Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-04

rleir i-.ialcc on account OF the SO-caied Peace
Cyuuiss..u-uot 20 grow iukewarm in the cause
tayy Lej thus jar So uyJly sustained but rather pre-
lare O, 10 set harder service, aud 70 depend upon
tte.r ,rGi ..r the peace, which would come only
,.aeG it was conquered by their heroic and manly
ey.rticus. The address created much enthusiasm
among tbs soldiers
TIE ARMY OF TENNESSEE.
We learn from leading member Of Congress that
4, Distinguished TeUaessean, who has seen much
service DID, p recent letter 10 him, says that he new
CT witnessed the display of more indomitabe brave
al 3D. was shown By tine army Of Tennessee at
y--aklr They charged the strong Qualifications Of
tae enemy amid shower, OF grape, eaunister,ninie
t7.r, aud she'll with yalcr as desperate and unwa-
verrg as If their nerve, had been made Of Steel
Their gallant aud lameuted ciuefs, Cleburne, Car
te~ S.raij aud Gl,t, he writes, were shot down
wien within close pist. range Of the euemy,s bat
re-.r, Would tia, it had fallen 70 the lot Of such
troop, and such leader, 20 have exposed their lives
% s.ue p,lut where th-y country could have reap
ell more substantial advantage than it did by the
L-9v ,5elincc Of both men and officers al illated
Irc-s.H.
,JBGINLA BLOCKADE CAPTAIN LOST.
J.r-ra Thomas Il. skinner, who was lost OF the
uou OF The M,lsey in the blockade steamer Leila,
cot which he vas Captain,) was a resident OF this
CITY. a, 4 has a brother who is pilot Of the c. 5.
steamer Hampton of the JarSes River SquadrOn.-
The .r-,er.vas wounded in the recent movement Sp
+fe games while faithfully performing bis duty
rBE SAX JACINTo.
Lac Information IRON Nassau states that tue
Tsuas, steamer san Jacinto, 20 while in pursuit OF
a bIg,fale runner, was decoyed uto shoal water on
one c tine Gghama- KEYS and became total loss.
The -re, orthe san Jaoiutor arrived at Nassau,
sua a5r'ered small tug 7.os5 70 20 10 the wreck
Tor rs L-rpose of saving the guns Of the steamer
The British naval authorities also sent boat with
an .Isr Of assistance but twas promptly refused
VAR INcBENT
E.cn the boat containing the returned Fort
c,,, prisoners arrived al tic Mobile wharf, says
e respondent Of the Macon t0lJeaTaeb one Old
Uf.e haired sire auxioU.ly sought his son. He had
Js-u g.s,eiug al dy for the boat to arrive, eager
- ,,s,p r his arms - by, the son Of Es old age
lie s 50 oyegjoyed at lie anticipated reunion that
q. could hardly spegs, and when the boat landed,
S,.Is el JOS were streaming down his furrowed
c.s,ks IL 50 great was the joy Of anticipation
y. ..a picture his grief when Inc was told his boy
hadn't, conc. eve buried him an hour before We
lo-l snip I.ar1.'
Taas iitdsr's looS Of despair reminded me of the
t5lS wasre when God-forsaken, the man falls int'
sp.sm5 too horrible to gaze upon.
CONFEDERATE GCNBoATs
TO Confederate gunboats, which escaped from
Savannah, are now at Augusta. One, the sampson
y.ar once tow boat. She. has two guns Cat th'
ts.. suJ s,eru), and has crew Of fifty officers ant
men IS commanded by Lieut., W. W. Gaines, an'
&. ~.ct sltstant!aI.
F.s c5her, the Macon, was constructed for gun
.los. ana is steam propeller, has larger ere'
tba. the sampson, is commanded BY Lieut.. J.
Keruar5, and carries SIX heavy guns.
Bo,h boats have been in engagements Inc samp
sou bears the msrks Of several shell ana tue mace
Las been struek 0ReS'