The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-29
vessel and 1t was said that she would be completed

stanfiy receiving powder from Europe. and they
Dad several powder mills In operation. Iis had
heard That the powder made at these mills was
| of an inferior character
+ He knows nothing about the amount Of commits
sary stores at Richmond but thinks 1t Is not large
| In the spring considerable quantities Of pork were
| removedto 10 Dapville, but 1t was brought back TO
feed the army after reinforcements arrived Sup.
| plies came mostly from the Shenandoah Vuliey by
/ railroad. Formerly the canal was used for this
| purpose to a considerable extent, but break oc-
Cured at the tine of the great fresh.t AMI il had
been OF little use vince. There vessels in
James river above the city.
Large quantities of tobacco stored in the city.
! most OF last years crop being still on hand Some
ume since experiments were made to ascertain what
way il could be quickest destroyed in case of a
s'ecesstul attack upon the city. Both burning and
immersion III the water were tried. The first :
thod proved failure, and the other promises but
little better. II seems to be the last resort how
| ever, and slides have been made from the ware.
houses to the river, by means of which they intend
TO dump IL into the stream If necessary, TO saye it
from seizure.
The citizens OF Richmond stiIl retain their cha
acter Ms a generous, kind hearted aud refined peo-
] pie. The private echoos for the children of tho
Weather classes were kept open rs usual last win
ter. Two or three did not close till recently, when
| TIE usual summer vacation commenced
| EXPERIENCE OF FATHER HAGAH.
/ A letter Ia the New York Herald dated Harri
sons Landing, July %, gives the following expe'
rienea Of Chaplain in the notorious Sickles bri
! gade
! Father Hagan, Chaplain Of the Attn Excelsior rec
msnt, Sickes's brigade, who was taken prisoner
! has returned, and makes interesting talement.
When he was carried to Richmond he faken
before the Military Governor, General Winder. The
General asked him what regiment he belonged to,
8s5aiiod him bitterly, saying he had disgraced his
| cloth by ninisterpg TO New York thieves, who had
! ceme to kill aud pundsr au innocent community,
who were defending their rights and their soil
Father Hagan simply replied that he was non
| combatant, aud he thought Winder took un-
manly advantage of his condition prisoner to
| asssii him. He was sent to the prison, where he
received piece OF bread and meat, and was kept
until next day.
Sober second thought prompted General wnder
/ TO send for Father Hagan, and apologize TO him
Tor Lbs rude treatment on the previous day. The
good fathers horse was restored to him, and he
was allowed TO lodge with the Archbishop,
aud to perambula,e the city at pleasure
| He visited the hospitals. and found our
! wounded meu receiving the same attention as
| their own All the sick i'll Riclmond--our prison
ers with the oihers--are suffering from scarcity
OF medicines. aud the Ccnfetlerates complain bit
+. terry of the action of our Government declar.
ing medicines contraband Of war. Quinine il " ortl
sixty dollars al ounce in Richmond; in New York,
/ five dollars or less.
The Cenfederates admit freely that their losses
were tremendous In the late battles. No attempt
to Conceal this fact fromthe people is made. They
also acknowledge that the recent change made in
the position Of the Federal army was executed IL,
; masterly manner, end essential for it's saliva
! ton. They were in hurry 10 drive US from
! Fair Oaks, US they knew that another enemy was
/ 'nsidiously weakening cur force day by day. The
! popular impression in Richmond as, that McCiel
lan's sr;oy wonld certainly be bagged whenever
/ their Generals should make the ettenpt; and hen
/ the battle of Gan,ss MIL took place, the people
confidently expected to see our army marched III
there as prisoners. Great was their disappointment
on learning that Mcclellan had escaped then, and
gained position much better than he occupied be-
fore.
The city Of Richmond and lis .nvilors are one
great camp. Father Hagan learned much about the
spirit that aninates the army, and enjoyed oppcr-
! tunites for Judging OF its extent. He says that
merit Is the only avenue to promotion. There are
iue n III the ranks worth large fortunes serving uu-
der officers who have not dollar. Money atiG po-
litica interference are of advantage but militia
! ry knowledge aud skill everything. Father Hdgan.
! who las travelled in the South and formed sorle
acquaintances there, found one of them serving as
private who is quite wealthy. a private IN the
~ nc company was SHOT in of the late battles
! near Richmond. leaving destitute family aud
his wealthy neishbor and colnrade drew his check
for FIVE hundred dollars on a Richmond bank and
presented Ii to. the family The camps about Rict-
n,ond are kept scrupuiously clean, as well az the
streets OF tsa city epidemic pestiience being
feared in consequence of lnassing so many men
/ there. The Most rigid discipline is nan aimed and
/ tie reverend gentleman says that sight of the
troops III and around Richmond would give the
Northern people different idea of the magnitude
Of the Job they have undertaken from that enter
tertained by them at present. They would slso
see the necessity Of going into the contest
with the same united and selfsacriicing spirit that
animates the South, who feel that they strug-
Cling, as they believe, for their very existence.
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHARLES DENNY.
Charles Denny, member OF the S;ckles brigade,
who was paroled at Richmond, has arrived at New
York, and gives a very highly colored "expe-
rience -
As he approached Richmond. the prisoner wit.
messed many of the rebel Notifications. He com.
pared them In appearance to the rebel Notifications
At forktcwn--works erected On high emiren
mounted with numerous heavy guns and supplied
with all the natural aud artificial auxilisriss of
modern warfare. Colonel Brewster, Of his resi
ment; Father Hagau, the chaplain of his
regiment; Captain Burn and Michael Burns
OF company A, of the same regiment were
his fellow prisoners. Colonel Brewster was taken
70 private quarters. Denny remained three dsys
in confinement, and was summoned by al order
from Lieut.. Thomas 7. Turner, G. S. Army com.
lnander of the Libby Hospital, to come to that in
stitution as nurse, on the recommendation OF Dr.
Barruln, Union Surgeon and prisoner, who was
in charge Of the post hospital for prisoners While
here the rebel commander administered parole to
Denny in these words: Charles 7. Denny, you are
now paroed, not to take up arms against the Con-
federate States nor perform any OF the business of
q soldier, until regularly exchanged You are Lere
by released" While in Richmond Denny was per
mitted to so out into the city. He says it wears
hour in the afternoon; every house hospital aud
the people go about the streets wearing very elon
gated and downcast faces The main body of the
rebel army is encamped outside the city. few
regiments only of the conscrpts, performing
Provost Guard duty, are kept within the city
limits. This portion of the rebel troops are repre-
sented motley looking mass of Falstaff fellows
many of them possessing very uninteiigent coun-
tenanees, which betoken their subseryency TO the
rebel taskmasiers Denny had an opportunity to
converse with many Irishmen in Richmond, who
cub r0sa declare their loyalty to the Union and en-
tire Willingness to help ber cause when the oppor.
tunity presents Itself. They style the rebel gov
eminent the biggest despctism in the world
Father Hagan, (before mentoned) of the Second
Excelsior regiment. thinking that. As he was a non.
combatant he was entitled little more leniency
than other prisoners, went 10 General Winder's
quarters and made the request that be might be
allowed to retain his horse. Winder replied. D.
you and your horse you damned ministers come
down hero to raise he'll. lnouid give common
soldier more privileges than yen." Winder finally
modified his tons and granted the request of the
reverend gentleman prisoner.
Father Hagan waspermit.ed to enjoy The hospi-
talities of Bishop Maeill Roman Catholic Bishop of
Richmond as also Father Tissot, another Union
chaplain The latter gentleman was captured.
with one hundred and nifty others, ON the day of
the last battle. Denney saystbere Is young man,
a Union prisoner. who was captured abont eight
months ago, and has been in custody ever since
His name is Isaac Slater, citizen OF Woshng gton,
ID. C., where his parents reside. His father holds
position in ono of the Governmental bureaus This
young man 10 detailed at one OF the hospitals to
take account of the number and disposal as the
highest praise Of Gen. Mcclellan, and hopes that
his Denny's} exchange may soon be eeonsummated,
that he may join his regiment end serve
under that General. He represents this feeling %
general among the Union prisoners ut Richmond.
4 DANGEROUS LADY