Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-12-07
WHOLE NUMBER 1889.
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
CHARLESTOWN INTELLIGENCE.
- CHARLEsTowN, Va, Nov.

.. n.- - CHARLEST0WN, Va, Nov. 20.
Our population is almost doubled, and the excess
being made up of extremely active feeders and COM
ing down upon us at the shortest notice" our ho-
tel keepers and caterers most emphatically put
to their trumps. The principal excitement"
therefore, now among the military especially is con-
sequent upon the effort to procure creature comforts
The Howitzer Company, Of Richmond, arrived
this evening by the o'clock train, and were provid-
ed with most comfortable quarters in the lecture
room attached to the O. S. Presbyterian Church
They present handsome, substantial and soldier
like appearance. The men are Of fine size. They
parade fftyseven men, rank and file, but are looking
for reiIforcemens by the next train which will aug
ment their number to seventy-fve.
This company had returned to Richmond about
the same time of Governor Wises arrival there, and
were on the point of Dispensing when the Executive
having received private telegraphic dispatches of
most important character, there were Immediately
reordered into service, and started for this post at
an hours notice. Petersburg Volunteers have also
been ordered to this point and their arrival will
looked for by every train.
The troops stationed here at present are The
Richmond Grays, First Lieut.. Bossieux; Company
F., Capt Carry; Virginia Rifles, Capt. Miller; Mont
gomery Guard, Capt. Moore; Young Guard, Capt.
Rady, and Richmond Howitzers. The foregoing
constitute large portion Of the First Regiment of
Virginia volunteers The Alexandra Ri1enen,
SoPl. Ne. FSihou UudiuS, Odpt OuiltuS
the Alexandria Artillery, Major Duffsy; the Morgan
Continentals, Capt. Washington; the Petersburg
Artillery, Capt Nichols; the Jefferson Guards,
Capt Rowan; and Executive Guards Capt. Hunter;
the Upper Fauquier Calvary, Capt. Scott; the Low.
er Fauquer Cavalry, Capt Ashby, and the Newtown
Calvary, Capt. Drake. The entire command now
under arms, fully and efficiently equipped with the
latest and most improved military weapons, is but
little short of one thousand men.
| Our Jail for the last week has been thronged by a
crowd of visitors, each anxious to crafty NOR
bid curiosity in seeing the condemned crimnals.-
The prisoners, worn out by these incessant visits,
have at last requested Sheriff Campbell and Captain
Avis the ailor, to protect them from these annoy
ances, by refusing admission to every applicant.
Cook and Brown both complain that during the
week they have not had an hour to call their own.
| An hospital has been established under David S.
Watsons medical direction, assisted by a corps Of
experienced surgeons
The sun is shining brightly this morning, and the
temperature is mder by fifteen or twenty degrees,
than that of yesterday. S.
| VISITORS TO THE EXECUTION
The execution of Capt. Brown is to take place on
Friday next before the hour of 70 o'clock, and it is
expected there will be large attendance from the
Northern States. We learn that second letter has
! been received by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
from Mr. Perham, the great excursionst, stating
that he has already made arrangements to bring
, 1000 as far as Baltimore.