The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-28

from the city. In Thursday, being arpr..-
hensive Of arrest, he stnrted on horseback al
daylight He sIstsss that ha heard hea. =
firing In The dirscsicnof Milburn and Paducsi,
all day. and untii he reached and crossed Ten
nesseo river, abaat one hour before shutdown.
lie Is OF the opinion, from what he conld
gatlsrr. that Gen. Johnston attacked Pas!ucnh
Thursday morning, wliiIr Gen. Chratham
Engaged the main body ut or near Milbnrn,
aud that orr forces haya possession Of the
city. Tic could learn nothing ~ 10 the result
at Miiisnrn, but We have no al,prchsnsions
that score.
AcALL FOX coyrspsgArE AID y Wish COUNTY.
We take the following from the Abingdon
Dssao,ret, OF yesterday:
Mr.. BichieS from Wise county. reached
this place On WtdB, sday, bringing infor-
NATION OF An asscmblage OF Lincoln troops u,
LOUISE. Lawrence county, Ny, on Sandy
river. A letter WAS received 1T Wise g. II.
on Tuesday evening, from citizen OF ken
tuckI-wlioss name we withhold gentle
man every way reliable who states that there
are $40 Federal troops mt Louisa, and that
Il ia thought they contemplate inva, lug
Southwestern Virginia by way OF the Po,int;
Gap. That point IS one Of great importance,
an might, il occupied be held by that force
against one much greater; in fact, 1t could
soon be rendered almost npregna bic.
The people Of Wise want immediate help,
IN men, arms, ana ammunition, to enabic
them TO hold that pass. Unfortunately, we
OF this SECTION have neither arms nor amInuni.
them the desired assistance in the way of
men. The Con iederate authorities should gee
10 the matter at once-as the railroad, salt
works, ana the lead mines are all i'll danger
messenger WIS dispatched To tien. Zoili
ccfer at Cumberland Gap, but we doubt
whether he Is there ~ this ume.
EFFECTS or THE " II. beat POLICY.
The Memphis Ir2Hs remarks:
Nossaead F" currency, in the shape OF ten,
twenty, and twenty live cent promises 10
.my-ln drinks-js becoming altogether too
plentiful IN the city, and under It's influence
silver is rapidly disappearing.
SHOOTING OF REBEL PkIsoAGBs
The Wheeling Is,eiiigcacer, an Abolition
paper, describing a skirmish at Big Bend, in
Writ county, about ten miles from burning
Springs In Western Virginia, III which the
fedorllists We're successful, under Nj inr
Siemmer, formerly in command ut Fort
Pickens, says:
The Union forces tilen b,lraed the house
Peter ;. lbargh, prominent Secession leader,
and also TIE h0nse of another rebel, whose
naIne we did not learn. Both of the houses
were fortified. Two rebels, who had taken
the On tn Of allegiance, and were cauSh t Wi IN
arms in their hands, were taken out a4.ti shot
Two more men. caught under similar t.rtum-
sj:.ic.s, were to have been shot iie next day.
Tug viLINTsIEs IL MARYLAND.
\ corrcsp ondent Of Ike Charleston Cogrj,r,
writing from Virginia. recites the following
il relation to The villaini,s Of the HpsSans
Maryland:
There il no cXHggeri.tion IT, tiiS account o.
Federal yiilainice III Mary land l have seem
and cCn,erscd with II number of refugees
who have come over the border within the
past six days VI it'll lips qI;iyeriES, and voices
trcln biinS with emotion, they tell Of bartari-
ncs | almost shu;dor Ia repeat. Ohe single
fact will serve IL Il specimen, and 1t is 'inioi-
tuuatpiv trEe that it is but a specimen. \
party of Sickness "tiead rabbits, vino had
been turned loose upon he InfUr tuDatr pop
uiace in lower Maryland, burned tbs 'iulnc-
stead of & wealthy citizen, turned his family
out into tn" fields, and worse than all, car
RED oil ore OF Tive young ladies 10 their den,
where she was outraged by nine OF III" d"'i!s.
This WAS related IN my presence by !; relative
OF The afflicted girl, himself 4 young man of
educa ton, aud until lgteiy Il Cadet at West
Icint. OF coUrs" yOu can ilnagiu" some
what the feelings hat now animate the Ma
ryiauoers. The most terrible Egeance that
can b. conceived VIII Iva visited uIon the
goths aa& vandais when NJ lanyard l. re-
ncyrd. No quarter viii be given br the out
ragged people. The barbariitns Ano" il, ard
Lincoln, iii h!s terror, gives another turn IT,
the screws II seems to be ~ m:ch a duty
10 humanity as military necessity that Ia"
toni2'l"ratas should march IL 10 Maryiaud-
AN ACCOMPLISHED cosrs oT DRAGooSs.
Speaking OF Capt. I.ouis II. >irobeI's com .
ittitf, III" Etpti-tpti kr-easj = H--|"tT stNE.
The first company Of rcrrYs RI g;rnput
TEXAS Rangers arrived III town on W.,iu.s-
GoN ui@ht on their Way ~ !re 3bia. Captain
>trnbai il q worthy officer. Though f." native
Of SCntE taEciiai be Hls raiSei in iFv3S.--
His education wax millinery and was a.
teiyrd under the gallant EaI@0n, Vtho iaii i,
the Ne>i AZ ~iar al 1!:e lead OF III. Ireins
while stormin. Chcpntiepec.
His company nHmhera ole hundred aud
four men. tTcrE mHu is armed it'll . t0i BIZ,
barred shotgun. SlS-ciDGtPr md ,
tooth pick" This last il 4 two-etiged pointed
k,lifr. twenty tonr inches long, and weighing
about tiroc pounds, and = man using il cuuid
cut apo tiicr's head oil and not half tn.
Every nan in this company is more ~
home on horseback thar anyHhcrr else.
Nr see accounts in III" Richmond paper cf
astonishing ipats' of Texas riders, who
I,ca up loaded pistol from the ground at
full GALLON and lire il oil under the horS" 5
neck. This is no uncommon thing in Teas,
and W. speak within reasor when " q promise
that hale Of Terry's regiment will do ii whel,
they get to Richmond. Two thirds Of 5trO-
! heis company will ride into an ordinary
cavalry regiment and dismouut half their
men without touching hand or weapon 10
them. These boys are all splendid shots. not
a man hui would be ashamed TO belong to the
company if he couldn't hit his mark with a
revolver at eighty yards.
They are all picked men, aged from twenty
to thirty years, and with muscles like steel
ard every inch game as :. lighting cock. We
promise President Davis that they can whiJ
three for OF any number he will put them
against. and rot get in the lcas. excited about
1t.
caASrEs At A DISCOUNT.
The hebcas corpus case Of the st-a tt boat rilo
spies IN New Orleans has been inaetinitel,
continued, and they viii doubtless be hane.ed
over 10 the military authorities AZ 4 case
which belongs To their jurisdiction. The At
torney Geaera! tiled the response to the writ
Of Gen. iwggs, i'll which he claims mill tary
jurisdiction III the cage. We would noi give
much for these fellows chances.
TFB MINERAL WEALTH OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Professor Elnnons, W no made a geoioc lea
survey Of some OF the midland counties OF
the Old North Stale, says that the develop.
Elents OK natural wealth are astounding:
"The coal fields ample for all the
South the mining interests are of ncalcula.
bic extent: the auriferOEs ores are of Won
derful richness. The silver lead mines arc
not SURPASSED in value by these of any coun
try, and yield zinc, lead, copper, silver, and
gold"
LIVELY sKisAlsHISG BETWEEN LIEF AND TIE
fgDEKALfsTs.
The Lynelburg Repbb1ican. OF yesterday
says
A gentleman " no came over Oh the Oran:e
| railroad, extra train, yesterday morn
| ing, informs us that Gen. Lee had effected Il
| june lion with Generals Floyd and Wise, uea
Asi'..do" I'luii, anu tudt tHVe A'iu 1hiiCutu
| their combined forces for the purpose Of at
| tacking the Federaisis ulder kosencr-,uz
| whc occupied II strong position some few
| mil les distant
II WAS reported that Il heavy skirmisll took
| place between! the advanced guards of the tive
| armies on Tuesday, resulting in the defrat vi
| the Federa!s, with Il considerable loss.
II was further reported by gentleman di-
rect from .Jackson's river ON Wedut siay
morning, tlet information was recei, Ell al
| that pCinl before he left, that ii combined al :
| tack was 10 have been made by Generals Lee
Floyd, and Wise on the eneLly On Wednes-
| day and the gentlemen further states tina.
heavy eannonadiug was h'rsIti in the direc-