Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-08
THE NEWS.
.SUERMAN uPLAYED OUT.

fVAtNhit. " GoAaoAl>A hhlitdil iNPuAN'N'
and We viii soon hear officially of his discontinue
aud disgrace.
The Charlotte Bulletin of the lst instant, in an
article GA the situation, says 'If the army ofGen.
Lee defeated that of Grant at Spotsylyania and
around the Virginia capital, when the Yankee CON-
maRder counted his two hundred and twenty i've
thousand men, and we had less than sixty thou
sand, why may moi again as severely parish the
two combined Federal armies, whose aggregate will
be less than one hundred aud fifty Thousand The
lines about Richmond are Improbable. The re-
.ouTces Of Virginia have been held in reserve
Notwithstanding more than a month has elapsed
ince the gTanaries OF Georgia and az portion OF
south Carolina have been cut of, the men OF nee
I'LL live on full rations, and ;hereis no reason to
pprehend that they will fail to enjoy plenty to the
nd. Under the guidance OF Heaven, oar. leaders
are more than match for the willy Sherman, aud
Sc have never felt more confident than at the
present. hour that he is destined come 10 grief.
4et people, then, be patient until our arrange
uehts are completed aud our plans eOnsuInmated.
Day will break at last through the darkest gloom
.he mighty reaction that must follow victory will
compensate Us for all the present reverses, aud,
tlJhough bleeding, country will still be found
the arepa, welding with spirit nnquenched the
word with which she has long defended the
principles OF truth, justice aud Independence"
FROM WILMINGTON.
The GOldsboro' JJ,trHa', of 9TH inst, Publishes
ore extracts from the third number of u Yankee
y Wilmington newspaper styled g The Herald 81 TIE
NON, !" dated March2. IL sprinted with the ma
eral OF the North CdroGaidR. No editors name
,pFears-not the OF printer or publisher.
The leading editorial is headed T" Subjugation,"
,nd its first sentence is as follsWs 1.-The people Of
Wilmington are suhjugated." The object of the
rlcle is to show that "subiugaton'' is not SO bad
,ttcr all, and New Orieaus and Savannah are cited
b., places where it may be in all its glory, and
Where il may be that subusation SONY
busbear, aud has "lost its terror to those ofthe
southern people who have bowed THEN necks to the
Yankee yoke" This article seems to he written
~ no new csuier.
II appears from the advertisements that the
thcatre is open, and on Thursday last, Miss Eoisc
iridgcs was to have performed Blanca, in .'Fazo."
the only other names appearing in the advertise
nent those OF Mss Selma " arner aud Miss Ida
icrtou., The prNceS OF admission are Dress Circle
u, Pdrquette 90 cts, Centre Gallery 81. Nobody
Gems To be lessee
General Orders No. =" require Provost Mar
halls to administer the oath u allegiance 10 such
.eJsons come within Liucoln's amnesty proelama-
ION, provided they are satisfied that sueh persons
sire in good lAth TO Aid restoring the national
,ufhority aud that they take the oath "eheerfully
.nd Voluntarily"
Weekly reports TO be made ofall such as take the
.sth and OF all other adult white persons residing
,Itbiu the Jurisdiction OF each Provost Marshal,
f'uehing tue character and conduct OF each midi
.idaaI"
Persons Of known dsloyalty, aud those who shall
their language or conduet manifest hostility 20
he Government OF ths United States, shall be sent
cyond the lines OF the army, be brought before
, iniltaAy commission fOr trial and punishment
'.lntercourse between towns occupied by the ar
ay aud The surrounding country within the lines
Il military occupation will be per nitted under reg
liatons 10 be established tor the purpose Of ena-
ling the inhabitants TO supply themselves with the
'ccessaries OF life,
PROVOST ORDERS. .t
IAN stores, groceries and shops of every kind
aling saloons and restaurants, in this city, must
closed at o'clpck p. NJ, each evening" under
,tnalty Of the arrest OF their owners the closing
r'perty found Ia such places.
p Contrabaud goods shall I've reported 70 the Pro-
lost Marshal and be taken possession Of by him
ccording to special instructions.
Stores and shops OF. loyal. people can be opened,
lNt stocks nOv GA hand sold, which can be renewea
ouy ia accordance with thu permission of para
,raph - OF order -, which do not appear =
he Provost Marshal shall see that prices are rea-
uaable.
No iqOSr shall be sold TO enlisted men under
me rvuo a.
tFd Btaal, nor to citizens, except by authorized
hdegistS." ~
FROM C0LUNpIA.
The Sumter Waictna,,N OF LIST inst, pubIished'ai
sumter, 50 miles east OF ColumbTss c., SAYS that,
lac reports IRON Columbia are of most appalling
character, ,if cOSrect.s ,TSo trtmapftht negroes
dom Columbia represent that the Old State House
vas blown up on Friday night, the nth ult., and
bat she principal portion Of the city, leading from
he capitol 10 Cotton Town, on both SIDES OF n ain
.treet, was one OF ruins. Not building was
eI standing, aud. thousands Of citizens are left
houseless HOY the ire originated is not positively
known, but IL is reported that it was the work OF
some Of Shermans meu reaching the city precious
70 sherman himself that he stated the fre Vps not
~ his orders, aud that he regretted its occurrence
Whether ali the above reports prove true or NOT
lime can only reveal There is, however, no doubt
III the burning OF the greater portion of the city,
'ad there y now great distress in tue clay.
TIRE MEMS EMBARGO
The Fayetteville Telegraph assures its readers
hat it is Rot theaGish ot sAe Government to con
,eai anything from them, but to pGereni ii p4ssi-
Die, the Yankee forces in Wilmington and South
'aSolina from learning snyShlag crihe hOvements
II eael ,ther. Their means OF commune atiea are
iefy liisited aud aaeertsia, a&dif IS our lc not
o make ans ipfpfoyepent Tor them. We liopeithe
'9si,lon OF affairs viii le materially changed in
few days as TO enable US to dispense with this re-
ieence. AN oar information thus far is OF an en-
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