The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-13


The forty-one thousand dollars due Virginia
u ndar the land distribution &c. of Isa1, ard
VII ca that state ba. hitherto refused to
receive, was paio over The otn.r day to tior-
error Picrpont.
EaoLIsa aocDs poR TIE seUrz.
Ths ID assach usstts Shoe and Leather Re-.
porter learns from a gentleman recently In
Europe that Mr. Ed ward Daily. of Charles
ton, tHs contract for 80 600 pairs OF shoes Tor
the Southern army at 81 20 per pair, ana has
made arrangements In + gland for filling it
at prof. Of eighty cents yer pair. Lsrgs
orders fer dry gos d !, boots aud shoes, are said
10 have been II YEA in England FOR the Sou III
ern market, and one light steamer Of the
LIVERPOOL and Charleston line Is low Loading
OK de TO the amount of a million AT a halt Of
dollars are said TO have been purchased for
cash and now to be waiting for shipment.
suPPRRssIoE Or ABHs.
The Baltimore South attributes ths sub
doed nd altered tone of the war journals OF
New York, in soTne deglee, 10 The probable
effect OF the new tio;tty concluded between
General n Olellan aud the repre- essen tatives OF
the loyal press, ia regard 10 the character
OF their correspondence, ed toriais, &C, Oh
the sur oct OF the war. doubtless (says the
Scuth) tee arrangement, IL carried out in good
faith, would promote the efficiency OF Gen.
Mcclellan S military operations and deprive
the enemy Of much valuable information, by
which he has hitherto shown that he mas
had tie sense TO profit. But will the popular
III lereGt i'll the war survive the loss OF the
1LGul,l,a Wki&h has u Ell ITS life and support
VIA New YORK stand being put upon snort
commons Of news, and continue 10 furnish
regiments ana money When tne people VI
the North are no 40 ger permitted to hear
AID know everything AD-ut the war
To share the confidence OF Lhe President
and Of General scout, and 10 know be
forshand every movement that Ii i'll contem-
p!lton-hoW much VIII ,he peoplS care
about the war 7 Amen Inc new papers tne,u-
selves-didi,hey not get up the w:ITi--Is il not
their chiid7-thel. let-now will they relish
having their Dtti tlsDa put oue 10 lure III
suanse hands TO restrict them from rr-
porting ali TIE INCIDENTS or the Var, specula-
Ill. about the plans OF Uenerais, anu crit
ciz.ug the movements OF the campalgn-is II
not like puncturlDg the fellows which IL
needed 10 blow the smuuIderIng eIn ners into
nan4e We have compared tLe war 10 Il piece
Whlch mas outlYeo its popularity, and is, III
Theatrical phrase, play sd out" What
would Dc said OF IN tnager who at such u
stage IN his business, when hs receipts hre
d",ndiing Lightly, and additional Efforts are
required 10 nh has houae- WGlIe pea sting
IN keeping ~ the pIeco for representation,
should withdraw AIs Advertisements from
mo newspapers and his pcste from the
walls -
HOW JOHNSTON sUrw trrED PATTERSON
The Washington Republican (AboIition)
says
Ten. Johns tons movement To Manassas
winch WAS commenced on Tnursuay. was
Known on FRIDAY at Williams port, but was
not known 10 General Patterson at Halper's
Ferry, until Sunday morning. GA Saturday
evening, Gen. Patterson teie Srap pied 10 Gen
Scott Tor more troops, ard lhal Gen. Joitn-
SION was stu n " IN, lester. at ten O'Clock
on Saturday eyenu - q. LIE iung arena OF Gen
scott called al his Quarters, bcl Was deferred
ny Inc sAsfeSNIuiI III lie IcuoI ais face from
Upeunk The subject OF Ills visit. Iluuirius
cI one Of tie aiGs what The n4atter was, he re-
cslveu the ans sr, mat Tue General Aau /.
telegram from HARPER Ferry waicB dis
p4oI;ssd him.
AsEkAos sPoILED.
The Rev J. NJ. Whitley, the ign ting Chap
lain OF sle % Commensurate Reg ou,, thinking
The great battle OF Iuinassas wuuiu De touant
on NoLday, oesermlAeu improve the SAB
path diy TO STIR up the soldiers by preach
Ing sermon from .hs tex. III Psalm * and
IN verse: And Mauassen is mne' AS the
battle cCmMeAced early Sunday morning,
continued All day, anu sGInouUuy Istrsate
lrecipitaieIy, dr. WA e. dId NOT preach MS
srrnon from thS above Lex That day.
rHs ARREST T. a. = sBLsoy.
The Chattanooga trenn.) q. z-tte, announc-
Lug the arrest OF Thls a. K. Nelson, says:
Maps con sairing T. careful and accurate de-
ltneatiOu OF all The mountain passes in East
tennessee, from Chattanooga to Bristol were
found in his possession. This is no sens ton
Item, it is now known TO be true Had he
succeeded IN passing through Virginia and
reaching Washing ton, the authorities there
would have been put in possession OF a full
ard accurate stateDent OF our strong ana
weak points In East Tennessee, and every
mountain pass IN the Cumberland range
would have become known to Scott and the
Federal army. His arrest does seem like q
ume.y interpositicn Of Divine Providence, as
- T22y yet save Eist Tennessee from being
dreuCbet vi = The blood OF cur Owu citizens,
sud rrevent cur soil from becoming he are ia
OF strife between he Northern ana Southern
mics
GEAGHzRDgcIlNBa TIE 6oEoR.
Thomas t'riucis 1%eagGer having been IL
rtsd TO take tie Col0relcy Of the Third Irsh
Regiment CT New YORK, replied as foliops
l beg to say that, while I should esteem il A
high honor 10 b. al the head of The regiment
You are Organizing, ! am too strorg!y attach.
cd 10 the Sixty ninth to be induced however
powerful the temptation TO break The tie.
which bind ma IT, II Those ties wer- form Ell
and stre:e thent amid seer &C and under inn >
ences which frequent give rise to and con
firm the most feryent friendshlps Having
been Ia camp and bHttie with the Sxtv-nint tn
| cannot md IL IN nv heart to part from nv
tried and honOred comrades, and in memory or
the days during which l sh 1red their fortunes
prefer the um best position in thar ranks 10
the highest could hcid with newer friends.
Nor shalt disguise from yor the conscious
ness OF my INABILITY to comm aId a regiment
With my limited experience ard very impar-
iest know ledge OF military 8 Affairs, 1t would
b. previously cuIpable in me, at this crisis OF
ms national In teres IS, when a great disaster
has to he reversed, TO assume post which |
feet, sind everybody knows, am Incompetent
20 Mi. Brave and energetic soldiers, such ~
| those now crowding TO the defence of the ua-
tiunaI authority and DOMAIN. deserve 10 have
acc lmpijshed and skiifdi officers. [ have no
ambition to G.ure in the category of blum
derers and irnpcs' ars, 10 whom. for rome time
back the disorders aud re=eTseE Of the Fede-
| rRl J. my are justly ascribed.
| The Sizty-n having left the service
Capt-in Meagher shows some good xense by
declining the honor" thus rendered He
| left Washing ton, for New York, on the 8th
| ms ISN'T, 10 lock after the wounded ard missing
OF his regiment
TIE BURNING CT HAMPTON.
A Correspondent Of the Petersburg Express
gives some additional PARTICULARS Of the burn
| ing Of lha town OF Hampton
The Ola dominion Cavalry, under COM
maId OF Capt. Philips, and the Mecklen bu re-
Cavalry, under command OF C1ptain 7. +.
Goode. and y comm md OF infantry, under
Col Hodges we're detailed for the hazardous
purpose OF firing the TOWN.. The cavalry com
panies marched in front, with the infantry
| bshird. Just hers will state that an efficient
| foIt ficatton had b9en thrown across the main
street by the Yankees, but the guns had all
been removed. We marched to the fortieoa-
tions, carried our horses Of from the street,
and then dlsmounted. Infantry were Gatailed
| - hold our horses while we were 10 eIecu re
the work. We marched down the street, and
while consultation WAS being held, q b isk
ii.e open q fr IN he sentnels at the brlog
upon US They were supposed to be II
40 to loo strong. An Order was tEeu issued
for . reinforC ement of the infantry, which
was no sooner ri ven tina, Dol. Hodges join ed
with them in double quick time and rushed
to the spot. The raseaIs only fired once after
the infantry made an attack upon them. They
ran off fast as their cowardly legs could
carry them. No one on cur side was In lured.
One of the enemy was supposed to have been
seriously wounded.
We ware now ordered to proceed with the
burning, and harder work set of fellows
never uid. We continued to set fire 10 house
after house, until all were in flames within
uri hal 400 a of