The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-08

An INCIDENT or TIE SIsGz OF CHaRLET: N The
Y;n KEGS from lime to time tho 4 shell into the
city and nobody seems 10 mind it. But misfortune
willed that yesterday shell should throw the en-
tire osnlinunity int, mourning
Miss Anna riekrns, HE daughter Of our former
Governor, never consented ~ lrave the city De
spite Ike representations OF Grn Ecahfegard, she
trnained Drawing :h"lia and Gsrek iir', attending
lic wounded and cheering ali with lieI presence.
Amons the wnun,ied officers under her care was
kfr AntlieN dc Rochelle, 4 iesccndlHt of one ni
The nohest Huguenot families Of the city. 9his
young man was full Of the ivelifst gratitude for
his fair nurse; gratitude gave birth ~ Il more ten
der sentiments his suit was listened 10, Governor
Pickens gave his cOusenf, and the marriage was
fixed fof yesterday, the !.l April.
Lieut. dc Rochelle was on duty at Fort Sumter
In the morning, and il WAS determined that the
ceremony should take place 1t the residence Of
Gen Eoni,ani, In The evening, at O'Clock. At the
m0nseHt when The Episcopal clergyman was ASK
Ing The bride IL she ready shell fell upon the
i,af Of The building, penetrated 10 the room whrre
the company was assembled, buist aad wounded
nine persons, and among the rest, Miss Anna Piek-
rEs. We cannot describe the scene that soilowcd.
Order was at last re established ana the wounded
were removed, all except the bride, who lay mo
lionlsss upon the carpet. Her bettO,hed, knecins
and bent!ing over her, .sns weeping hiitciy aud
trying 10 stanDch the blood that Weiied from
lihle wound under her left breast. A surgeon came
aud declared that Ms Pickens had not longer Il! IN
~ o hours to live. We will not paint the general
despair.
.vnen the wounded girl covered her conscious
ness, she asked to know her fate, and whea they
hestated tn tell Andrew" she said, 81 beg
you to tell me the truth. II must die, can di'.
worthy oi yoM." The y0ung soldiers tears we've
his answer, and Miss Anna, summ0ning all her
strength, attempted TO smile. Nothing could he
more heart reuding to the agony of this brave
fIrI sttue,lin in the embrace OF death and against
:rteuiLle Inarlaf pana. Gov rickens, whose cnur-
age IL known, was almost without consciousness,
aud Mrs Plckens looked upon her child with the
dry and haggarl eye 0t one wh0ae reason t0terS
I.ieut. de- Rochelle was the Grst to speak. can
a." he cried, Il will die soon, too, but would
have y0u die my wife. There is yet time 10 unite
III !"
The y0nng girl did not reply. she was too weak.
slight lush for an iDsiaai Ia her pale cheek
IL could be seen that Joy aud pain weie siru,
Cling la her spirit for the mastery Lying upon
snta, her bGiiai dress all stained with blood
hti hair ,iisl,eveiied, She had never been more
beautiful Helpless as she was, lient de Rochelle
took her hand aud requested Rev Mr Dickinson to
proceed with the ceremony. When 1t was time
for the dying girl to say yes," her lips parted scv
eral times, bur sha cUn,j not ayticulate. At last
the wOid was spokem, and slight foam rested
Np0n her lips. The dying agony was near. The
minister sobbed as he proceeded with the ccrc-
lanny An hour afterwards all was over, and the
t,fidai chamber was The chaa.hcr OF death. Lieut.
de Rochelle has sworn 10 perish In battle assihs
itsc Yankees and we sure that he Will keep hi:
a,xsIi. lie has now double motive IL hate the VI
asa his owa eXislence.-Ch ChafIelion Mercury.