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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-24

The Christian Advocate says that genue-
nan who recently came from the North to

The Christian Advocate says that gentie-
man who recently came from the North to
virginia states that one of the peculiar char
ae,sristics Of the Northern war sentiment is
tbe var;etv of opinions touching the occasion
sor as.ailing the South. Some aretor 1t as ne
o,ssarv 10 defend the Capital; .sorneas an abo-
I,ton measure; some as essential to secure the
establishment Of strong Government, and
some are disposed to fight because out of EN-
nloyment. That the masses are not united IN
anv definite and el-understood purpose, is
evident. The leaders and wire-workers, how
ever. understand pretty well the annual money
value of the South to the North. We should be
able to indulge in some hopes of a speedy peace
if only wounded pride or abolition sentiment
required 10 be modified. But commerce
is practical matter, and the commerce of the
North is embarked in struggle for life and
death. If the South maintains its indepen-
dence. the North loses forever its commercial
ascendancy. In our opinion, it equally loses
it. even if il could succeed in subjugating the
South Our only hope is that, by some re-
turning glimpse of reason, il may discern that
it will cost more to be ruined by carrying on
the war, than to be ruined by consenting to
peace. Certainly, when it strikes the balance
in cool state Of mind, it will that peace Is Its
INIT
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Priyate.ering.

After all, the North, in proposing to Eng
land and France to relinquish privateering,
has only illustrated the truth of the inspired
declaration: 1.-The wicked have digged pit,
and have fallen into it themselves" The
"Treaty of Paris" is binding only on the par
ties to it, and when it was proposed to the
North to become party she refused, and the
right Of privateering she never dreamed Of
surrendering till the secession of the Southern
States She has q Navy, and we have only
priyateerS, when she comes forward, and in
the most contemplate manner surrenders q
| right necessary to her own defence against
| Europe, for the purpose of depriving Us of our
| only naval defence against herself. We OBJ
served when the announcement was first made
that Mr.. SEWARD proposed to send in the ad-
hesion Of the niteI States to the declaration of
| Paris, that, even if accepted, it could not be
| binding on the Confederate States. We now
| sec that this ia the view taken by the London
| 7tHes, which says at Is by no means clear
| that the consent Of the North to iorego the
| privilege of issuing letters of marque would
| really accomplish the purposes which the
| North has in view. At present that privilege
| is consistent with the law of nations, and the
South bring nor Acknowledged II possess bef-
iiqcreHt s-ighis is entitled 10 issue s"ch teu'rs
and TO hare them respected. II seems dGic"l'
10 understand how nHy agreement mute dy tie
| Northern .ytatrs To abandon lrescH pFtrite9e
| raa discHtitlc the South to its efcrci,e.' The
/ artfrl dodger Of the LINCOLN Administration
has completely fallen into his own trap. Ii
he is disposed, with this understanding, to put
bis pen to the Treaty ,f Paris, he will be III
the situation If the fox with his tail cut OF,
and he need no, expect he foxes in this noish-
brrhood to initiate his example.
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d
To the Editors II the Dispatch AT Il late
hour on Sa turday friend called my atten tion
to A communication IN your paper from Coi.
q A Porterfield, late commandant OF the
Virginia forces III the Northwestern portion
of this State AS Col Porteriield raises the
cues ton OF accuracy only, reply, that whilst
the account, of what lie terms the Affair
at Pniiiippi," may be an incorrect one IL
some particulars, that II the Court OF Inquiry
w hich he has ''S0iiclted' shall do Its DUTY, IL
will find he following facts:
list That the reason that induced Col Por
terfield to evacuate Grafton applied with
equal force TO the town Of PhillIppi, the geo
grs phical formati OF the two places being
si,nslar.
"a That both Oh } une the first aud June the
second he had information OF the force and
presence of the enemy ut Grafton the said
enemy having reconS IuCted the moons ldera-
bic bridges AT Elem ington and Manning ton
which Col. Z. had destroyed, and that the en-
emy with the use of the trains of the Balti-
more aud Ohio Railroad, and with the local
EMPLOYEES OF that road stfiiiated with him
aud in his employ, was able 10 pour III with
rapidly the troops under his command from
Bel Air; that the euemy had artillery Col.
PoTtetiield mona
I'd That Oh Sunday evening, June second,
all activity was visible III Col Porteriie Id :
command; that boIh horses and wagons We're
dressed for the public service that the Wagons
were hurriedly loaded, not only with the bag
gage OF the respective companies, but with
prov isions ana that the horses were subse-
uuently unhitched and on the morning OF
Monday June third, when the enemy ope led
fire upon him. the wagons stood in the street
a quiet as his sleeping command, hiInse
among the sleepers
18th That on the morning OF j une sd he had
ont neither pickets nor scouts that his sur
urigs was entire, and that the fret intiination
of the presence OF the enemy was The sound
of the discharges OF his field pieces.
Ii Col Por lei fisld shall succeed IN conyinc-
ing the Court OF Inquiry that he Is both a
watchfal and efficient military eoinmander,
am sure its verdict will meet with no expires
ston Of regret from J. W. oFAkpisS'
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FROM CAMP wIGFALI.
fspgcr.L CORRESPONDENCE or The DISPATCH.
CAMP WIaFALL, Prince william 90,

CAMP w ITfALL, IluCe ''Sst
June a.
Last night the camp was aroused about the
wttching hour by the report OF pistol from
our picket guard, guic ~&y.<ei4o xea~by n rat
thing fire of Inusketry. The tremulous drum
heats of the inspiriting long roll soon called
sthe companies 10 the parade ground, where.
after W aiting in vain for some little time tor
intelligence from the pckets or the An kees,
Capt. Cleary's company of light infantry,
volunteers from the city of Washington, now
attached to this command, was ordered 10 ad-
vance "a skirmishers, and, dashing into the
woods secured the country tor miles without
finding any trace of the enemy Ii seems one
of the pic ets challenged tw men, one carry
ing musket, who advanced upon MN
through the gloom of the woods, and upon
their refusal TO halt fired upon them, Wheh
they irninedia teiy fled and were hred upon
nv the main guard as they passed -
Owing to the obscurity OF the night they
scaped unhurt. 1t is thought they were two
Federal prisoners who made their escape
short time since from Leesburg, and are be-
leyed TO be On their way TO Alexandria. our
men were somewhat disappointed In their
hopes OF q brush with the Yankees, but say
they will ''ode their time, - and pay the enemy
off with compound interest. The rattle OF
musketry cries of "fail in,' and pealing roll
OF the drum, stir up man blood very rapid
" to the fgh ting point, and render an AMIR OF
the sort q quite pleasurable excitement. L
would advise, from experience, all who may
be on outposts to adopt the following plan
for being speedily prepared at a call to arms
in the night Lie down with the clothes on,
the shoes on the right side of the pallet, the
hat inst at the head, and the musket and &C
coutIements On the left side. Thus prepared,
a soldier can, at the slightest alarm, ana with
the least possible delay, spring from the arms
of Morpheus into the pro0er attitude OF
son of Mars.
Itappears that the Yankees in the affair ut
Vienna had a cannon mounted on car as
swivel to turn in all directions on pivot
but this, like all their improved arms, awaited
them nov. God was with us ana We slew
the invaders by scores.
This morning early, two Federal regulars
were captured by a detachment OF a Missis-
sippl regiment within a few miles OF here, and
the vigilance OF our troops is at times reward
ed by occasional glimpses at most suspicious
and toryish looking men. A judicious appli-
cation OF hemp would prove powerful astrin-
gent upon old Abe's means of information a $
to our movements. l have not noticed, il
your sheet mention of the fact, that few
days since one OF our brave soldiers brought
into Camp Pickens a Sergeant and Corporal
of q Connecticut regiment, whom he had ar
rested, tied, deprived of their arms Zine ri
fles, reyolvers and bowie knives,) and
brought to headquarters all by himself. Con
neCtiCut gives each OF her soldiers $40 per
month in add ton to the Federal 81 but even
this bounty cannot procure men able 10 stand.
Cos.
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch

Yaakss vjllatmss--S@hoonsr Burnt-Boats
Stoleu-BeereS ugtteTei-Cahp Rpyglss
PoRr CONWAY, Va, June Il.
II there were needed any evidence Of the
unptincipIed character OF the Northern peo-
pie further than that ali along exhibited by
those highest In authority at Washington, II
is furHis he'd in that laWless system OF depre-
datiOn which has becu pursued for some
weeks past upon the defenceless borders OF
our State. There is said TO be ''hoAor among
thieves bat there seems 10 be no restrain
ing principle of any sort among the highway
robbers and merciicss cut throdts detailed
from the ranks of Lineoln's merceuaries 10 10
the "sInall work OF the campaign. These
lawless Villains, by the very EXPERIENCES with
which they commit their deeds Of on TRACE and
petty larcenies, show that such work comes
Ia their regular line OF business, and that
their employees at headquarters had special
reference 10 qualification IN their selection.
Ga Friday last, SIX OF these vile nliscrean u
came ashore from a steam tug at Curriomau
in WestInOreland county. Three OF lAem
stood guard while the remaining three pro
ceeded to plumber and destroy the property
of defenCeless citizens. Their nrst act was TO
board and burn the Sc hconer Enigma" prop
erty of W. K. Polk, OF Montro=s. They then
took possession CT several small boats, SENS
and other articles that were lying about or "a +
the shore carrying oil the most valuable and
estroying such as We're less worthy OF trans.
portation. Their mex act was TO sKuIk through
the bushes 10 the field of Col. VIM. III San
ford, and slaughter three DeeFest which, with
the aid OF their companions, they carried of
Col. HUT, upon receipt OF intelligence that
they had landed and were committing these
depredations, summoned a company of militia,
armed with muskets and shot guns, mounted
them and proceeded 10 the river. But he was
too late; the rogues had secured their bsoly.
and made good their escape 10 the steamer -
An arrangement has since been made to give
these Yankee free hooters IA more formal re-
eeption upon their next visit. Grape vines
grow beautifully il the neighborhcod OF Cur
riOman.
Our troops at Camp Ruggles, in King
George, are III excellent health and spirits. and
impatient only OF the delay OF battle. The
enemy hang about the shore near the encamp-
lnent and waste their ammunition III sense
less nring towards our tents. They are toe
cowardiy to land, and think perhaps 10 fright
en- our soldiers by these random shots; but
they only serve for amusement. and to relieve
the monotony OF camp life. REkAB.
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From emp Alien.
JAMESTOWN ISLAND, CANT ALLEN
innn oNrh

JAMESTOWN ISLAND, CANT ALLEN,
June Goth, 1861. !
Wednesday evening witnessed An unusual
stir i'll the camp, III consequence Of intelli-
gence received from Williamsburg that the
enemy had encamped i'll strong force at the
Junction OF the Warwick and Bethel roads,
and intended moving upon William sburg or
Yorktown next day.
The probability of a portion of this Regi-
meut being ordered to reinforce our friends,
caused Impotence in the camp. | say impa-
thence, because iii moving among the different
companies l observed generalaeslre evinced
that they might be the favored ones Or
Gered to meet the invader; all urged their Of
iicers to press their claims upon the Colonel.
The men, all, without a single exception,
made ready with unusual aiacrity and cheer
tulness 10 move ~ the tap OF the drum, and
they seemed anxious lot the signal TO be given.
There was no n0iss. DO bodsting, no excite
ment, and when the order was given to be in
instant readiness TO move, Il cheerful, eXultant
light shOpe upon every face; Il calm, deter
mined resolve III striking for their homes, their
altars, God and their native land, TO make
another Bethel OF the next battle ground.
l do believe the 14th Regiment will con.ri-
butte their might TO do so or die. NotWith-
standing the impending order, the men soon
gathered i'll groups, and the cheerful strains
of the violin, accCm panied with pleasant
voices, WAS heard in "Dixie, many joining III
the chorus, AWAY, away TO Old Yorktown
we'N live or die in Yorktown"
The health of the regiment is good, with the
exception OF an epidemic in the form OF
measles. really do believe, Iessrs Editors,
that better autidote tor the sickness OF the
men could not DE found than fight with the
Yankees - superior far to apothecaries
stuff" for when the roll was called prepara
tory TO delivering the order, such full turn.
out had not been seen for many day Every
man was at his post, responding TO his name
and cheering 10 the onset. The Fourteenth
will emulate their brethren at Bethel, anC
when meeting the vandals OF the North viii
throw the gre 1t heart OF religion and pa triOt
ism in their midst, and follow il or die.
CoMPASY G..
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
Settlement Of the tate Sdlf,atSd in HurtCich
(Gt3ltD


CHARLES tJTf co. j unH ~, 1901
yesterday we buried the remains OF Samue
W. Prior, a member OF the Charles CITY
Troop. who was killed " hills on vidette dut y,
two miles below WarW ick Court House, on
Sunday last The facts connected with his
death, as they were gathered from Sergeant
James H. Crump, who came up with the
corpse, are these The deceased, In company
with Hill Carter, Jr., OF the Charles CITY
Troop, and a member of the Hampton Troop,
was proceeding to and near his post. when
they discovered man III Il Held near by
While watching his movements, they dlscov-
cred body of men, numbering from 20 to 20,
in the bushes, attempting 10 surround them
The Yankees, finding that they were seen by
Prior and Garter, who had advanced little
ahead OF the Hampton Troopers, rose and
commenced yelling, when the latter fred
INTO them with double barreIleG gnns. Prior s
first barrel failed fire; the second, however.
did better service. Mr.. Carter saw two Of
the LlEcolnites fall. AS soon as they fired
they turned their horses and fed oack to-
wards the Court House. Atte: going some
two miles, Prior discovered that he was shot.
The ball had entered the spine and came out
near the heart. Mr.. Carter supported him IL
this condition to the house OF Mr.. Philips,
where he received every attention from the
family and Dir. George Sempie, who was sta
toned IN the Immediate neighborhoQd. He
lived about five hours. The deceased was 81
years OF age, and a perfect specimen OF sol
der; was universally beloved by the people OF
Charles CITY, and his death has thrown them
into profound gloom. There is one consoli-
ton His comrades are of just the material
to ayenge his death, and when the oppOrtuni
" arrives, that vengeance VIII be terrible and
complete Mr.. Carter thinks that the Yam
KEGS fired - them Is or 70 times.
Yours truly, &c, l. II. &.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
Rg June "a. Sp,eia, Nal.

~ June pa. Special Motto,
h I AIRY G 0 -
Just resolved.
The following PER ADAMS EXPRESS.
De RABLg GOO
MILITARY COMPANIES NP's'' o'
Wanting An
Receiving this week, AL OF
1000 yards Of adet Grey SAT!ygrr
soV yaIds OF fna Blue SA1IS an l.
ioVo yard OF Grey CAs>fNkkR
.Vyo yaid- Hickory STRIPES f,,.t.-..
ao|o yards Sleeps Grey CASSIsVEs;
-''' yards heavy Pulled CLOTH "a.
ccAls 49, ''t
- be - } Cotton OZSABrPas
10 bales ~ do. a. '' :
La'es striped a.
y bales heavy "a brown nDyysy,,
500 taros Patent Black REams1aI
i'oo yards OF superior wgoi-dyts " a
JEANS, ahrst.raJettra3.,.
forms, IS
- dOL Blue Flannel Fa'fyra sE-p :.
500 pairs superior BLANKETS
200 pairs real Navy do.
5000 yards Grey and Blue FLAyyPr,
The above, with a variety Of o;bs, % -.
camp service, will be sold cheap Az. ~ Nj
HeaoquArters If ALFR,n W,
je 2i-l2t "A v NJ h'N ~
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The Mobile Advertiser thus speaks:


"Itis a very hard matter for some men 10
learn that times have changed Temporal mu
fgufur ct nos 1autdHur in tttfS; that VAIN
and superficial flop, Scott, is striking Illus :
ira ton of this truth. Soon after the war Oh
1872 he .astonished the natives by dasning
into Richmond in stephen Grard's carriage
and four driven by white positions: IL was
reported at the time that the Phiiadeiphii
banker had made him present OF ten thou.
sand dollars. He strutted and cut sreat
sUeIls' That was his first visit, ana IL VIII
be his last. He will never see RlchTohd
again. unless he be brought there TO be huhs
as q traitor and rebel, on Oapitot square
Its no wonder that Watkins Leigh drank tntl
memorable toast, Hatloo, scott, d loo I l ~.
iucJC.' He talks of being in Richmond by
the 18th of Julyll He don't know that
.femDorn rautuRter,' he never read the
sCIassics' he don't understa nd Latin n
utting peacock, to tax OF being III hlcA-
mond and Memphis by the middle OF July =
zen, nara IN 7It0nt,tr ct n08 iutdnur in Illus
Of all the "unkind cuts" ScoTT ever re-
ceived in peace or war, this talking Latin at
him, and telling him be don't understand it,
ia the "nogt unkindest cut Of ALL" Why, sir,
if Gen. SCorr had you within reach Of his
proyost marshal, we would not insure your
life five minutes. If there IS anything he
prides himself on, even beyond being the
" great General If bis age it is on bis litera-
turc. He is one Of the classics himself, and
when his statue is erected in Washington, the
pen and sword will be combined in his majes-
tic hand. Not understand Latin He was al
William and Mary half century ago at
least, and was never known to speak Englisi
before or since.
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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.

KING GEORGE Co, June 10
! seldom ever see any thing III your valuable
paper from our county. We are aroused, and
AT work. We have raised two volun teer com
pauies and are now on duty, and commanded
hy two brothers, Bladin j. Iayloe and
Ponsett Tayloe. They are both young men,
and certainly deserve i good deal OF credit
They have done more tor the county than all
the balance III it. They have i military spirit,
and they are good officers, and we wish them
success We have had an effort on foot to
raise Il cavalry company, but up to this time
il has failed for the want OF Il suitable man
for Captain. 1t seems that the most OF the
gen tleInen that are capable TO take command,
prefer the infantry. There are others At this
time who are trying to raise volunteer com
panies, ard am in hopes they may succeed
near Matthias Point, ready for the enemy,
ami they are xious to fight, and VIII be dis
appoin tod il they fail 10 have battle. Some
OF the men 90 out on the bank of the Potomac
river and shake their fists At the enemy, and
dare them to come ashore.
| SEE IL stated that We are throwing up Il
for tiiica ton at the Point. This j. not so.
The Cavalry commanded by Capt. Garrett,
from Westmoreiaad county, burnt a valuable
schooner near DR.. HoYe's, a few days ago,
aud got some tl50 in cash and effects.
We have some sickness with our valuable
msn--more measles than anything else. The
suck ones are well attended 10. J.
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The Nem Orleans Washington artillery, Col.
J. B. Walton, were to have had a magnificent
drill yesterday evening near Towards Grove.
preparatory to the departure of the battalion
for the seat Of war. Col. Waton's command
embraces about $50 men, II cannon--first rate
nrticles--aDd $50 horses. They are in a state
of efficiency bordering on the perfect. When
they start they will, no doubt, 90 up the Cen
trail Railroad to aid Gen. Beauregard. 1t was
understood yesterday evening that President
Davis was to have witnessed the evolutions OF
the corps. Military men say that the Wash.
ington Artillery are all that can be desired.
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RIO DP JAXEIRo MARKET.-Maxwell, Wright

RIO DE- JAXEIRO Enthusiastically Wright
& Co Circular, Of May eth, says:
Collective are receiving fair supplies from
the country, the weather and roads now be
ing good, but the limited purchases which
have continued to be made, under the inAu
euce either OF necessity or OF Impatience, have
interterred III some degree with the aCcumUla-
ton OF stock, and prevented that decline III
rrices which we had every right to an ticlpate
from the deTanged condition OF the market
with reference to supplies. How long this
extraordinary state OF things can be main
tanned we confess ourselves unable 10 fOresee.
Sales since the 9th ult. amount 10 100 900 bags,
of which 6S 900 were for the United States,
Go, GOO for the Channel and North OF Europe,
and %, 600 for the n edi teTranean. Stock to-
dag AT market, l60,0N bags. We quote lots
for the United States, 5l9U0a6HlC0 for North
of Europe, 6H2O0a6t4O0; for Channel, i90Ua
: 900 and for the Mediterranean, 6ts00a6..
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THE FIGHr AT NIENSA.-The Front Royal
Gazette publishes Il letter from a gentleman
who witnessed the Vienna fight, which makes
the following statement
A lady came UP from Alexandra to. day,
and reported that three car loads of dead and
wounded arri we'd there this morning. II the
South Caroliniaus had been there At the time
every man OF them would have been taken.
God is on our side.
A gentleman from Alexandria has just ar
rived here, and reports that 200 bodies of the
Federal troops arrived there this morning
badly maugled.
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Arriral Of PrisoHsrs.-A guard of Confed-
crate soldiers arrived yesterday evening from
West Point on the York River Railroad, with
six prisoners Of war and one spy--the latter,
as we learned, being a deserter from a North
Carolina Regiment, a native Of Pennsylva-
nia,) who had been detected not only in an at
tempt to leave his comrades, but with plans of
the country and the various Notifications he
had seen, on his person. The parties were car
ried before the Minister of War and after
wards ordered to JAIL
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Wasting Time Considerable complaint is
made at the lavish waste of time by the Viz
ginia Convention in the discussion of trniug
and irrelevant subjects. Last week PROPOSE
ton was made by member to Tomato -, OOo
to the inhabitants of II certain portion of the
country, who had suffered from the yandalic
ravages of the enemy, whereupon lively talk
ensued between members to the propriety
of the measure, which consumed, in wages OF
members, before it ended, more than double
the amount proposed to be donated. A good
many of the members do not seem to realize
the fact that we are in the midst of a savage
war, and, consequently, advance on all occa
sions the old WORKOUT cross-road and county
court arguments that amused their con stituents
in the halcyon days of peace. IF the Conyen-
ton has concluded its legitimate business, the
members thereof had better 90 home.