Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-06
GiTY iii ElliaEAGE.
PeIsoSEss OF EAR.-A party of tHenty.on

PglsoSEss OF HAR.-A party Of t%.enty.one
prisoners reached Richmond last evening. from Ma
nassas, under charge Of q guard Of seven men from
the 18th North Carolina Regiment, under command Of
Lieut.. Long. OF the purity Of captivcs, nineteen
were PRISONERS vi war, taken while on picket duty Ill
the Vicinity OF Annudnle. On the I'd instant, by d de-
%tachnient nf Col. Stnart's Cavalry. They were chief
~ OF the i2d (%infanLry) New York Regiment, with 3
few representatives CT tie Sth OHIO and The S2d New
York. lhe!r captu!. was effected alter a slight Skin
iniSh, IN which tho Yankees had six and the Con-
iederates t"o mcn killed. Aniongtkc party il u Licu-
tenant, n desertcr from the 4ad New York Regiment,
who gives ms nanIc as Baron Won HaEthauser !;
and n suspicious character, named Jeremiah Sullivan.
formerly attached 10 the lat Virginia Regiment, from
which lie WIS uruEnnled out, q short time ago, brt
WIS subsequently re-arrestcd. Among the risoners
IRE LIST LlcIlennIt I. \. Freeman, and I'd Lierten-
ant Z. T.. Hall, Of the lat Virginia Regiment, the
cause Of whose arrest We could not learn.
TIE Tory PRISoSEps.-The examination Of
the tory prisoners, now in confinement in this city, is
rapidly progressing before Commissioner Jas. Lyons,
who, with characteristic zeal and energy, hes grutui-
tously devoted much the greater portion Of his time
and professional attention TO the prompt disposal OF
these hhProntablc persons. Very many OF the lntter
were arrested upon the sEallowcst suspicion, and re-
qulre but IN investigation to demonstrate the impo!i-
cy, II lot personal injustice, OF their detention.
ABOUT SIX cases are disposed of each day, n ratio
which, unless the number be speedily Increased, will
soon determine their condition. Commissioner Ly-
ons has hited up IN office ut the corner of 9th aud
Main streets expressly for The hearing OF these cases.
The THEATRE-BESEFlT OF Miss IDA YER
SoS.-Miss Ida Vernon has thus far achieved 3
pecuninry success scarcely excelled By the most
brilliant artists who have appeared in this city for
the lust ten years. The theatre has been literally
crowded. each night, and We doubt not hundreds are
deferred from polug BY the knowledge Of the dith-
Guilty IN procuring eligible places, alter the COM
meuccinent OF the performance. Success is, after all,
the touehstonc Of merit; and this Practical evidence
OF popular appreciation carries with il, III the instance
OF ILLS young actress, II recognition OF talent, and OF
dramatic powers, which no ell0rt Of ours could rs
well convey. "TuncheG emotion is the test Of art,
aud q theatre sti!icd with sympathetic saducss, or
revrrhcr.iink with the echoes OF joyous merriment.
are Tributes L. artistic power far more sincere aud
%tatterinY than hny which criticism, however just,
can afford. Judged by this standard, the success. Of
Miss Vernon has been in the highest degree pleasing
10 her professional pride, and will, doubtless, stimu-
late her 10 the attainment Of mure critical honors.
Tong ht is set down Tor lier benefit, aud it needs
no gilt OF prophecy to predict n crowded audience.
The programme includes Buckstone's picturesque
and effective drama, termed s. The Green Bushes"
the scene OF which is laid respectively in Ireland and
tho Mississippi Valley together with the amu>ins
farce o! I" SlaaIer lnd Crasler."