Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-11

A slSsCEAR lsciDxsI.-Fron gallant deer, Whoss
sos are always highly appreciates, We sec the follow
Ing account Of singular incident which occurred near
Bsrmuda Hundreds = few days sgos sRl1l r.- 2
"An incident of 90 unusual character happened On
lines yesterday that must give Tito you About
o'clock In the evening" willie my men we're quietly re-
posing In the shsds behird the orks VO deer bScks)
suddenly dashed through the woods, eaped the forf'
ca,ions and we're making In the direction OF the emo
mNs lines An indiscrminate Gre was Immediately
opened upon these fugtves by the Inc Of battle but,
though struck, they kept on until one Of than was
sho. By member of toe SD VrgIuil Regiment on the
picket line. The oLer buck, with. brVEea leg, got
over our picket line whsrsupon the Yankees eOu-
menced A,ir upon him, and doubtless killed him. Toe
sudden yslls AID muSEety Of our men threw the YaD
KEGS into great ccnmoicn, as they no doubt believed
"reb charge" about to be made upon them.
"You see from this narrative that We are having
vsnisoR In the ormy, and are ready for all attacks,
wlesssr they ceme from froot flank or Tear--Yarkess
or red dssra iaO. everything is grisi thst comes to
Our aa!L" You can tske tlia and make venaon stew
out of Il, AMI serve Is gu! 70 Jouf readsrs."
The same writer adds;
"EveEy hing qlies before Bermuda HundredA We
have eompe ely tanned .hs Yankees in cur tIont OuE
picksts In some places only sky yards apart
Waere they are as close as thai, thSy become vs'y
psaoea5Is unless made to Are, come hing Is TO b.
insd by it. We ave pushed Our works right up un'
der The guns Of tho Yankee works, which in tome
places are ouly about six buadred yards distant rem
"a. We can look into the moulhs Of ther cannon"
Faox NA,sAu-A letter dated Nassau, June 2Sfd,
says: The Courier, large Yankee Transport loaded
ash provisions Tor BAlks army was wrecked nsAr here
the other day. see sumo Of tue oftcers here Tee
akee Conspl Was turned Of MS Cice. He refused
20 move and they TUNED his things out vi dooIs The
Oonedsrsts Agent biIel tue Office AID moved inlo it,
rso fac steamers the Virgin and Lst-Her Rip, said to
90 very es arrived here TWO days ago from England.
Taey are Intended &c run the blockade. The negroes
on the island suuck for higher wages few days since,
aud the f.r Crsaed great excitement. Il was though;
they would r.e, but The mater was eventually settled
and they went 10 work sgsu a. oil prices. Yellow Jack
is getting bad here, and tbs stsan-rs vii to Ber
lnuda to avoid bei1g eutj &c ed 10 quarantine"
saCHEAP LIMOSDH.-TAke teaspoon full Of tartAric
acid and stir into bucket OF e,ar water. SEeeen
With brown sugar. and tlce in, BY way helping the
Imagination, about bali lemon, If you can get one
otherwise 90 without. Pui Lump tao OF ice into
the mixture, and you sil Lave mice lemonade" equal
to that usually RECALLED tor dollar per glass; you
prefer to make eidei" mola IS instead OF the sugar.
add little ysa't, ard then bottle.
ORDKRID TO SEA-The French iron cad fIigates SOL
fergc, Magenta Ssd Couronle have been ordered i'm
medatey to change their armament aad held th, m
selves ready for seat is supposed for Tuuis They
are t. carry RI d guns Of 20 and 50 and four morArS
OF OsO een.imoues. The CourOIne is to carry Of the
rasd guns ssny pieces OF thirty and sixteen pieces Of
6fy, making in all forty guns Of heavy oilibre
:. CAPrUA1D SPY.-A spy was arSs.ed in Hamturg, s.
on Sunday last. Hs was Lieutenant in the 5.h IL
inos cavalry as shown by his commission, Which va,
found sewed up In toe back of his coar. He bad on
hand fac lot Of Issues and grccnbicks; for tt
sake OF convenience, the latter carried in his
boots, the former 10 bis pockets.
BurrER.-The Lyncaburs Republican OF Friday says:
Tto only criticize IN the eating line which CONTINUES to
decline is butter, shi0h sas soli mere yesterday at six
dollars the pound though som' ssf.uecked country
folks, with mcrs Confederate money than conscience,
demanded seven dOllar'. They didn get it, though.
NEEDs swrIFlxG.-Tho Mayor or Superintendent of
Streets, If any enc Is exercising toe functions of
the latter efcC should the sidewalk around the
Capitol Square, especially that portion on Bank street
20 bo swept seni-occ2sonaLy. snOw partly covered
with rubbish.
Mr.. Eugsne Duirtz, vine merClsn, NJ 81 Royal
street, New Orleans, the 18th ult, was ntenced 10
the TOrtugas during the His offence was register.
ing himself as an enemy and not leaving the lines.
TIE s,u,tern (Siss) Mctivs cas- that there will be
an unusual crop OF mast this year. This will be good
news fer The plsF.
Tie Yankee government provides ESQ for every limb
hat soldier loses In the war This ia to help bin TO
get artificial | mbI.
We are sg.la inieb;si TO Wm. O. Barnes Esq., OF
the Southern Express, for late Soothsrn pspor.