Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26

~ the Captain had 80 long painted for. He was to show
bis great skill and ntrepdity against the bastard foe
He and bis company WeIe drawn up in c convenient
son to repair any damage that might be done tia
works Of the for: by The enemyS shot. The gunbostS
creps up closer, and presently opened brosdside-
Capt. Carroll had maintained bis position manfuiy until
now but at the first shot, the fret shell esue bowling
oysr the fs,t an entire revuOa of feeling seized him.
Without casting one longing lingering look behind be
hspsd cut Of the fort, deserving sspPe, miners scd
sill and ran rerfeci sieeple-chA,e soross the Jauss
river low g.ounds nor never stopped t ha reached The
halc-Say houss on the Petersburg railroad.
Fer this little exploit he received the notice OF ha su
perios ald was kicked out of tbs service. Unaffected
in spirits by the incident, he immediately opened
dokhg house on Cary street. near l4'h which be mo-
desly termed the Deevan, and in few days he adver-
ted in The newspapers that on such night he should
give grand supper, which Gov. Lecher and other DIS
tpsuished Irshmen in the city would attend The sap
per would have proved rather DISAPPOINTMENT, on ac-
count Of the failure to attend Of the distinguished in
vtod guests lad not the e4psin with his never falling
fe.tlty of resource, at tie last moment converted 1t
n:o tandaagO, at the conclusion of which ia' pig
was rrHlsd fof.
The Captain for awhile, lost to public view with
the exc pon of occasional appearance in the police
court uuti the great SionemaR raid, when the Cover
nor and Mayor having Issued prcclamstona calIg on
toe people TO rally for defence Of the city, he also issued
his proclamation, in hOrrid grammar and vlianous or
biography but breathing afresh the military GrdOr aud
unAdulters.ed patriotism which had formerly been SO
efecuaIy taken out of him by the sound of the Yam
kse shells at Fort DfeWry Hs posted his proclamation
on the gates Of the Cpto Square II called on every
foreigner in the city, old and young, big and small to
euro themselves under him immediately, promising to
lead them to gsry the grave. We never heard that
il was responded to- From that time till his last attempt
to raise foreign legion, and his subsequent proposition
70 blow up Atty thousand Yankees in five minutes, he
as occupied very great space in the public gaze
Thinking the history of the times would be Incomplete
il mention of Captain Nicholas Carroll omitted, we
have strained point END given this much of our spsoe
to a record of his deeds.
On Tuesday Cap Charters arrested one Grant,
Who has been living here for many years, and was be-
ieTed 20 have become identified with US in interest
But On the contrary, he declared that matter
Of the mos. perfect indifference to him whether Yam
KEGS took the city not that all his friends were in
New York. and that bis interests and feelings were
rather with them. he was handed to Major Car
ringtOn who put him in Castle Thunder.
Yesterday, nan named P. Brown, a eas filter, and
also New Yorker, Wss arrested by the provost, and
making substantially the declaration Grant, he
was EkeWiIe accommodated with lodgings in the Caste
TEouBLE AMONGST rns WoxES-W While there is so
much var in the H,l1, one would suppose the women
would be particularly disposed 10 keep psace a. home
We nope this is the rule but there are exceptions
fortunately as viii appear. Mrs: Mary Davenport and
Mrs. Emma Woodward we're brought before the Mayor,
yesterday morning, on the charge OF keeping an i'll
governed and dtsOrderiy house. Happened that the
accused, along with number OF other people, amorg
shOm is one Mrs. JIns Farmer, occupies pArt Of
Brackets old Tavern, on Broad street They keep
great hubbub in he house. AID on Monday, being re-
monttrAted with by Mrs Farmer Mrs. Davenport called
her most offensive name and threw upon her basin
Of dirty water. This iacdsnt led to the prosecution,
and TO the summonng OF wtnessss to prove the charge,
which they succeeded fully establishing. Daring the
examination it cana cur that Ars. Woodward, who is
young and pretty woman was the same party who'
during tbs wonens ro OF the % OF April, 1863 being
caught by officer Morris With furniture wagon loaded
win soiea goods assaulted that officer aud drew ps-
sol upon bin.
TIE Mayor required the refractory females to give
eecuriy to keep tho peace.