The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-27


tured q wagon which waa proceeding 10
frsce'e army, loaded with blankets and win .
ter ciothsrf; The General will return to.
morrow.
PREPARING FOR TIE ESENy-MIssorRIASs Pr
mo yRoA THEIR H0Nss-yAsKEEs KgIsroRc.
tso oAIRo.
From Parties who recently left Columbus,
Ky =, the Memphis Arrea. learns the followir z
facts:
force was at work cutting down timber
on the missouri shore, opposite Columbus, so
As to leave no ambush for the enemy in any
event. The people on the Missouri side are
In inter conservation, and are flying from
their houses. Whilst the Kentucky WAS up
the river on "Wednesday, her captain kindly
ferried over five families to this side, with
their teams and household articles. Fugi-
lives say there is large amount of corn and
hogs in the country, all of which they expect
to fall into the hands of the enemy. 1t has
been forcibly kept there by the blockade
The people were destroying or removing all
flats. 1andiu e boats and ferry boats that were
along the shore. The ferry boat that crossed
near Point Pleasant has been estroyed
soldier who had been taken prisoner but
who escaped from Cairo, repor ted that SOL
diers were coming into that place in great
numbers, and that the day before he left
"wednesday nine regiments arrived. There
was a general expectation at Columbus that
there will soon be an Dyasion CT more seri-
Gus character than the late one at belmont.
Ay0rHRB BATTERAS PRISONER RETURNED.
The TaTboro' IN. Co. a1cury says:
DIR. Wyatt NJ. Brown, who was captured
by the Yankees in the fall of Hatteras, pa ssed
through Tarboro' last Friday en- route to his
home and friends in Washington, having
been exchanged for q Surgeon in the Lincoln
army whom we held. DR.. b. and the surgi
cal Yankee tor whom he was exchanged
were old acquaintances. and it was through
the Joint request of both the prisoners that
the exchange Was effected.
rCRrHER op THE ROYAL YACHT AFFAIR.
The Galveston Cfcitinn furnishes some adj
diuonai particulars OF the attack on the night
of the oth, by the Federals from the block
aiding steamer Santee. on the Con federate
schooner Royal Yacht, lying III the bay. Il
says:
SIX oars, marked launch Nc. =. frigate San
tee. came ashore on Bolivar Yesterday
Several Ut them have bullet holes III them
ana one The marx Of Ii cuc.tsa STOKE On the
nand'e, showing clearly taat lhe Roy al
q. nts crew We're hot taken Witnout strug-
sis. IL Is 10 BE- hoped that tue same yul.ey
mat sent tae Duiists through Lbe oars, atso
sent the oarsGlen 10 the poA l OF A-incVihdom,
ucWn bsioV.
The evidence is alec at hand that they were
not only 1Ied Oh lii their bUa,s, but met
sturdy IL SIC lance on deck. ItIs ABOVE that
d. cut, SIS, rotoiter, aud MILDLY cap, belong
lag Lu Tie cdutec party, we've Iuuuu Oh Eek.
Ihe enemy who lost tnc revolver a.sJ pTVD
auiy lost head. Tue revolving cna ~ Der
SHOWS me marks of several fresh cuuass or
kuIto strokes, one OF Wnlcn Is qulte II *
No uouoc The lick whoa kAoCn-d The lisLoi
out of the ent my = hand Sent him TO his io. Z
account. No uUuDL the heLu that More Iuu
mIudy = NOW rests beneath In- wave.
Inc nuii-C-uoles III .he Iacut sauw that
he nsmy Urea 1T CLOSE quarters, 40 duuDL
IN answer ~ tie first fire vi our lri-i-d,, ivr
uni.ss tney mad been ALARMED ana nrvu Lhc
enemy would have made surprise COM
pie te, and gwen the (acut's crew no warnin z
I III LIiry DUirt.ed her.
We 40 noL believe Enat ;-ny Of our friends
are either AIIie0 or badly wounded, or else
their pJules would have Deem found on deck
or washeu ashore. We do believe That at least
one of The enemy have laiieu, and from the
snots in tue oars would thI.A more.
We nope gro long 10 be abie 10 report the
facts, II the san. is Wiling TO exchange
prisoners. Ne nave fortunately pIcnty 10
sp,.r- IN Texas. il they are treated with in
dignIJy, our motto ~, an eye Tor al eye, Il
tooth f~r II lootn. Il lite for a life. the SanIee
had hsr lag 1T nall mast All day SatuTuay.
COL. BAYLoE'5 FORCE THREATENED BY TWO
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED fEDERALs.
The San Antonio Hratd says:
We ara informed that General Sibley re-
ceiyeu ON Thursday evening an eXpIess Irom
Coionei Bay iJr informing Lne General thai
Colonel Uanby, WIN 1000 NEIL, ls al FORT
Craiz, threatening 10 Come ANA destroy FL
Pasu. Baylor was ut bona Anna, deter
mined to cneck candy us lar as possible.
ELrDING TIRE BLOCKADE.
The Telegraph says:
We are glad to hear OF the successful land
ing OF 3, zoe bushels OF salt, al a point within
easy communication of Houston, despite OF
the blockade Where it comes from and
where it is now, may be known by appl ying
to-any one that knows.
GEN. 4. i. JOHNSTON To The GOVERNOR or AR
KANSAS.
Below is the letter addressed by Gen. A. s.
Johnston to Gov. Rector, of Arkansas. de-
Ginning to receive twelve moaths' volunteers
unless they were armed
To HIS Etcelteacy, II. NJ. Rector, Goeernor gf Hr-
hansds, LIME Rock:
Governor-Since making my call upon you
for troops, of Sept. Is, have ascer tanned that
the ardor Of our people III defence of their
rights has brought so many to our colors, for
the war, in the Confederate States, and is
bringing so many in Kentucky, that it is
| neither necessary nor judicious to accept IN
armed volunteers for period less than the
war, or three years. Under this state of facts,
beg your Excellency to annnl the call, made
at my request, for twelve months men eX-
cept such companies, battalions or regiments
as present themselves efficiently armed and
equipped and to disband all companies and
regiments assembled without arms and not
mustered into service. And, ut the same
| time, trust you will be pleased TO make
known to the volunteers my appreciation OF
| their patriOtism IN coming forward so
promptly a your summons.
| BY my own orders / will disband all tn ose
mustered into the service who were raised
under the call and are unarmed at the differ.
| ent rendezvous. Under the provisions OF la w
| the troops who have been mustered into the
! Confederate service will receive trans por ia l.
| ton in kind, or by communication, TO their
homes; and will direct my Quartermastsrs
| all those who have joined the rendezvous
| (but VIII o the pu:lic interest makes it nc
| longer expedient 10 receive) TO the point near
| est their place OF assem- bling.
have the honor to be, sir your Obedien
| servant. A. 5. Joa~sToN,
| General &. :. A.
| rURH-no REASON FOR HIGH PRICES.
From the following paragraph, which W.
| ex tract from one of our exchanges, and from
| other reasons, we are fully confirmed in tb'
| belief long entertained, that there can b. NJ
earthly ground why bacon should not com,
| down in price. From all quarters OF tn,
| South we have advices that q greater ahun
| dance of hogs have been raised this year thar
| usual, and, IT our citizens will onIv do wha
| they have a perfect right tO-to wit devils,
| some means TO relieve themselves from thu
! clutches of tie unhcly salt speculators
| there will soon be u sufficient supply of mic,
| bacon in market to supply all dera lis, ant
| at fair prices too:
| Some people are talkiIg about sl2 u hun
| bred for pork. Are the people crazy or ar,
| they determined to eat each other upY Hol