Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-11
snirit of the Morning Press.

The Ssati1,el exposes the Sbsu dy Of the claim to
Semues and tis men prisoners OF war, set up by
Yankee board of nava officers IL relates the facts IN
the Gaze of the Alabama and refuses the Yankee assef-
ton that the c,ers And crew Of the GsrceitA, who
surrendered and gave their parole near Charleston,
were ever exchanged. Tbs SsRtinsi says:
Wien the Rear Admrsl, 81 The command OF his Abo.
dor supsrore RrsVey ,ds hs repor; upon the 'crsW
Of the Asbsml be knew Inst those ohctfs, alter tous
sulrend ring themselves bosrd shps, delivering
their tide srms and beog permitted, at Their own re-
quest 20 10 the other side Of their captured vessel
o assiss their wounded companions, had hed leaving
heir side arms and THAR implied promise to return be-
bind them, aGd that they continued in active service
sgapa; ~. Aud he "Rsar Admiral kceW, also, that
Iris L;euS Psudergsst who dou0l,s SO received from
b . cSuuTynen the praiee due to 90 clever yankee
tick was recently captured by us 10 the Water t;h
and 10 now m our custody; and mat / the views ex
dressed by the report OF the Boaro be eorrech be
inertia the treatment not Of prs0eer oil War-Ehlcn
re is receiving at our hsnds-bus tbst which may D.
jusu6.6 towards offesr OF the United s st's SaVy
born in q cit E3a e. and appointed from, Kentucky,
.nd VINO hghdng sgaiEst hrs native land has violated
his paIole OF homer.
The Sentinel denes that IN Secretary Of War advised
the Adoption b. the State Coz m;ssOners Of the recent
1orbiant schedule OF priess Ga the contrary, he
thought It too higb; ard SO stated at the time.
The EzaHainsr thinks that the fsiure of the grand
prrosschneal exhibition at Petersburg winds up TIE
Yankee campaign for the cap ure OF Redmond. 1t
seems 10 bare produced conviction o that kind On
tie Norlhera peope themseves-nOt because IL Wss in
itself more disastrous than the bloOdg repul
ses Ehioh Grant had previously suffered but Oecsuss it
sGsaus eli the reprsory Of Yankee sTpeaieas. l. was
tho last cardlhe AGO Of spa1ssbat did Dot tafn out
q DO a trump Hence Grant, 80 our contemporary
su9posss, las yelied to ncslaA ca and Is packing
~ bag and baggage. ~i,h convention O. aeandoarg
taat beAu.ilul lie which be gCng to hsh it Gu.
all summtr TIE faest army on the plsnet" bAs come,
Tor TIE present. 70 the end Of s invasive career and
hs1oefOr b will DO qua du,y on the POomac, WHITTIER
The scene e she c9mpaiga is sbousta be transferred.
The R=aiainsr gives some interesting and highly eng
Ess,ite iscts connected with bl0eaade-IuOUing 1t
sseus ha The Confederate Government purchased from
/ Collie Co, great British hOrss, uussr OF fine
stea1usra-al OF which manned and offered u7-
der the a sp'ces Of Collie Co, every Of which
saviog oHe-wss lost hgr IRE. Trip; the ether VAS
lo,t on tbs second They we're olp,ursd ty lie
eaguy but we're sgFound and hu-uta after eludHg
tie bock4diog qaadron aud when at sue very entrance
( Of tie Usp Fear RIVER. At tho sans time Collle &
o. being deeply engaged ia the bosksds-ruonlg bosi-
nrs have lad extraordinary luek wi their own Ses-
s,s; ore the HAas' having MAZE uins round ripe the
E ita an the ME each three, the Falcon two, ard
ths Rasngo has just come In The Don, the only yes.
el lost By Cole Co.. m,ds sin successful SQUAD VoJ-
arss TIE BzemiHI learns further
"That Dadg n, Of London, an extensive shipbulier,
oors ruc ed 20 Toe order OF Oole Co. seven double
screw vessse, all lsi aka Of these five uaus-
ieffed &c 9, COnitdaIas m (Ot GlTernEen)-al i've
l5st two were retained by Coils GO.--bOsh stu Iun
niDs."
Hers is the Esaninsr' explanation OF thesa remark
able acts
There 10 no olher conceivable way Of accounting for
tbo fac ABOVE msntienfd than BY suppOsng that he
judc0us Collie Co. employed cApUiis and paid them,
express y 70 run sshoTe and destroy those vessel, which
were 70 enter into competition with his Ogn and that
rsa further reward for that seJyiee, The i,ess who
have lost Conle6srSts ships put on board Ooies
70 carry them through safely. Many persoDs havs
stsd In vain upon tie astonishing luck the
COnisds veSses spd have suggested that the Ysn-
KEGS hsd agents ia MIS- uand rmuda TO brioe cap
ns ard siesrs, 20 a. 20 ousafe the lose OF ceFar
ships That there WSs Viilsiny somewhere very ap
paFeni nd as usual the msfotubes OF tho C9nfedei
sss ay be traced this tins also 30 that guee sim
pncity with Whfe they have entrusted Insir Interests
aAny l. tss bale Of sJ0u+ cotton thas has CONS 4
gland 70 p,y for thOse ships ard caTgoes the o.
guelts he very last ship Government had lac
| solo and = palnAy SEQ ehmsa has almost monopO
Of ire foreign tsade Of the Confederate SSa,es O1lh
Co. is ss present one Of the richest 6rns 10 England