Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-28
THE NEWS-GRAg7 CHANGES HIS Posi-


MIsSISSIPPE-BANKSS SAID TO BIZ SUPER
SEDED-NOTHLYG OF STIRRING IlLPOR-
TANCE on THE SOUTH SIDE OF TIE
JAMES.
We received budget Of rumOgs concerning the
movements Of the rival armies Of Northern Virginia
Just ser noon yesterday Some came By persons direct
from Ashland, others from refugees who came from
some disisaee bsyo1d the Yankee lines, and had, by
aEnkng Grants army, reached Richmond. The infOr-
NATION brought ia the main By the former, even If
strictly correct it relates 70 the movements of'Gen.
Lees army is eoarablad as far the readers Of our
oolumns are concerned. We can sta.e,lhoEever, for
What il Is worth that one of the latter informed that
our scouts report that the Yankees have abandoned
Fredericksburg and moved towards Port Royal. This,
While not improbable is good TO be true. II SO, We
shall have confirmation Of it before to mOrrOw.
We harmed, furthermore, thas the only citizens Of
Fredericksburg who had been sent TO Washington BY
the Yankees as prisoners, Reuben T. Thorn, the
vsgsrlbs Postmaster Of the place. than whom no more
worthy gentleman or consistent. christian is to be fund
within the broad limits of the Commonwealth and Mr..
James Taylor, well knovn police officer.
While Gan. vas wing hrojgh Caroline unity,
We are niOrmsd thas his murdered Thomas OhAnd-
Ter, Welkno#n aad Influential citizen. For what
cause under what circumstances, We could not learn
We sincerely trust the report is without foundation.
DE-. Glassel who resides not far from the Bowling
Green was rsned the expression Of cur inform
ant. The Yankees having destroyed or carried OF
every thing they could possibly remove. Oilers, of
course, shared q similar ia.s. Knowing personally,
many of the residens Of the country through which
they passed in reaching their present Position We dread
O., r,-aiv. f,fI acconot of THAR wand lism.
AT o'clock we received through the Press cores
posdant despatch that Grant had reorOssed the North
AuDa river, and seemed to design movement on our
right This We deem reliable, because be is ina posi-
ton 10 obtain accurate information. he Anudes to
slight diminishing night before last and yesterday, but
as no particulars given, We presume il was unim-
pOltlnt
Since writing the above. ofi,al information has been
received thai the enemy crossing cavalry and ia
fAntsy, yesterday morning. Hanover Town the Pa
munkey river, ABOUT 20 miles north east Of Richmond
In this connection The following description Of Han
over Town and vicinity vii probably interest Sur read
srs Ancielty called Pages Warehouse, Its population
and business we're alike considerable. A. period
there we're 500 htda Of tobacco annually exported
from Il. Thea the Pamankey nAVigable for slOOps
Aud schoocers since Wbioi ne channel has much filed
up. When the Assembly Wero sgating the subject Of
removing the Capital from VIII amsbuIg, they came
within fsv vo.es OF deciding ugOn Hanover Town in
stead Of Richmond. The sic u nov a cultivated field
ami shows bu. lev traces Ct its having been town..
Sic transit.
Newcastle which IS four or Eve miles lower down on
the Psnunkey, was alsj ia the Olisa time conaid
cradle Vllaga II now consists Of one or two houses.
Il the SO, where Patrick Henry assembled nis volUn
tses a the time Dlnmore the gunpOWder from the
magazine at Williamsburg. Ii this issue OF paper
reaches Grams camp he and his meFesaaries viii learn
something OF historic ntere5t relative TO the country
thsy are nov l4yi waste.
.THE CORRESPONDENTS WITH GRASr's AMY.
Or readers, Ike ourselves, have doObs observed
that the language Of the correspondents of the North
EN- pap,rs upon The Virginia bas,s IS the vugarisy OF
toe cockpit They speak Of HIneO0k "soi. in as If
be Eers entering ring, AID bstting yous pile
o. the fate OF the day, as if it were table
Of Monte or ROuest The fact Is that the Yam
kee ineAgab people, Of az elevated thought
The Virginia spectaces Of thousands saughtered-tens
Of thousands Of manned and oripped-hOmes and
hearts made deso!ste, would move a savage. Yam
kes is ready to "Ost his pile upon {" Nay never
cease 70 b. grateful for deTerance from such race
TloN TIE SOUTH sIDE.
TIE Yankee guBbcats yesterday, were again guilty Of
the harmless amusement Of sheling "ths WOO6s"-
O.he1Rse, all vas qliet So said the highest military
dgnary a. ten o'clock last nehs upon the strength of
dsspasehe5 received from General Bssuregard. The
eOursss Who arrived coad no. exc on. a single
tonAl iism IRON this quarter.
IRON sKN. JoHNsoS.
NJ IL. W,g,
At New Hope, the Army Of Northern Georgia hand.
sOmely repulsed the enemy. While We have expected
all along and sill expect great things Of the heroes Of
OnekanAuga and MurfFsesboFo, if they viii only held
their oEa until Gen. Lee has plae,d Grant with Nc
GILLIAN, on the rstiEed list, We viii bs satisfied.
IRON TIE rRANsNI sIssIPPI.
Dick TAYLOR, like his father, "Old ROugH and Ready
Is entirely too hard upon opponent lie seems, &C
eordng 10 las. accounts, to have crushed Banks and
placed him in disgrace with his oWn government We
don't Ike to hear that Banke-our BAnksthe success
ful ouar,ermaster Of SoneEal J;eksOn-.he friend Of
our cause because, before even ready be was
wiling, as We have done. 10 'Iet the Union shde'
ia now superceded BY General L. Candy. We are
sorry for Banks he vas our man for the military sue,
cession, on the retirement Of Grant. We must look
aroand fer another iavcrisa.
q Tax SIGNAL CORPS
branch Of our. service, says the Petersburg EH-
es, has rendered more important and valuable ali to
the cause than cur Signal men. They have occupied
the posts Of danger and in many instances, when their
lives and safety have been imOsrsd, they have man.
fully stood their ground, and only yielded with their
Hfe's blsOd.
This corps has nObly won ia aurels a. the lighting
a,9 soopsr and as scouts they have no superiOrs in
the Confederate Safes Il Is hoped that this useful or
Run;raou NAV be appreciated By tle authorities and
that thew win be 80 armed as to be able g. least to de-
fend themselves without the prospect Of being eut to