The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-06


the whole world, and that Is momeltous, ouI
immortal victory / Is awaited as bat little =
We barely hold our own; but ther the mon ii
OF appr rent tnaction has baen wisely employed
By our Generals in prersrieg for the decisive
blow Of the contest. When we shall strike
qnfsn sabs
That there will ba forwarI movement
soon we havs every reason TO believe. and M
reader of the Courier need be ae ton.shed while
slipping his morning coffee, if he see tho an
noupcemeEt OF our occupation Of MARYLAND
ara the hsmmipE in Of The F.dercl Capital. :.
vsassLs sEIzKD AT NEW YcEx.
The following is list of the vessels seized
at New York uoder the conf rat.on sct Of
Congress. They are owned either in whole OF
in part by ci.iz ms Of the seeded States:
Bark Clara Haxajl, Richmond; schr Fan
ME Curry, Richmond ship J. w. rarnin
New ork bris Lsni. alexandria ship 0 aio
New Bedfosd; shio William b Travis. New
Yora bark Virgil IN, Ri:bm md bark Sally
Mcgee. Redmond; bIix Emily Keith; bai
Mary Lucret;a, Nsw York; sch-. Ned. New
Ycrk ship William II Wharton, New York
ship Crest of he Wave, rnomeston +; ship 81
snip Roger A. Hsarne, New York; barN
Il uucing Riliow, Boston bark Flame, blrh
ParIhiaD, Richmond; scbr. Marshall, Rich
mord; sehr. Manchester, Richmond bari
Norumo g., New York; steamer Marion
New YORK; schr. Orensha ~, edmond scar
Lynchourg, Richmond; schr Haxin, Rich
mond ship Irumbull, New York.
BOONE COURT. HOUSE, VA.
Boone county Court House, near which the
As n occurred on Sund ~ last, aud whoa was
suNeq IDENTIFY burned py the Federal troops
vas Il small village, situated on Little Goa
River. two hundred and forty miles, in n d..
rect line west from Richmond. The surround
lug country Is very sparsely settled. The
county OF Boone is new one, or a. leas
formed within few years past, and is in tbs
g - urt< y:,lto . s1 N<~- -l.a@
tia Northeast by Goal River, an fluent G.
the Kama wha, ana also drained by Little Goa
River and Laurel Creek. 1t was formed OF
of Logan and Kanawha counties, and named
in honor of UaLiei Bone, tha renowned PIC.
neer OF the West.
EFT CARSON.
TIE Washirg ton corresponds OF New
7 Dirk paper suites that wten last heard from
KIT Carson, the R3oky Mountain Ranger, was
nusily engaged Ia raising corps or nOuhtf d
rangers, composed aos o. half breeds or saw.
f;es, bUt Of shreWd practical trapps1s Ek5
b n So. f, who have spent fheir lives On tat
prairies, and know OF nc eI 1yment but tina,
which comes OF wild adventure and Weiss;
lude. With these Carson proposes coLainI
eastward aad Offering uis services TO the Fed
eral Government. He selects his m en- himself
and accepts OF none unless quahfi I'd by loBs
years OF experience On tbs piains. They vii
be molnteu On the swift Me x;can mus sangs
and Will be armed to the teeth wi tn Uoit's re.
yolvers, bowie-knives ana Snarpe's rife.
tbs DEFENCE OF cINcISRAII
The City Council Of Cincinnati recently ap
pointed committee to confer with Governor
Dennison On the .uejeo: of the dster ces Of the
city and they have discharged that duty. TIL,
Enquirer says:
The Governor fully appreciates the impor
lance and necessity OF ii. apd Will exert all hi.
oonstitu tionai and legal powers to that end
batteries OF cannon has already been order ef
here, and more will soon follow. Oar Hom'
Guard will be placed under 4 closer organjzl
,iOu, and De we'll armed, equipped aud dis
ciplined for any emergency raat mag occar
Efforts will be made ~ procure the II Atiopin.
CT some dis gu ishad United States fl 1e- [.
take The command of our forces, aud to diraC
generally tne defsnces OF tbs place. Their
are airaady q number OF able CficeIs here VIII
have generously prof red their services to as
eist III the drilling, d!scipiiaing aud crganiza
ton Of Our reserve miiiSia ia all the arts ent
branches OF War.
Prom THE POTOMAC.
The Washington S.ar, of Tuesday afternoon
last contains the following
Fifteen CT twenty vessels have arrived her
within the last TWEEN -four hours, and wifi
one exception the crews report oil q uiat dow
the river. having seen no batteries and no mel
schooner Charles West, which arrived ISIS
night, and reports that while Opposite Mathi
as Point the Captain had a fine glass, through
which ne was trying TO get n peep 4 the Don
feds, when n shell came whiZzing over hi
head and dropped in the water about 400 yard
beyond his vessel. He made no further obser
vations in that locality. At Potomac creek
below Az dia, and above Maryland Point-h
noticed some CON motion just above tho OH
steam boat landing, at the mouth Of the creek
Taxing his glass h. saw the "men SIS thick 4
blacEberries," apparently throwing up Ell
trenchments, and twenty or thirty horse an
OK teams hauling earth. One team had S.
oxen attached, and appeared TO be drawing
gun.
A Virginia refugee, who was picked up sy tn
Tigress, report. that the Contedarltes ar
constructing batteries at Cock pit Point All
opposite Budd's Ferry, about forty miles be
low Alexandria. He states that Off GERS il
charge .. the batteries have orders not to fir
on luy vessel until all the works ers con,
pietnG.
Officers OF the fl oti'la state that from Alex
andra TO the Rappahaunock Run-e distacc
of pearlv $50 niles-not O. soul is visible on tn
Eirs iriL shore, the whole country bearing n
mark cf deso!ation. No horses, cattle OF an,
mals or any Kind are seen, and not particl
of smoke to note the ha bit3Eicn of a single IL
diy;cuaI is eyEr perceptibie. Com nlete silanc
country, as slough il had been d9yas.at b
a pestiience.
C0NIAD's FRkaY, Montg merry county, Nd
Sept. ALL hiss been very qrie, in his yicin
in'ornation in cur :esch. encesh continues =.
have at LeeSbuCg about3 o10 infantry aad . OC
cavalry, and an aggregate If about 0(
troops a. and imnedilseiy around Drains
vile
a nigh: or two since two young -aen frol
Baltimore sndeayored to GET across tha rivl
from this immediate vicinity il & small hoe
they brought with tb'm, from PIE know n
where. The boys on guard, however, put tys
Minnie balls clean through her, when the
naiife1 tR-C,yi la
time Ou- opinion here Is hst IL ia gsttin
more difficult han formerly for direct comm
pilation between the Il fillmore seceshers an
their fellows in Virginia There are 40 sjgr
OF any movement, on the part OF the enemy
this vicinity.
ALRxAsnRIA, SEPT. The disunioa tronJ
are erec .irg fertilization about a mile b!
low VI arTy Mason'r, on the land Of Lee
Damins. cottage farm, i've miles GU. on I'll
Little river turnpike The southern picket
hsye possession OF the upper part OF tn
farm and the L nion pickets of the lower pal
Of the farm. In the meantime, Mr.. Denim
has thought 1t proper to leave.
The disuDion pickets are arresting Unio
men in the Accotink neighborhood We lear
that they have arrested Mr. p II Troth.
very worthy and reliable and inofsnsiue cit
yea. miller. and one OF grea. value to Il
neigbborhood
NKAs LANGLEY, Fairfax County, Vs., Sep
The disunion troops continue to sco1
around this neighbOrhoOd 10 considerab
numbers. A servant belonging 20 Grave
Ashford, Qate magistrate in your city, WE
is hired near here, says that her mas Ter CT,
shot and killed AZ Falls Church on the q:
ult. / write you The fact, as he was We
known IN Washington.
sxoIrHmEST AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INprAsAFoLIs, IA, September IA col
yertion OF syInpat hizsrs with the Peace part
assembled at tie Court-Uouse ye ,terday a
ternoou. Although there were but few pal
ticipants present, large crowd Of excite
people were assembled.
Honorable Robert l.. Walpcle, of this cit,
was made Chairman, and while addressiI
the audience IL denuncia.ion OF the Admi,
istraaon and It's war policy, he was int
rnpted several times, and fiasliy wi:hdre
from the stand, amid great confusion.
man named Mclean then attempted
harangus the crowd, 1T ihs same time draw
ing n pistol, when the crowd rushyd In al
he was rather roughly hannlad