Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-12

Ann oT raI sHIsAEpalH. Dc

TIE important cEalry tTpsij'iOn undsr General
Mss-itt ~hioh has brer absent for shout week in
M luc oun VAl4y, his returned Tley rave brought
avay a5Ou OJ0 bead OF eaHls, sheep Bnd hogs and
ave Isfs the uOols resion over wh'ch they pissed
81 heu. cav or tsrsgs OF any kind A barns contain
ipg as have been burn d. and he harnts Of kostY
| and h.s gang hsVs been thoroughly cleaned GU, A
fsu rebel pri. olers taken. The party fol
oWcd and tracked b. Rt various points,
Dut met wish 70 serious oTpOsiinu.
Fas reluhs Of iris rid into bocd1un Valley, which
hes b en- re urlirg ,lsos Oi ANbys aud Other gu,-
flas IL Important ana viii g'ealy Octeise their
ii uiss N sub,is ing upon tha part at the country.
ib. Apsrlcaa las the t0iloEing account OF tue D
,urs rf sullsrs schooner and steam Wg the James
RS-r aud tho PARTICULARS OF the capture Of the block
a1s- Ei1ner " Hen;i
CAPTURE OF u'LsEs rcuOOSIR AND sTEAM TUG By
stsRILIAs on JANIS RIyER
Fosr MoSaoE. d 6.-The recently captured block
s4,sun.e ar steamer VIIsn sFrvsd here yesterday AZ
,sspron ir n she al csad' ct eff WilmDg'ol. The
yx,u was esp urod by ths U1ECd S.ates guuboat
Rhode Iland, vale e9dsavGriog to ran into Whining
ION. Her cngc is ye'y valuable one, consisting Of
med.cjiss Il e. ordnance stores aud blankets Of su-
| d tiol EuglUs manu'ac u'e.
nt,lig. nee reached hero Tho Rfsrroon Of the p
me and q sru0iian o; 3 l,l's schooner, tho M
ri aud iha stoau ~ l. ~ q F-aeman ut ridniglt
l,-t night While srcbor6d OF tho mouth Of WarFick
rvar aoout seventeen IN les above Newport Va Va,
~ : marty OF Rebela Vio came II 9 small boat aud
sho u il said vera p7fuon OF the former crew of
fhs Forids T6sJ we're twelve IN nuH Der, uad'
mand OF an Cbcer arirg he uniform Of the Rebel
nave Tbs Eutlsrt schooner and she tug bad come 10
snehor st Ihs poi named account Ct the geather
being so thick ronder' Il impossible to proceed
9Th safety. The schooner was the first captured, the
crew bel surprised Whls IN their bucks and made
N rasi nee Tbs Rsbsls then Quietly captured the
No IA toe same maj r. paTo nk oil the crew snd pas
eng r. amoug whom WAS Captain Ssutelle, Supenn
rpdenL OF the Military Prison Gt Norfolk after FObbiOg
Ss IA % their vsGs6ss snd mOsl o. sher Clothr e.
| Ai:er r lcaF al TIE prisoners on how'd o. buge,
benesh ha naiches the pirates burn the schooner and
mix the tug As soou intel genoa OF the slfAir
rsr e5sd tie authorities force Was sent after the
oiratas bat too late 10 oversize them TIE schooner
/ vas cred by Charles Gallagher, aid tho cargo was
hp3td By Aes'rg. SaTiVsr B-o, OF Baltimore. The
epiiie lcss is estimated a. a. oa1 $4,000
c.P.Uss on TEE BLOCKADE. RUNNER VIXEN.
vosra,ss McNsoR, D,c The United s.stes
steamer Rlcde lsGad arrived 10 tbs morning, tsS-
/ rp in TOW SO a prEl tho Hiilh blockade runner
TIE Y,r,n bss on board yaldsbe cargo of fnsll
srna drugr bls, kes; 10 short, cargo specially a.
soFed to supply tho most pressing wants OF tie b.
| sls When t6e Rode Island dfcsYcTGd tie Wren,
.ao Vas endsav,ring to enter the harbor Of Whining
Tt,e RODE leland q. gree gave chase, ard Vixen
| seesnted nothing 10th $50 ia rev Blesmsr On her
sfss voyagc, + glsh bal, Of fsulles1 model. 10 at
ain hiea rate Of speed and eqaipTed with two
| srlendid horizontal eUFi0 s.
Previous TO her eomicg in contact with the Rhode
I,lane she bad been unsu esssiuy chased by two oi
NJ tlocktiur s.-amsr', and outer n both ~ the N.
Az feet ths ain Of the VIsu laughed the "Iule
X od," 10 Fcoru; bu soon rpen.6d himsa'f OF his
.esmi1g mercy MOOD, for lie 10. lorg 10 discover
M lal b. had ioem1n worthy oil his sIeS or rather
| .use. II ordered il engineer 70 throw vide Cp,n
a tbrat L. wives emo speed aWty from bic Iursuor
Fso engineer obeyed, but Ia vain. Ths Rhode Is
lad loomed up in bi WIKI Like aa avsngins Nemesis
Vat sko DID the Rod Gre, on shs cams, and On
,as borkade-ruuteT; sue vas going ~ tho rate o
,ur'esr knots al hour and yet Cur gall n tte steam.
i ar -as gaini1g.
Ths block do iuaueF became Desperate Valuable
slseg Of % were oxen ols Of the hold, hosied on
deek n tighten her and utan, ii pee lble, gTeA er
s%s'. SIC sas ddvoh 30 LaT utmost, abs iu5kess M
tds Wbeels cams loGsened from the tremendous We
icty az their FeTOlGions, end went crashing ihs top
o. he paddle bOxs
This wsst bucket after 'bgoss' until her powerful
angEes dove the bare srms OF she sheel5-ISere CARA
18th lhe blad,s eken oR Ia tsis condition aha Sas
| shea tbs Rhcds Hand cana Alongs de- Her guards
we're Uttered iii cAsss Of "a en- rauIs for "DsVJ
jones' I.Oik p"
Toe Rlod,'s boya put a stop to his reckless waste
/ % g,od Eagli4h e. aud N st OF them viii d5ub sfE
be prs sntsd 10 ths rebels they we're Intended bu
n zzs foremost with tie nstrs of Ulion soiiers or
| "a iris 2 re- and t5e hem, pnesTTg oTes OF Uanr
solie,s GA ell aong tie bright bairsl-ls va o
intsnisG By the orig,u.l c0nsieDoV8 shd Gonsgness
BIZ mn propo ca aud Esd dtposss.
"a HERALD rouBTs TEE AUTHENTICITY or wSsBl
Il pEsPATcH.
The Herald Is disposed 10 balievs that the letie
! Uurporsing TO have been written BY James WatsS
Webb, Yankee hlplStsr to r ", in regard to th
'yOrlda,' is forgery of the sOAim'srso Of re VOL
nsSpspG. Furious q bslng tstsH "a sna d0as fsf ;