Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-11
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os rae SOUTH sIDE.


oS FHE SOUTH sIDE
~asses Richmond with l.s hsa! and dusty streets
and m,rs tired Of sOskirg var ness when there was
Bons Va assrm ed on Friday, after arranging for Sat
u,s.vs Us, 20 pay ding visit to the JAMES river ct
and The army Of Nsrtheru Va. EnbArkrg ct Rockets
m steamer that reminded Us OF teal duck" We
resensd ae former which Is anchored 70 be deaui,s
st point between DsSW,y's B.ef AID eYalkts mon
tOrs oEs lime bSfOrs six COlOek and 1huI lad ample
time 70 inspect it before 6ark. hh5n We beseid the
prsOaNsl cfits cheers and IalcIs the srmnesS of ma
rnss AID ths foznidsl Appearance Of s IRON oads 20
say EOlhlrg o. iH WOOd'n gunboass, which look es
game as Bantam eo-ks, eOness that or oPnion Of
Mr. Man0rJ's industry, u DER unkno"n And ucaPPrsci-
ated fRcule. al o6Os several degrees, and We
have no dSubs KAT the Secretary hmsSh SdeeeVsr be
PAYS tho Aset vis lays aisle ais 0sas grave lock ana
perm LlmssR 90 iIdaigs "a SH'its. Nav, We Ano"
that Any r Adsr viii say Why a., - they gone Gu,
then. v d0nt kROE, and Iheret0re eannoS say; ous
Nc can say tAat whenever Circumstances permit - that
vety SouthsInsr vii Afterwards isel prouaer Of
bs Ny l. suSh ply that things cannot b nov
dous a. they we're ta-k N tie dreamy past tina.
OosmSd, re Rl,eae could sweep the Yankee monitors
fon tDs waters Of tie James she Greeks dd hs ira
ysss,l. Of Persia from The bosom OF the deep, III
s,nmis; tbas General Lee 10 singe nigas, could de-
sIoy the mighty amy Of Grant as dia tie Loud the
rroud hCs,s OF SsnLacnab, aud RtslHads prOceed 10
gorEess Monroe and cause ts massive walls 10 tOtser
end thsu tan ks ;hose OF jericho 81 the blowing Of
r.ns koIn. Ii lnsse t0Igi eOali be dOLe, perhaps
,bcs, sho noE stay a. home aud erOAk ana find fault
tau uaorpis al nigls would tor uns be saushsd,
DsoycsS however, lnAs JoanstOG IN he mean Time Was
NOT eouoelled u mako a renegade movement.
Win we had sAliahsd our curiosity iuly a. to The
sreuzh aud appoistm,nts OF iron olAds, went
In oaes. Of fisld visa won We designed 'qaTtsl-
ina and iouad that be Was jet preparing 70 20 o.
eass Feeling HIe a:Vsn; usOus, volunteered 10
ION the'pa-gy. Where We want o. Tor WhA' purpose
Alike sonrAbArd, and nuss therefore be OniJsd IL
,r narrative. sufises TO remark that We passed AID
,..ssd several localities that IN recent operations
have bee. DE household words 10 cur news eO.unn
WbsG We reached Ihe ultimate POlns Of our destination,
We bad ample opportunity OF testing the beauties Of
u.ekvtng on dAik hight The woods wore that SOn-
be poet thaS a. suggested Yankee shAEPsh0otrs
10 ambush. Tee frogs sSea,d 70 DO chanul dole III
r'oaem ever sons dad companion who had gone
iu,, the stomach Of a IaTen0us FfsnchDan, Nale on
every nil within the range OF our vision mysterious
lsats we're appearing and dslPpeAEiog-Aone GU aae
,ous he Yankess-Ous I'll a. strange al uutransh
table 70 NJ as tie famous mi seFies OF Iee OLadeaDs.
Il 10 add 70 lns thu distant booming OF cannon a.
uolr.is intervals AID every nOW ana then sne sharp
rsort OF huss nearer aud much toe near for ears Of
delicate organs AEOn, readers can imagine the
eject produced better Tim can describe l. To be
esadid towever iudTldsai opinion - hat no one
whose Taste has noe been Vaied IN tAIy lie by eson
hunting in br.ery m4rshcs suld Possoly Ike Il The
d Rnt passed and morning Eos an hour too soon
Ait,r making as cor cook Lsst 10 sag IN camp, me-
ort samptuUus bseAk:ass" determined 70 continue
OR adventures and b. O'clock afse' OrRk walk,
found ourselves a. "H0WleGL's"-A Pl4ce rendered IA
mous in the history Of the recens ba.t.es There Ne
IOaud our sodeis IN me health and sperdd sFiriiS-
Faey are comfortably clad, and received on Saturday
radOns Of 0ssf, pure e,ffse AID sugar. Ga this
score they seemed pefee.y satisfied lasesd We heard
no complaint except from officers, and .hty lave cause
for It. Is s thil GnAs Aay number OF regiments have
been, for more than year, aud likely 10 90 until
ihs end OF the war eonmAnded by sn'snAht OOlOneiS
toe OUlsnes OF which, fg5m disability, beLg unable to
stand Hed go. nc lave been assg-sd 70 hight duy II
Richmond aAd slseshere. Thus hsss Lieutenant CCo-
nss have s the du.lss and responsibilities OF ColOnrls
thrown upOa them, Eitsous ether the rank Or pay ano,
Whas Is Horss there is eiI between them and tuluse
promotion an alnOs! inpassAOls gIlL Lsas nAa,s, too
commanding companies have smia oAusa OF cam
plant l. d due - those With whom We eonVersed 70
sats mat IA no instance did hsaF the disabled S
Gers blamed tut the contrary, t was thOugat that
tnsy should retain bsir rank and be suitably provided
ior By Tho AubOFes They Oily Ask that, bong per-
manenily disabled they shall DO permanently detached
from their commands. such gross Injustice 70 brave
Ofassrs oBgh nos to be longer tolerated.
cached H. Wst.s We found trees cut 10 pieces
f,uo.s eVer.arOHD, falls Of corn tIamPed down,
INN use excavations made b. Yankee snea huge frss
usnts OF which were yiDg IL every direction. Such
as tAe sse Of War-Jne gOries OF Whioh poets OF all
,.ss have sung We visisd ne forh6eatOns mthe neigh
horhoOa ana 5000 upon he formidable Entertainments,
Cha tskipg Of which By PcSeIs vision made General
Ie 40 iubisnt Jbat tEough a. hsat bis compliment
t,ty notice Of tae darBg achievement, bogus Hsie We
,aw she'll fifteen inches in diameter, WHICH had failed
10 explode 1. lJOksi, for al the WOrd Ike an OEii-
RAW dinber- pot and sOuld have served admirably
teu-Uin bali for one OF The inhabitants Of Bsoodgnsg.
one point during our tour Of observation, We we're
Z I more thAn four huGdrsi yards from the Yankee
pskst WOO belonged, We we're iu!oru ed, to NJ"
uAppsbise ., gimont--Ihs 2s n, We think. The Hewlett
IA terribly Tiddled. A. the Overssers house, uEon
tho vail, some Wrgyish 'OldteF-EhO possesses more
KIN and TALENT as eariea'urst than most OF the con-
ts.0utors 10 Pcneh-hss drawn a tremendous ram, to
al appearance, Of the s1ushdOHn breed, who has 3
roue around bis neck, the sud Of which Is held by
rsddy-lOOking individual, less eorPulsnt than Cont
70 &C. The ram, in his 6iOTts1O get lo So ''caVOFts
worse than col. at militia muste- U-dsrneash Is
written, "Plsass, let ne 6utt en-, Mr.. Mallory"
We reached he city SAturSAJ evening, feeling much
better for our trip This attribute to the good eat
hg. clear spEics WAler, and fresh air We en-.
loved, which We rsishsd me more EssOlJ because 81
an, s.sross Ne took. These we hops 20 eSioy again