The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-13

act a. ttusrtcrnaas ter General, and General
hoylkton ~ uOmmissary .0eastai. An honor
danger, are IA ready to draw the sword in de-
fence of their State and n RICH teous cause as
TO sindicate either In our legislative councils
Medical students disposed to volunteer MS
Hospital Stewards and Nurses should report
Immediately t. the Surgeon General,
The time Is at hand, II it has not arrived
when all spies in the camp should be detect
ed, exposed aal expelled. 1t Is not a time for
tolerating the presence Of transient persons
who do not give a full and sufficient account
OF their purposes and motives, and business
In our paper to-day will be found an i'd
vertispment for a strong and fast steamer
suitable to be con erted in to privateer We
commend the matter to the attention of those
who have such a vessel to dispose Of
large addition to the yolunte forces now
on duty, may be expected by the trains Of this
day.
Some of onr regiments and companies have
pe~h more prompt apparently than others, on
| account OF their position giving them infor,na
need the order.
While Charlestonans claim their full share
Oh duty, IT must give them pleasure to viii ness
the alacrity with which volunteers pour to
all ections.
We are requested to state that the amateur
performance at the theatre, under the super
intendence Of Mr.. G.. F. Marchant, which
was announced for this evening, has been
postponed In consequence of the patriotic
win his company at one Of our batteries
we learn that the venerable volunteer Ed
muno Rumn, was yesterday cleo ted a member
OF the Palmetto Guard and an honorary men,
| Der OF the Marion Artillery.
The arrival of the Hon Roger A. Pryor, of
virginia, at the Charles ton Hotel, last night,
| TOOK his friends by surprise. Notwiths tand-
| tue absence from the city of so large proper
| tioh OF our Citizens, now on duty at the har-
Dor batteries, quite a large concoursa assem-.
Died with brass band in front of the portico
OF the Charleston Hotel, and stirring strains
| ol - Dixie" and the Marseillaise succeeded
| by hearty calls for Pryor" finally brought
| out that gentleman. Just a he appeared, the
| line OF the companies which had Just arrived
from Clarendon and kershaw came in sight,
| ihey, however, were hurrying towards the
| boat and could not wait to hear Mr.. Pryor's
speech. As the sound of their drums died
away III the distance, Mr.. Pryor rose, and af-
| ter the cheering which had greeted him had
| subsidized, addressed the assemblage We ex-
| tract one or two paragraphs from his speech .
Ufor TINS demonstration of your regard, beg
TO return my grateful acknowledgements
| am here in Charleston in pursuance Of Il
| pledge, voluntarily given, that soon as
| might be able to release myself from certain
| very Imperative engagements in Virginia.
| that would come hither, and. upon the soil
of South Carolina, offer in person the tribute
| of my infinite admiration. AS sure
AS to-morrow's sun will rise upon us, just so
sure will Old Virginia be member OF this
Southern Confederation. tApplause.] And
| l will tell you, gentlemen, what will put her
| in the Sou thern Confedera ton in less than an
hour, by Shrewsbury clock. Strike blow 1!
| Tremendous applause.l l do pot mean to
say anything for effect upon military opera
| tons. l am but poor civilian, who never
sent a squadron in the field
| Nor the division Of battle note
More than a spinster."
But was speaking with respect to the polit-
zeal effects OF revelation. The very moment
that blood is she'd Old Virginia will make
common cause with her sisters of the South.
Applause 1t is impossible she should do
otherwise In conclusion, accept my word
for it, the moment the conflict begins, Old
Virginia will dispute with South Carolina tho
precedence in this great combat"
A city correspondent of the Charleston Mer-
curry in his communication ON the wants OF
the war, says:
Privateers, also, are wanted-cleyer long.
bodied. low, black-looking sloops and schoon-
ers, carrying single long gun, on a pivot,
and clever personnel of forty able bodied
men. We beg, too, to suggest that every
schooner, sloop, barge or dug.out in our own
adjacent harbors will find admirable pickings
Let our venturous cruisers look after and
pick up the goods and chattels of our enemies
To our brave boys, we have but one word to
say aim low, sink, burn and utterly destroy
the invaders.