Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-05
AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND.

ue 10 aude 70 tue removal South oil some OF the Execu
Bureaus of the Confederate Government 1t has
stated that hundred and thirty of the women
employed in the Treasury Department proceeded to CO.
lumba the 26h utmo but that many Of the male en-
poyes also going South may be learned from the re-
mark of the Enquirer that the removal of the several
of the Cabinet departments the South prOdu
ces numerous vacancies in the battalion composed of clerks
and other employees of the Government" The Sentinel Of
the 3Oth, in speaking of the same subject, says n
There danger of carrying too far the policy Of trans
ferrng the civil officers Of the Government TO other points
Inc prompt and Intelligent dispatch Of the public business
requires that the different bureaus Of the Government
shall be IN easy communication wi each other and with
their departmental heads 1t s therefore, almost essen
tai that they should a be collected at the Of Gov
ernment With the notesgners it 10 different but even
their removal docs not promise to yield any considerable
relief as many thereby compelled to resign rather
than separate themselves from their homes and friends
salary inadequate to their support 1t exceedingly
be desired, however, that every no possibly can
should leave the city and seek home if only temporarily
in the country, farther South Vsters and refugees
could not better assist the public service and all residents
who can provide other quarters for their families and
wants will promote the general advantage by doing.
We want as few consumers aud many fighters posi-
Bile in Richmond until Grants campaign shall be over.
We earnestly commend this subject the general atten
ton"
The Richmond Wbig of the same date under the head
ing of the DUTY Of the Hour also earnestly urges upon
combaants the duty of Immediately abandoning the
city. 1t says:
That great struggle is about to take place for the
possession OF Richmond is conceded on all hands. The
enemy is marrballing his cohorts the Rappahannock
and the Peninsula aud that last desperate effort will be
made to overun Virginia and occupy her capital
is admitted by the enemy himself What then becomes
the duty OF the people OF Richmond in view Of the mighty
conflict at hand 1t is evidently the that Of the
mmander of msn-owar who sails out Of port to en-
gage the foes of his mortal combat The decks are
cleared for action, nocombatants ordered below
ashore the supply of ammunition md food is looked TO-
aud short prayer uttered that Heaven will favor the
ght and protect the land aud the loved for whom
the battle is waged.
such is the duty Of the people Of Richmond
Evefy preparation should be mad for the approaching
coufct and every obstacle removed which hinder
embarrass the movements of armies. If there is
man. woman child in the city who cannot serve the
here, and who find tempo ary refuge elsewhere
they should Immediately withdraw and thus the decks
and diminish the consumption of food The trains
ployed bringing up supplies for their subsistence might
then be used n transporting troops and for every
combatant thus withdrawn soder might be substituted
and supported he food consumed by persons who
render assistance, and which is hauled
nxed railways would be available for armed men, able and
ready to defend the city against the assaults of the invader
Armes like men, confused and embarrassed by fright
ened women and children crying to them for assistance and
cllDging to them for support"
That provisions already may well be magin
ed in view of the reports of the markets Here are
extracts from the report for the 25 of April:
Bacon, 81 per pound; beans. $50 a $55 per bushel
q
per pound butter 80 $40 per pound; corn meal S45
per busheli $45 per bushe; coffee $I4 SIS per
pound -four, $94O $3.50 per barrel hay, $50 a sa5
Orleans $50 sorghum, $40 $45 per gallon; oats S3s
$40 per buhe; peas, backeye, $45 $50 brown, $35
per bu.hel aud very scarce rice, 81 81 20 pound
salt, 80 50 cents per pound sugars brown 50 % So
crushed $ls SIS per pound; vinegar SO 50 per gall
| Ion; wood, pine, $40 oak, 500 per cord.
The Richmond Examiner of the goth utmo has an ar
| tcle on the present campaign, in which it says:
! "No further success in the West-not even another
Vcksburg-can the Government the United States
from the impending doom Of financial and political col
lapse and bankruptcy for wound will reach the heart
destroy the power OF protractng endless combat
But the overthrow Of Virginia would give the aboonst
rty and Government lease Of life and enable it
to mske immediate efforts in finance and in war even
greater than those of 1862 while the blow would touch the
vita OF the South and para its limbs with the weakness
and remor OF dissolution The has been made up for
trial here We wish that the lists had been laid else
where But suce has come let all the South look fair
y at it, ce hotd Virginia till this summer
Is ended the Nortas Of mschnf epery 1hers ,o bt
Be broken The Conderaey has ample pooer keep ats
place in pnginia employed oih energy and
and this IS the last year Of the 1ar, ohieheper Dins"
A RESERVE FORCE.
The Examiner of the Goth ultmo says: I" We learn thai
Gen Imboden, in addition to bis other duties is now or
ganzng the forces of Virginia in the counties
Botetourt Roanoke Craig, Rockingham, Pendleton, High
land, Augusta Bath Rockbridge, Allegheny, Page She
nandoh Hardy and such portions Of the country lower
down the valley can be controlled"
VOLUNTEER NAVY.
Under this head the Enquirer OF the 30h states that
company has been organized with capital of 900 900
one million and half of which paid in 1t declines dis
closing the condition OF the enterprise but says the com
pany aspres to grand results heet at least and that
has now every prospect Of achieving all it's purposes
/ SPEECH MR.. STEPHENS.
Mr. STEPHENS the Vice President Of the Confederacy
has appears recently made speech before the Geogis
Legislature which s very dsastefu to the
The Richmond Sentinel speaks Of it as follows:
"The speech Of Vice President Stephens is the stock in
trade with which the partsaos Of Mr. Holden for the oc,
of Governor of North Carolina have entered upon pend
ing Room s found for it in all their
and vast numbers Of extra copies advertised for sale
and distribution The sense Of the peop ole will
decide that speech which suits such purpose is unwor
thy OF Mr. Stephenss position and IL it admits Of be
ing perverted 10 such il 10 very nd-creet and m
proper Mr. Stephens holds the second Office under the
Government aud in Of of those painful dspensa
tons to which the mortality of it's rulers ever poses
community he would be the Executive head the Con
federacy Under such circumstances he has severely
branded the leading measures of policy which, until Con
might choose to repeal them he would be bound Il
execute aud he has given and modification to those
TO whom only he could look for support and aid aud
fort TO such would eubarrass his Administration Zeal
ously they have assaled that Of President Davis"
REPEAL OF HABEAs CORPUS ACT.
The following is from late Georgia journal:
Following the footsteps Of Georgia. Mississippi through
her Legislature has expressed decided