Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-24
TIE NRTS YESTERDAY

Yeste dsy was Ike fast day after fe.st-sO scarce
Wsrs p:ob,ble o. poeib, ruaors and 90 numerous had
tbey bscu on Sunday; bat learn & be content
as l. IS net in tSe der Of tbi g Shat should srjoy
The amour. Of excitement every day al ke How
ever graiasi .; NEE ng late yesterday after.
nooT correspondent OF the preas drec from Ger Lsss
asuy who a. rred Us that bis srs and men we're in the
kighss sPii aad painting FOE opp ,rtuliiy to
again Grant, aud wtas jhe Ysakees call bis Ve:o>
rcu army Of veterans; feag oonGdsnt hat hs defeat
sent.iD. he informed that in al cur changes Of PC
cit o. T. meet enc COR spoudng charges which repeated
repusos have eonpsuei she enemy from tine TO lime
to make, We have SUSTAINED comparatively No loss
either in ms1, munitions or baggage. II additional
pro,f Of Gs1e,sl Lee mastery gsnsraship bed been
waiting before tie Conmeuo mt Of the Prssent cam
ptgo, ii would not row BE- He has proven himself 10
b. rt var, as he is undeu5 coy in The hearts OF
bis coyntr men.
Fca 81 W les:n present Indications deed sily
sg inst active operations between ths tvs CRIMES under
two or ;hsee dA7s ct hl sass'. When the cris'
As l. mus, som II or a.er-usy,r bsfors did Yankee
and ave sue just cause to send up soiul vail
c sasr,us defeat
We heard on The streets, but isld get any osIAl
conf nation OF The gumor, thai the Te4kees msds
raid on the Canal Railroad niles above E.a0ver
Ja-c. -. I'D acre re. and Ispl!sed BY F,Iu,n q
Gen EEs's corps No further particulars we're given
10 the absence Of reliable Information, repeat il asst
came 10 Us.
IRON FHE SOUTH SIDE.
We went our accustomed grand round last nisht-st
6rst to the War Departme-t, mex, to G,n 1ggs and
lastly 10 Gen. Rlnsoms beadqurtsrz-and succeeded
after puitns letdiog que tens to the officials duty,
in cbtsinl the iOli- wing undressing Information
Flrs ha. dispatches from GIN, Beauregard, rCcaiVed
Yesterday afternoon, state that al is qulei along bis
lines Secondly, that the firing heard yesterday
ipg at an early lour AMI continuing during the az
irtsrva vas cceAaoned By the gulbOAss Of the enemy
saeEas the EcOdA
IMPROVING.
The LAST issue OF the Pa .dsphia InQ ,iser, v,d
ssJs:
returned Rebel, wao bls bsea Ei.h P.iea reIrly
three years an is Lox a. homl in 1ue states taa'
the Rebel. are 20. earring Gu. syst Of il'iscin
nate slaughter on n gro troops Tnsy took many Of
than wouased a. S.bine Prs dressed theiT wounds and
cen: dag Of ,ruse tOS,ece .Or * :hange.
TIE BLOCKADE RAISED AZ WILMINGTON
We ulderssluI, ,sys ls Ps;eIssurg Express, that
tue fo midable iron-elId Rd ign went Oat from WI
mingol on Frdiy, the ia tant aed cleared cut the
boekadsrs in short order Toe frss vessel she
tered was large eide uho olsr which, taking the RG-
leigh for a friendly vessel ~ blue Light TGe-Ra-
leigh ran alO1gsd, aad 3 hailed with desire to
know who she was N Lyoea replied, the CO. fe3e-
rae ro,.ead Raleigh, and .. III sanO tins opened Ga
The blue lighter With tyo powerful inch guus. The
Yankee craft nov rearzaJ me Cona.5n OF tenge, and
dAr;ed OF but did no. g, beyond the Rasighs range
INT he q ter had ed eve a. s5os iato heE. T. c
RllegS proceeded on tOua distance, end seeing moth
ing more of the bIockaSsr5 lay until daylight, VIXEN
she discovered eight 6lcsk-dsrs lying about eight miles
ous in he form o. q ereScer Iasendy ready for bat
IL. Toe ion-ebd steamed orscly ter them, but
they d nos allow hes to get within range tie shoe
squadron stsamiag CH as tie Top Of The speel, and
seem gly &c ermLed on enc Otjset-aEd that was 10
ge, ous Of the way When our Informant eis, nothing
utrs bad bsea seen Of the bckaders, and il is thought
the have gone North to solicit the protection of soma
Yaukse iron clad tefocs they again venture towards
ths mou.h OF lie Cage Fear TIE Rlleisl il repre-
ssu,ed as being very powerful vessel, and every way
abs 10 eon;eud with anything The YANKEES can BRING
against her. she Ousy awaits the arrival Of iresh
batch o. blockadsTs Whsn the enemy will have an OPP
POr;un;y CT testing he; poEe:s as demOaher Of Yam
kee craft.
W. get these particulars from gentleman of the
navy, who was IN eye witness 10 the operations de-
scrhe5 AID they nay therefore. b received a. every
way worthy o. Creiis.
NORTH CAROLINA.