Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-19
THE EVACUATION OF RICHMOND.
STATEMENTS OF THE DANyILLE RE SISTER.

The Dlnville Eegistsr OF the 5.h inst. gives the
following account of the. abandonment! of Rich
mond by tn, Confederates:
Pe-sons who ef: the capital Sunday Eight and
Monday morning represent that tbs scsre which
followed the evacuation OF the city By our troops
beggars description. To preserve orcer snd pro-
CT the property Of the citizens who unayo!daoiy
remained there, az far ss could he done, the Nine
tenth Virginia militia, under C0l. Evans, was
placed en- police duty Ia the city, to await the
coming of the enemy but counts state that they
failed 10 render any aid or protection to the people
whatever. Ga Sunday night mob Of the lower
classes OF the citJ composed, It Is said, mostly Of
tie foreign element, vjiied number of the largest
storshouses Of the city and robbed them OF their
contents Il is affirmed that Main street was pill
LACED. and then burned, aud that some of the MILL
Inv establishments were als) committed 70 the
flames. We have no doubt that considerably por-
ton of that trivs city hls been laid IN ase, aud
a number of It's people insultei, outraged, rotbsd
and N ,ssacred. How painful the though. that the
place should be given over 10 raplns and plunder,
even before the public enemy enterei It's limits
But ire fact only proves that the people of Rich
mond have mad secret enemies in their own midst
scarcely less savage and even moe treLcherons and
vindictvs than the open foe.
We are tod that the people banded together Gu.
ring the v.o'ent proceeding of the mob and resisted
them with force. street fight ensuirg, IN winch
several persons we're killed.
No Intelligence has reached US OF the eneuys
troops o. cupylng the city The last trsirs on the
Danvllle railroad which out Of the place, left
Monday morning, and pa:ssngeis upon them mad
beard nothing from the enemy. The greater po!-
ton of Grams army was transferred to the south
side of James river some days ago, only the com
mand of Gen. Ord, which Ia composed mostly, II
not entirely of negr, troops, being left on the north
side This command viii enter and occupy the
CITY. Some Of our people who are acquainted with
the character of Ge1. Ord think they have reason
70 hope that MS treatment Of the unfortunate pc :
pie of Richmond will not be so hsri, and cruel and
inhuman as that which mas fallen upon the heads oil
our fellow citizens In some other captured cities.
The newspapers OF Richmond, we suppose, al
fell into the hands of the enemy. The evacuation
of the city was SO sudden and unex pected-scarce'
" any one being prepared for tt that 10 time was
left for the removal of so cumbrous al establish
ment as a city newspaper ofice In few days we
NAV expect TO hear that the Enquirer, or the Wig
or the Examiner Is Issued as Yankee paper.
All the rolling stock OF tte Richmond and Dan
Vile R,iroid. In running order, was saved on the
retreat from Richmond. A few old cars, not IN a
movable condition, were left at Manchester. Nc
train vas captured by the enemy near the Junction
as WIS at one time reported and, indeed we do not
believe that any body of Yankees had struck th'
road at any point up 20 yesterday evening
The Secretary of War, the QlartermasteE Gsre-
raj. Conmissary General, and a number Of othel
officers of the Government lef Richmond on horse
back, and will probably arrive IL this place to
morrow.
Should Geu. Lee establish ais lines east ct tn
Junction, we suppose the State Legislature will e
convened at Lynchburg.
All the specie ana other valulbles belonging t
the Ranks In Rlchm.nd were removed from the CITY
on Sunday, and have been carried to places
safety. !.
A considerable amount Of goods, purchased b!
the State for dlstri suton to the people We regre
10 learn had to be left behind Also, the State ar
chlves ramained in Tie city; but we perceive NJ
motive the enemy can have IN destroying ;hem, q
they will; no doubt endeavor {, occupy the cit
permanently, and establish State Government q
Richmond under the Federal Union.