Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-11

the end Of that moth o.. requiring hospital treatment
The Eighth Michigan iacuded 10 the above, becsuse
its have been back for correction has suffer-
ed than any other regiment and would swell the
total OF sick 000 The returns Tor December
not inside. More han 800 patients now 10 hos
pial; sill large number requiring hospital treatment
yet 10 quarters for want Of hospital tents, and the
sick list daily enlarges.
The division landed at Port Royal before the frost
had destroyed the deadly growth of marsh and swamp
and malaria fell with its fatal effect upon the ex
hausd system OF the soldiers who have been obliged 70
work IN the wafer and to 60 to their at night wet
chilled and tired with change OF clothes of
warmth. The influence Of such hardships Is shown by
the fact thar officer has been attacked By any cease
peculiar the climate in malignant FORM win fatal
result the only explanation Of which is their Imperative
freedom from exposure aud the greater warmth aud com
fort OF their quarters The fatal diseases have BEEN with
the exception of small pox and typhoid fever almost
irey those nciden; to the climate aud caused In this
climate b. overRcrk and exposure especially In the wa
ter These diseases coagestve and remttent fever
acute dysentery ard msarous pneumonia all OF the most
malignant and dangerous type. Six OF email poI
have resulted fatally every OF which could have been
saved by proper hospital accom- odson. Eighteen cases
are no. in the hospital Of which will be fatal for
the same reason
YANKEE HUMANITY.
The Buif,lo Commercial Advertiser, In an article on
the recent FIRE at Charleston says:
I'VE do no: think ii either unkind unchristian to
feel and express qualification the disaster which has
come upoa Charleston and distinctly say that
joced TO know that the calamity has been terrible one
fruitful in the damaging and devastating results
The Yankees are evidently rising in the scale Of hu.
maniIy and christianity.
BELGIAN GUNS. ef.
The.Yaukees are stl growing about their guns The
Chicago Tribune says:
han nd If he and
swindle the Belgian muskstsg An inquiry should be in
si uted to how many Of these double acting shooting
irons have in the country; doube-sciing because
about equally dangerous at either end good story is
told OF Of Illinois Colonies who heard pIais
ing the Says he; In platoon firing With the Bel
gian muskst n.tell what cannot with any other
arm, and that is how many pieces have been fred"
How you tell that?"
"oh e,t, The men on hs grotld it never deceives
me. II is FIRE and fail back fat"
One OF these Belgian muskets will kick like mule,
and burst with the greatest facility Several soldiers in
Illinois regiments have been killed in this way The
bayonet too is novelty soft iron affair, apparently
tsgned coil around the enemy, it Is introduced,
| thus taking him prisoner.
We are glad 10 notice that these execrable muskets
rapidly ueirg thrown away. They should load the
next feet. Eight hundred Of them sent TO Col j.
G. Wilson's Kane county regiment rejected at 81.
Louis as iss. as they were unlocked.
ABo1ITIosIsM IN DIsPAvoR.
They are not ali crSzJ" Aboiiions,s at the North,
hOugh they quite bad in giving support to their
'crsEy" Abolition Government Tee following we clip
from the ROckport lind } Dmoerat =
"A crazy Ab,ltonist named Abbott, resident, we
believe Of Mount Vernon, 10 this State, delivered free
niger lecture the Court House 10 this town on Mon
day night He took the ultra Republican ground in his
haanguc iyorng the reeog and srmng Of the slaves.
in this "Godsent war; he termed l.: for their free
dom. The speaker commenced his address 70 quite
numerous audenceaod concluded IL 70 "a beggery
count Of empty benches" His free.nigger dogmss msy
De considered all right in Abolition sections but they
fad few sympthz,rs along he lower Ohio river Dor.
der