Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-02-13

tackled by the enemy, bat they were repuls-
ed without loss 10 us.
To march by our infantry, three regi.
meuts Of whom were colored, more than 80
miles we're made 10 SO hours; the cavalry
marched over 100 miles 10 so hours. This
shows that 1t Is possible to make campaign
10 Virginia in winter
The dispatch boat has Just arrived from
Newbern Gen. Palmer reports verytbing
gowing on well in this district. The losses
by us in the way Of public property are too
trfling 10 mention. We could not expect
o more favorable result. The losses in
killed, wounded and missing are but few.
Richmond, was in state Of the most
feverish excitement on Saturday night and
Sunday.
AT midnight Oh Saturday the bells Of the
city were Iung and men were rushing
through the streets crying, To Armsl To
Armsl The Yankees are comingi The
YANKEES are comeingl During the rcmain.
der of the night there was intense commo'
tion everywhere visible.
The Home guards we're called out aud
the tramp Of armed men could be heard in
all directions. cannon were hauled through
the streets, women aud children were hnr.
rying to and fro, aud wore oil the evidences
Of such panic as has seldom been witness
ed in Richmond On Sunday morning
there was no abatement 10 the exitement
The gnards were all marched out Of the
city to its defence, and armed citizens were
placed on guard over the prisoners, while
horsemeu were dashing to aud fro, and the
excitement among the prisoners to know
the canse Of oil this excitement, became in
tense. 1t was soon learned that large
cavalry and infantry force. with artillery,
had made their appearance on the Pennsu-
10 at Bottom Bridge, within ten miles of
the city, and that Richmond was actually
threatened by the Yankees. The same
burrying Of troops, aiming of citizens aud
the excitement among the women aud chill
dren, continued dureing the morning, and
at two o'clock, when the two released pris
oners were about to leave in he truce boat,
The alarm bells were again ruDg with great
fury.
The press OF rumors that prevailed were
complicatingly wild 1t was their impres-
sion that from 5000 10 10000 cavalry
would have had but little difficulty in enter
ing the city, liberating the prisoners and
destroying the Forrs and public property
and retiring by the Peninsula before any
sufficient force to resist them could be
brought to the aid of the small garrison left
to defend it, For several days previous to
this alarm the troops in and around the
city to the number Of 1000 or 5 900 had
been cent off TO join Lees army with great
dispatch. the impression prevailing that u
Govement was contemplated by Gen.
Meade Ia this they were right, for during
the progress of the excitement on Sunday
Intelligence was received that Meade had
crossed the Rapidan.
On Monday morning courier arrived
al City Point, bringing copies of the morn.
ing papers with the intelligence that the ex.
ei!emeut had abated and that it had been
aseertained that the Yankees were fa
ling back from tie Chickahomny and had
abandoned the attack.
This news was brought by couple of prioners
who left Richmond under flag of truce oD
Sunday afternoon, when the excite ment wss
still very high