Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-31
The Vlcksburg Game.

The indications are thai intends at,empt beFe
tbs game be payed 20 successfully At YiekHburg. IL
deed t s said he has received orders from bis master
80 abandon his favOrie pan Of rushing his men into
slaughter pens and is quite likely that these orders
we're issued in consequence Ct the refusal 81 his 10
DO again forced Up 70 the breAstWoFk5 Of the 0oneder
siss B. this i; may, i; Is very sVidenh stree the
sscond great hu.ohery at spOssylVsnia O. b., Grants
gam, has been 70 AnuFs Leo in front Whe hs columns
edged away gradually to right, If in search If
tide water. He has crossed the Panunkey just as 10
crossed the North Anna, aud 6nds Lee ready and watt
ing Tor him. Meantime, deserters from Butler's army
say be has BEEN reinforced and there Is obvious stir
In his camps.
Grants movements, At once backward and sideways
resemble those of the crab on dry land, making FOR
water. Grant must have for his transports for
nothing ess. With the White House a. bis base, be
could fare well enough where be is and BY calling
Blr to his assistance he might inspire his 10
tsnps them once more TO IlsAil Lse Bat this pto-
gramme resembles koClslAns too much 10 be adopted
ard besides Jf.Ts comparatively few inducements. The
aim Is not only 70 capture Richmond, bus to bag Lees
army as tbs same time, just PembertOas was st
Vieks5arg. This could not be done by q combined at
tack on the ChiekAhomioy for Lssf defeated, could
retreat into tie forihcsfOns hold Grant at ba il
dsauite period and in the last extremity, retire into
North Carolina. Grants aim IS to drive him to Lynch
burg or to capture him bodily.
We may be ,ure, therefore, tha. Butler will hold bis
own a. Bermuda Hundreds, and We need rot be sur
prised at any moment to hear Of movement In fierce
upon the Of Petersburg To cover he assault up
on Petersburg Grant nov menAees Lee in front of the
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White House and are thence marched across to the
James BY way Of the idtrenehsd camp in Charles City
County, while their baggage and supplies sent round
BY water. II Lee we're 10. a UAtehful man. he might
wake up some morning to fad a few piokets in his
front, a. the very moment the sego guns Of Grant
aud Gilmore laundering at the dsferces Of Pc
tsrsburg.
But Lee S very Estchful, and Beauregard Is as vig-
liant 20 q panther. We have reason to believe that
thsSs two masters Ct the art Of var whether in the
hsd or In cities beleagured have put thts heads TO-
geiher and have decided upon better plan than Penn
berton had a. Bakers Greek or the Big Black What
that plan i pretend not to know; but, We we're
permitted guess would say that it looked to
mode Of breaking up the siege before it fairly begins
Mcclellan Wss digging bis way very quietly up to
walls when suddenly be found himself driven back TO
HarrsOns Landing where bis discounted troops rottsd
a. leisure Jackson the Lon Of the Valley, is ne more
bus the panther OF Louisiana is left US and he may
s2riOg suddenly and terribly the ensnys flank
Jackson did.
Tue VcksOurg game is very pretty one, but it will
have 10 be Played here with many variations. The
situation not the same; the payers are not the same
The key Of Vieksburg vas lOss almost without strug
gc; the kay Of OhuOndI in that powerful little hand
which held Charleston alter itS key lost Grant
thinks he Is near enough sit down before Rich
mOnd and dig himself pleasantly and sarey up to the
circunvaIaton. Il that thought be Agreeable to him
We hope be will cOnsinus to indulge t for some days
longer he may after a while discover one or more
Important defects ia his andclpltions.