The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-16

=" years ne mas lived in Norfolk where he
mas oeen agent for a line ot s,saners
ou. readers may rec3iIect, :. paragraph pub
s "ueo several oa3s hEo, when stated thai
80 .<to& Queer was known to have been i'll
maSnihgton. This IL probably the indisii
Williams ~ a smart looking man, about
'hITl hVs years OF age, at present very
served and silent, anu evidently OF that char
~ ~, nsr aatupaliy he has no baggage with
am at the Parker House. and says be brought
none with him from Baltimore. What his
rear mission - here We cannot learn, though
the oWcers of the law may be IN ia way
mo out. l. 10 con PICTURED by some that he Is
buying supplies for Southern vessels and by
Others that he may have u lew letters OF
fnarque with him, with which 10 tempt the
unprincipled. a letter was found at the
post ONCE, dated RichmCnd, Va, June II
and directed 70 John Williams, Boston,
which looks as though he was expected to be-
here.
RRcoGSITIOE OF TIE coNPBDRRAcY
The Planters Advocate, published III Upper
Marlborough. Md, quotes from European pa
pers upon American affairs, and says
OF the same character and tone are the re-
marks OF the other lournats-indica ting, be
yond doubt, their settled and rational
opinion that the pending contest can have only
that solution which inevitably settles all the
attempts to subIugate Il tree people. These
remarkably expicit deciara lions from the
principal fnglish papers-sone OF them sup
posed to lie OF an Official cnaIacter-may be
doubtless regarded foreshadowing the
speedy recognition of the Sou thern Govern
ment-a result, by the way, that has been
ste adily p7efgured from The beginning. 1t
ought TO be remembered that the articles ~
which we refer, and from which we have
quoted as above, were all pu blished before the
news OF the recent great battle had reached
England. We can well imagine what u
thorough confirmation of the views of the
British press Will be found in the details OF
that appalling Federal defeat, when went out
on The Wednesday after the battle, nor Is II
F.lar
mastery = triumph Will so lar evidence the
ability OF the Confeuerates to hold It's own, So
perceptibly to hasten its inevitable recogli-
ton.
Cosr AND CosGE4UAycEs OF the WAR.
a Philadelphia CORES pordent of the BAiti-
mora Exchange takes the following view Of
things:
Gen. Batter, with - ,0eQ or sc, 900 mea end &
fieet, was sent To take possession or Norfolk
In L week. so certain We're the public Jnat lie
would succeed, that we hourly expected the
news OF It's capture. Three months nads MIN
still III Fortress Monroe, having accom- pllshea
nothing but the dlsas trous affair at Bethsl.-
Two hundred and tCrty thousand men were
called Ior-the same authorities toia US the
work would now be sharp and shorl;" The
overpowsTing force would crush Out the rebel
zion IN no time. But they have not succeeded
Ninety thousand men ware collected about
| The Capital and drilled under the personal IN
| spectiUn OF Gen. Scout; railroads Were built,
telegrapEs and balloons brought INTO service,
and millions OF war material accumulate
| III the city as base OF operations. DAILY We
| expected the army t. move that was 10 ami
nIlate the rebels. But General Scott, being
an old soldier. was cautious he threatened TO
resign II no was hurried. he must have lille
TO make victory dOubiy sure. 30 We waited.
L wo moro months rolled on, aid finally the
| 'Grand Army" of the Union, Numbering
nearly &c, 900, moved forward. lGwas consId
ered so lnfincloIe that congressman lett their
Legislative seats and followed to witness the
defeat and ex termination of the rebels. Alas
we all know the sad and mQxutyIng result
how our army uas rOuted leaving thel!
dead and dying or the field, and fleeing II.
error 10 The streets OF the Capital. And 40 ~
', . are called On Tor I'VE hundred Thousand
IN. Ia, aud money III proper ton, with better
resi- lis pfomlse4 Can W. place any fuithe-
ins tal ..s, loved themselves false or insane :
Comm. VI sense says no. Every day only con
trIns III tact Ina. W. eAnGot cong uer a peace
with The s"ord, anu u be Inc heiShL .! ioIiy u
think so. But suppose L. possible We could
succeed IN preserving IN Union Dy force
The Constl III tlon oDAge3 US 81 aiio" tAeA
represen tatsves Whenever tn istpAs 70
their ailesian Fifteen State pA' VI
this war dnCt; eleven are not represeH tea
and four protest. against it as uncons titutlot-
AL-cOnteEui * tE.tt there is no power 10 Close
the Pc Is, or war against entire States. The
thirty Senat Dis from these States would
never vote for Al appropriation 10 pay tnt
interest or principal OF Il uebt created, they
lhlHk, unconau IL LiCHAIIy, oy the n rth, u
Cypress the S,1utn. Eve more votes would
gave thsm The controlling power. These aho
many Ianre would easily be secured among
The n 81 west agricultural States, VINO re-
telVe GO beEent from the MOI ey now being
expended, and VINO even now are pro ties Iins
IN Congress against LAX being laid on th.-
lana OF their handreds OF thousands OF small
farmers, ana On the groceries and article.
they buy from the Eastern cities.
Inc South would always mold an over
hnr
questions. And there is not the least doubt
mat wnen the people OF the n ortn begin 20
ieel the weight OF taxes on The necessaries OF
me- they Will lmperatlvely demand their rs
peal, oy electlng those Represen tativ.s who
Will 80 vote IN tho Senate and Congress.
The DEVOTED BAND
We see by our exchanges that recruits for
the devoted Band" are volunteering. The
news of this organization has reached New
York, and the abolition Times raves like :
maniac about it. The Philadelphia Ledger,
once very decent newspaper, quotes the call
for volunteers and expends some wrathfuI
words about Southern atrocities
FEDERAL oUTRAGBs.
The Romney (Hampshire. county, Val In
tellgencer of August 9th. says
The Federal force in this and Hardy coun-
w, 81 this time, is not less than from to g.
600. Many OF our citizens have suffered great
l. - o..
has had taken Off by them 60 head fat cattle
horses, mule, with wagon, and colored ser
want Harry. Col. +. NJ. Armstrong damage
done TO house and furniture very great-.olor-
ed servant, Maria, enticed away by them. a
W. Mcdonald, Jr., Esq :, furniture and house
very much broken up-valuable library near
" all destrored. Mr.. VIM. Barrick estimates
his loss at SIS Mr.. N. g. Smoot lost all his
plates, knives forks, &c, together with most
of his kitchen furniture MrW. Saylor, nearly
all his heidi ng, furniture. much of it broken,
even down to looking lass and infants cradle.
Also, fences burned, hen roosts robbed gardens
piilaged, and, in short, neither person nor pro-
perty safe, our informant says, wnen any of
the troops are about. ColoTed servants esps.
Ciaily III danger Of being seized as contra
band.
pgIvATsERINe.
The Charles ton Nj ercury, of tbs 18th, says
The prize master of the bark which was
captured by the privateer JEFF Davis anei.ran
ashore on Amelia Island, reached this city
yesterday. He informs that the vessel
was the Alvarado, Captain Whiting, o. ard
for Boston from the Cape CT Good Hope.
having cargo of wool old copper sheep and
goat skins, &c. Early on Monday, the 9TH
instant, when nearing Amelia Island, made a
sail in chase of the Aivarado, which is sup
posed 10 have been the sloop-of- Vim
cennes. In consequence or tbs wipH being
unfay orable and the sloop-Ct- war OU sailing
the bark, they were com PEELED 10 beach her.
IN order to prevent her falling iG to thu hands
OF the enemy Inc priZs crew and the former
Officers and crew went ashore on Amelia
Island, when the sloop- Of war seat her armed
boats alongside the BARK ana sat fire 10 the
vessel. 1t is supposed that part OF tie cargo
and material will be saved.
The same paper learns that the prize crew
OF the Mary Alice, captured By the pcivateer
Dixie, and afterwards re-captured by the
blockadng squadron, con sisted of the fol-
lowing persons who are now in PhiladeJ r hia
in irons Master George Marshall, "a Lieut.
OF the Dixie; Mate George o. Had den,