Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-08

tons on Canal street. OF course there nothing ofs
business nature thought Of the chief attractions was In
aud about the City Hall The proceedings OF the City
Council will be found elsewhere. number Of the Fed.
era vessels proceeded up the river Saturday evening,
bur returned yesterday forenoon.
The Gags OF the rent Consuaies, the repfsssn.
tatves Of European Governments, all displayed rom
their respective of,es excepting In two or three in-
stances. The Consulate Of Bremen las Gag, and two
three other nations have no representatives, hers.
Several private citizens foreign subjects, have hoisled
their country's emblem over their residences.
The destruction CT property has been immense much
more 90 than necessary. True, all the cotton
pscted to have been burnt but why the sugar and
asses on the evee sacrificed In the manner II vss
that is carried eff by perers and the rabbe cannot
say. part of cargo Of provisions just landed from
Red River also stoler. II the sgrsrians had made
an equal DIVISION it might have been Of benefit,
but some parties, not sated with baskes and bags Of
sugar rolled away hogsheads others barrels OF sugar
in fact such scene OF pfering heard OF be-
FORE nor such occurred last Friday In this
heretofore pesceable city Measures will be observed
have been taken by the authorities to put stop to these
dsgrsceful dciDgs.
The telegraph has informed US that the enemy Hred
upon crowd Of women and children. We find tie
following account Of the dgsceful affair in the Crss.
e;-t:
o. Saturday, about noon, party Of men, who hsvee.
cer ty returned from Beauregards army down 0
l-v5e with band OF music and Confederate fIg,
sive vent 10 their feeling in the face Of the Federal
The levee dsusely crowded with people, among
whom we're great number Of women and chlire'; bit
ths did not deter the sharp shooters board the
eel nearest the shore from op'nng fire upon the mn
ga0sd in the harmless exhibition OF parioifm, sb b
resulted In the death Of innocent bystander and I'll
wounding Of two others. We do not commend the &C.
ten Of the young who provoked the unfornsie sf.
fs but refrain from oondemnDg the cruel
NJ Al yha for
the fault Of Two or three.
We take the following from the Charleston Courier Of
Monday:
The fighting between gunboats and those Of the
eaer ia represented terribly severe. The HeRae,
commanded by Lieut. T. B. Huger of our city made a
| gallant fight The commander was wounded in the
high, Ii is supposed MORALLY The AeRds badly
damaged In the encounter This boat brou yht TO the
city, under ftg of truce Lieut. Hugsr and several OF
the wounded both from the fort aud the enemys feet.
b. the arrangement made che TO be allowed 10
turn the forts the next day. but upon starting out
the injuries sbe had sustained caused her 10 ill ard
sink. This opposite Jackson Square, at the head oil
| the river.
TIE ram Nanassa, was commanded by Lieut. Marley,
ALSO OF this city. The bad also struggle,
sunk one of the enemy gInbosis and afterwards
k with the confederate dag fJng sni all her crew
on board waving their hats Lieut.. Marley was saved
by boats crew from the {oE'iaaa. He afterwards
worked ore of the guns aboard the latter boat.
Commander Mcintosh Of the Louisiana, had bis arm
and leg shot off 10 an engagement-not blown Of, as
reported.
The forts provsoned for two months, ard it was
The ntertCs Of Gen Duncan to fight TO the last The
enemys transports with troops could not pass the forts
The forts manned by about twelve hundred men,
aud one regiment Col skymapsks Chalnette, IVES sta
tened a. Quarantine These are all believed to have
| been taken prisoners, and released on parole.
Toe European Brigade, Gen. Paul 1nge Fills, command
ing ard composed CT the British Gulrd British Fusleer
French Legion aud several batalons and COMPARES Of
foreign residents, were, at the request oil ths Mayor
sworn in as an extra police and maintained order in the
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