Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-23


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| am author d by bis exe'llsncy Governor wAas
10 mike thla Al psal and to tender my services for
the defence CT Mobile. IL not be said that eut
chief city hss been lost through our supnsness end
ind. aasnce. A'abamians to the retcu'l prompt
Response viii make on tarm OF service short, and We
can return to the srJoymsnt of homes freed from
danger o! a cruel foe. DrIE O. GRHrE,
Brlg. Gen. and N. Ala.
Montgomery, Do IL. 1864 e -t
oUFRkeIs BY YANKIE GENERALS.
10 the raid Of Sherman through Gsorgts, sllof tho
Ousrssss we're not perpeGated by private and iuSOr-
dinate Al ,ers Ia proportion to their number the
eli ,ers of hga rank as guilty Of as many tets
Of inlamy as the scum competing their commands.
The BAcon Telegraph says that in the county Of
Burke neral fitzpatrick stopped at the house Of an
sssimabls lazy and demanded dinner for himself
and others. When the dinner was ready, The lady
Of the htuIs vas reg lred to sit BY the hresds while
KIpstr'cS, with three negro wsnehes, Who were bis
srsvslIr companions, tcek their dinners together,
INDUCING during the rep,st in the most familiar and
Indecent conversation. .
The day sfsr lpalrek dined at thu house of an
other lady Of simlar character, and when he bad Ar
shed his dinner turned bis hrsDg esoort loose upon
the furniture aud other contents Of the house, des
trOylnE wish their sabss the hls cllery glass and
DINA ware, 81, s., 81, winding 10 the tc'ns by or
lsrluE the cara Crbi aud O.her out-Suildngs 10 be
fred faithful servant put It out, when of the
yspdsls threatened 10 shoot him; but at his moment
Ihs efJ of "WAeslsl's msn," caused tas party to de
pArs prscptatsly and thus the budr 20 and ents
ssFs saved. !
To leave nothing uudOns, to complete the ipfAmy
Of THE Ysskss Cane. sgs eondpe Ss eAEssa al ihs
sgRsr OF the a5S EhOss Hospitality be hS& forced ~
Dc led sh Band. IS Nsll az her lrs Of svsst pSsls
ed preserves. saOh vas tbs eoaiuhl Of Gen. 81.
patrick We ssa sell understand was. The lover
OH JOrs aad fr4sshs o. suSa ajnSss M d 90. At
.be pllpuTlon Of asasrsl Cobb, 10 BALDWIN sJlniy,
sAers asusfsi Sherman made bis Gao qdlrlsra fer
thirty sI hours, every thing was DIS r1ysd by bis Or
der al bis soldiers robbed the negroes Of their shoes
bla1 KITS, clothing, knives and fO Is cooking en-
sils Negro women were thrown down and their shoss
aiken their feet aud their cabins ltr,d If every
tiaK tbeY could pat their hand upon none Of HE
neRI I'd be induced go IF aith them they stole
Dor about twelve years old aud carried him 10 spite
Of The tcsrs and les of the CHILD and his mother
widow lady. whose l.ntStor >lned General O b.,
ssa iCut uly Of being the NEAREST neghbos ct this
20 osioss rebel, aud she was made 10 suti'r tor it,.
Though d.tsncoIssa WiioW-sdvAneeG 10 years and
cot 6aed to her house by Sickness she bbtd Of
all that Ankee FapaeiIy uld fud and then the torch
sas applied TO the balance, aid 10 teS aeutI she
aud her de psndens deprived OF their lset morsel
of bread This VAS al SheImln's temporary head
IATteFs. s-r
Those Incidents are mentioned because OF tie
connection OF their leading Generals With iLeB othes
srt1c3sd1 tbest il enoImty and bTuAIiiy By lesser
fl .ers and pIiVstas Co1id be enumerated without
Gu nDsr.