Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-20
LArRR PROM r,ar UN1rED stains.

The Petersburg Express has received the New York
Herald of the 10Th.
Grant is pushing his preparations for advance on
Richmond aud the rebellion" s to be crushed in short
order Notwithstanding the boasts of the Herald thee
is ked feeling of uneasness in the tone of Its edi
torial:
yIsAscIAL-fHE GOLD rxcIfENsHg.
In New York, the l4.h gold rose to 1879, but fell
in the afternoon TIA These rapid aucustio u.s. siys
the Herald, startling and ominous; and if Gran. 10
defeated 10 tho cemirg campaign, the country will be
deluged in misfortunes.
The Herald rays:
The excitement in the gold market yesterday seemed
to be perfectly uncomfortable and at time the pre-.
MUM was run up to 1885, but fell subsequently to TIA
The radical advance in gold curing the morning ex
cited the markets. aud all commodities wee held much
higher but the subsequent decline unsettled the mar
kets, aud rendered everything nominal. -Four ad-
vanced l0a25c; wheat Sabc; whisky and corn 2ssc;
pork 81.
In an editorial on the wild excitement on the goi
question, which is prevailing ia New York, the
Herald says:
There were some rather startling fluctuations in the
prices Of gold at Exchange plaza yesterday At ten
minutes to ten o'clock in the morning the gold dollar
started 81 sol in paper three minutes ater So,
and twenty minutes later il lad up to 81 SO. This
was twelve minutes past 10 o'clock; bit ls mjEues
after, gold had down 10 81 81. Thus within an
hour our paper money had suffered depreciation Of
nearly nre per cent and recovered six Of it; and at
the close OF the day the pce down to 81 "A. Ttiss
indeed gold gambling run mad. There is Cause for
these violent fluctuations. They the hap hss,rd
| ventures OF the Faro banks. Bat the community at
large may we'll cry out to these gold speculators
the frogs in the fable did to the boys who pei ing
them with zones This may be sport TO you but 1t
death to u.s." We presume that the Wall street gold
operators yesterday aware of the presence of Mr.
creary Chase in town. aud INDUCED In their fantastic
tricks just show that they could snap their fingers at
| him. Where are We TO look Tor relief? Congress
might help but Congress to be past all hope
We look therefore, to Gen. Grant and his gallant
mics for refcue. With his we shall have bet
to. timer bu! should the sshnston Directory the
accidents Of entapge him to bring upon him
misfortune instead OF success, Why thea zoe may look
| for the deluge
PROHIBITION OF SPECULATION IN GOLD.
Ia the House Of Representatives, on Thursday, Mr..
Stevens oPa tried just the House was atoutto ad-
journ to get in bill prevent speculstors in gold
but the opposition members objected to IT. and insisted
on adourniDg without transscng any further business
The CASE OF nR. LONG.
In the House, the case Of Mr.. Long, Of Osio, wss
discussed hioUglcu, the entire session. Mr.. Celax
withdrew his r,soution to eIpsl Mr.. Lorg and accept
cd kr. Broma'ps revolution Of censure. The debate
was very fpred, aud the gallerie, crowded with
spectators Finally the resolution cersuring Mr. Lorg
for declaring himself in favor of the recognition of the
X .bsl Coniederscy was adopted by vote OF eighty
| against seventy.
| FROM EUROPEANS BUILDING FRANCE.
| The seamship Asia, from Queenstown The 81 Of
April reached Halifax the 4.h on her voyage 10 Bo.
ton. The news ia generally uhimportani.
Il ia said TIA. daxmians difficulties with the Dpe-
of Austria were arranged, and thas the throne of
Mexico would coon be announced officially was not
| proclaimed however, at the lattsi date Napoleon
despatched Of his generals to Vienna to aid in the
solutions of tbs Hapsburg family complications about
Mexico.
The rebel pryateer Georgia was in the river Garonne
France opposite Bordeaux for re6ttiug Tbs crew Of
the Georgia would not give any information relative TO
the recent operations, the alleged burning Of the
| Amer can ship William Crsmston.
In Denmark the Prusssns had opened the fret siege
parallel before Dup:e IL is said that the Hupgsrians
in The Austrian army retired from before Fsdencia in
sort Of revolutionary or mu inous spirit The nego-
| nations for conference We're 81 II going on
London paper save that Napoleon will gain his end
in having Congress called by the very power which
ri c:ed the original proposition for such an asfem-
| biage.
The British Channel Squadron had been ordered to
| make ready for sea,
Garibald was TO have a very grand reception in
Southampton. =
Ths Liverpool Cotton Market was quiet, with un-'
changed rates on the 81 OF April Breadsus inactive
L
ward tendency Oonsols closed IN London on the "a at
| 9lfQ9l4 American securities cosed Hat.
tbs French papers publish article from the Opinion
Rationale of Paris which includss official documents,
and proves thai the French Government is quietly
niving at the efforts of the rebel agents TO have IRON
clad vessels built in France for tho robel service.
From reel atoms of the Opinion appears that firms
Nantes and Bordeaux have been for months at work
buildng vessels, osensiby for Ohina, but really
for the rebels. hr. Dayton last fall laid before the
French Government proofs OF the real de,tinsion #
the vessels, a. d. after much delay the NO stop
ped b. government orders. But during the last two
months, as the 0pnion declares, that work has been
resumed, and two OF the vessil3 ready to be
passed the rebel agents. Lieut. Maury and Capt.
Bullock have been prominent in these Negotiations
These vessels iron-cad aud the rebel authorities
have ordered entire fleet, which the government of
Napoleon III seems vii ing to have built French ports
10 epte Of its reiterated desire 10 maintain strict neu.
trahty
xIsoKLLANroys
It's reported on vague authority that tho rebels have
beenrecently seen in the Blue Rdge.
II is reported that Morgan is about to make bold
expedition.
The Satchez Courier of the lst says the rebel
on the 26h ut to prevent their falling into the hands
of the Uaionist.
Gen. Dick Taylor surround. d and captured 200 Yam
KEGS while at break ast Alexandra.
Farrsgut arrived a: New Oiean,, Sunday seek.
A fight is reported at Pensacola, between two Yam
kee regiments aud the 18th As Cavalry, ia which the
rebels were annihiiated hand to hand encounter,
wi h sabres.
Another demand for the surrender of Paducah was
made the l4.b, and refused.
Correspondents in East Tennessee write thai the main
force of Longstreets army had fallen back into Vgnis
ealy the first week in April but independent DO
dy OF his troops about 1000 strong had wheeled by
Warn Springs, apparently with the intention of join
ing ice Johnston's forces in Northwestern Georgia.
The COME ierate ram Tennesses is not sunk but lies
quietly at anchor opp site Mobile.
A despatch TO the Herald from Washington, states
that arrangements had been defr itely made for he
meeting OF popular convention, including delegations
OF the republicans dissatisfied with tho present Admin
islrato 10 Do held at Cleveland lo about the goth