Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-01

GENs. LgE AND JACESON-The artists have been al
wax upon portraits Of Gel Lee and the TtSul Of the
skill of tFo them are on .pubhc exhibition in this
city. Nr. J. A. Elder, young Yrsai n has produced
rull-ength G,,Dsss o. the General lie is represent
ed standing by h' >. is Of bis horse ia py attitude
aud looku; in emily q the 'front.' The proportions Of
The painting large enough 10 enable the artist
y .liaeae tie physOslomy Ot Ire Chjcl W-h DIS
themes. TIE likeness l. easily reeoguz d. The &
tdre is exhibited ia Of Tie front windows VI Aessrs.
Slaughter, Eoklcu 4 Cos store, on Main street,
Tn, o,ber portrait o. "a. L., lie a., CAN be seen
al the ,ok store Of Ar J. W. Davies, on 9lh rect,
lear Tie War D lar inent IN should be veWed 10y all
persons who wish y contemplate the features Of the
e .ueraL The rksue, striking aud if the spectator
sau'l ioasae Iha. The expression lacks that gravenes
wli:h nc otIc,4 eucs OF Geo. Lee are supposed to
have wrought upon his eouneuauce, i. Hl be diseoy-
cred that teujgu , rta than i,yy, is the Gnimatug
fea urs Of the Po.r,t is painting vas executed by
SIC J Ro5sr.sv., E.gl,sh aIIiss aud has been sold
u one OF our e., as
There IL also To- Do. sa,u A. Nc DIVES Store small
bust OF Gen. Tl.- I. essOn, by yOck The features
o. tie lluslrio,s h'go are faithfully reproduced, aud
whether vie seJ m i.ogt, or in po's the observer may
form jut conception oi the we Ike pbysiognony
e. Ola Stoles,t" Iup,sate> % this bust, plaster,
a-e FOR sals az SIR Davies store. Price So
CAr-rRE OF Srtrs.-Tne Rockingham Register Cf
Friday las, says:
Cap N,Ne'lrs mel brought tao prisoners into Ha'-
riscubu on Sa u-lly morning lat, CHARGED With being
scs one Of the suspected parties it said, belonged
O- al 10 tue Confederate Army, bu had deserted TO
tbs y and was eagag a. represented when arrest
81. lis uame is Ben, aud came from about Keezle-
tosu, ia this county. Tue o,her prisoner belonged to
tie Yankee army. They arrested in what is called
"llopkus' Gir' au obscure and unreQuentel pathway
through the -sius, BrOcAs Gap, in Rocking
ham. The, we're securely irOned prevent the posi-
billy Of escape. Tiey are both young men.
FscArs raou J,tL-Eye Yankee prisoners, eOuGn,
in the rear dungeon OF the Petersburg city jail on the
chre. Of deser,iou from the sd Virginia regiment
mlic their escape saturday night, by cutting te
meath the vail aaj emerging the vacant lot back Of
the building. Their names are, John Masters Henry
Masters, jams Il. Cary, Jim ~ Elders and Frank
By,shard. These meu, after their de-ertion from e.
Yllkes lym-, were enlisted by our Government and
Assigned 10 duty in the regiment above named, under
The proes', It is s,a'cS Of the Colonel eOmnsudug
OCR MILITARY SrRrSGrr The editor OF De BoN's
Review presents statistics to s.oy that the number Of
males il the Confederate States within the sges called
lie SAYS:
Il il impossible 10 estimate the number Of persons TO
be exempted from physical causes, from civil employ
ueit operatives in the -orkshops, etc, but few
Will estimate il higher than 20 every five On this
base, the number cspshl, Of being brought into the
= would be red csd to 945 2yO If the exempts be
70 four, tie number vii, be $50 loo.
PAoxorroSt-Capi Thomas Raflia has been made
L-u,e ant Colonel Of the Is, North Carolina Cavalry
Regiment.
Cat. Rufus Blrrnger has been made Major Of the
lt \. @. Cavalry Regiment
Lieut.. Colonel WIN. G Robinson has been made Colo
mel o. The "a Cavalry \. G. Troops
Cadwaladsr J. Iretel has been promoted to First
Leu'erlley in she Ist n. G. Cavalry.
Ll6Ur OIL. BAEnEy.-The mortal wOuudiug o! this
gallant young officer in the eight near LeWisburg on
Wednesday will be source or deep T, gcet to the en-
tire army Of Southwestern Virginia in which there was
NJ more IopulAr or merorous officer He is brother
Of the celebrated sculptor whose chief work, the Co
qlste, uoy adorns oae Of the private residences of