Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-02

n informed in regard 70 the plans OF N IT Geners',
49,, lee Is sin determined aud sble to transfer the
sear Of war TO the Norse. The svlui1g before Mr..
Wis left Richmond Re was e. lie SRotwood Hotel,
-hsse there were qCits a number Of Cfisers lghly
wounded 10 the baIiee between Lee and Grant in con-
vsrsatiOn with eminent citzsas end the opinion VAS
f,e ly expressed that lie was getting GRAFT just
where be wants hin." Il stated e. be Lees plan
to lead ant on ard WIEN nesr the South Arna mani
fest determination to make sand, and quietly ana
suddenly Sip away aud turn up where lesst expecteo'
Is vas further stated that he would throw ns enure
army to Sssuuioa and oy forced mHchss up the snen
sndosh Valley compel Grant to fall osck 20 cover
Washington when he Ls,) would prsa ms iofce in'O
Pennsylvania aud 0sio.
Whether this is rally the pan of General Lee, or
whether the pares who represented It TO be suco were
INDUCING 10 speculation and CO lecture, remains W De
sen IL Is tOWSver certain hist Tor several Gays prier
to Mr.. Hsrrss leaving Richmond, a. Immense nuno l
of cas- and locomotives sent from there over tee
Central read 20 Fsederickshs station on that Ioac,
and Gordousvls, and that great number mere rere
sent 10 the same points from the South by way OF Lynch
burg and UhafIottssy lie. Az GOrdocsvls and Ffede-
Temporary tracks had bSen constTuc ed make
room for the hundreds Of cars aud locoDoi ives until
thew should be req hired for Whetaer they are in
tended 70 Convey Lees army sudteuy TO StAunton pur
suant TO the SUPPOSED pan / have mentioned, or to
some point further south, VIC shall see 10 Few days
But of this am perfectly ssthed now, thst Lee vii not
isli back to Redmond or il he does, will not attempt
to remain thSre.
TIE iron tIlds in ard bout Rc.mond expected
to perform prominent part 10 i-s defence. Taey are
rot, however. 80 nun rous or 80 formidable - me
N1tlern people have been led TO suppose. Oae OF
your contemporaries, week or TWO ago, published . lei
Ter from r, eel Il correspondent who obtained his in
formation from rebel sources, stating that there were
ten Of these vessels around tie city, heavily ar ored
aud ready for &C ion. luis Is great mistake. There
are not ten Government vefses around Richmond, To-
cluSing the To- pedo and Patrick Henry and vssses OF
81 taHNH rrfan na W
vessel, To my csaiu knowledge tnere are Gus tares
iron csds couplsteG, ard III au 6Eished state
To provide amor for the third necessary TO take
10 the ci,y rafcad track ia Main street There are no
10. ks In Manchester or in any part OF Vugnie, where
iron pasing is manufactured fer veeses, eta ed
BIZ the cor,est ondent alluded TO- Nevertheless, the
ciat the rebels ave around their cspita not closely
vA,chsd are capable Of nulh mRchief Two Of them
have been lyipg copceGled for sevtrd days 10 kpg
anas Greek, Just above d ezTy 6 Buff awaiting 'SNoE'
aoe opportunity slip out IRON t0eir hiding place CD
the monitors which it was believed wCu.d be sens to
attack Fort Darling Il ia tee boat o: ths rebel laval
officers that these vessels sCaU0rhy, and that when
no longer Necessary the defence OF Redmond they
viii be employed TO break the blockade OF Charleston
and other portl. The campaign is progressing favor
ably, and in few weeks Richmond viii be rs, and IL
is 10 be hoped that there will be M nsoTs enough in the
James river prevent the Escape OF the boosted rams
to sea
In the death of J. E B. Stuart the Rebels received
tremendous b1W. Tae loss OF halt bic Command would
have been OF less account than the loss OF Stuart him
saif He could eject more with ont-iaf of his men
shau any other General il the Rebel service with the
whole OF thsm Excepting Lse there s perhaps no "tn
era in the R3oe Whose loss would be severity
fet JEFF. Davis would rather have parted with john
sion, Nho, mex to Lee supposed 10 ee tno Of stra
eSst and taccan in the Cengdeseg. J9hnstohs place
uld be supplied i net BY his equal y fome one liz
tie his interior Blu. uart as a cavalry officer GO lno
be replaced. Nethe. Faz Hugh &C rcr wede HAM
ION upon oae OF WHOM tho cgnnsrd will devolvs, vii
any more bear comparison vita him than TIC Younp
Napolsoun would with spOlecn the GIeai. Stuart vas
tree and easy dsshiIg AID reeilrse fellow, who
once won tue GcmuatiOn shd confidence OF 81 under
his command. Wherever he wolf lsa they sould fol-
low. We may CaelT estimate his ioes 70 the Rebels as
equal T. the loss }. five thossaDd meg.
Early this Spri3g uart oIgar zsd ous Of bis com
mand, eight sQuadcns o. ga horse, c.led Z" S uarts
HussaFs" for pnrpose OF rec0EE0teuGg ana CASH
ing niO the UaiCn liEe', whenever such preceding
90 scheme saOuid DO 6semed.CxP 0iens Ia lnen
10 ted Tor this CIglnz tOn nefe HOue OF them over
ten s.ot e, and were lGe bes5rd IN bis comuga -
Fhey wtre. noun ed On well pred ana iaceiE igab'e
horses AID calculated 10 80 rOeksS csee,
and swim rivers with such &C Aty thst binary csRdry
ecu q lot pretend TO foiOs taoH. Every reader wil
perceive the value u such organ ziiOn TO aDg amy.
Bu Providencs Wied t1a. it should lose its head and
We have little to tear from 1t.
Great eff are being made TO a N he olvalry With
the Jtf Davis Pktli-Cr l. might as veil be ca led
carbiue, as it be used as eher-tbe iuven ion Of
tue Rbel esidsnt himself /. 4 sad tina his Excel
lSney desig ed and propos 10 inSoiucs This weapon
IN the Uned Safes service vhsn he was Secretary Of
War. Be this as il may Is viii undoubtedly prove to
be a very effective Weapon.
Tho pst Is la e siz d revolver (six barres) SIM
lar TO tnAt used by t5e Federal OAvsIy with slight
ference in the handle which s constructed TO fl
butt ike al Of tn musket except tha it lighter
The tOlcan be aacced 10 the QUIT at pleasure there
Oy f0rTiug perfect cArons; and when necessary, in
eOse gu r ers be dissDsagsdin moment aid ed
a. plstyl The bait s Fixed TO the p0mmel Of the
saddle after the manner OF The holsters.
Tue JEFF Davis Legion aud Philips'5 L,gion, com
posed mainly of ssisl plans, special pets Of the
Rebel President, have been supplied with this weapon
ami o,her regiments will receive as soon as they
be furnished II IS said tia. these roW in use
msnuflc .uled for Che COnie3erscy in Europe.
Daj BY day the Rebels becOme desperate and
cruel Thsy n. 70 logger satisfied WITH clstng Uaion
in prison 70 aud b. devoured BY vermin but
are brualiy outragug defeGcSl5ss yemen. More than
dozeR ladies' suspec edsof entertaining Union sent-
msnts have been togo rom their homes aud au lies aid
thrown In Cise Thunder within the last three weeks
A few weeks ago, ME-. ee, a-Ulon LADY of Rich
uoad succeeded 10 getting Njitp when it Is1spired
taat she had conceaei az her home Uo Streight and
other Union cfceTs who escaped from thu Libby. This
led the Rebel authories t. beeve that there
Of Mrs r cs stripe be found, and DETECTIVES we're
20 work 10 huni the Up Manly all the zdies wi
whom Mos Z CO was o. terms of stimscy have been
arrested and rcarceate5 Cen Windtr swere that he
would Tevenged the arrest OF his mother at The
North few wet Ks ago; and that every Union woman
IN Rchm md should sufer tor it. Il is 10 DO hoped tast
Gen. Grant and the rCbls.aImies undcr lis command
viii leave these helpless much Logger at the
mercy Of tue bel tyran,s. Among the ladies' arrest.
o. was a Mrs Dsvoe, residing az No. ll2 Franklin st.
whese husband has been for neary years IN Eu-
rope. Shs WEs dragged from ner children the young
only 81 years OF sgs aud thrown Ia that dreadful
gepuclre Castle Thunder On the s2coI day she We
mad with grief and on toe thgd Gay she aisd
/ am Obliged 70 bling my letter to Ga sbrup. c0nclu-
siOn but shall recr - this subject more length my
next
From the n. Y. Tribune OF tbs 2s.h we extract the
following items:
Admiral Porter passed Up TO Mound City on the
steamer Black Hawk on "Wednesday night. Memphis
aJVees up 10 the "a instant Isle news Two
brothers named Ferguson were executed st Helena for