Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-06-10
From The baltimore Aaeriean.
AFFAIRS IN REBELDOM.
ION zichnensl I,npers.


We are indebted to Captain Brinton for copies
of the Richmond papers to Saturday last, the
2Sth instant. We select the following
The rebel Congress are discussing a motion TO
adjourn on the lst OF June but the Virginia naeaa
bers are strenuously opposing the adjournment,
accusing members OF cowardice, and insinuating a
desire on the part of those who favor the motion
get away from the beieaguered city The further
discussion OF the motion was postponed 10 the
2Sth
Brigadier General Winder has been relieved by
order Of General Bragg. from the command of
Richmond and ordered TO report TO General Beau
regard, with Headquarters TO Goldsboro, n. c.
The Department Of Richmond and Henrioo re
mains in full control of General Ransom.
Condition Of General Lonzstraet.
The Richmond Hliq Of the 18th, says, We
is medical director, that General LoEgstFeet has
50 far recovered from the wound lie received in
the battle Of the Wilderness, that he expects TO
take the field IN aboutthree weeks
The IFoasa1sufc Destruction
A letter from NJ. NJ Gray. Captain in charge
of torpedoes dated Charleston April % address
ed to Major General Marry, published IN the
Richmond Sentinel, thus settles the fate Of Lieu
tenant Dixon and crew, whose torpedo vessel
sunk the Hensatonic off Charleston Bar in Feb
ruary asta
Since that time no information has been re-
ceived of the torpedo boat or the crew. / am of
opinion that the torpedo being place d at the bow
Of the beat, she went into the hole made in the
Housatonic by the explosion of the torpdo, and
did not have power sufficient TO back out, and
subsequently sunk with her.
The sDId dominion.
The Rebel Congress has adopted series Of res
olutions declaring that in mo event viii this Gov
ernment consent TO q division or dismembeFment
Of the State Of Yirginia, bnt viii assert and niain-
tain her jurisdiction and sovereignty 10 the utmost
limits Of her ancient boundaries, at any and every
cost
The Richmond papers claim constant series Of
victories, handsome repulses, &c, both IN Eir-
ginia and Georgia. The word reverse has no
place in the Rebel vocabulary at present
Scarcity OF Food.
From Ee llieha,ona Eramiaer, Hdy 2s.l
Besides the resident population Of Rieamond,
the humber of people in the city has been increas-
ed by the addition of many sick and wounded in
the hospitals and in private lodgings. and the
presence of large bodies Troops creating an act
ire demand for all king of food especially vegeta-
bles 1t behooyes every one therefore, who has
ANYTHING Of the kind to spare 70 send il at once 70
this city Let not the slnalness of the quantity
prevent its being sent, for if many persons for
warded small amounts OF vegetables, meat, poul-
try, &c, the aggregate win be large. There is
I
roads and highways leading To Richmond who can
not spare some one article Of food which would
meet with ready sale at high prices in our mar
kets, benefting the producer pecuniarily at the
same time that it would add to the comfort and
health Of the consumer
Gloomy Condition OF Richmond.
Prom tie Riekmoud Examiner, Nay Pei
Grand, gloomy, peculiar aud unEuffied as the
bosom of leboya, after SIMEON. the CITY eontin-
red on Yesterday 10 demonstrate It's platadity under
the difficulties inflicted its patience by the powers
that be- The stores remained shat GD.-.hate and
female Institutions Of learning arose tutors coal
bear nl,islsets, remained closed The families 81
poor BilitiaBen continued 10 n,ingle qaathen,ds
and tears tcath their borrosDed cl4,sts markets
presented miserable array OF something to eat,
and the extortoners out OF the service. continued
10 swell their profits, and bless the wisdom oi
those in authority. Ficksb0rG, bonqborded IN
front md rear, c,t off from all tie Wor1d, and
hRquishin0 under her Screyest ufols presented no
sch sepachay9 picture as Richmond does today.
The people have grown sick Of the wrongs inflict-
upon them within the brief space Of few
weeks. aud besu hotthey aeiR treasure ttena ~.
Affairs In Georgia
= The Atlanta Confeaeracg sums up the move
mentsof Gen, Sherman in Georgia, as follows
The impression Is general now that Johnston
will huri his forces upon the enemy at some point
between his present line of battle and the Etowah
river upon the result of which, with cur knowl-
edge of that army and It's great commander we are
willing to stake cur hopes of independence. Il
A letter from Atlanta says thas general engage
nent vii soon take place, and adds:
Our wounded who came down from the front
represents that our troops are III the best Of spir-
/ It's. and confident of success when the decisive
fight takes place They say that johnson knows
what he is abouts and that the Yankees wIll lind
out when tho proper time comes.
All of the relief committees have been ordered
| from this cfty to the front This looks as i
johnson contemplated to commence his work
soon.