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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-04

Drums.-If drums are not very warlke in-
st-uments within themselves, they serve An al.
mirable purpose in provoking Others to martial
deeds. Shakespeare has told us Of tho "spir.
stirring drum and ear piercing fife" which
shows that both these instruments were not
unknown to past generations. No doubt rude
limitations Of both Of these were in use by men
millions Of years before the food. Men, wheh.
er engaged in mimic or real fray, will always
continue to use them. Many instances are re
corded Of the result of battles determined by
the vigor of the onset, produced by the soul IN
spring music played before the soldiers as they
marched TO the contest. People can fight very
well without music, no doubt; but, in battle,
music is the rose that cOnceals the thorn (doG,h
if it prioks one. A mandatory Of drums ha-
been established in this city; we are glad OF it,
If our brave boys are to meet death, let II be
where they can hear the roll OF the drum, beat.
ing the charge onward for God, Liberty, and
our Country.
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The RIGHT SPIRIr.-The following interest

The RIsHT SPIRIr.-The following interest
ing ex is from letter written at Green
willie, Ga, on the Goth inst, is from Professor
VIM. II. Peck who was formerly Professor of
Elocution and Belle Lettres in the Louisiana
University, and is now President of the
Greenyi Masonic Female College and editor
of the Georgia Weekly:
1.-THE war fever here is fearful, and yet ey-
hiarating. We have three companies ready
to march from Greenville--the Eeho's Guards,
the Mountain Rangers, and the Merri wether
Volunteers. l am compelled to remain here
as one of the corps de reserve, bnt God knows
how long shall be, as nothing but my duties
TO my family and this year contracts hold
.me reluctant spectator OF the great drama
now transporting but am ready and willing
10 Sacrifices all for my country's cause.
"Our good mother has assisted in making
800 suits of uniforms for the troops OF this
coun ty, and the fourth company is now being
made up rapidly. Georgia will furnish 100000
men ii necessary. Should either OF my bro
theirs fall shall hasten TO the Held TO avenge
them u
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That the whole South, and our own State
and city in particular, are infested with tnese
enemies Of society, Is beyond all question:
Encouraged by the leniency hitherto exerciseo
towards them, they have become sudaeious'
and neglect the thorough precautions for con-
eealment which prudence would suggest one
may almost read in their locks the secret
thoughts and purposes of their plotting Souls.
Some system should be adopted-thorough,
searching and energetic--to purge the com
munity of these miscreants. We invoke the
authorities TO be careful how they grant passes
to persons going North, and not to give per-
mission to any persons except those in the ser
vice of the Government, to visit, on any pre-
,cnce, the various camps Of the State. We
fully believe that the most dangerous enemies
of Virginia are at this moment within her own
borders. and that if the community continues
to go on in the present slip-shod manner, neg
Letting the most ordinary precautions for its
own safety, it will have no one but itself to
blame if these secret conspirators and traitors
bring disaster and ruin upon the country.
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Medical Attention to the Sick Families Of
Soidiers.-At a meeting of the City Council,
held yesterday evening, the following resolu-
tons, reported by the committee to whom was
referred the petition of Or. Bolton, and others,
physicians of this city, were unanimously
adopted:
LIST. Resolved, That every physician who
will attend the families OF any soldiers i'll the
service of the State, may send his prescrp-
tons to any druggist in the city for medicines
by marking on the prescription :" for soldier s
family" and the name.
ID. Resolved, That the druggists of the
city are reques tel to put up all such preScrip-
tons, and charge the same to the city
Sd. Resolved, That the chairman of the
committee be authorized to draw q draft on
the A uditor for the amount of snch prescrlp-
tions whenever presented and approved by
the committee.
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The Outrages AT Hampton aud Ale

The OutrageS AT hampton aud Alexandr1a.
We have never heard in civilized warfare of
such Outrages as those perpetrated at Hamp-
ton and Alexandria. We are well aware that,
in European battles, after desperate fight
and the taking of city by storm, defenceless
women have been the victims of fate worse
than death, but we venture to say that no ex
ample can be found of a people going to war
and deliberately preaching in advance such
unspeakable brutality, and actually exercising
it upon the inhabitants of peaceable and I'M
resisting communities. With the exception of
the Sepoys, and the cruelties inflicted by the
Druses upon the Syrian Christians, We do not
horror as that at Hampton. Every ono knows
what q shout of execration these same people
raised against the British General ut New Or
leans, on che strength of report that before
the battle be gave out as watchword Beauty
and Booty "a report which he Indignantly
denied, and yet these same wretches have pub
licly proclaimed the same watchword, and arr
evidently bent upon executing their heilish
purposes. But the day of vengeance is near
Let every man Of Virginia prepare himself fol-
that day, aad, if he would secure that righteous
retrbution which he longs to execute, let him
not give way TO ,npetuous impulse-let him
keep cool aud self-posssssed. SO that when he
does strike, every blow will tell upon the scum
Of the bottomless pit that is now east upon on,
shores.
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Ths Terald on John Bull.

The New L: Teratd is again in a great
rage with JOHN L. 1t insists that the LIN
colin Administration shall bring him up to
the mark at once. 1t says:
"Mr. Lincoln should not permit, for an IN
slant, the recognition OF the ConIeueftte
States as .'beiiigerents," in the sense IN wnich
the word WAS used by Lord john Russell III
the House of Commons. The whole country
will sus tain him in equiring from Great BRIT
ain the explicit acknowledgment OF our r1ght
to put down rebellion in America, just as We
should leave unq ues toned her competency 10
put do wn instruction in Wales or ireland ];
and any infringement of the blockade that mas
been instituted of Southern ports by armed
British vessels, should be at once regarded DIS
Il casus beIi.''
We venture to say that if g single British
gunboat, the Sty1 for example, should sho"
its face with hostile intent in New York bar
Dor, the whole population would evacuate the
island, led on by the bold chieftain who pcnned
that paragraph, the few teeth that age has LETT
him gathering like loose windows in high
gale.
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"F" Company, lst Regiment Va. yolsates,,
This iavorite company, as our readers areaay
know, is in the field, performing active ser
vice. By the promotions Of its commandar,
its leading personnel has been changed. Va
append list of the entire corps:
Ofiicers-Captain, X. Ii. Cunningham q
Lieutenant, Edw'd Mayo "a Lien tenant y
A. Wexford LIST Sergeant, Henry t Wui.r
I'd Sergeant, Jas. \. Pizzini 81 Sergeant :
Il. Rawlings; ith Sergeant, Joha Tyler Is,
Corporal. Thos. Elicit; Ri Corporal. NJ
Lewis Randolph; 81 Corporal, j esse Child
eth Corporal, S King; LIST Surgeon. T Il
Cunning CHAM Assistant Surgeon, p Lyon.
PriYates--H. V. Anderson, Archer Ana,
son, DR.. J. IL. Anderson, VIM. 5 Archer,
w. Ayres, Geo. y. Baughman. Ch4s. q
Baughman, David Bridges, X. II Briigs.
Henry Burlington, II. Beers, K AIonf
Brock, J. III. Binford, k. r.. Binford, Ira
Blunt, w. q. Barker, J. w. Chapman N
T. Clarke, l.. "A. Cooke, DR. John Dion
ton, a. T.. Dole, j A. Craig, Ii. ID. DAafcrtb
- Doggett, J A. Din, Jack Ellerson, g Ii
Exall, VIM. ExalI, Il. Elicit, Samuel Ettiug.
NJ. Fontsine, VIM. L. Gibson, w q GRAY.
). Gray, j w. Green, T. II Green, - Gsu.
try, - Gillian, Irving Hun, - Haynes,
Pat Henry, M. Hudgins, +. b. Jones, Dave
Jones. K; J; JORDAN, I. Kellogg, - LIND.
tledorier, j. X. Mountcnstle,A. IL. Mebaue, J
French Meredith, Charles n. McEyoy, W
II p. Morriss, ]. f Mayo, r. McMurIo.
II. G.. Maddux, w. Norwood, l.. NunnslIy,
- Partitions, J &. Powell, w. A. Pet. ii
Picot, j. IL. il Paine, W. a. Pegrsln, George
Peterkln, q. r. Pace, T. A. Pace, " q Poi.
lard, IL. Peaster, Mann Page, = Redd. T
Randolph, u. J Burr Reeve J j Reeve, {.
A. Robinson, Il. T. Robinson, W, 5 Robert.
son, q. Rennie, A. Jackson Singleton. Il. 4
s>ublett, q. Skinker, +. II. Smith. NJ SiLsr.
A. X. Tatum, Y. IL. Tatum, q. +. Taylor, T.
b. Taylor, K. T. Taylor r. NJ Tabb. Il T.
Tyler, Ed. Tompkins, Ilepj, Van Buren,, Jos
Willis, II. III. Watkins, a. $. Watkins k
White, j. II. WoI sham. I. II. worsham ]
Porter Wren, Il. Waldrop, Philip b. Wright.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN GALvEsTON.-The Gal
weston News extra, of the Goth uIt., has the
following account of Il DIES tructiye fire in
that city:
A fire broke out this morning in the small
trunk store next to the store of Messrs. Briggs
& Yard. The store of Messrs. Il. Il Y. was
broken open, and many of the goods were
taken out and saved, though, we presume, in
Il damaged condition. This building was en :
tirely consumed and, from the intense hea t,
the window frames OF Mr.. Sauters' four
story brick store, on the opposite side Of the
alley, caught on fire, but Mr.. Sauters was
able to prevent the fire from extending be-
yond the windows
On the north side the fire was not so easily
arrested, as there was a continuous range OF
small wooden buildings in that direction, TO
the corner of fremont and Mechanic streets,
and then along Mechanic street to A. Baldn-
gers brick store on the other side of the block.
BY steady and we'll directed streams OF water
from the engines in thr rear, the fire was
finally extinguished when it had reached
about the middle of this block on Mechanic
street.
No doubt is entertained but that this fire
was the work of incendiaries. Another at
tempt was also made TO fire the city last night
at the post office.
Since writing the above, we have obtained
the following list of buildings destroyed
or damaged Sauter's fonr-story building has
all the windows destroyed on the north side
Briggs d Yards clothing store entirely de
stroyed; Il. X US trunk store destroyed
Wagner's jeweiry store destroyed; Daniel a
gun shop destroyed; fruit store destroyed
auction store DIES troyed on corner of Tremon
and Mechanic street; Z mattress maker
| shop a drinking saloon, called the Solferino
| Mestier's gun shop destroyed saddlery SHOP
much damaged Broad Gauge drinking salooi
much damaged; Arnaud s res taurant damaged
Mr.. Ballinger owned the next buildings
| two of which We're half pulled down, with
| view TO prevent the extension OF the fire. Nos
| . and 3, above, belonged TO Briggs x Yard
| 5, 6, 7, and belonged To Capt. Chas. Black
| TO- il, II and IL belonged to fdr. +. Ii. Selling
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Don't Pay Ihem.--Complaints are constant
ly being made by citizens and strangers of the
extortous practced on them by the black
Jehu's in charge Of hacks in this city. The
only remedy for the evil, if swindle is at
tempted to be perpetrated, is to refuse pay
ment until the ease is settled by Il magistrate.
The hackmen have regular rates fixed by the
Common Council. They only entitled to
reasonable compensation, no matter how far
they 60 inside or outside OF the corporation.
The idea that has been studously inculcated
that hackmeu could swindle with impunity to
any extent, If they should happen to ride you
few feet beyond the corporation limit, is
founded neither in reason or common sense
Garry one of the rascals before county ma
giStrate for extortion, and the result will be
that be will order the offender all the law al
lows, and perhaps little more for good moa-
sure. 1t would be perhaps little extra jul
dicial to take the law in ones own hand, but
it seems to us that thirty-ssven cent cow
skin, judciously applied, would cure speedily
the most violent case Of extortion. Let it be
tried.
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Careless Use Of Fire Arm-.--Ou1ast Friday
morning tbs wife Of George Hill, living near
the Poor House, was struck by q Minnie ball
and seriously injured. The ball was fred
from tire distance Of almost three quarters Of
a mile. 1t passed through the weather board
ing Of the house, penetrated her skull, and
entered the brain. DIR. Hancock, who was
called in, extracted the bail. The woman is
still dangerously ILL., and will probably die
from the effects of the wound. We have 50
often spoken of the danger resulting to limo.
cent parties from the careless use of fire arms
that we hardly know how to begin to impress
the absolute necessity of caution on those who
are called upon to handle firearms. Accidents
are OF frequent occurrence.
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Zen. halter

A gentleman IN this city, of the h;pbsst
character, who served with Gen. Burrrs
Committeeman in the Charleston Democrat.
Convention, says, in a discussion which once
tAssarred in ths Convention, Mr.. SMITH, of
California, son Of Ex-Governor Smith, of Viz
rinis. denounced Gen. BurLER personally in
the iasst suneasared terms, winding up by
pronoaneing bisa "a id coward" and that
BOILER turned very pale and auailed like u
whipped hound benssit the anger Of his adyer-
sary. not daring by wosd, look Or action to
rsssnt IT,. II Is suggested that IL Mr.. sulra
were IN Virginia, il might be well to seud him
dswa to Hampton, to look after the qaaAialn
csm wiftselaAn from Massachusetts,.
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The Ne,c Orleans Papers have lately been
warning the people of Virginia against a man
who calls himself DR.. l.. NJ. Rossvally, who,
by false pretences, obtained a Surgeons com
mission in one of the Louisiana regiments,
who was afterwards exposed and the same
taken from him, and whom they supposed was
somewhere in Virginia. The journals Of the
Crescent City allege that Rossvally has been
convicted of robbing the dead they state also
that he is as expert at forgery as thieving,
and escaped the Louisiana Penitentiary only
by his ingenuity, and that the Louisiana volun-
teers now here are anxious to meet him to
square accounts.
The person alluded To, dapper young
Frenchman, aged about 2G, keen brier,
with the inevitable moustache, and dressed in
soldier pants, was seen in this city yesterday
by Baltimore police officer, who pointed him
out to the Mayor, who ordered his arrest as Il
dangerous and suspicious character. The "doc-
tor" was accommodated with lodgings in the
cage, and viii be before the Mayor this morn
ing.
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OCTRAdE IN BALTIMORE COUNTI.-On Wed
nesday last, 4 train of ears conveying a regi-
ment of IT, 5. troops from Baltimore en- route
TO Hagers TO wn, Md, passed up the Northern
Central Railroad. The train laid over at
Monkton to allow another to pass, and the
soldiers took advantage of the opportunity to
commit several outrages in the village. They
entered the store and tavern Of Mr.. Samuel
Miller, and took all the liquor and bottles in
his bar. From the store they took eggs and
other provisions, case OF hats, medicines,
&c, and all the change in the drawer. They
visited almost every house near the station,
and took all they could lay their hands on in
the way of edibIes. The lieutenants and cap
tains were appealed TO, but without effect,
but the Colonel finally drove the men in to the
cars, and the train started. Mr.. Miller los
property to the value of $75. From what we
can learn from the papers, the troops must
have been Col. Dare's Regiment, recently
stationed at PerrySil Cecil county
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A FAST LADr.-At sun down last night Il
buggy, containing one person of each OF the
two sexes, was seen rushing with racing
speed along Shelby street. The reins were
held by the lady, who drove like one Of the
haunt ton driving through husbands for
tune. The gentleman reclined against the
back of his seat with an air Of enjoyable Ian
guor: as he puifed his cigar with Il satisfac =
ton inatflble and almost trancenden tai. he
gave a look of quiet approval at his 2t0 driver
in crinoline, who reminded every spec tator OF
the loves and triumphs of "Mose and Lie -
On Monroe street the fast couple halted 10 give
their nag q breath and indulge themselves in
= eobbler. But here, alas. their proud and
triumphant progress through admiring
throngs was at an end-the elegant Nose and
the dashing Lie were taken into custody by
policemen Van Camper and McIlvanie, whe
conduc led them both to the station house
Memphis fTsan.) appeal, 30th uI.
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THE American FLAG Torn Down PROM A
NBw YORK SHOT TowEE.-About nine O'Clock,
on the morning of the 23d ult., the flag
which had been flying upon the summit OF
McCulloughs Shot Tower, in Centre street,
New York, was torn down by Frenchman
named Louis Joyadini. lie had assembled to
the top of the Tower and proceeded to cut the
halyards, when he was discovered. Two po-
licemen fastened up to arrest him, but he had
succeeded in his purpose and was about to
tear the flag III pieces, when lie was seized. -
He made u fierce resis lance, but was speedily
oyerpowered and taken to the station house.
He stated that the flag on the tower WAS
plainly visible from his apar tmen IS At No. l22
Leonard street. and that he was Infatuated at
the sight. He took an iron bar, made his way
into the to Wer, breaking the glass in the win
Gows rs he assembled doing several hundred
dollars damage, and finally got to.the roof by
breaking the scuttls. He is susl ected of in
sanity, but strenuously denies the imputa-
ton.
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Aithmoan Qispatrh.
TUESDAY MoRNlNa........JuNE. ,sa,
To Subscribers.

We beg to say to those Of our subscribers
who do not receive their papers at a. early a"
hour in the morning as formerly. that the de-
calation having run up to eighteen thousand
whilst, st the same time, we have no increase
Of facilities for furnishing this increased Num-
Der with as much promptness as We eonid de-
sire. We beg our friends, therefore, 10 eAef-
cise patience aud forbearance we WIZ DO 'ne
hes, we can for the present, ard as soon as
opportunity offers, will make such arrange
ments NJ will enable us to manage with ease
am, expe<lition the vast increase OF circulation.
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Remorol.--The Custom House of the Con
federate States has been removed from the
Post Office building, ON Bank street, over
Deane & Hobson's store, on the Basin bank
The location will do very well for the present;
but no doubt when things get to their natural
level, as they will do we trust ere long, it will
be found more convenient to the shipping in
forest to have the Custom House in close prox-
unity to the department of trade with which
it has chiefly to deal. Rockets is the best
location for a Custom IIouse--in fact the only
suitable place for it. There is, however, time
enough to determine its final location. For
the present, we must address ourselves to the
task of securing our menaced independence.
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John KclNohon tried the experiment of
hagelating his better half once too often the
other day. The irate lady fed to the Mayor
for assistance on the happening Of tho
event, and that functionary plastered up her
'bruised arms" and broken pate with a
warrant, on which John was yesterday ar
raigued, and, failing to give bail, was CON
signed to jail We are told by the Good Book
that the wife heater or abuser will receive
punishment "in another and better world, "
if he don't in this. If people knew how hot
the Jail now is, they would not make haste to
get within its walls
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PRAYING FoA SoUrHgRN MEs.-The New
York Methodist tells us that at the John
Street daily prayer meeting, "while the re-
marks of the speakers, as a general thing.
were severe against the leading rebels, still
our Southern brethren who do not sympa-
thize with the movement of the traitors are
spoken OF kindly and remembered affection
ateiy in prayer" Can they not pray for the
disunionists ALSO We pray for them--thai
they may have better spirit put in them.
and be led TO go their own way in peace, and
leave in the hands OF the Lord. Let us
assure our contemporary that praying for its
Union "brethren" at the South Is Lost breath
We recommend the John Streeters To get a
list Of their names and call the roll daily 1,
will not take two mimi tes.-Southera CARTE
fiaa Advocate.
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ARREST OF A DEsPERApo.-Wm. ID. Pearson,
u hotel keeper at Osyka, Mississippi, was ar
rested on Saturday, 10Th ult., on rec uisi-
ton of Gov. Moore, of Louisiana, upon Gov
Pettus, Of Mississippi, said Pearson being
charged with the murder OF Charles Strick
land, in ST. Helena parish, on the 10th of Ju-
ly last. The man has for some years been the
terror of the peaceable people wherever he
has loca ted. He is the same man who shot
at New Orleans men at the Bell and Everett
barbecue At Amite City last fall, and was
shot and nearly killed in return. Officers
from New Orleans went up on Saturday, and
with Gov. Pettus' warrant in their poke Is,
took him unaware in his own house and drag
ged him to the cars, which left immediately
the thing being done during downward
halt Of the train--and took him safely 10 New
Orleans When he was seized, his wife
screamed murder, aud some OF his friends ran
after the cars, which had started not being
able to catch the train, they drew pis tolls and
fired after it.
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Written for the Richmond Dispatch.
Anynasfin.,

have a suggestio to offer our Government,
which, if acted upon, may result in good. 1t
is this That the authorities of the South Of
fer to the French and English Government Il
bonus on the crops of cotton for the next five,
eight or ten years that is, that they propose
to supply England and France wit the entire
cotton crops for one Of the periods of time
above stated, at a bare living price to the pro-
ducers, SO as to give the manufacturers as
wide Il margin for profit possible. If some
such proposition this is made to Eng
land and France, or either of them, in my
opinion, the blockade of our ports would soon
be raised. Others may have thought of this
matter; but If So l have rot heard any thing Of
it, merely make the suggestion, leaving it
to wiser heads to give the idea a practical and
more Ineligible shape. PLAIN MAN.
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DiStiaguished Arrirais-Among the arrivals
at the Spotswood Hotel, yesterday We notice
the following Hon. l.. Pope Walker, Socre-
tary Of War; Major s. S. Scott, j. Tyler, Jr.,
I. Wilkinson, War Department Hon. s. Il.
Mallory, Secretary Of the Navy; Hon. c. q.
Memminger, Secretary of the Treasury Mr.
g. A. Perdicus, Trenton, n. j.; Hon. james
Barbour, Culpeper; Hon. r. r. Rhodes, Com
missioner Of Patents; Major S. S. Anderson,
C. 6
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NECESSITY Us. GoSyESisscs.-Ths editor Of
the Brookhavsn (Miss.) Advertiser Offers the
following unique argument in favor Of rails
ing more corn than cotton:
We have always been persisteptly in favor
of plan ting large crop OF corn, even u cot
ton has to be a little neglected, particularly
In times like these, when eoinmnnlca tipp
with the Ohio may be cut on at any mo-
ment. Corn 10 necessity, but cotton ia
only a convenience. man can live very
well without \ shirt, but what can ne do
without whiskeyS