Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-22
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Especial Correspondence Of the Richmond whisl
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| Bend you this SUMMARY from the New York Herald
1 Of the fsth:s ~ s'%s:I' a1- - 81 90 siv7i
PROM .THE. sOuFHsfsr cAPrrRS OF ArrxAsDRiA, H.
r lns4.-A ?. GRILRsoS's RAID, ,,-,g "a ~
The steamer George W ashingtOn; from New orIeaAk
9th hist; brings newa Of the capture of Alexandr,
La, on Red River, BY Admiral Porter and the arFiv
OF Rsragut New Orleans. Grersopls raid Is repre-
ssnteds o. magnificent success he cut his way
through The enemy's country With two regiments Of
cavalry, destroying four millions Of property capturing
over lO00 men and 400 hOFpss, dsmoljshing camp
Of nstracdOn, wiki shss equipments, cutting commit
cation on e'YtN Orleans Jacks6h and Great Nota
thetn Railroad, and destroying humber Of cars,
telegraph wire, army stores, So, ThsWhOe movement
occupied sevepteehr days. slr ~ l.4r= i.-.r
| RL1SToEcEMESfs FOR GSlsr-wLR PROGRAMME or rHE
20 a. g.. HERALD, ..-...,..
Under the heading of "Ne rs from the Southwest
The areat Struggloin Mssissipp,' the Herald sayss
Graut at last acSodHts was awaiting reluforcements
which were mogg 20 his support IRON various points
| along the river irom' N hphfSto Baton Rouge. The
Herald SAYS that Yicksburg an important point and
Win they can hold the river f6ur Cairo to the Gulf
With g0nidats The Rebels have withdrawn every avail
able man. foF its dtftnce from Mobile, Sayenliah, and
Charleston. II ays Grants movements are so CONDUCT
Q
save YickSburg Grit Isois raid mas atet considerably
weakeued Pemberton. Now is the timeior another
vance Of the ''Urant Army OF. the Potomac"
for another attack upon Charleston aud SAVANNAH for
land r. conuossauce around Noble, for an advance by
Burnside itto East Penuesee aud Tor active EOfk By
R,secr6ns 30 s'o save Vicksourg aud prevent
ceutfson 6S reoels at ahy other pof the rtbels
IA every qtarer shoud be gwen Instant emptoymeht.
With Alexandria on the west side III our possession,
and Vleksburg on the east the talk OF reducing tbe
-. atufU On, aAyt Ii
hopes soon to rear the fall oil Port IisOd by the land
and naval force ~ be gaist It. Tie whole cam
igu In the Southwest since GaHt's movements below
Vcksbuig Gas progressed admiralty lt expects soon
10 near vi vc.ery mat Wlt compel ate for ne mum
Ouggng attack UharlestOu and The mexpieaole re-
Treat OF Hooker, - '-'
LArEA fKoN EURoPE--sPEEcH OF MINISTER ADAMS 10
.... BAL .ISH NlGGEE T0HsAiPPEss, .
The Steamship Ully Of New York, wth dates to the
6b 7In rOmllyeTpOUl aud Q4eensLoTu has arrived
J IT New orE ..i. .tI, ...s
Ins American gu, son has been receiving the further
consideration Vi munster ADAMS A tuePu Anon Oh
Ttades. UGio list iuuod leeI Ny br , walreu
upUG LiIn piSseut. TeCeL.y auOptuu AZ
pubic meeting OF that boay, sympatnizl WITH the
emSnc patton proclamation Vi LuCuln. Ar. Adams
sad II that spite Of ali That has occdrTed there
Is IN The government oil each country sufficient
vi Responsibility to nIduce them 20 mainlan hendy
RELATIONS wish each other can assure lou, DotWltn.
standing the speSeheS VI NY country en, nolWltstand
ug "lIass La sonie American JodTnalA there Is
Ia ion hudsr lne sun sior Anierca enIeftans
sAtsr regard EHS@nd ana ii the'Tesi sentiments
the psOp4s cOIn.ry clearly estaDIsheU
each Otusr, havV 10 lear VI their coming into
eolR Iou.p . -.F f.--..
~TIAwS OF THE LONDON TINES.
Tas London fuiea LOOKS upJl A iams speech as most
Ieasonaoe AID timely and siys "a gVod many Worus
~ pass without cvug blows, aid, a. We nave Sy-
ery couddeIcs mat neither EIglshmen, or AHitrl
.. a.. tf,a laa.f uyiau IN ,sfA Sar sttn
Otuer, look forward wIlnOut nlstrust That mUtuA
TOR earsnGe pa prt The respe5AYs Governments
~nIel NJ. Adams wisely luv0Aes." 10
fne fl4ues Sa.ws're4sod, i"ny Z gand must pat the
iyOraoe CONSTRUCT possible Vn tne proce ldings
FsIerai cruisers aud Say we mus sIomIt
ptIous III trade in deiereucs tne righs
VI Ost gerent."
Tue opinion gaiGs ground tina. the Improvement ia
the cotton trade iaGe Considerable, AID il
observable Ia tnu curing districts thai greater
lumber OF chm Ieys Gr, SIN j&ug. ' ~ '
nsrelHy VI the regard TO Poland is satislac
Tory " Rance, out Unsatisfactory 10 Z gaLd.
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