mischief, and who know
nothing of war aud its plannings much less of its
hardsbips. !. =
Gen. Johnston isknoR in command Of the army and
reviewed the corps of Hardee Tuesday Of last week.
thousand men, with iiHes in theirhands, besides
artillery Gen. Johnston, in speech to- them, safd
Four army Is the finest ever sawfuy equal to any
10 the service and your noble General has made YOU
uneouquerable" When he mentioned Bragg's name,
three immense cheers-cbeers that made the welkin
siog--sare given for "0ld Master" Gen. Johnston IS
She pet OF Tie hoo ehgld-but Gen. Bragg is the man
the hogae order, to keep it cleany swept and
the boys With their shoes tied and noses clean.
Mrs Gen. Bragg s at Winchester, dangerously III OF
typ1oid feysr-her ME Is dssplred Of. Gen. b. is
with her. Pon woman. boa is anothF victim 10 the
sOullSss barbanty OF our foe.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
LATEST VIA LONDONDERRY.

LONDON March 49,
PROPOSAL, have been issued for the fl0O 900 loan for
Salvador.
American securities continue to fall
Ii is said that the reply Of the Gar Of Russia TO the
courteous letter Of the Emperor Of France is refusal
the part OF Russia make any concessions TO Poland
to accept anything short of the unconditional SUBJ
mission of the rebels in arms.
The insurrectionary forces Of Poland are computed
at forty thousand.
The federal gunboat Tuscarora was to sail from Ma
deria on the 18th instant.
Commodore Freeman had visited the King Of Da-
honey and urged him to do away with the horrible rite
Of 'hpman sacr, Jes." The King replied that if he
should give up the custom he would be poisoned by his
subjects. He said he would agree with the acquisitions
Of the British government, il it possible in the
course Of six months
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02

Morgan in HE last asht captursd45 prisoners, most
by belonging to Stokes cavalry.
The weather is elghtful-fowers greet you on every
sde birds are csrolng, and all nature is as gay as
lark
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completed cutoff and the BunHower river expeditions
In the meantime readers would do we'll to put very
little faith in the military prophecies that come ever the
wires from Washington. s2is <.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
rar INVASION OF KENTUCKY.

CINCINNATI, March u.
The rebel force in Kentucky is believed to be about
5000, under Gen. Pegrar..
It is reported that woolfords cavalry captured 200
rebels yesterday.
Clukes guerrllas still hover around Mount Sterling.
Over two hundred Of his hive been captured since
Sunday.
No apprehensions felt for the safety of Lexington.
The Federal wagon trains stores and camp equpage,
from Danvle and Richmond, have reached Lexington
in safety.
Among the prisoners taken are two Majors, one
Paymsster with Sl6, 900 in Confederate money
Teegrams in late rebel papers, indicate that General
Iongsueet with q large army, is pushing rapidly into
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, March u. :.
A special dispatch to the journal says: Eighty men
OF the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry surprised the rebel pckets
in the vicinity of Danve last night, who retresed ino
Danye in great disorder. The rebel force in Danvie
was $500, including the First Georgia Regiment This
proves tina: che Of the rebel abandonment OF
Danville incorrect.
LEXINGTON KY, March 27.s
Train passengers say our forces had recossed Duck
river in pursuit Of the rebels.
Other accounts insist that the rebels have left Dam
vile.
Passengers from Mount Sterling, just arrived report
all quiet.
WASHINGTON, March 81.
Adyices are TO hand here tending to the belief that
there is consd.-Lle e1sggeratou over the rebel in
vasion of Kentucky. But If the insasion really eIsA
on an extensive scale, thought mat disposition Of
troops ere this has been such Is TO checkmate it.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-04-02
THE SIEGE OF Port PEMBrEros.
- A.. oxt.,

THE SIEGE OF FORT PEhBEET0N.
tcorresp,ndencs Of the Chicago Tinssl
NEAR GsEESwooD, March IT..
Circumstances win prevent q renewal Of the stfsck
for two weeks. This Is occasoned By any damage
we have sustained but through oversight Of the pro-
jectors OF Che movement Our forces are now acting
strictly on the defensive though with no probability of
being attacked. Masters Mate Frederick K Davis of
the De Kalb wounded id the action Of Friday the l3tb
died yesterday Gen. Ross has sent up orders have
the Mississippi levee at the head of the PAS destroyed
for one mile. He expects the overflow to drown the
rebels out The project Is TO cut the evee all away and
let food run through, hoping to drown the rebels
out at Greenwood. Guerillas very trouble
above they FIRE into every passing boat on the
Talahatchie Gems Ross and Fish had narrow escape
yesterday They went up the river about 40 miles
the Wcnona, and fired into by the enemy conceal
ed in bushes The gueras bred one yoiey aud ran.
The guard on the boat, one company of infantry.
turned the fire.. No one hurt either side. Gen.
Ross landed and burned plantation in the immediate
vicinity. When the water rises it will stop this The
guerillas will be unable 70 get within roach of the
channel,
This Yazoo expedition might have been most signal
and glorious success the precursor Of greater victories
than we have yet achieved in this To have been
al that claim il might have BEEN H. should have had
battle to fight ut Greenwood The mere failure 10
reduce that position not what consider the failure OF
the expedition. Fort Greenwood is nothing. To be
sure it has resisted far; but the force we now
have there could take two such places at the time
aud not make desperate effort " that. do not de-
spsir OF Greenwood Sooner or later it must be ours
The failure lies in the fact that we had any orhcatons
at Greenwood to take. IL our own fault that the
work was in existence when got there, and that ne
had it to reduce This is freely admitted by parties con-
oerned.
Thus one miserable blunder has succeeded another,
and failure has followed upon failure consuming vaua.
BILE time until now the valley oil the YsIoo will be moie
difficult 70 pass through than the valley OF any stream
through which we have had occasion To move an army
Fort Greenwood can yet aud will be taken. That Is not
the trouble IL is the loss Of time that constitutes the
failure Yazoo City is being strengthened all this wLir
and if we aly succeed in passing that place; shsl
find formidable batteries At Daumgoops Bluffs bearing
up the river. Yazoo City would have been no impede
ment TO US few weeks ago, and the guns on Drum
gooIs Bluffs had no range up the iazoo river.
, 1863-05-04

WArnzNGros, Wednesday, April %. 1863.
From Richmond rapcrs Of the 26th, we
gather the following:
Two General Orders, issued BY s. Cooper,
Rebel Adjutnnt General, are Of significance.
One directs TINT the clothing Of deceased
soldiers shall be properly inventoried and then
turned over to the nearest Quartcrmaster in
order that 1t mnY be reissued, the value of the
clothing to be paid to the personal represcn-
tatiye Of deceased. The other order defines
the rights Of partisan rangers, aud sets forth
to what they are entitled, which includes all
arms md munitions Of war, small arms, arti1-
lery, cavulry equipments andall else they mar
capture from the enemy. When these arti-
cles are turned over to the Government the
captors arc to be paid for their full value.
The DlpafeA says that the Confederate Gov
ernment has one hundred thousand bushels
Of corn in store at Albany, Ga, in damaged
condition, and which, # not soon removed,
stock for transportation is the cause.
Robert Emmet Dixon, Clerk Of the Confed-
crate House Of Representatives, WIS shot
dead on Friday by Robert E. Ford, late Jour
nal Clerk Of the House, in an affray.
The DispatcA Is terribly pcrturbed over the
belief that there is system Of collusion be-
tween the b1ockading feet off Charleston
Harbor and those b1ockadc runners who bring
in Yankee goods or carry ont cotton, and
thinks this is established By the fact that the
vessels captured By the unionists are only
those treighted with stores for the Confede-
rate Government.
The Richmond papers are flooded with COM
pIaints Of Yankee raids into Pendleton coun-
ty, King Georges county, Fauquier, Suffolk,
etc. The En4Hsrer rebukes those about it,
whom it '*often hears signing for gradations
Of rank, hinting that the mob ought not to
rule, theorizing about the necessity for higher
classes, and wishing for strong Govern
mcnt-"
The Enquirer casts cold water upon the re-
port with which all Richmond was crazy, that
senor Moncada, the Spanish Consul at Charles
ton, had brought good news to Richmond
concerning European recognition.
Fifleen hundred dollars each for substitutes
are offered in Richmond.
, 1863-05-04

Mrs. Thompson, wife of the Rev. NIP,
Thompson, who died In Cincinnati, few DAYS
since, was q sister Of Major General Joseph
Hooker.
GEN. CAss.-We are glad to know that this
veteran hero, who has been for some two
months past the guest Of his son in. LAW, Hen
II Ledyard, Esq, in this city, has 80 far re-
covered his health, which was quito feeble
when he first came here, as to be able to ap-
pear in public.-Ae1port eSttea
Howell Cobb is said to hare lately OBJ
served, speaking of the war, "0nly two
things stand in the way Of an amicable settle
nent Of the whole difficulty: the Landing Of
the Pilgrims and Original Sin"
Hon. Owen Lovcjoy's health is improving
as rapidly is could be expected; but he is still
quite feeble.
Professor Benjamin silliman, Jr., is ap-
pointed one of the committee to draft plan
for the organization Of the National Academy
Of Sciences, under an act passed at the last
session Of Congress. The preliminary meet
ing for the establishment Of this Academy,
was held at the Chapel Of the New York Uni
re1eity, on Wednesday.