Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1865-02-03
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:" A Northern corr.srtsad""s rive. ths G!lGw,
ing sketch CT pTIirH III atsm phis:
Memphis is to-day the commercial ospit,l
OF the valley. Tne swarm, of spsculator,
Sa.h:r &nl disporss frem here. |: is ,hroDgsd
with advsnturars. a olsss in grester haste
10 &c: riohea and moro reckless, wss scarce
known in CaliioiEis IN tho golden ago OF
"Washoe." Many without means had in
duos1 'capisslists TO embark in thsir entcr.
priscs They fcuEd all legitimate trade and
planting preDccupisd. B.s monty must be
meda, ind th.ir promises rcd.ema-i. OGr
natioaRlhy WGs worthless il it cid net s.si.t
theu. Uuf :itBy Was rlisea to project them.
They rliuted inr beyond our lirss Of oceupa-
t:on. Treasury lttl3e.s. as though they COM
m.a5si tho army ard navy, plsdgod them
rteaii.y. SIMS cGored share. Of their Often
for gasris. An iriiasn.ial planter proposed
to rewa.d u Brig :dier by msking bin Major
General. But G:ant did nat bs.n5 ais cannon.
from Richmond 10 defeGd them. The Treas.
u.g rladsa proved only Advisory" and the
guolrils.s bToks mp thtso rlansssicn'. The
warm destroyed tie hope Of sll. Somebody
w.s TO hlamo fur tts!r failure. There went
up sn LulcfJ against ths military commanders
that they had MT fu.nishe! the protection
Which The n37ernment had pledged them.--
Gencr.l D4na, among others, WA too busy
with ;hosu successful raid. into Mississippi
lie p:6:ersed to n Grs tt:e .remy and ga.hst
IN hsvsis ard fuIsge. Stung by Tho devosirn
70 tbs Gov ssrnmen. ard this c>E:emp! for pri
yato rsihr, these planters rlnspirsd for The
remn.al of tna General.
The iradsre w.re mnIe reckless, il p3sSiblo,
Of ti:o utsrssts OF the Gassrnuient than tho
I'amiefd, Ti.eY cl.noyod against ths tes,?;c
t0ns cf Gen. WGsbhur1e, hit ho!nn9 they
T1uli he lu. temporary, srsEt tho!r energy
ahiIriy III ;c.I1mlhg Co egad, tho:n. The 0lfi-
ing Of Maj Q5n. Dana. with his grim record
ut FiokaSnrg, Gu. tE thbir eIp1otRIions.--
r;s,r tonscisncss wsrs wonderfully qdickened
Tas 40 very di5tans Sisw Of prisoners affeatsd
ta.;E n>:veI. 'ihe depreciation ot their i'm
m.g,as sucks uf a.ma and ammunition, "a weli
q i, o! :nors pnnssful supplea, weighed up0n
their spr,ts. GrhY oliths and o,ttnn oar.!s
had besa prohibited. Pistols .nd powder, tho
srs;c'es must esgsrly .ought fac hy tfcit gna
rIGS cHs;omers, wtrs now to b. takSn from
item. Gen. Candy tir,a.:d tbs liucs to he
closed a soldier, whose life ana paramount
duty Vas ohsiiunc, t) urIere, hsI came t0
Gloss thea, This wrs sufficiently aggrasst
ing.
For sams tim, tho able bodied males OF this
city no.; he .ii fu 2pGs.,i t. 90 iniIitia duty
En-! m,ny, with great influence or wealth, said
it w6I crly nn Emuulng foti0p. There were
i3lly sirnnH GfoT the fines OF abstntess. Tie
alton We, as much convivial ss military.
L: VIVA rsI snG1Eh Tor those who could ho!
l.,:r Ilremrsivaa; iu' gent: manly pcmhleir,
,.atloh sp:culstnrs .uI wealthy rebels, who
t"uIa toss of gfeeitanss - a vary ligl: uat
ter, had 70 business with vulgar musse!s.
THE MAGAZINE EXPLOSION At FORT FIenLR.
A corrss pendent ct the "Tribun,." GritinG
Itnr, Fyrt Frsher on the lSsh u!t, says:
The sal scIk OF exhuning the dssd who
.Sero k'iet hT the nlsgsarne explosion Of
Mantay morni:ig is slowly proerosslng. The
immeH.. uo,1u1t o. runi Displaced, AID the
ajds eItart u, grou2d covered over, reniets
the lsLor ve:y s.jeut and ncc:eratily sl0N.-
Eleven w,-> iaS out t.-iay. Most Of them
,srs recarn z.u as belonging 10 Gns company
of ;he 2D3 PanHsylyania. rtey ware a,lssp
IT, ,ha Instant lt the eXrl0sGa, aid knew M
" wAl:rg. The position Of their hmbs indicated
Tia. they weo reHlirEg in ilhc consoous slum
lar wiG7 Is. tn overlook ili:m. Many wore
h"rr;Lig disfigured AMI Eca,c.iy recognizable.
Fragments of human limb-. .tntr5ih., rcalps otc
which must hav, belonged 10 q iozsn or ,uore
Lolits, we're gathered III nns lie aud buried
together in oae G ffin.
The game correspondent says
Some ninsteen Lun:sed prinullars Here tC-
-, M.,lk
10 Point Lockout. Including abort $50 wound
I'd, SICK aud d,sd, we captured 300 prisoners;
th cir Rsbn; commanders, Gen. Whiting aud
Col Lamb, being badly wUundsd remain hete
ia hospital for tra.&.A.lit. Usn. Whiting has
!,t.n he.ri t." e1rfc.s his great rsgtet a; Tie
s. saurlfin rt irav, mtn" ny tho accidental
c1rioslcp u tle maEsz ils. UYl. Lamb admits
;ha! there we're t.tpsdoss planted lu ftpnt oil
the s.n isas uf tao tolt, nrIgnd tbs palisader,
i'y a aingo'ios of insulated @iros
N;th a. gavRn;a. .hhttsiY inside the fort, tu bioT
ap ou: man whrn oharaing hi at that pnint.-
Tho fra OF the navy severed the wires and de-
t:atsd the Christian and benevolent dssighs OF
tile Rsho a,nman5srs. AS :hisls r,c)goized
IA. Legitimate 4arisr,, NJ uas ascMs to md
fault with Il. Tae explosion nf magazine
which burie. A. ono !cll b.Dop whole reg
r.ut Of men, hoTeg,r, IS regarded asunchrle.
tisn, after tn, ons;nY' haYs surrendered the
place. The Rebel offs.n sr!y prci'": dms
vnw sny knOwlelsu oi the &.uso Of Il ecci'
deat, aad ty. Gpu.iLon, ,Nonsea. it:is Attributed
70 t:e cars!oEsue4e 9. uuF owa mon. .. %
THR LnsS OE TIE MONITOR pArir 60.
BY :he arrival 81 .he eunbost Britain, ia, Lisnt.
Mn Is. Sheldon commanding, from Charleston
bsr Oh Sunday night; w hare report of another
nsd d ssstcr to on, OF our mUInt1r. The Pa
tapsco WAS b,ngn uor,;.!o o'clock o. Sunday
evening, n.sr Flrt MOultre, by "A torpshn. srd h
lsrse part of;ba t,licgrs Sni crew pea had. The
captain. executive officer cic,r Of :he .!eck, tho
engineers aud .ahout twenty OF the c'eh succeed
ed in escsping rs the vessel vert down. AL
ths rcst-si1ty in nImhfr were drowned. Ad-
roiral Porter will probably finnish lie names of
tho lost, snd full particulars Of the S:5sStsr.
,l,'srBUG OF v.sDsRE,LT's PaTnioTtsM'
A Washington correspondent of the. Herald
Of the 18th gives The following spicy piece OF
consiessionsl news
There WAS qa'ta lively Tina in ilis li0uas u
day, arising from thu orrnFitlon OF the GshinrnIs
members - tan apnropri>iion OF three thonsand
d,Ilxrs ia n, 4. ticiency bin to dafrny he e1-
reus. Of gold msd.l for Mr.. CorHslius VAn-
H. rbilt IN s.knrw leipmrnt of his munihcent
,,r.ssn, Of tho steamer Va hill to the govern
ns,t. Mr. Highly. Of C,lh 'tns. denounced Mr.
Vanderbilt AZ cue OF tho grsat.st s~h1lers iI
it,a conutry; 'snd l.:.hsps. he SAIL. 81 might
uioperly tran him murderer, aldo. Hs provides
boats utterly unsuitable for the transportation o
passengers or 10 go to sea at all. with machinery
w..hed snd wired up, and ii was Goo;
mercy. End no thalkl 10 the owners Of tbes'
bo4.s, thst they. iii not go dosn 70 th'
bott m 6i the eresi sn! the snnls Of all OH b1n,'
| be- sacrificed u Tho people CT the Pacfc Stat =
hal no love for Mr. Vanderbilt. Ho uuiersico!
tbs. the reason for hi4 libsrslit} 10 giving tn
eovernm;r ri this steamer was thstit cost so nuci
to run her tha, it could only be done az loss