Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-21
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TIE PRIs0NERs CAPTURED MAR CHESTER.
The officer Who brought over the ll9 prisoners csp-
tsFed near Chester on Thursday night BY a part of HuE-
toa's ard Ste sart's brigAdss, informs Us that they all
belonged 10 new rsgimsntA-
The Colonel captured in the affair above alluded to,
Il Colonel Kaufman, Of the GOSH Pennsylvania Regi-
ment. After firing the contents OF his Ave shooter ~
the Confederate Lieutenant who called upon him 20
surrender, he pitched into him in regular Tom Eyer
style aud knocked him down. A hard-asted rebel pFi-
yAte coming TO the rescue, The pusnAcIOas Colonel be-
came In a few minutes a. dooie as "Crulser" under the
treatment OF Rley.
The Inspector General captured, expressed himself,
We learn, as disappointed at the little effect produced in
the South by the Ie-el. cuon OF Lincoln. With others
OF the North before the election, he foolishlJ entei-
tanned an idea that the announcement Of Linooln's sue.
cess, either BY fraud or otherwise, would have dismAysd
our people and d~ispiritsd our army. As IL is he ands
tLAt the COntedtraoy depend for indep ,ndsnce upon the
stroug arms OF It's sons, and not upon the promises or
pledges Of Northern politicians.
The following is the official report;
HAD gas, ETc, Nov. is. 1864.
Hon james 4. Seldom
Gen. Pickett reports that last night = portion Of the
susmy' picket line in his front Wss taken possession Of
and held.
One Colonel, two Captains, two LisutenGnts and lis
priVatss we're captured, besides the dead and WouGded
left on the ground.
Oar loss one killed and nine wounded.
&. L. LEE.
IMPROVED IN SPIRITS.
Our Ulysses, NO regretted to learn, for many days
before the Yankee Presidential election, was silent, IN.
communicative, AID sometimes even morose. His i'm
MEDIATE attendants limited that he had become a con-
vert to sscslicism, aud would soon enroll himself among
ths membership OF the Order of "the Dolsful, Disap-
pointed and DiscoRsolste." But no sooner did the
Presidential returna, showing couc!usiysly the rs-slso-
ton Of his especial patron, Abraham Lincoln, reach
hin than be resumed bic Nontsd coed humoF, and De-
come even more Gcstlous and hilarious than he hsd
been before hIs attack Of loo spirits. A single Incl
dsht will suffice to illustrate his present high strung
pleasantly. A dis,inguiSted ciVilun-s visitor to tho
Amy Of the Potomac and the James-remarksd to
him, when it was definitely sscsrtaiuedt that the "Young
n ,~poleon" bad foVnd hs WAtsrloo-"GenerAl, now
that Batter has gene to Nav York, where will yOuHu
a right hand IN 4 -" Polnttng to g bottls, labelled
Deter ghiskey, Cincinnati, ls6s-"Tou SEQ l Su net
Ni.nout a faithful substitute" The Yankee civilian,
not to be outdOne, remarked: 81 non perceive the
spirit which snims;es yOu In oil your DszteTOus move
msuts against Gen. Lee" Oar Ulysses came back 10
plsssble style: Perhaps, then, Mr. -, yOu can
tes. lie merits Withcut making q 'rys' fucs." We need
nos id that both imblbed, and that a big laugh fol-
lowed.
Al IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
The HississiPpiaE ssJs thss captain Wisherspoons
rgiaeat, he 40 Eiss, 10 the raid near Dalton, cap
tured E construction depot wish im1enso material
Duplicate bridges for the entire road to Allsnts we're
made sai numbered ana ready for use, together with
everything necessary for 3 new Rad. Alsrgs amount
Of fac carpenteTs' tools we're captured. also the me
obspics. 200 in number, who we're employed in using
them. The capture of tbis depot alone sill prove a
fearful blo- to Tsnkee transportation On tie rsilfosa
zhilo It will be OF immense value to rs.