The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-12
CAPITAL secure. by adequately guarding the

mat this movement should then be ri.
nluisaneous-banks column taking the lead,
80 mat the rebel General could spare no force
70 faii up any one division, without expos
by the other two
In fact, II thia suggestion were adopt ted he
couio not and would not attempt to hold that
posit'on-exposed "a his comm u lea tons will
% 70 fnterruption-and he must, consequent
", la'i back upon Richmond, losing his bag
gage and munitions, and rout, at leas l.. of his
army, in the retreat.
col. RICHARD THOMAS.
The Baltimore Sun, of Wednesday last,
says:
Coi. Richard Thomas Zarovia, of the Cor
federate army, formerly Richard Thomas. of
st. Marys county, Md. whose name was
changed as above by previous act Of the
Virginia Legislature, is cautiously guarded
AT iaht he is placed in a cell for grea ter Sc
curly He is allowed, with the other pri-
sonors, the privilege of walking through the
grounds for exercise at stated times, ia COM
pany with II guard, but he has hither TO refn sed
to aysil himself OF At. lie is said to have re-
cei' ed great many testimonials of sympa thy
from the ladies of the city, including table
slippers, sc. He is allowed to receive the
visits of his relatives. The other prisoners
have fewer restrictions imposed upon them.
FEDERAL FORCES At MANASSAS AND THEIR Loss.
The Baltimore South says:
There has been much dispute as to the num-
her of the Federal forces engaged in the battle
OF Manassas and their loss. By reference to
the account published by George Wilkes, of
New York, and The official enumera ton Of
regimen Is, and the disposition made OF them
before the battle, we gather that the right and
central attacking columns consisted of 80 regi-
mentS and Ii battelie les, while the left wing ?
under Colonel Richardson, which was also
engaged, consisted OF ! regiments and bat
terry, making total of 81 regiments and IS
batteries actually N the fight, eq uivalent TO
frny n Al k(ost n 80
actively engaged, nearly the whole OF which
was concentrated against the left and the left
centre OF the Confederates, the Federalists
had III reserve, under Colonel Miles regi-
ments and batteries, and under General
hunyons regiments, making a total of 10
regiments, or about IS, Co1 men in reserve
IRe Federal loss is more difficult OF coInpu-
tanon It's the lists OF casualties are stubbCrnly
withheld by the Government. This is in
striking contrast with the conduct of the Con
federates, who publish i'll their journals the
names in fun OF the sufferers rapidly as
they can be obtained. Some Federal regi-
mental officers have, however, made returns
and the mortuary statistics of Il regimen is
show loss in them off, 400. In this list none Of
the casualties among the regular troops
which We're heavy, is included, nor does it
mbrace the loss i'll some of the volunteer re-
giments which suffered most severely The
total Federal loss cannot be computed at less
tina 900.
SLOW RECRUITING IN NEW YORK.
a letter from New York, August It'll, says ::
Recruiting still goes on In this city, but re-
cruits do not come up by the hundred endea-
voring TO crowd into tull ranks, whence they
must OF necessity be driven away, as was the
case with one or two regiments on that IA
nous Sunday. the 2lst of April-two DAYS
after the march of the Massachusetts Sixth
through Baltimore The fever of IN tary en- :
thusiasm which then pervaded the city has
given place 10 a moderated sen timent. The
work of Killing up our new regiments has be-
come steady movement, so that the military
associations now IN progress here proceed
with system and regularity. There are now
two or three hundred recruiting offices in and
around New York.
FROM GgNBRAL BAsss' COLUMN.
| HEADQUARTERS AMY OF THR SHENANDOAH
PLEASANT VALLEY, Aug !, ls6I
| James Brown, private OF Company r., Penn
! sylvania Twenty eighth, died OF Old fever
| yesterday. He was native OF roland, and g
| resident of Mauch Chunk. He was intirred
| to-day in the battle-ground I'D Joining the
| camp.
| The secession prisoners captured opposite
| the Point OF Rocks, are in the cavalry camp
| strictly guarded. They appear to be quite cas- y
! in mind as 10 their future. They are Il portion
| OF cavalry company, but without uniforms.
| Some OF their friends have visited them in com
pany with our own CiiicerS but no private con
| versatOn lie allowed.
| One OF our pickets brought IN n prisoner this
| morning, taken on tbs river shore near Shep-
| herds town. The cause of his arrest ! have no I
! Deen able to asCer lain.
| A person claiming to be of Hlrpers Ferry
| applied this morning for pass to go thther,
| stating that he had IL sick child al home. For
want of proof Colonel Porter declined to grant
| his req uest. The man replied, with degree
| OF impertinence, that it made no difference, as
be should go anyhow: gentleman near by
| tfy him a resident, and Col. Porter ordered
| him to be de tained at headq uar ters until the
| fact could be ascer tained. Passes to the Ferry
| are now confined TO well. known residen Is
| of this vicinity tn we'll 100
| Irregular secession Cavalry are freq uently
| seen in the vicinity of the Ferry, in small
| sq ulds. les teTday IL were reported 10 have
| been discovered near Bolivar Heights. A
| strong scout was Immediately sent out to Sc
! cure them, but have not yet reported.
| The great efforts making by the rebel COM
manders at MANASSAS Junction to amass a
| large stock OF supplies would seem TO indica te
some forward movement in this direction. Ii
| is also confidently believed that Johnston is
| now a short distance north of the Junction
| and may be ON his way to locate at Charles
! town, where scouts are known to have been
| freq uently seen OF late.
The recent report that General Banks is to
be superseded by Gen. Mccall, is believed by
| officers here to be destitute OF foundation.
| L may, perhaps, be allowed TO state that it
| was probably by suggest ion of Gen Banks
| that the Government adopted the plan OF cen
| Trailing large force at Baltimore the
most convenient point for suddenly reinforc.
| ing any one of the three great armies east OF
| the Allegheny mountains, and being more nc
| cessible to supplies than any other city.
The general health OF the camp continues
good.
FRcN INV YORK
| A recent letter from New York says tn
| England, in pursuance of the demands of the
| commercial aud manufacturing interest, will
| offer to mediate bet ween the contending par
| ties in America that the q. S. A. will accept
| the media ton and if Lincoln refuses to dc
| So then England and France will raise the
| blockade. The same correspondent says:
| Mr. Thomas Francis Meagher, one of the
| captains OF the gallant Goth, is very indignant
| at the statement OF one OF the ''secesh' or
! gans ia Baltimore, that Immediately after the
battle at Bull Run he declared, in the pres
| ence OF his men, that the South had won its
| independence and therefore ought TO be recog-
| niZed. IIr. Meagher declares it his deterIni-
! IA ton 10 proceed to Baltimore, to demand
| there the authority for the allegation.
The week has been Il dlsas trous one among
| the merchants and commission houses. The
] failures have been very numerous and very
| heavy, but the daily journals, as a general
| rule, have refrained ffcm printing them, for
| fear or aggravating the depression already
| existing. The most important suspension of
| the season, perhaps, was that or Messrs.
| ing has been A No. l for q period OF twenty
years past. Their liabilities are enormous
| some say high as 81 500 900; but their rs j.
sets are understood TO be much more than an
s6tt 10 tEeif 0DliRdLlOGS. IRiS failure OCca.
| stoned Il profound sensation in business cir
| cles during the day, and the belief is general
| that it will bring down many other houses in
| the same line OF business.
The bank sta tement to- morrow will proba.
ply show falling OFF in the discount line
of half million or more, and the specie will
be down near a million.
SCOTT OPPOSED TO BANKS.
1t is said that Gen. Scott is deeply impress
ed with the grave Importance of the position
either General MCCALL or Genelal Cadwalla-
der TO be placed in command there. 1t Is