The national Republican., 1862-10-31
MORE EXTRACTS yRon RICHMOND
PAYERS.

PAYERS.
II will be seen, by ths following, that The
people Of the Confederate capital % not, aay
more than TIE denizsns Of Washington, eufisr
for the lack Of the intoxicating auids
"LrouoRs FOR RIcBNosp.-The Petersburg
Express says n large quantity OF liquor from
North Carolina is arriving in that city, destined
for Richmond. The editor saw, day or two
to transport 400 barrels Of liquor through Pc
tersburg, and another permit for another hrm
granting tho same privilege for 200 barrels
But when Il Ia known that those who 10.
dulgs 10 such luxuriss must pay at the rate Of
four dollars quart, Il smacks . little strong
not only Of sirychaine, &C., TO-, but Of cash.
Perhaps this mercy TO some. ..
The DispatcA gives US the origin Of the name
of the steamer 29O, the rascally craft built by
rascally EnSlisbmen, In spite Of neutrality
laws which has done 90 much damage 10 our
American vessels, an account Of which damage
will be found on our first page. Here 1t is
TUE STEAMER 1890 THE origin Of the name
Of the 200 is this: By regulation Of the Ad,
miralty, all the English ship builders number
the ships constructed at their respective yards.
previous to their being named, which is usually
done s NE s rSs $50 me Sss
designed for foreign owners, she kept her mum.
Der In lieu OF name. -.
4. The time will come, perhaps, when Eugllsh-
men may possibly regret their bad faith towards
us Ia this desperate trial hour Of our national
existence.
Il hes been thought hy some tlis, the stats-
ment iu some Of the Northern papers, tbst all
was parcsled out by the authorities, so much
To escb Individual In the family, was bogus
staHemsnt, produced for effect The following
notice, from the Wing, Of October 2lst, will
show how the matter Is:
NorIcR.--The first instalment Of the issuing
of the Henrico county SALT will close on next
Saturday. All citizens living in the county for
tho last twelve months and upwards, having not
received their salt, viii procurs q certiiios,s
County Court House Of said county and get
their instalmept. One and half pounds for
each member Of their family, at foe cents per
pound. ELyAH BAkRR.
DOT 2l-5t
The Richmond Wing, Of October 2lst, has
the following iu regard to forward movement
OF the armies: ...
TIE ARMHs At wNcuysrER.-The enemy 10
front Of General Lee have been showing llttls
friskiness. The New York Times, of the lSlb,
infers that Mcclellan Is about to make an &d-
vance. Such prophecies. especially In his
event. But should 1t DO Otherwise in this in.
stance, We presume nothing would be more
agreeable to General Lee. The fighting condi.
ton OF our army ia such as would leave US
without apprehension as TO the re ult Of an
.v,nan RnI moi hat tn md
ances and prophecies, we adhere to the opiuion
heretofore expressed, that fighting for the
present, is at an end In Northeastern Virginia;
and We shall not be surprised, judging from
general grounds OF conjecture only, to hnd the
two armies, now fronting each other there,
soon taking up new positions. Convenienee OF
oommunie alton and supplies ID . consideration
not TO bo overlooked AZ the winter approaches.
This squints pretty stroagly towards winter
quarters for both armiw. Perhaps the WHO
is authorized 10 speak authoritstively for one
army, but we hardly think 1t Is warranted In
doing so for two.
We give some further account of prices Of
the common nscessariss Of life: Bar soap, rs
cents h.; oysters, Sl dozsn; shsetins, Sl50
Q yard; high boot, S45; bssf, 26 cents per ID
tea, 81 per o.; common suit OF cloths, worth
ordinarily S25, now sells Tor sls5.
such arc some q he prices Of articles of
every day use In the land Of the South.
The Virginia, or Merrimac No. 2, is making
progress towards completion. She may be
ready to come out soon; how soon, precisely,
our informant did not know.
She may prove, as did her predecessor in con-
tact with the Monitor, failure, though, doubt.
less II will be well Tor the Government to be
prepared to receive her when she comes, as we
do not doubt they are.
We may make still more extracts from these
papsss.