The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-17

teri: each division would quarter In It's re-
spective district. Gen. McBridss division
or the Missouri army got Into Springfield
Sunday morning, and were TO be stationed
there this winter.
/ have been very successful In collecting
telegraph wire. Succeeded 10 getting fro N
Is to loo miles or the old Missouri and West
ern line, which is now il transit to Arkan-
sag. This wire, together With what we al.
ready have, will nearly complete the line
from Fort Smith to Little Rex.
WV. MORRISON.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TIos OF COL. BoALAgp.
We find IN the Waite Maa of tbe Hest the fol-
Low ing proclamation from Ooh Borland
which we copy in order to acquaint our
readers with the conduct Of the war in Ar
kansas
To The Colonies Of Regiments in the &rsral
Counties.
HgADQrARTgBs, PocAHoxTss, ARR.
At Nigh !, nov. s, 1851. {
am In receipt of reliable information that
the enemy in very large force, have come
below their stronghold at Ironton, and are
marching rapidly In this direction. The last
report from my scouts received this evening,
is that seven Thousand (70o0) of the enemy
were within 80 miles of Dopaphan, Uhat is,
. miles north CT this place. his morning.
My force here, as you well know, is very
smail-altogether inadequate TO resist sue
cessfully, this overwhelming force OF the
enemy, unless l am speedily reinforced by
every available citizen soldier within reach.
need at once all the help In men and guns l
can get.
BY virtue, therefore, of my authority ga
commanding officer of the L peer District OF
Arkansas, call upon every officer or m ,iitia
and volunteers, to assem- Die the forces Of
their respective commands, without q mo-
lnents delay, arm them we'll as thew csn,
and march Immediately 10 this place, for in
slant aud active service.
Aud T,It \
virtue Of my military authority, bpt Teppeal
10 them felloW-citzens as we'll as feltow-sol-
aIerS, by every consideration OF mtnlIuess
and patriotism, to rally TO defend the soil of
our State against the invasion OF n ruthless
Zoe, ana our homes and families from over
whelmiHg ruin.
The few of rs that are mere VIII die along
in holding the position 10 when we have
been assigned. But II not reinforce and sup
ported as have required we cannot mold il
successfuilt, and not only run but disgrace
Will OYerWnelm all who ought TO have come
10 our assistance. and yet would not.
pledge myself 20 you that this Is no false
alarm, and all who know me- Will believe me-
SULON bORLAND Col. COmnanut.
SOUTH FLORIDA COAST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
TANB hES AND FISHING sAAChs.
a Tampa By correspondent writes to the
Tallahassee Fjoridiaa.
Major W. L.. L.. Bowen, commanding at
Tampa, some weeks ago, de Lermined TO break
up the nef2rOus trade ana communication
that nave been going on ever since the
began, be VVeeu our southern coast and the
u. :. au horities at Key West. To this end he
chartered the little steamer Scottish Chief.
and went Ia search of the fishing tribe Arm
ed with 6-pounder, he soon secured fine
fishing smack and brought her into Tampa
Bay bur without going up 10 town he Trans
ferred his arname from the steamer to the
smack aud went out again, and, without
lndulging il n lengthy story, he has captured
twelve sail, nine sIna"ks nd three schoonerS,
and ettec tuaiiy broke up The inta nous traffic
and put stop To the easy aud effective means
by which the enemy Kept himself DOS led
touching our affairs upon the coast. The
crews OF the several vessels captured arriy ed
at h adq u'tr ters on Saturday night anCrhave
been duIy transferred to the proper authori-
ties foI final disposition. i hey number SIXTY
eight, and are mixed multitude, some Yam
KEGS, some Spaniards, some Portuguese, and
| some Key Yves ers
GEN. HUMPHREY MARSHALL.
We take the following extract from Bow
| ling Green tKy.) letter. Of the 6.h inst, in
! the New Orleans PicnyuHe:
Gen. Humphrey Marshall is somewhere in
Eastern r. en- lucky, with four or II We thousand
men under his command, and swears he is
going 10 dine III LeAing ton oh toe 25tu. / here
Is NO considerable toIy OF edcr Is Oppose Il
! to AlIn, and he VIII probably make "a diver
| zion in the direction of Nouut sterling and
Paris That viii b. Of sUc2e ia por:uuce II tne
general programme. lie has The confidence
CT tae people TO I. very great exteut AKA as he
! adj auCes INTO tie State lie Will be ioined by
! thousands OF loyal and true men who are
| painting lor an opportunity 10 aid iii The w r
| for freedom. Gen. MARSHAL il a graduate Of
| " est Puilt, but our people belieye he is hap
ply rad OF the red Ia De propen>ties OF o .h.r.
! of hat hool--that he viii follow the
! prom tin2s of common sens, vi hlut tro
| frequent reference 10 techuicaht.es ana sci
euce.
THE "sRA ZINC -
! graph in the Texas STATE Lq-ftts:
| the Invention OF Mr.. Creuzbaur, which is
| secret IS yet, and for the bringing of which
| TO the notice OF the Confederate 9oyeFnInen
| $500 has been appropriated, has beeA fully
| exami ned by a commission of three scientific
! gentlemen appointed by the Governor, who
! reps rIeu in its favor, and express the opinion
that single vessel properly constructed will
| he sufficient to clear any port ot q bIockadin9
| fleet.