The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-11

l one saws.
Certainly, all that money can procurs
Is had here in abundance but there are
| ihings Which cannot he irnprovised. Hence
LII, ,aa., acA1eding to my opinion. these sentr,
W. IN oe oea!en as often as they go into bat
ue-lt least for the present.
NoIhing OF all that is said by tho Southern
| papers on the result of the ba tile Is exaggera
ted; here 1t Is known perfectly well that thu
. Leataansts: besides having run away heller.
skeiter lost about 19, 900 IN uskets, seventy odd
| cannon, all their wagons and provisions. field
| rain, tents and n great part of their KNAPP
| SACKS. II Is only necessary to take n peep nj
an enca1npment, to notice that not one OF
| these latter is to be seen. The soldiers use no
| more clothing nor uniform than what we un =
| derstand by barrack dress and their clothes
| are so clurnslly worn, dirty and motley, tina,
II Is necessary TO see to believe. Boards and
long hair are also very much in fashion.
wonder il they imagine the enemy will be
frightened by showing them dishevellsd head,
ana dirty, hairy faces.
| SOUTHERN BurNpTRAyELIEEs DETAINED AT Pits.
On the noon train that arrived at Pittsburg
from the East on Thursday, were several Ia =
dies and gentlemen, carrying with them n
large lot of baggage checked through to Lou
| Isvtlle KY. They were all taken into custo-
cy-eight or ten in cumberland their bag
| gage detained. The Post says
Two of the ladies we're taken to the Saint
IT. Clair Hotel, where they were soar chsd
Inc ladies a the St. Charles are mother an d
oaVght ter, they state that they have been re-
| siding tos some time in New York, but that
their home is in New Orleans, whittier thev
are bound. They give as 4 reason for going
South that they could not receive remittances
of money, since the non intercourse between
the two sections has been SO rigidly enforced
Their persons were searched by females, btu :
nothing improper was found.
The party ut the ST Clair consisted OF two
gentlemen, their wives and children, and a
nervous, irrita Bile French lady, who was
niue h excited and greatly annoyed at her de-
tention. Nine trunks we're searched. With
the exception of three small chests of hompo-
pa thic medi cine, nothing contraband was
found
RsIzCK5 Cp PROPERTY IT CINCINNATI.
Speaking of the seizure Of property in Gin.
cinnati, on Tuesday, under the conflscatio
law, the Gaze tie says:
In the establishment of Rawson Willy q
Co, No. Columbia street, and that of Tom
linsOn x McLaug him, the deputy marshal
Hound about $4,000 worth of tobacco, selling
on commission Tor a Virginia seceder. l.. I .
Hughes, OF Columbia street, between Main
and Walnut, acknowledges having in his pos
session a large amount ot money, the proceeds
OF sales OF Southern goods-probably Sl0, 900.
j = Butler on Columbia street between Vine
and Race, acknowledged having $500 in money
and 800 worth OF peach brandy, that belonged
70 an lnhabitant of Dixie's land.
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
The Wilmington Journal, of Monday even
ing, thus alludes TO the vessels seen off Fol I
Macon on Saturday last:
Official Information received here 81. .es tha
four of the enemy's fleet had anchored of
Fort Macon by seven o'clock on last SATURDAY
evening. Nothing later has been heard from
that point
1t is evident that the Federal Navy keeps
lowering along our coast, and we can hardly
say where ii may attempt o make descent
Our people in this section had better be on the
alert. Ten hours steaming would put them
off our immediate shores in front of our
batteries and forts. 1t is true that proba bI v
their four vessels off Macon have not u su1
Gent number of troops on board, IL they have
any, 20 attempt landing; but who knows
but others may soon Join him
FBrBHhL ACCOUNT OF AFFAIRS AT LEXINGTON, MO
The 81. LOUIS Republican. Of Monday week
has the following version of the affairs At
Lexington. The story is hnpro5 Sable, and q
ii is we'll known that the truth is not permi,
| ted to appear in print in ST Louis, OUT read
| ers may reverse this news;
| a gentleman who arrived in the Pacific cars
| last evening, from Warrensburg johnson co ,
| gives some additional INF ,rmatiou in rega I'd
| to affairs a Lexington. He had news direct
| from that city to Friday. At that time the
troops in the eutrenchments still held out
| against the ConfCderates He saws that on
| WedneSda the Confederate forces maze a
| demand for the surrender of the troops In the
| entertainments. This Indignantly re-
! fused On Thursday the Confederat eS attack
| ed the Union troops. and We're rspuised the
| loss of the former being fifty or sixty killed
| The Union men had none killed, but some
| were wounded inside Of the en- trenc hments
| Five or six Union men belonging to tho
| Union troops, serving as scouts, had been
| killed III the neighborhOod by the Con-
| federates.
| Tho assauitiuc marty had N, ,rt;It.r,-
| Their number was estimated at 900, but they
| claimed 1000 The commanding officer felt
| quite confident of being able 10 sustain him
| self against any further attacks until rein
| forcements could arrive. They were certain
| TO be there on Saturday night, and consisted OF
| IL regiment of Illinois troops, under command
| of Colonel Marshall, part of the johnson
| county Home Guards, and part of a regiment
| of Home Guards, under command of Colonel
| MISUNDERSTANDING in all about / 200 men
| This force would enable them TO drive the
| Confederates from that 30 ton of tho STATE,
| when aided, as they soon would be, by two or
! three regiments on the march from Jefferson
| City.
| When near Georgetown, the Illinois regi-
ment was fired ut by a person from a window
| with double barr.led shotgun, killing one
man and woundine another. The person
| firing was captured, and proved to be Colonel
| Nagofiin, the leader Of the Secessionists In
| Pettis county He is now a prisoner,
| Captain Staples, who has been greatly in.
| strumental in bringing about these troubles
! was laying waste the country. seizing the
| wheat OF Union men. and having il ground
| into -four for the use of the Confed crate
| forces. Their day viii soon be over
Mr. vAtLaxDreHAN AND THE WAR
| Hon. G. L. Nallandigham closes Il recent
letter contradicting certain Black Republican
falsehoods about him, with the following EN-
| phatic expression:
| But now allow me also to say that am for
peace-speedy and honorable peace-becau Use
! I am for the Union, and know, OF think
| know, that every hour Of warfare but SC
much diminishes the hopes and chances OF
| its restoration. lrepeat with Douglas, War
| is disunion. War i. final, eternal separation
| and with Chatham "My Lords, you cannot
| conquer America"
| BRITISH NEUTRALITY
| New York war Journal thus INDUCES In
| brief comment upon the course of d promi-
ncnt Canadian paper:
The Toronto Leader, which appears to be
| in the secret service of JEFF. Davis, beine
| strong in its support of the Southern rebel
| lion, says that the American Government ha.
| spies in Toronto aud other Canadian cities
| whose business it is 'to hover about the no
| tells and other public places, and TO telegraph
| TO the Federal agents in the States the name,
| and the descriptions of Southern sympathi
| zers who travel in that direction After III,
| Leader throws OFF this announcement, IL goe
| into Il small paroyysm over this diaboiica
| abuse of British neutrality.
MISSISSIPPI AND THE WAR
Iii reliably stated that Nicksburg Miss
| with n voting population of less than 81,
| hundred, has equipped and sent to the fielc
| eleven companies of infantry. two of artil
| lery and one of cavalry. In addition to these
there are two other companies in process o
organization, nearly full, and a full company
| of Home Guards.
| The Nicksburg Wing says that Presiden
Davis, IN reply to u dispatch from Governor
| Pettus, says =" we shall probably need all tn
| companies you can furnish this fall" Thu!
1t will be seen that all Of Mississippis patri