Named Entity Results, Joseph Davis

Ranaway --From the subscriber, on Monday, the 5th inst., a Negro Woman, named Betty. Said woman is about 5 feet 3 inches high, dark complected, with a lighter shade on both checks. I believe she is now somewhere in the town of Sidney, as she was last heard of in the neighborhood of Mr. Pacer. A reward of five Dollars will be paid for her delivery to me, or if placed in any jail, so that I can get her again. Joseph Davis, 214 Broad street. au 8--ts

nnot be made for a distribution of the prisoners now in Richmond through the Southern States? The States having penitentiaries might take some and have them put to work; and others could be distributed in small groups to avoid trouble in guarding and to remove from some citizens of Virginia the opportunity of making themselves conspicuous for ostentatious benevolence exclusively directed towards our enemies. Says the New York World: "Although the Rhode Island battery is reported safe, the fficers have failed to find it, though searching all the afternoon." Hon William H. Stiles, who recently came to Virginia as a private in the ranks of the Etowah Guards, has been empowered by President Davis to raise, a regiment in Georgia, for immediate service. The Fredericksburg News learns by "private express that our forces won another glorious victory above the Chain Bridge, six miles from Georgetown, on Thursday, last week. Why did not the private express bring the details?"

Privateersmen and prisoners of war. --The New York Times comments as follows upon the letter from President Davis to Abraham Lincoln, relative to the fate of our privateersmen now in the hands of the enemy: Davis, unfortunately, has it in his power to make this threat effective. He has in his hands a very large number of our prisoners, and will unquestionably retaliate upon them whatever treatment we may extend to these privateers. President Lincoln, in his proclamation, has announDavis, unfortunately, has it in his power to make this threat effective. He has in his hands a very large number of our prisoners, and will unquestionably retaliate upon them whatever treatment we may extend to these privateers. President Lincoln, in his proclamation, has announced his purpose to treat all who may accept letters of marque and reprisal from the Confederate Government as pirates, and the general sentiment of the public would unquestionably sustain him in so doing. It cannot be concealed, however, that the current of events may render it necessary to act with caution in this matter, and not take a position which may augment greatly the horrors — great enough at best — of this civil war. By taking and holding prisoners at all, it would seem to be re