Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-04
FROM RIoHMOHD.

Ie-t .r u s-E .r1a-+ OF &c ....HH.f F
We received several papers from Rich.
mond yesterday, not of the latest datss
however: a. -i 10 ag '. ne
1t appears to be still doubtful whether
the negro soldier bill will become law
one Richmond paper thinks thatit will
Others are Of the opinion that it is killed
beyond the power OF. resuscitation.g One
thing is certain, namely, that in the opin.,
ion of Gen. Lee 1.-THE slaves are not armed
the rebellion must go down. he expressly
says. 81 do not think that our white pop.
ulatiou can supplyIthe necessities of a long
war without overtaxing its capacity and
imposing great suffering upon our people, -
There is the confession Of the greatest and
best informed military mind in the south,
that the power of the white population Of
the south is inadequate to maintain the
war agaiust us. Let that opinion be pub
lished 70 the world, Let all nations hear
that the proud southron, who has 80 long
despised The negro, hasat last been redu.
ced to condition in which he admits that
his salvation depends upon his slave. To
such humiliation has the boastful Southern
Confederaey, which was to have slavery as
its cornerstone, come at last.
Whatever else fails in rebeldom, the per.
sistence of the rebel editors in prophecyipg
FeVerses to us, and in declaring that their
losses ere "blessiugs in disguise" meyer
fails, They have had occupation enough
during IHstfeW months ~ proving taSt
seeming calAmities are only causes for
CongratplatOn. They have BECOME by con-
staut practice quite skiIlful 10 the ,srt,-
They are equally ready in predicting the
overthroWeof our iforces.S Ever since Sher-
man left Dalton, they have been announce
log that he was. just on the verge Of. de-
structiou. Day by day they hayeprOclain-
ed that retribution, was about to fall upon
his head. They are uowas busily engaged
as'ever inforelellfng his destruction. Ac.
cOrding to them, his doom is about sealed.
He has reached the end of his rope. He
is soon to beoverwhelmed. Poor mani he
has moved steadily on in spite of all these
i dolorops prophecyings. he acts as though
he were ignorant of them. We fear that
he will continue to live under the same de-
lnsion. He'pays the least possible heed
to the most ferociops vsticiuations of the
Richmond writer's. He perhaps remembers
that hecoud never have advanced foot,
if one in ten thousand of their predictions
/ had had. aViSy ,fo,,,, aHHI 90
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE CT GENERALS
CROOK AID KELLEY-THEiRl CONFINEMENT
INLIBBY. ,,as
Prom the Richmond Enquirer, Feb.27.
4 The Yankee Generals Crook and Kelley,
and Adjuta1t General Of the former, Thayer
a Melvin, arrived in Richmond yesterday
morning at9tWO O'Clock, by the Central
care, AS previously stated, these officers
were captured liz Cumberland, Marylaud,
on Tuesday 1asi, ~ Lieutenant Nc ell and
thirty men. Prom one ofthe party engaged
in this dashing a4d brilliant enterprise We
learn the toltosHIg incidents of the csp-
ture The pat, crossed the Potomac in
troneor thetoW1 At q late honr on the night
OF the event, and capturing the only septi-
mel to be seem induced him to divnlge the
conqtersign. The main body of the de.
fRchment was them posted in convenient
lpositon, and the lieutenant commanding
with several Of hia men, boldly rode into the
town, which WAS garriBoned by over four
thousand federal troops. The shead6u4rte
of Gen. Crook were at one hotef and those
of Kelley at another, and, their locations
beingi duly made knegnr blythe, captared
Isentlnel, the darirg e. partisans made t6eiI
1wsy to those of ths'fotn1er, arriving fret Il
front ofiWhich.the Lieutenant halted anG
inquired Of the seotinel if the GeneFal wal
in. Receiving An afirmstiVe reply, he sale
he had important dispatches for him, .anC
dismoupting,- followed by his men, ID
Vanced5t0 the sentinel, gave the counter.
: sign and pas led in. q pom entering thu
I hotel, the sqr sd Was received by an ole
negro woman who ito appears was thI
"night-cleFE' If the establishms tsg anS
uPon, making loEn their desire 10 be con
Quoted to the oo1 occupied by Geaera
Crook athe oldc nestle looked at them will
aikln&oL hume 1us suspicion, and remark
ed, "Well, you Il is de strangest sojers,
| declar-you-y n-S06 must take de ligh
yourselves and ofdst-I1E pint de room
Tout to you, 'ut carry, you dar, dough
! no how" 1t di not make any differenc,
! Ito our bold cav iers which method the ok
woman preteEret they took the light Rul
ths,lesds and IN moment or two were ii
front Of The dos :, where The, old woman
! lhastily leIs them aiigIl 4 1919 I'll
!. After several ineGectuaf raps respons
tr9m, within was obtained, and the visitor
were ordered to enter.
tbs 4bis General Crook 3ss asked the Lieu
tenant, holding lhs Hight 40 ss to give hin
full view Of the General. as he droWsil,
Z I9okeG GstheT9 4rem IN "a, 5G0Is . {
/, "Yes. What do ,Eou WAnt2" was tn
reply poo 1llal - ss,sl st.Ia.Jl l.ffs
"I, said the Lieutenant, tam Genera
Rosser; and drawing PiAsol and present