, 1866-07-15


CunfutIerary we1. IN uc ct,t,sutuet ia ons day,
as y .csoll tn the fltc!
As thc day Mnrs on, ttasitr asd hustle in
The streets denoted tls prler.ss Df the cvac.
:satIon, Anh eonrtnrcd thuse who had bccta-
incYcdal0l4s If lis rrn,Hy. The disorder In
cEtnts,I zach hacr Thr e:.ee;y wesc throuE-
ri with iusisltgs making tl.eir way TO the
RAILROAD i!t}sots pale women nnd little sh.se-
iet. children struggled iu the crowd; naths
ard bfas},hent1E* e!,nEts ttro.c Tic car.
Wagons were bsisE hastily loaded Ut the be-
Tnrtment With hnsc7, tFunks- t;c', and driven
10 sEe nansiife teps}t, In the afternoon +
srtclal ,7aln carried rom REct,msnd President
uat IL und sUIs4c ut tEt Cabinet. vt the De.
pastments all y as confusion; thrrt. VII. no
tyhse,n there Vas no uEs*rT 10 inquIEics:
| iinpnEtxnt et.3c<ra we're Invisible, and every
| unt tsI. lite sakirx rare tt himself. Outside
;lr mass 1T hassytne Hl:tisses, there were
cule. led hers aud there mean yss1 sed c-UWht,
generally aEonnu the crInrai-tnts depots;
They ~tsr cl that trutal and riotnus element
that revenge. lrr1f On al catnEarhities tu d
tire Of graf rah!:s misfortune.
The only coaxocaiier, tlE oaly sesos os
e,,unei1 that marked thr iAii at Richulnnd,
took t'lAee IN dtnEJ rtsfG, IN fo-aes Of the
urpel s:ory 1f the Capitol building. In this
obtensr chamber as~e.Ehled the Ctr C.'nril
o! Richmond, 10 cors:uf IN the emergency.
sid 10 take measures u secure hat Uf o.der
Has po*eftte in The sces1,es aeoat to tnsua. II
appeared 10 TclEyrtnt ell that Was lett II de-
sfxEatf,n In the Confederate eapHsl. WAS
A. .tnfui cont,ast 10 loox In upon this teaae ;
10 tra s-Tss the 1lw almost sileut CAPITOL
heEse, - otssu roca1 With oJasarv. and
eruwlaed W. the lrsy ncrut at ie-tslsti,n !;
to iear tka & - Of the footftcp, and last,
10 climb 10 The nal shaw Of CouEcfltocn
In the remote room " ere half dozen 1nsn
SIT at rude table, And ~ so tn4:,y yar4ut
idafts Listened 10 theif prn~- '4titss. a t the
head Of ikc bnard sat au itli:t.&tc croc-r OF
the natnc Of sapndeyp, who wAt 4.skIor his
lest exhibition q. Southern .r4-it ah.. tsrn:y,
!trr hours thereafter Has subscribing "iM.
self to como ErrI petty feacrat officers ".'s i
respectfully, your laoA ubedltttE ttr-
ssh,.~ licrs and there. hu1ryirr. up viii. til.
latest new from ths War Department, was
Mayor Mayo, r1catrd, iurohc1en., chewing
tetaccu dslisntiy, TIL yet toll OF rlGck, har-
inc ths .ucatlu Of thc 9snt FlTg1t.ia gentle
nan. sseru and watehtul 10 the la.s III hi+l'tS
10 Ike city that Its Encrstors lad a.s{sted III
fannd,nc, aad exhibiting. nj matter In what
cfr1ical .sErrcts, a courage that no IAen tYcs
doubted. Wien It waS kualty announced By
the Mayor that lho<e v ho had hoped for 4
dtsratea from ttss'eEal Leg contrary To
vlas TO hEd seltsrap!lcsl lu the snarniuy, h.1
rrA:r4 10 lrtuigs auch au expectation, and
that 1hc evacuation If ts1chsnonu ia. a fnrs-
CpEe eon:12tlpn 1t was ptJfoset. to maintain
order TT the sl;F hy two Regiments uf militia :;
to destroy every drop ut iiTuar in the ware
hou*tA aud stofe>: ard to c.tah!ist q patsnl
through the. night Rat The militia ran
thrnneh the fingers at their officers the ps-
srnls cnEld not Le found after certain hour !;
and st 4 shert Hhise tho whr'c clly ~As
piunsc Into Fnnd conluAlou aud irde1etitatls
hurrnfs.
Er, The horres4 Of that night In the Con.
tsde1ase eat,itai verr 70 bc studionsly yelled
ituln the eyes af The tnenJ. The Federal
force On the uoItt s1de of the James River
/ conti.tcd Of three divisions upde. The es,n..
.nnn.i Of Geneta! wcllzc' :; while General
With force NJ abnr: four shcuslad atrong.
,, The Cnnicderntes were .is:utly withdrawn
firm Wttszcl's s:ont, their reas- -gaarl t.a-
yer.in3 the city tHfore lavhEraE. Wrltzel
| tA4i heen Instructed to push ou, whencvcr
/ eat1.sed 81 bis ability 70 cnisf EIchmoua.
Dnifnr the wAo.c day that tifant had been
engaged tn ffnut OF Petersburg, the entire
liner north OF tho Ja1nes were Perfectly q1iet.
Wcit1cl'% cotnEnand had Orders Ia make as
Ers'at flIuW aa fh,sslhlc. liz Erred r,o run
during The day tnt as dAskness ea,na IN, hr
| ct all bis sRl,ds at Mn.tc 10 work npou na-
tsnH.l airs. The Confederate. Wed With ttr
musteul cntett&iEtntnt; for uauy l,ours the
Hight was al'ed ~it1 .nrspdenut s'raiut. Hat
about tnidTtcht complete asIt! ft<olute Il
}crre fiji n1xou the lines. It wHs a ..rad Sn!et:
Close sna.k TO what was taking rs1cc 1t tI,e
d'oHicd city; aud not until the morning
hours 1iIA the hlEtih1 l,ia3un In tho eky pt,,.
el1!H. 10 Wrl.zci lint his huur Hn4 ep,ns, and
thas Richmond was at tls mercy.
tAftN had been but little a!eris for thN rtu,.
PIC Of Richmond In ,he night WHICH preceded
thelr gttnt misfortune. It xss Nh exsrnor4lt.
Nty night. ti5s+.t.ltr. rltt.xv, xl,t,,ss, mad
trvrlsy Of rnnIl.ston- In she nnw tll,nis ,trI..
CT city could hr sern black mhssc* of people,
crowded arnrud eo.ne Object If excitement,
tr,leflts she cs'rnnI..ary ttorcs, destroying
4lqan'' intent pcrhats Hrs,n rfIl.ce, and -Way.
a1is 10 aad ;Fu In whatever tnotne.,tafy ,sasai1n
T'o4ses.cd them. The gutter run with = ii.
4uor iFesllct, and The iumrs tllrd the air.
sotnG Of tttr f,rserlsu0 HnI..trrt ra.stnr
thrcectl The city. easily managed to sut hulI
nt quantities uf tho lhl nor. Confusion bceafnc
m"te teeHnfuun',ed; ahr sidewalks were ri,c,,s.l-
II EseasGre md R'.tpped lratn top Ia bolton |;
yr'!s o5 drunksa tnen. shnats nf suvlnS ptt-
lAsIrt. *!1d crtr" ii dlftrcns, tliea the air aua
matle night hiIeous.
nus nv horror va. 10 appear upan. The
Tu The rtsr puHttt o! u,r Confederate E,rce
oh Tic .torih fldo Of the Jan,t, River untIrv
sienrraf Ewr1 had tcen lrf: thu tlM:y Of
Having M TIC lr1n.c1sd vessels In thc Ja.aes
ana t1lsssiruythx t.e tHldcrs across that rlser.
the tt1ehrnond. Virginia, and All Iron ram
reEc blowa IL the Winds; tic little shipping
Al The "hsrse~ va, !lr,4t, aud the three
erahcts that krannet the river wrse wrapped
IN Esmc: ns *',tn q Tho ls>t trtuI,4 had ira.
Nrr.el them. Tho-- wotk III tea1r4,stlon
! nEht well bare ended hcr.. m, f:cnesai
Ewcis, oe'ey1n= the 1r.ter Ut hts in4tractjous.
fao ltButI ptasrs ~ hrt the four urlncit,,l
to9aeeo v warehouses or tho city; t,t,.: OF thcIr,
-s1c sht.ck'sc waseiaufc-eltaAtcd near the
etnfte ot the city, ride tr AIDE With tho Gal.
| lsg0 Hour rnills, Just iu 1se-lttor and
| circumstances ftnm Wilhelm cop1t.rruiin,,
| might extehd 10 tho whole huait,ras rprt!ou
! OF luclimnnd. In vain Mayor NsTo nutl \
/ corItnltsee OF citizen. had rrt.nslsi iralcI
| aEAnst this reckless military order. ThQ
| warehouses WEIR nrrd tho 1aues s.ixet n,,
| the neghtosinx buildings, aud un,n Inyoisrd
| Wide snd widening area tic ct,ntlnsratjtn
paAssd rapidly bryos,d control: And il ,his
mad fre, this will, unnecessary ics,ructIr..
| o. tnelr Property. the citizens Of, Rtcbr.und
| naI htsins senn1sir Of the lmpruH:acc and
Ftck!et.no.s os the departing 4 t5uinIssfatlnn.
Morning broke m a sr*..u noyar to be fi,r.
| gotten. Il Vas strange p!ctnrc--lr,possihic
| 70 defcribe-the smokc and glare o{ !trc u1In-
glea With tte golden beat,s Of The rising s1,n.
| ane-Ete warehouse on tho UaAin WIS
EnrEct 10 flames; tho trr was reaching to
whole blocks of buildings; and a the ,muko
| I9Ae Ms1esttcaily aboFt the horizon, Il bur.
nMhea Lie fringe of smoke with lprjd and
Eo'den slos5. Curious crowd, watched The
! nss. n ~ foaf sounded m the ears; IL 1oarc,l
,ioa rem street to street pillaCers wers busy ii
| Iliair aroeaiton, and IN tho hot breath az tin
| VIC we're tfures III u deltlous eontcndInr for
| rseeT. :
hoss.on, Fhen suddenly there ran m III
| shose length OF Ma,n .trcet tho cry OF sYan-
I kces !" 'tiankeest" The upper mart NJ III.
etr:t wat choked With ceowds OF piliarerx-
mer presided with drays. otAert rolIiqr Lar.
sels up the street, a. beading under fsary
buraent. and tutenntxesl with them vamcj,
and children With smaller lots OF plnuJrr in
| bags, hasktis, this, buckets rad ia panx.
As the cry Of ''fankecar was rnfsct,. ttfs
| motley cry crowd toro ur tho strect. cnr,inr
| tcreau,inR, tfxmpliuC upon each other, alarm.
ed ~ N cnezay not Jet Ia sight, an1 mslir
eeektnS to ext.sete tAe1nselscs from ln1arjn-
I ~ dangers, pfereatly, beJand lhN crowd.
but not Pressing Of 1nteriassnx With thrm''
Ees keen 4 small hdy Of Federal cavalry
ruling ateadllr along. Forty Aassachusetts
tro ptzs, despatched b. General Wrltzei. to
Investigate The condition o. sIalfz, had rid-
den Without hlndraace lnto Etcamcud, Al
! tac carneT af Eleventh street they bet.ke inlt,
tFo. for the putue .qnArr, and In { f.w $40.
;ntpls their euiaert we're planted on the cap.
I hn!. md Entered 9 .aran,r atnttscle in thc
-'v ,ntFntug airh:.
rs '-"~ thereafter, na.l Ns:,s.;a i
t.t"Is xese Is..-. 'h-u,'eA .;.s' a.srrt. .i
ihc t'iy- A lady. ~hn -....e.4ea -. ur.y,a
Federal entrtr. and h1. v,r-,s ,ary =, anu,t
acect7: af II, thEs ais,crlt.ss por:ioo o2 tbe
ttcnc - sstc'chl7c ls.,.a liz E:.~hauce uatnj
" The +!vsssu, Church un!, soan tho hlI