The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-19
lseable condition Of the roads around the


The Provost Marshal has issued stringent
orders against wearing concealed weapons by
citizsas. and interdictiug the sale or giving
away OF any description Of firearms by gun
smiths or other dealers, except by special
permit
ST. Louis, August ia messenger from
fao. siegei arrived here carly this morning
who reports Gen. Sie2el ut a point fifteen
miles this side Of Lebanon, e pecting TO reach
Roila to-day He had not been m olested on
| the route. Gen Lyou was buried on Col
Phelps farm, near Springfield.
II lie reported that the Confederates had en-
tsred Springfield, and were eneamped In and
| around 1t. The mes enger also states that the
whole number of killed, wounded and missing
| that Gen. Ben. MCCnioch and q number o.
Confederate Ulcers were killed.
1.-THE Federal sta ternen of their ie-s is prot
| ably falsehood. With regard to the dea tn
of q IN. McCulloch and the loss of the Con
| federa.e forces, it s mere assertion of the
| correspondent of the Nor hern Associated
Press
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS Monroe, August IS The steam
ers Adelaide and George Peabody have ar
| ri we'd at Old Point, aud will leave shortly on
an important expedition.
! The rumored presence of O. priva teer in the
| Chesapeake was one of our vessels, beior ging
TO Lieut.. Crosby's expedition to the Eastern
| Shore.
| General Butler is so well satisfied with the
| results of La Mountains prial reconnois-
| Sauces that the latter has gone North for a
! balloon OF much larger size.
The report that the Confederatps bayond
FOX Hill connected a wire with the Telegraph
| line from Old Point TO Newpor News and
thas obtained our djspftches, is entirely with
out foundation. The line is now being put in
working order, comm unIcatioD hsylng been
inter- upted sites our eyacUa ton Of Ham pton
Considerable dissatistac ton has lately man
Tested itself among the volunteers at Odd
tst,t,r
mol getting their pay. The delay of the Gov
eminent agents in this particular is inexcusa
bic. Many of the men here have not received
a cent since they left home
The United States frigate Cumberland has
arrived from Boston, ana will soon sail South
ward.
The gun boat Penguin is up from the coast
of North Carolina. She obliged Que vessel,
attempting to run the blockade, 20 beach her
self. The crew escaped.
POSITION or TEg fErsRA' T2oo~s IN ~RsTEa.
VIRGINIA.
The Cincinnati Eng OF Wednesday,
| says that considerable apprehension is felt Tor
! the safety of the Federal troops under Gen
| Rosencrarz i'll Western Virginia. The En-
| quirer remarks
! There seems to 10 no donb: that Gen Lee,
/ with 4 IarsH, we'll Organized and well proyi-
! ded army, is on his way from Staun1on to
| Hun tersvIlie. The defeat OF the Federal
| troops at Manassas enabled the onfederetes
| to withdraw large force ircm Richmond Tor
| operations III Western Virginia. General Lee
| is very different officer from The deceased
Garnet, " no was sim ply 4 professor or taa CHI.
| er, while Lee is prac tical, experienced field
f.! officer. 4 dispatch from Il psencrauZ, Secre
| tary TO the Reserve Guard OF this CITY, shows
| shat he is apprebensiye he nesds more force
! than rs has Got to meet the Confederate force
| now IN dIrec lion for Western Virginia.
| raB NEW ORLEANS BATrBEI.a Fam.
The same parties who arrived al New York
from the South and gave the information OF
| General Pillows movements, have also fur
nished the = w York Cotrmercia. with the
following description of q novel implement Of
war intended TO operate against the b!ccka-
ding fleet
AT Algiers q formidable instrument of de-
| structi0n is BENG prepared, and was expected
| 70 be launched about the 10Th. Tue tug boa t
Epoch Train, Quilt IN Toston, and ons of thu
most powerful tugs of her class, has been
| con yerted 10 g purpose never intended by her
| builder or the gentleman whose name she
| bears. The upper pCr,ion of the boat has
| been covered with railroad iron and perfec Il Y
| sbeidei from the attack Of ordinary can
nonad3. At the bow ram has been con-
| structed. The bow has been lss.ilt cut 20 the
extent of I've feet, heavily framed with tim
| Der, aid thea covered with he}yy wrought
! metal.
| AZ the extreme cad g formidable mass OF
iron rrcectS in the form Of 6 kaoA. Beneath
this KNOB @nd beneath the surflce of tins
wafer NO strong Grapp'ec have beer arranged
| 50 fashioned that upon cOIiidiEg with y ShiT
the claws will fasteo into the SIDE of the vessel
and take firm mold. Protected by these crap.
pies in & manner not unlike an insects lar co
0, sting, there projects an anger connected by
means OF shatting, WITH an indie peaden ma
| chine on the boat. This instrument IS inter led
| to operate follows: Upon the attachment o
| the frappies TO the side OF tho attacked yesse!
| the anger will be set in rapid motion az d
B.T it, INK 70 IA q han hNI 10
| been forced through, the anger can be with.
drawn, and by means OF an Jade pen deut axle
| the posi- Lon will be changed 30 as 10 0perate
upOl anOthar portion OF the ship, thus BORN
holes rapidly aud large enough 10 sink tbs
| vessel Tha boat will nave crew of six men
who will be protected beneath tae iron roof
the pilot observing the direction through 6
| tube Or small telescope.
| PROM GEN. BtEK3' COLUMN
SANDY Hook, August 10 "A gentleman from
Il artiDsburg yesterday reports small parties
of Irregular secession cavalry securing thai
section II the country and daily firing upon
our pickets and Union fusitiyes, as we'll rs
| paying freQuen. visits to The town. Toster-
| day r party approached within ten miles Ci
| Harper's Ferry, hCei upon orr piLketS ard
retre4te Last night, l. is reported {. party
| OF $50 cavalry captured three men OF our sec
ond cavalry picket stationed jnsr outside o:
Harper's Ferry The news was brought this
foranoon by Unionist from the Ferry.
| Our camp remains very quiet. 4 Il apDeay
TO have L perfect confidence IN General 3 KS
ami his staff, IS we'll as the brigade officers
| ParlisS from Winchester report only four
thousand militia rsndezvoused there for the
| purpose Of being EllsG and disciplined, The
same au thorIty states there are two regiment Is
OF regulars NJ Loyettsville, only about eight
miles from this point III tho rear OF L3Udoun
Heights.
THE GjvgaSsHsr LOAN.
| WAsHISGroy, August Ii secretary Chase
| has returned to Washington. The pledge O:
the banks CT New Yo.k, Boston and Phila.
delpbia, 20 take fifty millions OF tue $3.50 600
| goo OF the { B 10 treasury 0tes at par with
their reservation Of the right to take the re-
nainder il not absorbed by other subscrip
| lions, Is regarded 81 securing the taking OF tnt
entire loan, and as marking 81 once tia pat
| riotIsCI OF the eminent parties who thus ed
| vance TO the aid OF the Government, and thei
| confidence in its power and stability. Oppor
| tunity Will at once be given to me people al
| over the country To Subscribe TO the Loan, and
| indeed subscriptions may now be made with
| the Assistant rTeasnreTs Of the l. 9itad States
! either ct Boston, Phiiadel phia or New York
! Under this loan every $50 note VIII bear III
| il terest OF one Ceat 3 day, ana the larger
| notes Ut The same rates.
| THE BLOCKADE.
WAsErSaroy, Aug 15.-Besides the hundred
| vessels chartered ia New Y ork ana Philade
phia, lite large number have Daen em
| pioyeu in Baltimore. The steamers JOSEPH
| Whitney, Adelaide and George Peabody, ans
| five schnoHers, having been Converted int,
war vessels, and having taken their arma
| ment Oh beard, sailed frOCl Bal.imCra yester
| day tor the sunny South. Their Estimation
| a. first is Fortress Monroe, where they viii
meet another feet of twelve saea nlers an
steam tugs, Che latter converted into gun
! boats from New York. The officer who /
| to command this t'aes is now in Lnis city ra
Giving his orders. He will take with hin
whatever vessels may b. ready at the Navy
Yard here, enc of which will De hts 4 ~ ship
NV YoRg POLITICS.
| ALBAxT, Aug. 1.-THE j. teckinridse Sat
| Zen gal tomrnitS -. met ~ the heteYan Hous.
| IN this city to-day. Twelve members out ri
| si&tean were present. Raso!utinrs sNera cd ont