The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-28


the incidents Of the expedition He has quits
a fancy fer scenery and Gae houses. He dates
from Judge Perkius's plantation, which hs
descrises as opposite that Of President Davis'e
which was long ago desolatsd by the hands ol
the BARBARIAN. The writer SAYS,
hunter in the jungles of India, aGniu1nnhe
mys'~ri 'uA central tere sts of AID
more efsctusliy removed from honi
iEation than VIC Of the Mississippi
Vicksbu'g and Port iIudson. Five mile.
above, the p nicely mansion of NJ. James
Uith re ccionnades and cuptSs, is visible faI
along the river 1mmediatsls on the shore II
the former home of Mr.. -- Perkins, now oris
Of the rebel Congressman. Upon the news
OF the capture of New OrlsaBs, he set Ore to
his house with bis own ha0d. Already
glimpses Of Its ruin seen through .'immeIsp
rial elms," furnish = rare picture of antique
beauty. Ths close shavsu grassy elades, ihs
osks clustering or SOLITARY, rising in perfect
round Of dense, deep, cool verdure, with the il
thousand years Of gloom" have never seer
surpassed. But the foot of the invader hal
profaned tkese eIysi tn pleasure srounis, ana
the capyss of our army minglss with the
lawn and folisgs.
The expedition prceasding down the river
comes in sight of Grand Gull, when it pause,
and the robbers 90 ashore, and what hap
paned there Ia described in the following non
oaaiant manner: -.-> .s-,
Stimulated By thu laudsbls desire to conf.
cate poultry and onions, the two sr;isles whict
conplets tho pTandial bliss of the soldier, Tn
ele Sans boys are soon among the honey
suckles and towering hedges OF DR.. Holliugs
worths delightful abode There Is a swes,
perfume among the flowers and ba.my al
breathes through the dense shrutbsry, bu
they have no charms for the forager. He i:
among the out houses, up stairs, down stairs
and III my lady's chamber" The caekle o.
frightened hens and ducks Is heard in all di
rections.
Tne writSf describes the Doctor as one o!
the chivalry aud bitter secessionist, whc
frankly gave the Yankees his OPINIONS
Gems Benton and Carr being accustomed to
lock a. the chivary through their Union pre-
diees, and being no great respecters Of per
sons, immediately made themselves at homs
in TIE Doctor 8 quarters" So Gays the letter
and it certainly gives modest account Of the
reality. Tle robbers no doubt looked at ever,
thing that was movable and desirabis-every.
thing that was goodwill Yankee ewes, and
took it. What punishment go lovely, 80 beau
- q
property from him. There could be no greater
punishment for Yankee-not even to take
his life-and of course he thinks i: the seveTest
for other people. Bat when the double pur
pose of Furnishing the enemy and supplying
himself with goods aud valuables can be 40.
complished at the sans time, the appropriate
ness and felicity of ths proceeding is inde-
scribgble.
We give one more picture of the Southern
homes the vandais are desolating. They had
passed Grand Gulf and were two miles in-
land. "Geas. Carr and Benton are in the
van, and ha.t, painting with excessive heat,
and wearied with want of a nights rest, in
trout Of the magnificent grounds OF Mrs d in
iels estate A flee place, indeed, for Carr
and Benton, who eeem To know where TO
stop. The writer proceeds:
The residence, with it's cupo,a, its airy gal
leries. and well nigh two score CT immense
pillars surrounding II on three sid-s looks like
temple, from its commanding height Il is
TIE grandest residence | have eeen in the
South, and one % the gra~seal a the country.
The stIucsore itself COS, $50 600. It's inter- or
adornments ara eorresponolagiy paisiial.
- dS WtltcT aoullht!ou IrT the dwelling
was "swallowed up in detsstation" y hen he
reflected shas the labor OF tour hundred lie.
gro.s built it. He iorgets lha, the labor Of
that number never bull. such a house in 4 fri.
Ca! aud be chooses to ignore the fac, that the
Yankees imported from Africa the ancestors
of these very negroes and sold them Il, the
Southern plantersi Tns detestab'e Yankees
had no horror of the slave trade when they
carried it Ohio horror OF slavery wheu they
owned aud gold slaves. It is only when the
slave is Ill kind hands, well fed aud clothed,
aud by MS labor making a land not owned by
Yankees bloom with beauty, ,hat their de
testation' rather their e"0y-is excited -
But, detes,ing ne building or not, ,ney ,gok
care to ENJOY .ts comforts, as We See;
The ladies of the house, reiyi,g on the gen.
tlsManly forbearance of our oitiuers, were
stuIlously Ill mnnneted ana insoient; but, On
finding That we iuienced Qcarietiug on them
tor the night, and that had 81 something {, /
the b.ari.g of gentlemen, gradually bGcalns
some " h3t modified, ana condescended TO plead,
in the must palmetto terms, agalnst our cOurse
OF usurpalion AID oppression. Our luxurious
repose ia ,his palace of tue EeautIIui was iu-
tsErurted at O'Clock Ia the morning 10y orders
to wake up and push forward to Port Gibson.