Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-28

ceased soldiers tor preservation, that they
might be sent home to their relatives.
Zine Council, after the transaction of other
business of minor Importance. adjourned.
Tia "SToLES BUFFALO RoBE."--We pub.
lished some weeks ago humorous letter. iron,
the Rev. u. u. Gwin, Chaplain Of the lst
South Carolina volunteers, calling upon tho
man who stole his Buffalo robel' and sundry
other baggage, to return the same if he valued
at all the blessings Of clear conscience, and
an improved prospect Of future salvation.-
The. following pious and noblc-spiritel re-
Spouse to the rcvcrcns gentleman will show
that the appeal through the enquirer" has
not been altogether unproductivc:
ltrn Miss. Rect, PosEY's BRIGADE,
CAN'T NEAR BUNKER HILL, Va.
July Ii, 1863.
Ny DearGwin: Twas inexprcssbly shocked
to learn from your letter in the Enquirer" Of
the 18th instant, that the temporary loan Of
Your Buffalo robe blankets. shawl and pill
low should have given you such inconvcni-
cnce, and even suspended your arduous duties
in the field for q week.
Had l known that these articles belonged
to a chaplain. the sacred packing" SHOULD! have
remained inviolatc.
But surprising from the mark, Captain"
that it belonged to SOME poor officer Of the
line, and knowing that it was more lagglsc
than he was entitled to carry. relieved him
of it, from motives that will be appreciated
by any officer of the line in the field.
H., ,l 1-t,, i,.I
divided the blankets among my mess, and
in sudden fit Of generosity, retained the
buffalo rohr, shawl and pillow for my own
use.
The other members now join ne in return
ing thanks, and feel that to your warm and
gushing heart these thanks will be the richest
rcconPense.
We arc, all Of lis, exceedingly anxious for
you to change your field Of labor 10 this army,
where the duties Of chaplains are much light
er than they could possibly be any where
else.
Here they devote themselves to trading horses
and collecting table delicacies, with zca; that
rInincntly entities them to the appc!lliion Of
birds of prey.
am now patiently waiting ''r your coat and
boots. which presume you will send me. in 90
cordancc with the following injunction;
"Ifany man take away thy coat let him have
thy cloak also st. Matthew, chap. v, yer. XL.
I, 7No- thu rseniation amount OF baggage which
Il chaplain in the army should carry, We refer you
to the following:
"Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in
your purses;
Nor script for your journey; neither two coats;
,hor, Go tctu, for fba |, 20
worthy of his meat Matt, chap. <, vers. TX, y.
Anything you may have in excess of the above
allowance will be gratefully received by me-.
remain, ID rdr G'ciu, with sentiments Of eter
mi gratitude,
The man who stole your Buffalo Robe"
10 Rev. 7. ID. GwIN, Chaplain lst $. G. Vols
.-
DoGs.-Dogs arc nuisance in the city en-
Richmond at present. Go where you will
day or night, you are logged from corner to
corner, and from street to street. One cannot
sit down now to write doggerel, but some
villainous cur of dog will set up such a
logged howl, or o dozen dogs will set up such
logged fight, that ono really begins to feel
doggish enough to turn dog and fight every
biped and quadruped, even our Maltese
cat, as if it were dog Invariably and un-
consciously we begin TO repeat the song
taught us at school, and which must have
been composed under such auspices rs above
alluded to. 1t runs
"I.ct dogs delight to bark and bite" &C.
That was what the teacher used to repea
when two Of IFS boys got into Il fight, and one
give the other "dog-fall," aud he called lis
up TO give us q Licking" We hated dogs
then.
1u latter days, we used 10 lie awake spell
bound by hearing
- sorne tired Watchdog. laziy AMI long,
Bark 1T the melancholy NOON
But we never were classic enough to leel that
we'd ''rather be dog and bay the moon, than
such a'--whaterer We were.
The other night, passing down Broad street,
we came upon "pack" OF dogs; making night
more than ''hileous' with their bowling. Out
Of curiosity we undertook to count them, and
counted one hundred twenty-thrcc dogs and Il
half-thc remainder Of the last mentioned dog
(hc was waller dog, disappearing SO quick
ly around the corner OF the Provost Marshal
Office that VIC could not make out the even
number.
I is rumored that there is serious thought Of
aninsurrection among the dogs in consequence
ofseveral dog families having been charged with
treason, and conspiracy against the Confcde-
rate Government. Indeed, it is asserted as a
positive fact, that " q terrier pup" was caught
making his way through our liues, having q
letter tied around his neck addressed to "a
sister in Cincinnati" full of reasonable lau-
guage, and containing information important
to the enemy. The terrier pup" was arrest
ed by one Of our scouting parties, and brought
in triumph to Richmond, and taken before
Gen. Winder for trial. The pup" had such
a logged look, that he was immediatel y i'd
Judged guilty, and sent to Castle Thunder
with orders to place him in solitary conhne-
ment, with IN iron ring around his neck, and,
if necessary, chain him to apost. No attention
whatever was paid to the wretched health OF the
poor cur. but he was ordered to be fed on bones.
In consequence of this affair. the dogs hev ri"
and threaten TO take the Confederate capital by
storm.
The "dogstar win soon prevail but to hear the
nightly howlings, one would swear that if every
star were dog, they would scarce outnumber
the dogs in Richmond. We would suggest the
fact that dogs make most excellent salipetre. and
the Nitro Bureau could not do better than Offer a
premium for dead dogs.
Ono of the oldest inhabi.an. says Hell be
logged if there ever was SO many dogs i'll Rich.
mond as now" The general cry of men, women
is clown with the dogs. In the
name Of God, kill
IcE.-Icc was selling yesterday ut the enor-
nous price of SIC per busbel. When the ice
season commenced the commodity only brought
four dollars. In twaweeks it rose to fire dol