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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
OBITUARY.

Among tn. eaisut lives sacrificed IN glorious sry
re that OF WILLIAM HAMPTON hA, 10 be numb :ref
lie WAS nst!Ye and resId= OF the cnunty OF Loudoun
and 1t the TINA Of bis DEATH private n Company ON
yIrrfpa Regiment. He gentleman Of irreproschA-
BILE oral CHARACTER correct energetic, business man.
du,ul son. kind father, adectonaEG husband good neigh
Dor and patriotic citizen.
Tn. srce.on or rrrIe!s found HIN surrounded by hi
the comlo If, Lind aud devoted ~lfe share his
oys and sorrows, aud two tender Children sroud VII IN
his he.rts purrst aect-ns rnsered. Though OF r:hie
&C nttuu5n he galRhty respond: ~ 10 the call CT h.
country 9houlderrd lis mnskrL and The MILITARY
service Al private. In this capacity he 10 the
period OF his death As soiuer he faithfully dsch 1rRrd
his du'y and absent from Ills post except Ii
casr OF sickness.
With painful emotions he Witnessed the evacuation 81
hts psv. srctI1n but fatered Dot In the discharge OF his
patrotts dut; Bidding sdeu ~ The Of his youth
up the line OF march, to aid In The defence of keh.
tnouu On TIE PeoDsulE he attack with Typhoid
Fever AID toe 4th ns vas removed the Ge1er Il
HOSPITAL 10 KichmJnd. Here, skIui pnJ,icianr. the
stes Of CHARITY" and few kind ficaGi and scquaia
tances did everything In their poSef 10 promote ns eon
lott and way the ravagcs OF disease. hut alas their RI
forts were unavaliny On Saturday the 10Th Inst, be
calmly breatied his last. Un the mex. day, S.Dphih
evening all that mortal OF our deceased Lien was
conveyed . Hollywood Cemetery and consigned TO the
silent .rays Here he sleeps with thousands ~ his
psncnsIu arms. IL will be soe consoa'on TO hi. b.
r.arri flny know that he lied V! The Chri,tans
hope Al bis request the dlnanee u baptism was nd
uinste ed TO HIM. by oae Of The SISTERS OF oh ty" A
short lar befoI his DEATH few Of his Loudoun Trends
and nc uaInance., Nho knew and respected him Ia life.
aId solemn respect to bis memory In deah, rnd
flowers Hreshed by the Land Of Affection. tactie his
bier Z.
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SsNNSNfz.


ischa:;n's rraSt victory has t5ld ~hefo BIZ Is
and what he is doing So that Cue ~orio
knows. 1t has coptradic:ed hundred I'm"
founded md sbsur;! rurnors with which TIE
cara of the city have beea logged for several
days-thst jackson had besn ordered back by
the Presidcnt-that ho refused to-obey-that
he WAS already arrived at Aslsand-thst he
won!d DO there to-night-etc., &C We kneU
,h,! supplies of various sorts wero hsing for
wardsd to Jackson rs The government here,
which If it had been proper to state the facts
would have furnished 8 complete rtfutation to
all those positively asserted stories. But why
attempt to keep up with the morbid 'mag'o-
inessof men who abandon themselves to their
excitemen,s2
These sane pers4l,s ars noS busy filling the
Streets with other stories equally wilhou!
their knowledge if trus, and equally unfounded
in fact. The President has ordered the evacua
lion of The city-Gen. John sion is in favor Of
rstreat-Gen. Johnston wishes to Eight and
Tue HlSSlUonl VIII iol lCi H'4S "'>"1'@''A->
wishes to fight and Johnstn" Ernonstrates--
these are sample Of tho stories Sblhf aTe as
serted, and which 10 Il are tod to bs.ieVa ''..a
cause they are all over towa. We wish The
Governor or tho Provost Marshal. would call
cut all these idlcrs, md make :Gem 5sko the
gus of the sick soldiers, aud help I" H9hs Tor
Richmond. Thoy would be better employed
than in nyenting imputatious on the truth
and fidelity of cur rulers and leaders.
Indeed Ma really think thai arrangement
should be made for giving every man, able to
sight gun or drive pike, chance to cid
in defending the city. There are various
modes in which even the less ablo bodied
might be usefully employed; and We hope the
authorities will call US all cut. L.9t the Gov
enor give US some good cspscins, (uot tue
elect Of holyday times,) and organize The whole
male population for lighting
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s,rInLiHG PHICE.

The CT. rsspo ndeut Of ths Savannah 'R-pub'
lican" SAVE DO hoard an unusua' cheering =
short time ago in camp near him, and found
it to be occasoned ny the return Of Gen. PrIcs
With tho rear guard Of his army, aitor an abb
ssuce Of ten o. twelve days. His men wsre
upro,rions for JOY at seeing him agan. L K"
all favortes, it seems DO rs known among Ms
men by sout,iqusts more Oppressive man re,
spectfu They call him Dad and the "old
Tycoon" Ide correspondent describes 0er.
Price as man Gfty five or fifty Blk ycsfs OLD,
Blk foot high, two hundred pounds weight.
with grey hair, round bsamins lace, full Of
kindness snd intelligence, frank and hearty IN
bis manners, and entirely devoid OF ell pro
tencc, swell or military hateur and statelInes"
He says:
Hsileck son1 4 message 10 General Price
short time since, by gentleman who was
passing the lines. Tell Gen. Price," he said,
that ne had the advantage OF me in Missouri,
for lie know the country better than did; bu'
I have got him now where want MIN, aud
expect TO capture him ind whip his army
soon.n "W hen you go back" Tas Price's re-
DIV, "say 10 Gen. ualleck that be has not
men enough in his srDy TO capture 'ns And
rs to whipping my boys, tell him nc MAJ SCI
lect 100 of the best men in hia army. ana
will lake the same number OF m;ne as thty
como, and without distinction. Ii" shall lead
his 100 men, and IN lead mine and we will
go into an open field TO fight ii out; and the
fate Of tho Southern ConIcdsracy ahall depend
upon the result Toll him that, will doS'
But still more characteristic antcdote OF
Price came to our ears yesterday. Shortly
after he had joined the army al CoflEtt, Con.
Bsauregard conducted him round the lines OF
the camp and with good deal vi prid' ex-
bibited and explained the strength oil his Tor
tificatons "What do you think Of thes=
works, General Price?' why, General, !"
answered Price, ITO toll you tho truth, l never
saw but two OF the kind BEFORE and that was
after our boys had taken them"
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PAkTs.
Hints un eururrg-Antidotos for Poisons, &c.
PAaT4
Cavalry and Cavalry Movements.
PXRT6
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Prom 9tiOllS.

Colonel Samuel Garland Of tie ILL., Va.
Regiment, has been appointed Bnssdier Gen-
eral, and assigned to Lao i5;ignia lately com
manded by Gen. Early. He has won his Dis
tinctou by faithful ceis!ce, ard tie exhibition
Of high military tsent.
Lieut. Col. David Funston ls thus promoted
TO the rank Of Co}ouel and tho command Of the
Regiment The Regiment, although rcerotting
to lose Col Ga:land, cauid not have b .cn bet.
ter pleased with snJ !u:cess0r than Colonel
Funston. Major Morris Lsnghorna becomes
Lieutenant Oo!oreI, aod Capt Ulsms Mt takes
rank az Msjor.
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NeWBSRN.

Just before going 10 eTsss Hc recaive,l from
an Intelligent and highly respectable gentle
men OF Craven county, who rnconlly left New
bern, melancholy account OF tho condition of
our people in TINT place and of the vandalism
practised there by the Yankees. He says the
people there believe that the Yankee loss at
tho battle of Nswberu, vas not less in killed
and wounded than 600. About Is Yankee
soldiers die daily. What must it be in August
and September 2-EaleigA Standard, May "a.
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ImpORT1Nr no THE MILITARY.

HAVE lately Invented for oanp purposes q bed tha
combines every essential requisite, strength, portab.
~ pness and comfort. have constructed and applied
superior vertical folding hinge Tor Tie centre OF The rails
BY which dispense with the middle legs and retain tho
Gtrength OF III. rail undimnlsnsl.
The king, which Is Tad- doobs !: of Inc hc.r!st'
tent aiot aud when folded ter - bctserI
the sucxng. compartment for packing liza bed
clothes
Iuage sppHcL for es:a.. vi Montgomery.
Alroady my sales have ssceedatzo hundred among The
officers Of Tie v.tloLs reglrIis at acrrEt 1trtions,
and they Pronounce them Sluxuons bed without nat
trrss although mattress CON be used with them equally
as we'll a. with any other eeiatead.
Tue unannou1 verdict Of all who arc furnished with
these beds md those who have examined thru that the
venon perfect In eveiy essential fer camp purpc6es
II H. therefore, not Too much 10 cay that II undoubtedly
bsr 1851 and full Of all The lands ny the cst 81
5iarCh, 1864 11tla ln,sputahlc.
am manufacturing every article ii Damp :uro!uIe,
the best folding oamptabe, ness chests cots, cAnp ola
dev Hyle ambulance. nsttrnd0ss, pillows, Do.
Il. O. HOWE,
sIr.;u
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heath OF sOLpIER5.

The following named soldiers have died at
the various hospitals in H.rr;sonburg during
tue month OF April:
April s, prvste J. Ii. Joice, o. a, 42d
Regiment Va. Vo's
April 8, private L, &. H;aTi, Co. F, +2d
RegimcntEa Vols.
April 18th, private L. S. Heart, Go. A, 23d
Reglmen*. yu. Fois.
F.. April 10th, private Christopher Richards,
Go. B, 42d Regiment Va Vols
April Is, private John II LsmFe, Go. D,
4th Regiment Va. Vols Woun1ea in battle
near Kernstown.
April ID, .J,senh Peers, %. Z, - Gss;laoa;
Va, Vols
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
Defence OF Richmond.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer:

GENTLEaEN-Why is it, with the eaemy's
gun 7everberatins through tbe Confederate
Capitol-when he is pounding at our gates,
we find thousands of our citizens and sojourn.
ers in this city, whose daily employment
seems alone TO be, to throng around the buile-
tin bosrds, or to discuss strsgotic combina,
ttonss "a the peril less imminent now than
in 1915, when. jackson by force OF martial
law, forced tho cltizans Of New Orleans to re-
pair to tho cvsr.msmorable plains of Chal-
meta and assist in the ticiencO Of their homesS
Will not the authorities recognize and make
available this resource Such, troops under
the protection of esrthwoiks, would probably
prove eminently efficient
Nous VERRoNS.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27

EiSCABLCS2i riD IN ie-AS.
~ s0guE WAIT hsstas I,!Bined, 81 dih-rsht nIss,
" - r sspuraia ps:eats his Cud G:sc" Pows, &C.
tIoHeise; &c embraces ~ most reliable improvements
made 1t 1upsG :n three ri rhic patsDts have
&c respectively ter we've and inr.eeu year, sai
r dag rr.n .a-dsd at tho late Mechanics Pair, R!:n-
nohd certificate Of oliver hedal for CCNTlhUEp &c.
rE6URlTY In Pous. Lhe higeat pferi1iL ivra aa9 Il
the last bpi- Pair, ria BAak, 10 ADDITION &c
premlEms hS.rdEd MI the preceding fairs for years
Wlln months PAD he hs0 added other salhsrc Ia.
proysIuea, and Invite Hu In Wan! Of P0Ts WAT.
rsnLCL e.ey rrspect superior 10 nrfs, ~ cail and
anime large and varied socE CT PloHd, Os-nes snd
Agricultural Implements, and YreSh and Prime OslSn arr!
Yisi fcc.. No. &C., which ooer for uruRl
.cco:Er.r dating Irrn.. ESQ. WATT UQ.r
Onr '.Ars below Exchange Hottl,
uI.I.-
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TAKEN PnISGNEhS.

The Rockingham Register oi tire lS;h
inst, states that tia greater psrs 81 Captain. a.
Harpsr's Company, nearly al! CT waom were
from Rockingham, were captured by the Yam
KEGS near the CROSSROADS, in ShenendoafD
county, on Tuesday right last. The men are
said to hsvo been "cangit n.ppns' in church
near tho Grass. Roads. The Company num-
,,ered about 100 The Captain himself was
OF with tho Company.
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Beauresard's Address.

In the general order" pubIishet; n lis
the first battle at Bull Run, Ger. bca4lt:
required his ,ldisls to hra! oatH he -gsi
or die 10 thoir tracks. Was no. ina, ,a5r
like Bruce it Banrcckourn Ii wsr'sat
following paraphrases
Sons OF sizes, "ho fought sTl CO
By WASHINGTON to triumph I'D
Wel"ome 10 your cory bed.
Or to victory
Nod'. tee day and now's tb. H..
See me front Of bstt.e lower.
sos spproach false LincolLs poHaT
Graft ahi PREACHER,
Wis. would To n iIaitui hn.'e,
WIZ ucud be Ihu ryEan.'s claw,
Vic would Il = c)ward'a grave
LsG him .urn aUt u -
Tr", ,cT bis jcar c3ul!ry's cau:=,
%oS his sword indignant d:aws,
L., f.:sl nc7er. ncrcr pause
TIL sLos itA!y i:st
By Tic ZONES tbpir hosis +. a!!.....,.
By our comrades lasrly slaic,
We wal empty cv"ry va'h
Or we | maze ibcm j;
Lay their hircIire esions low
Tyranta fall III Every Zoe.
Lrterly's 10 e7e;: tius.
E-a; them back :: ugi
I-SS.~ -
BATTLE PRAYER
Father, | .ru:t il Thee
Life, it va; 'Iny gin, Thou 1o' a,:.3! sL's,i
From Thee it cane ard IL fh.r lid II.
liz life Or dvstu desert Ia! ~
Father, | trust III FMS.
Father, bend to I'bse.
Wien midst The battles s:rnc ,:.A,.. i'd.
:rIn1 tIe,
Ecu .t the eanHon's ...I,L .i...E a,.'. :.
l. unj me
F.,her, '.Sas Thy will uus: - Ia.
t.i:her. ~ ;nr; not Il=
Father. trust 1t: T:!-s
When =, TuS cnl ny lie tha. .,is'i i"Ii
When iii The cold tomb my late s,alI re STAT
Father, my sGn! take ut!o Thce;
Fa her, Trust III Thee
Ayoung G=lri-n soldier, dung il,
Napoleon TIE Frat With The alii.d p"s.s..
Though h. raj gone through num"rsrs bh;ps
untouched, ye!, prev;ou; 10 II. enEn..e Dea.
|. ips!c. ~. Impressed with Tie ,ica IA
Soul: be arnarg the slain, sui gtvs Ape.
Rio1 20 ..ls convection III tits above rr,-5'
sta; lin. yhirn 5sTc found u;.;yn h. ~ n.
BODY on that fearful battle ti.lh
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THE TRAITOR MAYNARD.

This vile Yankee, vino formerly diagraced
one of the East Tennessee districts as repre-
sentative 10 tho old United States Congress,
has left Nashville and returned to Washington
,ity-baving been frightened, doubtless, by
Morgan's appearance near Pulaski He re-.
ports to 'crowd of anxious inquirers' that
Andy Johnson'a provisional government ''is
in excellent working order"
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PODrfCAt
;#RITleS FOX THE RICHMOND p.sr,uy,
WEST POINT.
INsCRiBE3 70 GENERAL HOOD


srcRAs 4. WORSE w.
Earth was hush'd 10 quiet slumo.I
Stars wero beaning from tho SIX
Soldiers all lay sweetIy dreaming. .
Though. tho foe were lurking nigh
FIRES around were dimly burr;n.
Marking whore tho sleapcls Law
Clad III armor waiting ready,
Should thew call the1, % Inc .fay
Wiads were sigbipg cot ahd ivslg
Through the oraacies Of The t.crs
Lu!lirg with their rendc. music
WoaIisd souls 81 Southern brave;
Bsrk for through toe twilight st:Ilse,.
Comes the lannon's sulieu roar
Rousing many gallant h:ro
With It's thund'ring 7Dic: Of w.,
Quick, To arms the word ciole p,s,;-
Rapidly along tho linz;
Forward. forward fees a7t c5,.,r,
We, too, nust he thr,n ~ '.;rm,
HuFryins onward, soou our cG:um7>
R-actl'd the densly studdcd wool
Where, drawn up in ltat Is b,:,!a,
Lincoln's bands oil Eitsinss stool
Chsrse them! crIr'! DIR noble icanr3.
Aud we ,ush'L against lnr:r ,befa
Sca!:'fing them Ike leaves Of ru:u:os
Through the s~amps and ey'rs,shsr.
Muskehy now cesso'd am ecao-t
through The din, aislts .! tx wapc
Aud i.crc herctst rag. the 'c.ia
Tcers IS ssoa thu gallant n,.s
But ;hcir last ranks nn% ure u,ias.
Dead end d Ing s;rew ii" s.Gu.c
W:il,ns cries 81 UP TO Dc'7c",
Frym The msnglei sui rcrs rtag1
Again nights mantle ,iast IN lrono.;
E.rth within her StnomT rrin,
And the stars asain bcam't urig!.,.;
Ga dead faces, pale and co!t
Many prGu.! AID ycuib!ui taso,a,
That cnce glow'd with patrip! Tie;
Nov lay dasd, their Iaces g!esmrns.
Through the dusky twilight ar
Hurrah hIrrah inc lone St.r Daa.sr
Waves, though IN the ght' d dark sa.,
Hurrbb for HOOP. our gallant lt1irr
And iha-Teyas Light Brigade.
%. E. 4 h Texas Rvg's near ,Rcnu""rl, :,
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RICHMOND, VA, April 9, Isbz
EJHIs to give notice that Treasury draft Issued IN
my favor for sixty 10 o0) thousand dollars on E O.
Emore Confederate states No 4O6 on war
warrant NJ 2Uy one half payable in bonds,) abstract
ed rom my office Saturday, March 18th, 1852 or sun-
day, March 8uth 1852.
/ all persons against receiving or holding ibis
DAFT.
The draft WAS endorsed by me, and therefore cannot
be deposited drawn upor any person other than my.
self knh efficient precautions have been taken against any
forgery. '" JohNs,
Surgeon and Medical Purveyor,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27

DESCENT On \ RuM-sucP.-T Provost Nh
shall having ascertaned that there Was really such
thing as whisksy il circulation in the vicinity OF the
Old Market, detailed squad, On yesterday, to
make descent. They struck upon the rum-shop
Of Michael LsaIy, opposite the Vegetable Market,
where they "freezed" on to hig demjohn OF liquor.
took possession OF Nike, und lodged both 10 the
c. s. prison for civilians, but in separate apartments
"a distinction which Mike was unu6!e to aPp''c.-
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1S.t:i ES-:.S 3kEHESr,
hDJCTANT GENERALS OFFICE, ;
R,ru

nDJCTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
RcuMoSD, Va Auy =. ~.
GENERAL 0RDEsS,
40. %,
All ~ pIica,!ons :rr discharge md h Ead.u,
u years IL age who may nave been drsi ed dInce Gh
March, lcI urJer tie EngiuH and assigned TO mil
Ary urBshi:a serving urder aul GRITTY the Con-
.i ra;, sia.s. " be- - acted bT gade Commanders,
Il gihentrl and Dncp ny C"mni,pd-rs csusteE to be
mln= ont and sisniHt, RI" .soijers Discharge" and
fruai st .Teot" required In all VI discharge,
SAID y" per- 10 - cate Cause far ;!'r discharge.
H. In al crs -h-r- p!oL tluu Is a.. from seniority
ard the competency Of s= parties entitled ~ position
promotion /, GUEST oIshl-, Board Of Examiners shall be
convened by brig de Commanders TO determine the
dida;es capabilities Of ipstrucng and controlling the
commands commensurate with grad. witch pr, mo,un
Is eXpcc;ed their rriency aud perfect subrcty
By Command vi TIL Secretary OF War.
(agnedy : COOPER,
AnjutaG: ahi Inspector Geneial.
s.yl
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& thoif number. The5 hisA .hltteen Of !so
scoundrels aud Irbk eleven pe.acfsrs, wEom
they now. ha7o in their custody, to be Gagged
wherever our authorities may crdor. Among
tho prisoners is MsJo. jim Townsend"
famous Abolition msrauder Of the John Brown
type. -,
These noble Kentuckians designed to hurry
ON West, by railroad from this place, to join
Capt. John Morgan Ii they bad knowA that
Morgan was to turn up SO lar in the interior
Of Kentucky as be has just done, they would,
! no doubt, bavs joined min Ivy ahearer route.
| Fl bristol Aa0ocats.
The Knoxville Register states the above is
substantially correct The seventy noble
Kentuckians passed through Knoxville on the
22i !nal., on their way to join Col Morgan,
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CYL. MORGAN AND THE BOYS.

While on his way to Montgomery, Tuesday,
or .hs Wcat Point train boy came along
selling cigars. Col Morgan took one, for
which he was about to uay when the boy said l.:
"I don't charge you anything for cigars. -
Col. Morgan asked him why. "Oh," says the
boy, "gou are the Col. Morgan who has been
lighting ior uB, and you are welcome to any
Thing have got" Pleased with the answer,
Col. tiorgan took from roll Of o. S. Treasury
notes fiFa dollar bill, snd presented it to the
boy, and told hun to keep it as mennonite
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27

FATAL REuLT.-The negro accidentally shot
in tho sido by glnncing bullet, which had first per-
orated anothers foot, in front of tho Exchange Sta
bes on Saturday evening last was the body servant
OF Capt G. W. Alexander, Assistant Provost Mar.
shall &c died from his injuries on yesterday II bout
one o'clock.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27

ATTEMPTED EscAPE.-Joh O'B-tu, 4 dclin.
quent SOLDIER nearceratsd in the Confederate Guard
house, on Franklin street, leared from one of the
windows of his prison, yesterday, aud succeeded
in breaking one of his ankles BY the nsnoervre.-
He was appropriately taken care Of
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27
DEATH OF PROFESSOR eEssseR HARRISON.

We regret to hear Of the death Of Professor
Gessner Harrison, for many ye.is the accom-
pl;shed and learned Professor nf Ancient Lam
guagss in the University of Va. He ditd OF
typhoid fever, at his residence, near Arlington,
in Nelson county, on tho 7ih lust. lie leaves
a large faulty to lsmsut r loss which csn never
DO repsired. PROT Harrison was born in Har-
rlsonburg, and was the son Of Dr. Peachy
HARRISON. decd. The 1913: OF such a nian T.:
Gossner Harrison is Tcry sarnus one 10 IN"
Cause of Education in tho Confeccrbcg. lie
vas . gentleman. scholar, .nd 8 Cur ist:an,
and h,s memory will long be cherished by &
wide aud large circle Of friends, neisbd"rG and
acqusiu :ances -Rnclingham Register, Alag
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-05-27

Andy Johnson, the Yankee Governor" Of
Tennessee, has informed thu directors Of the
State INK st Nashville, who gave lip the
assets Of the institution to the Confederate
leaders, that they Gust make return Of every
cent of the amount which belonged to the
State. The directors arc wealthy, and have
larga interests in and around Nashville.
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NOTICE-->PECIAL.

DAMP WINDER, Near Richmond,
May 9, 1852.
MR. A. T. McRAE has been asst ned 10 duty BY the
WI Young Mems Christian Association Of Richmond, at
Camp Wnder. He 10 authorized 10 take charge Of all
provisions and supplies contributed 10 The sck and he
will attend personally to their dsrtbuton In accordance
ith t,e orders Of Surgeon Of Wlnder Hospital Bis
ONCE depot will be found at building No lUo. Camp
W!hder. a. U: Lane,
M.y lS Surgeon 10 Charge.
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