The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-08

JOUR own CORRESPONDENT
CrrrsryrIIR. Nov An


ssas CgETRRvrLLg. Nov. Sth.
II is now certain that the enemy has fallen
back from his advanced position, and either
gone into his entertainments or taken n new
hardly probable. A strange rumor liz in cir
collation., one of those tales traceabie to no
particular origin and yet believed on account
of lis probability, that Mcclellan has at
tempted an advances upon thr.e diff rent uc i.
casions, but retired each time because his men
did not come up To the mark. Now. the ru-
inor goes, he has given up entirely until the
success of the armada shall inspire his men
With confidence. Possibly this may be trur.
seems evident VI cCieiian does not Ia tend to
sdyance Until the feet is b. ard from, or un :
Ill the Southern troops, hearing of ihs inva-
sion of the Cotton States, sGai have gone
nome and Jeff Bull Ran 1T his disposal
Yesterday 4 scouting party OF about sixty
Federal cavalry came up near Fairfax, and,
tier making reccnnoissance, retired Oar
iInes run about milo this side the town
ana upon Il bill commanding u view of q
large tract of country are Il number of our
cavalry piekets. Upon an emiu-nce cou-
handing the approaches is a battery OF light
frti lery, sappo, ted Dy just Infantry enough
~ prevent surprise. At no time kince oui
oIce abandoned FART x, h,s i. been hell bI
,-.e enemy. No person is allowed 10 pass
osy ond our lines into ths town except by u
sseciai pass sigt4eu In ptrsUn by tbs Com
Aian.ihg tiensraL
Las. a.fsnt the trains Oh the Loudcun anu
lam ,snire roA2 were running continually,
ma at AL hours The scream OF The steam.
"histle, and the rum oio 81 heavy tfaus was
4AeaTd. he ciilIsns who rsinainsC in Fair
x became badly scared, surprising tue 7 ,ttl-
Aers were about 10 advance upoa the town
3everal TOOK refuge III our lines, aslG some
AIDES ASKED proteot ton from our cinceIs. Ia.
stead OF al advance, It Is Lnor5 than probaol.
mere was {. retreat. For GuInv zine there has
cen large iOrce bel eea i-ewinsviiis ana
ttvnna, aud / am OF Tbs opinion that this
FIRE. has been taken back, and that the trans
last uigAt were Tor tIe purpose. AS ther.
are y . iGaisatiQuS oil I'D advance, bat. on the
contrary, every sisu OF retreat, that seems
Lle uiUat plattsaplB solution Oi tao activity
onsel ". bic ias. night.
This morning the "a company CT the Wash
lag ton Artiiiery returued from picket duty on
,quirts, was Sent - take its place. Tue 81
company, Cap plain Miller has returned :! ON
i-nesours.
Several chan geg have bsen made within
few weeks " nj nav not BEEN noticed ia tbs
S.ubic pr!Ets. Gen. Kirby smIth old bt.-
;.de, composed CT ti,e IA, iVt,i, ana llin Ala.
J.lnid ana oAe regiment from Miississl pp,, IL
hoW .iluer Gen. Wilcox, one OF The newly
made hriEGdl-i1. before the promotion OF
teu. SIul.H the brigade Was under X
Eurney, d. oil. Goin nl.u4ing. Col. tociey lie 4.
Norm C&Ieiinlan By birth, bur has bccCM,
IA :. lab milan oy adoEtion, ana was appoint
-. u cadet 10 " est Foiut nom That Stale
3uly Isl, 1857, ile entered Lhs United stat, :
.imy s. breVeC oeco,4G kioutei.d.l.s ia tie 7th
lul,Atry. lie " - mace "a flrsL Lleu.cnaA
IA the -5.n oI August, 1903. Ii AIN correct
y informed, he WIS III time ia tor II. til.
.lIliJ5Iy A.aaeny. III TIE neginaiug 81 ipe
.,ieseAt ttoubirs, L!sGl. ECrney Wa anon z
,ne MISE u seAu H. his resignation, aud ~
.Ier his services u Alabama. Io WAS eiao'
Pensacola, where be Was ssconu il comm. 1lu.
OF. orEey tncre ID, Came very popular win
tho troops antlsr has coiuDano, ANA Dy Goa
stant uTiiiIDg got them III "a very cEtCIeu ,
slate. He Du4it tbs hrst battery OPPOSITE
kCrt PlcAvls. " Aen tte Provisional arm.
W..- tOiiped, Col. For4ey emf tered the service
IS CSioiI.i u the Sth AlabalnH 3rgimenL -
itrlug TIE ranking CoioHei OF the bi ;gatie, he
essts put III eoD.BsaIo while Gen. on.ILh was
4 klchmunn suffering trur; the wound re
,,elysu III the battle IL tBe 2Ist. 4 snort tine.
ago us la ell kroWs, Gen. smith Nits Ii a de
- y. ior General aud immediately s.tter tiie
command ri ire pr!g de Vas taken from Cui
torney and given u Col. u. NJ. Wncox, Of the
Iuif a iabau.a, who Wt5 commissioned Il BIZ
gadier.
uun. Cadmus Ill. wilcox Is a resigned L
: officer, Dorn III North Carolina, Is Il citl-
z Ii Of Ienna ste, ard was appointed 10 W est
Point from that state. lbs ei, ", Ell the arm,
as orevet I'd LieuieGant ii tue 1 ia InfahCr,
July lat, ISIS r. was bre' cited lst Lieu
tenant sept. 18Th, lS+7, ana receiveu his COM
mission il, full August 2ith, 1854.
Having 10 personal acquaintance with
General Wilcox l cannot So az OF has quaint
cations rs an officer, or OF his ctarac ;eristlcs
Ee was Iha second Colonel in RANK III thy
brig ada, the third being Col SJdenh&m
AaVUre, If Alabama, u man we'll Known III
the South.
lam told thet Gel. ?. T. Moore, of TIE
LIST Virginia =. ginlent, has been placed in
command, tenp 0raiily, Of Gen. Longs treet'e
Brigade. This IS tItins recognition Of the
merit and : slant condu:s OF Coi. Moore
VINO hr4vely wen his spurs in the battle OF
Bull Run.
Tne i7lu Georgia regiment, Col. Henry L
Beauiug, las elected Wesley hodges, of Co
lum bus, Georgia, lieutenant. COLONEL. The
regiment is now attached TO Gen. Toon be :
brig sde. Cot. II odGes is q gallant aad meri-
tofious young ln;io, universally popular, ana
is fine driil officer. Ha served with dis
tinction in Mexico. and WAS among the frs;
to Volunteer in the Georgia service. He was
First Lieutenant OF the u olum bus Guards,
Capt ELLIS, OF the I'd Georgia regiment, from
winch position he has lately been Trans
ferred.
Lieut.. Col. Tom Taylor of the 1st Ken tucky,
has been promoted to a Coloreicy, and con.
tiauesin command of the regiment Major
J Johnston (son OF u an 4. ). Johnston has
oeen promoted 10 Lieutenant Coloue!, ana
Captain J .. Desha. OF company &, sen OF zen.
LuciUs neRha. Of Kentucky, has been ap
pointed IA jor, Col. Tay or, Of whom have
frequently spoken i'll my letters, has now one
OF the finest camps III this post, ana his men
are progressing wonderfully in drill. AS
much has been said about the careless"ess Oh
the keptuckians IN matters Of military cisci-
p!iue. am iac.inad 10 believe til re are few
more orderly or better disciplined regiments
here. Cot. 7 tvior is aaxious 10 have his
taachtngs pnr 10 some practical use ia tie
liel and hope he may have opportunity
before winter sets in From tbs we'll. known
character Tor bravery the Ken tue kians have
made for themselves since their State was
bi zeG out by Daniel koone, we sre aocus-
toned TO expect great deal from 'hem.
Col Taylor feels that great depen dence is put
upon his deadly lies, and takes good care 10
keep lis powder dry and his regiment in good
lighting condition. Well, goou luck 10 him
Many worse man has passed through wars
tan hu med, and ne has my best wishes 10 carry
him safely through this
new way FOR warming tents has been
put In practice here, and which is bocoming
quite common. At the rear OF the tent
trench, some two feet wide, and as many
deep, is dag, running beneaI h the wall, aud
10 a DIST nee of three or four feet outside -
This is co uered over with hat tones and ar ID
leaving u small ME place INSIDE tl6 tent. The
hue j. Jade by placing q barrel over the far
lner end CT the trench. When the wind is
the right way these ire places are very COM
fortable, bus when it Is not they smoke terri
ely. Another objection to them that the
breaches are apt 10 wash away during rains
J uEL FIRE enough to look at is better than aon
at all, and ii is does smoke one Can bear it
passabiy we'll. DoHEAI.s.
AsNy OF TIE. PoroMAc,
MANASSAS, Nov. TN.
The past twenty-four hours nus baen so
quiet that am in doubt w neither IN itan can
~. NV tras - fadtr .xeas n.. -