Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-19
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We lsArn ifou an eye t12t there were shreo
Yankee g1asolts at Fort L9~sFs, on she RappahaL-
mock. abou sx niles eeloE Tsppshannock. 0shen
Wsrs repor sursser down he river. The three seen
were su9,Os, to Do piOusers seeking 10 the
tOrae3ces ch her learn bsys been deposited from
tlat point indefinitely up the river.
FSoS GEN LEEs ARMY.
Wounded men ana passengers BY the fredericksburg
train state 81 the emmy sacksd EEePs corps, at an
early hour serdAy morning and were rep1lsed. They
represent Il firing IS exceedingly heavy. We judge
that ths Is ia precarior ola general sng'gsnsot A.
3 o'clock the knew no;ha4 Of isss the War Depart
msni asd consequently could give Us no particulars.
TaE yiCrlsr A. Nav MARKE
General B. s0kinri.ga seems . be following ihe
ANGLE Of our Ssat Jsess1a. lie marches rapidly and
whips she snsRy IA te;N A l,ssam in another col
unn shows ths; sac T1aksss' eAn1ot meet him with
"Lrgsr eeer' Gsasra,. B.; where aaTs they fOsmaa
worthy Of ais steel CT sa Is in point OF character to
eOafr0n. IS gallant followers We confidently e1
PEI, set greaff h1gs ron bin. A greas statesman,
Va trust he I'D provo even gsesacr Wirricr.
sHErIDANl ToRcH
An officer II Z Lee, cavalry found upon Y nkee
Okeer killed At Ytllos TsVsrn diary which shows
that Sherdaas Scsos IN ths fsht there is OO0 This
agrees with despatch published on the lO.h in Yam
kee papsr.
Il is certain that Sheridan and al ais cavalry has
LEFT lhs Rssaboraood Of Bottoms bridge and Is il sup
posed be has crossed the Uhiskshsni9y
THETmRO Class OF REsERvEs-
Darirg and sfser every engagsmsns many Of those
who ke Jobs var horse, sm lie the battle from aar,
ami Learn from he columns Of the newspapers the 70
SUI. and CASUALTIES OF she 6sb inclined to grumbls
because Yankees are not taksa or killed BY Us as
iitAs blue devils ks blus BIRDS, could DO caught sih
fresh saL Wnsa the real truth Is that they fight stub
bOruy, especially when drugged rita Cincinnati rec
tiled" And W, never eoad have whipped them, a. we
have doas in evlry e2oo1ner Of he present war; where
NUMBERS we're ros overwhelmingly azsinst U.s. bu, for
the tact Of the epps.Ory Of 2rsii the unequal
led valOr Of gu, ops, $40 arc f. ting for home sod
liberty, aod the biessi1g ofProvdeHcs err vouehsaed
ulsims,el 70 thlse ~hO srs on the side Of right sad
justice. Our glorv is sIs lhs greater ia Ia nsrAl
qlshsd, ev il W. have not ocmp!ss,iy ovsgEhs,rsS
their vel isCgHr Z cg oa' armed with al the ir l"T
ed missiles o, modern WA-fare, and sVer scamp led
b. Sc best ynesr COPS 80 Wcrli has ear res
But, With al ;hs they vii continue % ~ deea,s,
and, bsiOse yea l1ag compelled dogsedy 1. may &C,
% eyseuie our sol and e.no u 80 Ehs' al the other
naton1 Of a., ea--h a.reajy Sec - free ard
Independents C5n.eisrasy OF - "a sovereign S.aes.
lie: the Oh cas- ealy be patient and while a; home,
ssek 70 feed I'D elotae CT other Prc6s, tho wives
and ellirel Of crr brave a-li,es N tao hsld thus
ns,yiug ihs arms 70 ro Ger deeds Of valO', and all
vii be Ui.in2.ely WNi- Ia-y have work 70 Go, and
this inpos.4l. pslt Ct . q ,hsy neglect il, they
are as iae 20 our gorg-sa an,e ss hsy gave aid ard
comfort to to enemy.
'BslURsGAR0 BE.IEeFD ~ PETEssBURG.'
Toe following dezpa.c- .,:si 3srmud, Hon dreif,
Friday Lass, 20 u Pai'i,p I-qlirar, VII. aause
Esaie.a I. says 'Noa'ag sns 8 20. accomplished
By our fosesI ia tie way c, a tJrsl. ous everything
Loo .agoa5l. Besu,sg,sl, Vi absu, IS COO m5n,
isn Petersburg saa " ss7e Il n railroad loading
to tia; ely, I'd iore5 sao-ei -a1'sp B.lsesird there
until he susr.ndsIs. VssAal, EiireP0tei, sOoa com
N enee e o. tbs pl.gs."
They CO.. lencedit, IL B. cu, Ori1g to he hea' Of
she weather on Monday, Ei.A ~ gs-isusroo thought
it best 70 ~ re- md are Ak "a B,rnrdl Hlndr. d.
ThsI.q rs-s CO sresp3ldsnt, oubt not viii sxplin
the reason .bs retroyrsde oyem 70 the al sse
ton o. i,s readers.
EAaTKs AKTiLLKRT.
This battery ,smerly scmnaiied Oy Lieut.. Colonel
Bra1 on, nov Z, Caps ElS.-d gssys, ware gratihsd
to Learn, had no, % a MA up 70 Monday evening Is
"a Wth he AMY o. Northern Virginia. M military
Orgs,,z,ioa ia he -s,ves u composed o. "higber
strung" N iesa and e.,aia'y none bal done more eff
cisas service. Tley car nraoes thar engagements
with the enemy no. b as. - y tens.
GONGRESSIONAL.
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