The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-28

In his letters, and should the theme permit
the use Of graceful language and approprf.
ate metaphor, 1t 10 equally incumbent uron
him TO lend dignity to it BY their use !; but
must Impress upon the readers Of the Die.
patch that the correspondent cannot be-
brought TO account for any lack of nerve in
our foes or too strict vigilance on the Part Of
our guardians. The Yankees still remain 10
quiet that there 10 little to chronicle. and
whenever An attempt Is made by them 20
land, II IL 90 promptly met. and they back
out 20 precipitatsly, that all tho excitement
Is lost, and the soldiers, who sigh for a dght.
relapse instanter into dull and listless
apathy.
There are many here who seriously wish
that our outposts would permit the landing
of the Hessians. until they had accumulated
sumcient force TO make the Tight interesting,
ana many CT the exempt are prepared to take
the field for days sport whenever the game
| shall be flushed.
Our Georgia boys do not appear to eutar-
tain a. high an appreciation Of the pecu,t.-
honor of the State service in contra d,.t,r.
ton TO the Confederate service as thsv h ~
some time ago, when they elected to rom
In the service Of the State. While the resi
ments in the Confederate army abozt hare
are well supplied In evsry requisite. 1 believe
general complaint has been m ade axain.t III !.
commissary supplies to the State troops xens.
rally, and day I hear that the ladiss nj
savannah have been called into reouisttton
TO make cartridges, the number of thees
being inadequate for any service more than
q few rounds.
On Saturday, tho city was visited By the
distinguished Governor, familiarly known a.
Joe Brown, and no still remains. l under.
| stand his Excsllency had expected that tho
burnside hset wouI assail during this week
his eminent domain Of Georgia, and had 70.
solved to take the field, beside his friend Gen.
walker, to gain his spurs on the battle. field.
Inc governor, 1t must be known. is not a
IaVorite In the Southern &c ton of the State.
and especially is he obnoxious to the CITY of
Savannah. His " financial ability /" il thu
never ending theme Of satire ON the part OF
the Savannah press, and his rare success In
reducing the price Of salt from o. the sack to
$50 and $.5 Is not suffered tc pas quietly
into oblivion.
There appears to have sprung up in ssys.
raj States a few men, who, with exceedingly
limited acquaintance with the general laws
OF trade, with the purpose Of arresting the
growing desire to monopolixe the tranic in q
few Of the necessities Of life, have inaugu-
rated q system very much allied to the
Sumptuary laws. The end desired has never
and can never be attained by any such
method. The supi'y and demand will in.
fallibly rsctify any inequality in prices
and 1t Is Idle to constrain the public, for IL is
the public who is constrained, and not the
merchant, from purchasing any commodity
1t may need from whomsosver may possess it,
I Think the result OF the attempt has been fully
satisfactory TO the people OF Georgia at
least, 70 all that portion who look with a
thoughtful eye to the commercial impor.
lance of tho question without any Individual
interest in the price of bacon. Florida a.
thought proper to adopt q similar System of
prohibition Of export, Of not ono, but many
Of the articles OF daily consumption. The
object sought after, it IL difncult to i'm axins.
IL a State where the consumption Of the
great staples now SO much In demand IN
much larger than the production, and where
the deficit has to be made up by i'm porta-
ton, 1t seems q foolish and vain act Of leeis.
lation to impose restriction upon exports.
But the benefit Of a good example Is not to
be lost, and Florida has fallen In lovs with
Joe Brown a. we'll a. the up-country peo-
pie.
On Saturday night the Federals landed and
fred upon a picket on SkiddawAy Island:
the dre was returned, when the party, con.
sisting Of two boats crews, double quicksd
1t back to their boats, and were OF In no
time. It apparently was a surprise. can
not comprehend how q boats crew could
land and fre upon picket guard before
being detected. It II said that some of tho
pickets were asleep; certainly the Yankees
had suncient time to aim with elaboration,
as seven balls were found In q sma II sapling
contiguous to the fire. The practice Of allow.
ing a fire to the picket on exposed positions is
reprehsnsible, a. it discloses to the enemy
the very fact Of our guard, and In many
instances enables him to evade the vigilance
Of the sentry, II he has not yielded to the in.
huence Of tho nre.
Hive in the hope Of soon having some news
worth writing about and Of reading about
also. IfMcOlsllan is getting his transporta.
ton ready he must b about to try . trip
doyn the Potomac, via Ocooquon and the
batteries at Transport; and things look
lively in Kentucky, and may prove that
general advance is at hand. trust it may
not be failaciops, for bslieye we are ready
to meet the advance at any place. Stone
Wall Jackson has been quite busy in Morgan
and Hampshire, and has. by your latest &C.
counts, cleaned out tho YANKEES from that
section. am especially pleased that Rom.
have held upon 1t 20 long.
Ihavs spoken Of many items Of news about
but have failed hitherto to give
you An account Of the insurgents hest |
which the gallant veteran Commodore Tat.
nall has handled 20 long and 20 we'll. It lies
below At or near Fort Jackron, and only
rarely comes mp TO town except when the
Commodore 10 here and In command. The |
nag ship Savannah has seen some service, |
especially in the Port Royal affair. whence.
through the ignorance alo ne Of the Yankee |
she was allowed TO make her way to |
this city through the creek, which is now On. |
ttrely in their hands. Since that time the |
flax ship Savannah and. hsr consort, the Reso- |
lutte, have offered battle to the Federal gun |
boats ON several occasions, and have In othsY |
Instances come upon them 20 suddenly ~ to |
put thsm TO flight xith marked speed. It 10 |
uaid about this city that the Hsssian navy 10 |
afraid Of the small Meet, |
which the gallant OommodoTe has raised up |
from nothing, Or rather less than nothing, |
since only the poorsst.spscimsn Of river craft |
suld b found here.
1t IL = marvel that they have wlthstood - |
much - they have, not only In the constant
and unrsmittsd service. but the frequent 1t. |
tacks Of the enemy, all their Efforts having |
proved abortivs. It II . stirring sight 70 - |
he hsst In motion With The gun. hosts - tow,
procssdtng Down the river with strong cur.
rsAs and GOOD Asad oSstssm. aAoagA not -
lpposinS - tks QpttAsGu review the Rri-
tish NAvv, ~ IL % Z soarcS Il irratf1eation