The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-12

Z The war Ao1responeAnt Of the Savannah Re.
publican writes an interesting letter from
Fairfax Court House, June %, in which Is re-
lated the following:
GA our arrival here last night. we heard. of
one Of those daring exploits for which the
roes were two Texans, Col. b. +. Terry. a
70 planter, and the brother OF the famous
Judge Terry, Of California, and Capt T. s.
Lubbock sa brother ; o. the Lieut.. Governor q
was the first time they had been out
They proceeded tn within four miles of
Alexandria. where. from the top Of a
hill, they had full view Of the Potomac
and Washington city. They gradually picked
their way In between two advanced poets,
and deserving a vidette before them, they
inside bold dash at him. The Linconits
turned his horses head towards Alexandria,
and putting spurs to him. made all possible
haste to escape. Nothing daunted, the ran
gers engaged in the pursuit; Col. Terry. who
upon the "fyiDg Dutchman," and the race
was becoming decidedly Interesting, when
Capt Lubbock discovered the picket camp of
the vidette, and called TO his companion TO
beware, but it was too late; and besides, the
impetuous Colonel could not CON troll his horse.
"a new one, and not well trained, which he
had purchased in Richnond,) and ere he was
aware Of 1t, he had dashed into the little
camp, and flushed up the enemy, five in
number,) as if they had been flock of par
tridges
They stood aghast at the apparition ; but
on the ghtened Yankee fed, and on the stall
wart Colonel rushed, their horses at the top
Of their sleed. At lenA tn, getting within one
hundred and fifty PAGES of him, the Colonel
brought his rifle down upon him, but owing
to the awkwardness of his horse, the shot did
not take effect. Intent, however, upon bag
ging his game, and forgetful Of himself, he
pulled down upon him once more-this time
with his navy pis toll and al shorter distance
and, seeing him fail forward upon his horses
neck, he turned his own and went in pursuit
of the squad of five whom he had surprised
at their camp. Three Of them had fled the
other two, an old United States Dragon and
y Zouave, he and his companion captured,
and with them Il fine horse and all their arms,
aIl'of which they brought into Fairfax last
night
A subsequent letter says;
had d long interview yesterday with three
gentlemen who had just escaped over the Po-
tomac, one from Baltimore and two from
George town. They say that there are not ex-
ceeding SO, 900 men at Was hingfon, Alexandria,
and in the vicinity of WilliamspOrt and Ha-
gerstown, and that of the whole number in the
field, at least 81, 900 will return home at the ex-
plration Of the three mon tbs for which they en-.
listed-say in July and August. The troops
ut Washington and in the ne,ghborhood are
suffering great ly from diseases of the bowels
and from small pox These troops, as we'll
as Gen. Scott, were in daily expectation of an
attack and in order more effec tualiy to repel
it, they had erected a number Of heavy bate
ries along ali the approaches by which we
could advance upon the capital. a feeling OF
uneasiness pervades all classes, including
those in authority, and the very mention Of
the mama of Beauregard seemed TO strike ter
ror into the hearts OF the Yankees. They APP
pear to have great horror of masked bate.
ries. A tale is told in Washing ton that Old
be went up with Professor Lowe in his IA
NOUS balloon one day last week, to reconn oitre
the position of the 1" rebel " forces. They had
not proceeded very high before Old Abe, tap
ping his com panion on the shoulder, cried out,
Hold prnf ,ly elrnah ot
terry just below US here. Don't you think we
had better return2'