Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-27
IRON OUR LATEST FOREIGN FILES.

This direct from rebel officers aboard the yes
sells, through our SPIES
FROM OUR LATEST FOREIGN FILES.
THS FARE OF THE NIGRo.-It has been centuries
sncs the people OF aay civilized country have suffered
calamHes 60 great az the civil in America Is tAic
iug upon the Legco in wbose behalf as some pretend
it is Waged by Northern fanatics snd mercenGries =
Torn from his home by invading armiesfor he has not
Voluntarily left 1.-THE has become the victim of cold
hunger, disease dleness, filth, and Generalization. On
the Mississippi the negroes have died like rotten Sheep
| at Washington whole camps were swept away by the
smallpox the coss. OF S5uth Carolina they rapidly
fell victims all the vices Of the army, and popuA
ton that had been sober, Orderly, Industrious and
moral became the Oonscripted into the army
they are placed between the fire OF the Condolences
and the bsyonets of their white comrades and where
four out of five killed, at Port Hudson, or Ocean
Pond in Florida, they are said to eight like devI-
or 900 OF negroes In the Confederate States 1t Is
probable that 100000 have bten driven from their
homes by invading armies; but it is doubtful If one
third of this numoer is now living OF the survivors,
the able-bodied in the Federal army or working
plantations for Yankee spectators. The aged, the
weak and the children arc dying in camp1 Of exposure
| and neglect.
Happily this sad fate has come to comparatively few
of the whole number. Had the hopes and expectations
OF very short-sghted phanthropists been realised,
similar and greater calAmiies must have fallen upon
millions TIE negroes have been as deaf to the
prototype John Brown. Even Henry Ward Beecher
sees that slavery is not dead. Dead be eXclAms ;
we know that within the lines of the frontier army there
are yet 1000 900 slaves As yet we learn they do
ole smenAbe the will of their masters, patient and
subserVien And that it ia not hard to eee is their
latest and happest condition.-LOndOn hldsz.
The Morning Post, commenting upon the Federal
practice Of fosting forged documents Her Msjesys
Government, Concludes it, article with the following
gentle but significant warning:
"For the second time this species Of fraud has been
successfully practsed upon Englsh officials, the effect
of which, both upon the Government and people OF
Great Britain must be to cast grave shadow Of doubt
communications of similar character which may
be hereafter made by the United States Government
International courtesy may require that statements made
with 80 much gravity should be respectfully considered
but the frequent of such employed IN
he two cases referred to, TO stimulate the British Gov
eminent 10 act upon evidence furnished by forged pa
pers ia well calculated TO create strust and reserve
which cannot fail in the end to produce unpleasant If
not more serious, consequences.
TIE PRosPEers OF THE NoRrH.-The Army and Navy
GaIst.e of April Q, says:
1--WE have through good and evil held TO the faith
that the North must succeed But ignorance and ines
pacity faction aud corruption, may counterbaance all
the influences which should operate In producing nat
ura result The Union, let say it for the twentieth
time be restored 1t begins to be doubtful at
jugate the South are equal TO the work.
THE WAY THEY REcRUrr.-"How many Aeecss ?"
asks Yankee kidnapper for the Federal army of his
agent In Montreal. He Is informed that he can have
from ten to twenty week Of seventyhFe doars each
Federal agents are now at work 10 Canada Ireland,
England and Germany, sending men 10 America upon
every pretext but when landed, to be drugged en-
isted robbed OF their bounes by these greedy sharks
sent to swell the armies in Virginia and Tennessee.
Enlisted under false Names help reach them. If
thty have relations who apply to British Oonsul', and
enquiries made the ready answer is that sucn
names on the army lists. OF course they ere not
And these nameless men find nameess graves on the
battle fields of Virginia in the sEsmps Of Mississippi
| land never heard of more. London badez.
| A CoHTKnERATE WEDDING The Memorial DipLo-
ndsue gives the following account Of age
in Paris, which will be interesting 10 circle of friends
of the parties in the Confederate States:A touching
ceremony has lately been celebrated in Paris-a
rage between citizens of the Confederate States of
America. The lady is the daughter of emnen.
geon. of those creations of nature in her gayest
and most indulgent moments; for two years she had
been engaged to young surgeon OF the Confederate
army, who had been taken prisoner, but being put
parole had seiEsd the opportunity to join his lAdyove
IN Paris. Alter some months of bliss the young man
was exchanged duty recalled him TO his country -
What was he to doS He could not ask young lady to
Undergo ali the dangers and fadgues of campa'gn.-
But to return without being married was too terrible
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themselves when the ladys father solved the Difficult
marriage decided on. The bridegroom was on the
Of departure the very Dsxs day at eleven o'clock
the ceremony waa performed by Protestant minister
The lady wore q simple muslin dless; veil OF tulla
Illusion" thrown negiigeny her head scarcely lid
| the beauty and sadness of Ler countenano small
boquet OF natural orange flowers was her only o,her
ornament The bridegroom, handsome young msn,
full of courage and noble sentiments his uniform
with as much grace dignity. None we're present as
this touching Oeremnny the family and their most
Intimate friends. The evening this husband OF
few hours old his way to obey his counrys call
l:aving bis young bride under her fathers rooi.'
TIE BoULEvAKDs OF PARIS are to be completed in
the course of the year. When flushed, they will be
some miles long and 60 yards broad set with double
avenue Of trees, aud lighted by four of lamp;
they expand into 40 'places" at different points OF
their course and will be adorned throughout their whole
length with benche. for the accommodation of the tired
Wayfarer. Augustus boosted that he found Rome of
BRICK and left it Of marble Napoleon may say be
found Paris in barbados and left it in squares.
Tar Duo de Luynes has performed interesting feat
in Transporting small steamer to the shores of the Dead
Sea on the backs of camslS is dimensions we're not
large, it beiog only 80 feet long and conseq uently
easily put together the spot but its appearances
frightened the pblegmatic Arabs OUT Of their comp
sure. They assert that it is an evil spirit risen from
those accursed Depths and have accordingly dabbed
Shaitan (Satan)