The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-15

GENERAL COMMENTS.

6bNtkAi tpNNtNi-.
The rebels ore in great want Of nrrr'. Tha
Colonel oi ,rinauCr, at kichmond, 1ttcTtscs
that his department is dcs.ruus oi yurDhasjns
arms from those parties having good doul.c
barrel shot guns, sporting rifles, ur ANY kui rf
wenI Ions that will w. useful in the field. Agents
heretofore collecting state arms for the Depart
men - requested to collect aud forward these
lriNat, arms a. tumptly rs pO. sillc.
y gentle man who re, ntlv l'it Echmond says
that provisions are at famine prices and %. NJ II
TIC fJor arc ~ a s',Ur.ay codl,ho1. Tie wcaita-
icr Ivlcls refuse generally to extend thcm ordi-
mar, charities, aud cases oi Grcall sui'criug
ani dcslitu'ion are reported, especially IA the
families Of rebel soldiers. Men once noted for
their !. crdlitv are engaged in all sorts of dis
honorable sicculatiuns. IH'P"Pc h.r, aD hfc
Of finding n, c,ty against u, I,IJR fruajs
dHI took IN Il spt,d snircHir az c,ItaH. II Is
tie ~addcst and dr,aticst city on the globe. On
all sides are witnessed want anl squald power
". sclnshuc.s aui will dch,urlcrv.
Tie Richmond traders are pr,piriug TO " shut
up shop before the lnNhccs enter. AZ Icy are
"dcad broke and never intend TO pay their
Norhorn dcAts, they are now only eager To
real % what they can, while there IL chance
lcit upon their oil stock. Tho Rchmond In
ANI>iW saws
The present week will hc sigualiycd in the fu-
turc q, Richmond ~ Tie great w,'t = cur' 'Ts.
| a larger amount ot property, greater number
OF stocks oi merchandise and creator ,uric. of
goods have uccn sid at auction during tie present
week in Richmond than hns ever been k""wn
during the same time la the history nj the Ciiy.
| III. cil,,t, of course. has been 10 rHoe grtiir
nvRler ct ror,s 1fhs nrN chiss. her f!'Orc iffd
| ing hDHs,s ia their several departments OF t.sei
than WIS ever known tl clo . IN u single wcDk.
Al ere oftlcsc auction sncs butter sold fer
! u - per pound.
Tho Proves, Mar hal co,nrlnius the, Rich
moud is tho grand depot for the reception of all
/ tlc sc1undr.ls In the tuntcl,racy. There arc
! probably over one hundred men at Large,
ovaiing search, WHO have joined several com
pnrics ami taken the bounty, hr.iltS 'c!'Hy
| t,m-,l,o a> .u'. '.stiiutss-advcnturc from nll
| plrts ol tic toniisirrIcv.
The high price Il pro, sicns" is given rs n
reason VII, the IL. luNL prisoners still ia
| Eici moni should ho nt once released. 1t seems
as it the boys cuntriYr to learn all "t the lHir-t
new, a.. they ar IN ir-' rate spirit The ht'h-
/ npul Is ,M'STR saws; Tie pro pc,t ci =
u ely tclc..c had the wost cN'il'uraiing ct-
cc' on tho inmates Of the Libby prison. Wien
We passed the building, last evening the prison.
ets were eintiug AMI Nli tiiug like u cage iul
of mp,kug hirs. lauaor Doodle was, oicnlt'e,
the 'tVofiic mclusiN.
Tic a,nc patcf las Tie following chur''sli
paragraph Wa learn that Colonel tufccruu,
NOW conincd IN rri on here. ha~ been appointed
to lucrative government office IN Ntw ulA,
his wiir TO receive b.. salary during IN, imprl--
oumeut. ", VyJu,s Ms has ban g'rE 6or-
co'm ~ ds,p Jor has gnuiyIiOl 10 t.c i"'oH
cpuse.
| Tie Richmond papirs declared before tic
evacuation ui orktuwn, that the safety ui iith-
mond depended upon two cuntng"nc.w --ih"
holding ut Yorktown nlsuiiat Met itliIn, Hnd the
prevention hy the MrrrirIac, uf Federal gun
hua,s cut"Ins and pJ. lux up the James li,,r.
One paper said. that shu,li the Mrrr,mac hc
overcome In regular ,uwhHt, or IN accident
cause her destruction. IL, hmuua is ut once ap-
proichable 10y runbo,is, under AN attack from
which 1t il PERFECTLY uut,uahlc and iuictcnsihlc
! hy Land iurrca. Oar numerous lp'tciir~ uu Tie
bank, of thc river, experience Ina shown, ntc
rly hcHpthlc of icaiirE OF the cn'my's
bud4 II two vessels codld run tho gauntlet at
! two form .aulr forts on the lower Mississippi,
and entire miles Of batteries on IL banks, -urulN
| il would hu madness to place any reliance upon
similar, ard We have no doubt, interior dviaucus
on thr James
Tie Richmond pisrArcII or the 9Th snys
II has been deemed advisable, in ease nccc. -ity
] should arise for tie destruction II the mHhiuio-
! tur.d .uhaccu now stored in thi- city, that II
should ali be- gathered together in certain Irr-
srtiucd warehouses, - that It's tc tructiuu nj VI
certainly bon slf,d # Nc are ever 20 unluCty ~
: to lave "A visit from the Yankee N1nIils. Nh"n
This cour,c was determined on, all owners wcr,
uu'iiiri that they could remove their tuhluto
from thc city hut would not he p"imi,l'l to
surc4d 1t about IN small lots iur the purIu.c ol
4 IL here AMI cNu,ms the ur''ttsir i'
! il. Yr,t,rday \, islmt Provost Marshal Al y.
AM, rdii.cl "A lot oi il iu b. seized which Wa
ho.u.. distributed M the Wrpng wy.
4 letter from Menu his 10 he l,ic'Imond bi--
PAIcu siys; N1lyhs is N u state otPUur
Eryp nd man. ahJ .,ip ,io 20 cois.V,HfIy rN
lbs y.ftorR mt f,sts, is Gotrty N. c'ty u7I M
, k0'! r.H dr his gl,k and AG"s The d'rmt
. ~, ,rt.lt! wlhH fIpr NJ FIRE "ig'. fog'''br-
dh ,iop.y a. uahfs uHd h,Ipg D. 5,is,d by sco,,s
Many merchants have ciu-cd their stores rather
IA ursfbt iI - Iu.fts Tor tl tftHr4r.