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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21
SHALL THE VIRGINIA LADIES BUILD A GUN.
BOAT!
RICHMOND, March 20, 1862.

To the Editor Of TIE Wig:
Yons article this morning, The Ladies and the War"
is so highly complimentary to my sex, that am induced
TO ask why may not should not the women of Rich
mond nAugurae AFlin tor building gun-bOat to assist
n the deisnes Of our city against ruthless invaders
The women of Virginia have never fallen behind the
very foremost in deeds Of sefsacrGce and DEVOTION
We mus. not forf,i; our WeLearned fame. The women
Of Alibama, South Carolina and Georgia must not
eclipse Us. Therefore, propose that commence at
cuce to rAe fund to build least one gun boat either
at this point or Norfolk to be called the Richmond"
and for beginning, propose to give fifty dollars.
VIRGINIA.
Ps-If this movement is thought well Of, the money
will be ready at any time.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21

The famous bl, unEao1a individual, Sio discovered
the q1'u,y Of dirt that each mao Is doomed eat
mi'sa s to be peek would bs voted an Old fcGsy in
thoss ts,, time a; "Frst Cas- Hosls" The phiio,o
ph,rs, vho made the invaluable aud comforting dscov
cry, aa, there IS no such thing n nature as 6h ara
much more in vogue They quoted on all occasion
as ialSle authorities and their precep,s prActc ,ly
enforced a. al pablo tables and wish vror worthy
OF imitation By the Navy Department. TIE old fssh-
ion,d roons OF cleanliness utterly exploded and
vii only be remeubr ed by future generations the
eoclrtrci,ies Of aaiiquA:sd and CFotchelty people
Cean cups and slueers clean knives and forks clean
plates aud dishes clean tsbl, cloths, clean vicusl, vii
al De Ouinslgibs phrases th- inma'el Of the First
CI,s for men have distGot idea Of that which
they nsvsr 'aE, Of which they never heard, and Of
which they have no kloslslye.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21

sOue OF TIC North Carolina papers are very free and
cslsOrous 10 tier comments Gen. Branch, Who com.
Giandsd AZ NeHbern He is Slii to be wanting in mil
AIRY experience and has NJ capacity for military c1m
m4u5; and this vas known Ehoa he appointed.
Who's fAult is TIM? We fear We shall suIsE from the
sane cause IN many other pieces.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21
TIE FIGHT AT NIWBERN.

The Raleigh papers bring US no further particulars
than those already published. All accouas now agree
tina. our losses we're at 6rss greatly exaggerated The
whole number killed, wounded and prisoners, Is said,
will not exceed 800. The Register says:
We do not know whether there 10 purpose to make
stand at knston, where our troops are rsllyng. We
sincerely hope tha, there is such purpose As IL is
manf.sy our policy concentrate troops at points
on tie Wilmington aud Weldon Railroad, where, BY
means Of the trains rsiuforo'ments can be rapidly
thrown from pout to another Tnis railroad 10 now
emphstically the backbone ct the State IL btss The
same relation this sAs that ths Baltimore and OHIO
Railroad bears TO Maryland, and IL ID OF infinitely more
value TO the Confederate ssatas than any other
Railroad within their territory, inasmuch a. II tue
Yankees get possession OF it, all connection
with Vrgiu.. will he cut off, while the Raleigh and Gas
ton, and the North Carolina Railroads will ba parayIa.
This road then, must be defended, ne matter what the
cost may be. To do this lie indispensable that We
shall not fritter away strength and demoralI, our
troops by unsuccessful to defend points OF com
paraively minor Importance. Let every man that can
be rallied BE- posted oa the line Of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad.
Burnsids's n.Yi point Of attack will be Wilmington,
as he wss overheard at Roa,eks Itsnd BY an nelli-
gent servant Of Of ccers after the csP'ure Of
that place 10 say thst he would fret move from that
point upon Sswburn, and then upon Wilmington. lis
therefore the policy Of troops at Wilmington to save
Whatever stores they can dssr5y rhst theyteanot
remove, and then abandon the town. We cannot make
succsssul resistance against the enemy with his ship
pio e and to Gtteupro ress, him is only TO foossly
OF poss the lives and liberties Of our mep.
The bi,boro, N. C) Recorder, Of "Wednesday, says
I've pieces of Bremi artillery are saved, all other
pieces we're lost Latham Lost sir.y horses, and all bis
ueu missing except eighteen; Brem lost twenty four
horses and nine men killed and wounded. The COM
MAIDS Of L.e and Sssn we're not much engaged, but
ordered to retreat after Geu.re vas lest The re-
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21

within tbs CITY, then VII spare a. the p,os Tor thsir
COLLIN sroKRs Pe.st
WV n BArLEY Ssoy.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21

or SIT Of men, They ara The bone aad sssv Of this gooi
ED State They have forsaken wives and children, SET
vAas and homes. and they ssnng up With mind
aud one heart 70 meet the enemy Of their peace and 70
dive back the onconing food Of inv,sieu. They
coming Up In earnest ready to lend cheerful obedescs
and cords. cooperation In all measures Of public d.
fence. But unto that shcer, State or Confederate,
Who unmndful Of the duty be himself or country,
shall seek 10 impcss upon these men wanses,sayy bar.
isns shall seek 70 make them the OF jscu Of hdicsle
or osntsmpt. Such course may provoke the laughter
Of fools TO crafty the Visions and the prsju.
diced Of light heads and lighter hsarts but ,ush
course will in the end rouse storm OF Indignation that
will sweep the guilty psrpetritor Of 90 advssd PRO.
oedurs into condition OF AFFECT pity and absolute dis.
grace.
The necessity that has induced the call for the nts
ID an extraordinary The State ID threatened With
sstjug.tion. Every citizen 10 expected 10 cone forth
this hour But no citxen expects that fer bis coming
forth be 10 to be made the butt Of fools jssrs or tic
subj %. OF Q knsve's vii The tines and the dangers
ffoun upon such idea. whether volunteers or nli-
10, We and must be one ct ths tine. The history
Of the Jews and their squabbles when Jsruslsn vas
Inv tt-a, should prove warning nov, and that mar,
who 10 90 deficient in intellect be must be dsbassd In
feeling 10 reflect upon because he nilitisnap,
Is net Only foe 10 the South, but dsSraes 10 human
lily. Let encourage the militia, they are good men
and true and In TIE comr hyht b,svs they ill DO
their work quite ~e-ihcugh perhaps not ssfcisn-
fihcally as he twelve month";. volunteers They may
ack the training bat word for H. they have 70, the
p,usk.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21

CIsULLrrrs RESULTING FROM THE EVACUATION ~ Co.
Euusus Tho special correspondent Of the N o. C,a.
cent in Lis letter from Island No TO- descriptive Of the
sv.custion Of CoiupLu, By the Confederate forces,
says;
regret TO mention ssvera, cuu,ldes connected sitn
tho evacuation II dsmoUni'g oas Of The big gas Oh
the bluff very heavy circular piece OF iron vas thrown
over 10 roll down tue waters edg, srucks party
OF four soldiers bsow kliTs ard seriously rjuhrg
the Others. I cid not learn their names
Tea guns saissous smnuniiion 81 S'ewars Points
Coupee Artillery we'd down in large barge On
the way, the barge sprung leak and oniy tho MOTT
desperate pumping and bIing by he men keeps II ahos
An Il was nearly everything in the large barge vas CUB
merged, and the ammunition destroyed The guns,
believe, have all been got cut.
whilst the mo- Of the battery WIS working at the
subnerged gus Thursday ngat, o1e OF them slipped
oyerbosd rea ihe barge He could not swim; and the
sSift current carried him away struggling In the water
and ,houtir e. Ssurs MOL SIuvs MOL He went unets
oucky and before aid could reach him. This Vas pr
y.te Frank Sel,k youRg man well known and much es-
teamed in New Orleans kere his father resides. The
accident greatly disrts'sd the company, who loved bin
sell
Last might, the government steamer Prince sunk in
thu river not far from this place She vent de- sn sud
dsnly and hal she been in shallow water ct the tine
some lives woud have been lest Blu, sNe was loaded
with very large 10. OF ammunition from Columbus and
as she sunk her boiler deck the whole Of ii was lost
This was too bad
The boys though they didn't relish the fall back from
Columbus are working with great energy az ever ct
this place As write tonight their long and loud 20
hesve woes are to be hoard they tug at the big guns
by the llshG Of bb Eisg brssh fire.
We expect lively tines soon-ei!her an attack or an
other fall back After having 10 svscuste Columbus
nothing can sstonish US. We are rapidly oScom'ns
s,oIid. or iudif.rcn. TO the couTss OF things
Tax NLrtA.-The Fredericksburg Recorder suen'u
the following we,msd aud confederate observations In
resp,ct to the Militia Of the Commonwealth;
,irhe call for the Militia nov that IL has been rid Of
the objectionable features Of which IL was compisn,d
vi demonstrate TO che North that the people oil The
south ara terribly Ia earnest aud mean to rally by their
a. and turn GU In their defence in any NUMBER and
viii patriotic, defiant spirit that will eficusly roll
back the asu-ttou Of treason and reps, tie charge OF
disloyal,y which venal press and hosts people have
too willingly asserted Those vso are DOW qiiiinE
their hom,s in the loW lands and the valleys IN the
mountains and tn, fs'ns Of Old Dominion, are men, In
every sense OF the word No coward hearts nor craven
sor q have kept them back And nothing save patriot
I'm ana public duty could have brought them forth -
They are not Puppst. Of the caprice Of any man
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21

TaCeRRKsPoNpENTs.


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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-21
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

TuYGiDAr, March 30, 1862.
The Senate was called to order at II O'Clock, A. n.
the President in the Chair.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
FROM NORFOLK.
Prom %, Special Correspondent.

Prom %, Special Correspondent.
NORFOLK, Va, May Is, 1862.
Gen. Wool came up from Old Point to-day, q,
yesterday for the purpose of giving bis personal at
tention 10 matters Of Importance in this interesting
portion of bic command and among other things 10
meet Committee Of the Common Council, growing
ont Of the following action Of that body:
"Cy Norfolk wit: At joint. Of the Select
and Common Councils held May TO- 1862 the following pre-
snb e AMI resolutions were adopted, viz
Wheres oSicia Communication has been received by
che Mayor Of the y from Mai Gen Huser announcing that
the troops which formerly defended th. shborhood
been where By order ofths Government and that
having OF defending the city, he turns the
charge o. he Mayor and its civil oicers therefore
hesoiess .,- Grpt. james Cornck and G. VI. Rowland,
ESQ PIesde and tCePrssidn OF the Select Council aud
b. Whitehead snd q. Il Comp. PfesideDt and Vce.Pr-si
eda Conme cooperate with the Mayor IA confering
e the FEDERAL Military Commander and assuring him that
IeSDcs can or viii 10 made to the occupation Of the
~ ~ e United States forces but that the citizens expect
protection to peIsOns end property during such
fosef That the Committee proceed forthwith To the
sse"sse 'i TIE duty gned them.
L. b. bOuoHTON. Clerk Of Councils.
Zen. WOOL was waited On at the beadonarters of
Oen wee ny all the above-named Committee. with
the exception of the Mayor who was 30 III an TO pre
clude bis doing 30. Gen. Wool stated tb., tbst Le
fore deciding on tie pocyhe should pursue be would
wish TO know whether they and their Constituents
held allegiance 10 the Federal or the so.calI.A O.
iederaie Government. II TO the former. :, wonId
give him great pleasure 10 extend TO them sr ;ts
PFs'ec'ion, and open the port aud ,be ei.y 10 the
New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
FROM CINCINNATI,
Democratic Resurre ctionisfs nj Wcrk in
the West-Pugh.

CIScIssArI, o., M,y u. 1862
Last NIGHT the grave OF Sham Democracy in this
city was disturbed by resurrectionsis. The corIse
was brought out by coucsye at Greenwood Hall,
in this city exhang fearful odor Of that species OF
LIQUID which She lsst Democratic President affected
and indorsed in advertisements, mingled with a
touch Of the porkopolitan slaughter-hour. friend
a. NY elbow explained that the corpse preserved
in that kind Of spirits. The stencil las filled the
city all day.
One D. Christy, Of Christy's Minsirels, presiled.
He tried to be grave, but had not been speaking
long before be evidently imagined himself to be
cracking jokes with Bonee," aud went on in a
very funny vein. Among other goaks" got oG by
ID. G. was this
''Bu, why call upon the Democratic rariy ~ al other
tber country e IL ther nj hi for the protection
Of the Constitution. wben tie Executive OF the Nation ssnd'
eiged 10 iis msinteuance'
viii answer tl- question The President Is tammele ed
in his action 9y lhs Aboon wing OF b, tay lG., rns
and in turn Republicans lad support their osnddss
for Congress When the Southern nenber'-in heir mo.
div Go Congress. the Aneioais wrre ioit "a o sscen
m,.5, Of sbo.bI1g s.yrry and ia Ibis they arc .us.
t.ned BY the Anti Slavery Press and ths pulpit poiti
cians'
But | caunot dwell long on Christy. | surrnise D..
stands for dull in Cbristys name. | fancy the Mn
s,res found him too heavy a load to bear.
hasten to Pugh.
When the old.ne corpse was stirred fully by the
said d. c., and Icy the introduction of the preamble
and resolutions Of the Intervention 81 DEM, League
Of New-York, the audience naturally gave vent
TO its sensations in general pughl
To the surprise OF many Of us who had joined in
this ejaculation, it was responded to by the Hon.
George u. (pugh ,
Now this Honorable whose name delicacy iorbids
me unnecessarily 10 repeat is somewhat different
character from any you have in New.York. He 10
not 30 sly as the Woods, be s not so much of 80.
phist as Lunt he il Mt such fool the Dayton o.,
representative, whose name, consideration for the
quantity of type in TnE TRIBUNE office prevents my
giving but the nature of our man il absolutely and
fully represented i'll his name, PuSh! Wherever
this man speaks one gets a perception OF Sweden
borg's EXcrementary llels.
You know it has become proverbial in Boston,
that when fellow had projec. of burglary or
murder on hand he always inquired carefully rs to
Rufus Choates state Of health; but in Cincinnati, if
II man contemplates aiding treason he inquiries
whether the Hon. George +. is in the city and in
good condition. When the Rev. Mr. IIough went
into that Ine Pngh got him of; aud so has he got
every mau of charged with treason, for he seems TO
have bargaiDed with some Zamjel for free shot"
New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
w,rLc,.-Pen,ybiIv Telegraph.

Al
OssEGo. Msy l6-FIorE Ia n derA'e , semana 1--WE
Si75 fig fancy from Spiirg Nleat "trr "tnrir ~ cs.S,
demand aud u a. kst better safe -gO pnsL ~ -. r.os.
81 ~ go bu.h fair Csosda : lfi bOp oua "a ~
Club 9le s9o bgsh. No. thcaio sprlg slc Sl.e
Al 9lc D. .Oj bush No Sc. 90 eush tIine W ~. 81
.eo.t CoAS rather better; seles itVo olsn A. az,
liDeia ale 300 bu,h al 1,c. Oouso, us =, .,riye
R,E IN Ae.snd, sales zoo bush canada, o2. iypogf,
O,h,r Grain. aniet FRRi6urs lrrhaisec Lahs 80 Rys
Il gSs bbls Flour II $40 bush NhesI 1o. iSeo ou.a
kxpoRr.--!O 3oa bbl.. Flour . 90 bah. "He~' ~
Com. Z, so bach. Barley. ,r,.r. sales Of {, se
AnA>y Nav l6-More doug ia Wash a. In bsr
bu,h Nhit. Michissn shos Al : 30 wv S,,. trrra
a, ~ 35t B 2O0 ba,h Red S.ste. sr'at w ia bs,.
RYE gJie OArs dull aud shade esser' 80 "a .soi,
- ale CoRS-salrs g. 81 hush. Old Nss''' 80 a. Ola u
:, ene . o gg 10 new do in lot. at Sa'sc. 80 6ee
%, B,nlE, -2o0J hush. STATE ,. 80. gnn bGs1
III Is,,5, Fat 10 arrive. on Tr,as Trs -, d. glc
W- NJ, ~ gs. WHIsSi-s<-' wv opls "S lolat,
W. o," Nav i6-FLOCR mictNe' ana A'''s
pi ~ ,.iu' holding back ,,- ~, -, S,d 3is.
holders o. H. I6-kLorK duL Wheat aaei :, ~
'ni' s"o, s,J sja Re for No ? CoKS active; ssr osf
iof ~. :, "a mixed in store BscsPfs-SSp 90, -
ssic iS i'h Wheat Ii2O00 bush Iorp shiPsfNlsro ror.
s,,v'' u'an- sI0O bush Wheat, 10000 oasa,
pos gi,Ts iuactye EIchsnge aud Gold eDeHaysw wssAr
rhhss@..sEE MAY l6-FLor X la better ces.soo a "a
~ - sir for No l. and 1bc. for No. ks'hlra1 a. M,
IT, IT,, Elour 600 bush Wheat. ssiPstN'-s''
piour 2Os 400 bush. Wheat. kAsi6hTs unehanseH
New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
NEW-ENGLAND SOCIETY.

A meeting Of this Society was held last night d
the Fif,h-Avenue Hotel for the purpose Of making
arrangements for the reception of Com. Foote upou
his arrival in this city. Judge BosYEY ws called
to the chair. Committee, consstic Of the follow
ing gentlemen, was appointed By the chair for The
purpose Of carrying out The objects of the meeting:
Gen. p. NJ. Wetmore, J.Wsdsworth, Connec'icu!,
the Rev. +. vinton and Nehemiah knight Of Rhode
Islaud, the Rev. Samuel Orgood and j. Green Pear
son Of Massachusetts,, Major J. A. Pollen and JOha
Paine of Vermont, Chas. A. Peabody and Jeremisa
Burns Of New Hampshire the Rev. r. Hitchcock
and VIM. II. Fogg OF Maine, Col. j. ii. Ainy
Agent OF Connecticut; Col. Frank +. Howe, Agent
OF Massachusetts, and Dexter A. Hawkins Agea
Of Maine. =,
A letter was read from Stetson e. Co., rendering
the ho.pitalites Of the Astor House 10 the Comus
dore during Iii. stay in the city.
Gen. WETMoRE, in a brief speech, highly eulog1sed
Com Foots. Hs WIS fol llowed by the Rev. Dr. Us
GOOD, who thODght a series of jgnkettngs were not
the proper method 10 which to receive = hero. CON.
Foote was one OF the old Putnam stock and Be
thought that some testimonial should be offered, 10
which all citizens could take part.
DIR. HITcHcocK suggested reception az the
Academy of Music, ard supper TO their guest.
Prof. L,RSED thought that the Commodorei
m0Iesty WOuiu prevent blI ascepliix ANY utiOu-
s,ralion alone, aud he suggested tbat Capts. Bailey
and Bog1. lie included in the entertainment.
Dr. HircHcocK wished TO ada Com. Strlngham 10
tie list.
Mr.. ELLIOT SHEPPARD remarked that the retept
mt the Academy of Music for the benefit Of Psrsoa
Browuow had amounted 10 "A considerable sun, oas
as Commodore Foote was not in want OF rnouey, be
might be induced u accept demonstration L tne
proceeds were to 20 to some charitable obIect-say
Tor the relief OF the wounded soldiers.
AT the suggestion Of Gen. WErMoaE, the CHAIR
made a short speech, and acquiesced in the sasges
ton that the receipts OF the demonstration DO nsce
available foe some charitable purpose.
The meeting then adjourned. Subeequenty, inc
Committee met and appointed Judge Bonny, Chas.
Gonld, Gen. Welmore, DR. Osgood, and Prf Hlicn'
cock, as Subcommittee TO confer with Commodore
Foote ~ TO what kind OF reception he would S'
cept, and in what manner it should be carried oa.
IL was stated by Mr.. Gould that difga,cn bad
been received from Cleveland, ONO, at The AsNt
House, on Friday morning, from the Commodore,
stating that he was qnite i'll, and woul( be oobsed
to remain 10 that eitys day or TWO for repOse AID
IecuperatloD.
New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-17
FROM PHILADELPHIA,
DisloyaI Spirits About-A New City Danger
-specters of the War-Now-SOrk Ma
chines-Tbe Ironsides- emoval Of the
Canada Feelings aud Hopes.
From Our Own Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, May l5 1852.
There ID q restlese and uneasy caba OF spirits here,
doing all they can but accomplishing but little to-
ward embarrassing ths Government in its pulverisiDg
advance against the rebellion They are all known,
as well their rendezous, what they say, do, and
contemplate. They were old tools Of Buchanan,
from whom they naturally coalesced with Breckin-
ridge and are now affiliated with the so-called Con-
seryatves in Congress. Some Of them are splitting
out the virus Of their sympathy with rebellion under
cover Of pamphleteeling on the habeaS corpus in
which vocation they say little Of habeas corpus as
may be, but launch out in rdicue Of the President
the war, aud the Administration generally. About
fifteen Of these pamphlets have been published here
already, most OF them by members of the bar made
idle by the times, and some few by good men quite
outside of the Breckenridge ring The game thus
started by Mr.. Binney has afforded convenient
cloak for sympathisers who found our sturdy Jour
malls closed against them. But this cabal is power
lees for evil IL inds 10 sympathy In the true Dem
ocIacy, which turns from A. with undissembled oaib
ing. Yet Its existence was TO be expected, Tor all
tie world cannot agree. But these men will shake
of t,e odium OF tner disloyay only when The grave
shall have covered them.
The horrors Of the battlefield have been brought
suddenly TO our very doors within week past.
LODg lines OF weary, sick, and wounded soldiers
have wound their painful way through the streets
some limplug upon canes ana crutcher, some band
aged up about The arms and head, and all bronzed
by the Southern sun. Poor, suffering fellows!
How the heart ached at seeing these cavalcades 20
by, 10 rendezvous IN hospitals, or be distributed
among friends. Some pale AID weak with typhoid,
some emaciaed by diarrhea, ali worn aud weather
beaten. These are the sau,e heroic men who
marched gayly through streets year ago to join
the army, since which they have gone through suf.
ering and danger too feariully stamped upon their
rauut and hollow cheeks The contrast between
heir stalwart bearing then, and their broken
,latoons now, ID most painful. They bring the
misery which this rebellion has caused TO very
ioors. No spectacle III our midst has been so well
o. alaed " unite Us ~ ihe dswWd for vengeance