The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-10
WAR MOVEMENTS IN VIRGINIA.

The New York Herald publishes a long 40.
count of what traveller saw In Virginia and
other parts of the South, on a recent journey
II may interest our reaoers to know what he
says: and we therefore copy portion
/ At Wriiamsport there was a troop of cavalry
/ 70 guard me Terry, and were moving up and
/ down the river, In order to prevent q surprise
! AZ HaTper's Ferry. AT this last point there
/ were 5000 troops stationed in a very strong
position on the heights, with artillery com
handing the railroad and the gorge leading IN
/ Harpers Ferry. They have cannon in bat
! terry, ana II Wi require large force TO dis
/ lodge them. The ground on the other side of
the river - higher, and the possession of that
would enable the Federal troops, with good
/ batteries. TO drive them away ; or by Coming
/ round above them by circuitous march. the
! same effect might be accomplished The Vir.
gihians nave pickets on the Maryland side At
| Harpers Ferry. There is a great mistake
about the arsenal being DESTROYED here II
/ was only the two old workshops that were
destroyed. The new workshop and all that il
con aimed were not touched BY the fire From
! 1000 10 S, 600 of the best kind of small arms
we're obtained by the Eirginians and all the
machinery Tor the manufacture OF arms
Whlch they were busily removing to a place of
safety. The property obtained at Hsrper's
! Ferry is estimated as worth seven millions of
dollars.
At this place, by order of Governor I,etcber
1900 barrels OF houI were recently seized on
the railroad with promise that it would be
paid tor by the State
saw and heard Of from reliable sources of
twenty nVe or tWenty-sIX thousand troops
under arms in Virginia, with thirteen or four
Teen thousand ut Raleigh, in North Carolina,
making total OF about forty thousand be-
sides numerous troops on the way from the
South
A. 10 the statement about no percussion
caps being at Richmond, it is untrue. They
we're busy there altering the locks of muskets
| IRON hints TO percussion. at the TredeQar
works they turned out three hundred muskets
h.Gf doc afaIt
the Fdy etteyllie Arsenal, in North Carolina
Il quantity of excellent arms were seized
enough 10 arm that Stale, with some to spare
Tor Virginia. 1t is estimated that in the
whole south there are 800, 900 stand of arms
ot al kinds, with plenty OF cannon, shot and
shells. what they are most likely TO fan
short of IS powder. Many of the troops had
reyOiEers besides bowie knives, and they say
that If they find The rifles OF the Northern
forces deadly, they Will rush in with the
knives To close Quarters.
The troops at Raleigh, 10 North Carolina
! appeared TO be quite raw. II was expec ted
that III 4 short time there would be thirty
/ thousand, fully armed and equipped, in that
! state. In several States there WAS dissatis-
! faction among militia officers OF high rank a.
! being superseded by officers OF the Confederate
army. Beauregard was at Charleston, by
| last accounts, and Jefferson Davis still at
| Mon tgCmery.
There Is great alarm about want of proyis-
! ions. In II orth Carolina last week bacon
went up three cents per pound, in conse-
qucnce OF Georgiaus coming TO purchase and
-four went up from 81 50 50 per barrel. In
Georgia corn cannot be purchased even at 81
per bushel, 20 short Is the supply In North
| Carolina butter Is from 50 to IS cents per
/ pound. and salt Is exceedingly scarce. The
crops are very promising IN the South In
south Carolina wheat WAS in bloom.
such is the feeling in Alabama and South
! Carolina against Lincoln, that several county
courts have offered 100000 reward Tor his
! he'd.
in9Te - no such thing as backing down on
| IN" part OF the Southern troops. In my opiu-
| ION thry viii night desperately and the last
| Ahe!E intention was to move on Washington
/ this week, lest the action of Maryland shou Id
! have tanpening effect on the other Border
| states. by a battle at near Washing1o ton
! tls expected that Maryland and all the Bor-
! der States Will be precipitated into the reyo-
! luton.
IN Virginia many of the people of both
! parties were fleeing to the mountaineering
! non -combatint secessionists from fear of the
| iooiiIonlst horcies, ana the Union men from
! tear OF the seeessionist5.