Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-28

The Riehmoud WhIg on Our Reesnl
Raids on the virginIA and Tennes
see and ON the North Carolina Cen
traI Roada.
The RtehmOnd Wing thus laueutS oveI
our recent raids: ...
Fair warning was given by the YankppI
Of their iuteuLion 10 organize 10 OOt
mounted men, and ravage the county iau
aud wide, The Southern newsp4pefs did
all In their power to awaken the people lr
o sense Of danger to keep them from trust
log 10 the aid of the government which
already bad its hands more Than full auJ
10 tnculcate lesson Of sell defence. These
Efforts Of the press were rewarded with
but little success, owing, 1t is to be feared,
TO the inveterRte Incidence Of tho South.
era people. The consequences Of this
ship shUd Southern way Of doing things
nre before us In the raid on Knoxville.
and the destruction Uf the bridge at Straw.
hs:ss PlAius. The raid on Richmond and
burning Of the6riige. on the South Anua,
the raid on the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad At Wytheville, and lastly the IAid
on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
tho destruction Of the bridge 800 yards
long, the loss Of 900 bales Of cotton and
the two car loads of ammunition, the
burning of an important cotton factory,
aud other losses,
During tue excitement in this city, cau..
ed BY Spears exploits, it WAS bitterly said
that the Yankee raid on Richmond was as
pleasant and easy ns a fox.chase. II is
certain that other raids have been safe and
agreeable past time afforded to the Yam.
KEGS By our uuprepared condition at points
where preparation ought, BY all means, 10
have been made, Is the best possible en-.
tor them to assatl all other
places. II II thousand Yankee horsemen
ian sport leisurly around the Confederate
'Spttal, We may be sure that 500 will not
DO deferred from enjoying themselves in
;veFy interior county OF tue Southern
States.
Letter writers tell US that the Dutch far.
ners Of Pennsylvania did excellent bush.
business upnn our forces, there.
" saving great deal Of their property,
nd helping not a little to expsl US from
heir soil.
II is true We are not welded to property
IS Dutch Yankees are. will not hsht Ms
lard to protect it, but for very shame and
or The sake Of southern manhood, we
night try to show at least aS much spirit
s Pennsylvania.
A correspondent Of the Why, who signs
himself an old resident, after stating that
10 is over 60 years of age aud in the ser.
ice, complains that every gambling shop,
'ar.room, store, biIIiard.room, aud ten
lin alley in the city of Richmond, as well
$ The principal corners OF the main streets,
re througed with scores Of strong, healthy
ien, all o! them in the vigor OF mauhood,
rho are not 10 the service OF their country,
ud inquiries why ii Isl The editor uu
wers US iOllews:
Tue sight which so naturally oIFeuds the
yes Of our friend, m old resident, otTrudpd
quHlIy the eyes Of the members Of Con
yress while IN this city, and they having
AtlSticd themselves that these stnlwntt
lrones and blucklegS, were for tile most
'srt, or claimed to be, not citizens of tho
Confederate States, passed II bill hubjugnt.
ny 10 eOnscriplIOu, after the lst OF July,
III citizens between IS and 45, residents or
'njuurners within the Confederate States.
che President did not Ih,uk tue bill W r.h
ignng aud it thus tailed to become u law.
lad 1t been o!hrrWi-e, our correspondent
TUuld have been spared the trouble Of ND.
,lyiug 10 us tor information.
The remains Ot Gen, Johnson Pettigrcw,
Who was killed during the engagement be-
wren the reAr.Raard Of L.cs army and
be enemy near W Transport, arrived here
eVenlng Ou the central train. A
arge numher Ot persUns assembled at lhr |
lrpOt tU witness tue funeral ceremUnies.-
atIer some delay, the body w4str uspurtrJ
rom the car 10 the hearse, uud conveyed
o tue Capitol. 1t will be taken tU NJrlu |
jarOliua this morning.
TIE Why has M advertisement from thr
AdjutNut and Inspector Generals Office,
;iTlng IL schedule of prices to BE- paid By
he Government, reducing them in all cases
rom market value, and in some cases,
making reduction Of over one half.
The Richmond Whig, of the 2sl inst,
ust received contains the following oIi.
'tal dispatch, received at the rebel War
department, On the 22d ul..:
CuAELEsrOS, July 2S.-The enemy re-
commenced Smelling again yesterday, with
ew casualties on our part. We had IN the
'A'tlc Of the 1871 Instant, 100 killed and
Roundcd. The eneuys loss, Including
prisoners, was about 1000. Nearly 800
we're buried under hag Of trtee. Colonel
Putnam, Acting Br,gAdier General, aud
Col SHAW, commanding uegso regiment,
were killed. a.I.
(SIgued,) CT, BFAuREGAnD,
... t.. Major General.