The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-29

visers are determined that this Depar tsnent o (
the service shall be managed With prudence,
50 far as they have and can exercise the power
10 control II. while The ster,s necessary 10 be
taken may effect the standing or position of
sone few tDdividuaiH II liz considered better
such changes should ne nada atnpr than the
great Interests at stake should suffer by hest
tation or inaction on toe part Of the Govern
ment.
TB. FrRcHAsE OF eIorHEs ~ EUROPE.
The statement of the Boston Journal, on the
18th inst. that letters of credit for ei2 600 600
sterling, or nearly sc, o00, 900, have been sent
TO EUROPE by the Government agents, TO pur
chase army woolens is regarded as another
evidence of exaggeration which sometimes
occurs and causes mischief On \ careful In
qutry, it is found that the sum of 500, 600 was
sent, and sioo,000 more TO BIZ sent In thirty
days In all, less than 81 ooo, coo, to secure
: cloths to be made mp in this country to meet
the pressing wants of our so ldiers in the field,
until our swn man ufacturers can supply the
goods now so much needed.
SeSRxTEssIos OF M'coRsicK's' sEArER r4-
TENT
The Commissioner Of Patents has declared
advsrsely on McCormick's application lor
the extension OF his reaper patent OF ls47, for
the following reasons;
LIST. That the invention Is one of great util-
ity and mpor lance 10 the public
C. That the sums already received by Er.
Mccormick and toe sums he is entitled to re-
ceive from heterogeneous, together amount 20
adequate remuneration, and therefore the
patent should not be extended.
The parties residing in the State Of New
York and opposing the extension, We're re
presen ted by Judge Dewitt, g. Lawrence,
aud Robert w. fenwiek, OF Washington
City.
wAsHIEaToS NEyvs AND GOSSIP.
A report prevailed onNthe avenue that Gen.
Mcclellan would bo seat West, to put the
army there on = fair war footing, the quarrel.
there III very questionable and com plicat.d
STATE. OF course there i, no foundation ter
the report. Gen. Mcclellan cannot, under
any circumstances, be spared from the PotO-
mac. He is IN daily consultation with q enc
raj Scott, and they carefully review each
other 5 plans before the are put into eXecu-
non.
Saturday, when two companies of the TWEEN.
ty-seco1id New i ork Regimen, belonging to
General Keys brigade, advanced to within u
mile of Fairfax Court House, they ascert1ned
from the inhabitants of that nci5hb1rhood
that when the rebels retired the couoition Of
the roads WIS such that they we're compelled
- leave six pieces oi artillery behind Them.
which remained there until the Sunday pre-
! Nious, when the rebels in force returned and
| took them away
! GA Saturday night = private III the 4th
! Michigan regiment, while on picket duty q
! mile beyond BaTrett 8 NH on the LesxburS
! IurDplke, received severe wound in In ann
! from rebel From the description Of the
latter, he IL supposed - be mir. WiiiamA Of
I Alexandra, who was confined for some AA
| days in Il slave pen III that city, but released
! by the TsyernInent and who is now citing
| as i soout. OTuerS have been issued that ii
| the event of his capture he be hung forth
! " ith.
( \ Government construction tram advanced
out on the Loudoun and Hampshire Rui-
| road to-day, 4 mile and ii half beyCnd Fails
! Church, finding the ro1d thattar III good con-
dition.
Major Johnson Of the nth New York regi-
ment, who commands the pickets of thai
! regiment on the Leesburg Turnpike beyond
! Fails Church, reports thai ii body CT rebel
! cavalry made their appearance at o'clock,
! to-day, within mile OF his optpest.
| i detachment was sent out to ett6ct tasi-
| capture, but they succeeded il making their
| escape.
Capt. Nnndee, Assistant Adjutant General
! for Gen. Smiths Division, with Il small escort,
! advanced on the ro"d leading from Lewins
! VILE, 10 within . short distance of Vienna, or
! n fOrdging expedition. The result was the
| bringing off Of about Co loads of hay aud $50
| bushels OF oats. Everything IL that direc ton
WAS reported quiet.
The party on the recOun ossInce OF General
! Mccall, which advanced to Dr&inesyili2 on
! Saturday, returned this morning, the object
! CT the expedition having been accomplished
| and valuable Information obtained.
The main body remained at. DrainPsyille
| on Tuesday. The engineers, undtr an escort
proceeded "a the right IDS far IS the Potomac
| three miles distant and on the LETT as far as
! Rebel pickets were encOun tared by the es
| cort Of the engineers, and sharp firing en-
| sued. The result was, tive rebels were killed
| one Of whom belonged 10 the louisiana
| Tiger" regiment. None of our men were
! injured.
Commander {. II. Pope having asked an
/ inquiry into his conduct while in the com
I nand OF tha Brooklyn, in respect to the ,.s-
cape Of the rebel stStIntr Sumter 1rOss the
! Mississippi river in June last, a Court OF In
guiry upon the case hate BEEN ordered - con
! yeue in tAis city on Wednesday. the C0urt
consists of Captains ShUbrt1S. strlhIiu., anu
| Sands, Judge Advocate, Geo. VI. Weston.
The amount Of forage Issued by TIE Gov
! erument daily, in use III Washington unt
! vicinity, is, of hay 2i5 tons, Of grain -
! tons.
The'hcusehold furniture, etc, lost by The
capture Of the schooner Fairfax. on sSa tuIGa,
| morning, belonged to Girs. t!iz1b BETH Evans
! Of Williamsburg, n. i, ana was valued q
| about -, 800.
1t is stated that Thorn psop Brothers, Bank
| ers OF New York, have made Arrangement
! through their agents here, to dispose of
| large amount OF Treasury notes for Govern
| meUt.