The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-31
I,rx1n,u, and accountable Epchar,,t,


Sabbath day--the worlds White Day, SO long
kept IS blessed symbol OF fidelity, purity,
humanity, iihsrty, and peace
AID so The whole nation Is TO sufsr, theu,
fer the daIk crimes Of years--tbe Sopth TOR
70 terrible guiit o. commission. and the North
tor its moral ceDau cherry which has betrayed
!. to such fearful completely. H:o We re
rncineersd the divine decree =" though 6And
Joined in hand. The wicked shall not 60 I'm
punished
M.y Goa 70 rify .he religion. end warm the
heart, ard quicken ths conscience anu opsh
he eyes of the nation May We fA;rn noe
TIA lesson which (sae brave sosts AZ the
North HAYS ,,riven lors to teach, Ard speedily
o,asb our bloody hands aid do the righteous
bing,
This Of cou-se means that the wretched Pa
ritan fanatic wishes the war to be waged for
the extinction CT slavery.
DECENTRALIZATION OF rHs "sRASp ARMY"
Tue Baltimore South says
The danger which now really threatens the
Capital has net found that eagernsss among
me people TO rally for It's defelce, which was
sho@n three months sgo, when tho feacs OF
tns Administration Tor LIS safety were more
pretended than real. Now BsauIegard is
within = few miles Of Washington city wi III
n army various,y estimated At from 10 600 to
10000 men, ana with the urqu.s .ion, able
oouIty 10 summon 70 his support, IT rtGui-
site, Il san greater number an army, NO,
composed OF tried soldiers, flushed Wi Ii re-
capt success, full OF enthusiasm for their
,ause, AMI of confidence IN their leaders
Against these, In the event Of an attack, the
trJstInmeni could only oppose lite debris
Of an Amy disorganjz ,d, displritsd, aemural.
lied BY defeat, iily provided with arms and
a.rtiiirry, and wholly destitute OF COMPETENT
Leadership. Yes tAe number OF regirn,u 6
which nave bsen mustered out Of tho service
h.uce SUNDAY last, Is greater than the NUM-
Der winch have been mustered lii. The tDo is
greater iiian tie now III the tlde OF volunteers
moving toward the Capital The sky or
e!xnty rSgim' q Is WHICH are reported ia tha
jug Gtit.s dlle from " .tsnIngJun 10 have
besH offered to Ihe GDSeTnIneHt within The
past Isv; Gays, anu who's. beINices LaYe been
accepted, ar5 Gutorlou@iy mere pIpGr /. q
lI.sn t>--coL tracLs taken by pal InCiVia-
u-tis, Politicians, aid oti.eis. 10 Iurnish Ihs
u ven Insni with go many men TOO the
' irs inl.. siaug ter--lu Consideration of To-
ceiVlnG such aud such com Missions AZ rIuj ors
colonies. srisaGier- generals, and tAe liks
Among HE people ~ large there no en-
n usIs~s Ii 40 EsltheIlLg Ia monster meetings.
- r4lse and equip Itsimsuts--no 'ckius -
tue oln"feht rGnovzSous 10 enroll; the korth-
SIN journals are oudsavoiiog to get up q
JUfofe 0; The scrt; uuscrupuluus Lney are
lhey do not pretend TO kAy that il ALREADY sx-
!s-s. Yet surely II there was reason 70 apprs-
II. iii an atLack on me Capital three months
age, tleIe 10 greater Reason fJr sucn appTe-
AeasIo4 ROW.
CAPT. BAIL KILLED.
Capt II. ID. BAH, OF Lie Fairfax Cavalry,
Who WAS couhucI ~ tus WasningtCn Navy
liru sometime since, aud released a pom tax
rs the oatn of allegiance, was Killed ey q
party of kirs Zouaves when they lnarcned
IN bali Kun. Inc Zo1avss say Iney tell III
Win him below tue court House Is they were
Scouting, and In attempting 70 disarm MIN lac
stabbed one OF their party, wbarsupon they
immediately killed him.
This is from Northern paper. We have
heard nothing OF it before
cIvILIAys or yHr BiTrLl-YIELp.
The New York herald thus speaks OF the
pic lic party who went down from Washing.
ton 10 see the fun
ltappears that q number of lawyers and
other ci,itians from New York and Pniladel-
ptia, who went to see the battle at Rull
RUn,spd make holiday OF tia flair, were the
first to get frightened aud run aw.y. They
comm Gnicated their panic TO the team sters
who Immediately followed them in their
blight The roar Of the army, not knowing the
cnuse of this sudden backward movement
were sezsd with panic, and Joined in the
pede, and, finally, the waole army fed in
disorder. Il WIS f0rtunate that the rebel
General. did not know Inc worst of it 4; othsr-
visa, by pressing on vigorously, they might
have captured or killed the entire army and
bssn now perhaps III Washington. The fash
'on&ble loatcra, who were the Immediate
cr.us5 OF the disaster, oush. to suffer for thor
Jolly, temeTity and ccWtrdca.
NEWS FRoa rAsPxE's rERxY
Thu Nav York Eerald's Harpsr's Ferry eer-
respondent ,clegraphs j u'y ~ a. fo,lcy7s:
a setachment OF the Washington ARTILLERY,
from New Orleans, had eisht neavy suus, Of
= hiCh four were thlrty-tWO p)uDder.. rhesa
SeTe hailed by twen.y-s:xh. hnrses. Zach
u the ;sst Of tha .naIler saaa oY SIX or four
hOrf.s. Far OF them, il not all Of them were
brass Tifet guns
The tortific.tions surrounding Wirches ter,
except 10 tba southwark EpoH III. hish
ground, ara very heavy. Tho r,.rtl .vnri,s are
ida vii Il 4 I'D sstS -rG
sc In front CT the breestwoyAa deep trenches
~sra Gag communicating below with III. IN
side Cf ina wc"ss. The eupa we're ali raa> xed
~ artificial Tickets Of eyarg rasns, which eI
.sndea III some cases 10 be us,d 80 au .rnpus-
c=.-a for RI amcn and .ha.p- shooters
Among re regiments was CDe Of L sntucky
rnsmen, aTmei with heavy bowie &nives -
They reused 30 tSSa y. ore thar ere round of
clriIidaes. and they proposed 10 pIae. them
IT, yes in the bushes Tor assault along ali the
t-rc.s IL front cf Winchester.
The Qualifications extended two and & half
n leg, anf ths trces have been felIed between
BI Aer Hill aud Winchester 10 Inn ede oGr
advauc~.
General Wise had heen recalled, it WIS said,
with his troops, from Western EIsinia -
Gen. II auregard has dcne il in opposition to
Gen Lees advice
Il successful expedition, consisting Of parts
Of the Flfth and Twenty eighth New York
regiments, returned from Charleston yes ter
day. bringing with them the remainder of
their baggage, which they were UNI BILE TO re
move lest Tuesday, AID taking prisoner Capt
Henry Weiimore, OF Bradley Johason's Iegi.
ment. Wellmcre estimates the number Of
Gen Johrston's men at 40 600 Last Thurs.
day eleven heavy guns and elk thirty tw }
pounders, and the remainder twenty four
pcur ders, We're left by Gen. Johns tons forces
a. Wiz chester.
"RKBEL sNAREs" poR THE HEssIAEs
TIE Philadelphia Bulletin has the follow.
ing "intrres sting statement from the lips of a
wealthy Virg!nian" residing within few
miles Of Manassas Junction. The Bulletin
eays 'he is a man OF Northern birth and
Union lsanings, though forced to go with the
Southern current, as his property, family
81 are all il that region -
Oar informant sta tas that the rebel loss AZ
the battle is between THREE aud four Thousand.
TIE Black Horse Cavalry, the crack re.iuen
Of Nlrgii4, u, Wa most terribly cut mp, only
tso hundred oat OF the regiment being eeen
after ms oittis. Two sharp lies to begin
with urther, our Informant .clAras tu6 I
IL WAS A most fortunate thiDg Tor toe Union
troopt that they not drive the rebsls BE-
yoDd Manassas, while the battle Lasted, for
within two miles of the rear of the Junction
the ground, for many acres, Is mined in She
gunpowder are Laced there, 1t was the in
lention OF beaureSard to retreat, if driven
back, until the Federal army had moved for
waTd upOn these mines. when they would
have been fired and the Union troops blown
10 atoms. Our informant til AXIS the Govern
ment is not al LII aware Of the extent Of these
rebel preparations to troy our troops -
There are upwards OF l. 600 negroes en- plOy cd
10 work in the entrencnments At Manassas
and anour the same number employed 10 work
In tina entrenchnents at Richmond. Our in
fcrmant is the owner of a large number OF
slaves, and was required to furnish a certain
number OF them To work for the rebels every
dar.
General Lee was not at Manassas when the
battle occurred, but is low at Richmond,
commanding thu active forcs there, which our
Informant estimates At l0, 900 men.
The city OF Richmond is surrounded with
mines ike those az Manassas, and II the rehe Is