Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-13

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tie meeting in Petersburg on tie in inh'aa..
wero Published in Jour paper, would thank
you tc insert tho suh;oined card as my esp!a.
nation OF the affair.
E.eytai!lil.
l. Z. Erors
i CAiaD.
Ipsrceiys IL rn tte '' Express Of f''is in:':r'.
ing that an Indignation ioee:is rsH5 hsla IN
Petersburg on no evening Of 'on .'h irsE, "
q norton of his citi2:En 81 tG.t 10" Il " 70
rouacs ;ha outrage impostd o' iash hP The
sppcintusut OF ]. 4 Barker, rs Quartttmss;ers
Dick, uudvr Mejor Elder, Pryor 6 Sri5zds--
A. tho psusr en- aiolng lils proceedings OF the
nesting accidentally Tel! ii lay Wef, .nd was
not permitted to retsil 1t cannot notice tho
rcRolutous which it is slated were unanimously
adopted in detail II spt1ices however fer mo
"a know, that ia die aEtIna:l": Il tho good
t,eonls CONFUSING tts meeting had Imposed
1noastrous wrong on tho city, n, which
haYs the houi,r u reside BY appointing dis
Ioyal resident Of the plaea 10 az Important ot'
dec In the Quart orma;: as apartment N ten.
Pryors brigade.
NoF. humbIy susgsFt, II scun 10 well !or
paopls 70 become informed nsfure they g'ow
ind'pnsat ! aul not TIE Qlertercaster ii
General Psyors brigade, and Fare nathirg to
do With the duties OF ,hst GtIi:s. It's affair! are
ably managed By hiaiar D " Htnkls, Of Ala
hama. vino retains tho CLERK m has isi il MS
aupluyusnt foT several ;.ontrs
sn the ConInissarG 81 sn;d ti.fse1s but
under recent order Il the Co;pnisssry Gen
eral an moi. allowed u e!ap!o? e saLARIfD
clark. ali tee work Ill tho department. being
performed by extra aa'J iaen, wEc receive
twenty f 10 cents pes Gay, in sdtiion tc SOL
diers p7g. When iIst appointed TO ny tIice,
T was not aware IT the existence af the order
aforementioned, and ;l,d endoarcc 30 procure
Eci.i5,n clerk, ststlng that ne would eealloNtd
5000 por anEuD. app ieatlons TOR the Flaces
were numerous; ~hlss lie Impression praVs'led
thatits occupant ,Tsuid sei >a'aFTy buswhcn
TINT was corrected MOOD reClned 10 want II.
I.endearorad strenuous!Y - get Iuan do
tailed irora Shis brigids to ID my writing, but
the numbsrssin ali OF the regllnen's had boen
go much decreased By oascs in the ts!sis OF
Williamsburg, by sn;r', qnsrt eHPasura end
details Gs various sorts in;ds iT"IG 1870 IT,
time, tilat no Colonel world coi,Srrt 10 spare
sjnsle man. 1t then Occurred 10 No TO get {,
man from enuitoT brigade, bat ives told
there ~ss not Brgadcr in ihe army below
Richmond Who would nDt s,e'ingly tesist
dotail jrorn mis- trigkde f,r SERVICES "a another.
However,, not wi;hs Gnd,ng the difficulties tc
hs cncour cred in this direction, ! mad ta
solved to appl;- for tic detail OF a Yoang
| rcntlern ali Of the Twelfth Virginia scgl-.
mert--a native aud resident Of 2 stcFsburg-
ss soea as, ,hs du!iss Of ny Office, now
to a,c. snd which maenmal.; ~, ds
charging without clerical assistance, would
4 -. ~ ia q
ne pain to state Ina; hsio.a | could eTrarEs
even az application -! his detail. ,has young
man vas inu.telly. do;;i:ed IL! Inc battle CT
Saver P;ue;I'' I Ers". Il 30 c,hs. Saii:e:-
Yhu y auld consent 4. tiesk I'll his MD 2ssncis-
tons Il. bis own 07g:s;e aud 60 SERVICE "a 'ay
department. OF Gan. fr"oI. brigade Ia &c
extra Compensation 81 ;w3I.s? ctn;s PR
day. Tho plscr Ia ;:oE 2!e OF rrhs, "r honor,
OF t7ust; il ia; nc r:lI!.rGr; TIE Eh.r 81 Il
is sercSc, aad .hs ocin.sute:fca IS precisely
th., 7,b;oh the butchers .fEi Kill aud K Inc
cAtlls end wgsnAsrs IDA: dr.TU the mules IL!
| my departciau,, Tcce;Tc. MorcoTsr, tns msu
who f1Is i, is liable 10 be- returned TO big Com
p,nJ at any time liz Ia imply cE EsL;sTfD
rusr, aLa subject 70 81! tie rules G. iEiitsry
law WHICH epply to :!1- @11noi Hlld g
find there are few tnsn Tbo haze ever tried
the place that lie il.
During this delay Elf i'rih. getting
into bud condition, SIS bonE oVe worked
and resolved 10 have ass!ntG: Gs fr0A soItc9
or Other | ,,Dnyersnc With ny military snpa.
rors aud was giV:Eei L. Iet 'oesrfpt, Il
one could DO found viii! I sutic, know.
ledge If rccoults sEG aooE-keef.aI % &c The
work. Tee idea seemed 70 be that Teil
drilled tad disciplined soi6:sT ca:lt not 10 &c
taken iron ire ranks ip v;sw of me impsnding
battle before Richmond, NneD d: undrilIed
conscrip. E;sns rs fGsind 10 dl iIss ~e.b.-
More than Dozss caTnest, uu5 il. sII {; snt at
,e1 pls y era ul:5e ~ get si;Fbis pereon jToIa
sri4r,g those D1tnuw III Service, Oil fable 20
dery, u1oar ths aaDscr;p;iou law, bit M. $40
could DO f1u5d willing &c joi1, as PIRATE,
brigade In which re- had no sc4usjntanc,s,
simply to DO detailed az an e1trs.dIty naa. at
tWenty-fiTe cents per DAY szua pay.
At this iuuc;ure, esolempn IN E'c;:1aord
who knew Mr. j. A. Barker well, and knew
that wanted man to 90 ny writing, told
me that notwithstanding Barker hsd ENLISTED
in a company Of partir.n rangers, then being
raised in Richmond yet it was probable ne
woule consent 10 be TRaNsEEHRrl To coupe-
ny in one CT the regiments in th;s brigade. and
then te detailed &c TTith Tor me, as lIiR health
was not sufficiently robust for hin tngo into
6ctT6 service 81 th6t lilns. It vas Tic brst
rime Mr. Br6sr, name aver occurred TO ne in
connection with tDe place. tad known hin
.liehtly for year or tTo ID PETERSBURG, hut
mad neTar interestsd myself to Investigate h;s
sntecedsnta, 1t being raJ haiti y ren IT
home TO stay In my office and a!roTd 10 nv
own business Upon some inquiries CT the gen
tieman Tho had recommended hin, / was in
formed that be WA an Industrious asn, had
goud knowledge tf accounts aGd book keeping;
and aS I wanted q competent man lc do my
work md enc who would come at cnce | sent
Mr.. Barker message 10 come aud See me-; nv
duties kept me too closely confined 10 go md
see any body OK sven 10 write. de CANT; after
few moments conversation, In which DO stu
ted hat owing to PHYSICAL DISABILITY. uuIc.
csssary to ruenticn, Ills pigs bad inform,
cd him no was and you'd hs Tor sotns time 10
cone unfit for active ssrvios il tne guerrilla
company ia which rs ma enlisted. told him
if be would cast t;s lot with ooe CT tos CON-
psnies Of this bTissd:: ! would ask ior big de-
ts,l RS re ex,rs day G.sn =, ug department,
to ala in d,:iag tto With. II lie 1ihce. &c
consaEtsd MID sid ,s -,..,!L -cil7 II 2 izw
days This Is lts l,st l.Te head OF ,Ir.
Blr6eT.
To III; i;ienis ii Petersburg wba kno~ ma
veil, it lie uGs less Tor l::o 10 say that 7sonld
not knowingly navc anything to Dc With !
disloya Iaan IN the so,7cc c. out OF it.
reckon ny ON Loyalty is .bo7c suspicion.
~ ba-e stated heiora, 1 know put little
about Nr. Barker. | mad heard us nproe
mentioned among ihosa 81 others in Pc.
tersburg belonging &c the volunteer organize
tinns in existence wien tho Wa. com nenc.
cd. who did not 60 With their companies
when ordered into service but heard, fur
tbefs. that lts vigilance committee which
waited on hin shortly afterwards waD perfectly
satisfied with the result Of tbcl- in,ofvjew.--
he afterwards went North, as I ON informed,
attended 10 some business matters, and re-
turned to Petersburg, where he has bcen qui-