Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-30
THE NEWS.
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AREV CT SoErHSRN YlR6iSiA.
Yezsr1ay prsseu e. ;he gsFo spectacle o. another
sctday u.tAcut 9 rs,rg fumoFs. Tbs NAs Iemaiksble
C9ai5uios the p,c1 uiy Of tie enemy 70 the
ei,y, and the prevailing opinion tbas a general en-
gAgemeat bstEseu Gsaus aai General Les cannot be
lorz deferred. We lsas1ed in TIE afternoon from a
perfectly reliable source that TIE enemy yesterday creased
the remainder Of his force a Hanover Town, and taas
the whole Of Grants army, Waa the exception Of War
rSRs corps, is nov posted bstvesn hat point posi-
lion seine distance la front OF Atess Station which
is on she CenIal read, nine niles ffom Redmond
AL Oelcsk we met an artillery oheer direct from
G neral Lees army Rs repors everything quet; there
had net BEEN skirmisa Up the time Of his lesv
Pg l. hsriy recsssAry 10 sag thai General Lee is
CissOsins his force 90 as to thSArt any and every
attempt Of GRAM to gan BY ,mal0lyse advantage
in position. We may expect a. any moment el ish Of
arms such ;Ais continent ihoeNoIld has rcVe:
before Witnessed. Though Oh tas eve of 90 eysnuul
crisis in for Independence, it is cheering TO
cur entire people 50 perfectly hOp.fll AID cpoaisn
LArER.
We harmed late Lass night tas tie -ensmy 81 heavy
iosc', wre N s-s a deno-s;-stioa ne.I Lover
Cours House.
CAVALRY HGzF
Gen. Fla Lees and Hampton's divisions Of cavalry
had 6gbt with q large body Of Yankee cavalry at
HaRs Shop, in Hanover, on Saturday Tse only So-
count that has reached Us il, that Nc drove them IN
gallant style fog mere than a mile when they received
heavy reirorcsmsat of in sniry which rendered il
Necessary for rs 70 disCOatil us tie pursuit.
We had about thirty killed aud over one hundred
wounded
TRo4 TRKDERICKiBURs AND ePOrsTLvAMA
We had the pleasure, yesterday evening, Of corners
ing wish gentleman WHO Left SpoeysAnia On Thurs
dy. 30 eamo BY way Of Beaver Dam, and learned
there tia. no Yankees al beer higher up the Central
road for several days uaa HeSet.'s-Whieh il eight
mlss from Beaver Dam Ia he direction OF Hanover
Jcne ion. Ga Toesd,y, 10 vent within siI niles Of
Fredericksburg ami heard that the Yankee packets had
sold number Of persons tso days before ttst their
whole fierce we're under marching orders and bis in
preston IS that tie ase ROs no YANKEES st
Fredericksburg any part Of So0tsylva Ia. Ae-
eOrdiDg bis sassmsnt, they eA.ed th5 people lOeT
ably vel, bat the mere fac. tia. their immense amy
vas saartsrsd for weeks in bs county Euuid OF i,sef
n toe absence OF extraordinary VANDALISM, readss he
portion occupied Que its better Low tan q DIS ri
O. n Harris, We ears lot al OF his neg5Oes. H. is
the only lzen Of the equity, far the information
Ct cur ioformaas went, seriously 5uiare3 in this
resPee. 1. strikes bug sO1eahli singular that
If Fredefiekssurg is pesiCo i ,s-r OF Yankees some
one from there has no Tcsehei Redmond tefoie
this time. The extreme sesrciy Of mods Of convey
sree may, however, seeou tor 4.
MOST CHKERNs NEws FRoN viRsisIA
The Columbia e. O. Guardian says: We have been
kindly favored by eminent citizen Of his SsAo with
the contents OF letter ON Eehaoud which, if known,
With is source wOuli 81 every southern heart With de-
Voui gratitude to Almighty God for his ueFcifu inter
pOsitionl I'm our behalC
Tho Letter states that Gsn. Lee has expressed per-
feet cOOsdsncs in bis ability to bold his position and
keep the enemy bsJ. That B. aursgards SUCCESSES
the sOuh Of Richmond have inspired rulers with
oOo6isOee equally as strong in that direction That he
various raidng parties Of the enemy Rave dispersed
And there doub; Of ability to keep up an ads
quite supply of prOviions-that now On hand being
supe. Tas sstes ths. tie President AMI all in
authority confident and secure.
GOOD S1Ws FRoH J5HSsFoN's Army
Fem an article in he New York News which We
publish to-day, &c seems tia. tao Yankees, Ike
selves much ao.Ogbs5 With The operations Of
Lse and GIsns that they 20 no. pgOgTy reoate ,hs
importance Of Josnston's and Slsrs ans cam oagu in
NOrthera Georgia. This ia very natural The contest
in Virginia IS a tra Of strength sni generalship ke-
tween the tNO grand armies o. tie Moth ase south;
sad her CO. apart TIE fzet that upOa tbs issue Of
the eOnaict DO dec dsd depends tee f,o Of the
%, Tolerate cptal this constellation alone would be
sufficient Of itssh 10 attract to thJss lSo srriss the a.
mos. exclusive interest Of the people Of both natiOs
Fer ourselves vile our thoughts by day erd night
with General Lee ma Bsauregsrd and lher brave
armies, We d lot Gnderss mate the Tremendous al
vantage which decisive Uo.ory this 6mo in North
Georgia would give Us Ia territory prestige and sup
plea the C1eet would be Tremendous.
Gen J.hnstOn il, without doubt, a great military
leader, and We are ever wiling accept bs movements
a. the very bess ba could be made under the eream
stances.
We have IN the ielegrlphc dispatches, in this mora
ins issue an earnest Of Eha e may expect when tne
decisive battle Of the campaign izses Paca. That GAL
lant son Of in, General u burne il he engagement
referred TO- it viii DO seen has sg4in covered himself
With Ory-his bsays division oaargng and routing the
enemy wish immense slaughter. HoE economical the
volO:y too, eompaTeI W,.h many other 0Ailes OF the
war. While oEs sGtige Os vii uos Xseed 600, theirs
vas over fs5 thousand Hos iOtunaEs is e7Ple SbS
can boa5s o. two such leaders Lee and JohnsOa,
say nothing Of our glorious Bsaufeg.rd
FHE SOUTH SIDE.
We have sglia 10 chronicle all quiet on tie SOu.h
Side LO dessrtsrs from Bl.lsrs army, both of whom
arssA shmen, arrived in Richmond yesterday. They
say that The Bess" il receiving endorsements daily
He viii 1esd them.
sEWs IsExs IRON TANKSE s-URcEs.
We have taken some trouble 70 collect he following
lens Of news from la,s Ysskee papers that have fallen
Into Oar haa6s up 70 the iims o. writing:
A Press despatch dated Washing o., May asa, says
thai forty gusrFllAs sSre taksn q. White Oak
Church, ssaa,rd COUNT, bali way between Fredsricks
burx ana Belle PAIN on the 22d. The cars are running
fran Aoaia Greek.