The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-28


!, a teiegraphie dislsatth nom the p..sees. In
! forming him n French man -of-war md jusf
| arrived through Pass-a l. Uutrc, AMI cast al
| Choir about five miles above the telegraph
station. The Commodore Immediately Or
| deresi Il tug down the river, with h'. corn.
piimcnts ~ the French captain, and al Offer
| ~ iow mp his vessel should he choose to com.
| with her to this city As il may be well eN-
| ,wcted, this rows threw St Charles street in
| 10 the greatest excitement, aud by seNrn
l. o'clock the bar rooms, theatres, drili-rooms,
and even tie banTnsttss Of this HyeiS
thoroaghfare were animated With groups OF
Elaslt'ened citizens. com menfiug In thous-
| and different MANNERS ON the great hnpp.
, Eows of the day.
LATEST FROM TExAs-A SOL rfyd PATTY DE-
YEB--ALf II gsvT Rcss gif.
Thu san An tonic Hral1, Of the It'll instant,
says, il has letter from Lieutenant W. L.
White, co,ana nding At Fort Davis. giving
the particulars OF the destruction OF n scout
ns party Of fourteea men, under Licuterani
r. T.. Nayee, by the Muscalvero Apachts.
The HeraM relates the facts rs follows:
On the 4tli uit thesn indians shot some
fifteen head IF Dir. T.. Murphy's cattle ars'
retreated. On the next day Lieutenant Mtsts
went III pursuit.
After "a pursuit of n few days, they came
| upon Indian signs, which they followed To
large Indian camp. During the next night,
| they roe up within half milo OF the cII.r,
hitched their horses and crawled up "a noise
1essiy on foot as possible within fifty wards oi
| the nearest hut, where they remuiued untii
! it became light enocSh to sec, when the,
commenced firing upon the huts, without
| seeing any Indians. In IA very short tin.c
| the tire WIS returned by 1udians epcainI ri
| inst over some sind hills, where they hal
'''en Unseen. Jack Woodian was shot In the
arm and john Turner through the body.
| Lieut.. Mayes and party were forced ~ re-
treat, which they did until they reached ,h-ir
horses when, SEEING the ladian Forces in
crossing, they commenced running ana saoot-
| ing. The lntiians partly hanked th.li, SO as
| to drive them INFO another encainpn4ett a.
! large a. the first. Here il il prob die the,
| Were all killed, except the Mexican, Iua,t.
| VINO mace ms Escape and got safely into
camp. This massacre WIS upon little creek.
| about % miles from San E.rios
| The In ians had great least ami merry
| making that night. They cnt some ribs out
| Of Lieut.. May.s hor.a which they rois ted
| and eat. 1t IL supposed the party number
over hundred warriors, all well armed
! They were said to be naIlin. down tie co,ln-
| Try about the Pecos river.
Gen. P'tui -. Hebtrt, assigned 70 the com.
| m 'hd OF the Department nt Texas, arrived :; /
| houston Oh the 10th instant from New Or
l"ans.
| \ letter the Houston ?tfeornoi mentions
that there are 2p0,0'0 bushels OF siiI IT, iinn
about Corpus Christi, made ut that pInee-
! Heavy rains had closed the $ III s,.;, ~oo by
dlssolylnE the millions OF bushels tlIit HAD
formed in the numerous lakes South of Cor
! pus Christi.
| The san Antonio Eciru informs lis that
| Iity-six mon ar. einplovpd in the rSeT.ii
there in making cartridge. cai,suts end gun
| carriages, for the canncii that have bee II
'i.e arsenal unnlounted t0E Years: among
! them, a splendid Is pouldtr brass piect taken
| from The MrEiraEs At san JaCIl.to, v flich IS
! to be riil"d, ana III repairing ANA cie;nio2
| guns
| TnE BATTLE AZ LEXINGTON, NO
There seems to be consider: die doubt about
| tnr result OF he recent BATH ~ LcAi Gten,
MISSOURI. mot hc.itnckv incorrectly quot eu
| rom Il Hessldu iourpal.J
| lie LouisN lille JJuFHa', Il the 2Uth INST, con
| talns t"legraphic dispatch from -. Louis,
| E"iortlng Il haiji-tougilt btttle AT i4axius to "a
| No, between the Missouri torcus, under G,s
| i'ric,, aHd the Lincoln forces, under Gen.
| MHligAu. on the Eth. The last dir IA ten re-
| Forts shat Gen. Price occupied the Gown Of
i,rxihtton. iro IN which ii lS l.ilr 10 infer HAT;
| Gen. Price wds victorious. KriiioI ceulen =
| irom Gen. Jim Lane " ere expected daring
| ia. battle, but did not arrive.
Lexington has boon rsi-aated. by Coy.
Jaeison, :,s IL" tni'sre SCAT ct government Of
| Missouri, ana its possession, ~ Tho SUtfhari
| troops, at tilis tim, is 'e.y important.
| Ihe tcrt Smith Ark Times says:
| We learn from Henry Ninehait, bearer of
| dispatches from tieu. Met ui.och's cam =, who
arrived here last night, thai thr Jay Ia kerr.
! under Jim I.aHs aud Montgomery. are be-
eoninE very 'r"uhi"znni". They have sc,"-
| raj fltoustHd men.
Cen. Price il marching on Lexington, au,;
| thousands OF Mssourians are houkinc 10 h !.
| standard He mas nn~ ,e,r'Q or ~, a''J ln-,s,
aid Viii make II descent on jefferson tity
soon. Union men ara ,o!nin., his standard,
b"iES driven to IL from FGemnits procta,nn-
ton.
Bt.spFEH"Ca LIScoLSIri.
y D,n-, named Daniel Wi'kip, say, TIE
| n. -. Trs- rsog, Of Tuc~t,a.. is uo.y under
arrest III IA" Fourth district on u charge If
t-iu- ;;n abali zionist and using b.asph-nous
itng'ia.c. Among other things m - Sail io
| have r.m"rkcd tIiat. Abe Lincoln was - az
| good 4 man rs Jesus Christ az body
! Else The ctso was this morning called to
| tue notic" Of tirn. TTisgs, who sent word Ia
hecordrr Abrams to iuyes s.&ai" it, and If
pro hJ bic Gauss J.. found. to place Wilkins
| III the custody oil the {. ). marshal
rraMissIrS To fesrius YgssEis.
The Fort Brown (Trxas f7ag states that
| the Mexican Congress, or the Secretary 81
Marine, has SraItsd permission TO foreign
vessels 10 enter the RIO Gran, river and dis
| eharSr theic ctrGocs 1T Matamor;;e. rhi,
| concession. is slid 10 have been extended on,
acco'nit of the blockade OF III. southern
norts, and il tctu;,iiY matte. may b. oi COZ,
| siderable service to the Inhabitants Of Texas.
| SWORD pRk.KNrATtoN TO zen. JrFF. Thompson
| CHARACTERISTIC AcKNowLEDeAE.y.
Some Of the citizcns OF II ,npilis, Tenn
| recently presented, Gen. Jen. THOMPSON with
| Il sword and pair OF pistols, IT. response Ia
which he sends the following clisracieristic
letter. Gen. i. aud his faithful old ally, In
dian John, We're both in Memphis on Wcducs-
day:
HsirarARrERs Isr Mp. D,.r. &. vi. IT,,
| camp Beliemont, S,'i'i 10Th 1901. !
4 far Memphis Potfiot
GKSrLRsEN Your kind and appropriate
| present Of :; sword and par OF rtyo. v.,rs, by
the hands OF my old schUIin,as~ tnatlcy
| Stephenson, IL received, art, / sincerely THANH,
you fer the gilt and the compliment. l lave
| heretofore bad 10 fight the enr1..y with my
pen and tongue, but with borrowed sword
and pistol. / can now i,H IN tIcm in the
| FOOD Old fashioned WY, and hope that ia the
| next ten days | can prove die IA OF The
swort! and rdns" OF the pistols Oh the North
ern vtndals or more despite! be niop men
OF this State. Whenever | sliail draw The
sword or aim Tie pistols, will think of The
| unknown donors aad strike for The :. few
Menli.li Patriots
| Yours, etc, III. :! EFF. THoNpsoG.
IL BorR GoXE.--Both the gentlemen who hatl