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Sale of military cloths.
--Messrs. Crenshaw & Co., agents of the Crenshaw Woolen Company, will sell at public auction, at their warehouse on the Basin, on Wednesday, the 8th inst., a large lot of military cloths and cassimere, grey and blue, when volunteer companies and others will have a favorable opportunity of supplying themselves.
The quality of these cloths is pronounced superior to anything now in use, and we anticipate a numerous attendance at the sale.
The Daily Dispatch: June 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Artillery skirmishing. (search)
Artillery skirmishing.
Hardly a day passes without witnessing several artillery skirmishes along our lines, and we learn that it is almost invariably the case that our men out-shoot the Yankees and handle their guns with more dexterity and skill.
On Wednesday a brisk engagement, lasting three hours, took place on Friend's farm, between Dabney's Heavy Artillery and three Yankee heavy batteries.
Notwithstanding the long duration of the fight, and some good shooting on the part of the Yankees, not a man was injured on our side, our only loss being two horses killed belonging to Captain Crenshaw.
That the enemy suffered considerable damage there is no doubt.
Two of his guns were dismounted by "Long Tom" and "Long Charley," the favorite guns of the battery.
The fight was sharply contested, but though the Yankees had a superior number of guns they were finally glad to give up the field.
The enemy on the Appomattox.
--Four Yankee gunboats ascended the Appomattox river last Thursday night, and commenced shelling a small force of Confederates as Point of Rocks, about a mile below the entrance to Port Walthall Lieut. Crenshaw and Private John Edwards, of Surry county, were wounded.
The Petersburg Express says:
We had but two small six pounders there, which were quickly put in position, and the fire of the gunboats returned.
Of course no damage was done by them, unless perchance the balls may have struck among the crew of the vessels.
Lieut. Crenshaw informs us that he could distinctly hear the ring of the balls from his guns as they struck and glanced from the iron vessels.
This battle was kept up for the space of one or two hours, our infantry in the meantime using their muskets to the best advantage.
It is supposed that the enemy had a number of sharp shooters along, as the fire of musketry from the decks of their vessels was quite brisk at times.
The old United States Hotel was opened as a hospital yesterday.
A large number of wounded were crowded into it. Dr. Crenshaw is the surgeon in charge.
Proceedings in the Courts.
Mayor's Court, Friday,Nov. 28th.
--Cyrus, slave of M ies Crenshaw, arrested for going at large and stealing a cow worth $35, and offering the same for sale to Thomas Consandine, was examined and sent on for trial before the Hustings Court on the 2d Monday in December.
Beverly Morriss, free negro, found without a register of his freedom, was ordered 20 inches and put in the chain gang for 60 days. The same disposition was made of Alex. Patterson, another free fellow, found by the watch under similar circumstances.
The case against James Riley and Patrick Brannon, for violently assaulting and beating Thomas and Sarah Wood, husband and wife, was continued and the defendants sent to jail to await the result.
John Smith and William Reed, alias Riley, were sent on to the Hustings Court to be tried for misdemeanor, having been taken in custody by watchmen Thursday night, on the complaint of the proprietor of the Linwood House, for an unmitigate
Proceedings in the Courts. Mayor's Court, Tuesday, Dec. 2d
--Recorder Jas. K. Caskie presiding — The case of Cyrus, slave of Miles Crenshaw, for stealing one cow from R. G. Morriss, was continued until December 3d. Moses Oppenheimer, for aiding Cyrus to steal the cow, by forging the name of L. Lawson to a note asking payment for the same, had his case also continued until the 3d inst.
John W. Wall and Joseph Dickinson were brought up for threatening to shoot Samuel Motley, a free negro.
It appeared that the parties entered Motley's restaurant, on 8th street, below the Spots wood House, and called for liquor, which he said he was unable to furnish.
They thereupon, hoping to force from him liquor by threats, pulled out their pistols and told him to prepare for death.
A policeman appearing meanwhile, the paries were marched off to the cage.
The Recorder committed them as disturbers of the peace.
Rebecca Williams and Rachael Armistead, two free negroes, were arraig
Say shot.
--About three o'clock on Saturday evening, a lad named Patrick Kearney, who was standing on the basin bank, under the shed in front of Messrs Crenshaw's commission house was shot by some person unknown, the bail passing between the breast bone and rib, and going through his body.
The lad was taken up and carried to his father's house where he now lies in a critical condition.
It was at first thought, from the fact that there were a number of ducks in the basin, and the quarters of the City Battalion are in close proximity to the southern bank, that one of the men had thoughtlessly discharged the load of his musket at the ducks, and that the ball, striking the water obliquely, had glanced, inflicting the on the lad alluded to above.
The officers on being notified of the occurrence made the most right enquiry into the affair, but could learn nothing tending to show that the act had been committed by any of the men belonging to the Battalion.