The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-05-27

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Of disembodied spirits that have made their 6
silent march into Eternity At his bidding. He i
thank the Lord for victdry-the very thhougns
makes the blood run cold. f7s Fl
- The. war News. 81 !,
The Richmond Examiner of the z5d says-7[
s.There were dozen rumors flying through me (
city Yesterday Of the armies in Northern virgi-
MIA. If the reports be true, the news is imPsr--
tant, and entirely changes Che aspect Of tue MI.
litary situation sins virgilia i was circaaatse
yesterday, and the report sesmed to be general
II believed, that Grant. with his whole ear. army
7 was making for the Psaisasa His army 70 on
the other side Of the Maeaponi and North Anna
rivers, and it is stated that he is moving down 7
along these rivers, with Tire design, y snpposs
ed, Of making for the Peninsula, BY either cross
ing the .Pamunke or of going down the fofk /
river. Another report that he intsnds 70 join
Butler onsthe Southside.l + seems, at least wen
believed that Grant is moving his army, and mas |
abandoned the position in which he has Tor the
last week confronted Lee, and the general I'm I'M
preston is that he designs transferring his for
1 ces to the Peninsula.
...This rumored moyensnt Of Grants army az
SO receives some CONSUMPTION, we understand,
. from party recently from Washington, who
4 reports that such mosetent vas iltiinatsd in
Washington at the timsd his'leaving. he also g
4 reports that Grants rasnG suffered terribly N
1.-The recent battles, ansssh the Northern papers
admit that his ehtirs lb4s6n killed, wouAdsd and
missing will SUM up SCI heasahd men ''s /.
lssoms, Of the pspsrsstrygte make It appear eaat
HE loss will not exceed fifty Thousand, hut the
8 administration men cdnfsss to "a loss Of sixty
81 thousand. The hospihls in Fredericksburg.
Aiexandria Washiagton snd Baltimore are filed
70 repletiop, and thes ory Was for reinforce
!. ments to be, sent To- Nrans. It is stated that
Grants army, vixen lie lrdssed the Rapid Ann
r. was one hundred and 4os thousand strong,
i but that it has been sdash reduced that = y
9. are now sending forva g him every available
mas. 81 I "a sssss.sgssesE 81, = $50 s.
- ..The North feels thiE to be the great crisis
s The Washington anthdris es are doing everything
to maintain public confidence, and allow the pa
= psrs to publish no miitpry intelligence but wha
.sl igapproyed by the military censor At Washing
tom. Despite all this Effort to smother the truth
y the people are excs{dngty anxious, and ar
y growing despondsnt afd dispiritcd =
s :. 4 = 49,
tn 1900 $50 - EUun yss >4t 4 .sss n
,Oneof the army lstter-writers for the NORTH
~ ern press, believing Slat Lee was whipped an
lis flying towards Richmond, expresses The fe'
Ikhat he would escape into North .carolp
with his army Perhaps subsequent even
, have made the scerrespond snt sorry that b
" r.fear" was q phantnm. Z. .,ss'
ses Funn;er Ssils sEhe rur,or having gtte
Of. abroad at the NORTH that Gen. Lee hadeap
ulated. the HeN4y gkI Herald denies the
tai- port Oh the authority Of the W. Departmsr
e and says taat il win apprise its readers of I
fact as soon al Il sccars. Bennett will has
pri- travelled the road. ~ ard. ducks VENT 10
the before that thing occurss. 'sse.> aa>sea
= ga M q - - - n So
s Esq We regret g learn: that Seargt 10
in Beatis, of the Forks, IN this county, attached
Capt Berry's Co S7th regiment, is among
lear KILLED. He Was an excellent young man and
Va gallant soldier, and The chief stay and protec
ola widowed mother fs.'s
nag Several coil1nuhications have been
- orsr-tilne enough ne1t wcek Will miles
kind enough TO send a proper name.
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.audsl - Il From the Richmond Wing.