The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-17

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twenty five Oonfederates approaching the
river, and firing vollev into our rickst guard
| on the abutment of the burnt bridge, and also
into the town OF Feriin. Major Ledlie, OF the
| nineteenth Flew York Regiment, Mt once dis
| patched a battalion of his regiment 20 the aid
| n the pickess. The enemy however had diser-
| penred. No one on our side was killed or ser.-
! ously wounded, nor Is Il known that the enc
| my suffered any loss.
The samc authority asserts that the picket
| guard at Berlin have for some DAYS past heard
| reGiTne en- tai band of the Confede Tates, appa-
| renLly betwean the shore and Lovettsville,
| and also that the force At Lovettsvilie consists
| OF about five hundred cavalry, supported.
| probably, by n considerable Infantry force.
Il is not improba BILE that a large Confederate
| force is distributed inland along the Potomac
line from Edwards Ferry to the Shenandoah,
for the purpose OF preventing our scouts from
pro tectin9 the Unionists there from the out
| ragaous expressions of the Confederates.
General report comedies that two or more
| Confederate regiments are near the Potomac,
| opposite the Point of Rocks.
| FROM KRw MEXICO.
| IsDBPESDBKCR, August Is The Santa Fe
| mail, with da.es to the 29.h ult., arrived here
| To day.
Leut. Smith of the Fifth Infantry, went
10 ohihuahua to recover Government train,
| which had been stolen, aud was taken a pris-
| oner by the Texan troops. He is now at FL
| Piso on parole.
A large number Of Texan troops are on their
|
| ment property they can find. Preparations
| are being made to receive them ct Fort Stan
| ton, which can be defended II the Confeder-
| ates have no ar tilleIy.
| Inc Federal picke,S are out in every direc-
| ton.
II was reported at San Ia Fe tha: the regu-
| lars have been ordered home. If so, the Ter
| r!tory Is virtually abandoned 10 the South.
| Fort Fillmore II now garrisoned by tbIr-
| Teen companies OF regulars, including three
| OF dragons. They under marching or.
! ders as soon as he volunteers can relieve
| them.
The Apache Indians are Troublesome. They
| killed the driver of the overland mail coach,
| bnt were finally repulsed.
| Inc steamboats, PASSED our landing yester-
| day, going down the river loaded win FEEDER
| al troops, supposed to be for Lexington. All
| Is quiet here.
| sBCEssIoS on THE PACIFIC.
| WAsHIsGToE, Aug. H-Brigadier General
Sumner, commanding the military Division
OF the Pacific, has officially informed nag otti-
| Ger Montgomery, as we'll as the Government,
| OF the existence OF report that Dol. Van
| Dorm, OF The Secession army, has been seen at
| the head OF 800 men on the road between San
| Antonio and FL Paso, from which, il is feared,
| an attempt TO subjugate lower California may
| be con tenn plated by the Seces siOnists.
| Captain Montgomery, in the instructions to
| his subordinate officers, says: This must not
| be allowed il i'll our power 20 preyenL it,.
| Therefore, should any exigancy arise you viii
| promptly cooperate with the troops OF the
| POWER TO tounterarJ and prevent the eyecu-
| tlon of any such purpose ny the troops IN the
| service OF Lhe States claiming 10 hare seeded
| from our Federal Union.
| AFFAIRS or The PoToaAC-gEGR0 TESTIMONY.
WAsRISGToE, August l3-The Potomac ffc-
! tilla Is sui actively npioyed. Captain Ora
ven, OF the steamer Yankee, informs the Ma
| w en2r tment trat hs viii report in peis IN
the circumstances attending the lptnEe OF
| Lie negroes, On the evening of the II IN inst,
| Il negro came on board, ana mentioned the
| name OF an individual who has been exceeding-
| ly active In procuring supplies for The Con-
| federates, lnclnuing arms, ammunition and
| men, sending them i'll boat-loaus from Herring
! Greek over INTO Virginia
! de further says that this agent had assist
| ants in forwarding recruits to the various
| landings, and that at Herring Greek there Was
| a minister acting rs a Southern spy. Capt.
! Badc, Of the ResolUte. it appears, broke up
| the depot at Herring Greek, 81 tae mouth
| OF the MaCloadoc, in Virginia. On going to
| the creek, he was fired at with muskets, but
| he succeeded in landing, and destroyed the
| premises and captured 4 large boat, He tOcE0
| thece party OF SeeessOnIsLs from Mary land,
sheltered III IL ncuSe, nut they soon escaped TO
| the woods. Capt. Budd and party CEASED
| them Tor mile, but owing TO superior fleet
| ness they soon got beyond the reach OF harm.
| The captain then took the ''conlraband" 81
| Colonel Brown, who was the receiver and
| distributor of supplies and recruits. OF
| course, his properly used for these purposes
is confsca ted. The foreman of the contra
| D10C, - IL Is aC0eU, Il GrfDGThauEf lhlciiiptNL
| negro, informed Capt. Budd that an eXpedI-
| ton is ORGANIZED il Machoad0c to capture any
| OF the sch0oners which are anchored or be-
| Gained in that vicinity.
| Lieut.. Mygath of the steamer Reliance, IN
der date OF the 18th, says On the night of the
| 9,h, While this vessel was At anchor before
| Pney Point, g boat was seen plying about
and acting il = suspicious manner. Upon be-
| ing hailed, it came alongside. The ere was
composed of four negroes. who represented
| themselves as having belonged TO Dol. Forbes,
| and that he lived on the MachoaiCc river, III
| Virginia. They stated that Trey had run
| away from their master because be intended
to uss them for military purposes, or, TO use
their own words, " because he wanted 10
send them TO the wars" The negroes have
been sent 10 the Resolute for sportatiCn IL
| Washing ton.
Captain Craven says that On the shore of TIE
Potomac there is not one in twenty of the resi-
dents who is n true Union man, and some-
times think that there are many hundreds Of
them organized into mpanies, perhaps regi.
ments, and prepared 10 act against the q Nv.
| ernmeQt at any moment.
| MINISTER FAULKNER.
WAsHISGr0E, Aug 13.-Ex- Minister Faulk.
ner is still in jail, which is strictly under
! military guard. He VIII soon, probably he
| removed TO the more cOmfortabl auarters OF
the Provost Msrshal. 1t is believed by the
| Government that he has been holding CORES
| pondence with the enemy through the Sou tn
| ern Commissioners at Paris, and that a regi
ment at Richmond is waiting for him to take
| command OF it against the United Sta tes.-
Besides, something like retaliation may be
| Intended, in view CT the fact thai Messrs. Me
= | Graw and Harris, who went to Manassas on
errand of mercy, while declaring them
selves neutral, We're seized and thrown .QtC
! prison.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
| York Herald writes
1t is said that CORES ponience has beer
found among ex Minister Faulkner's papers
. | showing collusion between him and certain
| members of the present Union Government
f and that among the taings laid down in the
| programme was the meeting held IN Btlti
| moro the other evening by Breckenridge anC
| fallandigham L learn that the stronges
, | testimony exists that Mr.. Faulkner was ac
| tive, while Minister of the United States IL
3 France. III giving aid and comfort to the rebel
| by purchasing arms, and volunteered to com
mand a regiment of rebel troops on his re
r turn.
The following is the latest dispetch
WAsHISaToE, August IN with STANDING
Z reports to the contrary, il was not until lat
last night that ex- Minis ter Faulkner was re
moved from j Ill to pleasant quarters undo
theeye Of the Provost Marshal.
: DECENTRALIZATION OF TIE GRAND ARMY.
The Washington correspondent Of the Bal
$ ti,nOre Exchange writes:
The ehorts OF General McOlellan to conc ca
> the real disorganIzltio which exists in n
, army have met with tolerable success be-
tho scrutiniI.ng eye can readily detect tn
+ great decentralization which even yet exists il
, the various camps. The Fire Z0uaves hav
boon under no control Whateyer since tn
, | iSnoninious ront of the 2lst of July. Tn
18th aud 3Sth New York Regiments are alto
gether undjeciplired the Off GERS have re
signed, and have de ormined to have nothiu
more TO do with the present war. The ne
= would go home immed Ia teiy if they were per
mitted 10 do 20 by General Mcclellan. Al
the troops are shameruuy provided for bu
. poor food and clothing are furnished them
, and their general camp equipage, particu
II iarlv the taufa Of bo worst k;p6 IT.,