Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-22
THE VIEWS.
THnLIrFsr REPoRrS

ct the War ID psrtmenI. @
A semi OfROiGl telegram from Wythevlls, ststsl
that the dAmsge to the machinery at the lead mines 1
trivial, and viii be &c on REARED.
The Central Railroad is again thrta.ened by raid
ing party, who erSssed the Blue Ridge yesterday
600 strong, and are reported to be moving in the
direction oil GordOnsvle. We Fave large force Of
cavalry in the Valley, who viii hasten TO pay their re-
| tpsess TO thsse marsuders. s.-ss 49,
TIE R:chm6nd Anbulanos Committee win assist in
the colss.ioa Of funds for lhs "sOdiers Christmas
Dnnfr." sl-r.a --s.
FROM FHE SOUTH SIDE
Fron.the Sou.h as from The North side Of the
James We have not single item of interest. Fpm
ias Petersburg ErprsssEs learn thai on Monday e,el.
ing the susmy treated our uss % the lsft to aroh
bs.vy ,mt ardment n.nulsg the sioE; for 'eSsral
Lours Many of the shsls passed far over aid TO the
rear Of our VOL bursting In Bradford and the Aids
1, il side. Grsnt must have vast amount of Anhs.
nj ion on hand that be can thus throw of il away
daily.
T4srs "a no charge to 10 in the position Of affIlrs
at tie 'front.' The Srsa. hulk Of Grants Infantry force
IL stl eneaUped east and south Of Pc enb burg, i'm
pro ling aud sljoJiDg the comforts Of their winter
QugrtsrA o. our rghi these iArterS hAVs bSenmosty
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removed further 20 the Eesr Of the Ysnkss lines.
KFLANrA-ITs FATE
General dotard, dospAIehsd by ,Vsrros Brown
to Il OK into the cOadriOa OF Allan a. has, We learn
lIsn III Neon 0oiJsds,ats, returned and Submitted
I report OF. she state of the city.
Tue destruction hAs bsen far greater than We sup
posed. ou Of tie tsulmsns Of all kinds Waioa
SOYsrsd the cite Of AtBRss, only four hundred have
been si, and Sbou foul Thousand have been burned;
and it Ia b. llsved the dsIue n would have been far
ore universal bat ios tie int OF the oSho-
iopriess, Nto Eaas mAhly FesistaIte, backed By
,bs oa.hO 10 sOlisry in snsrmaIs amy, ssainss the
firing Of htuIss which, &:uld hAVs endangered The
Catholic church and p1riOlsge.
We are sorry 10 learn that altar the departure Of
The sasmy, the lev remainug houses, together With
The debrs left by tie fIes, including large Qlaati.
ties Of iror, tsols, on, we're IemOrssy plun-
dsred by .ts people ir,m surrounding couatisa sho
6reusbI their Ssgops ron long distances 90 SArry
CT the plumber Hundreds we're engaged IN this
shameful OK for many ys before their operations
csuld be arrested. Tho fsS remaining dwd ing
houses hsvO been piandshed of their fuInhure, aud
the Safe has sn dssp9iIed Of large values.
soIDIERs' CHaI TMAs DINNER
R ivSd st Ghe efiss Of IhS HitulDgISH JOSrnqH on
the 18th ..,
Mr. Jane L FsmDg. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. t25 90
Little Willie. ............... 70 90
A SssgrAVes l'Odior iIOm Charlotte, ~. 10 90
TIE YANKEE wAR SECRETARY IN DOUBT ASoUG sIs RE-
W, learn from tho Yauhes papers that s.snton has
prepared lbe main posiOl Of his report bat is delay
log publication Uatl the result OF psEdicg military
nov, meutS arc fully known. sh, nd Thoua, succeed
70 dispensing Hoods army, aud Sherman accomplish ell
that was expected Of him, and the BuIsi-Pjs,sr EI-
psd on against Wilmington provo successful they ray
'tbs tone of hls report viii be very different rC What
{ = uld be il .hs Information 10 not received" We
lava tostbe 5lightsst tse hut that the contingencies
msn,iOusd Wil vsrJ seriously Opkrate upon Mr. Stan
ton But HO'd'' army is rot digpsrSsd Savannah 10;
tt n by Sherman, srd " lnington az defiant as its
asizhbor GharlsstOhthS hated cradle ct the rebel
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