The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-10
IMPORTANT FROM RICHMOND.
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The Great Scare TN the
Rebel Capital.
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he EFFECT OF BUFFERS RAID.
The People in a Great State
Of Excitement.
The Late Movements on the Chicka-
hominy and Rapi1an.
PLOT TO hSSASSINhTE JEFF. DAVIS,
H.. &C.. ha

FoR1RRss MONROE, Feb. 8, 1851.
The rebel flag OF truce steamer snalz with Commits
Ould and Captain Batch the officer arrived
Sunday At City Point.
Two citizen prisoners brought down by the Shutz
wore sent on board Of tho New YORK. They
we're both Marylanders one Of them--Mr. A.
Brenge, OF Frederick, Maryaud-was captured
~ Nddetown on the goth OF Juno last, whilst acting
volunteer assistant to tho Sanitary Commission, and
the other, George ". Langley OF Baltimore county,
captured whilst driving wagon OF the Sanitary Com
mission Cnancelorsville the 27theo November
xhey released through the nterposton Of the Rev.
Mr. Petrken.
they brought exciting news from Richmond, which
shey represent In state OF feverish excitement
IRON midnight Saturday up to the time they left on
Sunday afternoon
AZ midnight on Saturday the bells Of the city were
sung, and rushing through the streets crying.
ITO Srmsl To armsI The Yankees conDgl The Yam
KEGS are mingl"
During remainder OF the night there was an intense
sommotion everywhere visible. The Home Guard was
called out and the tramp Of armed could be heard in
all directions.
Cannon were hauled through the streets, women and
children were hurryDg to and fro and there were all
NE evidences Of such panic As has seldom been wit
Aessed 10 Richmond.
On Sunday morning there abatement in the
sitement The guards were all m lrchod OF the city
70 the deences and the armed citizens placed
guard over the prisoners.
Horsemea were dashng and fro and the excitement
among the prisoners to know the or all this excite
meat became intense.
was learned that large cavalry and infantry
force with artillery, had made thcir appearance tho
peninsula al Bottoms Bridge, within ton miles OF the
Richmond wa actually threatened the
Yankees.
The same hurryng OF troops, arming OF citizens aud
excitement among the women aud children continued
anrns the morning. and at about two O'Clock when tho
two released prisoners about 10 the
boat the alarm bells again rung with great fury
Tho prisoners left in Of the greatest turmoil and
coafusion, such they had before witnessed in
the city.
me rumors that prevailed were conflicting and Wild
was their Impression that from eight thousand
cavalry would have but little difficulty in entering the
city and iberatng the Union prisoners destroying the
forts and public property and retiring by the Peninsula
before any sufficient force TO resist them could be brought
10 the aid OF the smalrgarrson lett to defend II.
For several days previous alarm tho troops in
and the city, 10 the number Of four FIVE thou
sand. had been sent on to Join Lees army with great
despatch, the impression prevailing that q movement
contemplated by General Meade.
this they right, during the progress of the
excitement Sunday intelligence received that Gen.
Meade had crossed tho Rapdan.
On Monday morning, about ten O'Clock, courier
rived at City Point bringing copies OF the morning pa
psrs, with the intelligence that tho excitement Dad
ahated and that bad been asccrtancd that the Yankees
we're falling back from The Chickahominy and had aban
dcnsd The attack.
Trrom the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 81
Some days report obtained by the Authorities
here from Yankee deserter. that the enemy
tsmplatng raid, in considerable force, on Richmond
rhe report obtained consistency from number OF cir
sumstances and impressed the authorities such de-
gree that disposition Of forces made anticipate
The supposed dcsisas Of the eSemy.
A nine ocn~s saturday night force OF The enemy,
sumbcrs known but consisting Of cavalry with
artillery, made demonstration at Pottom's Bridge and
rhs news wss ncs generally communicated TO the pub.
20 until unas, minn. me nist ssnai s =, exeemen,
shs second ciass militia aud the local forces In Capitol
SQUARE, and a. other places o. rendezvous
rom General Wade Hampton at Hamilton's Crossing,
stating thai The enemy was threatening an advance.
vain WIS das .,aichcd to his relief
In the moani mo. ont OF the excitement In Richmond
had boon suddenly produced the most Wild ard extrAva
yat rumors the enumeration OF which would be idle ard
tedious.
In The progress Of the day these reports assumed
more definite II appeared that tho enemy dc
another demonstf alton Colonel shHgicrs ees yester
cay morning. and IN this instance we're repulsed some
Two or three companies being engaged on eur SIDE
Tho force OF tho enemy uncovered, but as far
70 could be perceived, consisted Of i've regiments,
mostly cavalry, ~ uetrK uJGOHul, 81 CclTS8 Wneiner
they were only advance guard or the entire force
II not thought necessary yesterday 10 move the
GOAL forces beyond tho city orthcations aud the dspo
siison Of other troops made 10 hold the sucmy IN
sseck.
Lieutenant General Hood assigned 20 the commard
q s the defensive forces and took the field al early
hour yesterday.
after their demonstration In tho mornn as Bottoms
nride, 'bc enemy or considerable detachment of his
.srvery, crossed The YORK River Railroad pear evratch
.tion, aud atten pted 70 lord tho hickahoniry at
ravine Fridge or what Ia commonly known as
ecIane Bridge, evidently intending TO get Ia our roar
sy sound u Impossible TO ford the thickahompy here
mr. SceoAut .hc large amount OF felicd timber IN the
sS,~p After neiectua attempt TO get through the
swam, they re,ired IN the direction OF Tacysylc.
~s,sh q ~bsft eight miles { ON Bottom's idgc.
a. a is,.Nhsur yesterday afternoon Information
svrre, ~ Sur scouts that large frcc Of the enemy,
Th,cS nsa ~ "a ~ asset at Barkamsvo 10 the morning,
IA n,'Sss ~ gard 10 raleyfvilc, aud was then ad
-snc,n. rns snxe force OF The enemy is distinctly
sa,sd az sfe bsigades q infantry four rssl
nsns 81 nar.lrv and c;ys pieces Of artillery his Is
il / probable ,ha, the a's,oosiratlou o. tho enemy
yesterday was merely intended
10 preliminary 10 an important COLI WI y..,sa ~
NE ene,ny hiss como in numbers, wv" pe''us' '
hea that be only neditstss = raid. ~. a. :, 10,
We have report OF any casualties In w ~. -
TOMS Hriiac but Ia supposed that we ~ ~, .an
kry with eject After the enemy abandoned ~ PVs'V"