The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-18

Richmond and ia En..ssss-rhe Cpisn
Prisoners and their Treatmsnt-JeF. Da-
Wis and Governor L-teber-A continuous
Camp from Il :chmcLd te Nashville, &c.

ktCDDCnd ana lis PnNnODS anu the FailOut
points O. interest surrounding il, prefacsd
with large map of thu Rebel Capital rs
that paVer terms Il II appears that lite cor
r"spon dent has been In our midst. and while
here under the disguise OF a rampant South
erner, made good use Of his time and opportu.
mites TO furnish his master, (Benaett., with
fail aEd distorted history Of everything
which it was in his power to obtain. Below
viii De- found some extracts from the article
RICHaoSD ASD IIs ssvIa0Es
Three weeks ago Yves in Richmond. How
came to be there what | was doing, anG
how | made my way into the light of civiliZt u
ton md freedom. Il IL no part OF my present
purpose TO state Nor would il be safe or pTu-
dent for me to do so, because, the fates will
ling it is M in tentou. As it Is an almost abso.
iu'e Necessity for me-to be soon back again
with in the iurisdicti If Mr.. LETTERS n
Davis. Enough to say that L spent seve-
raj weeks recently in the Capital OF the Cow
feterate States-fOr here / NAV say, in pass
ing, that ail over the South the pretty little
city on the left bank of the James river j.
spoken OF "a "'he Capital, just as Washing
ton used to be In the United States, and still
is III the loyal portion thereof. l was not an
lille or unin terestpd observer of men and
things in and about Richmond, aud in that
section Of the South through which l made
way "Cvsr the border and If you consider
my observations Of sufficient interest to de-
serve Il corner III the Hrdid, they are most
VII ingiy at your service.
The principal feature thai strikes every
nne who sees Richmond iov tie first time is
its curious topography. FROM the james
river, which, tutn h!irg over lis rocky bod,
makes a wide bend hire, with its convex face
20 he city. rise, without any regard 10 mi
toruty of direction, sota- half dozen hills,
Of gravel formation, ;trJ OF pretty coasidp.
rabIe elevation. ; here has never bee say
attempt TO grade thei0 iuto level streets bat
he city il scattered pFu,ntsrHouS!y up a.nG
on ana over thrIl, jest IS T1-h'Cu, teatt. u
business may haze happened 10 dictate. The
prIECinai p3rt Of The City. hovfrSa y. occupies
actually only oEe o. those elevations, AID
tac garden spot IF IL It one + tue CaE..0l
>,iurre, where Stands thr building q wEivi,
Jefferson procured liz" upsiEn III tI;,u.c ,uE
WhIth, however UIa-sniliIel.t u may l. ye
been daeIaed III the simple. UHGstCutat.. rs
days IN - hicL il y - hu.it, - certainly .t. 20
be Iauded now III thor tor it's D-s go or ~ Its
ada pt*li0n 10 tha wants nI Il Stat. I.-sists a.
ture, lanGh lees 10 those Of I, Congress OF Con
Tolerate states. Within ti5 ssIT.e enc iuS;irt
i the Governors mansion, y. mere poor TohC
LetcArr, badcerci end huilied aud black
guarded on Il sides. resigns himself 10 his
ttte, and, if all b true tb&t the rrynirr,
charges, tries to 5esuiie it with Jolly living.
In The c"nt-a Cf the -qGAra is the brtutjfut
equestrian statue Of Washington, locking as
elm and serene and commanding Is if the
city which he oFeriuoks was not the centre
ana hot5fd Of he Iouiest treason that ever
sac" itself III tbs Hight Of day. TEc redes
tai - designed for eight other Statut s~Uf dis
tinGuished Nirginians, but three of which
J.a>,,s,, - - NJ =.
,,ont saIF4In a. o; ~ l,>It..a ~, S'.o 80
r~pr, sent ted the State IN the Senate 1T Wash
ing ION, and has now gone seeking recognition
gF -a~azs,,,,1,,s,,,, ) ,,-, ~. - 49,; 80
nior ,,a t1in.il ,sin.sl -. III ~ ~,
Is a small statue Of Henri! Clay.
TIE CSIOs PRISONERS OF war.
Richmond has REALLY but one business the
roushtaCP. That IS HiliG street.. Most OF he
hotels, ba uks, newspaper office Sru stores axe
located. on 1t. l. ex leads rorthv'ard into the
open country, and sou heast ward 70 = suburb
called kOuk.tts. II ghJs latter section of il
are situated some OF the tobacco warehouse
here our Union prisoners re no " confined
These are large old b.l@.f Il. fees, Of moul6y
ditamdated appearance. Those on The north
side are oV rlaOhrd b.; the bluffs ia which
Church Hill here terminates, and which sup
ply Srt,tl for tat Si-y, while those on the
soGth side Of the street have the James River
aud ht4z y ha Canal, ard The river Itself i'm
lnsdl&te!y il tEeiI Tear. i We often passed
by these prison houses, and had my f5eipgs
lacsrated by seeing tie cJuiLci0n of the
brave men VITO ara suffering heTa for their
loyalty aGc d~'o'l III 10 In" country. 1t Is
hHTd TO lind ont ANY thing rsistirE to the at
I[S o, , L1o ana rVTnes~
t2l.ire il, 1sser,-,,j9,. b-,+s .tarns~ -.
ia ma lie G.,i4fl, n"t:antiy sd m -, ,,.' -
qiicht ,-.f,, 49, -. r.,,,l.t =, ~, = - ~
f II FtS v3.i.- J.
IN - +t.ra arc on ma s,,a-.,,,, -, 49,, -
r...n COZ. fined in "a h ~ r.. ,,-,--,,l,c,,.
nuId!.d together wiz mn ,.,,ot ,,,o~, 49,
I, haaith than = l,tr1..n.. a,,t,i. - =. s,,
", aid show to his fraitbf 81 en,y.',,,,. f,C.
he CONGO river ~ tia Hayaut -. l,rr-
floors are assigned 10 the Gt,{cars Tho -, ~,
,icv,s being strongly graftat. ths INV ,,,a,
ara oocuuisd nv tn. r.nt- a,s eli attt ~. -
who fell into the rebels hards a. nt'taae.ar
and elsewhere Thu c,n 4i.io,,r Of ~ ,ft -
and men il ult,ahIa snf ds,inr. 49,
10 the last degree and NOV Uo,h.,.
day shoula hp lost y,,irfrout or C
arm ,nart sdoDtiro so-,s go ~ -
lis faithfuI hiit urf,rfrpata AZ h.rartsto ~
m0nd may be rescued from the ,r ,ntsar;.e., 1 >,
res torea to the Hight Of freedom and tha co,r
forts of hIT,,a ;: gha.a mo-, onght ~. - :,
sacrificed ANY lorper 10 :. ,,eratiC,GY,.t? 80
politica! techuica;lty. Hnm4ritv ra9so,
justice, common sense all qy>neali in tones that
should not b. ignored for 4 nroInnt tprnin.
lion TO the spnseless oUlnhl,4 ~ which IN ..
brave men ara thu yicti,,,s Thu rebslIior
can be uuelled INST as efflctpaUv af,er ~, ~
change Of prisoners is etfect.d As hafnra =
believe here are one or two other war4houses
and mills III the western part OF tha civ
rarr The canal basins whera moro Of orr
Union prisoners are confined The bnill -
Iheiu' however nave oeen sent further South
CHURCH HILL AND TIE HOSPITALS.
Near The summit OF the elevation known . =
tAurch fiiii ls large, old-fasfined brick
building known AS the aims house II has
been converted from its original purpose
and now serves RS an hospital for our sici.
and wourded. Sisters of Charity come and
60, untirlng angels of consolation, and the
hearse is kept III consttut requisition. Sc
great IS the mortality that prevails here -
Many Of the private houses n the vicinity are
tlsH converted III TO TEN porary hospitals Asa
80 f t--ins sio 1oIiher residents OF This
- M Nitt II We Eote c.sH" Hrre SINCE the
80. 80. " 'iir no i'lt,'is mere anu now on
I;,,is AZ ohtti - iiuie you Sc" waving
- NV LIZ, uct4OIlIS
80. - ~ -. - civ Lat GU bEoaa
,reet - ~ r;I &c d X hel uoSEittl, y
-. "a - S % tI1F "iiS III the Con
haan co,nria,al r,. NOE r. 'iot,,ts nav