davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
FROM HaRpEg.s FERRY.
PEciM cosnrsposDssog OF THE p.srAIcH. ]
HAnpxx,s Fkasr. Va. Inneh &

HESe hAkff f&s JHAs
we nave daily information of the numbers
and approach of our enemies who are stilI
hovering around, but as vet dare not attack as:
ana When they DO SO, they viii fad all their
pisns we'll known, and they themselves will
De over wheimirgly defeated. The kealth of
The troops generally Is very good, and il is
universally remarked, that never before " ere
so many orderly and we'll behaved soldiers
collected together into one place. We bear no
complaints OF outrtges coulmtted-of rob-
berries and insults 10 private citizens. What
contrast between our trooDs aad the iner-
ceaary hordes of Lincoln: The coming Of the
former is gladly welcomed as protection 10
persons and property; the coming of the lat.
ter Is feared and aohorred, as they piunder
and destroy the property OF peaceful citizens,
and then insult them and their families.
The Maryland Heights are stili in posses
sion Of the kentucktanS. BaHimoreaIfs, and
the "M Mou;gofEery (Va.} Fepetbles, :" who in-
| tend 10 maintain and hold tho position until
ordered away by General Johnston Tie
Montgomery Fencibles" went upon tire
| tifigh'S little upwards of two weeks ago,
| without axe or saw, into2 wilderness Of trees
ana underground, and now they nave erccted
fort, two hundred fee. long for their pro-
| lection and coGafort, ard have cleared OF a
| beautiful parade ground taus baYBlg done
what few companies wopld have done and
| we hope they viii receive due credit for their
| energy ano Industry. They call their paisads
| "Fort Montgomery - after the county from
| which they come.
| member of ths Fort Louis Volunteers
| tAhHiS by naiue,) WAS accidentally Snot and
| Instantly killed on Monday last, by the acct
| dsatal discharge OF a rnusket III tbs hands Of
| feilQ w-soldier. lie Was buried or Monday
| evening In the Catholic gra ve- yard by his re.
| giB3en T. with military hoif0rSs
| There are several reports Of akirmishes in
! the country round about, but we give little
tcredtt 10 reports nowadays.
i The United States Icst-OIlce IT this place
/ Zig closed. We now receive cur mails through
! the tluaTtermast' r. who IL acting Coufed-
I crate Postmaster.
It has been raining for several days, and
| those OF our troops who are houseless and
| tentless must be literally enjoying the hard
| part oi 4 soldiers life JOsIs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Those REPoKrs During the entire day on
Saturday last, the people OF this county Ia all
parts were considerably exercised over & rum
bilEg noise thai seemed TO be passing through
the elements, resembling the sound produced
by the firing OF cannon. Many were the con-
lectures soine eontendng that great battle
was going on at this point, some at that and
some at another point. Some said it was Gis-
rant thunder, some said that il came from
blasting rock, Now, that ii has been aseer-
tafned that the contending forces by land and
water were engaged in mortal eembat
throughout the day on Saturday, at Aqua
Greek and the distance by an air line sup
posed not to exceed q hundred miles, and from
the actual experimental tests upon record OF
the travel OF sound, we are iaeiined 10 the
belief that the rurnbiiag noise throughout
this connty, and the adjoining county Of Am
herst, wac the effect of the eannonadiug be-
tween the contending forces at Aqaia Greek.
Lesfngtoa Star.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
HaRrxR's PERRY, June 9Th, 1861

Since my last communication, things At the
Ferry have been toleIabiy quiet. The wea-
:her has been bad tor several days that
there Is but little stirring the streets.
Drilling has stopped for season.
Federal troops are coDCsH ira ting at Grafton
and along the line OF the i tltImOxe and Ohio
Z r. The number is differently repur ted
from ten to twenty thousand. Whether they
v i'll attack Harper's Ferry, or march in 10
Western Virginia, Is only material for specu-
iation. / was At headq uarters on Tuesday
evening when an officer remarked to me that
we would have a fight in ten days. I pre-
sumo iTOin that that Uncle sam VIII soon be
on us. He VIII probably march tinultane-
ousiy from three different points " ashlng-
ton or Baltimore, Hagers town and Grafton.
We are prepared to give him u warm recep-
ton, and viii certainly entertain him we'll
as possible.
On the evening Of the :th instant, the West
Augusta Guards marched with sealed orders
Capt, tIeeman's company o! Artillery from
Culperer county, was below the Ininimum,
{HttY men rank and fiie,) and was couse-
qu-Htiy Gisbanded. The arms and equip
3lents were banded over 10 the New town
company from Frederick.
The camp is in healthy condition.
the trains on the Baltimore ana Ohio =. +
have been stopped. he roads are guarded
enter or TO leave the place without proper
credentials. Every stranger is arrested aud
cohhatd until, Hpoa examination, lie IS iouad
u be Of the right stripe" Several persons
lttem pted TO enter few nights ago by com :
ing up the river in boat They were de-
tccted and lodged in the gusrd-house.
t1szs,rs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

A Seasib5s Dos.--The Louisiana Cadets,
which arrived on Friday evening from Penea-
cola, brought In their ranks a superb New
feundland dog, who. disgusted with his fare
and company, deserted from Fort Piekens,
and SWAN into our camp. 1t is needless t.
say that the sagacious animal at once found
himself among friends, and If the other brutes
With whom be had been associating possessed
half the decent instincts Of this quadruped.
they, too, would leave for some safer place
than the beleagured fortress There is more
humanity in one wag Of that dogs caudal ap-
pendage than can be scraped together In tho
entire Abolition army with fne-tooth comb.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Nurses for The Army.--A number Of eff /.
cisnt nurses are required by the demands Of
tho service to take proper care Of the sick and
invalid soldiers who are now contending for
liberty against worse than savage foe
knowing the characteristics patriotism Of our
ladies, we believe on learning thu above fact
that the question viii be With them not who
shall 60, but who shall stay behind. Ladies
who may feel interested in the subject can OBJ.
tain all necessary information by calling on
Mrs. A. r. Hopkins, at the American Hotel.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Private Thompson Tyler, Of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues, has received tho appoint
msnt of Orderly to Brigadier General Henry
A. Wise. Several companies Of soldiers, some
Of them well known here, have expressed
desire to be attached 10 the brigade
now being formed by Ex-Governor Wise---
Ia this connection We may remark that Capt.
0. J. Wise, Of tho Richmond Light Infantry
Blues, returned to tbs city from Aqua Creek
on Saturday, after Eve or six weeks absence In
camp aud on the battlefield, fighting the
Northern heathen. . fsa1g s4S
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

A splendid Jforal present was sent to Mrs.
Jefferson Davis. at the Spotswood House, on
Saturday, by Mr.. z. G. Eggeling, the we'll
known florist. We are not sufficient adopts in
the language Of flowers to describe the bnuquet.
which was built on frame wieker-work about
two feet high. There was bed of roses and
rare exotics covering space Of twenty -four
inches in diameter most beautifully arranged,
surrounding which was q mossy embank ment
OF "iinked sweetness" the whole presenting Il
tour ensemble Of fragrant beauty rarely met
with
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Mayors Court, Saturday.-Fivs msn, ar
rested for drunkenness, fighting, going to rsss
in the public streets, &c, we're arraigned, and,
after receiving an admonition, were dis
charged.-Degrassy Drumwright, o hard old
case, recently ordered out of the city rs a no
torious character, having been arrested here
on information furnished by telegraph, was
committed Cor q further hearing-Delphis
jackson, Margaret Wilson and Della Wilson,
free negroes, who had been caught by the po-
lice exchanging salutations In the strests Of
bad words and rocks, were ordered to DO
whipped
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
CESTR EyILIg.



June c, Is6l
Oar community was thrown into great rx-
C..,IafUt t+s, night, by the arrival Of Il rumor,
rart over fran tne town Of Buchanan with a
c-utgHt3 Capt Paschat ButOrd, that large
.-r-y cf Northern Rangers, proceeding from
ti- direction Of The hanawha Valley, were
'.ra'!lE Jhp Northwest counties beyond the
6-. Ridge: ch4t they were burning ard de-
r.-..r.uZ the whole country along their
I...,a , auu that already thcy had burned
Is-sgl-oa-y aud the White sulphur Springs,
a.t were proceeding ia the direction Of Fln-
,ls.la, "a B0teyJurt county.
l. was night when this intelligence reached
oar county, and though the night was dark
GE3 tGs rain falling ia torrents, our citizen
s"|llerY turned out promptly To the appoin ted
I.tr- of rendezvous, tButord's Depot,) dis
patching me- srHRers in all directions outing
.-e lfeht, 20 give notice OF the a,pproach Of
&-f invading enemy. AT an early hour tais
.HE-lug hundreds OF our citizens had repaired
g. i8e rendezvous. determined welcome the
lef-ter from every mountain gorge with a
1UrIr.Ous salute from our uuerring rifles in
.ar ltGIs OF our mountain boys, who know
ll| &C. handle Them with telling effect. But,
r -g after ouT arrival ~ the place OF Fende2-
EnEs, a purity Of our citizens returned who
Ind during the night crossed the Blue Ridge
aat proceeded as lar as FiucastIe and Bueh-
rasu. where they satisfied themselves that
r.-ra was no foe nearer than the Kanawha
Valley, upon which General MCOlellan was
mtrrang wlth a large body OF troops from
N4.J, which had produced the widest excite
t"ri ala the way from here 10 the kanawha
J Es.l@y NTny of the Secession citizens were
l,.slgy he hanawha and retiring further in to
ana interior of tha State. The Bank at
Charleston, with all its effects, has been re-
moved 10 Le~isbuTg ia consequence OF the
i.'as,18.
\ gentleman, formerly resident Of this
county. but for several years ta- resided ia
htHA8 ns, has Just arrived here to-day, and
stys .hal between the White sulphur Springs
aud the Falls of kanavyha ne met hundreds
OF armed ci'2aas from GreeubTier and the ad-
'tt"hi counties, who had turned out aluCst
,7 MASS, TO meet the invaders, swearing IN
ia-tF wrath that they would never return to
fH~lr homes All these hireiin- mercenaries at
'a~ dttuot> AT Washington were driven be-
you'd rhe River OHIO
We lave written YOU what has come under
olt uWn observation ana obtained from rhe
2.at rriiabIe sources. T.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Los,siasc Poiu~teers--The battalion of
Louisiana volunteers that arrived in our city
on Friday night arc commanded by the follow
ing officers: Col, c. Dreux; Adjutant, Thos.
A. Smith. Compsnies--0 Orleans Cadets, %
men, Lieut.. Burd commanding Louisiana
Guard, 100 men, Capt. 3. NJ. Todd; Crescent
Rifles, Company A. los men, Capt q. w.
Fisk Grivot Guards, ll6 men, Capt. N. II.
Fighter; Shreveport Greys, i2s men, Capt.
J. II. Beard.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
Coop ExAsFIz.-we tax. pleasure In pub.

Coon ESAsPLg.-We take pleasure In pub.
fishing the following. sent US by a CORE.
spondent
II was my pleasure a few evenings ago to
hear ths Rev. Samuel Register, a native Of
Maryi3nd, and = prominent minister of the
Methodist Church, make the most able and
eloquent appeal to a portion Of the citizens OF
Rockoridge county TO rally to their coun try y
call, which have heard by any NAN yet
He discussed in u mastery manner the just
ness OF our cause, and appealed 10 all, old and
yonBg, male and female, 10 sustain with all
their ability, either by taking their mus kets,
applying their needles, and giving their pray .
ers in behalf of their soil which mad been pol
In ted by an Invading toe that he entertain :
ed no fears OF the final result, for, as he con-
tdently felt, the q od of Battles was with US,
and our President lwhom he knew was a God.
fearing man II sesns TO me that il the people
generally could hear him, they would be at
once ina pred with confidence, and ready TO
sacrifice friends and comfort. for ths accom-.
plishtnent of 50 Just and holy 3 cause. H.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Jamss r. La~re.es, . white man, vas ar
rested on Saturday and carried hsiore the
Mayor ss . person Of evil fame, and for hsv-
ing no visible means Of support. He WA
locked up till bis case could be inquired into.
There are large number Of "gentlemsa Of sls-
CANT leisure here now who have 70 visibis
means Of support save What their shxswdnsss
enables them TO flch from sthsrs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

TAe Jefferson Guard, Of this city. have or
ganized permanently, by the selection Of Thos,
J. Moncare "a v. N. I. gradua.s) A. Captain
frst Lieutenant, George Bell; second do, L. II.
Frayser; sergeants, James Moore, arst; Ed-
ward G. Foikes, second; A. B. Wells, third;
William IL. Williams, fourth. The company 10
Ia aourishing condition, and has large
membership.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

RRsIGsITIozs AecgPrEb.--Ths following rs
signatioDs of L. =. army officers were accept
ed On Jane Lot Major Wm. II. He'll. Ord
nance; CaptaiI BonBycastle, Assistant Quar-.
termaste Captsins Field. OF the I'd Cavalry;
Schroeder, of the I'd Infantry, and Steele, OF
the I'd Dragons; Lieats. Couke, OF the sth
Infantry; Corlry. OF ths 9Th. Adslin, Of the
sih; Wright, OF the Ordnance .s,ld Alexander, OF
the Engineers.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

CkEyAssg. have been favored with ths
following extract from = private letter, dated
Natchez, jane THE river broke throur h
the ievee on the Louisiana side last m.xht, the
sseroaehiog aood rushing through into Lake
Concordia. It is playing sad Eavoc among
the plantations. The breach In the levee Y
20 feet wide and from six 70 tea feel dssp.
y. o. Pfcayase, IA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

okiLtzx of kAAAgaA SALT.--The Nashville
papers state that two nat boats, laden with
i,oW barrels Of kanawnA Aatt, intended fol
that city. had been seized ~ Evansville, Ind.
anu the crew takon prisoneru. The sAh And
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

Bssiassss. Resisssy.--Ths prsssnes Of thess
in authority has inspired renewed eos6dsnes
In the Isrpetaity Of our glosious confsdsracy.
which the presence Of "nebls msu, II srmor
bright" is not ~ sli eslcusatsd 70 veaken.
We never, In tho most psscsfhl times. saw the
streets moro alive than thsy wsrs % saturday
with moving Aumsnity Of I'll kinds.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10

The Arkansas State Gonyen tion has passed
a military bill, authorizing the Governor TO
cali out tt, 600 men il necessary 1t halves the
State into TWO grand divisions, Eastern and
Western, and appoints one Brigadier General
for each. Gen. Bradley WAS unanimously
eiac ted TO the command of The Eastern, and
Gen. Pierce, late OF The United Sta tss Army,
70 the W est tern division.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
GRAPE AND CAyIsTRB
Says the Memphis Bulletin

The Iemphis and Charleston Railroad
Company and Messrs. Quimby d Robinson ;
toundries, are daily turning out large quanti-
ties OF grape and canister. as we'll as 32- pound
SHOT. 1t was grape that Bragg terribly
rained on the Mexicans 2t Bnena Vista and
when our Cairo friends come down upon
Memphis, they viii find we can let them have
liberal supply OF that peculiar "home man
nfActure.n -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
Tug WAR VIRGINIA,

.rrgTivG SCENES IN THE VEST
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
MOVEMENTS or TROOr8
The Raleigh Standard says

W e are giaO 10 see tnat the whole south Is
in motion. We learn that seYerai thousand
Southern troops have passed through Colds
bOro within ii few days. GA Tuesday morn
ing 700 Georgian passed through this city, and
a large boay OF Southern ts0ops are daily ex-
pected.
La the meantime, the North Carolina vol
unteers are rapidly coHgregating AT the dif
itrent rendezvous. On i Wednesday the city
appeared 10 be alive with tsem. Some four
companies arrived ON that day.
, 1861-06-14

Gov. jackson talks Of h&s adording pro-
1ection to citizens Of Missouri without re-
rnrd to political creedA Gov. Jackson's
projection is that which the wolf extends
over sheep-fold- Hundreds of1oyal citi-
zens have been driven from Missouri into
Illinois and Iowa since Gen Hamey and
Gen. Price made their famous agreement
Has Gov. jackson given himself any con-
ccn on their account Not at all he
hss been too busy getting arms and amnu-
milton from JEFF. Davis BY overland routes
through Arkansas. to pay any attention to
lheir crv of distress. Only yesterday Mr.
William Williams, q gentleman Of English
1;rth called at our Office showing certid-
Gates and papers which prove him to have
beer a licensed school teacher in Shelby
vile, Missouri, some thirty miles west Of
Hannibal Nj. Williams received notice
from five Of Mr. Claib+ Fox Jsekson's po-
I,ical friends, directing him to leave Shell
byyille in si1 hours. No reason was as
signed except that Mr.: Williams was an
Enslishman, and all. Engliahmsn were
ID Abolitionists."- Mr.. Williams was
obliged to walk in from shelbyViEe to
Galtsburg, Ill, where, BY the kindness o'
the railroad of1cazs, he receiyeda pass to
Chicago. jackson is = cool Governor, BY
the powe1sl ..-::- :.:-:"
, 1861-06-14
Nevs from the Capital.
Especial Dispatch to the N: T. Hera1d.1

WASHINGTON, June II.
I: is Thought necessary by General Scott to
concentrate In tie army about to enter Vir.
g.nfa ss many as possible Of the we'll traiued
Fegu1a1s Of the United States army. VITA
thus view, the remaising troops in the de
rartuent Of New Mexico, consisting Of four
companies Of dragons md cue regiment of
mounted riaemeu, hare been ordered to this
print.
!. Accounts received here corroborate tho re-.
suffering for many necessities They have
reither money NOT clothes. Many Of the ofti-
GERS arc consequently In d bad plight. One of
the surgeons Was compelled to send home for
pair q shoes. He was barefooted and Ind
no money to buy them.
Letters were received In Alexandra from
authorities In the Virginia army, advising the
withdrawal Of families from thst city ID au-
ticpation Of IN attack upon 1t by the rebel
forces from Manassas and Richmond; but It Is
not believed thst an attack will be made, as
the rebels will have enough to do to act on the
defensive.
The report that the Cabinet had determined
to instruct Gen. Butler not to receive any
more runaway alnves Is incorrect Tbs ques-
tion was nndex. discussion, but had not been
finally settled -: -:
commissioned Is Second lieutenants In the
army, five hare resigned, giving a. reason for
doing 60 that they would not fight agalnst
Vfrginia- Their names are Chambltss, Hox-
ton, Rice, Patterson and Campbe11. Their
rames were stricken from the roll. Of the
army, their resignation not being accepted.
The Massachusetts Eighth regiment has e1-
pressed desire to Governor andrew to con
tinuo In tho strYice three years, instead Of
three months, for which they took the oath ;
but the offer Is not accepted, on the ground
that other regiments want q chance to selTe.
When the troops at the Rslay. aud at Fort
McHeury heard that General Banks had super
seded General Cadwallder there vas q great
rejoicing.
, 1861-06-14
War News from st. Louis.

ST.. LOUIS, June 13-si1 companies of Col
sieel's regiment Of volunteers, belonging te
Gen. LJon's Brigade, left hero last night fol-
of the Pacific Railroad, aud four additional
companies Of the same regiment lett this
morning fer the same destination sounds o1
troops viii he stationed to protect the differ
ent bridges along the route, but the main body
Of the force Is designed for action IN the
The Pacific Road and telegraph lines will
be placed under the protection Of the Federal
troops. Every effort will be made to rcnde,
tEtm effective.
Private Dispatch to the c. 4, St. L. R. r. otacc.]
Er. LOUIS, June 13.-Three steamers lef
the Arsenal last night for the npper country
with atGut S,CC0 volunteers. This morning
Gov, Jackson issued proclamation, calling
into active service 5000 volunteers to resist
tie Federal Government The bridges on the
Pacific R. R. have been burned.
, 1861-06-14
The Wheeling Convention,

WHEELING. June 19.-The Convention met
in the u. 8. Court Room. 4 circular Was re-
ceiyed BY member, supposed to emauate
from Brannou, Senator from Lewis county,
addressed to patriots in Northwestern
Virginia, GerourcipgtheWh Wheeling Convention
as m attempt to divide tho State and attach q
Fo.tion to miserable Black Republican
State, forming the same into new, 1nslgnid
can't free State. lie calls upon all opposed to
being thus tackled on the tail end Of Repub'
licar detpotism, to send delegates to q conyen-
tIoE to be held at Lewisburg, Greeubr1er Co.,
On tie 1st Monday in July, to enter solemn
protest agninst such a REASONABLE scheme, and
take euch other action as may be thought pro
Fer after knowing the result OF the Wheeling
Convention. This circular WIS productive ol
10 effect whatever here.
Mr. Garlic the Chairman Of Committee Oh
business reported declaration reviewing the
unhappy condition Of the State, setting forth
cf1crrg bill Of right rerudiating all alliance
offices OF all who adhere to it, whether legis;
1.turc executive CT Judicial.
The reading Of this declaration was listened
to with profound Interest. It was made the
Epecial order for tomorrow.
Mr.. Paxton, Of Ohio county, offered reso.
1ution setting forth grievances long suffered
hy Western Virginia, nnd declaring thslr In
tention never to submit to an ordinance o.
secession, but to maintain their rights in the
Union. This was adopted. :.
Mr. Frost, OF jackson, offered resolution
calling upon all pereous in rebellion, especial
II IN arms, to immediately disbaud and return
to their allegiance to the Constitution Of the
United States.