The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-15
Correspondence Of the Disnatnh.


aspect Of Washington-Actaon of The naual
Retiring Board-Sympathy for the Ye
l0w Fe0er Sufferers, &c.
WAsHINGroN, Sept. 10.
The great Metr Cpois is at this moment
like "a banquet house deserted" that is, de.
serted by the revellers-to wit rowdy Con
gressmen and hungry plat e hunters. Wash
ington in the summer is highly respectable
city. 1t would be rash mi Justice to Judge it
by its transient winter population. When the
Congressman and their attendant mvriatis
OF spollsmen are away, the sky of Was hing
ton brightens It's moral atmosphere becomes
purified; its people sit down in quiet happi-
ness under their own vines and fgtrees. No
interest Of the city suffers much by the
absence of the peoples representatives, ex
cept the vendors of spirituous drinks, the
keepers of the tiger" and some kindred
professions into whose hands the per diem
flows in study stream from sunset to sunrise
| have never visited Washington before
except SIS bird of passage. 1 have now
been here some days, and have had time TO
look about me. Truly, city of ''magnifi-
cent distances, with many grand public
buildings, beautiful squares, splendid avenues,
all as familiar to your readers as the edifices
and thoroughfare5 of Richmond. NV ira
Yelling companion, however, will not ad
that the Capitol at Washington is a circum.
stance to the one at Richmond, nor that the
magnificent church here in which Mr.. Cum
mings formerly of st. james, holds forth to
delighted muliitudes is superior to our fine
Richmond churches.
The great topic of conversation here now
is the approval by the President of the e.
ports of the Naval Board, purging the NAVY
OF incompetent officers. Every one is glad
that be has signed it, and sure that it will be
of great service to the Navy. Officers who
have been Sinking sea duty will now be
permitted to indulge their predilecti ons for
loafing on ore, but without the advantage
OF having Uncle Sam pay the fifer. The re
moyal OF these dry branches will make way
tor the energetic and faithful, who will be
now promoted more rapidly.
There is great interest felt here in the suf
ferings of the people of Portsmouth and
Norfolk, and much material aid has been
given. The noble contribution of the hack
men last Monday, comprising their recepts
of that day, amounting to $500, was a thing
to be remembered The working classes, at
such times, always give more in proportion
to their means than any other class of so.
ciety.
Speaking of yellow fever, some very intel
ligent persons with whom have eonversed,
express the opinion that the pestilence now
visiting Norfolk is not the old fashioned yell
low fever, but the far more malignant
disease, which was broushtto Rio de Janeiro
GENERALLY very healthy place. from Africa,
thence travelled westward, visiting New Or.
leans, Mobile, &c., in 1853 and Sayan
nan last year. A friend of mine. well &C
quainted with Savannah, says its visit 30 tn at
place surprised him greatly, from the fact
that Savannah is situated on o high cliff
win sandy soil, in some places twenty or
twenty hve feet deep. Such places are no,
generally visited by the old fashioned fever