The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-03

On the psternnl size. hs WAS ths great
grandson Of h u. Lee. Of rsyoln tionary fame.
Powell, . Revolutionary o0lcsr and member
Of tha Continental Ooneress. 4 graduate Of
the Virginia Military Institute, Ne entered
tho United States Army. and remained ~
fidelity until the secession Of Virginia, when
he hasteped to enlist under her banner.
Devoted ~ he was to the old Union. TOR
which his ancestors had sacrificed 90 much,
paramount; and, convinced VI the justice OF
her cause, he, with his earthly future bright
with promise, laid himself a willing sacrifice
upon tho altar Of his country.
ANOTHER GALLANT sPIRIr GONE.
Lieut.. J. z. Mop. Washington, Of tho Con
federate Army, died recently at Monterey,
Highland county, Va, of measles. He wRs
native Of charleston, s. O., and died In the
Gath rear of his age. The following tribute to
his memory was written by . brother cfacer /:
Far from his home, in a strangers land,
died this brave and generous young ofi1cer
Truly he has fallen in The flower OF his manly
strength. No mother was there to battle his
fevered brow and throbbing temples-no sis
ter's hand TO smooth his pillow; yet ON that
death bed he asked the God that made him
to forgive his sins and take him to that realm
whore trouble is known no more. This he asked
through Him that persisted upon the brow Of
Calvary to redeem His fallen race.
HIS RaiIkEtry AT CarTacVS IOfQ, W1ef0 q
tempest OF bullets rSined around his noble
form, is known by every one; and He who
rules us oil saw At to Let him pass through
tina: ordeal unframed, and but a few short
weeks had passed when death came in the
form of fell disease and claimed him for his
own.
The honor of his State and country called
him to the field; he has fallen for her sake.
May his name be ever fresh in the memory of
his country men: He ha. carved a niche in
The temple OF fame-small it may be, still 1t is
there AID as uEdying as his own immortal
soul itself.
screen be the grass above thee,
Friend Of my former days;
None knew thee bat to love thee
Or named thee but to praise"
The following is an extract from a letter
dated Roswell, Cobb county, Ga, Aug "a:
The farmers in this region, and so far as 1
know sll through tho STATE, are rejoicing in
plentiful crops, both past and prOspectiya
comforts (money excepted) are abundant and
cheap. We oftentirnes wish that our dear
ooys, and partic ularly the sick ones, in the
army could share with us in the Gelie htfu l
grapes and other fruit with which we are
now blessed. j have exhorted the country
people around as to dry all the peaches and
apples they can, Tor army use.
Yesterday tho ladies of the village four
place numbers about ], eco people, mostly fac.
Lory operatives,) received an invitation to
meet together for the purpose of preparing to
work up into sheets, piilow-cases and shirts
a thousand yards OF suitable material present.
Ell by several liberal gentlemen of the place,
for the army hospitals in Virginia.
WHEELING RkFUGRE5.
The ladies OF Clarke county, Va are desir.
GUS of knowing by notice in this paper w here
box Of clothing could DO sent SO as to reach
the Wheeling refugees in the army. We are
informed that they are serving in Gen. John
ston's division Of the Army Of the Potomac
and that their gallantry in battle has rendered
them eminently deserving Of any favor
which the ladies can bestow.
TO CoRIRsPoSDzHTs GENERALLY.
We are under the necessity of repeating
that VIE cannot undertake to return rejected
communications.