The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-19

SAthFAS "a,
De'r Aad7,- :--Per,n.t me 10 Asank Won mos;
sino'Y ius the beautiful corafdltpr and other
pF't<'nfs You Had the goodr esS To senti me by
taPt 'friswold, of the lat Nirginis Nolun-
teers only regret that havs not the name
CT the kind donor TO associate With them.
The comforter is SO sxceediygly beautiful.
and shows SO much taste, SIKH, and pa tience
In its construction. that shall have to keep
II NOR" as work OF art than 9f use and on
y viii inserioe, Regardez moi De touchez
pas"
Gus cause is 90 righteous anu sacred that
the Coo OF Battles bas and Wal protect it,
All taat is required for Gnal SUCCESS Is, that
We should be- tue to cursives, sand that we
shohla accept IA our motto, ;" Victory or
death Who would dare TO refuse to do GO.
aud prefer 10 live a vassa! OF the North? /
for one, would rather see ihe last Of my name
ava oloou p-fish IN IN" struggle. than wit
ness such a degradation Of ,ny country
van III uch respect, dear madam | remain
your most obedtent servant.
g. +. Bg.rrEsARp.
hirs a. NJ; g., OF Greenwood, Hlcksford
Post-ofhce, Green vile CO., Va.
IHS RyasY on s0CrgRRs coAsT.
The Mobile Fe.es, OF Tuesday, says:
Last evening" a courier arrived from the
coast bearing dispatches 10 General Withers
that The enemys forces inenacnd a landing
from the fleet outside, y, the " Point OF
FINES With this courier the writer had an
interview, ana flf stated that two launches,
n least. had been seen 10 come in This ha.
naturally created IA general Interest, though
but lltIle excitement, this people not being OF
she " sensational order, for the reason that
shey have strong nerves and strong confidence
III the defensibiity OF the city against the
worst EFFORTS OF The enemy.
It's suited TO tbs times to inquire cs 10
what work the enemy will have to do, and
how long 1t will take them to do it. before
they can march column upon us from q
point OF landing on the coast Surprising
that they are unosturbed in making that land.
ins-whicb is scarcely possible, for we have
gun FeRsels which can come out Of Lake
Pontchartrain and Mobile into the Sound TO
play havoc with their launches, their heavily
armed, light draught gun boat not being vet
IN readiness. Surprising that thew are undis-
turbed, il will take them many days 10 DO the
work. to Wit; to first land force OF fifteen
or twenty thousand mentor they would not
make real demonstration against this we'll
guarded city OF thirty thousand inhabitants
with less-with their horses, batteries wagons
supplies ana equipments generally ; and s,c-
onuly they would have to en- trench 4 camp at
the point OF landing TO sacure them against
nelnS cut oil from their place of dlseIn barka-
ton.
1hus wa may calculate that ten DAYS ut
least, fortnight, or probably more, would
eiapse before their force could attempt a
movement or advance, and when they did
advance 1t would be to experience signal re-
serses 1T eyery'poin. and 1inal defeat. While
preparing 10 move, the troops now in the SER
vic. for the defence of the lY, and thousands
more By rnii Wnd river from the interior
would be gathered about the euemy's camp
ana every defansihle avenue OF approach 70
the city would be guarded by brave men
lighting on their native soil. The rified cannon
of our artillery would be plungiug shot In 10
their camp, and our skirruishers would cnt
OF every scout endeavoring to spT out the
roads 10 the tyult ciIy and the positions OF It's
defenders. The enemy would find fifteen
thousand men too i-w 20 attempt advance and
10 keep the ROAD OF retreat open behind them:
and by the time they could get fifteen thou
| nd >.
too few. We can reinforce faster than they.
rHs MISSISSIPPI AFTER rHR FIGHr
The New Orleans Picdvaa. Of the 10th, says:
We have conyersed with one OF the officers
in com lnAnd of this gallant expedition who
gives us some facts we nave not heard before
lie says mat the sight OF the blazing freships
as they approached the Richmond, which vyae
giving chase to the Mauassa after she was
disabled, and when the latter w;.s upon The
point, il IL seemed, OF falling in to the hands
Of the enemy. was feerfnily grand. The com
raander, Captain Marley, had Determined
rather than that hi. should occur to blow
her up, and in this determination n Wa. en-
Enthusiastically seconded BY ali board hix
little craft. But the opportcue presence OF
one Of our boats. sailing III the very midst Of
: the nrsbnlpe, I'll in blaze, ana bearing down
on tha Riehaond, rendered this unnecessary
| by putting the sloop- oc-war 10 nlxht Not
liking such hot work rs seemed 10 be pre-
pairing j6r her, she made :la best Of her wa =
to deeper water, 7hd more seq room
OET informant Ia Of opinion thar the vessel
hit by the Manassa was the Prebl" The
| Commodore do,,s not express 20 decided an
! opinion on hispoiut. All agree that y ne ther
it WI. she z. eSis or lie vineennez, sh. -
l. celved 4 terrible. il not in utterly ruinou..
blow.
| Al last accounts thare was one loss steamer
.: the Passes sfau ut the close Of the ctiou OF
! saturday. The Water Witch Wts seen 10 20
| Away, probably with dispatches, and the in
| ference from these observations is that the
| vessel struck by the Manassas had sunk in nj.
! teen tatiIo1ls OF water. This Is Commodore
| Holiinss opinion and seems = TeasonA OTIS
| one.
All accounts concur Il describing the affair
! As one 0! tne most gallant AMI spirited ever
heard or read OF in historT. 1t reminds one
OF the hight attack Of the Eng ish vessels uron
the spanish 2Tnltf 3, oil t'siiais. in $50, when
fresAips were set Sdrift in the direction of
| IN" prond gallecnS and gaIleaeses Of that
boaetiui fleet, and struck the BAKE Of cSidoniL
Medina and the whole Of his command with
panic that resulted in their DISPERSAL and
| tne even tuai defeat of the armada