Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-25
TIE VIEWS
rAos rsI llHI or soErHIas vlRaInA.

tan preCursoF o. stup ndous events not dstanty re
move bu. which viii be developed sooner than We
thought even tuenylur hours ago. Instead Of search
ing with eager trail the bare scent Of rumor to
6n cur news column We vii 6ad ourselves before VeFy
long Suriensd without an effort win more news and
glorious ness, too than We will fad space to publish in
a single issue. Without doubt, We are have fight,
ald ahat a Rghs o. the one side viii be ranged the
disappointed idol OF Yankee worship, desperate, be-
cause fooled in every single mar@uvre since the COM
ms1eemeut of his on 70 Riohmond-saeked by all the
subsidized troops that bOuntss could induce to enlist
makrg in the sggreg.te Al army formidable in num-
bers AZ lsast II rot IN he higher attributes Of courage
and on the other eide We will have R0bert Lee
(and who can doubt as TO he result shea be IS
in the sadile) "a an army great IN numbers, but
gteater In vacr and The confidence which the perfect
assurance Of being o. she side OF rgh justice aud bu
maaity, must ever inspire Wsen the shock CONES,
many brave an coed man viii fall, and for inc We
al vi Zee sAi4er f-ri bu TO the genera lesul',
as certain as the day OF battle approaches certain
viii victory, not partial, but complete and decisive,
perch upon our was-staned banners. Ia the language
Of our President in bis speech yesterday afternoon
the oocasi o. mil tAFy reception on the Square, We
have al abiding eOlfiencs that Yankee durrg thiS
var viii ever look the statue o. Washington which
stands sentinel 10 front OF our honorsd and ancient
Clpitol Urless be comes prisoner OF var. Judging
toe future BY the past way should anybody feel other
wise? With Lee on the north side and Beauregard on
the south it is as impreguAA to Yankee assaults As
s we're surrounded By wall Of FIRE. Les every man 10
and out oftse army trust in God and do his whole duty
The following efi;iL despatch received this
morning:
HASovER JUSCTIOS, Nay %, 10 P. n.
Hon. James 4. Seldom
About noon today the enemy approached Ghe tels-
graph bridge or the North Anna In the afternoon he
attacked the guard AZ tie bridge and drove . this
side Aoout the sans time the b corps General
War-en) crossed a. Jericho Ford l3is aud was
attacked by General P. Hill ard advance ehseked.
Re LIZ
We leaned ircm numerous sources emitted 70 credit
that ere Vas hssyy SIX raihipg goirg on al yes'e-
day between the tso arDes of Northern Virginia 0rO
o. our inforuAn o. opzion that the b, ATest fFrg
heard during the day was Ia The direction Of John !.
Ardsrs1ns in Hanover ecu ty, not very far from the
junction We could lSarn aOi Ing in regard 70 it At
the War Department, as they re without Information
on The subject
a sAFEYACEoET EXPLANATION
'Oas Of the Prs5s osrTesf with General Lees
army, ia his OF Of the earlier battes ct
ths pending eamPsiyn, ussook ihs eli Sd for tbs "a
corps Of CRAFTS army. THIS is very satisfactorily eG-
planned BY the following from the New York Herald,
which, until nov, had escaped our notice;
"a iew days ago a large number Of tie Sd corps
low consolidated with the I'd, appeared on review with
thsr Old badge their eIps usual bu. with the I'd
corps badge attached 10 tbs seat Of their PIntlloOnA"
sHERrDAs's CAVALRY 4GHN.
This imposing cavalry command OF raiders AID rob
bsrs OF hen roOss have at last made definite
We learned last night from an oisal source th de-
spAich had bsn Just received which stated TIA; night
before last they crossed The river the White House
VI The railroad bridge, having FIRST covered it With
pA Is 70 make j. Fasable and then moved up she Pen
los 'ormsd By the Nattspoai aud Pamunkey river.
Fon this We should adge tina. hs has given up rading,
Snd en- route TO unite bis forces wiss the main body
Of Cams army.
FA0E Tzs s3Ura sIDE
There vas 70 change ia the SITUATION Of either army
on the South Side yesterday as far could lean
Af.er searching inqrhy. 9sjor connected with the
SAT- Of one Of the Generals Of thu Department OF Rich
mOud came from Chester yesterday afternoon, bu; he
was unable give anything Of interest he stated
that the Yankse gunbOais continually 6rug wild
aad random shots without effect in the direction Of Gen.
Bsaursgards lines. This was the case yesterday and
the reports Of their cannon could be distinctly heard in
various quarters Of the city. If this harmless amuse
meat gives them employment ought not 70 complain,
IS they are only wasting their powder and in the
classic language of AIS Lincoln, NOBODY is hurs."
TIE TAEKEEs MISSISSIPPI.
The Meridian arion Of the l4th says that the latest
news from the Ysskess ia YaEOO i that abOut4 600 in
f.nsry and 600 cavalry Benton aud were in
renchiDg lhei, camp there. They have brought out
large number OF wagons from VeksburS, and are steal
ing all ths eotou they and and plundering generally
Jus. Ike them Where have they been that they did
not display propensity for sealing We would as
.Oon expect hog 10 refuse to waloE in the mirs IS
Yankee 30 refrain from stealing, If you only bui give
him half chance. The Yankee in Mississippi is the
faithful counterpart of the Yankee in Virginia Like
TOpssy, in Unele TOms Cabin" they cans help it "bs
cause they are 90 wicked"
yRON JOHSsTOS's Army
We h.yl sSersed, Gays the Atlanta Appeal Of the
18th with gentleman Of high social position IN this
si.y Who arrived from the front yesterday evening
he returaei more buUyAnt than when he went up. He
ssys be expected find the people in the nsghborhOOd
Of JOhnssOn's army despondent and alaFmsd bus vas
s4rssSbly disappointed in fading them Cheerful aad
sansuias The army, he describes as being in sI,esn
condition, both IS regards health and clothing The
men never we're in better spirits. Monday evening
there vas severe diminishing the OOta1aulA river in
wheh tbe eaemy we're severely punished.
Acother gentleman Of high standing 10 society, AID
Tho IL 6overBmsnt ofRalsl, returned yesterday eve
ming nom the 'front.' He informed Us that Johnston has
bssn diminishing with the. eneny for eleven days. al
-avs asbtug behind hs inEenehmenls, eHeeps 10 Oue
in,Apes uhere Stewart made charge. Gus loss u es-
tlm.,ed az ab.ut 5000 wounded and 500 killed
Fssnsyons huadsed and sy OF the Wtuaded hsVs been
-. - tbt Ia, p. r se,sI fost IA es natal az from