Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-09
TRENBRS
TRou rHr TEoNF-SOTHma DOING.

ing James river either 10 embark, or 100 mucn
weakened By continued repulses to make desperate
move on edmond. This We supposed he would en-
deAvor 70 do from the Sou side, il permitted net
because an easier road to Richmond, as Butler knows
70 his sorrow but bee use not having the moral eOuF
openly 10 confess defeat Grant Is will g under the
prstenss Of changing bis base lead his into any
new pen Of slaughter that offers the TemOtsst possible
chance Of suceess.
He has tried = straightforward advance BY way Of
SpOtsyVana Court House, and, when fOled again. at
tent ted another unsuccessful forward movement r1m
Gaines Mil, with loss Of thousands in killed and
wounded To complete his catalogue Of misiOrIunes,
Il only remains for him TO try an Ga TO Richmond
Ella Fort Darling. Then crit Ulysses and forward
another victim.
srAUSroN NOT OCCUPIED.
NW FumOred on the streets yesterday, du' ing the
day and as late as o'clock in the evening, in aquarsr
that inclined Us to credit IT, that Saunton has not been
yet occupied by the Yankees, IS reported. We hore
that h s true and win anxiousy ferrt Gus the latest
information from that quarter before going TO press-
If there is any tsa confirmation OF the above ruuoF,
it will matter Of course be appended to this para
graph.
From the Information we have at the time of writing,
We feel well assured that th current day before
yesterday; that tho Yankees we're Lexington, Is ut
tery without foundation. ought TO have been stated,
BY way of completing the story that Crook had burned
the Natural Bridge.
A NIsFAEE CORRECFED.
The Yankee flag of truce mentioned yesterday was
occasioned by the return OF detail of who had
been sent out BY Gen. Lse 10 bury the dead and were
consequently while thus occupied, easily cap ursd BY
the Yankees. Grant regretted the mistake.
BOTTOMS BRIDGE.
Slight picket firing reported At this point yesterday
No casualties mentioned on either side.
VERI TRInDLT.
"0otenSulA" is said in the Indian language, to i'm
port al will be friendly" As Johnston and Sherman
have been lighting there, it seems now to be a mis-
homer Our abOrsinees, II they had been prophets,
would have selected more appropriate name.
VICINITY.
This place, which q Yankee correspondent of the
Washington Chronicle says is royal place in natural
beauty"-snd he might have sddsd more royal place
as far the beauty and refinement Of its fair daughters
was concerned before war polluted ts streets and once
hosptable residences with the tread of the Yankee
was at the time be wrote to quote him htsraha, AL
hustle with thOus lnds of occupants scores OF large
and small steamboats,, tug boats bArges, i - unloading
or loading at its pOntOOn Wha,Ves lying at anchor
or arriving and departing"
Par Parsa,hssis how this picture in peace times,
without what follows, would have pleased the big
thiakrg author Of Sociology" resident of the pso,
who has in bis time prodgLy squandered enough
thought to have made half dozen great men.
Toe CbrOaieles correspondent adds: Camps, hospi.
tails, provost marshal and medical directors offices,
qaarermAsteTs depos and the inevitable suffers store
Hundreds Of wagons and smbulances d The streets for
miles away, and are theky parked" in the squares and
fields"
Abiding 70 the poor negroes who deserted good homes
in Caroline and the Upper part Of Essex he says tue
"OOntraband Camp is hourly increased by long lines
Of men and women, and any number Of children, Who
come thrOngng in from twenty to thirty miles away,
carrying their earthly all in bags packs upon their
heads backs. thousand Of them are just going
board a seAmer for Washington, the able bodied men
being retained to labor ct the bOats and wagons
Speaking Of the attention paid the numerous Yankees
wounded, be Gays the Sanitary Relief Corps" have
gone from wagon to wagon, carrying coffee, bsef tea.
fArna milk punch e., and giving out crstches, aud
Eaordng other relief as needed.
Let our Relief Corps in Richmond emulate them in
this Irespeet as far a. our supplies land they are
bounhflD will peFmi-and let not benevolent wait
for any sanitary organization in addition to What We
already have. WhsreVer q wounded soldier Is found
let them promptly minister to his wants; and if they
have only cup Of cold water, let it be given in the
spirit their Master approved
The folosag are some of the articles furnished to
the Yankee wounded at Port Royal BY the Sanitary
Committee
ans barrels of sour crOul (Or the Germans 5.67s
ems tomatoes 44s pounds butter 4S5 pounds cheese,
"a barrels 20 asOes 10 smoking tobacco, boxes
ploes, TOP pounds lamaFHds les lanterns, 762 hand
ksrohisfs barrels white sugar. barrels brOwn sugar,
chests tea lS3 bOttlss vinegar, 7AO bottles brandy,
600 bottles Wne $50 bottles Whiskey, Az barrels
plrtsr 40 bottles alcohol los bottles Jamaica rum,
los bottles bay run, lO2 bottles cologne, 4O2 palm
fans barrels blnd1ges Is barrels old linen, sPhns,
IS 500 envelopes, 2li rslms Of paper, l57 doz pen
holders IA gross pens los bottles ink, 800 nsE news
papers.
Now. We cannot furnish many Of the articles above
enumerated-foF instance porter and palm leaf taDf-
but We have Others which wounded in the late bat
La salhOse about to o viii receive With grA o
fpl hanks We can send sweet and butter milk, fre,h
butter luscious straw berries vegetables without sIt
brsai such a. would tempt the appetite OF Pnos Al
anv variety Of wholesome dometo wines and passable
ubisksy. Let these rot be dOed GU. with splrins
h.nd Ear shile cur country women have done much
IN hshalf of our sick and wOund.d let it not be said
abe, ,bsv are surpa sed in Samaritan deeds" BY the
women OF Yal ksedOm.
Aro,axp CoLIrsI,S N hLNor.-NOEthsrn papers
vvs accounts Of very bloody Atay that took place in
E,vpt. uEnOip, Letween soldiers and coPPsrheads 1t
IL fan NIfunfa