Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-18
Where is Gen. Lee 2
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As the anu iniinate friend Of ulysses 6fanIi Il
IS our imperative duty to this question. We can
not permit our friend be forever tortured BY ths
narrowing problem l. has l)ng been our purpose 10
ease his arg-i h. bat We have been deferred by Pru
Dental oJnsdsrstons-in plain terms, personal fear or
a some are pleased 10 style t. COEardice. TIE Inesu
oabs Wrs vas suspended nd We did not care 70 IN
or the enmity OF that horrible yrant Jtn OAvi who
had already SLED half the jas ia the acd with impu-
mt and factous editors. The Great Writ Is restored
millions Of editors have re.uTned. their desks and
their deeds Of diAsoism; We may, therefore, sPeak
boldly a. did Paul before King AgFiPpa We will tell,
hout reserve OF isas Of consequences, exactly where
Gen. Lee s.
He IA not dead He Wal not blown up at Peters
burg. Hls head Was not blown Cd by q cannon ball
nom Admiral Lees ship. he has not gone TO Laa-
sashlre 10 eois recruits for the Confederate servies
from among the starving opellVas He's no. in Paris
SOr In Yieans, nor Rome, s.. Pe.srsbUrs, CONSTANT
uoble or Tsheran. He is not at this time playing Spy
sbsr in Washington or ,stOn. He gave up that bull
sss As sooD as Grant was made Lieutenant General;
for there Uss no longer need Of lis invaluable services
In that eapscty. De knew bis m ~, and his game
glslD. He is sys, aad be ia kicking very vigorous
and he Is re in edmond and elsewhere; in truth,
he is about generally.
The facts, as nearly as We obtain them from the
nghes. and most inaccessible official sourss, are SUBJ
.tantislly aud suuilclly follows, 20 VII, namely:
Early in January lss', the vorld-reaoTned Hindoo
MAGICIAN. K,uknSidi RaJI OfaKastool, made his ap
pssrAnee a. tie bsCk door Of the State DePNtnelt-
In one hand he held golden pot ten inches in dame
ter. aud in the oh big paint brush. In response to
inquiries addressed him oy Secretary mn, through
p olessor Dimuy the Iaterpre c, &c eral Of all Ian
usges on eartA be stated that he had been employed
at an enormous expense by LINDSAY, Roebusk Spence
and other rebel sympathisers in Eagland 10 come to
this country and offer his services to the Confederate
Government He had discovered in the Mountains Of
the Noon a wonderful substance Of which the Sc
e,els of bis ar. enabled hin 10 prepare a mar, eous
ointment, kno n in bis hnguege as AUHJyaa6yb
bsrjaa or. IN L.tu IptBsn.s0a NagHfe,sa EzlsHsio-
MS C0rDeris HissaA1aa Th.s ointment, applied care
fully 70 the human frame produced mobility Of parts
which enabled the person alOined to stretch himself to
most astounding distance, without a! al impaiiDg the
i1.eIecull heJl lea. Kuin-S ii syeFEe1 that be had
u3sd it irCq lsny d while at home, was ia the habit
Of stretching himself daily EOm Calcutta to Hong
KING IN order tla5 be nigh the better supernsnd the
oouun business which he carried extensively ia toe
two cities. Ga enc occasion, be had wrapped himself
around tie entire globe, WthoU. de:rimsn. except
VISITING o. those para of bis body which lay across the
two oceans and slight lso eness Of the 1nts for day
or two aler he had drawn bimsell together again by
mans of violent asr.ngsol which he u.ed for that
parpole. The advantages Of this ointment to people
engaged in desperate var with powerful, cunning
aud unscrupulous Toe were too obvious 70. be dWOlt
UPON Il tie Coafsdsrecy were inclined to usfthO viz
tues Of his wonderful secret he W0ad proceed a. once
tosopy to tie Honorable Secretary the Interpreter
both Of whom possessed cOTpOreA bulk enough to en-
sure the success OF the tx pegimoat.
The Hindoo Magician vas At once olsppsd in Castle
Thunder as q Yankee spy, but Was subsequently sent
20 s.aunlon as = eon6,moi lu0ade When Hunter
made bis raid up the VAlsy, he was brOugd. 10 this
city and relsased-letters fTom hsssrs. Spence and
Hotz, having convinced oar authorities that he not
an inpos.er bus eoRld really perfOrn-.sI and more
than hs had promised. Ildgnant a. the treatment he
had received KasH Sd vas aOou. to E5ply bis oins-
ment to bis own person aud stretch himself back g
Calcutta, bus Johnston having resreatsd 70 Ailsna,
and nothing being heard Of Ku5y Smith, the military
situaoa was deemed 20 odtiC that the virtues Of
h..asntsl Asytife'aa were ndspoasaby necessary 20
the salvation OF tbs country. Bl no one WAS found
bola enough to perm, Klta SD. TO practise his 8lgi.
ca arts on then, until Gen. Lse, with ,ha! 's2sle
courage and noble sef-denii ios which be is ooeba.sd
consented to submit. 70 the experiment. IL patriotism
was rewarded With triumph n. success. Now aud Jr
some time pas. Gen. L5e hiss been stretched frem V.r
elna 20 Texas his head 3 il EArly'i camp with one
ere iulenly skinned on Washington; his heart is al
Petersburg, bis hands a. Atlanta bis knees at Tuplo
aad bis fee. as Calves on. Though deprived Of the
power Of speech in Consequence OF his grea extension,
Ia retains fell possession Of bis mental aud physical
powers. Dis orders are expressed by terrific eOusor
ons Of bis features; 6y spsGking 90 bis fingers and
,Oes which be docs With equal facility ald - peculiar
movements Of lhe knee and el0OH-joints Ia this
asnneF hs continues to control the conduct Of the
srass in oil parts Of the Conled Tscy, and hence is IL
ths. the Federal forces oitsn and 50 easily b, d
n Gen Grant refuses 10 believe the bare iacs who
have been sOmo pains place before him we de-
ploFe bis ineFeduity. l. viii cost him dear. A. bis
fdsLd, We have done duty Il be is disposed 70
us Of unyersosy, shall seriously consider the
pEOpristy Of breaking ifom him Aud then Il will be
Impossible for him ever 70 discover where Ger. Lee ia
ualsss be permits himself 70 be t.kea prisoner In order
70 gratiy bis cufosity-WbiCh Would be relief 10 N
70 more ways than Oae.
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