The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-12

HARpER's FERRY, June 8, 1861.
Scholars continue to arrive by every train
SO great is the everlasting rush to arms OF the
Southern people, that one involuntarily asks,
where do they All come from One thousand
and ten Tennes seeans arrived here yeste rday,
also a number of Cadets. Can't. John Gate
woods company Of rifemen, 81; also arrived;
a company of az rihemen from Page county
and a number OF recruits, 10 fill up other
companies already here. regiment OF Geor
gia troops, 500 strong, have reached Winches-
ter, who were ordered to this post, but re-
Gel wing orders, per telegraph, to stop at Win
chester, to await further orders, have gone IN
To camp at that place.
The troops as they arrive, after being quar-
tered, are immediately put 10 drilling, and
regulars will only compare with the well
drilled volun teers which Abe will find here
to protect Harper's Ferry. i am beginning to
doubt the pluck of our enemies, as they make
no attack where they have not twenty to one.
True TO their cowardly instincts, they will
send out . 900 to 8 900 men to attack single
company or battalion of 200 or 800
Several days since, 81 horses, two m ules, and
10 wagons, arrived here for the use OF the
army This is n considerable acquisition.
We had l2O wagons before, and more horses
than / know of The horses designed for the
artillery service Is the finest collection l ever
saw. hardly supposed that so many good
horses could be found in the State.
From the number of soldiers collecting here,
il ia possibly intended as 4 rendezvous from
which to precipitate them-somewhere. Sure
ly il Is & gOOE pliCp LOT UrllilnS men, as we
have MANY able drill masters.
We have a right smart chance of trouble
about our mail matter, as our new arrange
ments seem 20 be bothered some. One reason
hands not used to the business to do it.
understand the Post Office here takes for let
ters about $50 per day an average. Doing
| pretty well for small concern.
| As relics, many OF the burnt guns and locks
| are picked up and sent home, in remembrance
| of the trai torous conduct of Lieut. Jones and
| his mercenarips, who fed from here on the
| night of the 18th of April, 1861, after setting
| fire TO the arsenal and the m uske works. The
sight of these vandals' work can only excite
| the execration of mankind for such deeds
| 1t is with feelings of pain that l announce
| to you the sudden death of Col. A NJ. Ball,
| who was for long time Master ArmoreI al
| this place. He was not unweil at the time OF
| retiring. but died sometime during the night.
| He was valuable man, and mis- death will be
| mourned rs calamity. The L. ). Go Tern-
| ment WAS largely indebted to Col. Ball yet
| such was his patriotism that he came to Viz
| ginia when she seeded, and gave up as lost
the amount due him, which, understand
| was about $4,000. He WAS, l believe, en-
| trusted with the important charge OF pm lifting
up the Armory machinery recently remove
from Harpers Ferry to the South. He was {
generous hearted gentleman, and won many
friends by his department. Peace TO his ashes
| Not much chance to surprise this post by
the sudden entrance OF Northern troops; foi
| the surveillance is very strict, and the pickle
| posts CONSlU"TdDiS eAtcudTu AhTEc II. vel
| little room to move around, AS sentineis ar
everywhere But it is all right, as it is bes
| TO be- on the look out for the incendiaiies.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cars d.
not run regularly since the firing into the car
at the Relay House by Lincoln's pups; con
sequeutly, we have trouble to get paper
North of this.
The mail does not connect sometimes be
tween here and Richmond We frequentl,
lose the Dispatch by these failures.
We have large supply OF rumors and re
. | ports cons tantly on hand, but will not Civ
them, as they are not authentic.
Hastily PRS.