Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-06

my's Notifications uuopposed
Camden is strongly fortified, with nine forts All its
approaches well guarded ana t be held against
a largely superior foce
A largo rebel transport was captured thirty miles
| below Camden
1t is uuderstcod that achievements aud supplies are
going overland from Little 'ck TO Gen steele, ne not
| being able now 10 draw either from Gen. Banks.
Gen Seelss 70 Is fully 10000 tro g, and can whip
Kirby Smith, should he attack him. No fears need be
entertained OF his safety.
| The Philadelphia Inquirer, Of the 50, says:
There are also rumors of an evacuation of Texas by
our forca and threeened attack by the Rebel Gen.
Polk on Baton Rouge or Port HUDSON, beth OF which,
we spprehend are mere guesses Now is The time for
rumos of all sorts and shades, and the people cannot
be too much on their guard. "A few days longer and,
in all probability, the uncertainty which covers as with
veil all the gceIt movements of The coming campaign
will give place TO reality glorious for our arms as It
viii be cheering to the loyal people of the country"
from NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
despatch from Washington, the ist, says:
1.-THE inform ation received from the Army Of the Pc.
tomnc to night sates that the troops which went to
Madison OJurt House Thursday burned the town to
ashes 1t not known whether this was done by orders
/ or not.
! Gen. Burnside visited Gen. Meade last night, and
| spent some hours in his quarters.
Deseriers who came il yesterday report that Lees
Army Is $4,000 strong, with 20 900 eff ctive cavalry all
in good condition, WITH ten dys supplies distributed to
/ "
bringing up achievements"
The Star gives the following particulars of the expe-
dltion to Madison O. H..
"The Rebels suddenly dhappeared but on our fo!ces
entering the town, they received voey of musketry
| from the windows of the houses, aud they for
lime compelled 10 witbdeaw. The officers in comma ID
of the ecolnoltrrg prty ordered another advance,
i when again a Destructive fire was opened them from
4 the houses and there being no other way OF smoking
the Rebels out orders issued that the should
be fred The torch sp died TO NUMBER OF houses
Gffjrding Tor the enemy, whereupon the latter
hastily deoamped leaving forces in full possession
OF the place. The flames no sever spread very rapid
| y, and there being 1T hand whereby the FIRE
could be checked, general con Migration the
suit and in short time almost he enli.e town in
\ ashes.
The net was certainly not waitoa one on the part
Of the Union officers, but rendered necessary by
the dasaroy &C: Of the Rebels who used the hcuses
shelter for the purpose Of slAug l1orpg troops"
| A Washington d,spltch OF the Is. says:
| despatch was received to-day by tbs Government,
from Fortress Monroe stating that the Of Beaure.
gard army pissed Through Petersburg Yesterday
log. His force is cot mated at from eighteen thousand
| to twenty thousand mem
Nothing of especial note has tra1spired at tie front
| to-day. Pickes of bOsh armies extend Up and dawn
| the Rippshannock and Rapidan. considerable rebel
force is reported to De fredericksburg, az work
/ throwing up more earthwosks on the heights The
rebels also reported 10 bs Withdrawing from the
vicinity Of Mad Oours House, and concentrating in
front Of Left aud c9nre. One division Of Long
streets corp, according 70 >dasersrs is at Hanover
Junction, Ia reserve. Ga the came authority l. es
strength is said to bc upward OF one hundred thousand
| men.
| The Washington Star says:
The cavalry expedition sent out from Vienna on
Thursday last under the command of Colonel Lowell,
returned that place yesterday, after having visited
LeesbrIg Rectertown and Upperyie. Near the latter
| place portion OF Mosbys guerilla band was encouI-
tered when sharp 6gt enslel, which resulted in the
capture OF twentythFse prisoners Colonel lowell lost
three men killed and four wouhded. He returned in
safety to Vienna With the prisoners captured from Bosby
aud three blockade runner, twenty-five koTses, afgs
quantity OF WOOL tobacco, and other cUnIaband goods
picked NJ the route
| A Baltimore despatch Of he 2isays: @ ..a
There are ma " officers arriving here, aud other per
sons daily from the vicinity Of the Army of the Poto-
mac They all agree in sagiDg thu &c look well, aud
veRy hopeful general m0Tensut positive 10 battle
array, will nos place as soon as many suppose. Tie
troops never were in better cond ton and spirits
The n. Y. Tribuae, referring to the Army of the
Potomac, ascribe5 its want of suooass heretofore to
the want Of confidence Of thUarmy in its leaders, 1t
| says:
But if in the events that are about 20 trauspire in
Virginia army should 10 Disposed aid handled
that Lee shall be enabled 10 strike half force wi
sl Of his we beg to have IL reco ected the Trbunes
STACEY, in the days when h had any, the reverse
| of this. .. s.tl.rJ
TROUBLES IN THE PEsNsYLvANIA REsERvE.
The Washington correspondent. Of toe Tribune says
There is trouble brewing in the army among the
Pennsylvania Reserve troops. knowledge Of the
facts which undeTlis lie Of r5nos between them and
the War Department may become both useful and inte-
| esting In MAY, 1861, Pennsylvania organized ere
serve" corps of fifteen regiments and the in
for her service, for three yer subject the call OF the
President. In July, after The ha.le of Bull RuD the
President called for them They wsFe sent 20 Was iug
ton and soon thereafter mustered into tho service
of the United Sates The men claim that their time
will be up ia Nay, 1864. Trey seek to fortify this
claim by ching order o. the War Department. and the
practice of the Pension Bureau ting lie term of
vice from the day Of enrolment Toe War Department
Tues however that troops must the United States
three years from the date Of heir muster into the
vice of the United Statss This would seem to be law
/ and common sense, aud the Government viii undoubs
eddy ashere to its expressed purpose to retain the
troops in the service They, to be sure, Will feel
| tive under the prolongatioa of the term 10: which
| they intended originally to contract. But they did
deliberately contract With the Government for three
years service, aud II would if there was moth
ing for them to do but to stick 10 h5 bargain manfuy
and look to their State authorities and their iii
for any satisfaction they may Tor having
the two months they had served in Pennsylvania allow
ed upon and deduc cd from the tins for Which il was
notorious that the United States alone made conrac
with soldiers. Ii is ead thai the prlvetes the
regiments have unanimously determined quietly lay
down their and refuse 10 perform further duty
when their time ia up, they a5uret Il is TO be
hoped that they viii be dsauded from this action. Ger.
Made has addressed to them circular, in Wlich kind
and frmness well blended, and in which he
entreats them to patriotic behavior.
PLANS AND HoPKs OF THE YANKKks.
The Boston Evening Journal concludes an article on
the eua ion of tie opposing armies in Virgin fol-
lows:
Sigel with considerable force at his DISMISSAL IL
Beverly, in West Vrgini, tsee days march from Har-
rsonburg Staunton, vito formidable force of re-
bells to oppose his march TO Bss plcs He wouli menace
Lees Left funk compel that General TO chang or extend
his present line, and thus weaken him. Or not this
with Burnside III reserve, as movable column his COZ
hn ninr hr .,ll L.. u