The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-24
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
Unnnimity Among the People-Troops for
virginin-Afairs at PensacoIa-Things in
Maryland, kc.
VIRGINIA.

| MdFyl1nu, &C.
| VIRGINIA.
Our correspondence from various section
| Of the State continues to furnish accounts n
the enthusiast tic feeling which pervades ever,
| class. From Louisa Court House. we hay,
the following, dated April 22d:
The noble and self-preserying spirit of tn,
people OF this county was never wrought Il
such pitch rs il now is, and it appears. i
possible, 1t has not as yet reached its growth
1 nave heard a number of good citizens, who
by age are exempt from military duty, ayow
In solemn terms, that they will, at every and
all hazards if needs be, go to the field oI
honor, and there defend their rights until the
last ruddy drop of sweat shall have returned
TO Its mother earth, and thus
Look proudly to heaven from the death bed o,
fame "
The young men are on tip. toe to 20 to i'm
mediate service, and know many who in
tend joining the volun .eer company known as
the Louisa Blues" A company was being
organized 1T this place on SATURDAY. dt being
militia drill day and Circuit Court day y with
\ view OF Offering their services to Governor
Letcher, to assist in holding fortihcations,
&c, ior the defence OF the State. A Home
Gnard has also been organized in this vicinity
consisting OF many OF the most worthy ana
deserving gentlemen of the county.
A Chesterfield correspondent writes (Arri
22d) as follows:
There was n large gathering of the people
Today to provide means for equippinr the
volunteers, organizing Il Home Guard and
providing for committees of vigilance G.. w.
FRIEND was called to the chair and i w
Howard was appointed Secretary. Mr. +
Wiiliams offered a resolut ton to raise 81 500
ior immediate use, to buy uniforms the
county Court to reimburse the people for the
outlay and make a further appropriation of
$4,000 at the next meeting of the Court The
citlzens came forward promptly and endorsed
the ponds OF the committee appoin ted to rails
the money, ana the whole amount was soon
raised. L. IL. Drewry, X. A. Willis and f..
Williams We're appoin ted to disburse the
money. Liberal sums We're contributed
to buy horses and uniforms for Can't RI "
Cox Troop, also for Capt Coghill's Guard.
new company at Ettericks was also uni.
formed. DR.. J. w. Walsh is raising n new
company at the q. Ii. Pitts. Captain Asa
Smith' 5 company, at the same place. is fun.
wen oriiled and ready A new artillery COM
ter.
Our delegate to the Convent ton wrote
ieeiing letter TO the meeting, and has opened
ms prise wide to afford aid to all OF our enter.
prises. VIZ
Rev J. w. Howard was elected Cant of
the Home Guard -
We are fully alive to the great i'm portauce Of
oeing prepared for this cruel and diaboIicaI
war, ana we are all united
From Norfolk we have the following;
Every heart here seems enlisted in the grave
cause OF justice and Independence and many
d nooie soh is willing aud ready to obey the
voice OF Virginia, and to lay down their lives
III glorious defence Of her soil Never hayrI
seen such an almost entire unanimity of feel
ing than at this time nervadaS nnJoo',', ~, ,ue,'
nifty.
Party lines have been lost and forgotta, i,
tnis the perilous and excited moment of our
lrial. Every man seems to rise supremelv
iooFe al other considerations but that of
serving his State "
IA correspondent of Pleasant Grove Church.
rreen county, writes
Inc members of pheasant Grove Cburcb and
80. Een ~ 'ieilen OF the vicinity, organized IA
'ociety ON saturday, the object of which i ~
zee that the family of no volunteer or ,ny
'ther VINO may be called into his countrvis
erNlce. Shall suffer for any of the necpssar;as
- - uoliiorts OF life. Great enthusiasm pre-
Ialleo during the organization eloquent and
'atriouc speeches We're made by M,ior To-
ilngs and other gentlemen
here mas been great rejoicing in tb,s seot,,
Ia. ilSinIt mas al last cast her lot with the
iorious South. The war fever is runnin~ |
Ileh, nave yet to see the first man who is |
% ot ready to shoulder his musket when eyar
allied upon. o'oi
TROOPS FOR VIRGINIA
Inc Augusta (Ga) Cons titu tionalist, of the
lst instant, says:
Lieut.. DeLaigle, of the Georgia ARMY ra.
eifeo dispatch this morning, from Gov
srown, ordering three hundred and fifty ma |
cts and quantity of cartridges tn be deIi
cred at the South Carolina railroad denot
D. morrow Sunday morning. Four comma
les OF troops are expected to arrive to-mor-
-" ~ hio.nihs, on their way to Virginia, aid
lese articles are for their equipmeut
The same paper further saws
Inc fIoyd Riiles, Capt. Thomas Hardeman.
nd the Macon Volunteers Can't r. A smith
III arrive here this morning. and leave for
irsihia, on an extra train, on the South Ca
Dina road.
The Columbus (Ga.) Sun, of the goth. saws
Capt. Colqnitt received dispa tch last night,
ON GOV. Brown, requesting to know if the
lSht Guards could start to night for NorfoIl,
irgina. We are informed that tho rliSna,nS,
AS answered in the affirmative and tbdt the
'mpany VIII leave for that des tina ton bv the
am thls afternoon, at O'clock they having
zen ready Tor orders some time past
l he charleston Mercury of the 10th has the
flowing:
south Carolina will aid Virginia with two
sinents OF her victorious troops to maintain |
10 ooid position which she has assumed |
aihst federai usurpation. We understand
al the regiment of Col. Maxcy Gregg, and
e a regiment OF Col: Pettigrew, have been Sc
;ted Ior this service. OF course these reri-
ehtS VIII nave an opportunity of voting for
agalhst lhe service but no one doubts the
suit. 5oth regiments will be en- route. in "A
" o"y D, ior the scene OF their future Iaureis
AFFAIRS AT PENSACOLA
letter from yoluntee at Warrington. q
a, April 18th, says
After Journey of two weeks. we arrival ,
re- ana Iouna everything looking warlike :
n Bragg, so understand, is going to send 4
down TO Fort McRae, and we have TO learn a
E artillery drill, because We are the hest
lleo company in the whole volunteer force =
statloned here. We have about 000 | =
ops neIs, ana more are arriving every day =
.ferybody welcomed us heartily when we
'lVed at fensacoia, as they had heard and q q
"a SO much about us, and said we were vel .
ne 10 anything they had Some of our =
SIS are on guard, and the rest of them clean II
up parade ground u
rem. Bragg says he can take Fort Pickans | l
In the forces he has in four hours. We y
Te some Of the best ba tteries in the whole of
rtn america. Our men will take charge of -
l. .o,imun f coium olads, throwing LIS pound n
IS iour e-lnch, thro wing 100 pound balls :,
Will De belinda breastwork about 20 feet !,
TX, including wall and san nd bags. y
Will III a few days have here two of the n
atest Generals in the world-Gens. Rragg =
Beauregard- We have also the hest Ene VI
eer-that is, the man who superin tends tha a,
king Of mortars bomb. shells, cannon can y
paiis, &c, and also the throwing of shells %
las oeeh acknowledged that he can throw a
lis with greater accuracy than any other ot
! In the country. Oh
MARYLAND.
he baltimore American, of Monday, says =.
he New York Seventh Regiment left New "a "a
at O'Clock on saturday evening, and IN
ock on Friday. We learn from a eentIn. y.
who left Philadelphia at IL O'clock on ~,
lay that Broad street was crowded with ~
'le waiting 10 see them start for BaIti. o.
Z, whittier 1t was understood they wera | ~.
tart in a special train at IL O'Clock. A r.
atch from Philadelp piia on SATURDAY. ..id | a =