The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-24
LATE. OkfHcNN NEWS.

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We continue our summary of news from
| late Northern papers:
| YANKEE ACCOUNT OF THE DSsTRuCuoEsoF THE
coSFbDBRArE SCHOONER ROYAL YACHT.
| Our readers will reColIect that we have
published full and interesting details, from
| Texas journals, OF the attack upon and de-
| struction OF he Confederate schooner Royal
Yacht. We take the following Federal ac-
| count of the affairs from The New York
| AreaiuS Posi-, of the l7th inst The account
differs SO widely from the true facts of the
| case, thai il is difficult TO identity il rs the
| same affair already published from Southern
| sources:
UNITED STATES FRIGArR SAHTEE,
| Off Galveston Harbor, Texas, NOV. 10, 81.
Al midnight OF the 7th November Il voiun.
teer expedition left the ship for the purpose
OF capturing and destroying the rebel armed
| schooner hoyat fdcht, then lying at the en-
trance Of the harDor- The expedi ton was
under command OF Lieutenant James L.
| Jouett, and consisted OF the frs ard second
Launches, armed with howitzsrs, with forty
men.
AT 8 O'Clock in the morning the schooner
was boarded and captured after q sharp con-
| nict, in which several of the rebels were
killed, though Some escaped. She was then
set on ire, and her gun, light 81 FOUNDER
was spiked, and before the boats regained the
ship the schooner was sntirely destroyed.
few stand OF arms we're captured, also thir-
teen prisoners (three Of them Won nded) and
her colOrs.
She was undoubtedly fitted out for priya-
teer, and intended 10 escape when Il favora-
bic pportunity offered The officers engaged
deserve great credit for their ccolness and
courage. Henry Garcia, seaman, was killed
and ohm l.. Emerson, coxswain, has since
died of his wounds
Lieutenant Jouett and VIM. Garter, gun
ner, are wounded also, five men, Edward
Conway, gunner's mate; Geo Bell. cox
swain Hugh McGregor, ordinary seaman:
Francis Brown, seaman, and Charles Haw-
kins, seaman. They are all doing we'll, and
will soon be ON duty.
This is an i'm portant capture, as the schoon-
er WAS large one, with accommodations for
thirty persons. Among the prisoners cap.
tured are several pilots.
PROM NEW MBxIco-AS INDIAN MASSACRE
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1.-THE Santa Fe and
Canon City mail, with dates to the I'd inst
arrived here on Sunday morning.
One hundred and fifty militia, called for
by Gov. Connolly, from the second division,
Major Gen Hovey, have been organized, and
one company mustered into service.
This mail brings intelligence of a horrible
| massacre at Fort Stan ton. On the approach
Of the Texans to that post in the summer all
the citizans in the vicin ity Ned to the settle
ments, leaving their homes, their crops, and
every thing else behind. After the Texans
possession, and had command of all the
country around. In the fall party number
ing twenty men determined to revisit the
| neighborhood and obtain what they could of
their remaining crops, when the whole num-
Der fell into the hands of the sayages and
were bru tally m ordered.
All is quiet at this place, Col. Weir, of the
4th Kansas regiment is in command. Col.
Jennison's Arkansas cavalry, with a. part of
the eth and Iowa 18th, and also section of
TotteLs battery, encamped within few
miles OF this place last mig hit, and will move
tow ards West Point this morning.
sKIRMIsH ON THE OHIO RIvKR-cAprURB OF
C0EFEDERATBs.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia In.
quirer. writing from "Camp Andy Johnson
Jacksonville, Ind, Dec. II, communicates to
that paper the par ticulars of a skirmish near
that place. The following is an extract from
the letter:
A report came to our camp, q few days
since, that a fiat boat loaded with "Secesh-
ers'' WAS lying down the stream some dis
lance, and that the rebellious subjects were
engaged In exchanging whiskey for the
clothes OF our men. Major G. b. Browne,
as soon as the Information was received, was
dispatched with q squad of men to investi-
gate the matter. Upon arriving at the
locality, they found the statement correct,
and, after slight skirmish, took the party
prisoners. In the skirmish Mayor Browne
received a slight wound from \ sabre In the
hands Of one of the rebels. The wo und was
slight, but was sufficient to draw the blood.
Jacksonville Is situated on the Ohio river,
nearly opposite Louisville. Immediately
above the falls. The site is elevated and q
beautiful view Of Louisville and the river Is
afforded
THE IMPENDING BATTLE IN KENTUCKY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. l6.-Our army in Ken
lucky is within short distance of Bowling
Green. They have repaired the Green river
bridge, and will move forward AS soon AS
Gen. Buell. can brigade and otherwise dis
pose of the large number Of regiments now
arriving. When this is done, he will take
command and move forward for Nashville -
The Forty sixth, Thirtieth, Thirty fifth, For
ty- rst and Fifty first have left for Kentucky,
making l0,oo0 men from Indiana In ten days.
VISIT OF EX-hINIsTER FAULKNER TO THR HousE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
We clip the following paragraph FROM the
Washington correspondence Of the New York
Herald, dated TIT 18th inst:
Charles J. Faulkner, ex. Minister to France,
now on parole route to exchange himself
for Congress Ely, paid visit to day to the
lobby OF the House OF Represen tatives, and
nat there several Of those who were mem
bers with him OF the last Congress. He in
sists upon his loyalty to the government,
but no one believes him. Mr.. Schuyler DOL
fax, Of Indiana, gave him one hundred dol
and destitute OF oar prisoners at Richmond
who have not otherwise been provided for.
RBLxAsY OF DR.. LLOYD, OF ALEX AxDRIA.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald, dated 10th the inst. says:
DR.. Leslis Lloyd, who was arrested some
weeks ago, charge With sympathixing with
the rebels was soon thereafter released. He
e member Of the unconditional Union party