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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-08-19

ing been first sacked by his iawlcss and rapac;ous
soldiery Every species Of public property was re-
moved or wantonly destroyed and among the most
serious losses arc to be named the valuable library
the accumulated care OF twenty-five years, and the
philosophical apparatus so long used by the late
distinguished Professor of Natural and Experiment
tat philosophy, Lientensnt-6eneral Thomas J.
jackson The hospital was rifed of its most
valuable medical stores and then burnt, as were.
also, the quarters Of Colonels Williamson and
Giham. Every public document connected with
the operations Of the Institute was DESTROYED
OF removed The private library of the superin-
tenent was rifed Of many of its most valuable and
portable Volumes and the Portraits of Governors
Mcdowell, Wise and Leteher which occupied prom
inent positions in it, We're removed. The shoe shop
was despoiled of all its leather and unfinished work,
and the shoe lasts, implements and benches were
then wantonly destroyed. The bell attached to the
public clock was taken down and removed, and the
beautiful bronze copy of Houdon's Washington, by
the gifted and lamented HUBBARD, after being mutt
lated in the effort to take from its PEDESTAL was
reiaway 1t has since been reported that the enemy
being unable 10 transport this work of art through
the mountain passes of Virginia. finally broke it to
pieces ana destroyed it. In fact the work of DESC
lation was complete, and its recital gives perma-
hence to the record of infamy which has immortal
izel the United States army of Western Virginia
and its brutal commander, General David Hum
ter.
General Smith, in his report thus eloquently al
ludcs to the vitality of the institution and the
possibility of its destruction:
"But perish the thought that the Virginia Mill
tary Institute is destroyed, that bricks and
tar constituted the great military school of Virgil
mia. That, thank God, still lives in the heart and
affections of the South, and in the vigor and
hood Of its noble sons and in the confidence and
power of the State of Virginia. which established it.
1t was no more in the power Of General Hunter to
destroy the Virginia Military Institute than it has
been III the power of his Government to destroy that
under which We live. Both remain-as proyiden-
tally preserved and designed vindicate the cause
of Truth and Right"
We gratified to learn that arrangements are in
progress for the construction Of temporary buildings
at Lexington for the of the Institute; portion
of Washington College has been rendered and ac-
ccpted by the board, and the full academic course
will be resumed on the first of October next.
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SINGULAR CoINCIDENCE.-WeGnesd morning We
noticed that an accident occurred down the bay ON
Sunday night, and that Mr.. j. J. Love had been
killed and Mr.. Pierce severely wounded. The body
of the supposed Love brought up by the steamer
Natchez and his friends notified of the fact, who
immediately took charge of the remains, and prena-
tions were made for the burial. That afternoon
Tuesday telegraphic dispatch sent to Mrs.
Love, who resides short distance up the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, to come to the city. She did so but by
that time the supposed remains of her husband was
wen placed away in packed coffin, and the body
being in such a state of decomposition that her
friends told her IT was matter Of imp1ssiblity for
him to be recognized by her; and for Tear OF some
bad results, she exceedingly shaken by grief
they refused to open the codto give her the usual
last look. ass..ss. ...a
On Wednesday afternoon the corpse was escorted
to its last resting-pace by Mrs. Love and large
concourse Of intimate friends and acquaintances.-
Lol and behold the sequel On Wednesday night
the live body of Mr.. Love was brought up on the
steamer Dick Keyes and restored to his widowed ~
wife and sorrowful friends; the mistake having
Cured in sending the body from Navy Cove to the
fort 1t appears that four men in the boat that
the accident occurred on, and that some confusion
occurred in respect to the and that the person who
sent up the body the fort told the in charge
of it that it was that Of Joseph Love He delivered
it from person to party until it forwarded when
it has since been proven that the dead man was
Dennis Murphy, also very worthy citizen: The
person of the deceased was about the same height
and size Love, and the haste and confusion III
sending UP the body caused the mistake, which has
terminated in anything else than joke,
1t is also stated that, on the morning OF Wednes-
day. the newspapers containing the announcement
OF his death and funeral notice was read to Mr. Love
at Fort Morgan. He immediately telegraphed to a
lady friend, (he not knowing that his wife in the
city) that he safe and all right. The dispatch
was received just before the funeral services were
performed, and, owing TO the excitement at the
time, she, thinking it some trivial matter laid the
dispatch in her workbasket and continued her pre-
paraton for the funeral, and did not read it until
Love made his appearance at her house at IL o'clock
at night, when the feelings OF his wife and all pre-
sent can be better imagined than described. ed.Ho1sfs
Tribune
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NORTHERN xEws.

fHsneho, August Is The New York HsraiJ
~ AUS eang EDITORIAL says: I'VE are satisfied that
IN casting about FOR those great unl@r.eusrent. of
public opinion which always indicate ,h. s;;,, NJ
poAueai esenIs' We were never nearer thu mark
thah IN our advocacy Of the special commission nom
Washington, in behalf Of an asmistice and sorvsn.
ton Of all the States, to consider the wsvs snA
means Of peace"
The Herald calls upon the merchant princes and
manufacturers, dnanciers, tradesmen and working
men-men Of all professions and all pursuit,-x-
sdiess Of party notions and party leaders, to pro-
ceed at once to the work Of bringing together q
grand, independent citizens meeting, in Union
square, Tor the express object Of appointing COM
mittee OF five hundred representative citizens 10
wait upon Lincoln in behalf Of an embassy 10 Reh-
'iioha, win hberai overtures for an armistne and
convention of all the States In order to see il tis
dreadful war cannot be ended in mutually satis-
factory treaty Of peace. 1t heads another editorial
" Is War to be Eternal. I"
Is cutting a canal across Dutch Gap, distance Of
about half mile; but when Constructed it will save
distance Of about seven miles, and viii enable th
Federals to avoid the distractions in james river -
fhe enemy is bringing heavy FIRE to bear upon ths
working parties, but the work goes nobly on.
Advices from sherman's headquarters confirm tho
account OF the flank movement TO the west Of Al.
iahta' and say his right now rests at East Paint
tnua cutting the rebel communication With Nant
gomery and West Point.
Averill was promoted a Major-General after the
Moorefcld fight
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AN Account FROM FoRr GAMEs.-Captain Dou-
glass vass, paymaster of the army left Fort Gaines
Saturday night at 10 o'clock in rowboat for Fort
Morgan, and arrived in Mobile Sunday night Ee
gives the following particulars Of the condition q
affairs when he left
On Thursday, a Yankee monitor approached the
fort on the gulf side and opened fire. Ike fort had
three l0-inch columtads and in the first shots in
reply to the monitor, two OF them were disinoted
and disabled by the breaking Of their carriages On
Friday, the fleet ran by Fort Morgan. Captain
Vass had a fine view of the whole scene and the
subsequent naval fight The rccumseh'sthe finest
monitor in the Yankee navy, went down almost IN
stantly q tremendous column of water being thrown
up around hcr-evidently the work of "a torpedo.
Her commander, Craven, was lost in her, for the
Yankee truce-boat inquired if he was among our
prisoners and finding he not they said he went
down with his ship. The same monitor which had
shelled the fort from the gulf side approached
to within half mile OF the wharf and opened again
There was but one lU-inch gun left to fight her. and
the carriage OF that gun soon became unsafe.
On Wednesday night, the Yankee troops, estima-
ted from 3, 900 to 5000, landed the island and
gradually approached to within four hundred yards
Of the fort. They had been confronted from the
front by line of skifmshers thrown out from the
fort The enemy had planted their batteries of light
Parrott guns a sand hill near the gulf shore,
another midway of the island i'll front OF the fort
and third on little Dauphn island. These, with
the monitor in the water front, were enabled to
bring fire to bear upon every part OF the work, and
With the AID OF sharpshooters, our men We're not
able to stand at their guns The bomb-proofs were
only capable of covering two hundred and fifty men
ont of the garrison; the rest were exposed to on-
bardmcnt. Up to the time Captain Vass left, the
commander, Colonel Anderson, had said nothing
about captulation; but he saw signs of demoralza-
ton in the garrison. Some of the officers expressed
decided opinions in favor of surrender they thought
the place would be taken and there would be a
frightf waste. of life to no purpose The men saw
little or hope of relief since the Tennessee e
was lost and they much exhausted by skrnishing
all day and working in the fort at night.
Captain Vass states that, up to the time he left,
Colonel Anderson behaved with great resolution and
spirit, sallantly exposing himself and urging his
line OF skirmishers to maintain its ground 1t was
the night after Captain Vass left that General Page
passed over to Fort Gaines. Captain Vass Is OF the
opinion that Fort Morgan will hold out as long as
its provisions do and that will be the best part Of
year
The Yankee fleet was badly crippled. Nearly
every ship is careened over, and the whole are
busily repairing. 1t is believed its losses are not
less than seven hundred and fifty
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PRESENTATION TO Ex-SgeRETARY MENMIsGER.
On Thursday evening Inst, at Columbia, South Car
ona, tho Virginia ladies Of the Treasury Bureaupre-
sented Mr.. Memminger with handsome walking
cane, enriched by inscriptions bearing testimony
that it was tribute Of gratitude from Virginia la
dies. The following correspondence attended the
presentation:
We, Virginia's daughters, beg Mr. Memminger's
acceptance of the accompanying humble testimonial
Oh our gratitude to him for the benefit he has con-
ferred ON us by inaugurating a department for the
employment of ladies', who, through the cxigencies
Of the times, have been compelled to resort to some
means of support. We thank him for his untiring
efforts in behalf while we were under his rule
and ofier him this tribute simply as a-memento of
our grateful regard
To this Mr.. Memnnger replied:
Mr. MeInminger has received with much salts
faction the meInento'' with which the daughters
of Virginia have honored him on his return homo
Admlrng as he does the spirit and fortitude evinced
everywhere by the women of our country, he has
witnessed, with increased satisfaction the eourate
and perseverance with which many highly-gifted
ladies' who, before this war; knew neither care nor
want, have been content to undertake the wearying
duties which you discharge. Many of you
have given up brothers, fathers and husbands to the
service of the country, and now sustaining the
families they have left by your daily labor. All
have given up the comforts of home without MUIR
mlr or repining. Mr. NJ. has fully appreciated your
efforts and your fidelity. lie has the pleasure of
saying that you have faithfully discharged your du-
ties, and that he regards it one of the highest
privileges OF the office which he has lust left that
many ladies' deserving of the highest respect and
esteem
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LOCALMATTTRs.

THE DrELLINs CASE AoAIS.-In the MAYORS
Court yesterday morning, Messrs. II. r. Pollard and
E. G. Elmore again appeared in accordance with the
terms OF the fecognizanee entered into by them on
the day before. His Honor stated that the corres-
pondenee which he had read in the Erainer OF that
morning was conclusive evidence to his mind that
Mr.. Pollard was engaged as the second of Mr.. John
NJ. Daniel in his duel ON Tuesday morning with Afr
Elmore and therefore he should hold Mr.. Pollard as
particeps cris,inis in that affair, and send him, az
he had done Mr. Elmorc the day before, to q county
justice. The witnesses, he said who had been sum-
moned in the case of apprehcnded meeting be-
tween Mr.. Pollard and Mr.. Eimore had not ap-
peared but he was ready to hear any evidence the
defence had to offer.
Mr. p. II. Aylctt, counsel for Mr.. Pollard, desired
to know whether the Mayor pretended to say that
newspaper publications sufficient evidence in
point of law to base charge of criminal prosecution
upon against party If such was the rule In that
rourt, it different from any other in which he
had practiced. On Wednesday, as he considered,
there had been charge made against his client Of
any connection with the duel which had already
taken place. but he had only been required to enter
into recognizance to answer the offence OF meet
ing which it apprehended was about to take
place with Mr. Elmore. The Mayor had refused to
disclose the name Of his informant and now, on the
second day. he NOT only did not propose to enter into
hearing OF the case, but desired to throw the onus
OF the charge upon his client To hold a gentleman
under bonds to answer crime where there has been
no accusation made against him. was unpreeedent-
ed, and, while he Mr.. A did not desire to be dis
nc still rtgaFucu IL rs an OutidSt.
Therefore hoped that his Honor would proprety
and the justice Of disehafgng Mr.. Pollard Hefither
said that there was not the slightest ground for ap
pretending that duel was contemplated between
his client and Mr.. Elmore:
The Mayor maintained that he had the right, no
matter what may have been Mr. Aylettsexperence in
criminal practice, to arrest party upon what was
published in a newspaper correspondence, and he
should therefore adhere to his purpose to turn Mr.
Pollard over to county justice to the charge
OF being accessory to the duel between Mr. Daniel
and Mr.. Elmore which took place Tuesday
morning. With regard to the other charges how
ever that of being about to break the peace by en-
gagipg in another duel, he was willing to take the
statement of the parties themselves that there was
no such intention on their part, and would there
them.
Mr.. Pollard then left the courtroom and pro-
ceeded to the Office Of Justice Riddck, of Henrico
county, who baled him in the sum of two thousand
dollars for his appearance at the county courthouse
on Saturday
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OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
CONFEDERATE STATES HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIA,
RICHMOND, August II, 1864.


NIRCULAR.-I. In accordance with Or
- ders from the Surgeon-General, surgeons in
charge OF hospitals in Virginia instructed that
they should make contracts with gardeners and
farmers for the supply and delivery OF such amounts
of Vegetables and other ordinary marketable pro-
duce mry be necessary for their patients beyond
what can be furnished from the hospital gardens
When the condition OF the hospital fund viii per-
init, surgeons i'll charge of hospitals allowed, if
necessary, to purchase transportation TO enable
them to obtain supplies Of vegetables, chickens, eggs,
&c. from beyond the limits of cities. A more care
fu supervision will, in future be exercised overthe
prices paid for such hospital supplies, and the sur
geons iii charge will be held strictly responsible for
any eXtfavaSance i'll price.
Surgeons in charge of hospitals will inform their
stewards that purchasing supplies from the markets
of cities, from wagons on their way to market
must, in future, not be resorted to until the other
modes of supply herein indicated prove insufficient
and, i'll that case, only to such extent will sup
ply deficiencies.
II. In accordance with instructions from the See
retary of War, surgeons in charge Of hospitals
directed not TO purchase any OF the following ati
cles, comprising the ration they will be bought
and supplied in future only by officers Of the Sub
sistence Department Beef, mutton, bacon, pork,
wheat, -four, corn, meal, dried peas, beans, rice,
salt, vinegar, sugar. moiasses
Hospital agents, engaged i'll the purchase of these
articles, will be Immediately withdrawn
WM. A. CARRINGTON,
au l3-lw Medical Director.
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MAYORS CoURr.-The following is a summary Of
the cases before the Mayor yesterday:

the cases before the Mayor yesterday:
Isaiah Myer charged with stealing piece of
sgaB qne IN s TN moeg RRa saa
Miss Tate. Mycr Keeps II small store Broad
street, which Miss Tate visited ON Wednes-
day for the purpose Of making pur
chases After she had transacted her business
she left the store, but had not proceeded than
five steps when she reeolleeted that she had
left her pockctbook and the articles enumerated
but the things had disappeared and Mycr, who ap-
parently had not moved from his position, denied
knowing what had become Of them. Under these
circumstances Miss Tate procured warrant for his
arrest. The Mayor sent the accused Oh for exami-
nation before the Hastings Court, allowing him bail
in the meantime for his appearance.
soldier named William Werth was charged with
stealing horse, valued at 81 800, the property of
Vincent Camalier; but in the absence OF material
witnesses the postponed till Saturday and
| the party committed to Jail.
Polly Jacobs charged with stealing a pocket
book, containing twenty five dollars III Confederate
States notes and six dollars in Yankee greenbaeks,
| the property of free negro man named Samuel
| Forsyth. Polly, when called to the stand, made a
| statement which threA the guilt upon a negrc
| named John, slave 10 Samuel Forsyth. John was
| therefore. ordered to be whipped and Polly dis
| charged.
Jacob Mpbus preferred charge of trespass agains
| Mary, slave OF William Allen Upon "a hearing o.
the case, suspicious excited that she. was
| away, wberetipon the Mayor committed her TO jail
/ till such time her owner can be communicated
l with.
/ H. L. wigand was fined ten dollars for giving his
| pass to Elizabeth Anderson, a free negro.
Henry Williams was fined twenty dollars for buy
| ing melons i'll the Second Market to sell again and
| had his purchase confiseated.
Several other fines were imposed upon different
parties charged with committing nuisances
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poURTHOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED

4 DOLLARS KEW AltD.--i VIII pay 1our thOu-
III FIVE hundred dollars for the apprehension and
3Ly5T 10 me in Richmond, or for securing them so
t1t ect them, the following SLAVES, TO wit:
JORDAN. a yellow man, about twcnty-sevep
ear, Oh tolorable carpenter and blacksmith
Wis ra.sei near ChristianSburg, Virginia.
LEWIS, "a black man, thlty years old; purchased
a I. l.. Drcwney or BToddie, near Hendersonyille,
North Carolina.
JOSHUA. black, about twcnty-eight years old;
r,isd By Walter Coles, OF Pittsykania county; has
I4.her dowa look, and is very stout.
JACK, about eighteen years old, black and slim;
Isaeh: Of T. j. Stern, OF Raleigh, North Carolina.
JIM black, about twenty lone OF twenty-five years
oil; raised i'll Maryland; is tall and very likely.
WILLIAM, a bgown-skin boy, about twenty or
,Frnty-two years old; raised i'll near this city;
one owned by +. j. Sampson, an agent AZ the Rich
n5ni and Danvlne depot.
ELIJAH, Of brown complexion, about thirty five
y1sS I'D raised near Charlottesville, and is a No
ogk Both of his legs We're swollen and sore at the
tine h4 left.
SALLY, mulatto girl, about twenty-five years
o.i; raised IN Ll'!doun county; was purchased o
: N Lee; tai and slender, with long black hair.
HARRIET fifteen sixteen years old, brown
kin with Il bushy head of hair.
Iacy left my farm, in Lunenburg, about the last
d. June, with tho Wilson raiding party. / will pay
tf5 above reward for all of them, or five hundred
do.,lrs for any one Of them.
al j-iws +. II. STOKES.
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ADDITIONAL FROM THE NORTH.
From the latest Northern papers We make som
additional extracts:

tii' i"tSoS >NOi Fdptfn we Hldht SoUc
additional extracts
CAREER OF THE TALLAHASSEE.
The Northern press have long accounts of the
performances OF the Tallahassee. In addition to
the William Bell, the barque Adriatic and the SUI
l0te, she had captured the brig Billow, of Sslem
the schooner X. T.. Parker, of Richmond, Maine
bonded for 100000 the barque Glcnaloon, from,
Glasgow, for New York, destroyed and the Spo-
kane, OF Boston Captain Sawyer, of the latter,
was on board the Tallahassee six hours. He repre-
sents her to be from eight hundred TO one Thousand
tons burthen and very fast. Her officers boast of
having burned sixteen vessels in thirty hours and
fifty in all.
Admiral Paulding was notified on Friday evening
OF the appearance Of the new pirate Tallahassee off
Fire island, and at once dispatched a tug to the
lower bay to send from thence a gunboat iii pursuit
Of her. The Susquehanna was sent to sea on Sat
uIday at daylight. The Eoius sailed during the
morning, and at the latest accounts the Grand Gulf
was preparing for The Juniata was probably
dispatched from Hampton Roads on Saturday.
The United States gunboat MerIiInac, SIX guns
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant William Budd, sailed
on saturday fon the lower quarantine for the coast
Of Labrador for the purpose of destroying the vel
low fever which the contracted III the gulf re-
Will keep lookout for the rebel pirate Tallahassee
which Is supposed to be operating somewhere III the
track OF homewaid- bound vessels from Europe
The Mer1imac is to cruise until every trace of the
epidemic Is completely removed.
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GROWING CUCUMBERs.-Take large barrel or
hoSshead, saw it in two i'll the middle, and bury
each half in the ground with the top. Then
take small keg and bore nall hole in the bot
tom, place the keg i'll the centre of the barrel the
top even with the ground, and fill i'll the barrel
around the keg with fresh earth, suitable for the
growth of cucumbers. Plant your seed midway
between the edges of the barrel and keg, and
make a kind of arbor a foot OF two high for the
vines to run on. When the ground becomes dry,
pour water i'll the keg in the evening" it will pass
out Of the bottom Of the keg into the barrel and
rise up to the roots of the vines, and keep them
moist and green. Cucumbers cultivated in this
way will grow to a great size, as they are made
Independent both of drought and wet weather.
In wet weather the barrel can be covered, and III
dry weather the ground can be kept moist by pour
ing water in the keg.