The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-08
Al a'Eas1 5TEs.

From our Southern exchanges We gather
the following Intelligence of war move
ner Is. &c, il our Conf deracy:
TAsEEg ATTEMPT AT srKPRIsE IN xEg-
ITCHY.
The Lsuisvilie (Bowling GREEN Courier, OF
| the 4th, says:
On Thursday last 4 body OF four or five,
hundred Tories, Endfr the command Of Col
H1wkins, mace an attetnp to surprise COM
pinyof C0pteder3tes nnGer Capt. Lewis, al
Woodbury.. capt. Lewis was appraised OF
heir aupi oach aud retired without loss, az d
IL good ortser. a strong detachment, con
sistlng OF three regime nts vi infantry, tw,
pieces 81 artillery, ana three coin pynies OF
cavalry. was sent out in that direction OF
tuesday eteoine, Tor the purpose OF punish
lug the Tories # they cou,d be found. u
was understood t..at n cHenry, Stou., ana
Others, win their forces from Greensboro
Hart furd, and other points, in that direction.
Were following Law hins to reinforce az d
sustain hin, and IL was hoped they wOulC
give battle to oar forcHs. they, however,
To not disposed to risk themselves within
the reach of our boys and lIiade tracks to-
wards the Ohio river On 'beir approach.
the FEDERAL FLBET.
Tbs Wilmington IN. o. Journal, OF the 9Th
III the course Ola long article with regard &c
the Federal fleet, Its destination, SC. Winds
up with the following:
Alb Ut sunset On The evening Of THURSDAY.
the Slsr nit, three large steamers wsr- seaf,
from Care Lookout Lighthouse, GO ne south
but 80 FAR Sut AS 10 render il impossi ole to
tell whether or not there We're any men on
board, ard about the same time steamer
apparently crowded with men, passed 80 near
IN shore that her designation could be Cis-
tiuc,ly read North STREET Fer. Boat ~
II she had any Obstructive name it WAS no.;
seen. She wasa New York ferry boat; how
she got down TO MORT, ia and then how she
.,Nrf -;1 ~ ~ Hot,
BE, bur L. IL evident that she conld not be eX-
p-cfed to carry n load OF men r"uad 10 the
Duff and the presumption artses that any
eS psdi tiou 70 which she Was atta he'd or of
which she formed u part, MAST have less
distant destind ion. Indeed II would indicate
point not farther Sou III thaa soma point on
the seaboard OF Sonth C,rolina or Georgia
II is said that the ships rolled hsayity At
thar anchors In the Roads. causing niue h
suffering TO the men and horses on board II
is certain that l. tn It New York rry boa
WAS out on frid y night, and wn-re else
cou q She b. she ust have gone Ender wi h
ali on board. We saw gen tiemen who cam
mp aboat midday on Saturday, from New
bern, also from Beaufort, and thew saw
that tue blow on Friday night and Saturday
YVES trt mend ons, the tile rising 50 high that
tho train could not get duun % Nor ehead
City. No doubt tie faet. wherever 1t was,
got scattered, Zach vessel taking care of IT,
self the best il could. This will prob bly, de-
law operations, AID render the Liueoini,es
still more anxious 10 obt in Il harbor Of re-
fuEe on our coast a t any cost.
COMPANY cAPruKsp BY ONE NAN
correspondent OF the Savannah Republican
writing from Camp of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment Georgia Volunteers, Green brier Bridge
Virginia, Octo Ger a. relates the following :
Just here permit ms to relate n incident
which think is worthy OF noF. After march.
ing about Three miles from Tiger river. Col.
savage, of the 18th Teant ssee regiment, desir
ing 10 make some Reconnaissance, s allied of
fTon his regiment at least Il carter Of Il mile,
and while alone he suddenly and mex pee t.diy
came UP 10 where II com lany OF Yankee pack
sts was stationed. Both he and they wers con
sderabiy surprised but the gallant Colonel
changing not Il color H. his couutenance 10 a
bold ana defiant nanns-, standing erect in
his stirrups. looking suddenly III his resr and
then quickly facing The ,.icAs, exclaimed, ia .
sientorian voice: * on eiaDs.&d RI is If YOU
don't ground arms ana surrender imyaeoi tie
", my men shall surround and sLo = YOU 10
pieces in 3 miuuLs." They did sur -end.r,
and he made them prisoners with. at the firing
OF gun. Ehe company CONSISTED of three
commits Toned, four non commissioned uffi-
cers, and sixty -ssx priyates.
MARYLAND HEsorSs.
The Richmond correspondent of the Nash.
vile CAtow aud AnsericGs CONN mica ties the
following interesting paragraph about a.
Southern heroine now In this city:
Among Inc notaSiiitifs OF tue city, there Is
. Maryland heroine, yonngs pretty, wonder
fully Intelligent and accomplished, VINO pre-
serves the strictest incognito, and is known
even to her most ia innate aequain tauces only
as Mademoiseiia Nina, small IN person, al.
most fragile. She has nevertheless the cour-
age OF u lioness. Her whole soul is bent on
the liberation OF Maryland, and were her
deeds, tending TO this consumm ton to be
known, she could rank arnt.ng ths most
famous women Of h.stery. Alone, unaided,
by routes known only to herself she passes
through the Confederate and Yankee lines,
carrying hope 10 the oppresse.; and bringing
material comforts for the free hut exile sous
Of her native land.
rHRFRsDEkIcgsrowx (Ao. rfuar.
A letter from H. l.. Hodnett, Quartsrnias
ter. dated Pocahontas. Oct. q. says:
Oficial reports from Gen. Thompson show
much more favorable result Of The Frede.
ricKstown light than was frat re- presented. -
Only So Sonth~rners killed and 81 wounded
Lowe and Mulhoilaud among the killed. The
order for steamboats, % be sent M Is counter
manded. Gen Thompsou made 4 success
fuI stand ut 0reenville. He Il now moytnr
unm0lestid In the direction or Bfcum 6eId =
Il II highly important that Is organ.
txe, drill report AtTGnS 9Th nnd hold thomsAlvea