The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-21

| others who daily apply for relief or informa-
ton at the Mayors office, woman yesterday,
| IF unusually respectable appearance, though
| haggard from evident want, called In refer
| ence to n refusal on the part Of the committee
of her district or ward, TO pay the little stipend
! her ticket called for. They had for some Tea-
| son-her husbands regiment not having yet
Ieit for Washington. as 10 understood was
! he cass-tnrned the cold shoulder hpon her
and refused all relief. She stated her case
| sin ply but earnestly. Her landlord was about
l 70 eject her for nom pay Inent OF Two or three
| dollars rent Of room. She had locked two
| small children in her ap irtments and let
| them actually crying for brcad-'hs third and
sick one, some two years OF age, she
| had borne to the residence OF the com
mlttee man, where she was denied
| lief, and from thence to the Mayors oiilce
| Here she pleaded in tones Of eloquence
| which hunger alone could give ntterance to
| win ANXIOUS eyes steadily hxed upon hef
| evidently fast sinking child, and While she
| was yet speaking and inquiring what she
could do, the spirit of the child took It's fight
l to q better world, literally dying from starva-
| ton II was a nsinfnlly sad, sickening
sight, and could any hen o. feeling have wit
| messed the terrible ngonies o. that mother and
| the cold, iiteiess form OF that cSsid-fol!owed
| her trembling steps out OF the nat with 4
| dead babe in her arms, vending her way TO
| other starving. perhaps dying, ones at home
| surely they would have offered up urgent
| and sincere prayers Tor pence, instead OF the
savage cry for war and blood And this is
our city abounds.
HRssIAs VANDALISM.
Here is what Thos. E. Meagher, of the Goth
New York Regiment, says about The vandal-
ism of the Federal troops ut Germantown,
when on their march toward Manassas
Chat house is on fire." Father O'Reilly,
| our chaplain, hurriediy observed, as he whip.
ped his morse up beside the Colonel.
The words had scarcely fallen from his lips
when round black smoke rolled IN
| OF the windows of the house ard buried it la
darkness. Another moment, the red flames
we're leaping through The smoke, ami the
cracking OF Tim oers, pierced and rlfLed with
the fire, was heard dis tine tly above the tramp
and tnmuit of the march. The only orna-
! mpnt OF The village, in hot haste and fury, was
piunging into ashes In half an hour it would
be, at best, heap OF smouldering charco.i.
w hose was the scurvy aud nanguant hand
that fired the desertet homestead 1t - tor
the regiments OF the brigade IN advance OF the
oSth to answer. With them rests the respon-
sibility of this savage rlotousnesS and mis-
chief. The house was doomed irTevOCably
when the s9th came up. The Irish regiment
swept by The blazing ruin, cursing the rufiians
who had played the baroarous prank, ana
| maddened with The thought OF the disgrace II
would bring upon the Federal flag.
KENTUCKY CAVALRY.
From L late number OF the louisville C3u-
rier we copy the following:
Capt. t.ank Overton's cavalry company,
com lOS6l OF NSlUEH1s from 1heAu5 ana GSlIulA
Counties, passed through EHh2b9thLOWn yes
terday, en- loute for the Southern COute0erG-
cy. We unders tand that they are ali, or near
ly all, OF the best and wealthiest families OF
the TWO counties, and are az fine locking Il
body OF men as ever went into camp. Tney
we're met by large mum Der OF the citIzens OF
Elizabeth town, with II Southern flag, and
corted 10 town amid the cheers OF the popplace
and the smiles auu hear tteit greeting OF The
ladies, 10 Hay crafts HoteI, where they took
dinner, prepared tor them at the instance OF
the citizens.
TINS company w2s equipped at the expense
OF Col Forrest, Of Mississippi, with saddles,
brides and blankets, and each armed with
pair OF large sized Navy reviewers, q sword,
and an escapei gun. The company numbers
eighty five men, and they are all well mount
ed.
WESTERN vIE4ISIA.
a correspondent of the Louisville Courier,
writing from Camp Barlow, Highland coun-
| ty, VlTgi nia, speaks thus hopefully Of our
cause:
A few days more viii suffice TO rid Yves ern
Virginia Of every Yankee that now deseCrates
| her soil. The heads OF volunteers, rs they
| rive at Lynchburg, are turned in the direction
! CT Stapnton, from whence they proceed by
different routes to cut Off and SnrroUud the
| lew scattering Yankee camps that ale still
| leI'i and citizens here, breathing treer, are Of
| fericg lis valuable service scouts, spies
| guides, and sharp shooters. Their mountain
| envy as Cupld's darts from blooming moan
| tain IasseS are fatal 10 ours.
Lieut. Dol. Barlow, who is looked upon as
! possessing the head OF a general-Whose
| prede tons and calculations are being devel
! oped and verified by daily occurrences-yes-
! terday bet basket Of champagne that a body
| OF Southern troops would be encamped on
| the Ohio river in thirty days or less time,
| basDg q prophecy upon his knowledge and
| experience. Though nythlnB like telling
| tales out Of school 1T present is objec tionG-
| Die, l tell you that ere long the notorious
| John Garlic will be dangling al ropes end.
rEg TIGER MILES.
! The New Orleans True Del "a publishes n
| letter from member Of the Tiger Rifles, Civ
| ing graphic account of the battle of M4nas-
| sas We copy peculiarly emphatic portion :
| After pouring in . vollay, we rushed upon
| the enemy and forced them back under cover.
! We fought them for some time, but they weIa
| too strong for us; they drove us back beyond
| our old position. The battle was raging by
| this time on every hand, and upwards of sixty
| thousand men had mingled in the strife ior
| victory. Our major was shot through the
! body and carried from the field in q dying con
| dition. Our captain had bis horse shot frCnl
under him, and we thought be was killed. Our
! first lieutenant, gallant old Tom Adrian, was
| laying on the ground SHOT through the thigh
and numbers of our men lay around dead nd
| dying. We gained a piece of woods, and the
New Ork Fire Iauaves, whom we had been
| fighting against, seeiog orr momentary contu.
| sion, gave three cheers it was the last cheer
| many OF them ever uttered. Our lieutenant
old Tom Adrian. than whom q drawer man
| never wore hair, shouted out Tigers, 20 il
once more, 20 in my sons, II be greatly glori.
ously God id if the SIS of h--s can ever
| whip The Tigers" Our blood was on fire. life
| was yalueiess, the boys fired one vo!ley, then
| rushed upon tie foe with dubbed rifles beat
| Ing down their guard; they then closed upon
| them with Their knives. @Ifreek had me-
| Greek - the tug of war had coma. ] have
i hSnn in bn cay tirDo tsaff nm aVTt
| fighting never was done, l do believe, wa
| done for the next half hour il did not seem q.
| though men were htirg, t. was devils ming
| ling in the conflict, cursing, yelling cuttirg
| shriekjns; no thoughts Of nor chance for bac Z
| Jig cut
| THE BLocsADIEG STEAMER BROOKLYN.
The following is an extract from a letter re
ceived in Cincinnati, dated United States
steamer Brooklyn, off Pass Il TOutre, July Is
1861:
j thought something of sending you ny
large batch OF - lettings" to-day, by a GOA
schooner, which is to leave us, but r Htti,
while ago schooner was made in the Off 4,
flying rebel lag and pennant, evidently
| privateer, and 50 | shall not risk them. ] an
of the opinion that she is after the coal vessel
and that she will likely take her, as she il
! compelled TO so around 10 Sou th west Pass Il
coal tue Powhatan. Why Captain Poor dix
not get under way and go after her, as she VA
| Ouly 4 little way Oft, we cannot conceive, [
| is not only very strange, but very dishearten
! ing. Very queer things sre done here all tn.
time. l want TO go home now as quickly a.
| possible. You know how enthusiastic l was
and how hopeful my letters we're mouth
since, when l felt so sure that the gIoriousl,
beautiful Brooklyn was commanded by Iru'
| blue patr lot; but now, alas all seems chang
ed cIsErust, Doubt. luke g,armness, inetii
cheney. i hope our suspicious may prov
groundiass-tLat Captain Poor may De able L
explain away his strange behavior. Al
hands on board are disguised ana disheart
ened.
| MUTrBRFSG OF The ABoLIrIoyisrs.