The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-08


dents telsgraphed 70 Waahington 70 know 4
, he was allowed to publish the destination o
! the great naval expedition, stating that III
was In possession OF the information. The
j reply was that no ono on earth was In
/ Possession OF that iaformation, not even tho
| President himself. 1t not being determined e
attack any Particular point hut 10 wat h
along on the Southern coast and strike
wherever an opening presented itself. They
were filled with apprehensions as TO the fate
OF the expedition since the gale, ard old Ben
nett is getting very sore ON the subject, as the
expedition was his darling project.
CAPTURE or A coEFEDERArE SCHOONER prrrIxa
OUT AZ PsIvATERR.
A correspondent, writing from on board the
U. S. steamer Louisiana, Fortress Monroe
Oct. "a, says:
Our steamer has been here three weeks dpr.
ing which time we had quite a brush with
the rebels, the upahot being the burning ~ a
schooner they were fttirg out for a priya.
teer. The lose on their side, from theirIdwn
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, was eight killed and
wounded. Our only mishap was the severe
wounding Of Acting Master Edward Hooker
by rifle bullet passing through the shoulder
blade. He is doing we'll, and expects to be
quite recovered in month from this.
SUSPICIOUS sorTH CAROLINA LADY
The South Carolina lady who has been Ia
Washington several weeks, endeavoripg to
sell the Government the code of signals
adopted by the rebels, has not succeeded
The Government does not seem disposed to
invest clUo 600 for the aforesaid signals, nor
does the lady dad ready access to our camps
tncharita BILE suspicious are afloat that the
iady has not entirely lost all sympathy with
tae political fortunes OF her native state
40 LAsGs REGIMENTS OF voLGSlERRs
Applications have been made by the cclonels
OF SOME Of the volunteer regiments for per-
mission to recruit their regiments up to the
standard Of the new regiments Of regulars
authorized by thu recent act of Congress
namely, 25,ooo men. The applications have
been refused
oARLgssNgss.
the careiessness of some of cur volunteer.
was illustrated recently by three scouts of the
9Th michigan, walking Into one of the New
Jersey camps at night and getting within
arms length of the guard, before they were
challenged.
PRINcE NAPOLEON Returns TO FRANCE AND IN
rEscErHs FOR THE SOUTHERN coYPRpEgAcY.
Prince Napoleon has returned to Paris. and
has in terceCied with the Emperor to acknov
ledge tie independence of the Southern Con
federacy, assuring him that such q thing as
lie ORGANIC .tion was utterly impossible.
TIE FRoJEor OF CALLING OFT TIE WHOLE FIaar-
ISa POPULATION OF rBgNoRTB
dispatch from Baltimore, dated NovsIn-
Der list, says:
The arguments Of the editorial article In she
Hsrdd, Of OctGiDer so, in favor OF calling GU
the WNctS HEnLihE OF TIE North 10
put down the rebellion, will, acquire new
force from view Of the number of Confed-
craze troops now in the field and with this
view the following statement Is presen ted -
1t has been prepared with great care from
the most authentic sources, and may be relied
on as correct III every particular.
In the enumeration Of troo ps no account is
taken Of those that were stationed at lynch
burg, Gordonsville, Charlottesville, Peters
burg, Culpsper huntsville, and several other
MIA ia, Virginia ala ms Sp;tpr7 farl RI
which then amounted to 80 600. Ii they aiA
still there, they swell the aggregate by 81
Iu> h. In regard 10 the troops at CoIuElb bus
and hickman, under Gen. Polk and Gen
Pillow, although they ara stated below AT
1900, yet it is beIieve1 that they really
amount to 1000. The whole number Of
| troops in Kentucky is stated in this enumera-
ton at Only 5000. But it has been for some
weeks past the evident determination Of the
Con ftoerste Government to wrest .ntucky
from the Union by force; they have probably
thrown into that State $4,000 ore troops
Than | have any account of, swelling the
number there To probably q, 600 Tits certain
that with less than 100000 their designs ON
Kentucky will fail.
KASAwHA VALLEY.
From the Cincinnati G. 4ze'te, Oct. 3O1h
The steamer Dunlet ARR we'd from Cam %
| Enyartiast evening, aud brings the inte,H-
! gance that Oh Friday last our pickets were
| fired upon on the Fayetteville road, south o:
| Gauley Bridge, killing two mem bers of the
| First Kentucky R. giment, but their names
| had not been ascert;iLed when the boat left
Heavy cannon aiding was heard ct Camp En- :
/ yarJ. on Sunday night, iE the direction Of
| 9auiev Bridge, and it is supposed that an
| engagement was gong oa The Victor No.
| was fired into, but without any effect to
| those aboard.
| Since writing the above the Alien Collier
! arrived ~ our wharf. with Col. Guthrie, 81
| the First Kentucky regiment, on leave of Alb
| sence. From him We learn that the firing Oh,
| pickets at Fayetteville was done on Thurs.
! day, and that seven rebels were killed in rs
| turn, ana the bodies of our two men were re.
| covered under A flag of truce.
| The firing into the Victor No 2 was done
| on Saturday last, and Immediately after Co
| lone, Guthrie came down from Gaujey with
| three companies of infantry and three pieces
| of artillery, and on Sunday shelled the hills
| whence the Hfing came, from the opposite
! side OF the river, dispensing the rebels. Ii ii
| understood that Il rebel camp CT about eigh
! hundred cavalry is situated about nine miles
up Paint and Ga bin creeks: and ii Is from
| that place that the rebels came who hays
| been firing upon the steamers.
| Captain simmons afterwards sheiied &
! house on the south side of the Kanawhs
| river, VIII ice shots were fired, destroying |
| completely; bat whether il con tanned any
| inmates was not ascertained.
/ IaPoRrAyr PROM AIssoURI-SRws FROM sRsR
! RAL PRICRS RB5BI CaHs-TdE PROGRAMME Oh
! his csMPAIdS.
| The folio wing is from the correspondence
of the ST. Louis Democrat:
| CHARLEsToE CovSrY, Mo-, Oct. 80, 1851 -
| Judge McNeunt, prominent citizen of thi
| county, reached home yesterday from tn
| headq uarters of General Price. He left Ia
| rebel camp at NeOsiio, Newton county, OF
| Wednesday, the cd, where General Prize
| and Ben. AcCiulioeE had united their forces
| making an army OF about thirty thousant
! mcD.
| Gen. Price had received large supply o
| clothing, medicine, &C, and some arms Hi
! riied cannon had nor reached him, but wer.
expected to do SO on Sunday night, under TIT
| charge of General George b. Clark, who
! had sent messengers forward IA indicate hi
| approach
| The Legislature was in session 1T Neosho
| but lacked four of aQuorum. This deficiency
| was expected soon to be m ade up by the ARR
val of several OF the mem bers, when it wa
! believed they won!d confirm Claib. Jackson Z
| declaration of independence,
| Gen. Price gives out that he will stand n
| Eeosho and give Gen. Fremont battle whom
| be expects easily 10 defeat, and then maret
| on st. Louis, and make his winter quarter
! in cen trail Missouri.