The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-28

From our Southern exchanges we make u .
the following summary OF news

From our Southern exchanges we make ~
the following summary Of news
THE POTOMAC FLoTiLLA WITHDRAWN.
The Fredericksburg Hrq'd, of Friday even
ing, hes the following interesting article bout
lhe withdrawal of the Federal lieet from the
20 tolnac:
The Federal blockading fotilla which has
been IN Inc vicinity Of Aqua creek consisting
at uiIes OF froni one 10 ten steamers and tugs
lett that vicinity on Sunday and Monday last,
and net one MAJ! re. auJearc,l an ~ late "a
Wednesday evening.
not solltary sail was TO be seen Ia the river
" "Wednesday, hai re or small, significant of sew
erai facts mat the eueIoy are preparing tor
some BIZ action or that they CONSIDER tna
uaYiEa LlCa vi the Potomac OF such neriI "a
emily TO He attempted anGer pressing circum-
STAGES.
For five months the Felerals have main
taIntd II HiEt!auce worthy l. buiter cause
| OI Aqua leek, but ii. oi Il sudden every.
| vessel mas bccn withdrawn ANA "tne coast
| Is clear
On Wednesday, for the first lime the wa
! ters ct the NOME Potomac were houored ~, IN
| Il craft bearing the proud flag o. the Coat.oe-
| rate Government. The steamer George Pay.
whlca mas ben put IN proper or1er, ana
enristeued the City OF Ric1Iuonat came
| out OF Aqua Greek, where She has Lt.an oui-
| city remodeieti, and with the nag OF free
| 1nea-Wh 40 Know their liz his, aud knowing
dare main tdilpruuGiy living from her u, . IN.
mast, she gail1uity swept down the Poto-
| mae 10: miles, and then heading m uro-
ceeued al once 10 Quantico CIeek. Xf.is -
| the point where The enemy tried to '!siaoae
| Out' Batteries Tor weeks, put neither rf,.ir
| powder nor thelI bail proved lorcjbla enough
! lor recognition ULtil we We're quite ready
Ihe falling Of what appedre to be the virgin
gro "a q tIe forests along the river Bailks
'~s tue hlst t'mttIOa to them OF batteries
| IL the several localities. May be there vas
nothing OK '.FifSIh growth about tnos. tai
sons OF the forest.
he .yy-s - ;or,
manu- OF tIteuant SlIntns, &. ) n who aas
oeen lHt.elttlg;tbIy engage, in the service Of
| The CoAteder;,ay ior months past.
NO Wohd"i tAe enemy are at their Wit : end
-dohdiy evening AKA TUESDAY evening thay
ma" quite ~. entertainment, altogether on one
sine, IN throwing shot ind shel: in the yiain.
| ~ o. AalnlIs ioaat. The timber and u.t.r.
grow VA may nave oeen riadied TO some ex-
tent, but no game was flushed! II there are
any Confederate soldiers III that vicinity they
had gay time III listening to the sali,tes Of
regard, "h}ch the enemy proifered in such
number and with such warmth of g,eet
i1E' put to ali OF which they were stUiculIy i'll
different.
Early wednesday morning q large 70 ilita ~
| force appeared on the Mary lam. .it.e opposire
hvansport' intended, 1t Is supp osed to prevent
gallant Marylanaels from crossing This
brigade was under the noted Gen Dim Sic.
kiss, L worthy officer In 50 worthy cause as
that Of Lincoln.
IN the evening Of Wednesday tae 1" City OF
steamed over to the Maryland SIDE and when
| within striking distance, opened Are ON the
| camp OF the enemy. Seven shells were sent
into their midst, ;t4d The entire concern inn
mediateIy performed " double quick - yyithout
| troubling The officers for the command
| The enemy did not return the fire.
lie oioIn nc "ias still clear OF steamers and
| sail vessels yesterday. They evidently thin4
tEe~TCDeis are net yet suhiugated,
! INTERFERING FROM Tx COAST orxoRrn CARO-.
!
From the WILMINGTON N. @ Jyarsag. OF
! the 9th, Sc gatAc! ,ae following interesting
Intelligence:
We had the pleasure H. 1saot Yesterday II
Smith, Of the Scotland Neck Mounted Rifles.
who bad just returned from -. ashore hay.
Ing BEEN detailed, IL pursuance of the 0r9f r.
o. 3ensr..t Anderson, With % detachment of
zen men from that tTpCN, 10 pX }Tui.e into Tho
circumstances connected with the l,tu,ltuc of
certain Federal forces in the neigh horloot of
| B2sne inlet, opposite the mouth Of the Whit.
OK river, and about twenty miles south OF
| Fort Maccu.
Lieut.. Smith left Camp Wipsiow. some six
miles IroA Wilmington, on Thursday, the
| 18th inst, ana got 10 SwaHsboro' on Satur.
| day, the igth. Or Sunday morning fla 20tb
| he visited the bants where the reported land
ing took place. Soon after getting over TO the
| banks he discovered the dead body of a man
| VINO appeared to have been Il. T.. >. marine,
| Judging from mis- dress. On the BODY v-era a
navy n Yolver ami Cutlass Also = bay)uet and
| cartridge box. The musitet (not being attach
ed - the person1 was not found. Lieut. >,Illi tl,
| mad the body as carefully buried Is its ad-
! F&nced state OF decoiI position would admit
The people on the banks Fishermen we be-
| iieVe} reported, that about O'clock on the
| night CT Tuesday. the Sth, or the morning OF
| Wednesday, the 9th, two boats, Containing in
! all about 50 men from luP Federal fleet land
! ed or attempted To land on the banks at thc
| North side of the Inlet. ODe Of the boats got
| stove Ia the attempt, and tfree ners91 :
ID ujs
| one Of them being the marine ,,bove referred
! to.
| The visitors stayed until daylight, when
| three more beats were sent FROM the fleet ana
| took thea oil, also takiJg The stove boat in
| tow.
| boat or boats--so the fishermen say
| again visited the banks on Saturday, Ike 18th
| instant, Ing, as the report goes q white
| nag hoiSted. Officers handed and n.orrd
| around, in al probability Surveying, for il is
| pretty certain that boats had been engaged
| tor some days IL taking s0uudihgg
This IS tie account given on the banks-
! Some TWO or three muskets anu bayOaets, and
! perhaps pistol or svyo, appear TO have teen
| picked up, or 10 have somehow get III to DOS,
| session OF the banks people, which they said
| had come rom tie stove boat. The Yankee
| tioTs told he people that there WIS a:teeu
| hundred dollars worth OF property lost oy
| the accident To tha b0at. The boat. on Satur-
| t: ~, the i II, carried % men.
| The fishermen said however they Obtained
| their Information, that one OF The ats that
| came 10 shore Oh tuesday night, had three
| pecks Of s3&ckIes some three pair OF tht.a
| '9ere picked W, no d0n5t. III tle same way as
! the arms.
| rs no doubt the whmsc ma tier will be the
subject Of an official report. and perhaps Of d
| judicial inVesugauon, We forooar any Lartic-
| ular reference 10 certain circumstances W ich
| strongly lend to the suspicion that ali ia NOT
| right among the men on the banks at that
| point, and even leave ground 10 believe that
They have not told what passed between them
and .Ie Llgrclo1t8 boats crews
IGs&s FROM the KAyAwHA
s gentleman who arrived at Cincinnati o.,
Monday, from q trip up the kanawha fur
nishes the Ga3ctte the following items:
On the way up IN old lady, named Mrs
Henshaw, hailed as and gave Us waraina THAI
the reLeiS were only four mil les from The river
and tnat they were arrestlng All the Union
fnen they could catch through the entire
country.
man who was ou> gu q scout the o. har
evening tells nae that ne approached near tbe
that he get within the picket lines, and was
able TO see large crowd Of the re be ls-not
less, he thinks, than 500. IL s.w some of
the rebels go To Two NJ uses III tAa neIy IA Dor
! hood and carry eli blankets, quilts, and u
store IT honey
Dir. ID. ID. Rhodes, OF Ri piay, who was taken
on the oth OF July, has been III l4ii in Salem
OH the Tennessee and l4ynchburg railroad, TOY
ten weeks, He was released on the 4th INST.
thfouga the eneny's country. He says he
met Col. " ood OF The Secessi on army, about
a mile from Hawks Nest ana that ne CO al ted
800 tents.
The sdth Ohio had sent out command on
forging scout. They brought in 100 head of