The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-14

ssfla<N WAR NEW q.
We cory the following from the Washing
ton Sta, r. boil ton Of We iiesdsy evening

ton Sta, (ebolit tion,, Of We i.tesdsy evening
last
THE sIrrATIox
Dai'v and nightly reoonnoisances over the
river show that Beaure;.s rd's ri. v or at
least The adyanc; portion OF it, is constant
y shtI II most of is Positions. linus, on
he night before last, II was disco red that
its .iclsets near Falls CT rch had beei drawn
IN TO yer, near the village Hou daries, while
those upon the Georgetown and I.e.shurg
turnpike had also been considerably drawn
in. Never theless, the iInpressio /. prevails in
nii!t ~ circles here that Beaurpgard is row
inassibg most of his troops between Fairfax
tourt House and Lee .,urg. That those
moved q days since fro Nupassa juno
tion were advanced to that vicinity aspx-
planned above
1t is further believed b. the best informed
mere that everything that Davis has been able
TO scrale together in the way of fighting ma
terlaI, not absolutely recu. red elsewhere has
been hurrit on To Beauregard and that the
latter army has been tn us greatly Increased
HIS purpose - now, appdren tly, TO tempt or
10 provoke Gen. Mcclellan 10 leave is en-
'eichment2. in whi'h we hardly thank he
III bt shortly accommoda; Il, as he must
idVance against tllrlA or decline the b; title
The Scct ssion authorities have been so lonr
cekIng, as their .:ews pa pers aliege. The lat
ter course "n his part-wili Se scarcely less III
,lstrous TO his cause, under existing circu1u-
- thcts, than defeat.
None mere doubt Gpr ri Mcclellan s en-
Tire readiness to receive re enemy Whenever
they NAY illaEln" themselves strong enough
= advance turtle. IN this dii ectiou, whether
tboye, III front o., or below the Federal me
trvpohs.
NO OFFICERS CAPTURED.
The stories saying that a detachment under
trelierai smith, on tue might before last, cap
tured Coniederate u MAJOR and 1t Captain, are
ihtorrect IAat detachment captur,u two
priNates OF Iir9inii cavalry 1t i.cwinsyiti>
@. mat OCCASION, and kill Il two No Seces-
SION officers have tatilen into Gen McCIclian's
lfS II.an 4, h.,.
,'rIny of the Potomac.
PRISONER TAKEN By A .Ew York;.
BALLS Gross RoADs, Sept. l0--To -dav one
OF the skirmishers of the New York 18Th
Ii siment took prisoner Il seCesh soldier b.
the name of A. +. Rose belonging to The 1Stb
Virginia Regiment. He had been emplove,i
as Il skirmisher to the right of his company
and got - leetle too near the New York
boy, who was laying low in the underbrush.
and who brought his Enfield rifle To bear
upon the Seccsh skirmisher in q manner CON
vlncing enough to cause him to drop hi,
smooth bore and surrender. The prisoner
Dragged, however, that lac had helped on Mon
day 10 take two siirInishers of The De k4lh
Regiment prisoners, who had bt On sent to
Richmond.
He says there are l-0. 900 of the enemy Wi thin
u radius OF twenty miles of Manassa June
ton. but our troops will wait long time t
they eNpect Beaurpgard to attack them in rhpi =
entrenchmentS. .Ien. Davis is not dead. h.
says, us We shall he apt to ind out. There arr
a
Munson 5 hill. and their cncau pment Is
| among the trees back of the hill The Con-
| ie'Uerate do not feel secure ut AIuusun's hill
ana are IN SOME dread III being cut OIL by Me
| tlellun. The prisoner was t:il.en to For or
! cortn. He alleges that he is It IA atiyp Of Ru-
| chester, New York. Our pichcts at Balls Cross
| Roads, and near MunsJn's iiI are IN the
nightly exchange of shots with the enemy
Monday night some eighty shots We're fired
from n body of to- fedora tes upon two of orr
picketS, bur throu the bad Shooting Of tu.
enemy " moody was hurt" A pine tree in Il
| good position near here and within a niIr of
| Munson's hill, ha, been trimu e>l on one sida
| and afO!d~ Il aPital lockout But two guns
| are 10 be seen mounted on The enemv's ca
tr"nchmrnt- Oh .ho crown of the hill and tn
| entire ichmeuts Themselves do not seen, TO l,r
/ y f. nl.ta Die i'll character. We hear tin. t
| the entmy has some commanding entrtnch-
int ats al B2rcro.t's Mill. mile a"d IA If be-
| Fond Bailey's Cross Roads ul the Coiulub.l
| 1UIlii,ike.
ARRTar ~ ~ OFFICER.
| Ees erday the new gun boat Cores WAS
comp TED, H'It king on her armaIln nnt went
dow the river " Ill . .orCe of marines under
| : Lieutenant, to the L. :; st.am slyrn- ni
war .'oc:thontas, II Indian Head, where. thry
arrested capt. Dow, of that ". t. and r.
turned with iniI - TIE rd i Jot.t 10 o lock
/. NJ. He is cOA.i"ed with eX-Pnvmastor
Gale cher, board the steamer Phitaopl-
| phll, IiItttr n gGdrG Of MARINES II iS not
thought among the on'ceIs al the ward t. at
he Is guilty Cf any greater miSie .ueanor I'll III
Shat Of r. Ak A@ a IeW InJlTudert visits to
IilfltS on the lfgln. shore " .ilCh l. ( TO
the rest, in oid tha. an in,e-1igatitn
nliGh' be mad as t. whether he V IS indirectly
Giving the eUeI : information or uoi. l. i
3eleved that he viii resume his duties on
| board the PocahHutls soon. Tie Certs tIn1ur-
diatriy retuIne,i down tho riN again last
! night aht joined the Hotilld. .>ne is under
| the command of G.,pt. Elliot, who claims the
| add tiouIl title of - Reverend" ," md who is
| know,' by many Us the Fighting Parson."
AZ ST. LuCis.
| The Miss ri papers are IL ed with account Is
Of ,hlrmishes, military expeditions and ar
| rests o. prisoners. The telegraph, however,
| has furnished the main facts. Capt. Mngof-
ia, southern officer, lately arrested at
| Georgetown, Mo, has been tried, and it is
| rumorcd, sentenced 10 be hung
| Eighteen prisoners arrived at ST. Louis on
| Friday evening, in custody of a III tary
| ard, froa: Colonel Hdrdings camp at
| rdhkiin. Iney We're captured from the
! surrounding district Dy the expedition sent
of by Colonel liIrding. Among the prison
| RS are several - Louis men, " no wsre I TX
! en- while o. their way 10 JON til" rcbr4 forces
| "A HIhthr, comm isaion for tnc trial OF OF
/ It 3ccS az lust the military laws of General
! tremouts division his = en- organized al ST
/ Louis, Mayor (now Brisa1,es General Stursis
! presiding. Amo! the pgIso"n "nrs brought
- this commission WIS John NJ. Graves,
| apparently about sixty years o. age, 4 native
oi The State of tieorgi ana tor the past thir-
| ty-tiye years has acted rs edito. of newsp;l- =
| pers i'll different parts OF the country. His
! last effort III this direction was III N,urask1
! but previously he edited paper in Virginia
/ and anotheriu Louisiana Recently he tool.
/ up bis residence al Lexington No VIII, re n,
was arrested for hurraing r Jen DaFis. The
ST Louis Republican says that Air. Graves,
altho1 il dressed rather shabbilv. is eyIGel. "
| i gentleman and a scholar. His deneanor
! before the commissioners was OF the most
/ 1OlfSntQ ~ a.,t pt
| showed him 10 be 40 ordiu.ry man. Ii was
| evident from his statement that he had lIyyaS :
| Dc, Union man, and that his shouting for
! DAVIS was owing TO the tIct that he WAS not
| exactly himself. He V 5 consequently re-
| leased ON taking the oath of allegiance.
| DIR. SteinhoWer and T. j. SappingtOn, two
| old and respectable citizens OF Saint Louis
| county, we're released on taking the oath, as
| We're also 1 Il GTgsby, of Frederickton John
! Green, of Potosi James Marr and Jerom.
| wall OF Franklin county A. E. Roberts. OF
! Lexington and VI. NJ. Lynch. OF Washing
| ton county. James Tracy, who has three
! brothers IL the Southern army, was remandeti
! 10 prison. Among other prisoners in custody
| are James {. Edwards, formerly President oi
| the North Missouri railroad charged with
| reasonable practices; Samuel Nj. Wells,
| charged WITH firing into railroad train and
assisting in burning bridges and destroying
| property on the North Missouri railroad, and
John Crow, late of the Southern army.
| AT Jefferson City, affairs continue rs much
as usual. Extensive entregchments are in
| process OF construction for the defence of the
| place in the event Of an attack
|
PosTscRIPF TO PRAYER.-Th;s character
istc ahecdots of colored preacher is stated
TO have had its origin in u meeting house N
! the village OF Witestown, n. Y.
| lhe coiored minister was closing mp his
| prayer, when some white boys III the cornt 7
! had the i'll manners TO laugh, 10 that the
| sable suppliaut heard them. He had saltl bu
, Il moment before, and very earnestly, sW q
! prav dat DE- Lord Will bress "A! lies il dat .,
|.