The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-18

f1Ile Fusllng IatO Ah es*soAeMxHtdt, ANU
walked behind the counter and examined
every article. Those they did not want they
threw upon the floor aud trampled npon-
One fellow found splendid pair Of ladies'
nndersieeyes, and holding them mp admir-
ingly, turned TO a comrade ana remarked,
Bill, Fd like id well for the old woman
10 have EN-, bs;t don't see how I'm to send
en-" .-send 'ein by mail, Tom, remarked
the other. ..D--n il, 'twouid ecss GUAR
ter" So saying he eoolly proceeded to tear
them up.
Poor old jackson. with all her siior:co
ings, one cannot look vpon the ruins OF what
was once the capita OF the proud old State
Of. Mississippi without turning away sick at
cart at the sight of what was beautiful in
land cit On every side, where once stood
splendid stores and warehouses, and nagniii-
cent residences, elnbowerea IN tropical
shrubbery and flowers, nausht remains but
ths char ed an : blackered rnins. Even the
shrGbbcry and flowers have wifhered and
died, and only make the scene sadderto look
upon. Pen cannot do justice 10 the sad real
ity of the scene OF devastation. Even the
few inhabitants who have remAined seem to
have shared the fate OF their be owed city:
and the little children peep around the
corner as yen approach with a nervous look
and fear OF something similar again occur
ring, and if spoken TO run as if for their
lives.
OF the outrages committed BIZ the enemy
apoA the deicsxelers inlabiiEcss ii would
require too much space 10 enter into details;
but will give yen one OF two instances
which know 20 be correct. Henry Layton,
Of Fenner's Battery. who was killed in the
action on the 1ith ut, was buried in the
garden OF a relative, and the yandals, in their
search for plunder, fonad the grave aud i'm
mediately went To work TO exhume the body
ii I'D frsis
,iesist, telling them what tie grave con-
tanned; bnt no attention was paid to her en-
treaties and tears. and soon the coffin was
dragged from the vault and torn open before
her eyes and with the remark, lis only
Id rebel after ALL WAS thrown into sthe
grave and lett uncovered.
Another instance of the same kind. DIR.
Cabaniss, an Old citizen, had lett an old and
trustworthy servant, with little grandchid.
70 take care OF the house and furniture III his
absence. During the inyes tment OF Jackson
the child siclscned and died. The old servant,
with the assistance Of another, buried the
enid in the garden. This grave was also
ter, open and the body Of the child left lying
IN the walk.
The neat little Episcopal Church " az
burned TO the ground, and also the beautiful
residence Of Dr Green, the venerable Bishop
Of the Episcopal Diocese, because he had two
against such vanClaio. ilow long, OH Lord,
how long, must this continue. Even if the
house OF God and those of his ministers are
10 be given up 10 brutal foe, must the grave
give up the dead and every feeling OF hu-
manity give way to appease the wrath ana
iyaricc Of a liendish foe:
But truly the way Of the trangressor is
hard, and even now whilst the sInoke from
ruined alars and desoiatcd homes Is yet as
l. - cd
3mitten those who have committed those
deeds | learn from Father Orlando, the
pastor OF the Church at jackson. who has
Jus; returned from Nicks burg, thai the enc
my and negroes are dying by thousands from
disease called by the medical gentlemen
ccfebro Spiitaie sle"tsgitis, which is fatal inai-
most every instance; and In vain lave then
surgeons sought for antidote, but SO Ear il
has oatl.ed their skill In many instances the
victims have been strG ok down i'll Tie streets
and expired i'll a few ~nintstes.
The disease makes It's appearance by 4
painful enlargement Of the iaiynX, which is
followed by q paralysis OF The tongue, and it
the victim lives twelve hours he viii recover
He tells ne that on last Tuesday ttTee h,t1s-
a,.d ard fourteen soldiers died III the hospi-
tais at Eiclsbure, ana c.2e hUa6Tef and tier
tce,s negroes. The Yankees are deserving ny
wholesale, and numbers OF them nave come
into oar lines and delivered themselves mp
as prisoners, rather than tr!is; themselves to
tic tender mercits Of Yellow Jack, 70 the
effects OF which they al tribute the great NOR
taiity among their troops.
Dr.. Hewitt, Grants Medical Director, has
issued Il circular, stating iha! the disease was
not the yellow fever; bui the soidiery do not
believe IT, and are fleeing for their homes to
escape that dreadful scourge.
II
DoNALDsONyILIE
The special CORES pOndent OF the At
lanta Appeaj furnishes the following in
teresting items, under date Of Morton,
August g:
Capt. Clarke arrived here recently from
DonaidsonNii.c, La. He confirms the intel
ligence previously received that Gen. Dick
Taylor had whipped Banks last month at
that city. Taylor, it seems, won decided
victory, driving Banks, rout cd and demoral-
lied, before him, capturing his entire com
missary train, and six thousand prisoners.
Bankss loss in killed and wounded was also
heavy, while the casualties on our side were
ligh,. Several OF the enemy's iron-clad feet
participated in this fight, and the New Lon
don, one Of their iirst-class gunboats, mount
ing numerous heavy guns, and which had
been in twtnty-threc engagements previous
ly without having received any damage,
vas badly riddied, and, according TO the
enemys own showing, suffered severely iii
killed and wounded. Captain Clark says
Donaids is still in our possession and
welt fortified; that we have heavy batteries
below the town, by which nothing attempts
To pass butth enemy's largest and strongest
gunboats, and they only in the darkness OF
night and not without serious injury; and
that our forces are IL tine spirits and anxious
TO retrieve our recent reycrses. his intelii-
ronce proves the sOuDdneSs OK the position
taken Dy your correspondent il former let
ter that the mendaciouS reports published
in Mort hern papers 10 the effect that trading
steamboats, had steamed down from 81.
Louis to New Orleans, iii honor OF which
national saiutes were fired by The national
garriroa, etc, were intended for home aud
foreign effect; were nothing but the trash
which Northern penny-a-incrs dole Ouf 10
their silly and guliable people 10 prove the
navigation OF tne Miss ssippi was once more
open 10 the commerce vi the Northwest
The Mississippi i. still sealed, and viii con
tinue to be until the Government OF TIE Con
tedera,e States sees TT to order o1ner"ise.
our intelligence from the trans mississippi
Department, entirely oi reliable character,
is calculated 10 inspire Us with confidence
and none. Our friends over there, aithoug b
senarat.sd temporarily from direct and unim
NEEDED communication with the rest OF the
tonfederacy, are up and doing, and Ta.lo.
and Magruder are quickly bringing order
and strength out OF the cnaos ana weakness
thai ahounded there sometime ago. Ii Gen
Holmes were only reliesed from duty there
and man like Hardee, or ETeli, OF Price
placed in command, the Vest would soor
throw cheering light over the whole coun
try But things are working well there
nevertheless, and ii may be safely predicted