Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-27

the idle and offensive corcsiy of spectators a. was
tho case Richmond, where crowds were permitted to
assemble 10 front of our prison TO stare at u all day
whenever vent TO catch breath OF air at the win
doxs whfn the moro favored individuals obtained passes
enter and In many took occasion TO ask al kinds
of questoos Indeed the people Of Charleston present.
ed STRIKING contrast in genuemaDly behavior towards
US. our arrival and departure although large puu.
BEES present on both oscasions not single oen-
sive word vas spoken or 40. committed
We are all here in great need OF clothing, and In ma
ny without single cent to procure any OF The dh
ftrent things essentially necessary. received some
fluids from relative in Richmond which have been ef-
pended AID Lieutenant Connolly and myself arc among
the bankIupt, for some days past. am well satisfied,
there some 10 Charleston who would divide their
last dollar With me- but cinnot accept IT, as there ap-
p,ars to be no possible way OF rspayng perhaps Tor
years. Indeed, some gentlemen were 90 kicd a. 70
make iuquiry if needed anything, to which replied
In the negative; and while at Richmond received .
communication fiona gentleman from Montgomery,
Ala. who Is said to b Of the wealthiest gentemsn
Of tha. city stating that he was mcst desro Of supply
ing me with snJ thing required
an quite satisfied 10 remain here as loug 0 IL may
be considered recesssry 10 serve the purposes OF the
government people; but am excesdineiy apx'
ous that the rank and file OF the different regiments
should be seen possible. Tbs poor fellows
are all most esrnisy devoted to the best interests OF
their country, AMI suffering much from want OF prop
er clothing or any changes OF under garments Many
are without shoes, coats bed covering, which 10
err and above tbings their poor families in many cas-
es mus. ceratly suffer from want Of the assistance they
coull render II liberty and many are OF the tiree
months volunteers who m'de no provision for absence
beyond that tiue and whose future welfare depends up
on their return at the very earliest period.
NORFOLK MATTERS AS GIVEN BY AN ALIEN
ENEMY.
The following statement is furnished the New York
Tri5iae by Mr.. Henry Davis, shoemaker, who left
Norfolk on Friday week last urd,r dag of truce. He
had been resident of Norfolk for the past ten months
A few days ago -four rose in Norfolk from to $3.50
barrel on acc aunt of the outbreak amorg the Union
men OF Tennessee. Ctse is 80 cents pound and very
scarce. Sugar OF the conmonest kind Is 10 cents
pound. Fish Is plentiful and mes. people live gu tnas
Diet with corn bread; salt PORK, 80 cents lard 70 cent?
pound; potatoes 81 bushel candies, common talow,
rs to so Cents pound, and sperm. 10 cents each.
Clio hing OF every kind 10 very high. Common blsck
pinaioons IL 10 Sls vess from IL to $50 BLACK frock
coats $50 Dry goods Of all kind, have advanced from
300 TO 900 per Most Of the goods are brought
from New Orleans ss present
OF materials for booss and Shoes eole leather sold at
81 pound, with noe pound left in Norfolk when our
informan. came away except what lo the shoemakers
held: upper leather, cat 500 for dozens skins No
materials for ladies' shoes be had Ladies' shoes SOLD
at five TO six dollars pair, very common - oo Mems
llcedboots IS; long IL TO $50 All kinds OF business
wss very good many people hayiag started small man
employ ment.
The chief apology offered for tho .sufort defeat
the fact that the guns kicked cys' aud hus threw vo
tory into the lap OF the North CT else the Ammunition
gave oat jast the guaners had got the rage ana
we're goUg TO sink the fleet.
The Merrimac has been transformed into aUeat bet
terpg ram, with eel nose for running down vessels
All her internal works completed but her plating
only partially effected as yet. She is TO be sheathed
from the water line upward with iron plates one foot
wide and Two inches tEck the same way as her panks,
and then sgin sbealhed with simple plates over that
running up the way her ribs, the whole TO be
bolted through aud through. They expect to get
her finished by the Il. of January, but, from the
scarcity Of the plates and the sowness of the work IL
will probably be the st Of Jnne before she is
ready TOR "a. When completed, abe Is TO run down
some dark rainy nigh. the Roads, and smash up and
si the fleet. Her engines are four feet beow water
line and her sides slope inward. She is to be covered
overhead with bomb proof network Of railroad iron.
Se not TO have any decks except forward and AFT for
tn. big pivot guns with GALLERIES for her broadsde ar
m.nt Il is thought that she will BE- SO hot inside from
want Of ventilation, that very few Perons are Wiling TO
shin ia her. Her armament to be Of the heaviest and
best rla d known and there Is no doubt she
has chance she will do all immense amount OF damage
to cur set
About l50 men women and children left Norfolk when
nr DIyi, did. When they came ef they had to sacI
fse everything as would buy their property. A
IL was the guard had to project them 70 the boat o. the
"R,,ie Snakes" would have mobbed them,'
Gold silver coin ws3 ec.rco olnpiastcrs ntu W DC
exchanged for it at 20 10 % per cent DISCOUNT Never
thees ehoemak ers tsilors and other mechanics could
make GOOD wages Mr. Davis esrrea from $50 TO $50 per
week clear OF e expepses but the pleasures Of living
Sscesss with such tempting inducements, we're not
sufficient to keep him there. North Carolina prohibited
the expectation OF any supplies from the State,
and now that. Tennessee Union men had cut OF that
State from Virginia, they did not know what hey
going 10 DO merchant in Norfolk had bought large
lot OF bacon In North Carolina, recently at 10 cents
ba IN Eiiyahe ~ ha
no. d rmed take any further, bat vas obliged 10
sch il hack TO the North Caronians at IL cents pound.
I, il dicul, 20 tell how many soldiers a Norfolk,
as many are eucamped about the town The estimated
number varied from 10000 TO 10000. Most Of the
troops have gone into winter quarters having built hu
Norfolk i well defended 0n the Portsmouth side arc
mes or ea.bankment, With heavy guns from tho navy
yard at interval, Of loo yards Tne camps are about
half mile distant from each other. Oa the Norfolk
SIDE for fv, or six miles, blttees along the Prr
cesj Anne road, with similar armIment The troops in
aud nbout Norfolk are from North Carolina South Caro-.
Ina Alsbams Georgia and three regiments from Peters
burg Va. The soldiers are well clothed in gray cloth
sujts' The Confederate Government could not supply
the men with shoes and they were constantly writing
home for money Shoes aud other comforts, their pay
being small allow them to pay $40 pair for feet
coverings Ths newspapers are sgung tia. the pay OF
the coers should be euraed and that Of the privAes
advanced The ladies' had been getting up corcsrts srd
exhibitions raise money for The relief oil their soldiers
but their efforts did not avail much.
The Southern soldiers arc good plucky fellows, well
armed, and cipita shots. Nc. Davis' shop was next
door to shooting gallery, and be knew that most Of
them could ring the bell twice out Of three times While
some would doog nineteen times out oftventy.
REPORT OF A FEDERAL 0fFIoER-EXCHANGE0H
PRISONERS.
The following report male BY Fsderil oiHosrsn-
gagged In q late expedition 80 Columbus:
CiNP CAIR,, Nov. s.b, 1861.
General lave The DO to repor; the rvsut Of the
ex edton sent uuier fIg Of truce to Columbus yes
terday.
! Oa our arrival in the vicinity OF the place steamer
carrying Capt Bake Assistant A5atant General OF Gen.
Polk mst u.s. delivered to bin your letter and onered
him Internationally the sick and wounded prisoner: