The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-28
SUMMARY OF NORTHERN NEWS.


A sUEvgy OF PORT ROYAL ISLAND FoR sr7ArEaI-
CAL PUhPvsEs-WBAris TO Bs DoEg VAN AZ
CUTIoE, &c.
The Yankees con tinue TO pabligh flaming ao-
counts relative 10 the great advantage az
flrIed them il having possession OF Fort
ROYAL. A letter in the New York Hsrata
dated Hilton Head, contaias the toll C"ing
ItIs now little over one week since The
Union trCC Us landed on this islauo, anu ..s
take i retrospect OF that Grief peIivu aud IL Z
WORK accomplished III thaL time III the trec-
tiou Of large stUrenOuses, the plllUinS Oh a
Iemporary ao,h, ana the estanil2iinrht o. "a
ial g- nos piLal, the landing OF over TWO mi
hon OF duiiars' WUrtn OF sores, emp t4uip-
age, oranahce and an.iru nitIo.;, it seeIi4s al
most InCrrdible-
oar military engineers have mace thor
ougn Typographical survey o. thIS island,
with a view OF selecting stfe leg Icat rOihtS IN
waugh to construct fort,iieations ile result
OF ruese surveys, DesIdes sue essiuli: accom-
p.Ishlng their object, AS iur hisheu iAd unI "a
Ole eyiuence that the descent Oh Inc tGptll-
ton upiu This island was wholly uLE:i pectGC,
from me fact that enLire pltntitiUas ~ tic
ricn sel island cotton rent-in unga thertd,
and that W nicn has been har vested LAS either
pee n destroyed by the Rebels III tneir Retreat,
or else IL r-inaius ing lnneu, ana nc " Ia the
posssssion OF our troops. Oar high inIl itary
authorities seem lii "a quanuaFy what 10 40
with The stlZed cotton. Ahefe is enough here
to ioau tue clipper snip Great kepuDiic, now
ut this port.
o1i FRIDAY last capt. Isaac O. Phillips,
Chief engineer J. McNamafa, First tliicsr
wv. BallJn ana Purser j II. NIchols, OF the
IluILau States steamer My Hover, ana CHiet
Engineer II. 4. tiVIiaud, % ihe stoa1nsnip IL.
limos, win ii det 4cEIuent OF teii men, nilue
private Reconnaissance up foIt Royal
Sound. going WIthin "a faE IIlle5 OF Beaufort.
iEey Reached polaL far beyond where tne
Union scouts HAD been ,'and Collected So.Iaa-
bic information as 10 iHt conuiiioA And
whereabouts OF the rebels, all or when were
comm. un icaIed 10 Gen. SHERMAN. hey nrs5
visited the plantation Oh the late Dr. jerks.
Here they found Il large private residence,
elegantly furnished. bat entirely deserted py
its former Wnlte occupants The mouse Is la
Charge OF the I'LL uiiul slaves belonging 10 The
estate. An in lisenEs save, no ACES Is major
uonio states tnaI :ile Iu,tster dItd ABOUT LAIee
months ago, OF yellow fever. since that Time
the estate nse2 IN charge OF admins ratios =,
and managed by numerous Willie Uyyrssets ,alt
oi whom made u re.frat wnen they iearu OF
The bonn bardAient and Captaie OF tHls place.
Inc plantation comprises several EuuuIeU
&C, rs vi ricb i&oi4 ho. Inc crop oI cotton,
vshich of a. very me stap-e, lac Hear,y AL
been gathered, glnncd, stUteG, anu ready tor
fl;ckin. ivr market. I NO large warehouses
,fe lille Win cotton, and cHit be mau5 iin
easy prize Hss,oes numerous comes saves
on Tins Is axe, there are Iu tess tndu Une Auli.
dret neld hands, ali OF whom sLt,l reiuain
in their quarters. IheSe Sr-sts oiuprlSe Old
md yOung--trCm seFrht five years OF aga
,[,,.-,, 10 HlyujAs ANA uas III. Iutsr Slaves
mort tnat tn-Ie Is l. great scaroity III SALT ia
mt district, and inst thtt aruCle is worth
,fS weight III silver. .TAera IS IN Ach sn leflAs.
owing 10 tills tact.
Since the arrival of cur troops here, besides
Iauds. TWO batteries Of artillery, VS. have
now @r shore a superior seige traia Of 81 x
rihed . ms, and Il fuii supply of ammunition
The rau Of these guns is superior TO any
that the / bells can bling into the field.
Fort u llier his been grea thy improved
since it CAME in to possession OF our troops lis
Il m an q iprVsa = ma % ri N;
enlarged aud filled with ammunition, the
troops qu'rters rendered comfortable, the
parapets repaired, and the diLch Of the work
Wdened and dee p5led 81 thai the tide GIBBS
and flows in to it. IL is now ready for defence
az iIsLany force the enemy may bring against
il.
The United States sloop- of war Dais arrIy-
here to- day from short cruise on the coast
OF Florida On the llth inst, when of Fer
nandin+a, she seiz the 'hooner Mable, Gap
tim Black, of -l5o TONS while in the a"t OF
running The blockade. The schooner had
British colors flying when captured by the
Dale The Mahle was fonr days out from
Havana. Her cargo co, sists OF seven bales
of army bIankefs two cases of Minnie mus
k-ts, five cases OF blankets, twenty barrels Of
potatoes. seven eases OF tin, sixty seven cases
o. cretm OF tartar. one hundred aud thirty
bags of coffee, twenty four sacks of salt. GA
aiming the schooner papers 1t was found
thsc She had u regular British register Her
Clearance from havana, alleging her destipa-
Iioa 10 re for New Y rk. was signed by the
Ara. rican Consul at ihe former place. Cap
~ in Black and his crew are all New Workers.
The crew of the Mable arF/on board the bale
ana will be sent TO New York for trial. Tue
schooner is IL CHI rye Of u prize crew, and Wlll
he sent 20 New forA
The ship u eat Republic will sail for New
York IN q few days; also the steamers Nc.
Cielian and Philadelphia.
LITTER kkCa G0LO.EL CoGsWELT--HE 10 VERY
MICH ALARMED At HIS FATE.
foil
well, now Ia prison IN tni. city, we copy from
: Northern JJurDai. Poor fellow, it seems
that he is 10 great trepiddtion about the
prohsbi, part his neck Will bear in the great
drama of tnis, life, and thinks it Is very hard
that II shoG!d he made responsible for the
late maraudibg expeditions of its bearer.
Our readers wit! and it p rich document, and
we therefore give il -ntire;
RIcHwoXD Prisons, Nov. IL, 1861.
ltay ByotAey 81 write you under very pain
fHi circumstances. In case the psivttee.1-
men are punished, tbe authorities have cod
cluded TO ret 'iate, ana they have selected
the highest ia rauk la operate on. III : letter
to - will explain all 10 YOU. TO night
or TO morrow, i, with the. remainder on the
black list, WIi he caGiilsd ia the county Jail,
aud treated IS crl'niGals awaiting trial, and
the action OF the authorities here Will be
governed by The action II the Government
in reference 10 the pf.vatserS.
Console dear s. rs much rs possible un-
der the circuHs: 2hc.s. and do not let her
come 10 Richmond ia any event whatever. -
10 This pending calamity / feel much more
Tor ny wife ana my chtld than myself. | tie.
iieve that the maJoIity o. H. cheers on me
list are married men, with wives aud chill
dren as dear 10 them a. my S. and the
Little Lady are 10 me. When
the name of CaptslC Ricketts, was dra @n,
Capt. Thomas Cox,c tha First Kentucky regi
ment, offered to take his place bu; this Of
coarse was not a1iC wed. 1t WAS s. noble act. |
Goa bless him forit
never supposed that honestly aud faith |
fully serving my country wouit bring my |
neck In danger of Ii halter bat so IL appears
Inever thought that, after being spared the |
hail storm OF balls AT Leesbnrg, might have
10 face death In another and oishonorable
form.
IeilJ I. Il. that expect him 10 do his
best as do not wish 10 be hung for piracy
on tao hish seas when / never yeutured ON
the hriny deep Without Icing ses-sicG.
Please write to me as soon SO You receive
this, aud state how this new act In The pro
grsnme Ia received in The North. What do
the peop pie say about tue exchange OF priso-
nersf The Government masL now exehsngs
or carry the WAR to ex termination. They can
take no middle course.
S. has the list Of officers. Please have
II published In the city papers as we do not
wish go down un- hsratded. 4 shalt send n
copy OF the erder OF Benjamin 70 j. T. b.
You can examine IL at your leisure. Is IT is
one OF the important papers connected with
the war.
Give my love to D. and the children,
and believe stiii your friend and BROTH
or. NJ. s'OasMKLI.
Iaaa. II. Lane, Esq. New York.
vEssaLa 70 81 SUNK IN soUraERS HARsoas.
We have already published the fact that II
was In contemplation at the North TO make
up for their miserable tnsfacieasy ~ the
biockade b shaking vsasslsia With stone
across our channels. 20 &c 70 stop them mp
Tha lvllaWinx frsaa the New York Pee seems