The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-02-19

Fortress Hsnroa, Feh s
The Richmond Eram,ncr of,u-dsy con
saIns The tolIewicg:
Richmond. Feb 8.
Richmond is .hreateued bv the enemy
"ur nlckp's were driven in on lat We'd
nesday riSh, a. Bottoms Ridge, twelve
miles frum Richmond The enemy cross
I'd the York river K. r near the dispsfch
station, large force ma-sed out at Bark
ensssville, and moved forward 10 Tails
vile, yesterday T. NJ, ssd VAS seen .d.
vaneing. Ths;r tcrce con.is,s of three
oriaaies o. iofsntry, and regiment f
cavalry, and twelve pieces Of artillery.
The enenys femonstrs,ion Yesterday
was probably intended as a reconnaissance
prei,ninsry 10 an important collision TO-
day. Certainly. the .nemv h.s come 10
numbers which preclude the idea of mere
raid.
Baltimore, Feb O.
+ 4 special disna,ch from Fort Nouros o
The 4<rserjcur, frsm Mr G c. S,n,,on. Who
Is at City Point, SAWS the r.t-i Gag Of
truce. with Commissioned DsId aud Cap:
Hatch srrive.i on Snn,!.v =. Cj,y Po'nt.
Two c'jiZ-ns, psl-,n.r.. ~er- hruuoh;
down. They were both M.,vsBd-r.
hey brought exciting ne~. from tslch-
inond, which they represent AS in q -,@,.
Of rlost ferprish -xcitemen, from niGsnixn.
oa Sau'dsv up to The time they Lett. >vn-
d-t a:,erDooa
A midnight on Saturday The Le!is of
the city ware rung. and tie n4n were
rushing through the streets CRYING, 10
arms &" TO arms ~ " The Yankees are
coming" Daring The remainder Of the
night tiiete ~s. Intense cOmsho'inh everv
where visible. The Home Guard wa
called out, and the tramp OF armed m4n
conid be hrsrd in all directions. Cannon
were hauled through ia. .treet.. women
and children we're hur,ying TO AID fro
ard there We're al ;he evidences Of such a
panic as has seldom been witnessed in
Redmond.
ON sunday morning there VAS 10 aba,c-
m-nt IN the excitement The guards were
nsrcsed ou, Of the civ to defence, and
ARMED c'tz-us were placed on guard over
the prisoners, horserIen ware dsshlng 10
ant fro. and excitement among the pris-
oners 10 know the cause Of n! this excite
/ fpeLt became intense
/ Il "as soon learned thst 4. large caval-
! ry and infantry force with sr,iller had
made their appearance on the Peniasula
Al bo toms Bridge within ten miles o'
the city; and that Ric' mord wss actually
Threatened BY the Yankees
The same hurfyln2 OF troops, .rming o.
/ ciiz-rs, and the exritaneat among .he
wornea and children continued dung the
morning. and al = O'Clock h"n the tgu
. rsles~ei prisoners were xtout to leave IN
the trace boSt, the alarm bells were again
rung with great fury.
The rulnors that prevailed we're confl Ct
ing AM wild 1t WAS heir impression
AT from s 900 10 10 000 csvajr, wnuli
have hui 1l'tie j ttiruIlv in entering th<
cit. hberating the Union prisoners, des
trovinG the forts and pHhGc property, and
retiring hy ihe Peninsula before ans sniff
cisnl folc. To rs~,, 'h..n Goa ta I.fuJfhl
"a the -jd OF ;he stl,sti g.rtsru Il. - he
ttnd II. For say-rai DAYS prev ops
thlS ais IN, he 1roo,'- 10 AL arou,a :.ts
city. io The number If + ar 600 Tad beet
cent oti - in L-e'v army uith gre., dIs
, pstch-ttIe Impression !rel sjilHg tt,nt
nnv.rEet,. wa 'snlp'stri b, Hra e
ln tins they were right, * dutipg tre pro
grr-s "f ths excitement on Monday iuteii
g-nce VA, r4r@yed that Mrsde had cros.el
lhe kaI,tiau.