The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-21

| syivania Regiment broke camp to-day, and.
followed by twenty eight baggage wagon
moved towards Virginia
Professor Lowe exIRrimeuted with his
| army balloon thio after aoon from the Column
| bla Armory grounds. He made number of as
tensions. taking up with him n telegraphiug
apparatus, to which was attached a wire CON
meeting with the Presidents house He sent
from his 9rial perch dispatch to the Presi.
dent and received reply from him. Those
who assembled with him were Superintendent
BRrns and Robinson, the latter operating
with the telegraph instrument.
1t has been ascertained that there are about
900 Confederate troops At Manassas June
ton, under command Of General Bea uregard
Jefferson Davis was at Manassas Junction
yesterday
1t is said that the Confsderates are erecting
batteries at the White House, on the Potomac
and on Monday night there were eleven hun
dred troops there. Eight hundred of them
nave since Joined the troops at Manassas
June ton.
GENERAL PIERCE AND THE BATTLE BETHEL.
Brigadier General Pierce writes to the Bos.
ton Journal, complaining of the rumors sci
afioat by his enemies, and says:
= ga We my orders properly, and under the
clrcumst stances, the battle could not have been
managed better.
This write that the public may nor Judge
me before have time to be heard
Captain Haggerty and Major Winthrop. of
| General Buffers staff, were with me and ad.
vising me to do as l did General Butler mas
| not intimated TO me, as yet, that he blamee
= w. PIERCE"
FAIRFAX CoURT-HoUsE
| The Washington Republican, of Tuesday
! evening, makes this statement:
The Ohio troops hege fallen back to \ point
| on the railroad, about two miles this side
| of the scene OF conflict At a very early
hour this morning they We're Joined by the
first and second Connecticut regiments, and
| At nine O'Clock this morning the New York
| sixty ninth Regiment, Col. Corcoran. also
| marched TO the same point. The nineteenth
| New OK and various other regiments ar
| ordered TO be ready to start for the scene of
| conflict at moments notice.
| Inc messenger VINO arrived at Camp Cor.
| coran reports that preparations are being
| made to advance on Fairfax Court House this
| afternoon.
| WHAT Is GOING on AT RICHMOND
! Il iate Northern paper makes the following
! developments:
Parties who have been in Richmond, Va,
| for some SIX or eight days past on business
! and LETT there on Monday morning ARRIVING
| III Baltimore the same evening repres.nl
| military movements Ill that region of Virginia
as on a gigantic and formidable scale
From the best sources OF information II va
evident there could not be less than 20 600
| Coniederate troops in and around the i,n1n4.
| and thoroughly drilled. " 'A-4I17u
| Inc place Is fortified in the strongae+ man
Iei oil eich sue 'tho at every point likely 10
oe apploacheu py the enemy. More troops
from States further south were Offering tha -
! could be accepted. The New Orleans Zonaya
Regiment Is sad to be incompara bic aud terri =
Die in appearance. "
But one feeling runs through the antira ar.
my, animating equally Civilian ana snIdta.
including men, women and children and tha !
was 10 strike, at the hazard of life. fortune.
hohor' everything, for the defence of their
MONIES and what they consider 10 no Iheir in =,
aNtndHle rights. The troops are rrpresan cd
~ nglng IN good spirits, with plenty to eat,
| drink and wear.
CONNECTS with the Government forces were
expected daily. 1t was supposed in Rich
nond that engagements would take Mae
/ very soon near Leesburg, WilliamspOrt and
other places where the Federal troops from the
west were preparing to penetrate Large
forces OF the Contederates had gone out in
that direction. The citizens OF Richmond
with few exceptions, remain in the city
, | It's sald the soldiers are anxious 10 meet
Their Toe, ana think only of victory at what
ever sacrifice. As with the Government al
Washington, great secresy is observed with
reference 10 the movements of troops, militia.
~ designs, etc.
MASKED BATTERIES IN VIRGINIA
The New York Tribune has the following
! from Washington
The Government has received information
that tho Contederates have set a trap in a
piece OF woods, about II miles from Alexan.
dria, and in the direct of Fairfax Court.
House, into which they expect to draw the
unsuspecting Federal forces. Several small
: batteries have been erected by Them on tht
outskirts OF the woodland, and 4 pretense is
making OF throwing up entertainments. Here
they propose 70 array their forces at no dis.
tant day, and press forward their pickets un.
til u collision ensues. This they presume will
s have the effect of bringing in to the field a
2 large Federal force, before which the insur-
: gents design TO retreat along i Lane which has
been cut through the woods. On both sides
| of this lane, which is about fifteen feet wide
! have been constructed 4 number of masked
batteries, which are to open their fire in every
d, direction when the Federal troops have pene
trated the forest SO far as to render a retreat
! impossible
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS ON THE OHIO.
U The Wheeling In telligencer, OF Monday
saws: y large number OF United States Iroons
, perhaps two thousand, arrived yesterday il
| Beilair, and two thousand more are expected
\ fleet of dozen steamers also passed dowi
+, the river yesterday and were loaded ut Bell
air. 1t was supposed that the steamers were
to take the troops down the Ohio and up tht
, Kanawha into Virginia Nothing certain i,
known as to this movement, but il is eyidentl,
{ important one, from which We will soOI
= | hear.
IMPORTANT FROM AISsoCRI-ASOTHER CoNFLIC
: IN THE STREETS OF ST. LOUIS.
ST. Louis, J une 11.-As a part OF Col Kali
| mans regiment OF the reserved corps were re
| turning from the North Missouri Railroad
k | about ii O'Clock this morning, when opposit
e the Recorders Court Room, on eth street
| between Olive and Locust, Il company sud
denly wheeled and discharged their rifles aim
Il ing chiefly at the windows of the Recorder
| Court and the second story OF the ad ioinin
: house, killing four citizens, mortally wound
Z | ing two and slightly inJuring one.
The statements regarding the cause of tn
} firing are very conflicting, one being that
= pistol shot was fired from window of a hCus
/, on the corner of eth and Locust streets whil
II took effect iii the shoulder OF one OF The cap
= tains, when he gave the word TO fire. AnoIhe
is that a soldier accidentally discharged hi
IL rifle in the ranks, at which the whole comps
haas friyh iApa a Iisfh
volley into the crowd on the sidewalks an
windows OF the house
The Recorders Court was in session, an
y the room was crowded with prisoners an
Il spectators. Policeman Pratt was shot in IN
n side, and died in ten minutes. Deputy Maj
=. shall Franc received three balls in his leg
Il and VIII undoubtedly die. The names Of IN
le other persons who were killed on the pave
ment below have not been ascertained.
n, The window just behind the Recorder
- desk was ridded with bullets, and the broke
- glass was scattered over his desk.
~ The bodies OF the killed and wounded wei
- | removed TO the residences of their families.
~ thorough investigation OF the affair will /
= had, when fun particulars Will be given.
- LArER.-1t is impossible TO arrive 1T II
truth in relation to The cause of the firing Il
IS day upon the citizens by the volunteers
- Scores of statements have been made by ey
=, | witnesses. Some say pistol shots we're T,
- | peatedly fired from the windows of q houi
a adjoining the courtroom, and from the pave
:, | ment; while an equal or greater number a.
10 sert that no pistol was fired from any quar- IT
- that the first and only shot before the gener
- firing was the accidental discharge OF the rif
- before men toned in the ranks.
- The wound of Capt Relsche however, is
such a character as TO induce the belief tn;
o he was shot from second or ird story viii
: dow, the ball entering his coat, Just back
- the point of the left shoulder, tearing the SIX
across the spine, and passing out OF the low
point of the right shou lder- blade,
Two or three members OF the same compaI