Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-20

Vii be DO change OF losing IT. ana ~ S,sHy -
!. hand 20 explain subssqusnt events Il the sisge be
DrolopRed The left and right hand wiz also represent
| Ibe LEFT and right Of our army.
Tu RELIAsE CT TEE 81. ALBANs Radios.
The hgGirsr's New York letter has the following
paragraphs: ..-..et 81.
lis reported that bearer Of dsspltches hom
Warrington TO our Minister at the Court OF b. JAmes
vent Gus in the 0anaTd China to-day, and the
sum SO is amorg parties who usually hetFay remark
able IN oEledge Of State sscreIs that these
"a cover 81 arp commentary upon the release OF the
I.te E.ie ard Very ont brigsnds from Mr.. Seward.
Fbs pressen together with the news OF the passage
th,oueh the Houss 10 day. OF the Senate bill appros
priatiI 4 million Of dollars for gunboass on the
Lakes mas gwen rise 70 grave spprehsnsionss 70 our
rsat ous win EnglAud, and the gold spectators are
operating soNdpgly. .r-
en- D;x,s der concerning the future treatment Of
ths raiders should they bs csrglt on cur DoFder il
heartily )n6ed 10 BY the public, and II 10 under.
stood that copy Of 1t Was sent out By ths China.
Tee Isosirsr. publishes the following despatch from
,sbipe on In relation to the action Of the Canadian
authorizes;
III. D,stexs upon which he s.. Adams raiders have
n aet AZ large and their plumber restored 70 them,
v,slV that iI Wss necessary under the set o: the
pI,tsS Parliament tor the Governor General TO have
aS MA Wsrrant foe thsr arrest Is believed 10 be
- st in many cases CT tKIFaditioa NheA have tstsn
"IScs sheIe it has bSen psriorned.
~. O,nsdIsn scus OF Msy So 1881, and Asy IS
,sst ere passed expressly 10 pIOVIds for the con-
-, They contain The following words: "ARd
Ns-S,s nsfIAin visions OF tas Gcs Pssssd BY Ihs
. OF Great Blisin Tor the apprehension OF
-,s;1 al, uders have been found IclnVsuient in
$3.50 Ia this Province, snd more especially that
- is:on sAieA Ysgurss that before any sEeh tFsnGsr
- s ssaid skRl Es arrested ~drTaHf shat b issued
,,Ssr ne haAd sa tsIl Of the person Gde'H''srUg he
Government, "e'
Lac.
a. nS,,.vo 7ri5uns sSys that Camp Douglas, the
& a., rsbsl prssusis near thas ciLJ, Is undergoing
uopO. iva al,srs uons and improvements 10 Increase
sA..,Fitv os tie camps from the attacks Of armed
5, IN preVent 100 escape o. the captured ehiVRl-
- a 10 meet more luIy .hs requirements Of the
!!ainp winter. TIE barIlcSoeS are ell strengthened
ad,tion CT boards c.osey nailed oyer The in
~ ~. Inch Will completely D. d. ALY Attempts 10
' e'o h the approved plan OF Drtaktg tls fence.
SsI "a of laboIeEs busily sngsgtd In Cxsa-
-, ssvers of very extensive and psIfsc, ehsrae
a. fs ssui AIRY purposes, aud laying down compile
..S az v ater pipes throughout tae whole Ell ole
s,auetsd ia every airtouon are numerous ny.
80 mich vii ss:Es as necessary convenience
mates OF he camp and also increase It's Sc
- t,oT, 6.s WheESer eCe dsRtally originated in
81 nnartts OF the gArrL On OF me tt'cts Of Iesel
:, 44disri.u dsy or two vii complete these and
ina,oy meats, when Camp Douglas I'll be oGs
hR ~
Ia, character N toe pHitsd sta.ts.
TIL garrison Is Espdy improving, both in numbers
nd asSi.ro7 DurILg Ibe past lev weeks large nun
brs of men have zen transferred tion the armies ct
hs front 10 Osmp D1uslas, !neIeoy n n. almost TO
the maximum tie mo Ieg'm'nS CT the f-teian Re
serye Corps.
Tho url ,oaers are In prosperous condition. TOey
ara rapdly increasing in LuR0sTs and IN every respect
Breh b,.tel III han they dsseiYJ 20 be- -UldCr this
80 mus. DO treated DO tue b Jrabs PRISONERS o.
var sad che sneaklng ncendisriesf WeIsli Morris
o mpany for eli are confined within the same Rebel
e. .nd treated en- Ihs same footing. There are
, r-,ssnt nearly ten thou and OF the military Rebels
uader curtys Wi.hil the lsot few days two detGel-
sus OF pfisolera captured OJ General Thon as from
Cd, army, bsTe ca received, The frat consisting
OF iour buuaFed and SIX I1soi aud The list OF aoou
ak huaSIed.
.ssaus a bad GppsaEai g il physical poln OF vleW
n,i,V wing ana not enteetl d or sick. The rebels
"a IN comfortably housed and well fed and il they
only bel ava tntmseVss will pass the winter in COM
foI even Ia absolute luxury Compared to The condi-
i'm n, their bretLrou arms ecu OF Mason and
Dxns lne. Al present they sre engaged in making
hs pu merous improVem hts going o. Ia the camp
under tne management OF COL Sweet
TINS quarters OF ;te prisoners are ell raised piles
ard oomiortaoly located, 20 that the iumNes will be
fully protsc ID frtm The camp and cold OF WINTER
n ma bus tarn lhss oLr Draw boys IN The rebel
nj COS are az we'll treated how many hearts would
90 Lantenod of heavy The prisoners sra see M
iprly perfec city concerted With tnsr condition, and
mako no attempts 20 ssespe.
PARTICULARS OF GIN DaSAs EIPIDIIIoE- TERRY HILIs
CT RAILROAD DssfRoYID.
Tbs Voksbutg correspond n: Ofthe Memphis care
gives the following ,rticusrs of the late cavalry
s4Dsdi!ion sen: ou from YokabuTg to tip the MlssI-
,ro Central Ra,oad, gssheiel from she ofacsFJ and
soldiers engaged in il:
On Noytnbsr aSi, s1me 200 eIVslry and two bat.
,e,es Of srtil ~, eight guns accompanied by pom
nom trsln tsmeDdCus wagon train, and oil the at
and ma O. tFge column, moved to ths B Black
r,vsr soms twelve miles from Yiek ,buFg 10 attack
I.ek,ou the capital Of Aississppiat least Colonel
O,baad Who commanded, sad 90. the rebels believed
rim and made their arrangements accordingly. The
nontoon bridge wac laid over B Black, psrs CT the
eiyalry VAS crossed end sent Up the Jatk'on road
come distance, MAXI every demonstration of ad.
SAaciag on Jaekson.
Tb.( Iigat the cavalry TecEosstd, the bridge was
ken up ana eve ding but tho cavalry aud srdlery
= "a b.oS 10 V ok burg. At daylight next morning
the lamn took ~ "aT tn, n loving rapidly up the
ssst siie OF hs Big ack sud iva days hard GsrSh
brought Il 10 the long TSifCsd brSge aissss Up!
! OentrsI lros6) cvsF rhs & Z Back, Near Canton,
N,ssissipti IRE fghlny coam, need. Tls rebels
lad vaksd up, aud "eFs 1'Sea 10 io'e' al the ortb
c,ops Luit on CAcl side Of the road TO defend this
ysry Ia DR. ant structure approach juld be found
10 The triSgs, save over lon tet jFk through
An impsssaGle swamp. As the oTseTs we're 10 utterly
N bridge /. vas determined to sdTaros over
/ re zen tIssls aud . DO II.
Ao.1ord ngly, tie United States coloFod cavalry,
IaiEJB Cook, commanding, Was disnoultfd and,
Dy the liant Cock, actually o,argsd te,oss the
e.ts.Ro. snj hFi x, leapDg iron tmbsr 10 timber
,,ormed the work. ont the reb h. and held the
nit GA gain repeated sttsnpis OF the rebtli far try
bv bis Gms heavily rtllfOlo.d from HAYS I'D Sta
Ia about one mile distant, 70 TscovtF thOit l,Et
| g'aunA .
While the 8 J cooFsi osvslry we're hsroicslly hold
| inS tie q on, the remainder Of the command was
tSerpe nd oiuyirg the rest'e brush rails ara
iobsr 20 sr Up vi b. thrtu storm of bullets from
tie rebels lang he hanks n, cpoosts side above
] "a h.l,g, Tas work Of destIuot on us commences
| - n lish und whinh ,aonad and ,ysaa