Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-17

great force, aod say that there Is but little doubt that
jackson is threatening to attack our forces at Waterloo.
A despatch from Washington says that John Reisher,
a German, from Richmond, who was captured by the
Federal pickets, has been released on taking the oath
The following prisoners Of war had Just been sent in by
Dol. Robinson, Of s gels corps:
Charles Z. Cogen, Seventeenth Virgins; William Z.
Davis, Seventeenth Virginia; Frederick Ehsrd, Seven
teenth; Va; John W. Brady, Seventeenth Va Thomas
6. Palmer, first Virginia Cavalry; G. y. Hand, First Viz
giniA Cavalry; II. W. Skinner, Government Agent Of the
Rebels; Captain Pippins, OF Richardson's Virginia Regi
mont, were cent to the Old Capitol Pri,on.
The sats prisoners sent there also ars, James w. Ri
der, L. D. Hall, William Brown and &. B. O'Brien.
Seven wounded rebel soldiers arrived hers to-day from
Alexandria, and we're sent TO the hospital OF The old
Capitol P.isor. A. n. Gray, Forty.sighth Alabama, and
John Tyler, sscesh citiz ,ns cent BY Captain Rsyborn,
from Leesburg, were COL led there also.
Rev. DR.. Hawks, the celebrate, d Episcopal Divine, is
now the rector Of Christ Church, Baltimore, and lie
growing into great favoritism. A letter from there says
His church is crowded to ovsIh,wing. He breaches
| only one sermon 9 week. His oratory aud elegance are
ofa peculiarly impressive character. Very many a 9
drawn away from other congregations TO Mar him. de
does not touch politics 10 the polpii, but it Is pretty we'll
understood MS sympathies are Southern. This may a..
count 10 some measure for the large audiences.
Rev. Dr.. B,rrien, for many years rector Of Trinity
Church, Now York, died on the It'll inst.in the 10 year
Of his age. It Ia said Of him tina. he probably married
more men and women, and baptized more children, In
bis day, than any other Clergyman In the Usitsd Stat q.
Thomas oollysr, a celebrated shlpbuilder, died sud
| denly at Sing Sing, New York, on the It'll.
Commodore O. K. Sribling hIl been ordsred to the
command of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, in placs Of
Commodore Pendergrast, deceased.
O.. G. Hayden, K. 7. Hayden and g.. B. GODDARD, vera
arrested Wills! conveying goods from Maryland Into Vh'
GINA, and lock ID up in the old Capitol Prison.
|. A Government. contractor, whose name Is not men
toned, went to q gambling house in Washington, where
he played faro and lost 27S 900 bushels Of oats, valued
at 10 cents p,r blshel, amounting to SaO6 $50. he left
for Baltimore in q stats Of mind bordering 90 insanity
We L I'D the following paragraph in a New York letter
A letter from G brsliar, dated the 10 b altimo, sts'Hd
that the second mate (aes.ei) Of the pirate Sumter, h I
Cap. Andrews on the 18Th. The pirne craft has been
| taken possession Of blythe British, aud her crew impris-
oned on a mAr-of- war. Hester will probably be lung
With regard to the present s.ato Of feeling in Cauad
| the New York Express says:
The CAnadiaas are said TO be on the rampage again as
| to the WAT with the U lifted States. They have got 1t lnio
their heads that L gland 10 on the eve OF = war with u
| aud that there is no time TO be ,st Tor them 10 Get req
dy. Toe lsvter.writers from holtreal tell Us that there
ia al ''uneAsy feeling" there TIE daily steamers from
Q iebec have been quietly br ying up sho, aud OF late
| smell and q number Of Armstrong guas. Then again,
on the lss inst, the Ariadna, one Of the finest friga.es
| in the British navy, passed Farther Point on her way to
| U iebec, where abe is now lying. The Aradne, 1t SCENE,
has brought up two troops Of ard lsry and a quantity
\ OF stores. Besides which a regimen! from Halifax Is
| coming into CinGdl, snd the knowing ones are certain
tina; a. lens. ten thousand men will be concentrated in
that city during tie winter. All this hodes something,
! but, as Barnpm would say, "Wnst is iti'