Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-10
French sread and Chuck rivers engaged in col.

French BIead and Chuck rivers, engaged In col,
lecting the supplies in the country atd shipping
thenl % knpxFille ,Sss, &C.,
Colonel ToOle, With tue 81 Tennessee cavalry,
made reconnaissance a. far a. N0rriStOwn, few
DAYS SINCE Nc attacked the ist Ohio infantry south
of MorristowR, capturing ~ men, " hnneld rie $
aud three army pistols. lie had four hier wounuea
! anthis horse shot from under him ThlS sa!Iaht
feat spread CONSERVATION IN the enemy camps anu
Colonel ToOle retired towards GTeenvlle, as MS
| fierce was too small 20 risk an engagement.
Major Geo. w. Day went As far as Bia'r'S Gross
Roads some days since, hndlng no enemy
Brownlov'S issue OF the Sth ult Is devoted 10
\ sSoaher, CAitdlry and Honor" lie publishes TIC
correspondence between Generals Bree klnridse
snd Stoneman in reference to the paroles given by
StonemAa 20 officers OF General Brecknridge's com
Inand which has not been recognized as legal by
Ihe Confederate authorities. Stonemaus letter -
liaLB severe but GeR. Breckenridge proves by
theIr own ~ 81 orders that the assertion OF
St0neman is false.
BroWnlOw is very indignant towards the military
Authorities because they dOat rid the country Of
our scouts sc. Ne adds, editsrialy, that SO soon
as he Is elected Governor he will venilate the state
In answer 10 an interrogatory from some oil ms
readers ia reference TO who would edit his paper
affer his promotion 10 the GOveTnorship, he replies
that he will be the Nashville CORE spondent OF The
knoxville Who, land that his friends had very Ut
tie confidence IN his abilities IT they thought INN
incompetent 20 govern one State in rebellion and
edit a newspaper ~ lie seems very sangulne OF
ms election aud looks FORWARD 10 his instalment
a. the millenia ersin The history OF Tennessee
Thus pass affairs in this department. The next
ten days may present different status OF ahairS
The enemy may be reinforced aud an effort made
20 open a campaign in the direction of " eStern
V,,Sinia BIRD.
p S-Smee writing the above, learn from
gentleman who has been on secret service III the
enrnys lines for Two months, that reintdrcemeniS
have come t. knoxville, Ella Cumberland Gap from
kentucky that this reinforcement consists oi Tour
regiments OF infantry aud twG OF cavalry He states
that but a few days since he was in company with
The assistant quurtermaSter OF the Sth Tennessee
Federal cavalry, who informed him thai Glll4 N
had gone 10 the countless Of hcAmn, Monroe and
Blonnt 10 capture the rebel cavalry in that portion
Of the dtpaltm cnt; that the railroad was torn up
daily, aud commune alton cut between Knoxville
aud Nashville; and that Colonel Kirk, with some
200 men, had gOne on raid into North Carolina,
with a vicw to the capture of ASheViile. THIS rs
the cavalry that moved to Newport and was sup
posed a. be Giham.
Ircm the same source il was aScertained that
the United States authorities have SSuCd perr mp
tory orders Tor the Immediate repairing or the
railroad g. GrecnyiUe.
lG ia HoW evi den! that so soon as the weather
changes, IL advance is certain, and the GoNern-
nuut NAV prepare herself ior the shock, aud ol-'
Of no small character. BIRD