The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-23
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Our Southern exchanges furnish the fol-
TIE CAPTURE or HATTRRAs.

Our Southern exchanges furnish the fol-
lowing:
| TIE CAPTURE or HATTERAs
! The Raleigh papers pu hlish long state
ment from Gen. Walter Gwynn, OF his trans
actions in regard 10 the coast defences of
| North Carolina The Regisi,r thus alludes
| to il:
| This statement makes most astounding dis
! closures Of gross negligence on the part of
| some of the authorities of this state and
| most triumphanty eHonerates Geu Gwynn
| from any, the slightest blame for the disaster
| at Hatteras. According to this statement
| scarcely a recommendation or reouisition
| made by General Gwynn was ever mpiied
| with by the authoritIps having Jurisdiction
| III the premises. Had the advice given been
| followed and the acquisitions made. by Gen
! Gwynn complied with, Hatteras would in ALI
| probability, have been now in our possess ION
| instead OF that OF the enemy 1t would al
most seem that Hattpras was given away
The reader Will be struck with that portion
| OF General G"ynn's statement which relates
| to the condition of Fort Hatteras 1t was
| currently reported after the surrender that
| The fort was given up because il was not
| bomb proof. and the garrison We're in mo-
| meutary apprehension Of the explosion of the
| magazine. he statement shows that the
| fort now stands intact, and that, in fact, it is
| q stronger work than any OF those erected fer
| the defence OF Charleston and siege of Fort
| sumter.
!
| one OF the most extraordinary events of the
times. The disregard of Gen. t1wynn's re-
| peated and almost importunate acquisitions:
| the disregard Of the plan laid down by him
| for the reception of the enemy on his ATTEMPT
| ing TO land the permitting three hundred of
| the enemy To remain safely on shore all night
| IN the occnrahcy of the camp designated By
| General Gwyhn for troops, and also
| Fort Clarke; and the CroWding into Fort
| Hnt;eras, against his express injunction, OF
nearly four times as many men as it could
| usetully hold, are Il ii features of this trans
action which mark it as one of the most px
| traoTdinary of the age
| FROM GEN. ELorb's CAMP
| Col. r. II. Glass writes from Floyd's camr
! Sept. IS, ;n interesting letter to the lynch.
! burg Republican, from which we make an ex-
| tract:
! Had Gen. Wise reinforced us with
! LOCO men, or, had II been possible for The y
| Carolina and Georgia regiments 10 Ia We come
| 10 our assistance IN time we CQnid doubtless
have whipped Rosencranz Is badly on the
| morning of the nth as we had done IN the
| evening Of the 10th Indeed, think i: high
| ~ probable we could have whipped him any
! how; but, as retreat would have been i'm pos
| Slule under the fire Of the enemy, and in The
| possible event OF a defeat We should all have
| been slaughtered or captured, our prudent
l. General thought ii dangerous to hazard so
much upon The east OF q single die
| 10 retire 10 this side Of the Gauley, there
|
| and the wisdom of this movement was tully
| endorsed on the next day by n dispatch from
| GENERAL Lee, advising lis Of oar danger. and
! sn''~cstiIl-c the step We had It ken
| Our withdrawal was as brilliant success
As our defence. We lost in this movement
| not man, Il gun, or a wagon, and would not
! have lost Il single article of value had rot the
| removal - our large mum Der of sick required
| the use of an unneu4l portion of our means
| Of tran pOTtatop. The road was terrible
! and wide enough only for the passage Of =
single wagon, while the rapid and rugged
| tfaulgy had to be crossed on two fttt boa Is
| ana Il temporary foot-hridge, lust COMPLETED
| On the morning OF the iieht. The feat was
| accomplished in less than five hours, and in
! the lark Guess of the night
| Our subsequent movements have been en- =
! tirelY governed by those of the enemy. The
/ night after the iight we mred at Dog
| wood Gep, on the main turnpike, midway BE-
| tween the Saturday and Sunday roads aud
| 3hout ten miles from Camp GauleN On
/ Thursday, intelligence reached us that the
/ enemy was crossing the Gauley at I5ughes's
| Ferry, with view Of emitting a. oIrhy the
| Wilderness road, at Meadow Bluff, sixteen
miles this side of Lew Sburg. We at once
! moved back tn this point SO as TO place our
! selves in striking distance Of the enemy,
Sn0uld he appear In thar Quarter, 2 nd at the
! time 70 hold the strongest and most de-
| IensibIe position this side Of Gauelt Bridge
| oH the line of toX's advance. II Va, are az
tackled here with rs many 20 ten thousand
/ men, think can defeat them, a. ~ we are
/ anXi0uSly anticipating fight in Il Nv DAYS
| The writer urges the great impo ttanoe o.
| the Government sending forward anen and
provisions immediately.
/ SPEECH GEN. D. ii. HILL
! On Gen. Hills return 70 Yorktown, afses
| 4 protracted sickness, the lst North Carolina
regiment greeted him with much warm tk
and called on him for speech, The conclusion
OF which we copy from the TarEUro' Nor
! cl,rc
"Weil, we have net with reverse in North
! Carolina. It is no more than l expected
| Oar proud and bo0stiul spirit, est blciaIiy d
our press, has taken 10 ourselves bur Veto
| ries; We have been saying, I did this with
my own might ana power. We have ac-
| credited our success to our own prtowsss in
ste nj OF 10 God We have been deparaginc
he bravery Of our enemies know some OF
iuem; l know the Commander All N+Wtorl
News-a Drawer man never lived. Thedifrr-
| ence between them and us soldiers is the
cause. They come among us MAJ ktuders--it
! Is thar that makes them cowart:s. Apply the
| case 10 yourFelVe-: Suppose YOU Were To in
Nade their country, driving their Women and
| children before you with the tore h and dag
! ger, you could not meet their men toddiy, but
would feel like running. They are not nat
| ural towards. let US learn from. this a les
| son; let us learn 10 cultivate n rict mora
| discipline. With consciousness of a strict
moral purpose. what need we 10 '.-ar.
Jour time OF sers ice will sO,pn expire
then we viii re turn 10 own good old State
where your services will be appreciated and
Your wants viii BE- cared for afAi then we
Will drive back the invader.
Fellow soldiers, I thank yo<l for this
mark OF your confidence. My fe Aoie health
Wiit not allow me to say more. 1 respect
fully bid you good night"
sKIsAIsHISG on THn WATER.
The Memphis appeal says:
BY letter from Columbus, we len IN that on
the afternoon of the 10Th detachment OF
captain Warmers artillery c0Apany EN-
barked on board the (franpus with a six
FOUNDER aud proceeded up the river 20 look
after the gan boats. They we4at up about
ten miles, when they came in stght OF one
supposed 10 be the Lexington, iyi ne at anchor
opposite Norfolk. Captain Warner con-
cluGed 10 gel IS near the enemy as posi- BILE
and kept on steaIning up the river. When
within a mile and Il half of thea Lexingto
he tired at her, the bali striking the gun boa
at theoWheel- house. The Leg angton now
rounded to, showing her broat isides when
Captain Marsh Miller thought best TO &C
back. The Gralnpus, while com slg down tht
river, pursued by the Lexington, W lie fired a
from the Kentucky side some I, OF the riff
shots striking within q foot of Captain.
Warner and Marsh Miller, who were stand
ing near the pilot house. Captain Warner
immediately fired at them, Which scarce
them so that they took TO the W Dois
FUTURE DEPENDENCE.
A Fairfax correspondent of the, Ecehin CHAM
Register furnishes the subjoine d intereg tins
item of news:
A lady residing near this staff On, a sew DAYS
since, gave birth TO three child Gen-all bows
All three are healthy and doiN well She
has named them Johnston, L Pc aud Beau
regard. Rockingham viii hay : 10 go to work
again. Al this rate the Souther ohfeaeraey
Will soon have sufficient boyss for another
army.
The Fort Smith TINES, says hat there are