The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-22

GS1St, tAat no effort TO lessen III" HOIfu4S Vi
war and 10 confins it % the strictest clvilizoa
usage will be SHARED.
Most respectfully, yoer obedient seryani,
J f.. =. STEWART.
Col, Firsi Cavalry O. 5. A. Com ding.
TO : y. McCuDn, commanding orisada
United States 'oT"es.
General III Cpa,. - C|.Dtptn Times
BRIeADE II 'qUAkrERs, NEAR Etg- NA,.f
August 18Th, l:Gi,
To Capt. .:c"Aa. lst Virginia Cavalry:
Dear Str Il al, t.'srnaps oversteppioe mill
tary custom and Usages II *Ans oommun!cat-
Jag with you. Tbs holy missile III which
an engaged Is my only apology. Coz Jam
erOu was e ~sarm personal friend of mine, juQ
tor the sake Ii s family and to learn the spot
where his bones were n" / woGld do any
thing in honor and fairness. no not visa
yOu to compromise yourself in the s3'ph test
degree, or to d. anything that Il gallant sol
der would not deem it his duty 10 perform.
| do not want any favor that your generous
Colonel (SiewarD would not grant at oIca
I simply AK you the great favor TO r4s.Tk
the spot wher5 brave man has fallen,
thus to enable his bereaved family TO I'M
cover, at the end OF t6is unnatural strife,
the ashes OF u fond and devote father,
of good aud crave man. captain John
ston say thpt yOH kind enough 10
mention TO him hat yoW fOnnd the BODY OF
one Of our officers, with toe likeness his
person @: our Secretary Of War ana his lady,
and other III ticies OF jJwelry, which led yea
To suspect il WIS Col. Cameron remains
Gu We're Fht in your suT1iseS. DO, my dear
Captain, duty -oa awe TIC a brave and
genera rs foe, ana DO eYertaS Ting favor 10
me. II we cannot have HIS remains mark
the spot where his body is buried; and Il your
gallant Colonel viii send the nkenesees oy Il
ii.ig OF truce, Will deem it such favor as
only brave and generous enemy could be
stow. Hoping l have not oyerstepped the
&uties OF soldier III thus addressing you, /
have tee honor TO remain, NY dear slr, yours,
truly, JOHN IL. MCCUSH.
The above letter was conveyed ny Captain
Johnston, of The Thirty seventh iHgIueIL,
who returned the following letter to 'ieneral
McOrnn, and wiz it the cores p0nGeuCe
ended:
crypt Johnston to GeH. II CANA.
ALEXANDRIA, VA , Aug. II, 1891.
To General McCunn dear Sir have the
honor - report that delivered oGr letter, IT.
req uired, 10 Captain Jones that Captain
Jones 5lindfolded and took RE 10 Fair
fax Couft-House, Were ! saw GUiUne! sew
art, OF The First Virginia Cavalry. Colonel
Stewart IntOrm,d Ine taAt the IkeuesSes and
other things found OF Colonel Cameron
body were III the possession OF ono of his OIL
Gers, now III Richmond; that the same
Wo"id pa ~ once obtained ana forwarded
TO you. AID you alone, as Colonel Sew
art considered that ne would not, unuer
any ctrcunS tanC"s, reLder any favor to the
Secretary o: WaT or any ether member OF
the Government. Captaia Jones further
says that he has marked the spot where The
remains or the lamented Colonel Cameron
are buried and will remain TIA The time comes
wien they VIII be most willingly given up 10
his family. AL OF which | h ave the honor
most respectfully 10 report
JAMES ". toRyaros,
Capt. 90. X. 57th Resment, n. Z. y. V.
The Body Of ColoneE Cu..ro,s
We learn that eliot is being male By
gentlemen connected with the Masonic fra
ternity in Virginia 10 ob tain the 50dy OF Col.
Cameron, OF the New YORK 79th Regiment.
tor his widow. For this purpose t5ur gen
tlemen Of alexandria went TO the ,oniede.
rate lines and made their request 20 ba al
lowed &c nave the body, and returned eucour-
eyed 10 believe that they Will br successful
With this ef'JIt The Government has nothing
10 do Washington Star.
I PBAcs EgarIS5 TAxsx rossRssfoy or KY
"CEIOY" MEN
a dispatch from louisville Ky, says that
the rrOC- u-nt Seces sionisls Of thai city called
q peace meeting on the l.th but tina Vnjou
E1e- Cutn bered them aud the Secession
ISIS withdrew, shouting Tor the Southern
ConGeteracy. The Union men then passed
resolutions 10 favor of & cessation OF the war
opposing L dissolution Of the Union f,yoring
opening OF the month OF The Mississippi or
aEy other por, by any foreign power, Nc
PBIvATsgRsaBs IN COURT.
4 Phils phia letter says:
On Saturday afternoon thirty three OF the
thirty five privHteerSmeu captured by tbe
| ~. hS
fore I cited STATES commissioner UqZlatt
After al eXcmin alton of several witnesses
the Commissioners oonai ted the prisoners
for trial on two charges, One of attao king the
st. Lawrence Wild intent to plumber the
same; ana, second, that in doing this they
committed treason. The charge o. attem ut
ed robbery will b9 tried in the United States
District COURT; while the charge OF treason
will be disposed of by the United States Cir
cult Cnnrt. This viii nee estate TWO dis
unCt tIItlS.
COEhAEpTR PORTER ~ IRONS.
The correspondent of the New York Tri-
bupe states that the Navy Dapartr fas
adviCes that Commander Porter of the st
Marys Pacific Squadron, whose ietter ayow-
inc rebel sympatbes 10 his father In Virginia
found It's say 10 Washington, is in irons, g.
coTding 10 orders, and viii he sent here soon
FINANCIAL
The New York stock mGrkat was very
heavy on Monday, nearly alI Of the securities
suffering decline. Virginia 6's fell off from
Saturdays prices, selling at 81 Missouri 6's
l per cent, at AZ Tennessee 6's /, at AZ;
North Carolina G's II, at OIL
The New York Herald, OF Sunday. SAYS:
A bord of the State Of Virginia for IL 900,
dated 1st October, 1880, has appearad in Wall
sueet. 1t is den teal with the regular Viz
gini9 skies. so far es the body of The bond is
concerned, except that il * made PAYABLE in
Richmond. The sheet OF coupons attached
however, Is printed in red, while ;ha cid is in
black. This bond has Just been Forwarded
from he West, where il has doubtless been
put IL circulajiIu, and, 60 far we know, IS
toe HrSt issue CT the rebel en- thCrities. These
bonds wills, of course, nud no circulation mere,
as they s>ar al The marks Of 2 spurious issue.
The New York Times, OF Monday, SAYS:
The Treasury department will immedi-
ately baoiu the gradual Issue and employ
meEt OF United States notes Of the con We
niout denominations Of ffy"S tens ard tvyeu-
in
entG ton At the branch of Css If the Treas Try
designated IN IN" corner ~ each note. We
nave all eadr seen the specimen sheets OF the
notes made payable at the cf'i q OF The As
sistant Treasurer in New York They viii he
ready for Ell picymant at Washington before
| the close Of the present week taking the
| place OF small gold coin a. all points of Gov
| ern'neut disbursement, where these United
States notts are ca ualy vaIuabl e as n ed mn
OF exchange on The great 81 lies and even pre- FER
| able to gold We believe it is no purpoee OF
| the Government To force a large circulation
! OF these notes. Their referN ption IN specie
will be amply provided for ut the given
points OF payment, and the proportion which
may be foated-in other words, withheld as
Ii circulating medium from immediate pre-
s5Ltation-wiii no left en- urely 20 the degrees
OF popullrity which they - ay attain through
the country. The whole isaao author d hy
the loan &C. is $50 co.. geo.
The Raj imore Exchange thus errosee the
| late financial operation OF Secretary Chase !:
The whole scheme is n wicked aud wIlfni
attempt, on the part Of Mr.. Chase ANA thu
bankers he has borrowed from, To deceive
and oefraud the people OF the country. who
are not versed in the devices OF 70 ten banks
or the tricks o. penniless brokers 1t IL a de-
liberately concerted plan 10 entice from the
middle and lower classes OF the country the
small sums they have been enabled to lay by
from their hard-earned wages and is only on
u pas with the gross fraac aud decsi ts which
havs IN slTGSt avery Instances bssa pr.oticsG
apon them sy the 1cvrra,ne non. tas >.
ginsing The hsralsins 10 world OF tss
negotiation OF loan OF sis9.cuo,pOo. Nos,
Witch tos uov"rnment will probably rsaIis4