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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-04

THE YANKEE RAID on BRooXaAyEE, MIss.-The Mo-
bile Register learns from gentleman who left Brook
haven on the 26Ih june the following particulars Of
the movements Of the marsuders who destroyed the
railroad train there:
They numbered only 81 men, and were from Grand
Cult, but reached BSookhavcn WEDGE day evening"
about dark fro the Natchez road and verg near
fLding force of 100 ii liens and eight off
cer but these hearing of their approach, exhibited
"he bet err part Of vaor" By executing that brilliant
movement known "skedadiling" or, when performed
on large scale, changing their base"
The marauders only stopped long enough to set fire
10 train Of cars twelve Of which destroyed two
or three Others with the locomotives, we're saved On
the road they picked up and psroed dozen officers.
From Brookhaven they proceeded 10 Monticello where
they arrived Thursday morning, aud captured 60 militia
ing their and throwing tIem into Pearl
river After crossing the river they destroyed the ferry
Alt They then started for Shubuta the Mobile ar
Ohio railroad but the way they heard eff the cap
ture of the Federal wagon train Clinton La. This
i, formation VA doubtless Communi a.ed to them by
some of their emissareS, With whom Grersons raid de-
monstrated that the country is filed.
They also learned that the train arriving at Brookha
ven and finding the DESTROYED proceeding on
10 Jackson Miss, and in hopes OF recaptung it, they
turned back la this, however they dsa appointed
aud en- last heard from, making their way back
TO their original starting point, with horses very much
aded but they stealing fresh ones they weDt
along.
The captured train reached Jackson in safety, cor
ssting OF 65 wagons and 400 mules, together with as
prisoners who were sent east, and arrived here last
night.
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,.;,i,{,on uss ..eadfastly push on" Since " enia-
In the outset rs began without an army arms OF sa-
mnnton. Many places occupied by the tNemy WIN
ou ssisapce Apy point lille 10 gunboa's was a.
b;, mercy At some plSc Intellectual resistance was
made nv iuadsou,,e force' while others were evacuated
a.. nrned over to he euemy. Bua this was during the
s. wear of tie war. President Davis IN LIS message
% the frs, permanent Congress frankly admitted that
had undertaken to defend broader area than our
force was capable Of and declared the purpose OF draw
in, in our ues and concentrating our troops This was
b. Gun early IN the Spring of 1862. Norfolk, Nashville
New Orleans, sc occupied by the enemy. We
established new lines aud made stands at new points
Port Hudson and Vicksburg East Tennessee, Richmond
Charleston, Savannah, &C. This was considerably more
thln twelve months sgo What have the enemy done
sl ce then in the Way of pushing on? They have tried
all of these points and have been dIsaslrtu y repuseu
~ each, at some Of them repeatedly. Since our ne"
iio,- were established they have not made an men OIL
bead.ay nav in spite OF the statement TO the contrary
nv the journal of evil za,ion they have failed TO hold
the ground that was abandoned to them. The CoAied
crate States have not been as free Of Yankee troops LOT
ehteeu months as tESy now. This is especially the
case with Virginia Ia North and South Carolina,
Gorril aud Alabama, they maintain feeble hold, upon
tie mere outskirts In Louisiana they are giving back
In Florida they are quiet and in Texas they have ro
foo Lold With these facts The journal OF ciT zation
III 81 have a d position joly as Mark TaPly and as
pooeu as Aieawber If il can any prospect OF SUP
ineating the south
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LaRITALs. The Conf derate steamers Alice and Far
nj, have arrived here from Nassau, the former haviI
left on the oath and the latter the 18th instant
These two superior and fast steamers are the pr
perry Of the Bee Company" Of this city an association
witch has had most remarkable success
The steamers Antonica Kate, Atlantic, Ella AMI Annie
and Raccoon have all reached Nassau safely.
We regret TO that it reported in Nassau that tbs
propeller steamer Victory the property Of the "Psuet
Company" Of this place. while on her way from VII
uington N. ~ for Nassau, was captured by the Yar-
KEGS.
The steamship General Beaursgard, the property of
the "Chcora Company" s said be ashore about thirty
four miles from Nassau in Est Southeast direction
but it is supposed she will be got of.
Charleston Courier.
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osdered TO be distributed among hs effects End men
free Of cost The old General makes all the men take
the oath lie stops them 10 the road and administers
L. AID doesn't allow msu woman beSst to pass his
line Of pckets. Old Butcher, as TIE beys call General
Johnson posts his pckets and doesn't allow any person
to talk 20 them He caught one talking 10 one of cur
pickes and he made the old fellow take of his bat aud
take hold of the Testament The old General told hs
pckets that they in enemys country and If
be caught them talking again, TO man or woman, he
would play hell with them"
Tuesday we rassed through Hagerstowu, Md, and
camped half mile from the Pennsylvania life. In Ha-
gerstou we received the cheers ofmen, and great
waving of handkerchie by the ladies. Every store in
town was closed by the order Of Gen. Johnson On the
road was surprised miniature secession flags dis
played-right here, so near kincolns dominion.
Wedne day, we left at dwight We are bound for
ChambeTsburg
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ORR ARMY IN MARYLAND.

TIE Lynchburg vrguiin publishes the following eI.
tract from letter. dated camp on Antieam Greek, ION
ground occupied by the enemy when We fought them
last year, June 2lst
On the 18th iustau took up line Of march, at
F. NJ, through ShepherdsCown, where We were greet
ed with the smiles OF the fair sex, who, with beautiful
banners and smiling faces, cheered US On Gus way.
From the enthusiasm exhibited by the greater portion
OF the better class of ladies, would uer that tins
town Is right on our side. Some few, however, who
wore the garb olades expressed b. locks at leas that
thew did not enjoy the procession passed through
to,; The stores have all been Closed having no goods
10 dispose Of Persons that got supplies had TO buy
from Yankee suffers and before they could buy oil them
had TO have Mlroys oath administered 10 them Mil
row tod The ladies that they Wero worse than the men,
and that they had be put dawn as lopgas he mad
thing 10 do with IT.
Aoout P. ~, VIC crossed the Potomac, one mile be-
low town. in OF the hardest rains that nave VII
messed ior many day. The river was Just lorHao.e
b ing up 70 the saddle skir,s. We got pretty good
dueking Gent into camp mic or so Beyond the RIVER
made fires, and with vet blankets and without tent
slept well as circumstances would permit We stald
here until the 2Oth, when, at A. NJ, we marched
through that sink OF iniqu ~, ShaIpsbusg, Nd Here
met fro Sning faces OF ugly female; and viii ven-
to add that OF all the population of this God for
saken place, there is not to be found Who would
venture 10 unlurl the tag Of " Seeessia" The meIs'
ecu tenaces beioktned fear the. women looked on US
with contempt. They are homely set OF beings and
don't III nix tlere was any love lost between US.
am sitting opposite the GU ltain which General
Mcclellan had his headquarters On the tOpmost pom,
and about mule from here is an opening cut way, called
"MeUlelan's Lookout" From ttis position he over,
looked the wboe of both armies and could sec every
movement they made.
We have been fessting en- captured articles ever
since We left Winchester-such as coffee, sugar, beef
pork hsh dried vegetables for making soup, vinegar
CRACKERS cigars and other articles which Gen. johnson
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WHISKY DisrRlBUrED.-The Sumter Is. c. Repu5Ii

WHISKY DIsrRBUTED.-The Sumter Is. c. Repu5li-
eau of the 9th inst, contains the following:
Ga Tuesday last the Interior Court of this county
ceiyed barrel Of whisky from the contractor, to be dis
trbuted among citizens for medical purposes. 1t
soon began to be whispered around that it would be dis
tribu.ed and that all persons who were indispOsed
would be entitled to receive what the law allowed them.
Accordingly, about 10 o'clock A. NJ the agent ascend
cd the barrel in irort of the public square and cried
out: '0h, yes oh, yes! all persons who complain
ing or in any way afflicted requested to come TO
this barrel and draw the of whisky that the law
allows them"
In few minutes after the announcement, might be
seen numbers OF citizens old and young saint and sin.
ner male and female with their halt pint, pint and
quart bottles eager 20 receive their share of the "crt
ter" We had no idea that there many sick
persons our community sbo we'd themselves that
day Blu. so it was. The whisky distributed no
lens voleas and during the entire day might have been
seen persoas wedding their way home wi bottles of
the "hsaing art" In fact were too feeble almost
to get home the medicine producing effect shortly after
taking it, We are not able TO render full report OF
the number of cases. whether there any dangerous
or not but presume by is time that the most OF them
are convdlescent.
Towards evening the following was the answer to the
question Have you got your whiskyg" "fes-hic
but--hic lit E--bie, not ashc good-hic as II was
hic in the he, morn-hic-ing."
As the first edition has been distributed among tue
town people of feeble health, we presume there
another distribution shortly for the oeneht OF our
country friends for the health of the country should De
looked after as we'll as the We wiii endeaVor 10
advise cur sick friends of the country when the day WIN
he set apart for their benefit. So look out Tor tne
whisky when the horn is blown.
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A Yankee Vlew Of the pregress Of the va

A Yankee View Of the Progress Of the War.
In EaPrs Weekly of the 2o.h ult, appears the fol.
loving passage;
alt seems that there are some people who think we
are whipped If So we a. ike General Taylsr who
MAYER knew when be beaten. Il precisely the
train In which John Bull has addressed the be
vinping. ,Kekiug's DO use sneers hOness John. You
Srs dead as a door nail if you Ouly knew 1t This is
exactV the point We ca not beat n,O our iul brains
Here We have been fighting fos two years We began
1SithOus as army rsiAet mary, Sith scarcely d'ttar,
aud Sgih no expectation Of fghL The enemy, on the
other hand had been y preparing for many iears
We suddenly see that We must fight, whether We are
ready not, and We pluage is ped NELL We are re
buffed defeated aud victorious We win and lose bat
ties through two years of Anetultug fortunes, but
meanwhile, We steEtiasby IuIa on, a. g.. We lose
no advantage OnOe secure and prevent their own
successes in the field from helping them
The statement that the Yankees began the war with
ost an army or navy aud with scarcely dollar in the
Treasury, while had been preparing for many years.
and we're, Of course provided with all these things is
emnently worthy Of journal Of cViBz atiOn Yankee
civilization What follows Is rather more specOu' and
mounts to the dignity. Of deserving contradiction
The auctuatiDg ortunes' Of the haye been very
much Ike the fluctuations Of the POne sea- all in one
direction Yankee victories have been to Yankee de-
fsas ss one to zen, nos mOrs Bu says the journal Of
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charged With The execution OF this order.
BY order OF
Brigadier General A, G. JENKINS,
N. fr,zsuoH, A. A. General.
Us q HNNNsF1I
Commanding.

commanding
n FIIzsUGH, A. A. General.
After consultation with some Of the citizens, Chief
Burgess ordered the Court-Hose bell be rung and
assembled the people hear the order at the instance
of the Burgess. J. w Douglass, Esq, from the Court
House Steps read the order to the citizens assembled
and in few words protested against the allegation that
any one had fred upon their sod rs, as all the firing
had been done by their own troops stating also that
committee of three had been appointed to receive the
arms in front of the Court House. About three hun
dred old muskets which had been distributed amor
the people last fall fifty old shot guns aud pistols ard
sabrea about dangerous at one end as the other,
were collected From these they selected the best Of
the lot ard broke up and burned the rest returning the
shot guns to the citizens. They commenced TO leave
the town rapidly in the direction they came As the rear
guard was leav G, they fred the warehouse of Oaks
Linn which contained 900 bbls. OF Hour, &c out ior-
tunatey il was extinguished before any damage was
DONE except the destruction of ten barrels OF flour
At this moment tagging rebel rode past the burning
house when some rash boys fred half dc zen shots at
him. Caspng his horse round the neck he drew bis re.
yolyer and sent back couple OF parting shots, and
then kicking his spurs into his steed dashed on run
through the length of the town. receiving the shower oil
stones and cudge Of the boys in the street as be ran
the gauntlet of the town.
And thus ended this mighty invasion of Lees army,
that frightened the powers at Harrisburg and sent over
the land the news that immense army within the
borders of PENNSYLVANIA Two thousand rebels did 1t
all in raid tempted by the richness of valley. Gee
regiment of trant soldiers under brave and efficient
officer with battery of six guns would We confidence
to the people; and in times of public danger they
would be supported by thousand armed men OF the
valley who would gather round them for the proectit
of their homes. Blu. without such nucleus abound
which TO raly--wthout discipline order--t would be
but the slaughter Of armed mob by the science and
skill of the enemy.
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YANKEE LKE.-If the Yankees possess mean and
glaring tr it, for they have good ones, more thsn
anot err it is their ig oring OF all civil and human
uaees in their treatment Of people when under their
inamou, rule aud power. No had they polluted
the soil OF Rapdes with their presence than of Their
G. .neras Butler like ordered the immediate s1eou ion
of one of our best cizeDs. The coldblooded murder
Of r. H. Glaze can only fud equal in this in
tlat OF Mumford. Dwight, pocket edition Of tie
Beast was eager to emulate the example of his Massf
ccusetts superior, aud be soon found prete1t and
hence the cruel murder OF poor Glaze. We give The
facts as gathered from careful official investigate
Captain Howard Dwight, brother OF General Banks
aft. was observed across the Bayou Bluff by three
Confederate soldiers and dem md TO surrender be
COMPLIED and remarked that he would go few yards
below and cross over He started, well watched by
the Confederates, when suddenly noticing squad Of
Yankee cavalry coming up, he attempted to escape,
and was shot down by cur men. From this sprung
hyenslike, the ire of Gen Dwight, and terrible storm
of vengeance was Immediately hurled at the whole Con-
federate army and people. Not content wi the MIR
der Of Glaz, he had arrested hundred citizens of
all ages and cond ton holocaust 20 be hereafter
sacrificed to sppease the names Of his brother who fell
in the performance OF disgraceful act.
Fom one end Of the od Union" to the shores of the
Pacific, the Federal press is writhing in agony and
shedding for poor Dwight, and Yankee like, they
tell their tale of woe to suit their purpose, AMI
perchauce sympathy at Goldfish prices. Verify there
Is nothing too can for Yank get at indug, his
peLchant
The arrest and taking off Of DR.. Luckett is another
ms apce of the same The Doctor had done
thing to cause such treatment yet he spotted, and
is added to the many victims OF Yankee nendseity and
brutality We feel there r. a better day ahead and
will yet get even with these Vandas.-E1. Paper.
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HELENA, ABx.-Helena is ia Phillips county, Arksn
sas on the west bank Of the Mississippi river, and
" opposite the famous Yazoo Pass. It. is perhaps
soventy-fve miles be ow memphis, about hundred
miles above Napoleon, and is nearly three hundred
les above Vicksburg-hese distances all by the way
OF the river
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DIED.

AIMS Becswlhs boarding house lin Pstrsburg June Is
Mr. WILL ADAMS OF Leestur Lnuloun coun y Va Of e
An illness u three Toe bet medical aid called H. but
the disease made such rapid progress that their efforts
On V Iilny
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NEW RICHMOND THEATRE.
IN
I" NOTICE. -I

begs leave 10 rstGr nbs generous aud
ndulrent for ed have Wit
The season Is over Il short the will reopen
an slhost NV DRAMATIC onPANY, with the most proni
nert of the old fayort sretaiGed.
,ITl-it X d. OGDEN, 4. snls Manner.
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The river is still rising at IL m, to-day.

CRoPs IN SOUTH CARoLIsA.-A correspondent Of ITO
Charleston Cour err writing from Abbevile district c.,
June &C. gives the following cheering account Of tbs
crops in th;t section;
The wheat crop in this section of the State has been
Graded and much of it garpered. The quality is unu-
ly good. From far aud her ID said the grain IL
full and heavy. twill soon be tlresAed and sent t.
mill. A few weeks longer aud those enemies of our
righteous cause, the spectators rnean in breadsuGs
nj provisions (for aught know paid emssa les Of
Seward Il Co-they have certsinly been their coa6ju
tors, by n6icting distress upon people, will be let
to hold their stocks at the call Of mercy. Consumers
must be mindful who they buy from.
The CROP although somewhat backward, il of
good color and healthy. The is now forcing,
with light showers the promise Of an abandalt
yield is highly encouraging Ia this connection We OBJ
that large pea crop also growing. The sorsho
or Chinese sugar cane las oeen extensively planted IL
mikes excellent slrup-a good substitute for moasse-,
aud even sugar is, 10 some extent uac'Hred from
l.. Rye oas and barley have been cur, and the yield
is ssis ac.oryt latter crop particularly 90, although
not so commonly cultivated rye and oats. This eli
and soil appears admirably adapted 10 les prolific
return. IL is used very extensively TO make lager beer
Garden crops becoming abundant and fine. Fruit
does not promise to be abundant the last year.
Chickens plenty The poikeTs along the laD.s
aud grazing in the lately reaped wheat fields give
est Of bacon and beans frequently hereafter TO
brave armies.
Cotton slim, and chiefly painted for domestic use..
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doubt that large portion are recruits for the Federal
army but asthey pretend TO have enlisted some uu-
known western railroad, nothing be done about it.
The general opinion H. that it is the rdal road Misss
sppi Alabama they to work on, if the
from General Meaghers brgada.do not prove too dis
couraging.
At Manchester the war between the partsans of the
North and South is kept up with great vgor. An Ean.
cipation or Northern meeting held there day or
two ago Last night Joseph Barker, well known in
America as lecturer and formerly an Abolitionis at
tempted to give lecture in favor but the
Northern forces too strong for him. He was
drowned with shouts and songs, and compelled 10
give up for bad job OF course will not end here
Each party will raj y and if England does not get into
civil about it, it will be because the people have
only their fists aud their sweet voices fight witr.
Barker had been ecturipg in Sheffield to prepare the
way for Mr.. Roebuca's meeting; but Manchester does
not Sc so easy to carry for recognition 1t is cur
GUS fact that in the part OF England where the war b
caused The greatest suffering iE should have the
earnest support among the working people.
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To MAKE McLAssEs.-A correspondent in the Mobile

To MAKE hcLAssEs-A correspondent in the Mobile
Evening News says:
Tie apprehension f scarcity Of sugar and mcasses
in the Coniederacy induces me, before it too late TO
urge upon every man who cultivstes as much as ten
acres Of land to make bis own molasses, at least.
Nothing is easier simple than 10 make mossse9
from the juice of the Watermelon. Take the juice of ripe
melons and boil it in a lIgs pot kettle the larger the
better until it is brought the proper consstnce add
ing fresh uicfrom time to time as il boils away. This
lis all that necessary and this any do. 1.-THE
business is conducted large scale, simple presS
similar to the odfashoned cider prees, be made %
extract t. juice from the pulp. After berg pressed
the pulp should he put in barrel and LETT to ferneu
Draw of the liquor produced by the fermentation, and
il will be found to be the best o vinegar.
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| LETTER FROM VIcKsBURG.-We have been very kind.
y permitted by friend says the Jackson Misssppian,
to make the following extract from private letter wri
ten in yicksburg the 18Th Of June by mutual friend
who formerly resided in jackson
REPUBLIC OF VIcKsBURG, June IL. 1853.
An opportup ty is Just offered me- through friend
| of communicating with the ''outside barbarans" OF
| which gladly avail myself
am not scared nor sheled, starved out of ex-
stence yet you perceive even driven to live
worse fare than beef and bread with the customary
correction of corn coffee. Indeed, no one here is
ssrvng nor any fears of it entertained. The idea Of
surrenderng, for any il never dreamed of here
The hs,ing denominations flying upon the city in every
direction produce pleas ng ) xctment TO aid diges
| ton and break the monotony Of isClition. TBey
iy right and left up and down, almost necessarily,
cept during the midday heat which is made up for with
renewe vim at shutdown. Then they boom loud enough
to wake Hannibal Hugh 0Nei, if they slept this side
| of the Atlantic.
From the enemI's works back Of the city, Parrott
shells often thrown far the river, while stimuli
taneous the mortars, from their of woods be-
yond the Peninsula send the bombs, in bursting frsg
| ments, to the remotest ends of our Republic.
Numerous have been constructed in the sides of
the hills within the lines BY citizens for the protection Of
their families
Compared with the fury OF the bombardment since
the investment the casualties very small In the en-
trenchmens the danger is very little-unless TO the
over curious who duck like given to popping their
heads over the bresstworks which the Yankee sharp
shooters promptly pop at, frequently popping The
into eternity. But the tedium and monotony of trench
duty is its dsagreeabe feature. There is an I'M
ceasng din OF shsrpshooers rifles kept up daily alop
the e. doing little damage. On the river front little
o. Importance has occurred. The boa sometimes shell
or batteries at long range from beownone venturing
near eiuce We sunk the iron clad Cincinnati the 9Th
W. Sac sailed boldly down under the upper battery
f,und in n sinking condition she
aud abandoned Within hour she sank to the hurri
cine deck
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HEAVY rREsHEr IN rHE ROANOKE RIvER,

We learn that heavy freshet is now FALLING in
the Roanoke river; caused by the recent protrac,ed
r and which, we hear proving very destructive TO
the crops along its banks.
The following extract from private letter, dated
July lat, near Ganysburg, N O., will give some idea of
the damage to the crops by this freshet:
We have agin a heavy freshet in the
Roanoke similar to the one Of last year. The1 ne
will be nearly or quite great. The destrrky {
corn ia probably from twotbirds to four flths Of "a
crop on the low grounds. Much wheat aud oats will
also be $.
The river i5 still rising at l2 NJ today
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BnITIsH LEGION.

BRITISH CITIZENS WILLING TO FORM
ID the BRITI' LEGION, invited meet this Evening
(sATUKDAY Metropolitan Hall, Franklin st to org.nze.
Rally, In strength, at o'clock. SYDNEY y. DANlES,
wife Y. l.. Buxton.