The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-04
FROM NORFOLK,


NORFOLK, Sept. ?.
Yesterday, the 4 -st day Of Ine week, month
aLu fail, was perfectly charming. The
churches We're weIi flied, and the preaching
Was gentrs,liy impressive and appropriate.
Ee vent prayer a.cended from devOut hearts
sor our Co1ntr9, It's rulers, and our army
Rev Il. w. Carter. ID ID. preached most elo-
Qaently and tsnpressiveiy 10 the IN forming, ana
~ Mig 10 crowded. audiences, lnciuding ma
ny OF he troops, / Learn that hs is superin
l. nding the construction OF some very llnpOr.
.aAt AID genioas mechanical conuIvancss,
/. hlcn wn 10 0oubt prove exceedingly useful
AID Mcient in the war. But wtn not par
,icula.lze
Its stated here, and Is NO doubt true that
the prisoners taken by the Federal feet Wore
iaEds d a. Fort Monroe yesterday, from the
steam Quaker City. Active aid JudlciOus
measures being taken 70 disperse the Yam
t.Tdy movs ments, to get POSSESSION CT a
strong point Oa the Carolina coast.
1t 10 stat in paper Of another STATE,
that Augusta j. Evans, OF Mobile, author OF
etc, Nightingale OF America" was, at last
accounts. in the camp a. Norfolk, passing
abou: amorg the toiling soldiers, Ofsriug her
aid wherever needed, and dispensing smiles
and words OF encouragement. She has been
here. but left a few weeks ago for another and,
D Ihaps, q more extensive field, for the prose-
cution of her angel Ike" works of love and
mercy. 1t would seem that her courage is
equal to her genius, hsr nerolsm to her piety
and pc! sonal lovelinese.
The Norfolk J unior Volun teers, Captain +
F. Ferguson. one Of the best drilled vol.
unteer com panies of the Safe, have changed
their gu .rters from Boush's Bluff to another
position in the vicinity, to which they
marched to day.
may Is well men ton, for information here
end elsewhere In the army, that the ladies
reed not longer wear out their fingers and
eyes in picking lint for the soldiers, as 1t has
vod nv nh tot
that clean cotton ans Wers just as we'll as
lint for dressing wounds" Some Of the Eu-
ropean surgeons use cotton in preference to
lint.
State are in more healthful condition than
when they entered the army Many men
who were pale and apparen tiv sicklv. com.
planning OF dispeps q, rheumatism, "a iaches
hear taches govt, &c nave ceased their com
plainipgs, and have bee ONE strong and heal.
thy. The pure. salt air, the invigorating exer.
cise Of camp life, the regular hours OF eating
and sleeping, and the coarse, though whole.
some diet, have in many cases produced q
wonderful and most agreeable change il feel
ing and appearance, head, heart and limb.
know some worthy men who have been com
pletely mstamorphosed. Before they entered
the service they we're lean, gaunt, Ratchet.
faced, and in consequence of indigestion, con
fnement, breathing carDonic acid gas, leaning
over desks, books and counters, were not al
ways as pleasant CD May moruiIg-now
cheerful and musical as q sky lark at sunrise
10 the gay spring time.
Mepy Of the soldisrs who have been sick are
rapidly recovering. BY skiilful medical at.
tendance and careful nursing, they are getting
well and will soon be able to do active ser.
vics But few, comparatively, have died
here. Some, alas. In consequences Of impru
denca have paid the sad penalty that inevi
tably follows dissipation and a disregard fol
the wise and reasonable physical laws, and
are no Longer in the ranks. But it La q source
of thankfulness and gratids alton that tn.
number of deaths thus far has been small
Now that the hot season has nearly passed
and the cool 'eexes come down from thu
mountains and from over the ocean, the heal Il
of the feeble ard sickly will be greatly
improved and soon entirely restored AND
as the ladies'. thousands Of them, are buslj
engaged in preparing suitable articles fo
the com fort Of the Grave Southern troops
hey may reasonably expect, notwithstand
ing their many privations and hardships,
measurably pleasant time during the fall ans
winter
TIE Mayors court is still devoid Of in terest
There have been no important arrests for
week.