The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-04

although the vigilance of officers may not alnays
suffice TO prevent wrong ON the part of sub0U1t
mates, yet believe that no u0afIasd citizen hAs
been seized or carried Into np,isonnrnt upon false
or frivclous pfeteHta. No negro dawes have been
armed against you In this department have no
information respecting the order alleged tc Saye
been issued to the Mayor Of Bayou Sara.
In future shall permit NO wanton destruction Of
private property. shall permit no unarmsd ell.
Gems to be seized upon false or frivolous prstsxfs
shall not arm negroes, uniess IN aceoidancS win
thu laws Of the United States.
But am informed that cOrps Of blacks fought
against M In the recent battis OF Baton Rouge ard
that our pickeis wers fonnd tied 10 trees, shot
through the heal And am sorry toremisld you
that most barbarous system Of gnerrilla warfare
is authorized your officers and practiced by your
Inen Ia thE department. While We saved yonr
drowning men ai Memphis, yon shot ours Al White
river. ! an, inf"r1ned too. that occasionally yon
have raised the black flag at the commencement q
an action. Nevertheless. shall never raise the
black flag, which all civilized Mations abh8r but
shall try 10 maintain the flag which yon have so
often promised to defend.
Your obeilient servant,
HALBERT u. PAIsR,
Colonel Commanding u 81 forces
Major-0enl John c. Breckia,iAgf, G. 8. y.
4 RraIARss At A IITriE GIRLS GRAVE
AT London, Tenn, a few days since, a little girl
Of fourteen. who had been very kind in waiting ON
the sek Confederate soldiers IN the nsightorhood,
died of fever contracted in the camps 4 letter
says
A letter wan addressed TO her mother, expressing
the deep regret of the whole command at the death
OF her daughter, rendering Onr warmest sympa-
thes in her sad bereavement. and asking permis-
sion for the infantry battalion TO attend her funeral
services and burial in a body, AZ mark Of our
spect for her character. Her mother kindly con
sente. and at three o'clock this evening the funeral
services were performed. The different companles
were drawn up in grove in front Of the house,
and. after few touching words from the minister,
the corpse WIS placed In the hearss and was moved
OF in the direction OF the grove the whole com
mand following with reversed arms and solemn
step more tonching sight have seldom wit
messed. Tears were seen stealing down the manly
cheeks OF many snnbrowned soldier, pnaccns-
toned TO weep. Her body having been dspOsited
IN Its last resting place, they returned slowly and
sadly TO camp, having witnessed another insira
ton Of the truth that
can that's bright must fade
The bTightes,--stiil the isetest."
RICH HAuI. IN rHE CHEsAPEAKE.
On Friday night last steamer, having some l2
OF Id foAdsd bArges in tow passed up the bay from
Hortrsss Monroe Ia a heavy gale, and upon reach
ing point Opp0siO the counties Of Matthews and
Middleser, seven of the barges broke from the
iaw lines and dashsd ashore. The citizens
naxt IoFnng look possession OF them, and captured
sin" Yankees who were thrown With them on the
shore, eaeh OF whom WAS armed v ith a musket and
after tha contents of the boats we're secured. they
were marched inta safer locality by Lieut.. Fitz-
hugh, Of the Matthews cavalry.
One of The bargeg contained one hundred and
thirty IL inch shells, loo Enfield rifles, 5000 KNAPP
sacks, and her articles. Two others were loaded
with wagons and hArnesa Another contained nu-
merous boxes.af axes and engine Tools overeoats,
baggage &c. Others contained tents and tent poles.
eighteen boxes Of haversacks, (about 300 In each
and all sorts of army equipments. The prisoners,
white in the custody of Lieut. gitzhugh, we're under
the belief that large force OF rebels were in the
vicinity, and submitted decilely They were tolled
in admirably by the asfute nsnt.--EnqafyeT.