Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-29
srsuts Movements.

F,Om Washington Ws leaEa thai Gfant, hA'lSs nAu
- a.. .-oBnt Of conversations with Lincoln snd
stanton. has returned TO bis command. From 0'nef
,,,,c,s "a lara that be Is moving TooPs SonInuAig
t,om has right 10 bis left, and iron thus No nisi A'
I-I, \, = "a, DAYS soon as the weather ana me
- nsruit-r pat the only MAJ q lVre ne mas e'eS
.,smntsd sincs ne has been opposed 70 Lse' Ho'SO'
-. oply one he sIpssrs % eOmPrehsna-'ns' Oh en-
-, N a,nk % on cur nshI and oTsr"neim
-, .tng By mare weight Of numbers. ~ me
,,r,e no doubt, he viii make 8 demonstration up
oar s,t, With the view 70 disEGOting our attention.
., converting bis ieIns into real STACK Ne 'nOuo
ana An opportunity.
b., M. g,e.s eEort win be upon our right Il Is
,,st tbe Souh sids road Is situated, ana 1nAtFoad
,bs great OIL es OF al bis s,rss'gJ 10 30. into hls
..o.ion. THIS object oSc5 attained, be b6Pes Hih
-, "a su.rs,e iron his usE position against the
,l,s Railroad, and Ihul to cut on LIE from 81 com
,,,,ion v,th toe South. Ia aid u Ihis grand ops-
-, sssrman Is sxPse.ed to pass through GsorsA
"a s,u,b Carolina, desroyi al The railroads coz
-, n .ny vsy With the DanVile, and thus assisting
IL and ns army from all nope OF suPPissiD
-. .b.pe Of men or provisions.
h.. Grant will make hs attack before the isins CT
,., s,t IN. is sufficiently obvious Thus far be has
.,ornl,sbsd oothing, While be has lost 10000 Een.
= ,verv battle the last sPrirg be was sWuly beaten
=, Ia and he has therefore, character 70 recover
- shouts Of silly POPuiAcs cannot restore that rep
u. tas plaesi his oSn condemnation upJn
u' az an determined" said be Ast Nay, ito
80, IN, on this lins II i; takes me sI sumner The
-, Rad scarcely sci in before he vas en-
that line BE commenced With the
a turu Lees left and force him
- -. ,,d. Tneu he vas 70 pas directly on to
D .hr,ons vh.cA Was 20 surrender 20 him W'thou'
sizing gun. L9s, following ca, Vas 10 A1a'' NlL
,b,,ssrsd lgions only in time to se' the ene@J safely
,.,so,Dsosd IN Rot mOnd without the power % on'i
nm sny annoyance. N4Vsr sss failure more ooh-
- =, more Ignominiogs. NsysF dij defeat toloN
s.t,s, With greater rapidly. Never vas disaster
,,raa eV suoh Wholesale daughter. 10 "ofd, never
=. C,.DsrsI more completely batH3d, oulH1sd, aud
h..,sn 4, Ia uoE almost EinteF-Il Isal DO 10 tSo
mara says-lud the valiant captain sAo Wa 70 TAX
R,hmond last sprng, has not thus lar been able to
,,ts even Petersburg Bat he is to do 1t n0E-nOtbJ
f,i, srhtinE, but By the s0ighs Of numbsEs not By
direct attack, bus BY the aid Of starvation
G,ants character Is suffering, aud be knoEs it. -
kDovs TIA. the shouts OF a Yankee mob mean nothing
that thar were lst as ready to shou! for Tommy
and Fanny Elslsr as they have been for him. he is
loainE character, and be must regain II. And regain
4. he viii IT, he C before the hrss week Of December
shall have passed. II be leave General Lss in CT
uoud At Christmas his character viii safer more than
Il has yes Suffered II he lsave him until spring, he
viii fad himself ruined man, when that period shall
have arrived 10 our opinion and Is is confirmed BY
the general belief Of ths afpy, ne will make
another attack in very short time Ifit succeed, Ii
win be called general battle; II it tail, "a the last
general attack siied, it viii be called reconnaissance
in foEo3.
We are under the impression tLst Gen. Lisa knows
What Grant designs, quite we'll Grant biuseh
He has studied shat General AMI knows him well In
deed he does rot seem very Gfsul to DO understood
Hs knows him aud kuoFs how to anticipate sad defeat
his dssigus. We, here in Richmond, feel 10 uneasi-
ssss about the approaching conflict