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DAI JM SI*ATCH ♦ ViHIMK XXVIIL RICHMOND. VA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1865. NUMBER 8. .v,irf)mon& JHspittrlr. j I \ j. A. COWARTOH i CO. . ■ . s-. : W*Btl ; tOS : r one year, pi_ty i>-»n,\n- % t&k ..;>•: i»e . ti: ret BMM-ths, iihiin ' t „ [ ■ '~!.. IWH Ml\ . N •-«- i>. . its will t-' famished al 1 - - ; . v hum! ■• 1 • ■ ;. . ~-.-.::- ;!<.;..)•;;! i \e.->. Cie money, j " i i. tl remitt*irt<. ■by i!:.:ii [ ■ , ■ .. i : those a_o miike them. .\.:v< .■.>•<■;;-- will be inaorted at j -. ! ■''.«■•- 1 •'!• square f< v . ..-:, :i _v <r- i ... . - r.stitu-' a • iiaare. : . W in exact j .■>,■.•"*; '■• ,-, • blisluiltillf'irbi IwiU tx char ge J ler f-ro—rc for every ii *ertio-. I I • ■ i cot'XTI VV-KOOM II vs i Mi ' COTO Till-: NOIS I'll KA.ST I <>i;. j • KXTH ANI'M UN STREETS, ' : ii! ... IMMKI'IAI ELY OITOSFTE I ,n.nsT\m . I ■ , S*! .DAY MOKJi ING J INVAR. I, 1*36 i. ! . - . I I i ; bill to prevent quartermasters and tissaries from robbing tho Govern I nt, wi i h was presented a lew days j Mr. ' 'ir, of Mississippi, from the j i:uy Committee, contains soinc pro •. .. ol Angular severity. [*roeccding 1 round that o try man is to he ! irdc'l as a rascal until he can prove I * lheis an honest man, it compels the i i rto give In, und* r oal : ., once in ! ■ Ive months, a schedule of all I ! ; " j - riy tie [io.* -■• jses, and toaccount ! ..-. ti ■ umulation that may occur in j lerval. We cannot conceive that j ': ;i law would have but one effect: { mp< 1 every honest quarter r and a nimis *ary to resign, for no rit and honesty would accept i ; in entci ing upon which he would i ;■ the light of a criminal, and con so to su nd until lie had proved elf lo be innocent. The inquisition intj the private alfairs of individuals, the law prescribes, is entirely on ■ i the genius of our laws and the i tor of our people. Pass this law, ! ; the < hance is thai peculation will 'n ere; man} hundred fold, f« r the simple I . that li will drive ail honest quar- j : and commissaries out of the . and substitute for them rogues, j i regard no oath and will be restrained ihe reason assigned for proposing a law of such excessive severity is, that there have been enormous peculations! the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments, if such be the case, we , • that it would be more consistent with justice to point out the individual . and punish them to the extent :: ■■ law, than to stigmatize a whole ■ In , many of them not even suspected, I tin majority having characters which aevei been impeached. If this law] . I i say that a man is a quartermas- j ur commissary will be equivalent, in j the i üblic mind, to saying that he is a j ; - al, We protest against the injus-] : stigmatizing a whole class lor the ome half dozen members. In the discussions upon the subject, i vi mdi I license of language seems to ►ye been iudulged in. Quartermasters 1 vi varies are said to have made "I < - '■ rUmcs." But the charges ; ' ivc b< ■ i general, and so vague, that it m.- impossible to fasten then; upon *'■■. one individual. The whole class, ;; ' : ' ; ■'- tas well as the dishonest, come in foi a -hate ofthe imputation. Clearly, • • -.vis improper. If there arc in I :: als in the service who have these enormous fortunes, and l - - ; be clear that they have made ' ■ ■■■> out ol the public money, let : ••■.■ pointed out Lei them Ik: tried by tho laws already existing for ; ulation and robbery. Doubtless the '■. trterma ter General would lend all! istance in his power to detect and punish such culprits. We understand i anxious that all. such should be I ilnted out, that he may aid in bringing them to justice. Is not this preferable to making general and intangible charges •'! Un it whole bodies ol men, confound mg the innocent with the guilty, and ting suspicion upon the honest man without bringing the criminal to judg ment? We think 80, decidedly; and l upon it that the guilty be pro ■ ote 1 wh< re they are knattm to be ; .... ■• '■■ *.< > man v*. ill be restrained from i : - "., by his own sense of right. A ■■• ; be restrained by no oath what evr '' ii the rejection of officers, if more •ttantion were paid to the character of ■•H'h"ants, we should have fewer mal '•''uthus inomce. That is the main ! point, after all. The character of the I man is a better guarantee than any oath of Office that was ever devised. General Sherman, it is stated by an Augusta paper, said, in connection with a gentleman of Georgia, that "Slavery | will exist in the South after the eon~- I elusion of peace, let the war terminate |as it may, and that ho expects to own a thousand slaves himself one of these days." We have little doubt that Gene ral Sherman made the remark, and as I little that it will be realized in the event I |of our subjugation. What the form of | slavery, or what name >vill be given to it . by Yankee mgehtfify, we cannot foresee. but that the tiling itself will continue, [and that tlie negroes will have to work harder and fare worse than slaves have i ever worked or fared before in the South. I crn States, is as certain as the rising, of to morrow's sun. i The Yankee sentiment of abolition is i imply envy of the slaveholder, not love of the slave. Why should he love the | black laborer of a distant region more than the white laborer of his own?— ; Every one is familiar with the harsh and oppressive manner in which Yankee cm ; ployees in every department of business 'arc treated by their employers. The thing is notorious and undeniable; It is ridiculous, then, to suppose that men so seliish, callous and tyrannical to their wii ite dependents should have a general and generous sympathy with African slaves. With the exception of some fanatics, whose imaginations have run away with their reason, there is not an honest Abolitionist in the Northern States. The only question which presents itself to the great mass of that money-seeking and practical race is, M Will slavery pay ': " The fate of slavery and the Con federacy, if conquered, depends solely upon ihe answer to that question. General Sherman has evidently made tup his own mind in the affirmative, lie ! knows, and his countrymen know as [ well, that cotton, rice and sugar cannot |be cultivated without slave labor. There lis some question about tobacco. It may ibe that the Yankee will conclude that slave labor will not pay in Virginia and other border States, lv that event, they will give a sop to the philanthropy of the age by sacrificing the *non-paying labor of those States to tlie demands of abolition, calling upon the world to ad mire and applaud their humanity, whilst they simpljp»change the name and pro prietorship of slavery in the cotton States. General Sherman expects to own a thousand slaves, and other Fede ral generals will be equally fortunate.— The possession jof the slaves will be simply transferred from the hands of their present owners to those of soldiers and citizens of the United States. They will raise more cotton, more sugar, and more rice, than were ever raised before. The only change in the system will be one which will enable the new slave owners to be relieved from the support of the laborers in sickness and old age. The horror which the African troops experience in this war is nothing to that which they will suffer in fighting the battles of civilization ? They will die like sheep under their Yankee taskmas ters; but their places can be readily sup plied by importing Coolies, after the fashion cf England-and Franco, or re opening the slave trade. No remon strances of England and no Africa coast squadrons would prevent the adoption of the latter alternative if found essential to the demand of slave labor. It w»s the Yankees and England who lirst brought slaves from Africa to i Ibis continent, and cither of them would do it again, or any other thing which their interests demand. Next to the present proprietors, the condition of the present slaves will, in too event oi Southern subjugation, be most pitiable. The contrast to their former condition will intensify the agonies of their exhausting toil. They will be in the hands of men who do not under stand them, who have no real sympathy with them, nor any concern of any kind, except to squeeze tho greatest amount of profit possible out of their bones and sinews. They will curse the day that! they ever heard of abolition ; but it will; be too late. t .'**. " " ** J= - = One of the pastors, at the opening of the services' Sunday, in Maiden, Massa chusetts, said he wished to acknowledgo the very generous Christinas present of a pair of babies—a little daughter, and son. * i 0 UU WII MING TON CO RUES PONDENCS. •**w The irregularity of the mails has de tained our "Wilmington letters so long that they have lost much of their fresh ness, though they still retain a good deal of interest. We give them as they come to hand: Wilmington, December 25—8 P. ML We live in w mderful times. This is the Sabbath day ; and yet our. enemies neither keep it holy themselves nor , allow us to do so.-It is Christmas day— the anniversary of the day when v the heavenly host" made proclamation of " peace on earth " and v jrood will toward men n ; and yet these same enemies give us war instead of peace, and a tearful lire of shot and shell instead of good will. We aro not even permitted to drink our egg -nog in quiet, nor to fill the bags of tlie little ones with the gifts of thought ful Santa Claus, nor to repair to the house of God, except with the accom paniment of 15-inch shells and rattling Window panes. The Federal fleet which had been lying off this port for some days, and which consisted, it was supposed, chiefly of transports, was found to be composed of over fifty ships of war, including two monitors, several armored vessels, and a large proportion of heavily-armed frigates and sloops. This formidable fleet stood in at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, and at twenty minutes to one, it opened a furious lire upon Fort Fisher, the princi pal work at the mouth of the Cape Fear. An English naval ofiiccr who was with Sir Charles Napier in the Baltic, and at Sevastopol, says the fire exceeded any thing he had ever seen. It was main tained with unabated vigor until half-past live, when the fleet drew off. The ene my's shot averaged thirty to tho minute, being nine thousand for the five hours he engaged the fort. The space above the fort was filled with white puffs of smoke from bursting shells, many of which were of frightful size. Some of these monster projectiles passed entirely over the fort and fell in the river beyond.— And this, too, notwithstanding the fleet, with theexecptionoftheiron-clads, stood olf at long range. The fort replied slowly and delibe rately ; but with what effect is not known, though Colonel Lamb, commandant of the work, telegraphs that he is confident the enemy suffered more than he did.— There were twenty-three men wounded on our part; one mortally, three severely and nineteen slightly. Two guns were dismounted, not by the fire of the enemy, but by unskillful management on our part. No other damage worth naming was sustained. 11 ut fearful as the bombardment was yesterday, it was but the prelude to the infernal lire of to-day. The attack was renewed nt 10 o'clock, and raged with tre mendous violence until six this evening. Such a rain of shot and shell never be fore fell upon any spot of earth since gunpowder was invented. But the Con federates stood to their work in most gallant style. Many of them had never been under fire before; and yet they received the devouring blast from the licet like men who knew not what fear was. We have no report of the casual ties to-day, communication with the fort by telegraph having been interrupted; but ihere is reason to fear that they have been heavier than they were yesterday. Unofficial telegrams received during the afternoon, however, before the wires were broken, stated that all was well, and that the garrison had replied to the enemy's lire less frequently than on yesterday. Uut tiie most serious part of the tight to-day remains to be told. A portion of the licet, moving up the beach two and a half miles above Fort Fisher, swept the shore with grape and canister for an hour, at the end of which the boats were lowered, and a force, estimated to be three brigades, was landed. This force was immediately engaged by Kirkland's bri gade ; but, at half-past 5 o'clock, the I j enemy still maintained his footing.on the beach, after two hours' fighting. It is not improbable that other troops will be landed to-night, and possibly some artil lery. The enemy is now between Wilming ton and Fort Fisher, and has cut off com munication by land with the latter. If he is not dislodged soon, Fisher must fall as Fort Morgan did, and with its fall the port of Wilmington will be sealed. Once firmly established on the narrow spit of sand, upon the outer end of which Fisher stands, the closing of the river above will be only a matter of time; aud then, away go Fisher, Caswell and all the other works by which the harbor and town are defended. There has -been gross dereliction of duty between here and Richmond ; but whether the military or railway authori ties arc responsible for it, remains to be seen. But more of this hereafter. (Jeneral Whiting is in command be low. His report of the operations to i day has not been received as i close. — (Jcneral Bragg is doing all he can with the handful of men present to hold the place. I omitted-to mention that one of the Federal bleckadera got aground on '>i- day night, while chasing the Little Hat tie, and was abandoned and blown up. The Little flattie got in safe. THE EVACUATION OF SAVAN NAH—THE IA TEST STATE MENTS FROM SOUTHERN SOURCES. The Charleston Courier contains a letter giving a very interesting statement of the evacuation of Savannah, The writer says: Our fortifications extended from the Savannah river, some four miles above the city, on our right, to the Litile Ogce chec river, near the Gulf railroad, some eight miles from the city, on our left.— We held Fort McAllister, on the west bank of the Ogecchec. a few miles below the Gulf railroad. We also had strong batteries at Rose Dew, between the two Ogecchecs, at Beaulicu, Thunderbolt, CauslinVs P-lnfX, etc., and troops stationed on Isle of Hope ami Wliitmarsh islands. Our newly-erected fortifications on the land side of the city were very strong and capable of turning back" almost any kind of assault, though they were not com menced till after Sherman had nearly reached Milledgeville. Sherman's army | appeared before these works al>out the ! Bth or 9th instant, and on Saturday, the 10th, considerable lighting occurred. — Several severe assaults were made, in which the enemy were signally repulsed. Marly on Sunday morning, the Nth, a tremendous cannonading began and was kept up for half the day. 11 was supposed in the city that a heavy engagement was going on, but it proved to be only a general shelling from the heavy guns on our lines. Sherman was in no condition to attack our works. He was scarce of ammunition and had no heavy guns, as well as other difficulties in the way of his giving battle. During the siege, se vere assaults were several times made on particular points, with a view of storming our works and breaking through our lines, but all these were handsomely re pulsed. On Saturday, the 17th instant, a flag of truce was sent in by Sherman, de manding the surrender of the city ; and on Sunday, the 18th, a reply was given by General Beauregard, refusing to com ply with the demand. On Monday, the evacuation commenced —the first squad* coming out about mid-day; another came out at 1 P. ML, and two others at night. How rapidly the evacuation was thereafter conducted, l know not, except from reports. It is said the evacuation , took place on Tuesday night. I fear all our soldiers did not get out. Some of them were twelve or fourteen miles from the city, while many were eight miles oil. Tho heaviest lighting of the siege took place on Monday evening and night, the 19th. The enemy were repulsed jn ail their attempts on our lines; so the sol diers must have been there, and not on the retreat. If so, I cannot perceive how it is possible for all to have come off by Tuesday night, though they may have done so. Wo had several boats, capa ble of carrying from live hundred to one thousand each across the river at a trip, and a pontoon bridge besides. Very few of the • itizens left the city. Many would have done so if they could, but the realization of their condition came too late. It found them all unprepared, and escape impossible. There was no alternative but to submit to terrible fate. It does seem to me that our mili tary authorities should, by some means, have given some notice or hint to the people, or time allowed those who de sired to do so cither to get away or set their houses in order if they intended to stay. Perhaps I an\ wrong in this con clusion—l will not say positively. As before stated, the people were in the dark as to what was going on. They hoped we would be abledo force Sherman to the coast, either to the right or to the left, and save the city, and, in this belief, very little private property of any description was sent off. Neither of the newspaper offices were removed, and all the material of both, including a con j siderablc supply of paper, fell into the hands of the enemy. If they remain there long, we may expect soon to have them issuing Yankee newspapers from the offices ef those hitherto substantial Southern journals. The last issue of the News was on Saturday morning, the 10th instant— The enemy had cut all the railroads and telegraphic wires, thus cutting off any outside information by mail or other wise, and the military authorities de sired nothing concerning the situation, or what was there taking place, to be made public. Under these circumstances the paper was stopped, and the editor and printers went into service. The Jiipnblkan continued to issue a quarter sheet, but it contained no news, either local or from abroad, and was, under the circumstances, the most un satisfactory newspaper that I ever tried to read. I never witnessed such a forci ble "illustration of the value of newspa pers in a community. Everybody was in a state of suspense. There was a pretty general hope that the city would be saved, but ho one could give any sub-" stantial reason for this hope, having no certain grounds upon which to base it; and ignorance of the real condition kept them lrom arriving at a different conclu sion and preparing for die worst. All was uncertainty and doubt. Hope was mingled with fear, anil it was diffi cult for any one to decide which prepon derated in his own mind. Every man, when he met his neighbor, inquired, and was inquired of, after the news, and I neither could gratify tho other. All were tho victims of every imaginable kind—rumor and opinion, from tho best to tho worst. I hope never to pass through such dreadful days again. Such suspense is worse agony than any real ity, be it ever so dreadful. The only intelligence from Savannah, Georgia, from Southern sources, since its evacuation, is the following, from the Au gusta RcyUter: It is reported that Sherman has sent a force from his army around to the assist ance of Jester's troops, on the Coosa watchie.orih r enemy's batteries in that quarter have increased, as evidenced by the continuous shelling of the railroad; doing, however, very little damage. Our cavalry continue to scour the country around Ilardeeville. In other respects, aflairs in that quarter arc unchanged. A gentleman who left Savannah on Thursday night states that Sherman had sent about three regiments into the city as" a guard. The remainder of his army is encamped outside the city.— Sherman, it was stated, had offered the Mayor every assistance in preserving order, and had stationed guards for the protection of private houses, stores and public buildings. So far as our infor mant had observed, citizens were unmo lested and all private property respected. Our informant states that Sherman de ■Banded the surrender of the city of Sa vannah unconditionally, stating that, if complied with, favorable terms would be shown to the garrison, but if not, that ho would proceed to take it either by assault, ' investment, or the most sure process ol starvation ; and if taken in that manner no quarter would be given to the garri son, nor would he be responsible for the conduct of his troops. He afterwards sent a copy of General Hood's demand for the surrender of Dalton. Sherman's inspector-general, who was bearer of the flag of truce with this, in formed one of our officers—Captain Mac beth—that Sherman came very near be ing killed a day or two previous by a fragment of shell from our side. His body servant was killed, and Sherman barely escaped by dodging behin 1 a rock. *m A Japanese Matrimonial Advertise ment. —Among the many odd customs which distinguished the Chinese of Java is one which would startle the young ladies of England, Beneath the windows of their house are often to be seen an empty tlower-pot " lying horizontally on the portico roof." It is nothing more nor less than a matrimonial advertisement, the plain English of which is : M A young ! lady is in the house. Husband wanted.'* ATe were greatly gratified to hear from Washington, some days ago, that Colo nels Jacob and Wool ford would bo re lieved from arrest — Lvuisr-iHc Journal, 28th. na Thomas Sims, the fugitive slave about whom there was such a powwow in Boston ten years ago, is now a recruiting agent for negro troops in Nashville. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. I 7 ARM FOR SALE.—A very sice little FARM, containing fvity-ii *re acres, near tho diaries City road, live niilesftoaa Ilichinond, known as ** Dove I—Jl." Tho iinprort—»kttts consint of-an excellent dwelling-hou.»e ami _Q necessary out btoklings. The soil is productive, -md would be very suitable for a market farm. For terms, vvc, apply to OIDEOX GARBER, Cm-v, between Thirteenth und Virginia atreetfl. ja _—3t* IjWRM FOR SALE.—I am authorized to 1 :e!la FARM, four miles from BakM-h, North Carolina, contailung on> Inn—(red and _ignry acres. Tl.- improvements consist of a Boat OOt— Oft, aim eight rooms, six of them with tire-places ; nil neces sary out-bu—_iii.s, such a ■- bam, stable, corn-honac. quarters, etc. There is wood en oxtgh in original growth to pay for the land. The situation is high and healthy. A splendid place for if refugee with negroes. For fall parttei—iirs, apply to li. U. DI.RELL, ja 3— lot Shockoe Slip. VFARM OF THREE HUNDRED AND TWKNTY-ITVK ACRES, IN NEW KENT COUNTY, FOB SALS PRIVATELY.— Ws -.irer for sal.> the FARM known as "WOOD HURN_," adjoining Miles TuiiHtnll, one mile from Tunstall'a station, on the Richmond and York River railroad, and the same dfrtanea from l'a m—_key river, at a Mint where it is narigaMa Tiie buildings tire inferior, but there, is an abun dance of wood and some rich bottom land, with marl convenient. Price, 1*0,060, OKUBIiS & WILLIAMS, ja 3— "It Auctioneers. Di S» )LtTT lUN AN D ( < )-l -A RTNKR BHIP.—The §Km heietafcia existing under the name of UARVE.Y, JAMES k WILLIAMS has been dissolved by Uie retiring then ■from of Mr. A. F- llauvi:v. The bnsinoss will be eontiiiurd by the remaining parties under the him <>f JAM Ms „ WILLIAMS, wh<> are prepared to make hbcial ad vances on consignments. A. F. HARVKY, ITKNIIY JAM En, JOHN H. WILLIAMS. Richmond, January 2, 1*65. In retiring from my old firm, I would cordially commend my successors to mv friends arid patron*, with the full thnt all business rntt lifted to them will be executed fuithtully and lilierally. A. F. HARVEY. Richmond, January t, 1865. ja 4 —lot A BARK CHANCE.—THK KEY AND J V FIXTURES OF A STORE ON FOU It - TEKNTH STREET FOR HALE.- The leaw «• tends to Jnnuary, IMRS. The FIXTURES, &c., tumist uf Shelving, Portable Coupler, Show-Cssc, Ciam CwiOl a Franklin Stove, with thirty-eight let* of first-rate pipe attached; Oas Fixtures, L«*«d Piping, kc. Pnev, reasonable. Apply to R. W. ALLEN, Eroad and Fitth -.treeta, or addre-s box hoi, p:>- t-ofntv. j*.___!__ ¥TAia-DK_»-iN_*, CURLING AND 1 I RRAIOUI- to* ha ne.iiy ma at ifiSrt Wo,: CaU on M usJ.aU *t.eet, Ww« Third an.! Son % mttoA door •*** %**} ****** * Orphan A'vlum. A liberal price will be MM l«r iIAIK a dehjwgj -t oiu*>- fa ■—» t fpHK AMBITU-NCE. COMMITO-f 1 EM OKIKU ToBACUO.-One thousand eases*, j Jat-K>t jfarmftmHirlng Agent-. RUNAWAYS. NE THOUSAND DOLLAKS RE WARD.-My woman, SARAH, with TWO CHILDREN, left my premise* on Monday evening, tlie 2d instant, about 6 o*tloek, and is doubtless either in Richmond or making her war to tbe eno _?2JK_L } win ? iTe * ********* of ONE THOU SAND DOLLARS Lr their delirery to me, or to any Jul in the city, no that I get then. SAKAH is a mulatto womsn; medium rise; aboot twenty-siy. years old; good teeth; long bushy hair; answers promptly when spoken to; is usually cheer ful nnd polite; nicely dressed, and is an unusually ■oc d-looking woman. Her oldest child is a sprightly boy, named SMITH, about three and a half years old; tho other, a very bushy-hair girl, one and a half y.ur old. A boy named STEPHEN, hired last year at the Ballard House, left mv premises with her. She tl nun that he is her step-son. jai—6t GEORGE D. PLEASANTS. T>UNAWA V—ONE TUOUSANI) XX DOLLARS REWARD —Ran away, on Fri day, December So, a NEGRO BOY, about twenty fiv.- yearn old,'trained HAMPTON JOHNSON. He bit bout fiyo fceteix niches in height: weighs about ont*' hundred' and thirty pound*; brack; a good many of his jaw teeth are out; and inclined to be dcliv.it". I purchased him about three years ago from William Gurnc-tt. His wife lives on Seven teenth Ktreet, near Austin's grocry. He can read ami writ* rem;*rknbly well. He h*s been working: in mv fan-dry as a mechanic I will bay ONE THO I:s _ XI»I MIL LA RS BEW ARD if taken within the enemy's lines,or FIVE HTOtDBBD DOLLARS it within our line?, and delivered to Hill, Dickin son kto. W. B. COOK, Founder, j:» -I—fit* Eighth street, near Main. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS RE WAID.—In away from the subscriber, en Tiiursdav last, seven NKGROK3: one woman, named MILLY, about forty years old, with flru children ma boy and four girls; the l«y being about twelve yeses old, nnd the girls two, six, sight and ten year* of ape. Also, a WOMANTtwenty twn years old, nanied HANNAH—a large, stout woman. I will give the above reward far their si rost and ndnin to me. V. HECKLER. jay rpjIREE HUNDRED DOLLAKS L REWARD.—I will give the above reward for the arrest and delivery to the undersigned, living in Klßmond, for each of three NEGRO MEN, named EDWARD, GRIFFIN and MUKRY FOX, aged tw«nty-lh™, twenty-two ami twenty. Edward is of a gingerbread color; of middle sise, with a Roman nose; his step in quirk; stammers a little, and dresses wen, with a good address. Griffin is about the same height; more •leader, with a protrusion of the under jaw, and is also quick in his motions, snd ©f an obliging disposition. Murry is rather darker and taller; inclines to stoop a little in the shoul ders ; has long eye-lushes. They left, it is sup posei% on Tuesday tho tweiity-seventli in stant. They are brothers; and Edward (the oldest) was brought to his mistress on tho evening of tha twenty-ninth instant, nt the Exchange Hotel, when he broke wrom his custodian and made his escape, and will probably take the route ho first took to Charles City county* He was arrested near the Yankee lines in said count?. j.t 3-*.t« VIRGINIA LYNCH.' FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. — Strayed or stolen, from the ►table-yard on the corner of Adams and Broad street*," kept by Ottownv Lewis, (colored,) on Wed nesday night last, a PAIS OF MULES; on#larger than the other, with foretops, manes and tails closely trimmed; tails short nnd bunchy nt the cu'is. Tho smallest inula is somewhat mouse-co lored ; and thu other, something of a dark sorrel, when ■_edded. They have tho marks of rough usage, and are not in very good condition. Mules of this description have been seen in the neighbor hood of Second street, between Leigh and Raker. I will give tlio abovo re ward to any person who will deliver them to me, at tho corner of Henry snd Franklin f-treets, or at tho Register's am) ice, in tho Treasury building, Bank *trc«>t. degl-l.lt- TALBOT SWEENEY. JnSvE HUNDRED DOLLARS RE- | 1 WARD.—I will give a reward of flvo hundred ouara far tho apprehension and delivery to me of my negro woman, PATTY, and her son, ROBERT, a boy five years of age, who escaped from my pre mises, corner of Franklin and Adams streets, on the 25th ultimo. PATTY is copper-colored and about twonty-fcur veins old, tall nnd good looking, with bad teeth.— Her husband, STEPHEN, a young, activo, blade fellow, of medium height, left with her. Stephen belongs to Mr. Richardson, of this city, who In formed me he would also give FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for his recoTcry. They are supposed to have gene towards Hanover county in making their •".ay to the enemy's lines. Ija B—2f ■ CHARLES A. ROBE. 171VE HUNDRED DOLLARS RE -1 WARD.—Left Camp Lee on Friday, the SOth ultimo, my NEGRO BOY, WILLIAM, hew about twenty-one years old; five feet seven inches high; and exhibita a very timid, pleasant and submissive look when spoken'to. He is probably lurking about Richmond, preparatory to leaving for the North.— Any one furnishing mfomlation that will lead to his recovery will receive the above reward. J. A. RICHARDSON, Lieutenant, Provisional Army Confederate Mutes. ja.l-«f STOP THE RUNAWAY.—Ran away from the subscriber, living in the town "of Ash land, my MAN, CHARLES, who was hired to James Bolton, Richmond. Charles is large, and stout built; very bright; slightly bald ; stammers badly. I will give FIVE HtrNDRBD DOLLARS RE WARD if delivered to me in Ashland, or if de livered to James Bolton, in thu city of Richmond. j fa Sfr-jH* SAMUEL D. LEAKE, /\NE THOUSAND DOLLARS HE \ f WARD.—Ran away from the subscriber, on Fii.iay night last, one NEGRO BOY, named PHIL, nimiaaoil from David Baker, Jr. He is about eighteen years of age, with slightly bum ny face, and of black color. Ho was orientally owned in Madi son county, and may be ti y ing to get back there. I will pay the above reward for his delivery to HILL, DICKINSON &CO. or RO. H. DAYIB. de27-ii APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC—Tho Relief Committee of Richmond appeal to the public for aid in behalf of the families of soldier* and refugees in the city. Richmond is filled with refugees from every por tion of tlie Confederacy, many of them the families of soldiers in the. field. Liberal and r**gular coutribntions ot money, food and fuel are earnestly requested. The Southern Express Company hare kindly agreed to ship all articles,- contributed to the poor, free of charge. Contributions of money should be sent to H. E. C. Baskervill, Treasurer; and all supplies should Mm consigned to the'- Relief Committee of Richmond," care of Messrs. Martin k Cardoso. Ermpf Co_*ittbf.—H. E. C. Baskervill, Trea surer ; William Bell, Dr. W. H. Ownthmey, i. L. Maurv, Directors; William U.l*loae*nt*.B««w*f7 » Dr. C. O. Barney, W. H. Cfemmitt, Robert J. Chris tian. I-wis D. Crenshaw, J. R. C-swkerttyne, W. 11. Oenerson, l>r. J. 11. I-lerson, i>Jonel Thomas 11. Ellis George Gibson, Patrick H. Gibson, Jaasee Gordon, Blackburn Hughes, Abnsr F. Harrey, Samuel J. llarriwn. Judge Widiam H. W. MrCanoe, P. oiry -fiW* 4 _S Bamad M. Price, J. 1> K. Sleight, John B. Tucker, Asa Snyder. Da vid T. WiUia_i*?Jo-!B.Watkins,WilliamWillta, Jr. WILUAM P. MUNVORD, do 9 -lm President. , ..*.... t peraonahavingcUuma against the estate of Awn Banawrr» torsM*d, are requested to present their claims at «»ee for settlement; and those who are IrilsMii are ra ti nested to make immediate payment. Qatma may U kit at the offl_e ot H. «*'••»_*'_. tomev at Law, on Eleventh street, between Ban ami Main stream. WILUAM HILL, de _a—tit" ts evutor of Ann Barrett, dyaawi A CARD TO THK jsAIHJPcrNow. A buUea; oall toon a* MU» MmWOMt ft W_i_«_ Broad streot Wo have ia*M ******MX*t*&*T£ FRENCH *o*jj*^frfiff ** «_",—• *• ■