The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-12

place of safety elsewhere for her and IN!
Papers,
The people Of this Government have OBJ
tanned = character which they by no means
deserved their officers generally speaking
are the most indifferent kind OF people !
ever saw.-I have already broke one col. anu
Ave car'ainS for cowardice, for dra"'h2
more Paw & Provisions than they had men
in their coupanies. there Is two more co.'s
NOW under arrest, and to be tried TOT the
same offences. In short they arc ~ no
means such Troops. in any respect, rs you
are 'lcd TO believe Of them from the accts
which arc published, but need not
make myself Enemies among them, by this
declaration, although 1t is consistent with
tru,h.-I dare say tue men would fight very
we'll (if properly otficered) although they are
an exceedingly dirty & nasty people-had
they been properly conducted at Bunkers
Hill ION the 18th OF June) or those that were
there properly supported, tie Regulars
would have met with a shameful defeat, d
much more considerable loss than they did,
which is now known to be exactly 1857.
Killed e. Wounded-it was for their bena-
vior on that occasion that the above officers
were broke, for never spared one that vas
accused OF cowardice but brot 'em to inme-
diate tryal.
Our Lines Of Defence are now completed,
as near so ut least as can be-we now wish
them to come out; as soon as they please,
but they Chat is the enemy discover no an
clination 10 quit their own Works OF De
Tense. & as it is almost impossible for us to
get to them, We do nothing but watch each
others moiions all day at the distance OF
about mile every now and then plchipg
up a S.iagg!er where we can catca thenl
| without their IntreDchmente In return tneV
| often attempt to Cannonade our Lines 70 no
| other purpose than the waste of consider
able quantity Of Powder 10 themselves which
We should be very glad to ge'.
| What does Doc,r CraIk say to the beha-
vior OF bis Countrymeu, aud Townspeo-
ple?-rcmember me kindly to him d
tell hun that I should be very glad 10 see
him here if there was anything worth his
acceptanc~; but the Massachusetts people
suffer nothing to 60 by them that they can
lay hands upon
I wish the money could be had from HUI
& the Bills of Exchange (excep. Col. FAIR
fax's which ought to be sent TO him lmme.
dately) turned into cash; you might then,
! should think, he able to furnish Simpson With
about $500, but you are to recoect that
have got Cleveland e. The hired People with
him to pay also. | would not have
you buy single bushel of wheat till you can
see with some kind Of certainty what Market
the Flour is TO 90 to- & If you cannot find
sufficient Employment in repairing the mill
! works, d. other things Of this hiud TOR Mi.
! Roberts ard Thomas Afford, they must be
closely Employed in Making Cask or work
! icg at the Carpenters or other business otL-
erwiSe they must be discharged, for it is not
reasonable, as all mill business will probably
be at IN end for awhile, that l am to pay
them El00 a year to be Idle. | should think
| Roberts himself must see, & be sensible OF
the reasonaIl"ness Of this request, as be-
! licyc few Milers will find employment il our
| Ports arc shut up, & the wheat KEEP; in the
Straw, or otherwise for greater security.
will write TO Mr.. Minor to forward you
q sood Country Bouiting Cloth for simpson
which cnGcavOr TO have coDtrlyed 10 him by
the first sale coryeyanct.-l wish you would
quicken Lap>bire d. Sears about the Dining
Eoom Chimney piece TO be executed as
! mentioned in ohe Ot NY last letters as
rouId wish TO have that eLd Of the House
complciciy flashed before return. l wish
YOU had done the end OF the new Kitchen
II. xt the Garden as also the old Kitchen with
ru,tiCacd Boards hoU ever, as it Is not; 1
would lave The corners done so in the man
ncr of our new church Chose two especially
which Frohts the quarter.-W What have you
done with the wcll!-ls that walled up?-
have you any acct OF the Painter:- how
does he behave at Fredericksburg p
much approve of your sowing Wheat in
clear ground, although you should be late
in doing it, d il for no other purpose than
trya!-- 1t Is i growing, | find, as we'll as a
new practice, that Of Over.eers keeping
Horses, and for what purpose, unless it be to
make fat Horses at my eXpence, know not,
u, it is no saving of my own HorSes-l dc
not like tie custom & wish you would
break lt-but DO as you wish, As | cannot
pretend TO interfere at this distance.
Remember me kindly to all the Neighbor.
who enquire after
Yr AtlrctiOntc friend and Sery't
| Go WASHINGTON.