Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-15
NEWS FROM REBEL JOURNALS.
Facts, Fictions, RumOrs, specuIa.
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the situation:
From The Richmond Examiner, June 81
SIEGE OF RICHMOND.
After alluding to the comments dpon this
subject in the Northern press, the Leading
article inIhe Examiner concludes as follows:
The citizens, II we may judge by their
quiet indifference, did not believe one word
of it. They begin to doubt even the exis-
tence of Grants army, Let Grant prove 1t.
Here is Richmond waiting to be taken;
built evidently to be taken; predestined TO
be taken, robbed and burned, according TO
very high authorities. And 1t is clear, also,
that the whole heart of the great and mighty
nation, of all the mighty nations the might
lest and the best, has been set upon this
achievement, as its highest business, and
holiest mission upon earth. And they are
not wanting eager, eloquent, valuable writ
ers for the noble press of that same people,
most enlightened press of all creation, pro
testing, affirming and almost swearing, that
large and numerous bodies of persons i'll
uniform, wearing buttons, carrying weap-
ons, in fact, what Yankees call armies, were
most certainly coming this way on the er-
rand aforesaid; and that Richmond was to
consider herself besieged, or, for that mat
ter, as good as taken. There is very gem
eral incredulity about this whole matter.
Perhaps it is because we are now so used to
Yankee lying as to set down anything false
because they say it, or perhaps it is that
our citizens have heretofore read in books
about besieged cities and had the impress
sion that in such cases people could not go
in or out; meat or vegetables could not
come to market from the country, and, no
matter how tempting the Summer weather,
family parties could not make pic-nics to
the rural districts. And finding none OF
these conditions in the present situation,
they say that there is no siege.
They surmise that the whole story of
these vast hosts, and this investment of q
city. and bloody arbitrament OF the great
world conflict OF the age, must have been
cot ND i'm order to amuse or delude Con-
| yention now said to be assembled at Bal
timore. And they begin generously to
doubt whether it be indeed true, or was
true few days ago. that some OF the lar
gest armies ever embattled upon earth were
advancing with a celerity. never before
known, to decide the destinies of conti-
nent In our streets, and seal the grand
charter of her man. freedom in flame and
blood, and the conhagration of our crash
inc dwellings and the murderous shrieks OF
ahundred thousand souls. They say "Booh."
Say there has been 10 such battle in hand
at all. Let Grant prove it. II he has any
army, let him produce it; let him prove
his own existence to begin with. Richmond
is open to correction, and is tired of wait
ing to be taken. 1t is rather drowsy af-
fair, this life in besieged city. Richmond
is in danger of falling asleep upon her sew
en- hills in this still and sultry atmosphere.
We can conceive OF certain lazy somno-
lence which seems to be crushing our peo-
pie.
THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA.
| 1oe A tn hn
9th inst They furnish intelligence of the
situation in Georgia. An Atlanta paper
thus sums up the latest news from the ar
mics:
The quiet of repose seems to have once
more settled OIL our army. Our latest reli-
able reports state that the enemy has been
quietly intrenching and fortifying his posi-
ton. Neither army seems to be inclined
to interfere with the others operations.
Doubtless the enemy intend to make Sc
ries of defenses, from which he can assume
the offensive as he may select but we are
inclined to think that there is as wary a
strategist before them as there is on the
continent. They will require several years
of hard digging to intrench by parallel ap-
proaches to this city.
Our army is reported to have changed its
line, but not because of any urgency or
pushing OH the part of the enemy. Gen.
| Johnston knows his business best; and if he
chooses to keep just without the reach OF
the enemy's strong offensive lines, it is be-
cause he gains by it and exhausts the enc
my.
Our brave soldiers have fought through
contest of more than thirty days with de-
| yotion to our safety that Is unsurpassed.
The country owes them debt of gratitude
that can never be repaid.
The Atlanta CoFyederdcy has the follow
ing: -
nosition. with no indications at present of q
change of base. That such change may
be necessary to draw the enemy from his
present intrenched position, is likely.
when it will be made, Gen. Johnston only
knows. The enemy came to take Atlanta.
1t is time they were at it, and time to them
now is precious. Sherman came to defeat
Johnston: Johnston awaits defeat. We are
ready for the issue whenever the God OF
battles wills it.
A lady has recently come through the
Federal lines in front who states that Dan
| iel T.. Sickles Is in command at Resaca. She
received a passport from that individual,
who remarked TO her. par pdrenthese, that he
would be in Atlanta in less than week.
Very likely-if he comes close enough to
be captured, and has the luck not to be
shot.
The correspondent OF The appeal writes
from the front:
No event of importance has occurred here
for some days. Sherman evinces his char
acteristic aversion of direct attack. We
have no hopes at present OF such desirable
occurrence. Flank moyements-Sherman's
forte-are heard of no more. 1t has even
been conjectured the enemy is falling back
toward Etowah river; but this is doubtful.
| Our cavalry, however, report that the enc
nv Is moving on our right, and that his
Transportation is in dreadful condition
their horses and mules almost starving.
,Jackson's cavalry found thirty abandoned
| Mcclellan saddles at one place.
The prisoners captured so far speak Of
our sharpshooters as the most terrible that
tbey have encountered. From what we
can learn, the enemy loses more men by
sharpshooting than we do.
| Captured Yankees have nothing generally
but corn bread or hard-tack and beef in
their hav.rsacks. They seem much sur
prised to find our boys so well supplied with
rations. Many of them express themselves
highly gratified at their capture, thus get
ting them out of the scrape," as they ex-
press it. .,f.rr
Night before last, the enemy, under the
| impression that we were advancing, opened
a furious fire from their main line, with ar
tillery and small arms which was replied
to from our works for short time. Our
troops were all ready for an attack in a
| tyyinkIinQ. but it did not come.