The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-10

boat Mont icello and Harriet Lane arri vel
from Hatteras Inlet this morning and re-
ports most gratifying intelligence.
The Confederates have abandoned theil
strongly fortified posts at Ocra coke Inlet.
| Multftudss of North Caroiinians have do
monstrated their loyalty to the Qovsrnmsn
by coming to Hattsras Inlet to take the oati
Of allegiance. Col. Hawkins sends wore
that he administered the oath to between TIVE
and three hundred persons In single day =
The steamer Pawnee still lies In the InIc'
| aud the Susquehanna on the outside.
| The Susquehanna ran down TO Ocracoks
Inlet and found the Qualifications there com.
pletely deserted. The Confederates had ca r
| ried away their guns. and the white flag W..
everywhere exhibited.
| FROM THE HATrERAs SQUADRON.
The Boston Courier gives prominence te
the following letter from officer of String
hams squadron. 1t presents the exploit In Il
new light and the captures in new figures
orr HATTgRAs INLET 1E
| y Thursday, August %, 1861.
| Well we have taken Hatteras
| Iniet--two batteries, some fifteen guns-and
Capt. Barron, date of the Navy, who sec.shed
| Major Andrews, and 6lo men. 1t was done by
| the 10-inch guns of The squadron, which made
| the place too warm for them. Their guns Were
| well served, and they, it appears, behaved
| we'll. A few shot struck us, but did no harm
Our men all behaved well, and the
| sunnery was excellent. The ad
mirable gunnery of the young officers who
| commanded the l0-inch pivot guns soon
| finished the work. That and nothing else
| saved the squadron and the soldiers from a
| disgraccful repulse Some forty lO-inch shells
| exploded within the enemys work. The fire
was so hot as TO cut off their retreat, and
| after losing n large number killed and wound
ed they gave in. Major Doughtys command
| was entirely unsupported, and must have
| been cut to pieces or forced to surrender, if
they had been attacked with spirit by the
| enemy's superior force on "Wednesday night
| Butler did not land until after the enemy
showed a white flag upon their battery.
| AFFAIRS ABOUT WASHINGTON.
| The correspondent of the Northern Asso-
| ciated Press reports heavy firing on the
South side of the Potomac, on Thursday last
| and alludes to balloon ascension and an ex-
| hibition of calcium lights. A second dis
| patch says the Federal soldiers are very anx-
| lous to meet the enemy, (Which they have
| not proven by their acts,) and goes to
| say:
| The heavy firing heard this morning was
| from battery practice, which persons miles
| distant construed into an engagement, q bat
| tie having, from day to day, been predicted
by many, owing to the near approach of the
| two armies.
The Confederates have taken up position
| on hill, about one mile South of and com
| handing the residences of Gilbert Wander
| werken and Colbert Vanderberger, four miles
| from the Chain Bridge.
| They have erected earthworks on the hill
| and DO til OF these houses are occu pied by Oul
pickets, while the pickets of the enemy are
| clearly within sight The firing between
| them and us is frequent each party awaiting
| themselves of every opportunity for q shot
1t is fepred that the Confederates intend
| Smelling those houses, which belong to we'll
| known Union men.
Last night, while on picket duty in thu
| neighborhood of the residence of Mr.. Wander
werken. Sergeant Ivens and Private WilliaIr
| Fogarty, of company +, Ninth Massachusett.
| Regiment, were taken prisoners.
| General Mcclellan crossed the Long Bridge
| last night and passed along the Outposts of tht
| army, returning by way of the Chain Bridge
| to personally satisfy himself of the condition
| OF affairs, and arrived back in Washington be
fore midnight. His own habits of watchful
| ness and industry have most excellent effec
on the entire army organization.
| Manson Heights are still occupied by tht
| enemy, who have planted two heavy pieces o.
| ordnance on their earthwork.
| The Confederate pickets continue to fire al
| the house of Mary Hall, on the right of Bali.
| Cross Roads, where our pickets are sheltered
An order was issued to-day for the shooting
| OF soldier next Monday for sleeping at hi:
| post.
| ing highly colored account of the narrow
| escape of Il Federal officer:
| An anonymous telegraphic dispatch to the
| reporter of the Associated Press, da ted Chain
| Bridge. says that Capt. Strong, of the Sec.
| ond Regiment Wisconsin volunteers had 8
| narrow escape this morning. He was OF
| picket duty three miles in front of our linz.
on the virginia side OF the river, opposite
| the Chain Bridge.
Being mounted and in advance of his men
| he was suddenly surrounded and taken pri-
| soner by six SecessiOnists-four infantry and
| two cavalry. After taking him a short dis
| lance to the rear. they demanded his pistols
| Thinking this his only chance of escape
| he drew revolver, fired and shot two OF
his captors. Then putting spurs to his horse
| he started for camp in full run.
/ The remainder n the T. Y rod iy,,
one ball passing through his can teen, and
| another through his coat. grazing the skin
| and third through his left cheek passing on,
| of his mouth. Nevertheless, he made good
| his escape and came into camp this after
noon, ready again to enter upou duty,
THE sRIzrgE OF 'FLoRA TEMPLE"
The New York Herald, of Friday last. has
| the following in relation to the seizure of the
| racing mare Flora Temple, though the state
| ment that Mr.. Mcdonald is an officer in thu
| Confederate army is untrue:
The racing mare Flora Tenn ple--well kno WI
| in this and other cities for her speed and tht
| many matches that she has made-was seized
| by Deputy Marshals Hunt and Mccoy. on nc
| count of a libel filed against Flora by Mr.
| Ethan Allen, Assistant United States District
| Attorney, she being the property of Mr.. Vim
| Mcdonald, of Baltimore, ut the present time
an officer i'll the Southern army. This, under
| the late act, will render the mare the property
| OF the United States, and unless something ex
| traOrdlnary occurs, She will be sold for the
The race between Flora Temple and Ethan
| Allen was not interfered with by the Mar
shals, such being the orders they recei we'd; bu
| as soon after as possible the two gentlemen
| proceeded TO the stable of Flora, and making
| themselves and their errand known to the pa r
| ty having charge of her. they took possessio,
| OF her, and placing lock and key on the door
| OF the stable where she is kept they deputizeo
| man TO look after her ana see that NOTHING
| was done TO injure her 10 take her awav-
This done. they left her; but it is very proba
| BILE that the mare will be brought up to til,
| city, from the Fashion Course where the sejz
| ure was made, as she will be more secure ant
| save trouble. The person having charge o
| her expresses some surprise at the idea o
| taking her upon such grounds; but the instan
| he saw that the Marshal was vested with til,
proper authority, he made no resistance, bu
| quietly allowed them TO perform their duty
| The owner will at once be informed of tn
| seizure.
| AN UNSAFE RAILROAD IN MISSOURI
| The Northern papers have the folIowin
dispatch from Hudson, Mo-, Sept g. which
| they publish under the head of Fdiabolical'
outrage perpetrated by the Secessionists OF
| the Hannibal and ST. oseph Railroad -
| The passenger express train bound West O,
the Sd instant was thrown into the Platt
| river In consequence of the timbers of tn
east end OF the bridge having been burn
| away. The entire train went down, the en-
! CINE turning over, and the baggage, freight
mail and two passenger cars being piled OF
top.
| IHc passenger Cdrs were complete suas n
| ed, and the baggage-master is the only on
| OF the train who escaped unhurt. Conduc
tor Coulter and Frank Clark, the engineer
both died in 4 few minutes from their iniu
| ries, and Martin Field, mail agent, and Cha
Moore, fireman, and +. Fox, brakeman, wer
instantly killed. Among the wounded wer
Mr. hledill, son of DIR. Medill, of Ohio, and hi
| wife, both badly injured.
| COMMENT on FRKMoSr's PROCLAMATION.
| The New York Day Book continues TO speal
out quite boldly, despite the efforts ut sup
preston. The following Is from that paper o
Sept 8;
| Mr.. Fremont can alter the relations an,