Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-27
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THE NORTH AIDE OF TIE JAMES.

THE NORTH EIDE OF THE JAMES.
A soldier who came from Fort Giner last night re-
ports that while al remained quiet the Yankees yes
terdAy afternoon for reason, doubled their pcke
on our front report was current az the time he len
that Grant is mining on the North side in the negao0r
hood of Fort Harrison Our informant a. he came 70
thu civ saw house burning on the Charles CITY, road
which he supposed 70 bS the dwelling OF Mr. SssArns-
rbsrs was during the afternoon heavy Smelling OF
mitch G. n BY our batteries We ndulgtd in the same
sxOitiuV amusement during the night before.
myRRMoUNr" ABLE TO OFFEND BERsHI.
g. Adams, IN H,r1ordshire, EOgGnd, WSs built
around the Monastery erected in honor Of 81 Adams
the rat martyr 10 Christianity in Britain.
N,s,lsd In a oniet nook in "VeInount," near the
| n,r.5, bordeF. u its nAmesAks-Which Its inhAoi-
fms thought was, for ali time, to be the abode Of
-. comfort and quietuds. But, lo scarce 9 week
nonfsderats rebsl-one Bennett n. Young
commanding party OF thirty disturbed the sAnodty Of
a. s.oa ana robbed the O. r. OF itS batki OF gol6,
vrss1 backs, and other currency, just As any right
S,U., or divine. warranted Sush an unhAloEed pro.
...Alnv. OF course, In an instant Green Mountain
Mod vas M, aud the Wild sXciEemsnt oecasionsa oy
ana outrage spread ks the ripple on lake, until u even
1870 frOy In "York State" 0ns thousand valiant
.o.,,u. under modsrn Hector, thsrsd In An inS'AHs
nj, ,.ryss 10 pursue and punish these thirty Con-
e.s,,,,s Ges,k Bas ths memory Of The Green hosL'
an BAYS, Mouy P,,casr, E.nAu Allan and Bsnaps'SH
N 70, b,as IL. And Governor Saith (uos LIKE eur
s,h,iuE esysrAeb called WnliAnl, sus Whs con-
IA, the whole militia force OF "VsEnounL" and al
n. pvuEitS, alhoAs and dugOutA" which coast along
n. ,hors. Of CaamplAn--tss theatre Of Med onoughs
t,neu, yictory-Whls thanking the TrOgiAns for their
lind ,fT,rs Of AssisLaLos in The extreme perl which
the gresnbAeks Of the people OF the Green
Mountain late, assured them tina, with the AID oil his
hv-ths Governor General Of CAnAda-he would DO
u able il not 20 capture, as least 70 rePel any future
Uask OF these thirty incOrrgibls, melcess subjects Oh
.bs p,iucs of rtbsl !, II .rsOn Davis. What proud
..v tor "Ysrmoun" and the whole NJrthsrn family Of
sri,hsI Hereafter every Yankee Adventurer abroad
III c,,irp 20 be "Vsrmounter" and the : ate Itself
,ro, over ia New gland sisters Ike Bantam Geek
u,oD. , b,ooI OF ouuRhils. MrA Brown nith, OF
I,s;son Square, New York, will never let an occasion
"a, vitbout decAtely abiding to the fact that her
husband is relative of the present Valiant Governor
Of "Vssnount"-And will AE once couaEermAnd the
c, order given 70 her children always TO spell their
names wish ~"
WILMINGTON 10 Be ATTACKED.
Tbs Wilmington Journal has good reason to believe,
G,om information received by the Authort 81 and deem
Il nv them authentic, that Wilmington will soon DO at
,,,ksd by the combined AeOts assembling at For
:ress Monroe and Beaufort EArbor, n. O.
The authorities desire that ell noncombatants viii
leave the city at otcs without waiting for the attack to
IRON PEERsBURGH.
All quiet. The Express of yesterday fays: Every
indication along the lines of the army this eide OF the
Apponaso1 river, points OF present 10 defensive POI
cy. An occasional demonstration may occur, but there
sems 10 be o serious MAI Guverng for change Of pc
sision and no actual advance.
AFTER GOVERNOR BROWN.
The Macon HtslhgeHcsr says: Judging from lite
rhsezy opposition to she Governor, We suppose the
Patrio. is seriously effected with the BrOVncbitia.
We wonder If the Patriot thinks that the IatsgsHesr
!. trouoed with the BroVR-ehsat as.
GONE TO THE YANKEES.
The PhilAdelpbia Inquirer, Of tie 2Ith, says three
refugees arrived at Ha1As Landing, on the 2oh, from
Richmond, among whom one Alfred A. Heath, q
Rehuond Printer he paid his initiation fee BY giving
doleful and acceptable account Of the horrors and
ui,eries Of "RebeldOm."
"oLD JACK AND BIs T0oF CAVALRY"
The above is the title Of book jUS published in New
York and advertised in displayed typ, in the columns
o! the World Toe advertisement says:
"Who is OLD JACK aud What lie meant by FooT CAV
.rsY the public will naturally qlire The drss was
Al. n,t term applied TO that remarkable man, OnewA
cEsop. By his brave soldiers, and the last the
Mans given by the Southern army to the fsr-fAmsd
soDewall Brigade in consequence Of the AeOtness Of
ia movements, and the rapidity of its marches-Oen
travelling in day As great distance as well mounted
troopers.
THE book tells Of the most ftrring scenes Of the
val, Of the unvsarisd s1sr.On and dAshpg bravery Of
tbss, extraordinary soldiers and Of the exalted courage
aud ndomi.abe energy Of ssensWsl, who gained for
hims If name that has been waited on the wigs of
fame to every quarter Of the world Il Ia just such
volume as boys revs in is full of HnecdOsO and Incl
5eu aud H. besides very instructive As it mpresses
upon the memory the history Of thu most eIcti bat
Ties Of the rebellion"
Mr. John Bradburn, publisher, who inserts the above
in the World has evidently not the fear Of Abe Lincoln
or Major General DE- befOFo him
Iron he New York World Of October 18Th