The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-27
From the EsrsIi .

Prom passengers just arrived from tn Q
xnrth yis the Potomac. we learn that Fede.
al troops all the whole Maryland shore,
q La cavalry being in st. Nsry's county
.rhyst thsre 10 way of passing through
,,s hands Of the corrupuh!e Sickles. They
.snars that the shrewdest OF the Yap KEGS
,suet that "a war with England about two
IA men won't pay. No dollars and cents
nrsinn" Aud, /! they are not In terri upted
,hav will SOON have 81 itrs in such condition
,hat Virginia will speedily become thor
or., They siost over the rich prize Of cot
tou stolen froln South Carolina, aud re,a In
,nasln.ry bliss Oh ths possession Of the
e,ties ard farms 81 Virgins. Their only
far seems to be that. whom they advance. the
y,rsiu!aps Will "subnit." AID avoid oonfs-
es;ioa. They say it Is 4 "hcavenly climate :,
FEM thIs specimen CT 4 winter. and that
taay VIII never winter again in the North
They really seem vezsd at the number @.
disguised e1iies' returning from Richmond.
.ad express hops that tbs bogus Secreta
T.ss of she south viii treat the flying pa,ri.
Is moro andy" Seward is TO be William
the CorQueror.
These sel tlemen from the North have fur.
rlshed US with Baltimore papers of a recsn,
GsIe.
The A-a!~ieAa OF the 2ist, says "the belief
Strengthens and despers that there will he
40 war with England" The Fsruandina
ssqediuon had been abandoned Generay
kh-rman had ordered the Yankee repor ter.
hoa,e from Port Royal. General WriShrs
brigade occupies Iyh.e Island
The Two boys" sent North By the Score
taTy Ct War with Capt Ricketts, and the Rev.
Dir. Hines have given the Washington Gov
eminent m uch valuable Information concern
inE the batteries on the Potomac, the Don
itaersts foruncaiions, troops, hospital &c,
zach sc they never could have obtained,
without meeting 10y consent or otherwise
with Lincoln ernissaries ard pensioners in
Giohnoud. TIE .4noicon, Of the 2Ist has q
minute and extended account OF their In for
nation. headed Position Of The Rebel
Forces 1.-The boys" say they visited the
Gsbel fortifications northwest OF Richmond.
OF which hey saw mor nted nearly twenty
I'VE guns. "hlusksts, )" say shey ears SO scarce
that " hen the guRrd comes rcaEd at The rri-
cons en- relief, they come without guns, max
.ng one SET do the whcls daty." Further
AT iohnond il 10 believed tina: General
Hurlsids's expedition Is TO move up the Po-
;0n2c 10 attack AID captu re the Re bel ba,te-
riss or the right bank. AS an indication OF
The existence OF an aati-sar telling, they state
thai the proprietor CT the Exchange Hotel
ssd he would give five thousand dollars II
us war was ever" They say when they ar
nvet In Richmond they were confined one
night Ia tas tobscco wsrehouse Then 'sthey
were taken before Gen. Windsr, and Mr.. Ben
janin. Secretary of War, who promptly or
ders9 their discharges, and thence to be sen I
forward -
"esrs assured by passengers just arrived
nom beyocd The Potomac, who have not
oer able 10 see any of our Cabinet, tina, a.
portion OF Burpsids's Wpeditiou, most OF
Which Is still ut Annapolis, La destined TO as.
sdi Norfolk, landing force so aa 10 attack
The city In the rear. Another portion Is to
attack Eewbern. n. y. This place they m can
10 occupy psrmanently-if they can.
It 10 also stated by these gentlem IN that de.
monstrstons are TO be made against Augusta,
Memphis, ard Knoxville.
Bradys Rocket Regiment has proceeded to
Warrington. What is IL fo7f
The 4Ge-iean has q liss OF Union Coutribu
tons fer the army, consisting of trinirg do.
nations OF clothing and money The lister In
sums OF two dollars and three dollars. This
ea poor imitation Of our patriotic contri.
Dauons' registered at the passport office
amounting 10 more than 800 900 per month.