The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-05

| most daily. Nine man came osef hefe IN O
| guard boat about q week ago, followed fbe
next morning BY two others. Part Of them
were Northern men, who had been impressed
into southern service. Several negroes, male
and female have also found their way to the
fort.
News reaches me that an enterprise of a
still more IL sl~rate character than either OF
the above will be attempted shortly. 1t is
the firm purpose Of Colonel Brown to bring
on general engagement, BY provoking tht
enemy tn point beyond mortal endurance
Colonel II. Is cautious and does not wish to
take the initiative step; Indeed. hts order,
from the War Department are not to do 40 :;
but there is nothing to prevent his replying
when once the enemy shall have applied the
match TO any of their big guns. And repl,
he will.
Ire another mall reaches you, L hope to h.
able to chronicle such events M shall cleo.
trify the whole country. The war must
commence here In earnest before many days.
and when IL does, leok for snch an expehdi-
ture of powder as the New World has never
before seen.
THR PENSACOLA BOYS BECOMING IMPATIENT.
correspondent writing from Pensacol.s
says
The news of the victory by our arms IN
kentucky brought again n refreshing of "Oh.
l wish l had beer there TO have shared tn.
honor" and the often repeated ooh there 1 (,
is again. those fellows on the Potomac. or in
missouri. or kentucky. are gaining victories
ana wearing ianrcls. and We here forgotten :
wish was there ~ etc, etc. But stop NV
friend, you wishers who knows hut Plea
yune Butler is coming to this town fPensacoi,,
with his TWEEN W five thousand thieves, cut
throats, etc, etc Who knows hut il il the
intention of DR.. l.. d co. 10 make winter
quarters here for his pilf,.rers? Now lust
keep your mouths shut and eyes open. BE
suIe ard not Let him catch you asleep 20 a
par ~ of same name did not over thousand
years " go, ut certain nayy-yird, on q Ger
tain boat, on a certiin night, and won a Ger
tain little achievement, 18th no don ht great.
er achievement in view. l say, keep your
have rolled around DR.. J.. d Go. will give us u
chance to wear n laurel or Il whipping, one Of
the six.
ACTIVITY AT PORT PICKgX..
The correspondent OF the Montgomery Al.
rcrtis6- writes:
The lnbbers of Pckens drilling then :
selves TO death all yon can hear is drum
ming day and night. They have one regi-
ment Of regulars in the fort, and Billy Will
son pets on Santa Rosa, making about 700
men, ali told. 1hPN seem anxious for fight.
am In hopes in a few days wa will be able
TO accommodate them. nld Bro. BraXton IS
now iull jiaerai, and if they go to pntting on
AIRS, he ii leave Il great many OF them htr
less, or make great many OF their kindred.
parents, etc, 70.
THE LAFAYETTE PRISONERS.
Lieut.. Sharp. who Is among the Halter IS
prisoners at Fort Lafayette writes that hi,
comrades and himself are still! confined at
Fort Ha! alton, GA Governors Island, and
that they are All we'll, and as cheerful rs men
can be, situated they are, and separated
from The comforts an | companion snip of
home. They have n sutler, and enjoy all the
aTuciss of diet daily which the New \ urk
markets afford. Lieut.. Sharp writes that
I.ieQ4NAnt PesraIn, who surrendered at Rich
Mountain, and Capt. De. Lagnei, captured
subsequently, have been transferre ed from Fort
| Lafayette TO Fort Hamilton, and are nov.
quarterrG with ali the comm lssioned officer.
taken at UitteraA. This removal Is no .iout
| highly gratifyin to AIessrs. Pegratn and ID.
| Lagnel, a. they are thus brought in contac,
| mate friends. The society at Fort LAFAYETTE
| WAS as good as they could have desired, bu
| they have moro acGEain tances on Governor
| Island, and ENJOY more privileges in the va,
| of recreation.
ACCIDENTAL Suicide.
| Samuel b. Pate, private In Captain Guion'
company Of artillery, stationed at For
| Macon, was killed on the 2Sth ult. by the acct
dental discharge of Il rifle in his own hands
He was acting as sentinel al the time, and
came to an order with such force on the pay g.
| ment As to fire the piece. As in tho case of a
deplorable accident 1t Fort Caswell, the CAP
had been removed, but, as We then in &C
cordance with req uest, warned our reader :
there was always danger, on account of SOIL
| OF the decorating powder adhering.
pIsaIssBD PoR pIsLoYALTY.
| Prof +. &. Boynton, of the chair of che.
! mistry, mincralogy, etc, of the University OF
| Mississippi, has been dismissed for disloyaIty
| to the South.
one OF WALKERS MgS.
A. l.. kudler, who WIS taken pris onel
| while under Gen. Walkers command has
been elected captain OF the Baker NoluE.
| teers, an Augusta company.