Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-13

SlOh OF THE NEG AOk.S-fS1hANdE XIV MI AIlON.
The FortI, ~ Monroe correspondent of the New YOk
Herald writes to that paper iolows under date Of
May 2eh
Times are charged here Everything is changed
Toe people changed. Even The poor African" is
char ged He who was meek and owly then, is now be-
me sauey and impudent, and their insults are ire
q lent thai We begin TO look upon them as necessary
evil. From ell appearances In q few weeks more
| poor child OF hi0pa" at Old Point Comfort will
be better than any man in Boston. Bat is this not
war for the walton Of ecoored race and why should
VIC thus feel of ndsdS Il not Brother Wilder work
ing for the elevation OF the race Does not Brother
Wilder sleep In the same house with the colored bro
theirs sod sisters and eat az the same table ~ih the
dear cOlorei sseis Why should not DO the SAM
Alas for US; bu, TO use commCh expression,
"cans sse Il in that light" Life here at present to
intosrable What will be in a ies weeks TO come -
You live mex, to the dead and dyng; eat the mis-
cradle lamb ram ham and beet day after day, week al
ter week and month after month; seep anywhere and
evsrySheFt; continually in con with ugger5 and abo
ltonisls-sad vet this s called life Ttauk heayen the
Hsrrrnac is blown up. | guess the Flag Officer would
say ameu TO thai.
We hud the following in the some letter:
TIE following intelligence has Just bsen obtained,
which if true will cause sensStioa throughout the
tire North. The Oodn,sI and success OF the afAr are
well worthy better Il appears tina. for some
time past bark has lain anchor Cape Henry,
and by the supposed honest in enoGs of her captain,
che has been allowed remain there until she coulO
communicate with her owners or !nsisuees Bu. the
sequel tina: a. honest suit may cover cool ano
caicJ All villaia.
b. some means a number of contrabauds have been
iiduceo dsiy TO 90 down to work this vessel bu IL
no instance have they been alw to return. Vessels
bringing carges here have bsen the means employed
brc them 10 the bark after their rgces were landed So
cell plsnned has the whole slir BEEN that pic
have arts in the minds Of any one not the nsva
officers whose duty tits TO watch every description OF
craft The fagship lay all this time where she ought 10
have such TRANSACTIONS but they are said TO have
taken place in tie rght, there IL therefore, some
cuss for them. Taos; things have been going unI
go Of Brother WideT's f1cE were safely on board
OF lh SLAYER and last night amid the storm and rain, she
went out TO Her movements led 20 eLqliries and
alter she got fairly away come OF the lGcs leaked on
learn that the et gunboAt WAmsuta has been sent
in search Of her. and 1t is hoped that she viii overtke
and brlrg back the s4 sad her valuable cargo tor
most of tho cohtrsbsnds taken are 'srrightly ads
gorth in Cuba from $500 20 81 200 each. u course
can learn nothing from navel officers in regard TO this
strange affair, officer high in rank assuring US thai
"thCir mouths were called in reference TO naval ntcl
gsnce Of any kind" Thus are left in gnorsnc" OF
the ull and true cs o. this high handed stealing
sTIr The question that naturally arises is shere wa
| the North A anlc blockldiug squadron WhA: next
may We expect, ard where mex. mutt We look for al
enemy
strict watch will now DO kept on all vessels in this
vicinity but ills like many other things done-dOno too
lite.
SIR PEEcr WTsDHAx-Iu the report of Gen. jack
some cent successes N the Valley mention Is made Of
he eap,urs BY AsbbYs cavalry OF au Eoglish B,ronr'
"Sr Percy Worden" Colonel in LnColns army Of sub.
iusatiou The true name Of The prisoner ia SIR Pgicy
Wyudhlm. lie born in th2 East dies where his
father who was Colonel 10 the Bcl.sh amy, for
msny ysars 10 the service OF the Honorable Fast ludia
Comp n.y." His son Vas IN the Austrian aIrnv rs Cap
tin OF OAvary Tor eight On the breaking out oil
tb, Ta1i,p orst he
o. or Ems ue, and distinguished himself a Sol
ferirO and Magenta. he landed at Palermo wish Gen.
Gtribad aud fought with sore credit to himself through
the Gillian and Italian war, up 10 the hnai expulsion OF
Francis H. from Gasta. These facts We bav5 from
Coloae under Gsrb,di whc served with the prisoner,
and who has oug been in the military service OF our
q 7ernnenL The officer in question represents 'Sir
roy Wyndham," 10 be qlite handsome fellow, with
Van DYKE style Of te1iutes, Light mar and beard, ald
oi com Gion, and ABOUT thirty % yees5 OF age
lie says the B.ronet came TO the United Sstes mere
military sdven urer, and avaiod Of by Lncoln Who
gave him the command OF fine cavalry regiment. The
rovir Ensshmsn can now add to his experience, some
thing Of fs in Southern military prison.-Dsp7teh
PATRIoIrsu.-Llst Sunday morning the streets Of
II juston sere filed with coIA citing rumors. Aoomb-
AFdment Of Galveston expected before night. Our
readers are GWAro that Armstrong Brother have new
four story iron font building Sland one OF the
facet there Both brothers are in the service. william
vas mere and Thaddeus at the leland. We saw the hr
II the telegraph Cfice here We asked 10 look at The
message he was sending down. 1t read az follows
Hoist ths Southern flag the top OF the building, and
| let her rip How many vessels
"Whnt do you say about it - said the writer to Col.
TIP Walker yesterday. he replied, "All am worth in
the world 10 G,lysstou hope it will be destroyed
fore the enemy get il. sent down yesterday and
knocked hole the bottom of my cl5tern. They snail
not have az much a cup Of water from me to rave
them"
We could relate hundred remarks ike these tha; go
TO show the sprt OF the q ant of Galveston who