Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-26
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cent operators on the north side, that ihs negroes
fought welt" The negroes, too, were, 1t viii be re-
membered assigned the post Of honor by Grant at the
sprngDg Of the mine In front Of Petersburg, aud were
butchsred ike cattle mete for the acriAes Ia the at
fair on the Weldon road on Sunday the Yankee paPeis
suds specially to the heroic conduct of the negro
troops, snd glOat the number Of rebel dead iouno
on their front Now, If the petri6ed face OF YANKEE
Ia capable Of assuming crimson hue, their Gen'
erals aud editors ought 20 blush for very shame when
they confess that their cOwardy Purans have become
as white Vered they black hearted, and are at
lAst driven to the miserable expedient of using the
poor, ignorant and deuded negro breAstWoTk be-
tween them and rebel bayonets.
Hickman, Of Pennt y.vana, some time before the dis
solution in Coz gross tauntingy dlCulee III, bare idea
of BIT millions Of Southerners resisting the power OF
eighteen millions of Yankees. This aersards became
the universal opinion of the North and LncoD, poor,
crtduous creature, without thought or hesitation,
adopted it as settled fact Bull Ron, however, taught
him that itrtquires smsny full blooded Yankees, come
they from Cape God, Five Points, or the rendezvou'
dens Of the Lake bcatmen TO make soldier 1t taxi
taTors to mako man.
His eJes being opened by the rout Of Manassas ss to
the magnitude of the job he had undertaken, he un-
bushngy entered the foreign MARKET and, as long as
gold and misrepresentation would secure fresh recruits
brought cargo after cargo OF the odds and ends OF
creation into the Allan 10 ports to be forwarded South
10 gil up the decimated ranks of his beaten armies.
The cons, quencs il, that many thousand peasant
mothers, from the Danube to he Rhine, WILL for years
to come, look in vain for tidings Of sons who were
seducsd from home and friends by golden lrsmses Of
doing well in America" only to Gnd bloody resting
place in the shsmbles Of Virginia. When tie foreign
supply fell Short in utter disregard Of the sentiment OF
tbs civilized W,rld the gro was pressed into service,
aud when We have either bulchered or so frightened
these poor that they not be forced 10 the
front even at the point of the bayenet as we are OV
in fair way Of doing, enterprang Yankee recruiting
agents will at once swain along the BlAmpootra and
The Gauges III quest of the sepOy and the Thug, as
fresh instruments in the hands OF Lincoln to restore the
Union
FRoN PErERsBURG.
Aairs a, Petersburg have resumed0 quiet aspect and
the position of the two Armier since our last issue,
5as not materially changed. forward move, on the
part of the enemy would at any moment preoiptate
| battle.
The Express is of tie opIrion that Grant intends
permanent occupation of the Weldon road This is evil
dent from the fact that he has threWn heavy force IN
that direction and has constructed strong fOrt6caonf,
while he has torn up very little of the railroad track.
1t is thought by If the road has been interfersd
with at all, that the iron has been used to construct
load to connect with the City Point road. On the Other
hand the Express rays others are of The opinion that
the entmy intends to preserve the road intact for his
own use, IN case Of evacuation Of Petersburg and
Redmond, which he no doubt blindly hopes for.
Prisoners report the presence Of Grant, Meade and
all the prominent Generals of thu Yankee army, who,
snce the advance south OF the city, have been busiy
inspecting and noting the advantages Of the new poa-
tion.
| skirmishpg AMI picket fIiog continue right
On Wednesday there was cannonading our left ano
centre all day Ia the evening the enemy commenced
brisk sheing Of the city, which lasted until late
hour. Nobody was hurt e1Oep. poor American o.
African descent.
The Rrprsss notes the arrival Of few prisoners and
number of deserters.
The notorious Colonel speer has his headquarters al
Ool E A. WyAt.s house. BE Is said to behave like
gentleman.
BIZ the train last evening, We learn that part Of
Picksts division attacked the enemys line Of pickets
near Chester Station, yesterday morning, and drove
them in-taking q number of prisoners. Our loss IN
killed and wounded thirty. 1t sufiCss to say that
We fully accomplished the object of the attack.
OFFICIAL FROM GIN EARLY.
despatch was received at tue War DEPARTING 1t yes
terday from Gen. Elrly,in which he ssaes that be hAs
pressed the enemy to Harpers Ferry.
The last Northern papers received seem very uneasy
At the presence Of the enemy along the Potomac Their
tone shows that they fear another invasion Of Maryland
| and Pennsylvania.
MoBLE-EEE BY NORTHERN CHANNELS,
From the New York Herald of the 20 We learn thst
after the invottnent OF Fort Morgan, F4rrsgus and
Gra1Eer sent the following joint note dema ding iIs
surrender:
U s FLLG5HIP HARTFORD,
| Mobile Bay, August 9, 1854.
| sR: To prevent the sGcrihc, OF human lie, we de
mand the uneonditioI al surrender Of Fort Morgan.
| u. G. FARRAeUF, Rear Admiral.
GoRDOS GRASsER, Mel Gen. U. 8. A
To Big Gen. PAGE, commanding Fort Morgan.
To which the following reply was returned:
| HTADoss FoRr NosGAN,
August 9. 1864.
Rear admiral D. q. Furagat U. 5. NJ:
Aejor General George Granger, u s. A
SiRs- am pr pared to s.cnfce lie, and will onl!
surrender when l have meansof defence
| do not understand that while beng communicated
with under Gag of truce the Tennessee should be toWec
within range O.. my gun'.
| Respectfully. 81, K. l. PACE,
Brig GIN. Commanding Q. s A.
The surrender of Fort Gaines was unconditional and
Col Aader on yielded the fort intact.
| A land movement will be made quite speedily TO-
wards Mobile, proceeding up the roads on the left side
of the bay.
| C8 INFORMATION is WANTED OF the where
shouts and condition Lieut. JOSEPH NJ ANrfReoN 4sh
Regiment PesSn Brigade. captured NEAR Richmond SOth