The New York herald., 1865-03-13

mediately proceeded with and W must I'll hope Asy
will answer the Generals expectation; but the cause
must BY no means bs ls 70 depend upon then would
be soowfu result Of calling negroes into the service,
our white citizens should begin 70 imagine there y no
longer any need Of them In fact diligence than ever
ought 10 be used 70 put into the ranks every
who ought 70 be there and above a things the people
ought 10 refuse 70 elect any for civil once who 10
able to shoulder musket is Astonishing 70 read In
the newspapers the announcements Of 20 many candi
dates for any and every postion except the army and
how earnestly and mporunately able bodied patriots
mplored by their friends 70 spare themselves for The
peaceful service Of their country For this year surely
the State governments be carried by old mon and
disabled soldiers and others ought TO be elected for
that purpose matter how urgently their 'friends'
press them to be candidates Tho generals Of stAts
reserves, who now have the whole business Of
conscription in their hands, should be incited
to rigorous discharge Of their duties that al
skukers may be routed out Of their soft places and may
begin at last TO do something for their country IN short
We mus all get upon the footing and nothing must
BE- thought Of but meeting the enemy force ct every
point For the moment bad weather and the uteer break
ing up and dissolution OF oil consistence in the reads
stop movements Of every kind and even the new CAV
airy raid Of Sheridan must be half defeated by
the impossible quagmire before IL meets with
the forces which are intended TO end its career
TDo xeeks must elaps scitA good VeatAey, bors
he real syess Of the campaign can Be upon W, and
with activity and energy much may bs done In two
weeks. Not that negro regiments be ready FOR ssT
vice within that time, but what is far TO the pur
pose, many absentee white men, on whom chief dc.
pendence must always rest be collected and sent
their posts the rens Of discipline be gathered up
tighter, few careless officers can be punished -
warning to tho rest and something may be done 10
vince the army that the Confederate government
bers It's pecuniary debt small payment ION account
would be acceptable for the present. they would give
us trust for the balance, until after they had driven
back Grant and Sherman.
The Tobacco Speculation 1T Fredcricks-
burg.
GENERAL GRANT HAD HAND IN THE TRANS
ACTION.
From the Richmond Whig March 1O.]
In Difference to the wishes Of the military authorities
did not refer to the affair at fredericksburg which
has been topic Of street talk for several days there
Is no longer any necessity for reticencc, will state
briefly that portion Of Gibbons DIVISION from the Army
Of the James, arrived at Fredericksburg last Monday
ming In aotia OF transports, conveyed by two gun
boats The arrival Of the enemy wholly unex-
pected though the people led believe that they
would not with any hostile intent II was under
governments had perfected arrangement for the ship
men Of large quantity Of manufactured tobacco to the
exchange The tobacco was forwarded d rom NJ
this city to Fredericksburg and Hamiltons
crossing last. week. General Grant was informed
Of what going and determined to play q
Yankee trick upon the specuators He accordingly
the force mentioned to Fredericksburg to destroy the
tobacco His orders executed and the Yankees
therenpon returned to their quarters Some thirty
freight cars belonging to the Richmond and Fredercks
the people Of Frederick went to the wharf to wit
ness the landing Of the Yankees supposing they
about to carry out the little arrangement IN good fah
KEGS did not moles the citizens during their stay.
The question is frequently asked who is General Sin
couples his name with certain tobaccobacon specua-
tom but he that he has connection with it
Wha. special business any, brought him 70 Richmond
FURTHER PARTICULARS or MR.. srN0LEroN's YAM
KEE TRICK.
From the Richmond Examiner March TO-
The government does not communicate much news TO
the public Of late days. and this Is all right where the pub
icaton OF such news would give information to the enc
about what is Detailing their own troops, who happen
to be in such position that the first intelligence Of them
is expected In the North by the Richmond newspapers
But such for reccnce do not exist the OF
those stores Of tobacco captured the other day Fred
ricksbury The enemy knew all about that
We sooner and there is conceivable for OBJ
serving silence the subject the natural apprc-
action may draw.down censure upon IL Of It's
officers The Yankees are very eager TO get possession
Of our tobacco Next to cotton there Is nothing OF
ours which they covet so much and they
cannot and seize the tobacco stored at Petersburg
and Richmond they seem to have bethought them OF
another plan. Yankee, named Singleton, has twice
asked for a pass TO come within our lines, and II has
been twice granted In vain wary conederates pro-
tested AGAINST this reprcprentng that Yankee could
have no honest business here; but we have govern
ment that dcspiscs publc clamor" This Mr. Singleton
might be peace commissioner; he might be sneakng
through lines TO bring offer Of recognizing
independence some gracious mission OF that sort
So he permitted to come along. Soon 1t became
known that he only mission to procure tobacco
by purchase, tho payment to be made in bacon,
at certain rates agreed upon. Tobacco accordingly
hundred thousand pounds Of It, or thercabouts-
and waiting at Hamilton's crossing under
charge of Confederate agents until the exchange should
be effected. But now by some chance, some extremely
foruous coincidence the store Of precious tobacco had
scarcely arrived there and was still In Confederate hands
when behold, large force OF Yankees happened to ap
pear in the same place. having in up the
and they seized the whole of the tobacco
and either carried IL or burned IT, And where is
the bacon We must give full credit 10 the ingenious
nation which contrved and executed this little scheme
Is perfect specimen Of the species OF transaction
called "a Yankee trick,n which means very clever
swnde IL our sagacious government satisfied YETI Has
u seen enough OF the consequences Of admitting public
Who Is the next Yankee that will ask passG
Clearing Out the Richmond Prisons.
[From the Richmond Examiner, March 10l
Yesterday the flag Of truce steamer carried down 20
oe,wecn nye and SIX hundred % SICK and wounded
This morning the residue OF well prisoners held In Rich
mondabout nine hundred-will be forwarded to the
change ground Up 20 last evening order had been
received by Major Turner, Libby commandant 10 include
Generals Crook and Kelley in the shipments but II was
supposed they would CO.
Arrival Of Deserters at Rich m0nd.
[From the Richmond Examiner, March 1O.l
Seven Yankee desertes received yesterday from
Major Dogget the Provost Marshal Of Fredericksburg
two from Sherdans thieves sent from Lynchburg and
o solitary one from the lines below.
The Scven-Thirty Loan.
PHILADELPHIA, March IL, 1865
The subscriptions TO the seven thirty loan received by