Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-26
HOW THE TROOPS ARE TREATED.

member of Company 3D." Third regiment, ct Fort
McHsnry, in writing home to bis parents, says.
1--WE received pay the day before left Fortress
Monroe for this place, have had lts something
to ca. since arrived here We are treated here very
badly-get nothing to eat only what We buy with our
own money. Our officers Go not care whether We have
ANYTHING or not Oar Colonel Is under arrest Several
charges are against him. He Is drunk all the time This
L. what you call "fghiog for you country for
Gil month, and buying your own food and closees.
They talk OF starving the rebels out" but they only
starving out instead OF the rebels. Forty Of our men
have deserted ranks within three days Out of 900
men In the regiment cannot now muster 600 want
TO leave the regiment, but never shall desert Our rsg
Is good any that have left New York. but our
officers are not &c command u.s. Hope our giment
will disband else officers who will not get drunk,
aud not drill four hours lime in this hot climate
Syracuse Courier and Union.
A PAPER SUPPRESSED IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, August ~ TIE Marshal took posses.
sion Of the Office Of the Chyiiian Observer, il cor.s-
quence of the publication In the last issue, Of viruent
article on TIE unholy var"
ITEMS.
Hon. Thenu e. Watts, of Montgomery, Alsbams, has
been authorized by the Secretary Of War; to raise reg
Mt for the war; which will be- armed BY the Confede-
| rate Government.
The Frankfort Woman says that Governor hagon do.
pu,ss W. A Dadley aud @. Hunt Commissioners to
President Lincoln to request the Withdrawal Of troops
from Kertucky and George Johnston 10 Presdsnt Davis
to request him respect the neutrality Of Kentucky.
Professor I. O. Lowew who will DO recosctsd In con-
necton with the mammoth bal ron, which to Gross
the Atlantic lss; year, left this city, Wednesday
mornirg With q beautiful balloon, made for the o. &
Government during the last weeks out Of drab India
silk, very strong and costly.
machine has been invented New Orleans by which
one thousand bullets per hour can be turned out The
lead run or drawn ou into round bars about the
of the required ball. ald by the action OF pair oil
shears is cut of into ugs Of the required length These
drop into die and pressure by ngenlus combination
of machinery Is applied 10 them that with everv rer
oluon OF the wheel ball Is ioished and dropped into
the receiver Unke cast moulded balls these are per
ec,y solid and smooth and 1t Is said 60 with the same
accuracy from smooth bore as from raed gun
CONFEDERATE PRISONERS OF WAR IN BALrT-
MORE.
The Baltimore Sun of Friday last says
The fact having been announced that party Of Con
federste soldiers, captured In Western Virginia, hat
reached this city, their headquarters the Gilmore Hoe
was besieged yesterday morning BY persons who de
sired 10 administer to their comfort Those OF the psr
who were not well supplied with underclothing Wer
| furnished and those in more limited Circumstance
found plenty Of gold in their pocket without kcowinI
whence Il came came. They generally well
| sducsted and refined gentcmen whose independence
of character would forbid their acceptance Of aid bu.
Vas pressed upon them and put into their pockets with
uttheir knowledge. During the day they visited b.
many ladies Of the city each Of whom took with her
little comfort OF convenience for the soldiers Most
them visited various sections Of the city sccoupanie,
BY citizens.
At four O'Clock 10 the afternoon the vehicles wer
drawn up In front Of the Gmer House 10 convey them
the boat for Old Point and 9 large crowd Of person
were present TO witness their departure. When the.
emerged from the house the people on the street cheer
ed and from slmo't every house In the neighborhoo'
the hsndkerchefs of ladies wavtd from every window
As they passed down Baltimore street large thropg
the corner of South street, gave them three cheer-
From every direction the people focked TO The vhsr
of the boat until several Thousands we're assembled
covering the wharf, the she'd and Ill the vessels lynl
near The soldiers took thir positions on the after par
of the upper saloon deck Al hafpast four o'clock ht
lines of the Louisiana cast OF and - she Left thu
wharf three cheers given for the departing soldiers
Some Of them have friends and relatives In Baltimore
and they expressed ID msslves delighted st the cerda
reception that greeted them on every hand.
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