Sundries.
--A splendid regiment — the Fourteenth Virginia--part of
General Blanchard's brigade, passed down Franklin street yesterday evening, preceded by a brass band.
A little cuss, named
Martin Stokes, a member of the Sixty second Regiment New York State Militia, was taken prisoner on yesterday in
White Oak Swamp, below this city, by a member of the Sixth Alabama Regiment, and brought to this city and lodged in prison.
General Charles F. Henningsen, one of the most gifted military geniuses of the age, and a Southern soldier who has seen service, remains in
Richmond without a command, on the eve of one of the most important battles ever fought on this continent.
Somebody is in fault, or prejudice has stronger claims than merit of the highest order.
Several private houses, saloons, &c., were, it is said, appropriated to the use of the soldiers crowding pell-mell into this city from
Ashland on Wednesday last.
The papers thereupon suggest the use of the churches.--It is known that many wealthy residents of this city have removed their families to places of supposed safety, and their dwellings remain untenanted save by the few servants left to take care of them.
Doubtless if it were known to the owners of such buildings that they could materially subserve the cause of the
South by tendering their unoccupied dwellings for the use of the soldiers, they would willingly do so. Most of the class of dwellings we allude to possess far more accommodations than any church in the city.
The very large buildings heretofore used by our townsman
Hubert P. Lefebvre,
Esq., as a select female seminary; Honey Dew
Hall, the capacious and elegant residence of
James Thomas, Jr.,
Esq., and the large dwelling of --
Rutherfoord,
Esq.,--all of them located on Grace street — are untenanted; and we think we hazard but little in saying that their respective owners would cheerfully tender them to the
Government, temporarily at least, for the use of the sick and maimed soldiers.
The patriotic proposal of the City Council to revive that rather unfortunate organization, the Home Guard, has-been quieted by the
Governor's proclamation calling out the citizens of the second class militia for daily drill at three o'clock. All good citizens will recognize the propriety of the
Governor's taking the bull by the horns and disposing as he has done of the ‘"vexed question."’
Women are seen to most advantage when they appear in the character of angels of mercy.
Yesterday a dozen or more, from juvenescent ten up to ‘"sweet sixteen,"’ amused a leisure hour and gave play to their charitable impulses on the corner of 9th and Broad sts., by distributing nearly tied-up bundles of the best provender to the weary and hungry soldiers who were there-lying around in groups.
The Southern women have ever been the staunchest and most steadfast upholders of their section and those who battled for it.
It is understood that
Col. James L. Kemper, of the 7th Virginia regiment, succeeds
Gen. A. P. Hill as
General of the First Brigade Virginia volunteers,
Gen. Hill having been promoted to the post of
Major General.
The Second Brigade,
Gen. Wm. Mahone, passed through the streets on yesterday,
en route for camp below the city.
This fine brigade is composed of the 12th and 41st Virginia, the 3d Alabama, and three other regiments, two of which are now with
Gen. Jackson, and the third near
Petersburg.
The 12th Virginia consists of the old
Grays, of
Richmond, six companies from
Petersburg, and three companies from the interior.
Their appearance, notwithstanding the heavy marches to which they have been recently subjected from
Norfolk hence, was decidedly imposing and they won the universal praise of the people for their unexceptionable discipline as they marched in solid column for their future quarters.
It is understood that a Naval General Court of Inquiry, composed of the following officers;
Flag-Officer French Forrest,
President;
Captains Duncan N. Ingraham, and
William F. Lynch members, and
Raleigh Travers Daniel,
Esq,
Judge advocate, is now in session here for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the destruction of the great iron clad steamer
Virginia, to or Rear Craney Island, and of the iron clad steam ram
Mississippi; at New Orleans.
The public will await with an impatience only equalled by the importance of the subject the developments that may be made on the subjects referred to.
