Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-17
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Ga RLtsfJs, 3. O, July 70 N0es.

Cha sLkSfJs, 8. O., July iS Hoes4
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Eo fay the Yankees have net Sith 40 ihhOspttoIe lt-
csp.ou from our forces Our works 90 the south END
of Morris island we're not completed alta therefore were
not tenable though our forces reluctantly abandoned
,her, after Gallant fight 1t is to be regretted, that
Gen. R,piey's ndomitRbe energy In pushing On 'noSe
works was not seconded by the proper ", glossary
smount of labor The Judgment OF the Yankees is only
important as the devils will go spading if not coon
riveud % tue island and by gradual approaches work
some mischief The signal repuse of the Yankees from
Battery Wagner will pc demoraizug to their forces,
and induce them to rely more upon digging than as
sautDg The matter was managed beautifully. Our
pickes came in without firing on the proach Of the
Yankees who slnguine of surprise, ard did not
recover from their deuson until their commander Gen.
Strong, said "NoW's your time, boys" Col Graham
considered this remark addressed to himself and the
voey fred at thirty PAGES into the crowded Yankee
ranks-soon turned them 10 the right about leaving 80
dead and $50 wound dard prisonersn our hsLdA They
were streWn for long dist in the line OF their i'-
treat aud their loss will amount probably to ~" Our
total loss SO far in all the attacks does rot exceed SEQ
the greater portion being at tho south end battery
The greatest confidence prevails in our ability to re-
sst any attacks by land or Generals Beauregard
and Ripley viii do everything in their respective de-
partments that can be expected from them with the
means under their command. II any disaster should
result, there attach blame whatever TO them
Individually, your correspondent is perfectly that
no disaster can beal our arms in this quarter though
YOU will always find some dOubters who wise enough
10 prognostIcate all kinds of cAlamtes whenever bat
terry is captured or the slightest cones upon U.S.
Our wise President knows what Is proper to be DONE
and, like the Mahometans should, with due reve-
renee, excaim, "Grelt is Allah aad Mahomet is his
prophet,
Some enyOus and malignant people viii persist in
charging Jefferson LIST with disasters They ,cM say
that Pcmbertons policy in Charleston of evacuating
Coles Island hos been the Of our present danger
that Ripley, if let alone would have had the harbor i'm
pregnable That Pembertons plan Of dismantng the
forts betokened incompeency Ergo that placing him in
such an important command that of Mississippi beto
ksns ncompeency upon the part President
lou and know how unjust these criticisms are and il
is our duty not to allow false impressions to prevail
We know that after Pemberton had BIZ great mistor
tune entangled himself in Grants nests as to render
relief almost impossible that our President sent one of
his most dearly beloved Generals chasise Grant for
his insOence in sharing pet General. Of course our
country prolific in resources and can be gathered
as easily wheat. Our cOmmisSariat Quartermas,ers
aud ordnance departments teemng with supplies
and it but the work of moment put our braves
in fighting condition, and then punish Grant by the
destruction of his army
You may remember that fellow Gunny bags, who used
TO bore people with his remarks in Harpers monthly
think bis brother is here under an assumed name
He had the impudence yesterday to make all sorts of
dsloya remarks in my presence about our able and dis
in 1pDati tim ht,tI
swallowed it, deemng this TO be time for individual
rows, whilst the enemy is laundering with l5nch morars
have determined, however TO hold him to q strict ac
counabiy hereafter esS he proesS his asSertionS
Among other things, he said that Gen. Joe Johnston
last November demonstrated with Chief Magistrate
upon the policy pursued in the West That he then
told Chief Magistrate that unless our troops were
concentrated and lines drawn nearer be would probably
lose Vicksburg, and probably Tennessee also Firm
ness you know, is the characteristic of Jefferson
Some mean people will call it obstnacy. Therefore
having formed his plans and desiring to keep his Gen
erals in their proper subordinate petitions with the
great master mind in Richmond moving the pawns upon
the military chess board, the Generals crude ideas
of course rejected. Eafrs nous this same fellow
impertneny observed that the Cabinet we're only chief
clerks, who obeyed with alCrty, the orders from TIE
Executive, and had no wills opinions of Their own.)
For the presumption of Gen. j. ia offering his advice
the President very properly limited his powers to being
nero Inspector General. In February Johnston not
being satisfied with the management Of affairs iu Mis- sp
p started for the purpose of regulating things and gota
far as Mobile, when he peremptorily recalled by
telegram in cypher, THE improbabitv of the whole
thing eliminates in tbis-how did Gunny bags know
the despatch iOas in cypher0 Thereupon Gen. j. re-
turned to Tulahomo and the policy was pursued of
scattering tho troops al over Mississippi Gen. Pember-
ton had right protec; all the saw mills and all the
bridges for his forces ample ~ 900 effective men
being his muster rolls the morning Jackson was ell
tered, do not profess to be General and therefore
presume that Pemberon was correct in pursuing the
previous well known policy of the Administration, in
scattering his forces in great many different places
If write any about this, shall get angry and
therefore | viii quit. Don't allow people to say any
thing against the Executive or his Cabinet to impugn
their motives, wisdom, judgment, TO assert,
that PARISHES toades permitted to obscure by
their attery the keen vision OF General Executive
Yours truly,