The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-11-23

Of anticipated triumph TO the rescue Of
Richmond. The accessions T. Gen. Lees
army from the source Of these new levies,
il IS rumsrsd here, and believed in sficlal
circles, amount to Fifty thassand men. Gen.
Grant, fearing the effect Of these reports
on the public mind. and espscislly On the
value Of sreenbaeks. telegraphed that these
recruits were the preceeds sf the robbery
"of the cradle and the grave" aud ne real
accession Of strength; but on his adyaacs
on Redmond last Thursday he feund the
bows Minerva bern, aud the sires such
sons Of Antaus, that his attacking calumas
recoilod IN disaay before their steady IRE
and grim determination. The Adm,alstra-
ten has. u.ed every arti6ce to Conceal this
fact. but bnsuccesslully. and the result OF
the lat "oa to Riehmoad !" IS equally we'll
known az the truth that Gen. Grant has
informed the Government that he requires
a reinforcement OF fifty thsnsand men to
hcomprte with Gen. Lees army. THIS de-
mand has excited sose iaqairy IN regard
10 the number OF s.laiers he hiss sacrificed
during thi, csnpslgn. /, is,conceded that
he crossed the Rapid Aan with sIs hen
drrd and City thousand. and that he reach
ed the James river With only eighty thou
sand. there he received buffers army Of
thirty thousaa,l.r and meanwhile, 10 the
constant stream OF additions from the. seve-
raj States. has not nhtainsi less than 6ity
Thousand. let. af this host. counting Two
hundted and thirty thousand meH, II Is
snoaa almost To every clerk IN the War
Depaetuent that Gen Grant has but eish-
~ lacc.and befare Petersburg aad Rich.
e. oha. md what sre the substantial re.
su.s "a tais holocaust OF human liief Fort
Harrison. worthless outpost.
All these facts and reflections are Es,
becomiHs public property. and the effect
Is observable IN The depression and de-
s.oEdent air OF those Hho constitute tile
powers that be. E.,en the /" last jske 81
the modern Jnr Miller. shs occupies lac
Presidential Chair of the United states,
smacks Of this feeling. IL. is said tina, q
.rw hlghts since party Of his friends,
during a social call, interrosstively ex-
pressed the hope that the war was pro-
srssslng To his satisfaction. An. said
Lincoln, ]" dent know. SIR; nv condition
remind, me Of The stor, Of ons Of aur Hit
nols country sch.olmastrrs, whs gave ore
OF his pupils the third chapter Of Daniel ..
q raadisg lesson. The boy brgaa. bu,
shea he csiAe 10 the names"of Shadrack
Meshack and Abednego they were unpro.
nsulceasle. The master required the boy
10 proceed. bur he failed again. te'usd
aosglng; but stlll il was no 20. Relsnt.
ing. be told he boy 10 pass that chap,sl
snd.resJ the preceding one. Brght,nins
up. the little ielIew got On fsmossly Unit,
he reached the last verse. whes, pAusins
With look of dismay. he closed ths beck
saying. .Hs no use, sir here are then
three ,ascully JeLiolcs again; aHd has. SAD
the great joker 10 his friends. " AN .itu
ated, grn,lemen, IN regard to these r.be
\ Geasrsls."
\ ThePresent eaDpsiss will. il ali prSba
4 bilIty, close with ansther attack 90 Rich
mond. Tho complexities Of Bsilers cana
and lift, thousand reinforcemeais ar,
Giants esadItlsns precedent to spathel
assault. These, hawsver, will be fulti,ra
aad then watch out for q combined Ian,
ssd naval movement, the latter Of YER,
fsrraidabls character. fer il is said tbst o,
less than sfty iron elads will cs.spsraie
and srs ss~ being assembled ia the Jamer
riyer,"