The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-03

pFfxe. lAD our readers knoWs ehe WAa After
a7sh two saii were for short time In sight
bat heavy oQuall came M. accCmpauted b
. water. spoas. which pasaed clos ahead O.
the privateer. and. when this subsidized
the 2efh, two sail wsre aeain descried, ID,
the Dixie VA unable 70 come mn With them
On the soth, the hsrmaphrodits BRIG Rober,
r. K'rklaud, Of Baltimore, loaded with salt
She was Of course permitted 10 pess. The
Captain Of ths brig, however, was induced tr
take on board the cook Of the Glen. the pri
soners aboard the Dixie having become mors
, es . soan vas desirable. On the even
visible. About shutdown the Dixie eave
chase to one OF these vessels. which. from
Information obtained from one of the prison.
ers. was believed 70 be thu bark Albertina
nTmeo with two rtned csnnon. Two Of the
guns OF the p.ivateer were loaded with grape
ana canister, and when the stranger was sum
ctsntIy near shot was flred across her bow
wnicn had thu desired effect Of bringing her
rni!adeiphia, from Lrguayra. with coffee for
Philadelphia. The Rowena as well as her
coffee was Of course duly dragged :" but,
inasmuch as her crew numbered thirteen
deemed 1t prudent to 20 aboard Of be.
himself as prize. master, taking with him
several of the prisoners, and leaving
on board the Dirfe crew Of four men
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with the remainder Of the prisoners. The
privnteer being now In latitude 80 deg. 50 min.
longitude IS deg. rs min. :, and with the bark
howena In her wake, was headed West. Or
sne "a OF August she made strange steamer
4th OF August, before daylight, vessels
light was discovered to the eastward but the
Dixie Kept shy Of her. Shortly after day
oreak steamer was plainly seen in the same
direction. For awhile she gave chase to the
Dixie; but Lieu tenant Benton, finding him.
seiI OH well known and convenient; harbor
Oh our coast, now port Of en- try, decided to
Jun In withou. delay. The steamer fn1ine
ward.
l. 4he subsequent adventures of the gallant
flttie craft are not Of q nature to In terest our
readers. Suffice it to say that she did mot
again venture far out from shore INIT ,asseS
through the efficient" blockade. and viii
guns booming and coiors flying Yesterday
forenoon, startled from their gravity the
quiet people CT this " nest of REBELLION
THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH NoBBgp.
Inc Enquirer, Of yesterday, has the sub.
joined notice OF the mishaps of the author Of
Ben Bolt,' and other poetical eff usions:
This gentleman was mobbed in Bergen
county, New Jersey, on Friday, while on his
severely maltreated by the Abolit,opists and
though he fought his way boldly, was with
dnculty saved from assassination by the
sheriff OF the county. DR.. English resided ia
logan county, virginia, for several years. He
represented Logan county in the Legislature
several years ago, and last year he delivered
the poem at the commencement of William
AID Mary College. He is q genial poet anu
clog aent speaker. Since 1855 ne has resided
in New Jersey.
The Enquirer, We think, is in error about
DE- Enghsn having ever been in the Virginia
Legislature; he has, however, been a m san Der
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MISSOURI.
correspondence Of the Louisville Courier1
Of. Luis, aug. 9th, 1S6l.-Ol SATURDAY
morning l received from u source usuallv
we'll informed, that assertions from tn. Fed
ersi forces were quite the order OF tha dav
Z or come months, but more particularly since
Inc arrival OF Gen Fremont, the most aIlur-
ing schemes nave been hit upon to induce men
ana boys 10 enlist. One flaming notice. me-
ing headed the "knights OF St. Louis. cs!ls
upon men ~ from Is 10 40 to en- ter. til cir names
on she lists OF these modern knigh. Errants.
Many OF the recruiting offices have been closed.
ana me work goes On out slowly. The las !
scheme advertised was under the desjpnation
OF "Frennont's Body Guard" This aItracted
some no tice, and among those who enlisted in
inns corps We're, l am informed q COMPANY
principally of Irish, who, being fully armed
and 20 dipped, and Well mounted, on FRIDAY
last leAt their headq uarterE on m iitsrv dutv
ana some hours al Ter, jus. as the sun was sing.
his Ia INC "eSteIu uoTLzO0, this gallant band
was seen TO caEter in a sOuthwesterIy d,rec.
ton, within a short range OF the arsenal gate.
where, from their fine military bearing
tney were the theme OF general admirs ton
among the considerable group that is al
ways to De found in that locality MANY
were the lEqulriea as to what spsciaI dut y they
mad been detailed 1or, ana up 10 this time hsta
Question mas not been SitStSc .orily answered
On Saturday morning l was informed that
when the % nos semen were last see they were
making tracks for Merrimac, which they cross
ed, en- route 10 Join Hardee or Pillow give
you this IS nave it. OF course, no word
even CT the rumor has been allowed TO appear
IN any newspaper here; but it is fully we'll
khoHa 10 De true. Tee call yesterday OF lac
sos deudnt Governor, Gambia, for AZ 600 men
with the strongest sort OF in,imaticn that il
they We're not forthcoming III the shape OF
volunteers 1inpressment would follow Gre
atec no small degree Of ameZament How far
tAe call will be responded to, "nous verroas:
my own belief is, that it will net only essen
TALLY fali to rece;vs q response. but wilt do
as much as any OF the recent acts of the
thousa the number Of Missouri's patriotic
defenders.
Latest advtces, received direct from the
southwest, speak in the highest terms of thu
dlseipl and bravery of our troop, ard OF
Inc cordial understanding which exists be-
tween officers and men. One paragraph in
my correspondents letter, says, "If we 40
pear little slow, be you also slow to con.
demn US, Tor our Generals here are not on "
cautious to win, but chary of unnecessarily
sacrinclng their own men, Or Genera
fTlce, Rlines and Parsons the letter speaks
In terms of high eulogy.