The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-06


hurt themselves. If we adopt some method
to circumvent this single feature OF their tao.
| tics, they are helpless, and we have them at
our mercy. The sole thing, therefore, neces-
| sary is 10 20 up close. We are told some of
| the rifles in your hands will kill man half
a mile. Don't you believe 1t, 1t IL NIL stuff -
| No gun will kill man that far, and If they
could, no one can hit man three hundred
yards with any certainty. You go up within
| Il hundred yards or less, and then your mark
| manship will tell. Get close to them, stand
| firm, aim WELL and not single regimen
| they have will stand before you five minutes.
| But their artillery-ther terrible big guns
we hear they have two hundred of the finest
| pieces Of artillery in the world. Well, / hope
| 1t is true-we want the guss-we are entitled
| TO theIIi--we know how to use tnem, and they
don land Providence never intended that
| fine cannon, nor any thing else, should be
held by those who understood not their use.
After diligent inquiry, l can hear Of but one
| at the battle Of Manassas Plains Providence
fought with us Mt Manassas. He will figh t
| with us again If we are brave. He loves
yaior, and He loves a valiant soldier. He
| will help us, but He will not drop cannon
down to us out Of the skies He expects to
| help us by putting it into the hearts of our
enemies TO bring cannon in our reach, and
there He expects to take them.
| Another marked feature of the fight, if we
get into one, you will find to be the whistling
| of the shells. Our enemies have succeeded
| admirably in constructing harmless instru-
| noise, and it has this wonderful popularity
| 1t seems TO be coming straight at every man
| who hears 1t. Now, we know ii can't be
| coming at but one man, or, at most, two; and
| the truth is, it is coming at nobody. You
| have nothing TO do but to pay close atten Lilo L
| to your hind sight, and the whistiing of the
| shells will, after u little, become rather q
| small matter in the grand drama you are act
| ing. The man who hears thunder is never
| struck by the lightning. The great nipple
ment Of death in war you hold in your hands -
| the musket and the bayonet-and your enc
mics have zone better or more terrible.
| Another feature of the fight will be the
| falling of the killed and wounded. 1t is g
| trying thing TO Il man 10 see his friends tall
| side by side, and our first impulse is to carry
them to the rear. But remember, the best
| way to save your wounded friend is not for
| FIVE or six 10 leave the ranks, and thus weaken
| and break your line. This will insure his de-
| struction and ysur own by the tram ping and
| bayoEets of your enemies. Your wounded
| friends cughtTo be in the rear, and you ought
| to be between Them and the foe. Now, the
| plainest and most effectuai way to do this, is
10 close up your ranks and advance on the
enemy.
Soldiers, you fight for your liberty, your
country, your wives, and your children. You
| cannot afford to be defeated. Your tate
| would be ''hewers OF wood and drawers OF
| water 10 an enemy you abhOr. Your enc
| mics are bought with Il price-ffty dollars
per head bounty and large pay induce them
| 10 enter the ran ks TO destroy Your rights.
Can You yield to such a foe 7 With one pow
| ertul blow let us crush them, and return
| home 10 our families and friends.
THE INVADING FLEET.
The Norfolk Day Book, Of the 4th instant
| says.
a gentleman arrived In this city several
| days since, who reports that Il vessel recently
arrived on the coast of South Carolina, in
| an apparent state OF distress, from some OF
| the British Islands, bound for Baltimore -
| Some OF her sails and rigging had been cut
! away as though she had been in q gale and
| she was endeavoring to fnske her way into
Charleston barbor, for The purpose Of get
| ting relief. She was overhauied by the Fed
| eral fleet OFF that port, and by them fitted UT
| with such needed repairs as would enable
her to keep on her way. They then Put the
| soon got an opportunity, and lodged into
| either Charleston Or some other Southern
| port, where she was delivered over 10 the
| rebels, together with her valuable cargo.
On an examination of the letters in the
! mail from the Yankee feet, it " az found tn.
| considerable information leaked out as TO the
| intention of the invading fleet, which re
| Gently left Hampton Roads. It appears from
| this source OF inform alton that their Ge>ig
| is to attack Charleston, in force, from thu II
different points or approaches, and 1t may h(
| that Pert Royal is OF these points. Ihi,
information, luckily, has been in the posses
| sion OF the Charleston authorities Iona
enough to give them an opportunity TO pre-
pare for their reception; that is, if they can
|
| 1t is quite likely that the severe gale which
has been sweeping along our Southern coast
| and which prevailed there Saturday
morning with so much force, has either sunk
or driven on shore portion of the fleet, OF
il may be has so scattered them to DELAY
he time of contemplated attack If this
| should prove correct surmise, then il will
| only give us some additional time to maEs
| preparations; and at one point, where we
| suspect they intend 10 attack, q few days only
gained would enable them 20 defy the attack
. of the Eessiano.
AsAv AVFAIRs * T2SAs;
We have Galveston pspers 70 The 9th, and
Houston TO the 2jth ut. The Galveston Mars
of the I'D, has the following:
In Angelina county the corn crop i. abund
ant, and cotton will yield handsomely.
| Mr.. S. II. Hamilton his il operation, Near
| Melrose, in Nacogdoches county, a Weol card
| ing machine.
The Dallas farmers are busy putting IN theil
wheat. Larger crops than ever viii be aowr
! this fail.
Col. a Nelson, of Bosque county, returned
| here on Friday evening last, bringing down
some of the companies OF his infantry regi
| ment who are to be posted at Firgi2ia Point
where, We understand, the Colonel will have
| command.
the Rev. ijr George ~ Garter, treeiden
| of Sonle University: Rev. DIR. L. L. Wilkes
| of Texas, ant: the editor of The New Orleans
Christian -A6rocate also of Texas formerly, have
| authority from the Secretary Of War 10 rails,
| a reg iInent of cavalry " for the war; The
| regiment is now being raised.
The Houston Telegraph, of the 25th, has III,
| following:
Freestone county has appropriated 81, 00t
for the benefit of her troops, and she respect
| fully informs Ola A be she has three million
more, il necessary.
J. T. Sanford and Over.on Young have beer
| commissioned 10 raise a regiment tor COnfed
crate service for coast defence. They are both
old citizens and gallant gen tieInen. Col. sSa
ford served in the Mexican war under Gen
| Hebert rs an officer, and distinguished him
self by his conduct in the perilous scenes O
| that renowned campaign. Col. Young wa;
among the first of our citizens 10 respond &c
the call from brownsville, and has seen ser
| vice in every movement calculate 10 gave
| protect On TO our coast
FROM FLoRIDA-cAPTURE OF PRISONERS AM
TWO sxACKE.
The following items are taken from thu
Tampa (Florida) Peatasvia.
Just as we go to press we learn that III.
steamer Scottish Chief, (which left on Tues
day last, by order of Major Bowen, for tn,
purpose of removing the buoys in cur bay,
has captured two smacks with thirteen mel
on board.
| A posse of Captain j SummerIin's Gov
Boys last week made a descent Oh a body o
Lincolnites who We're engaged in cutting
timber near Fort Myers, and captured foGl
OF them. The prisoners arrived in our cty
last Sunday, and were Immediately taken II
hand by the military authorities. Two G
them are Fren chmen, and through an inter
prefer said that they had been taken, with
Southern yessel-one being resident of New
Orleans and returning from France, and thu
other an emigrant--to Key West, the yesse
made prize, and themselves set at iibert,
in that city. These were permitted TO wan
der at theiy will Within the limits of thi
garrison, until their case is reported and dis
posed of at headquarters. The other two
acknowledged that they were Yankees, ans
| opposed to the cause of tie South. They
were placed in confinement, and Will like