The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-09
THINGS AT Pr RDR11CTeDT1C
lOorre.poadenss of too New York Tina.

IOorfespoadsnes OF too New York Timeal
fALnssTH. VA. April 1s In CON paay with
Lient -Uol: Kilpatrick. OF the Harris Aieh,
cavalry. Provost MsrshAl Of this division. I
isisburg. the only smiling faces In the
to wn that greeted % were those Of dogs and
"oontrabands." The former wagssd their
sensd .ns.n.9 % 9' S.ppS 4: before. SSsa 'ass: &:
stores were all closed the proprissors said
b.ca.se they had nothing % sell. 0roaps Of
children were playtng asoat the corners, bat
very few adult whites 10 - seen. These few
were gathered in silent and aneonnanioa-
tive groups, snllenly smoking. They Reminded
nae very n och Of the cid Dalchmen Of whom
his verasious history Of New York. who.
when the city was threatened with IL vasion,
colies ed on the b attsry, with pipes in me ath
sad sent up suca eioads Of smoke that the
eaemy's 1sst ran ash ore In the fog. Oar hnsi
ness was as search tina towa for struggling
soldiers
A faiIt Suspicion l. dG~I ing on my mind
that We are conducting their war q little too
g'ngsr!y, .nas fewer rose leaves ard moro
r0end snot shcslG be distributed In the door.
yards OF cur enemies. when disloyai
brings no penalty with Il, many indulge Ia 1t
merely 70 crafty their love of novelty. 1t is
ness TO encounter martyrdom when he kaows
very we'll there Is NO prospect of his being
marty red-hs th us o obtaiIs The repataii lion Of g
Zero at very cheap rate. Thus the gentle
nao uhS vas within our lines TO day, having
drst assured himself that his properly would
cot be disturbed and that he would be pro-
nees to sacrifice every dollar Of !. to further
tas oauss OF The COnfed.r raoy. IT is pity
ihat his desire for d recaniary crMc! nxion for
Opinions sake csIld not have bean srStiflsd
am tired Of seeirg these old rase.is, their
heAds heaIy with the fros:s Of rebelli 1as
years, stalking rouEd, taking treason, and
get at the ssme time demanding snd obtain
lug protection for their l.res and penates.
I arQd . t~ IN nn1N hat
after our little e1air here The other evening
our wounded soldiers lay oa. for hours on the
ground, unsheltefed, because. forsooth, we
could no; Cffsnd the nns ssnsibilities OF tho
iatt thstr houses in opposition to their
wishes. AT the North the most c0mfortab Bile
quarters IN the neighborhood would have
been pressed into ser vice as hospitals for our
woandsd Go these angioved rebels who
fodxh. behind tho baryicades on ;hG: night
and thea donned eitiAsEs' dress, deserve to
have any more consi0 erattcn extended them
'aaa w0ula DO shown loyal citizens under
,ini4ar circumstances : At this vary moment
Union msa are Aseirg into cur lines from
the other side OF tao river, leaving their prop.
erIy behind them, 70 avoid being pressed In to
the Confederate army. Yesterday, Of eight
brothers named Morrison, thres came in--the
other 6ve have been forced South-to lsk
pro lection, and sugges. that soms srominsnt
rebels of Fredericksburg, Wh0h, they voiuu.
teeIed to point ont, should be arrested aud
held as aO.taaes for tneir brothsrs' return
4 company OF men is 10 be ssnt ovsr this
evening TO patro! the town, he.isve.
| heretofore FredericksbRrg las noL been oc.
capied. Though the rebels had large q ian ii
ties OF loar, grain and Cther stores sscreted
there, 10 action was lnxen TO ssears them
| and night sfter night they have been carried
away. Had We placed a few pieces OF cannon
rp on the heights commanding the town, and
sent over nag Of truce to orirg tack the
| forming these gentlemen that If q single
thing was removed an experiment would
be maie upon the city with she'll,
| fancy that nothing would have been dis
| turhta. We might also have informed them
| that for svsry Union man pressed into the rob
| el service we would force tan Secession gym
| pathisers iuto our army, and place them IN
! thu front ranks, in the first engagsnen'; thai
| for every Union mans farm laid waste We
| would destroy the property Of dozen rebels
| I fancy that different condition OF things
| would have bsen inaugurated. Bat this
would &c establishing reign OF terror, says
one. Establishing reign Of terror! drea'
| God it already exists. When Union men
| sTe obliged to flee from their homes and Sc
| crets them sci yes ia the woods for their lives
| the reign of terror cannot much further 90,
and common sense suggests that hero 1t shoald
| be ended.
Ole -aius IL certain: vs must either m axe
| y vsr or make peace. It is impossible TO have
| b. Jth these luxuYies at onea-tO night and sh AXE
| hands at the same time. We must either
| treat :hesa people as enemies or friends. I'm.
| til they Rvow themselves loyal, would 1t nos
| be well to make th EN- feel the pains and pen
| elties Of disioyaityi as 1t is, they declare
that they never can be cohque,eai that they
never will 70 suhiug ated; that they'll die, and
the devil and Jed. Davis only knows what
not, before they Will yislA. The simple fact
is, they don't know wAa: they are talking
| aoou'. They haven't tried dying, and DON
know wha: creadfnlly unpleasant. thing II
| is TO d; taey haven'.yet lost their property !,
/ and dom Know how fncon venie MT 1t Is for .
| na.An 10 1nd himself suddenly without none =;
| tn ney lake pleasure In proclaim:ng thsmselves
ls-sa.. Vhnr,
fou2sd 20 the fact that treason is pGnishaba {
| oy death. iaey have no: yet fe.t the closia Z
OF the irca hand. When the Pressure Is resfly
isit, AMI tas bce "a oeSia 10 ofack, IL Is my d. N
beliss ;ha: .esy' III Ds ready 70 De folded Ia by
tae OLD Onion ins:ead.
| Two cI. arck bells have been shipped fYon
| Fredericksburg TO Richmond 10 De cas-. IL &c
| canncn. Taey nigh: have been put to:a bet-
ter .iD singing :ns knell Of q few arch re
/ bsie Confederate scrip Is at par in the. e.toWn
| tut Treasury notes are secuted weak in
ysniiols OF the enemy Fac simiies Of Goa
/ iedeTaLe scrip, printed In fhiladsi pa.a, have
! 81 our eH.s soldiers In exchange fer . thsI
| poI table Pre- perty. Tas natives ,ei Us aha
40 money oE. II this description nas c!rcaiG
/ ted tae.3 ior months.
You have already leaIasd by l-lsgr Sph-
| unlesg tns in formation was contraband--tha
| some gu. bosis fiset of canal boats fol
bridging rposes, and ierry toa., have W
rivesi Mere from Alexandria. TLs ferry boat
| OF Course. hsd TO ~ supplied with coal, and
gooi joke " as played On the Mayor Oy OapS
| iiobinson, who setsed all the coal az the ga
/ works for The purpose, thus shutting cf Jig b
| T. on the dwellings and the cOun tsnances o
| he na,iveS-at q time, too, when the OWL
| was dSs ituts OF candles. The aayor remoa
| siraIed, bal our peremptory Quartermaatei
demonstrated very clearly thar We ourselves
| were short Of candles. and that their oondi
| tion would be No Worss than ours. This 1:
| sraetic i. Tna idea OF standing out Ia la.
| cold ourselves that our enemies may bays
shelter, is bsing rapidly played out"
| think it very probable that We shall hav.
| battle Ia this vicinity very soon after cross
ing the itappahannoek. Rebel cavalry were
| seen to- day within two miles OF Eredericks.
burg, and l have it from q very anthem tis
source fact, BY several o. u n6rm .tory storie.
| .niRg from different sources, that the enemy
have u force OF from 10 Coo to Ii, 900 Een with
IN ssa miles OF the town. 0r<at appre hen.
l sion Is Entertained Of q dash IL 70 freOsricks.
| burg by the rebel cavalry tonight. Vhs
| company OF which made mention In q for
/ ner part of this letter has not been thrown
| over, for the reason that the bridge Is not 70
| built, and we would have NO means OF SUP.
| porting them should ths enemy swoop down
] Al the same time our General Is excessive
adverse to lesving ths Union men Of THU
| burg unpro tected, moro especially ss 1t /.
learned the rebe.s will seiss the present op
| pCrtunity TO descend and carry OF the fev
l Union men that remain.
/ AIRAuna ar lyu - Auoona Tvuu Erou. 49,