Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-10

arm,s ran towards them crying, stop, in the Kings
name but the strangers made uss OF gros, language
The ge'darmss fred tier csronesi cry OF Madonna!
was raised by Of the men, and the two then ran
svay and put of in boat. % a rock near we're found
the marks of three balls and the bottom Of 1t pool
of blood with drops of blood leading towards the sea
and az a short dis pocket-handkerchef stained
With blood and a powderhAsk. When Garibadi was
tad of the 81 ir he attached little importance to it
From the ory of Madonna it il not doubted that the
two men belong to Sohern IEy, as the Explanations OF
Northern men being wounded "Jesu Maria Giusep.
pei"
TIE AMERICAN SANITARY COMMISSION AND
ARMY DISCIPLINE.
Tho unfortunate men who received severe WOUNDS
must have been In the most pitable plight until stores
were brought up from Washington. There were no
water beds pillows 10 reserve OF inen even Tor bed
ding pu poses wire cradles for support OF wound
ed limbs-in fact there none OF the appliances at
hand that are indispensable az such juncture bur-
red sppea was made TO the banevoence OF the puoc
we're raised and at the last moment articles
xere dispatched which should have bSea at the camp be-
tore shot vas fred. The Commissioners did their very
beet 10 atone tor these disastrous omissions and had na
,he energy been displayed at an earlier period OF the
crisis an untold amour, o.! human suffering would have
| been aveIted.
The pubio money was doubtless well applied and tar
DIV ,ors we're made 10 reeys grave fault. But this
enough? Shi Il throughout this lamentabe struggle
find the want oil COCO
erais army ylaogins il into confusion and misfortune
The Con missiontrs do seek 10 disguise the pipible
fact that very culpatle folly ignorance were display.
ed but till We are assured that they are armed With
sufficient power carry out measures oil REFORM II would
be unreasonable to look for any wholesome change in
the constitution Of the army The faults In our system
were at least corrected though not until private beneVo-
lercs had been brought In 10 their ameloratiop but in
the present excited and dordered state Of he Fderas
leader very le attempts berg made guard against
the rebeou of the sham ul after the gno-
mInious fight from Balls Run. They have evidently
great oeal NOR learn than England had IN the Cri'
mean dsvs and unhappy, they have not as yet gone
beyoud the point of making suggestions aud dscu'sng
plans They are In the middle OF war, without having
made adequate preparations oil any kbd 70 meet IT,
There never vas an amy which TODD IN greater need
of General like Wellington than that OF the Northern
staes The officers absent hems Ives when III please
ntempcranre among them Is common, and they are on
u terms with toe raj sud fle The Commissioners de
Oh 10 strike at the root Of these evils by OH ering
the forces while the wi be paced under discipline
more severe aud more saiutsry than they baye TO
fore been accustomed to- The sanitary e-rang"men OF
the camp have been vile beyond de'erpop and almost
every regiment seems to have been tree TO live eat
spep and act in ju't whatever way pleased. General
Mcclellan Il the Hercules who ia expected to undo this
rotten SYSTEM and uness he ia very prompt in his mes
sures we shs certainly have little cause to congran late
the Federal Government the condition OF It's army,
on the steps has taken TO mitigate the horrors Of
civil war.
Fsom the Earopean Time,
TIE COTTON SUPPLY.
Hitherto, India has only cent some per cent
of cotton, other parts eight per cent, and the uaed
States supplied the remander-eighty fve per cent -
This year Inds sends much larger proportion but BY
no means wha, might expect, considering how ear
nesy and urgently the sui has been pressed on the
attention OF the hoes during the last ten twelve
years.
dia Queensland and the Island OF Jam iica the latter
formerly producing cotton Of very foe staple and which
could produce il agein IL the necessary stimulus
applied It towards this Geld that the spnners OF
Manchester and the manufacturing districts ought TO
have directed their attention when they fret began TO
entertain fears respecting an almost excluiye depend
ence the American supply The island wants two re-
qustes-more capital and more labor
IL ia 10 the pow OF the cotton interest in md 10
furnish both, and then Jamsics would possess advan
t,ges greater than either India Queensland. In the
81 place. its more immediate proximity to the mother
country IA very important feature; aud second, the
means Of transit though not always 90 good and rapid
"a NAV be desired, are far in advance OF the other
sources Of supply referred to- We believe that The
immigration Of coolie sbor into Jamaica has been i'm
proving recently but this subject to which the stten
ton Of the Manchester manufacturers may be directed
with advantage. Tits much at all events Is certain
that IL Jamaica had had the attention bestowed
upon It in the way Of cotton producing that India has
ha1, the results WOulu nhse VI
more satisfactory SCALE
From th. London Correspondents Of the Y Times, August ~
THE sECES5IONIsTS IN ENGLAND.
The news Of she battle at Bull Run f,l like spark on
euppowder among the Secessonist agents here, and
startled them into supernatural activity. While our
credit sinks like lead these busy hands writing money
articles fer the Times and pumping their ideas into the
brain Of that journals ciy article. They are In the
markets all the country, bidding furously against
our Government for arms, and as seems TO be though
not without, success. They have got money-ready
money-of that tto.e can be no doubt, though from
whom, and az what awful discount, do not undertake
even guess They sanguine OF recognition,
and very likely have their for being Ncr
all this the worst.
Within the last few days. it Is rumored that they have
succeeded in equpppg and sending of an armed steam
With cargo OF arms and ammunition for the Southern
States which has been for time past qusts receive
the American trad OF the particulars Of shis affair
inform d; it Is said, i'll further, that the
Brit.h Government when ca He'd upon tn prevent ths
pariure Of the vessel declined 10 nteriere-on what
grounds have not heard.
II these stories true and whether they are 20 or
1t must be known, oil talk ct the goodwin Oh ms
Cover ment towards u.s. and al The talk OF tue Epssh
press about our iDgrattude, will receive quetus.
But IL the story not true II must Don De-
So for there IL than armed vessel h'trg
OFT In British ports and intended to be run under the
Bs iii flag ill they have escaped the blockade and land
ed thr cargoes Then they will become chips ofuar no
d,ubt aud cruise as the Southern natioca heet. Toe
English Government to its Neutral grouns, wiz
interfere to prevent the fitting ont OF these vessels
u1til It's own interests begin TO suffer.