Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-25
From our own Correspondent. From the Seat of War in Virginia.
RICHMOND. July 9th, 1861.


 RICHMOND, July 9th, 1861.
 Notwithstanding the progressively warm weather, the city of Richmond presents stirring and lively appearance. There IS great activity in the various departments of the newly formed government, particularly those of the war and navy, and their sub ordinate branches, the qnartermaster' ana commissary's departments. There are se- veral large encampments in the pnrlieus ol the city, where fresh troops are drilled ana made acquainted with the rotine ot a Sol- dier's life. The drill-masters of the raw recruits are generally the cadets of the State Military Academy at Lexln9toh' who. I understand, receive S30 moh'l' for their services. Some of these cadets are mere boys, yet their education admlfa bly fits them for the office of instructors ol o tactics Recently . company ot about loo stalwart mountaineers passed my window under charge of lad of about fourteen wears old-there were some in the ranks ola enough to be his grandfather, and yet the men obeyed him and seemed to improve vastly under his instruction. He was tied to q sword almost as long as himself, and with penny trumpet voice gave out the word of command with all the stern dig nitv of veteran. That boy is the son oi lieutenant of the Public Guard, and has fine company of juveniles under his com mand, whom he calls the Junior Homo | Guard, for the protection of the city. lie will be general some of these days.
 There is but little news of interest stir ring, though we are daily overrun with sensation rumors. Every thing remains in stotu quo north, west and east of us Gov. Wise is in the western section ot the State with his Legion of 10,000, which + daily augmenting. His mode of warfare is the tongue, backed by the bayonet, anc he is bringing over tue Unionists by hun dreds.
 Gen. Johnston, with force of abou 1S,000, is lowering near Maltinsburg, ex pecting every hour an attack from the lies sian Generals, Patterson and Cadwallader with 5000 men. Col. Jackson of th' confederates has recently harrassed the II vaders considerably, and expects to tormen them a little more before they dinein Rich mond.
 Gen. Beauregard is strongly entrenche' at Manassas Juncton-he has plenty o men and good fighters, who are anxious t be up and doing. l saw letter from thl brave soldier to high officer here-he saiC the enemy were making extensive prepara tions to externinate him, but he was ready let them come on-somcbody will be hurt
 The post at Yorktown is commanded b. the accomplished Magruder, now a Brlga dier- General; he expects to encounter Pica yune Butler every day, and punish hin again as he did at Bethel. Butler seem shy about advancing from his strong hold Fortress Monroe-he has asked the power at Washington to send him 15,000 nor, troops.
 Gen. Huger commands the Norfolk an Portsmouth department. The men ther are spelling for fight. The ships sunk b,
  Lincoln's vandals at the beginning of tn war, have all been raised but two, th Pennsylvania (burnt) and the Dolphin = We now have quite nice little naval ar mament, if we could but get them out The blockading squadron in Hampton Roads has been increased, and there ar rumors that an attempt will shortly b made to re-take the navy yard. They vii meet with warm reception, for Norloll harbor bristes with monster guns, and tn hills and plains glitter with bayonets.
 Lincoln and Stewards message to th first Congress of the new dynasty, excite much merrimcnt here. He confesses tha the Southern States are harder to subdu than he at first thought, and demands 400, 900 men and $400, ,000,0 to carry on tn war of extermination. He will find it herculian job to muster the men; the hell and sinks of cities have already been rakeC clean to furnish an army of observation, an, 1t would be bad stroke of policy to talk from the factories and ork-shops the ele ments of Yankee labor As for the mo ney-where is 1t to come from? Certainly not from Wall street or foreign bankin: houses.
 It is said in Washington that Englanc and France have been pursuaded to coun tenance the blockade, as the federal agent have proved to them that New Orleans cal be taken before next winter, and then tha port will be open to the cotton trade! w. shall see.
 Troops are continually arriving and de parting at and from this city. To-da, two regiments arrived from North Carolina Col Wade Hampton's Legion from Soul Carolina is complete and ready for action as also is Gen. Floyd's, of Virginia.
 We are looking hourly for news of al exciting nature. You may depend on m, giving you the earliest and most reliabl intelligence. QUOD.
 RICHMOND, July 18th, 1861.
 The message of the President of the ol, United States shadows forth the policy t