The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-11
The Panic In Richmond.

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Up TO late hour last night there has been fighting
whatever the Peninsula II was said there were
below CITY Point The ntormaton tha, iarus nse. :;
Transports conveyed by Yankee gunboats
the James river and was not great distance below City
Point was received IN Petersburg on Thursday about
eleven A. NJ.
General Pickett Immediately directed Colonel w. H.
Archer commanding the state forces to order out his
and this the signal for considerable excitement
which instantly ensued This excitement greatly
enhanced by the ringing OF the Court House BELL this
was followed by the ringing Of all other bells in the
city, which startled the denizens OF the from
Its centre TO it's remotest limits.
Tb militia quickly responded 10 the and IN
the OF three or four hours more than thousand
were at the place OF rendezvous, armed and equipped
including infantry artillery and cavalry, put themselves
in readiness and moved of to their place OF destination
The enemy can up the James river at four M landing
OF Thousand City Point capturing our picket
guard Of thirty men under Lieutenant Duggin.
The signal station was captured but the men escaped
The bulk OF the went To Bermuda Hundreds three
miles higher up and landed ten to fifteen thousand
Our informant counted forty transports and others
coming three ironcads in the distance, Monitors and
four gunboas. Bermuda Hundreds Is ten miles from
Ururys Bun. and Two three hours march from the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad TO Richmond.
THE CAPITAL THREATENED.
From the Richmond Wing. May IL
In respects Richmond Is danger than schen
Mcclellan, al e hc,d OF one hundred thousand men,
sncdnpd u1in fire mules OF me corporation timus Our
readers well aware Of the weak point defence
They kn'io ne city Is IN peril and they hare repd,red
promptly 10 the feid The quiet determination OF the cit
yesterday morning worthy ~ all praise. Know
Ing that the hour OF suffering trial had come they armed
themselves ana went calmly forth to defend their wives
and children from bsrbsrouc foe Every felt that
the occupation OF the city Tor single hour involved
consequences most terrible apart from the destruction OF
property. Numberless calamities TO the pure and
unprotected who would be crouching In garrets and
cellars. we're TO be dreaded To avert these caames
fathers and brothers and willing u lay down
their lives. The cause was holy. how could they be
otherwise than confident with regard TO the weak side Of
our defence We may ans on eooa authority az @ai rs
suppose and hour makes stronger Some apprebcn
bon s felt In regard to The number OF troops 10 and
around the city. ON that point II would be obviously
improper TO state particulars We may be very sure,
however, that heavy achievements are at hand They
may not arrs tune 70 prevent the enemy from achieving
the capture Of opos, but they can come soon enough
for several DAYS % come an uuwon.ed degree Of excite
ment aud many startling and alarming rumors The
enemy will bring not little, and the busybodies will
do their best create panic. Such VIBRATIONS are In
evtabe In time OF peril and be counteracted only by
anticipating them, and prcscntnga firm mind In spite,
only or rumors but Of unpleasant facts Lot Us pos
SEES our SOUS in patience. matter what happens
rsbics only mako matters worse and the best way TO
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with ugly and evil reports Our duty 10 plain FIRST 70
the & y o ,s s - sDa next ~ s
courage and sustais defenders Tho many wounded
who win be rent here must not DO LEFT 70 the hospital
The Isd,ss q Richmoud must again become angels Of
the bedside they have always been 10 time OF battle
Tor u" sc for these are now too rsre 70 be-
purchased bv The government
Contributions q clothing, Of material for dressing
wounds and money should not be wanting. A body
OF cItzsns 10 The wounded the cars should be
organized and one OF more Offices for the recep
ton OF donations Of cooked provisions, stmuants,
should be opened near the various dcpots Nothing that
conduco 70 the comfort Of the defenders Of
tvv should be left undone.
II may bc and we trust IN the last time Richmond
viii be called on 20 display the Christian virtue for which
she 50 dssngnlsned Throughout the confedsracy Let
this Display eclipse all previous Thcrc win be
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