Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-26

that access to the ground may be had without
passes Many thousands will doubtless be
present. Aga.
roNToOS RRlprES
Thomas Booze 4 Bro; s;.;p builders Al Can.
ton, have received f,r."y contract FROM the
Government to cons,iu ct Ponloun Bridges for
the purpose Of crossin. TIE Potomac ltiver at
different points. These bridges are constructed
Of sections similar in shape to scor. When
not used as bridges, they are placed on four
baggage wagons, &C. Tue above firm have al
ready placed at work large force of workmcn,
and will finish the bridges ms speedy as posi-
ble.--Baltimere Clipper.
Affairs IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
Tho Wheeling Inteligcnccr Of Monday
says:
The steamer Victor, Capt John Mcclure, ar.
rived last night She left .Gauley on Saturday
morning.
Capt McLuFe reports that two brigades
were in pursuit Of Floyd aud had followed him
some eighteen miles.
PlattS iuarrS were 10 pursuit Of Jenkins,
but nothing had been heard as 10 their sue
cess.
THE PRurLloAcY OF TIE LINCOLN ADMISIsTRA-
TIoS.
A Baltimore papcr, says:
The Administration does not seem to care n
straw as to the debt which is accommodating
against the people The people themselves
begin, however, 70 think upon this matter aud
figure up the amount The Washington
''Star," Of yesterday, referring to little item
Of t;s.f,y in u <yo7In y
by General Sickles in the purchase Of useless
war tax payers" II the war goes on at the
present extravagant rate, 1.-THE war tax payers
will need sens extraordinary help, for they
will not 10 able themselves to raise the enor'
nous amount OF debt which is heaped up
against them at the rate of Il million aud
hall 3 day.
The public debt on the 18th of December
will amount to about $500, 900, 00U, md at tue
present rate of expenditure 1t will he
$3.50, O0O, U0u on. year from that date The
war debt of cac1 party 10 the conflict Is likely
to 'rench u very respectable amount, even
should We have IN early peace.
WHAT A CAPTURED YANKEE SAYS.
The Leesburg correspondence Ct the Mem.
phis appeal records the following reply
made to him by Yankee captured ut the
Leesburg battle, when asked why nc had en-.
listed
II enlis,e,i in july, said Inc and have
been iuces sanity drilling Stree, but often wished
! was cut OF it. Trade being totally stopped,
most Of Us had no employment, and TO keep
from starvation was the main motive. We al.
ways heard you spoken Of as handful oi
rebels, without arms and pT:ncp.c. who weie
ruling some districts hy iurc", and Our pa
pcrs continually reported that The great mass
of the people loved the stars and stripes "
rs much as We and only wanted us Il
come across the river when thousands would
| Join US.
To read the Boston papers daily sent us, any
one would suppose wc were badly whipping
yon in some quarter or other every day. But
| | ways had suspicion, Judging from the
boldncss and bearng al your rebels, that such
reports were fabrication. Wahavc been in the
service six months, an'I !.are received hu'
about twenty d0larsthe rest always being
| "prom;sed" Z" | entered the, service 10 support
my wife aud child" (sad he, with filling eyes,
"but have not been able TO do so from theil
inhuman treatment" They all speak in harsl
terms Of their treatment from the authorities
at Washington, and seem sis'i t" have shirket
the yuks Of the Lincoin dynasty.