Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-01
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RICHMOND WING.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1854.
The Truth Leaking Out

The Truth Leaking Out
Mr. Francis. the army correspondent Of the New York
World ought not to have been en;erprsing In his
anxiety TO get Asead Of bis contemporaries he fastened
towards the White House BY way Of Tunstas Station,
.nd got himself captured. His own letters TO the
World are not without some value bus ths letters found
on his person. sud which had been entrusted to him BY
GsaerI Russes staff officers, les t5e cat out Of the
bag very rsctuay. One Of these private letters, the
most interesting Of all les before u and lest it should
fail to meet the eyes Of those for whom it was writer
70 insert is substance here, with few comments.
Lieutenant Edwin Russell son of Q. A Raslsh, o.
Saratoga Springs, under date &c miles from RIch-
mond, Mar %, 1854 addresses ." Dear Parents and
Soln toeFably well written episLe. Tse spelDg7s
no. very coed, bu. the hand wi Is quite legibe-
Fer tho benefit Of "Dsar Psn;s and Sol We viii stale,
90 IN, authority Of Lieutenant Rus eel, that the Gen
eral and Sol" (sere then anoth sr "SOP) are feeling
pretty well ali though Whas used up by hard work.
/ seem 70 feel better every day ell ways have iuI
knapsae6 ted 70 M saddle and when have plenty TO
eat, yoa kaOH l can stand mos. anything, and grew
tat"
No ors will blame Lieut. Russell for eirrying full
knapsacS sled 10 his saddle and stutng himself as be
rides alocg except perhaps the priVates Of whom he
makes mention the presiding page Of his letter TIE
srocps are entirely without pork. We have enough
meat s.ass hard taeE H., ct headquarters" Unteel'
log Russell Why do you not share your full knspsaek
vito the po.kess ptivatesl NO wonder they grumble'
CIamnsd 70 the throat With msaf, coffee and hard
tack Lieut. Russell net only % feel better but
really 6stssr, if We may judge from the joke he gets
OF, as follows;
1--WE have received heavy artillery reinforcements.--
For lear you soat see H., viii say that the above u
Joke on the heavy artierJmen that we're sent from de-
finding Washington t carry muskets
Toe joke is a cruel one on the heavy ar.iierymen,
and Russell as right when be doubted whether his
"Daar Psrents ara Sol" would "soO it."
Bus We pass over thse immaterisl private matters,
and Gene at cDce to BE important points in Russels
letter. He says:
ave- started last Friday for Redmond, from Spoisyl
v3nis Court House. by hlnk movement 20 the et, and
have ben marching IN Latallel line 20 the man body
Of Less Amy. Lon gJrset is ahead Of Us, having got
there BY forced mach aGd makes the crossing Of The
Streams rather fisut for troops. We arr n a.
Hanover june. Tne general opnion u that leo viii net
be Rola % make a stand now until We get 20 the &C.
lenses Of Richmond. The Whole army is glad TO have
Gsa Grant tfy some Of his strategy that be has
l1st 80 many u5elasly bu.liog ag'st the enemys
works. Fnere are only aocui 1000 lighting men IA
corps nOE h started in the campaign so 600 strong
- Lne &c nefai Plan 70 capture hlC1m3n0
VII be something Ike McClslans, VIZ: continually al
vAncnS ear.hHorks one uHter cover Of the hr, aad
our army is large ina shal probably be abe 10
hold our Own as far as go
Tho troops grumble bui feel better a. get near
er Richmoad, where they Won't have 70 fight, but tg
Aad lst the batteries fight"
Tae italics aad spelling are R1sselfs own. His Al
mission OF les Of teEEiy Ona-,hird Of the corps to
which be ssO1gs We pass over IS Of no moment
Fle confession thai only MoCelRn's route 10 Oh
mond bu; bis very mode Of attack las been adopted by
Grant 10 grsa. triumph for the "Li.le Napoleon
RusssPs letter ought By al means % appear n Ee-
Cellan's organ the World Rus se. confirms what hss
been believed in Richmond ever since the vain attempt
Of Grant 70 bring bis men a second time aglins; tie
bseastWOrks SpOtsylyAnia ,. II. 'Tns whole armJ is
glad have Gen. Grant try some Of bis strategy, now
that he has los. many ussessy bus.ng against
the enemys work." So thea thu but.iag which lost so
many men was useless" aud nov 'some strategy" is
wanted. Ulforsuaats YAnkees the Butcher Of he
Wilderness yielded to your en.rsAes oay a. The last
moment, and much against hia will
heClsllans plan of advancing easthWorkB one under
e3ysr Of tie other until the walls of Richmond are
gained has been adopted, Gad tue feel better be
cause they wont have fight but dig and let the b,t
teries 6ghs The plan good one because is based
UPON proper conception Of the YANKEES oharaete;.-
Field 6gbang Is not TO their taste digging and shoot
log at lo0g taW with improved artillery is. Mcclellan
uldarstOod bis psOpe perfectly, and adopted system
OF warfare adapted TO them. All nearly all The Yam
kse successes have been gained By following MeCei-
LAS system Toe riasd cannon, tho 6fteen-peh SHE'LL
AID he spade have defeated 81 tines, noi The Yankee
men.
Redmond Is 70 be beSeged. Tbss Is settled. Grsots
problem viii be prevent that siege from being raised
a. NocleHans vas. He viii therefore guard against
AAak movemsnts. L,es task is TO devise a method Of
raising the siege, Which Grants remembrance of Nc
Olelans misfortune, will nos serve to prevent If
Gssnts asnss strong to be turned, his Oeutre
may b. weak enough to be carried. Where there il
vii there is a way, especially when mea who prefer
dggsg fighting the Orly obstacles in the way
lie viii solve the proOIam. He is a very apt scholar,
I'D has a special turn for military eyphsri0g.
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