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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

OF Ashby and Stewart, as on the same fiel
they lead their respective commands IN full
charge upon the tilnid hosts of the vandal
despot hope | may see il before | die and
right dearly would l prize the privilege Of
following where Ashby led We are busy
here in securing the country, lille the mill
tia move away such engines on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad rs may be deemed valua-
BILE to Virginia. Your readers may not be
aware of the fact that the President of this
road holds the indemnfying bond of the IT,
y for all damage which may come to it while
used by the despotism as a IN ilitary road -
Hence, every dollars worth of property we
ran destroy belonging to this road is so much
taken from the pocket of the U. S, if that
Government escapes the wreck towards
which it is now fastening long enough to
stand q suit for damages.
There is nothing specially new here Just
now. l will write again soon.
Sincerely yours,
t'OxPEDER SnI nJpR
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

idence of the fierceness of the skirmish.-
The "scene" presented among the Inhabitants
beggars all description.
Before the commencement of hOstilitieS
courier was speedily dispatched to Colonel
Nc Donald S encampment, at Dufhelds Depot
five miles from this place, for rein forcements,
and about twilight Lieut.. Col Ashby, at the
head of some two hundred noun ted men ap-
peared in town; not, however, until after the
''varmints' We're chased back To Maryland
Our men immediately proceeded to the rivers
fordings and stayed all night. 1t is to be
hoped that they will now remain near the
scene of danger and afford us that sense of
security and protection we are justly entitled
to.
sKIRNIsH AT HARDsCRABBLE.
Prior to the fracas here, this same gallant
little band under Sergeant Thrasher, IAN ON
Inous name had II pretty brisk fight at Hard
scrabble, in berkeley county, about five miles
distant from this place, yesterday morning.
They we're up there with a view to busi-
ness, and were attending to it, when their
plckets were fired upon and driven in by Il
company of "Feds." Immediately our men
charged upou and fired at them, driving them
back. But whilst our men We're retornmg, I
appears that the Federals were reinforced by
another company, and at the forks of the road
AGAIN attacked our men, firing q broadside
into them but by some uuaccountabie luck,
not a man was ''hurt." Not being able to
contend against such powerful odds, Sergeant
IhraSher deemed it prudent to retire Aud
1t was whilst IN route TO their quar- ters, that
they were unexpectedly called into action
here, with but short allowance of amnuui-
ton. | understand that they KILLED ono
''F ed a Scrabble.
Before closing, your correspondent deems it
his duty to VIII IL II word relative to Mr. Will
liam Shearer \ strict regard for truth ena-
bles me to say that this man, who has resi-
ded mere lor the last seven or eight years, was
regarded as a gentleman of respectabiiity
and sustained the character of an honest.
upright, sober and steady man: Il member of
the Methodist Church; miller by trade; in
disposition quiet and taciturn; and, unless he
verified the old adage that ''still waters run
deep, why he might have been hooked upon
as having ''no harm in him. So far as am
enlightened on the subject, l know OF no
serious charge against him: aud why be
should run off and send over Federal soldiers
10 remove his chattels "'puzzles the mind.
Ii he was guilty of no crime against the Con-
fedcrate Government as lis most in innate
friends assert, no earthly reason can be as
signed for his leaving and occasiouing the
scenes enacted yesterday, which at first threat
ened to deluge our village in human blood
POTDytC
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

THE RicE tkOp The harvesting of the
rice commenced about ten days ago on tho
savannah ana pg"echee rivers, ana we may
say generally that a better crop has not been
made ior years. IL met with no disaster dur
ing the growing season, and is large and full
ly headed out. The continuous rains since
II has been cut may damage il somewhat.
but it can stand good deal OF wet weather
without serious effect upon the grain,
The land plan tationS. In many sections,
would have doIie better with faorc rain % fiit
up The ponds, 6lt stli Ne hear the crop is u
very far one Sauaa Haa RSpHblteaa, sra.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

Il Proposition from the Ladies Of Kia9 Uiilian
('DHHfy

A FFoiosttf0n JToDl he indies of htHg Ufiliam
C0Hhty
The ladies of West Point Church. King VII
liam CO.. having organized u Soldiers Aid So
clety, called the Relief Society, To meet regu-
larry at said Church, are ready and anxious
to receive work ana TO make uniforms, or any
other kind OF work intended for soldiers use.
All packages intended for this society should
be forwarded to West Point, terminus of the
York River Railroad, where they Will receive
prompt attention. Direct TO the care OF 4
B. Daiugerfield, West Point
Miss FANNIE WALTON, President.
Mrs. MARY NgALE, Vice President
Miss SALLfR LIPsCoNB, Secretary
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

RxrrKsEp PAsroa Rev. w T, Brantlsy,
ID. ID, pastor OF a Baptist church IN Phtla-
deiphia, arrived in Atlanta last week, having
resigned his pas,orship. He was, several
years since, the pastor OF the first baptist
Church ia Aug usta, and is we'll and favora,
bly, known throughout deAxgsa and The
South. Rfpsb,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

dov. Brown, of 6eorgia, has issued a pro-
ciaination for the effective organization OF
the militia for the defence Of tho coast.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16

LAZY PkaYEa.-A popular preacher tells
a good story AS "a hit at those kind OF preach
ers who are too indolent to pursue the duties
required of them by their faith, He says
that oe pious entleman composed a fervent
prayer TO the Almighty, wrote IL legibiy, and
affixed the manuscript 10 his bed post. Then
On cold nights merely pointed 10 the doeu-
ment, and with the words, 10 Lord them's
my sentiments" blew cut the light, and nes-
Tied amid the blankets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-16
MAsrrAcrrHx or WAs Marrn1n. con,

MANuFAffrHR or WAR MATERIALS We copy
the following from the savannah Republican.
of lu,s iay last:
Wrur~ pleased 10 see that the Confederate
Toteran cut has taken si4I 8 for the i,omadi
ale tF'tt.pn of WORKS for the manufacture of
iht U;l leritis of war on n large scale An
gus htEhiy eligible point, has been Sc
it'''d a. thr SITE. and il is designed to con
stfuet ioI Ith"ith spacious buildings and suit
able machinery for the manufacture OF eypry.
thing pen iaining to ordnance, such as car
fiayes, Chttses, caIssGns harness &c xc
Ahu 5iso DINERS Tor the manufacture of gun
For the former purpose extensive addition.
aIe 10 DE MAGE to the Arsenal on the Sand
@hiiis, @ soine three miles from the city. We
h;td an opportunity of inspecting. some days
ago, III the Office OF Messrs Fulton A. Mnller
engineers and architects of this CITY. who
nave the WORK In charge the drafts for the
new improvements. The machine works
when completed, VIII be 500 feet front and ~
feet in depth. The central building will b.
20 feet square and two stories high the end
wings 100 feet in length 30 feet deem and tvvo
stories high. Between these wings and the
Centr" binding, the gap, on either side lan
feet, II filled with u range one story high and
u feet deep. III the rear of this main building
is n large ware and stor.hou~e the length Of
the front building parallel with il, and AZ feet
in depth, forming Il rectingie OF 40 feet by to-.
In the centre OF the courtyard formed by the
buildings, "a chimney, no feet, will be erected
iGf llIr purpose of carry ing oil smoke from the
boiler tres furnaces, torges, &c
III" machine works win comprise n har-
ness shop carpenter shops, manufactory of
small arms, rs well rs everything pertaining
TO ordnance the whole machinery 10 be- o.
the most approved patterns aud driven by an
engine OF seventy five horse power Th. roof
VIII be- covered with slate, laid on very strong
truss framing. The buildings will bp con
structed after the castcilated form of architec-
lure, ana Will present a most i'm posing ap-
retrance on so admirable site. The fonn-
daton was commenced on Wednesday last
mi IIl
complete IL al the earliest day practicable
1t is estimated that "A million two hundred
thousand brick Will be required to complete
the unpro oSemeht The work is in charge OF
Lieut. Col. Gill, of the Confederate Army
ana Mr VI + Muller of this city, is the en-
gihter, gentleman well accom- mplished in his
profession.
The powder mills will also be a complete,
work of their kind. They to be- located
on the canal, about mile and q half from
the machine works, and will COM prise q Sc
rles OF buildings, aud their machinery scat
tered along at intervals, over a space OF Il
lie and half.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
THE WAR in KENTUCKY.

Slirmish Mt FlemInGsburs, KentuclSyI
The Commercial Of this morning contains
the following letter from citizen of Flem-
ingsburg, under date of October 9:
Our town was the theatre Of great excite
ment yesterday evening, by the arrival of a
messenger from Hillsboro, stating that q
company of rebels (three hundred strong)
under command Of Captain Holiday, Of
Nicholas County, were advancing upon Hills
boro, for the purpose, i1is supposed, of burn
ing the place, and also OF attacking this
place. Lieutenant Sadler and Sergeant
Dudley were dispatched Immediately, at the
head Of fifty Home Guards to intercept
them.
We found the enemy encamped about two
miles beyond Hillsboro,' in barn belonging
to Colonel Davis, leading traitor in this
county. Our men opened FIRE upon them
causing them to fly in all directions. The
engagement lasted about twenty minutes, in
which they lost eleven killed, twenty nine
wounded and twenty-five prisoners. We took
also, one hundred and twenty-seven Enfield
rifles, besides a large number of sabres, ps
tolls, Bowie-knives and cavalry accoutre-
ments.
Our loss was three killed and two wounded,
as follows: James B. Davis, Julius Herrick,
Chas. Burnes, killed; Thomas b. Smith,
(banker,) S. Saloman, wounded. The pris-
oners were brought to this place and for
warded to Camp kenton, under guard. The
Maysville Home Guards were ordered to
assist us, but they arrived too late. Yours,
&c.
JOHN G. BAXTER:
2. S.-I was present. j. G.. B.
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STILL FURTHER

Facts About Price's Army-He is Re.en-
forced from the South CIaib jackson
Intends 10 Winter the Rebel Army In st.
Louis.
Especial to the Chicago Evening Journal
ST. LOUIS, October l0.-A gentleman ar
rived here last evening from Prices army.
He belonged to one of the Express Compa-
MES, and was employed in hunting up horses
employed by them in various parts of the
State.
He was at Lexington with Prices army.
and was compelled to leave with him, and
continued with his command three days, at
which time Prices forces were near War
rensburg.
When there, Price told him be could go
with his horses, provided he would take oath
not to reveal to any living soul how many
cannon he had, which he did, and was es-
corted by one hundred of Prices men nearly
to Sigeps camp.
He says Price met his expected reinforce
ments from the South, which he gives as an
excuse for his release, Price not wishing him
to know their numbers.
He states that Prices army marching by
files of four, is ten miles long, estimating it
at forty-fve thousand, of which thirty-hve
thousand are well armed.
He thinks the reinforcements were in COM
mand OF Ben. McCulloch, but great secresy
was kept. He also heard Governor Jackson
say that he was bound to have his seat in
Jefferson City and Winterquarters for Prices
army in st. Louis. G. N.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

ALARM ALONG THE SOUTHERN CoAsT.-The
operations at Hstteras seem to have greatly
alarmed the Confederates. They are aban-
doning the positions they assumed to annoy
the blockading feet, and are concentrating
their forces for defense and strengthening
their Notifications. Ship Island, which lies
between New Orleans and Mobile, and which
was fortified by the Oonfederates, has been
entirely abandoned. The United States
troops had tG&ei. pOtsessiOn OF ChandIouf
Island, and, according To New Orleans
paper, had put up nine batteries, and were
making preparations for the reception of
troops. They also intended to fortify Ship
Island Mobile is also moving TO strengthen
the Gulf coast. "The city authorities of Mo-
bile" says the Advertiser, "have procured
two batteries of light artillery and ample
stores of ammunition" Fort Gaines is to
be strengthened, and the neighboring coast 10
being attended to. The New Orleans Pic
dytine calls upon the city authorities to put
every vessel iD the harbor into commission,
and to extend the chain of forts all the way
to the Belize. The taking of Washington
or the occupation of Maryland is Of no con-
sequence, it argues, compared with the loss
of New Orleans and the seizure Of the cotton
crop This alarm shows where the Confed-
ersies think their Vulnerable spot lies.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
Ie,,nr frnm Thomn.H. Olnr-


The following letter from the brother Of
James B. Clay has been called out, says the
New York Tribune, by letter of inquiry
from John B. Fry, Esq of that city;
Mr.. oLAY's REPLY.
MANSFIELD, October 3, 1861.
Mn Dear Sir: Your favor of the 25th
ultimo reached me only on yesterday, hav-
ing been absent from home at the time of its
arrival.
You write that almost daily you are asked
by some one: "IIow does Mr.. Thomas II.
Clay stand2 Does he still adhere with zeal
aud devotion TO the undying Union senti-
ments of his illustrious fatherP" You were
right in your answers to those inquirers.
There is no abatement in my love of the
Union and detestation of treason, and shall
carry them with me TO the grave. In the
words of my father on another occasion
"The power, the authority and dignity of the
Government ought TO be maintained, and re.
sistance put down at every hazard" Our
neutrality has been violated by the Generals
Of the Confederate armies; our soil has been
invaded, and we are in for the war. Ohio
and Indiana are coming up nobly to our resl
cue. Our position Of neutrality would have
left us an easy prey to the robber bands of
rebellion, which are being thrown upon US
by JEFF Davis and his myrmidons, but for
anu dSblsLduCbl duu Ill
this may perhaps be unavailing, unless the
General Government shall order a large army
into our borders without delay.
The enemy has determined to winter in
Kentucky. The Governor of Tennessee has
issued his proclsmatiod for thirty thousand
more volunteers. 1t is said many of the
regiments, heretofore on the Potomac, are
ordered to the assistance of the renegade
Buckner and Zollicoffer. Should General
Anderson be sustained, in the words of
Thomas Corwin, 1--WE will welcome them
with bloody hands to hospitsble graves"
"The dark and bloody ground" will again
be the theater of war; war more bloody
and relentless than any recorded in history.
We have all confidence in our noble An
derson and his staff.
The fiery cross is cleaning every. where;
the friends of the Southern Confederacy are
fleeing from our borders, and what will be
left will be pure gold with but little treason
able alloy. Beaten back from Kentucky, the
war must be carried into their own terrific
ries, their leaders must be surrendered, and
the Constitution and laws must be vindicated.
| remain truly your friend,
TH0S. II. CLAY.
JOHN B. Fry, ESQ.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

were as unsafe in the United States as they
are in Mexico, or as resident Yankees have
for several years been in the Cotton States,
the British and French Governments might
f1d good excuse, at least, for meddling with
our affairs; but that they have not, there
FORE interfered in Mexico, is some evidence
at least of their forbearaace. That under
circumstances of less occupation our Govern
ment would have put itself into fever had
foreign Intervention in Mexico been at
tempted, is probable; and the suspicion of
this is perhaps what has kept foreign powers
from doing so; although they were perfectly
aware that we had no rights in the premises
They may have taken advantage of the pres
ent condition of our affairs to do what they
desired to do before.
When our nation was frugal and respect
able nation-in those days when it earned
and had the reverence of the other civilized
peoples of the world-its motto in regard to
its foreign policy was "Peace with all ma
tions entangling alliances with none" Then
the "Monroe doctrine" was that each Amer
ican nation should for itself provide for the
protection of its own territory against for
eign Intervention and colonization.
But when our nation ceased to be frugal
and respectable, when, like an overgrown
bully, mistsking its size for strength, it
went boasting around the world, shaking its
fists in the faces of other nations, and pre-
tending mission to implant its institutions
upon the ruins of all the thrones of the hab-
liable globe, then our foreign policy under
went a corresponding change, and the
Monroe doctrine came to be "the non-per-
mittipg of any intervention by European
powers in the affairs of this continent
upon the strength of which we have been as
captious and pragmatical as if we had the
power to back our pretensions.
1t is necessary, therefore, that we should
be in panic whenever any European Gov
ernment proposes to approach the Americas.
1t has been great thing with us to be so;
and several of our statesmen have distin-
guished themselves by their peculiar sensi-
tiveness and buster upon this point. Per-
hsps the best representative of this style of
craftsmanship among us for many years was
poor old General Cass. For nearly half
century he was in distress for fear the Brit
ish Government should gain footing upon
our Southern border; predicting all sorts of
distress, usurpations, qusrrels and calami-
ties, in case so ambitious and unscrupulous
nation should be able to effect lodgment
so near to our territory; and during all this
time, perhaps the old gentleman never once
remembered-perhaps he did not choose to
remember-thst he had a British garrison so
near to his own family residence upon the
Northeastern frontier, that it could easily
have pitched cannon shot into his chamber
windows.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
Prnrrana of Trnth.

The FIRST report of the recent affair at Hat
teras Inlet stated that two boats, loaded with
rebels, had been destroyed by the attacking
party. The next informed us that two sloop,
had been sunk, with all on board and the
third gave the astounding information that
two or three steamers had gone down, with
all their freightage Of men and material,
under the irresistible force of our cannonsde.
Whether the official report will inform US
that the entire rebel navy was annihilated
on that occasion, or will reduce the sum of
its loss in water-craft to its original dimen-
sions or lower, is a point upon which we
must wait to be instructed
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
The BIair-FremOnt Papers-Mr. BeImnn's g
Statement

inc EhneEb-NlE, beImnn 4
Statement.
1t is very pleasant story that the Com
mercidl relates about the way the Blair.
Fremont documents found their way to the
world; but it looks fshy nevertheless.
There are too many fortuitous condolences
Chance does not do things so neatly. Mr..
Corwine, being General Fremonts Judge
Advocate, may have come properly by the
papers, but why he should want copies so
badly as to require a clerical force in ad.
dition to the one which he employs, why he
should pitch upon a newspaper reporter to
copy these particular documents, and that
especially without enjoining him against
making professional use of them-for Mr..
Belmsn would not have violated any ex.
press confdence-are questions that are only
made more emphatic by the story of the
Commercial.
Since the foregoing was written, we have
received a card from Mr.. Belman-to be
found in another column-which corrects
the Commercials statement by denying the
whole Off
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

To the FIVE o'clock edition of the Chicago
Journal of yesterday we are indebted for the
following:
ST. LOUIS, October 10-4 P. MA special
dispatch to the st. Louis Republican this
afternoon says that General Price is said to
have crossed the Usage with thirty thousand
troops.
The dispatch also states that Henry Nc
Culloch, with twenty-five thousand men and
eleven cannon, were within one days march
of Price, and that the two armies in conjunc-
tion will make stand and wait for Fremont.
The firing heard in the vicinity of Upton
yesterday afternoon is reported to have arisen
from sBiTmish between party of rebels
udder General Rains and some Federal
troops. This report needs confirmation, as
no train has arrived at Jefferson from the
West.
General Fremont's future movements are
forbidden to be sent by telegraph.
John A. Brownlee, late Police Commits
sioner, died this morning.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11

ANOTHER DIsAPPEARAECE-FoUL PLAY
SUsPEcTED.-Mr. B. F. Thayer, mail clerk in
the Democrat Office, disappeared from his
residence in this city on Monday last, under
circumstances that occasion great anxiety
among his friends, and give rise to a sus-
picion of foul play. He lett the steps of his
house on tie evening of Monday without
notifying his intention Of being absent from
usual.
Mr.. Thayer was a very worthy lyoung
man, with character above reproach, and
enjoyed the confidence and esteem of large
circle of friends, who have already COM
penced an extensive investigation of the
circumstances of his unaccOuntable disap-
pearance.
He was known to have quite large
amount of money on his person the day he
dissppeared.-SL Louis Democrat, 10Th inst
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-11
Important and PerilOus Enterprise

AS the telegraphic statement day or two
ago, which informed US that detachment of
a Pennsylvania regiment belonging to the
Army of the Potomac, actually ventured two
miles beyond the Federal lines to restore a
negro to his owner, has not been contradict
ed, we are permitted to believe that it is
true; and as nothing has been said to the
contrary, it may be presumed that the
detachment aforesaid accomplished a safe
and speedy return. The reason, probably,
why nothing more has been made of this en-
terprise, is the occurrence of the more brill
liant and decisive affair at Hatteras Inlet
where an Indiana regiment contrived to lose
it's tents and camp equipments, its ammuni-
ton, knapsacks and canteens, while the
ships of war sent to its relief banged away
with their artillery, and wounded the pro-
peller Fanny in the region of the wheel
house. The truth is, these things happen
too often. We are getting surfeit of good
things. With four grand armies in the field,
and several minor ones, we are enjoying
what the French call remJarras des rich
esSeS.
1t is to be hoped, however, that our Gov
ernment will not, in the excess of its enter
Irise, expose our troops too much. Two
miles beyond our lines is a long distance to
send forces, even on an expedition so i'm
portant as that of returning negro to the
arms of his longing and expectant master.