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Il. 7. COLEMAN, Surgeon of Post

FROM PBNsiCoLA-The Burning of the Dry
Dock-The Pensacola correspondent of the
Columbus Sun furnishes the subjoined &C
count of the burning OF the Dry Dock, which
We have heretofore briefly noticed
Last night Sept. ~ about II O'Clock, the
skies illuminated by the light of fire
At the Navy Yard which proved TO be the ia
nous Dock which old Brown refused to let
us NEEDLE with. The steamer from the yard
this morning, cofroborated the belief of our
citizens here, 10 its being the Dock. MANY
thought it was burned by the Lincolnitee
but have ascertained that it was done by
orders from Gen. Bragg. Why it was done,
nobody knows; but it was for purpose bene-
fetal TO us, or Gen. Bragg would not have
ordered 1t done.
Quite an excitement was caused by the dis
covery Of the burning of the Dock, which was
heightened this morning about o'clock, bv
sudden firing from towards the frigate Colo
RADIO, which proved to be the arrival OF the
slOop- of-war Savannah, which l had noticed
with the glass for some time coming along
from the Eastward. On the arrival of the
savannah she fired 4 salute OF thirteen guns,
4 COmmodOre's salute, which WAS answered
by the Colorado with nino guns. At the
commencement of the firing the city was in
citation, believing that it was opened on &C
count of the burning Of the Dock. But il as
soon dispelled on discovering the masts of the
new vessel in the fleet.
The Dry Dock burned all night, and smoke
is seen from 1t now. About > o clock several
explosions took place on il, occaeioned by the
fire coming IN contact with several kegs of
powder which had been placed there under
the engines some time ago, when an effort
was made TO sink 1t in the channel. The
powder was placed there for the purpose of
blowing II up in case the Lincolnites cap
Iuret
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MINERALS IN THE SouTH-There was left
at our office few days since very fine speci.
men OF copper ore found near Greensborough
n. {. The richness of this specimen would
Indicate very valuable mine in that vicinity.
1t would he well if some capitalist would OK
anime 1t and see what could be made ont of il
Copper will be wanted by us i'll course of
time, and the location of this in North Caro-
Ina VIII prove advantageous for the commerce
with the ca-coast
we see by the Mobile Register that a rich
lead mine exists on the Warrior River above
Tuscaloosa, in Alabama
These are newly discovered or newly an
nounced mines. Both Virginia and Tennessee
are rich IN copper sand lead ores long known.
The lead mines in Southwestern Virginia are
rich and extend over surface of 81 miles in
length. Both States have copper enough for
all the wants of the South.
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TO GRADUATES AND Ex-CADgTs OF THE
VA. MILITARY lSsrIrUTE.-lt is proposed to or
ganiae, among the Graduates and Tx Cadets of the
Virginia MDitsry Institute. who are not in e,mmis
sion select corps OF Field Artillery for immediate
service. We trust that when this corps is organ
lied, the fact that We are qualified nor to use il
effectively viii be argument with the authorities
TO supply Us with ths arma and 70 give us the privi
lcse to fight - other soldiers Ia defence of those
rights which we deem tcarer than ufe
All who are willing TO join this corps will report
or send their naInes to W. II. RcHARpsoE. Adju-
tantGenersl Va. Forces. without delay with such
side'arms a. they can bring with them aud with q
:a! equipment VI wiatey nn!ioyu.-ths Cadet grey
cost, u faraoash soas. with ihs Cadet oysrsOsi
MANY GRADUATES AID Cx.cApkTs,
- la-~1~s
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN The following is
n leading editorial article III the Cincinnati
Commercial:
For the first time the rebels are a Il loss as
TO where they are TO be struck The circuia-
ton of female spies and aitorous Northern
newspapers being greatly clrcumscrl bed and
the uisioyal CLERKS in the various depart
ments OF the Government being closely
watched, and the publication OF array move
ments being so far restricted as to nlbarrass
the InqulrerS after truth, and the arrest OF
spies and other agents of the cons lirators in
tie North rendering more circunIs pection III
their movements advisable, our southern
brethren are really beginning TO be plagued
TO know what we are about. More than all
tins, the Adams Express has stopped carving
letters TO the South, and Geographic dis
patches are not to be forwarded from Louis
Vile any more, while Increased vigilance is 10
be exercised all along the Ohio, TO prevent
smuggling ana stop the movements of the
consp!rators. This Will really embarrass our
southern brethren" They will not know
where to look for the blow. The next they
know, Il mighty fleet, with ten thousand men
aboard, Will open one OF their cotton ports
and let Il streak of daylight into the be-
nlghted regions of the original Secessia.-
elbow JACK Is not guarding their coast this
year. The New England shippers know the
southern coast far better than the Southern
ers themselves know ii. Things Is work
m The reverses which the people at the
North have met have not changed the order
Oh lbANsS, OF reversed the lldrCn OF empire.
This IS followed up by another editorial
paragraph as follows:
There is reason TO believe that the profound
repose which the Southern coast, and the
AtoiS OF the consplrdtors III the Cotton States,
have been permitted 10 ENJOY, viii hereafter
bc seriously disturbed. Geu. buffers eXpeui-
tlOu IL not Tie only one that Iii be Iaunuueu.
There Is nothing 10 prevent the en- barkat ion
OF ten Thousand men at Baltimore any DAY. 10
strike Il blow somewhere on the Southern
coast. 1t would not surprise us 10 learn that
G1u. MctielI;tn, having securely fortified
dshllS ton, hau made Il forward luOyeuIen
by way OF Charleston, Savannah OF NeW Or
leans.
Now, it may be that all this is Il part of Il
concerted plan TO endeayor to induce us to
Withdraw troops from Niglniu and Missouri
to defend the southern coast. On the other
hand, there may be some sIch purpose enter
tanned as Is here toresnadoWtu, and expedi-
uous, similar to Buffers late expectation into
North Carolina, may Le lifting out Tor II more
southern destination. In either event il can
do no harm to be prepared. Although ii may
be Il TENT, II becomes us 10 prepare ourselves
At every point.
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Sep Rosenda, the prisoner OF war we men
toned yesterday as having come to the city in
custody of Major Haskins, was, we are in
formed by MIR. William ID. Hix, sheriff of
AppomattoX county, arrested in his county
and sent hither by the County Court thereof,
in the said sherins charge. Mr.. Hi1 also
brought musket to the Confedera IL authori-
ties captured by @. II. Jones, Esq, member
OF the House OF Delegates from Apron atto1
while fighting on his own hook in the battle
of Manassd.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THB BArrLB OF OAK
HILL.-The Memphis Appeal publishes the
following extract Of a letter from Gen T..
Greer, of Mississippi, descriptive of the battle
near Spring iield, Mo:
l think that it was the hardest fought battle
that ever occurred on this continent Lyon
had about ten or eleven thousand of the best
organized, the best drilled, best disciplined
and best armed troops now engaged in this
war. He selected his position well in front.
while Siegel steadily stole up in our rear
Soon the fight opened Ill around us The grape
canister, ball and shell fell thick and fast
My regiment kept their horses saddled all
night and slept on their arms. when the ball
opened III our rear, and the kissing shot and
bursting she'll came rushing over md erou nd
us. l ordered my command to mount and
tried to cross largo creek III our rear be-
tween us and the enemy, in order TO charge
their battery, but tue road was completely
blocked up with wagons. Then was ordered
up TO the left, and soon after was ordered to
flank the enemy on his right. l ordered Col
CAROLS regiment 10 take position, and
would move my cor mand beyond his and
charge Gen. Lyons command in the rear
gave the command Charge - and was fol-
lowed by as gallant n band of Texans as ever
fought on any battle field. Our posi- ton for
me most OF the day was in the rear of the en-
envy The appearance and presence of this
large cavalry force i'll their rear occasionally
shouting like demons, and charging on them
prevented Lyons command, through fear
from moving forward, ana intlmldated 4 large
force OF infantry, which never did get on the
Held These facts will never be fully known
unless the enemy make a fair report and true
statement OF facts. i hope they may do so.
As soon as the cav airy under me IL was
acting rs Brigadier Generan left the rear of
the enemy, they retreated from the field
moved my command around, and received
orders from General McCulioch to take a DO
sition on commanding ridge. there learned
that Siegel, with two pieces of cannon and
two or three thousand Dutch, had gone down
the road. dispatched two OF my Texas com
panies and one Missouri company after him.
They captured his regmental flag and can
non, and killed and captured nearly all of his
men. Siegel got into Springfield with two
men only. hlyself and command were ordered
IN pursuit of the enemy, but unfortunately
ordered in the wrong direction. We re-
manned In the saddle from sunrise TO sunset.
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Virginia Military Instit ute.--The Board OF
Visitors assembled again yesterday. Present
the same members as on the day before, and
In addi ton, Samuel S. Williams, ESQ. O,
Shenandoah. The proceedings were not OF
general interest, and nothing was done
which demands publication. The subject
before the Board is, we presume, the best dis
position TO make OF the institution while the
war continues, Professors Smith, Preston
Johnston, (the Manassas hero of that name |
and perhaps Others Of the officers, being now
engaged in active service.
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Small Iten,s.-Locnl news was scarce yester-
day. We walked the streets in the afternoon
in search OF items, with the following result ::
We learned that two upsy soldiers and an
Irish woman had, about O'Clock, quite Il
genteel row on 18th street, between Main and
Gary streets. The soldiers had procured two
bottles Of whiskey from her, and, so far from
tantalized her until her Irish blood was arous-
ed and she could restrain herself no longer,
but m ade at them with hostile demonstrations,
causing them to take 70 their heels. Noharn
done.-Item I'd. A horse attached to a wagon
fell down on Main street near the Old Mar
ket, causing quite sensation among the oc
cupants of the vehicle. one Of whom being q
little tight, made many humorous remarks on
the su bject Of his disaster. The noise fright
ened the mules attached TO another wagon,
and they made of, but were soon stopped by
some ono.
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An annoying niad swept our streets yester-
day, taking up the dust and CARRYING il into
every street passengers face, as well as in to
tho open doors and windows Of all the Houses
and playing sad pranks with peripo te tic
crinoiine. Oh, for a sprinkling machine
thought we, AS the dust blinded us We
hope that our armies, which have suffered so
much from wet weather, had the benefit OF
this drying wind.
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THURSDAY MORNING. -. SEPT, u, 1851
TERMS OLE THE DISPATCH.

DArY PAPFR-Tae3 GEMS per copy NJ the
counter and from the regular carriers 81 the
city. Per annum, 80 six months 49, ihree
months Al Is.
>KNt- WEEKIY SO per annum.
WFExIy.-s2 per annum.
Neither the semi Weekly nor Weekly paper
Will be sent for a less term than twelve
months
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A REWARD or rwkNry.vxvk 0otIAR1
sure the dslivsry of an ART1LLE1Y SADULE
belonging TO Lieut.. Charles w. Lovslaee, Of thu
Je6. Davis Mounted Artillery. IL was lsft as
PKTERspUR0 Or CHARLOTTE. N. G. Address
Capt. MONTGOMERY. Richmond, Va.
u Charlotte papers please copy once. .
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HHstinSs Court, Yesterday Alder
man Shnxay, presiding, and Messrs. Bray,
Timberlake and Regnault, aldermen.
A notle prosequt was entered in the case of
Z. heazle, indicted for keeping an ordinary
without license, by paying the costs.
The court released certain taxes enormously
assessed upon the York River Railroad Com
pany.
The case Of Miss LiZzy Vim, indicted for
keeping an ill governed and disorderly house,
On Locust alley, occupied the most of the time
OF lie court yesterday. 1t appears that Miss
LlZzy has changed her domlcil, and now re-
sides in some other place than the one specified
II the Indictment The ingenuity of
learned counsel was brought to bear TOR and
against the accused, and the result was that
the jury could not agree Oh Il verdict, and the
case was continued, and the jury adjourned
over until eleven o'clock this morning, when
the jurors will again have an opportunity of
discussing the merits OF the case i'll their
room. This has proved to be 81 case most
difficult OF decision. The court will probably
insist on a verdict from the present jury.
The court adjourned till this morning.
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The Spurious Notes Case.--Henry T. Tatum
and Louisa Tatum were again before Com
missioner w. +. Watson yesterday on the
charge Of having teloniously uttered false
and forged notes purporting to be genuine
notes of the Confederate States. After pa
tiently listening to the testimony adduced,
IL the District Court of the Confederate
States for the Eastern District of Virginia.
They were offered the privilege of giving bail
in 81 800 each, but had not furnished it when
we last heard from them The punishment
for counterfeltIng Confederate no ties is death
Whether this form of the offence-namely,
the uttering of notes from the genuine plates,
falsely hlled up, or rather tictItiously signed
is punishable with the same severity, We
cannotsay. At any rate, however, the offence
Is u very serious one, and we trust that the
rigor with which the District Attorney is
prosecuting this case will serve to deter all
other persons from engaging III this most I'M
patriotic work. The statement OF the New
Orleans papers that the notes are ''undoubt
eddy genuine, Is calcu1a ted to mlSlead the
public. The offence is complete if the notes
have been falsely filled up and uttered; and
coun terteiters would do well to beware of
Jack Ketch, who will most assuredly stretch
their necks If they counterfeit Confederate
notes al such q time as this. The creuit Of
the Government is too sacred thing just
now, when thousand of men are in the field
TO be tam pered with by scOundrels.
Of course, in these remarks we intend to
express no opinion us to the guilt OF lnnO-
cence of the parties now under suspicion.
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destroyed that Constitution. There il not
right guaranteed by it, which they have left
uuinfringed. There is NOT ves,ige left of the
liberty which it was supposed to have recog
nized and pcrpetuated. Martial law has
usurpcd the place of all other law, and the
sword has driven before it Judge, jury, and
all the insignia of the court,
There can no longer exist any doubt in the
minds of rational men that the Cabinet al
Washington hope to succeed in this war by the
ASSISTANCE of the slaves and that they mean to
excite them TO general revolt if they can
The project il as hopeless as it il wicked,
Every intelligent slave knows well enough
t hat 1t cannot be carried into execution bv q
force ten times "a large rs any that LINCOLN
can command. He knows that revolt would
be destruction 10 the African race. But the
Abolitonists of the North--that is, all Yankee
dom-are profoundly ignorant of the condition
of affairs IN the South, and imagine they have
out to call on the slave population to procure
q powerful body of efficient allies Upon this
! plan, beyond all doubt they intend TO proceed.
There ls, we are we'll aware, no necessity for
| saying anything to stimulate the ardor of the
| Southern people. They are all enthusiastically
committed to this war. They will spend the
! last dollar and sacrifice the last man before
they will submit. They not only do not lnear,
10 submit, but they are determined to exact
| vengeance for the outragcs committed upon
| THEN. But II amy stimuant were needed, this
| deliberate plan to convert the war into an
anti slavery crusade would furnish it.
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0n CORNS, BUNIONS, NAILS, WARTS,
HSSn"&c.. GROWING INTO THE FLESH.
&c. &c.-Dr. SCHULTZ well known for his
painless treatment of the above Diseases Is still do
ained by the demands for his services from citizens
and visitors to the city. His stay is necessarily
short. All who prize comfort, health and happi-
should not lose the opportunity to call upon
him at once. Office Wall Street Hotel, Wall st.
80 l2-lt-
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r HON. L. w. SPRATT, OF CHARLESTON,
H%S S. C-DEAR SIR: Understanding that you
recently delivered at Lynchburg a Lecture on the
Battle Of Manassa, we respectfully request you
will favor tho people of Richmond by repeating the
Lecture before them, At such time may suit your
convenience, and oblige
Your obedent servants,
Saml Harrison, John Enders,
w NJ Sutton. w Z Mayo,
Thos Bigger, N Smith,
David Burr, II Montague,
O Z Baldwin, J Adilir Peasants,
JAS Chalnberlsync, VIM Munford,
Thos Johnston, Ferguson,
&c Smyth, VIM Triplett.
Richmond, 9Th September. 1861
RICHMOND, Sept. 9th, 1861
GENTLEMEN l did deliver a Lecture to tho eiti-
zens of Lynchburg, upon the Battle of M0nassa
Plains in aid Of the Soldiers Relief Associstions
OF that city, and for similar object will cheerfuly
deliver il again
doubt whether, to persons so Instructed in the
events of that battle al are the citizens Of Rich
mond, the lecture will afford any very great en-
tertainment but upon that question you will de-
termine and If You think it will, viii be pleased
to deliver il Friday evening next.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
l. w SPRATT.
To Messrs Samuel J. Harrison. w NJ. Sutton, w.
p Mayo, David J. Burr, o. p. Baldwin. Jsmes
II. Chamberlayne, Thomas Johnston, J. C.
Snyth John Enders, Thomas b. Bigger, X. "
Smith, J. II. Montague, J. Adair Peasants, w
Z. Munford J. B. Ferguson. w S. Trplett.
The Lecture alluded to in the foregoing CORES
pondence will be delivered in the Lecture room Of
DR.. Duncan's Church corner of Broad and 10Th
streets, on FRIDAY EVENING next, at o'clock,
and the proceeds thereof will be paid equally 10
Samuel J. Harrison, Esq, Treasurer Of the Sol
ders' Aid Fund, and John Enders Esq, Treasurer
OF the fund for the benefit of the sick and wounded
Soldiers of our Confederacy.
~ Tickets TO be had of He.srs. JAS. WOOD
HOUSE & Co, WEST & JOHNSTON, GLo. l.. BID
GOOD, A. NORRIS. and J. w. RANDOLPH
Ey- Price of Tickets. so rents sc ll--3t
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Bank Of Phlippt .Notes-A widow lady told
Us the other day that she had u small amount
of money in notes the Bank of Phil ppi
and could not pass 1t except at heavy dis
count. 1t is singular how the credit of this
sound institution is in, paired here. We tell
our readers again to sublcit TO no shave on
its notes. 1t is true that philippi is now in
the hands Of the Federalists; but it is also
true that the money, books, notes. and papers,
belonging to the bank, Wee brought away
upon the approach of the enemy, aS author
lied by an ordinance of the State Cony@n ton
The stock is mostly owned in Eastern Eir-
ginia, and at meeting of the stockholders
recently held IN Charlottesville, they deter
mined 10 remove their bank to Goodson, q
nourishing little town on the Virginia and
Tennessee railroad. The president and cash
ier have both visited our city lately, but they
could buy their notes at no considera BILE dis s.
count. Due notice will be given through the
DisposoA of the reopening of the bank.
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LrScoLSs GENERALS QuARRgLrys. 49, Tn,

LiNcoLS's GENERALS QuARRELISa. - The
Cairo correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial writes, under date OF the Sd
A difficulty has sprung up between General
Grant ana General Prentss, which Is much
TO be regretted. The circumstances, believe,
are these: General Prentisx was ordered from
here 10 take command OF the expedition. At
that time ~ had not rsosi ysd from w ashia gton
a.s appointment tos tie war, but held over Oh
his three months appointment. General
Grant, before Colonel, received his appoint.
lnent first, and was ordered 70 take command.
He consequently outranksd General Prem tiss,
and ordered him to the command At Cape
Girardeau. General Prsntiss refused TO obey.
and was placed under arrest by order OF Gen.
efni Grant, and sent TO Cape Girardsau,
where he now Is. 1t Is said that General
Prentiss has sent In his resignation,
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AGp. SPECIAL NOTICE-TO THE JOUR
"%S NEYMEN TIN PLATE AND SHEET
IRON WORKERS SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF
RICHMOND.-You will phase attend called meet
ing of the craft to DO held at the HALL over the
City Arms, on Wall street, between Main and Frank
lin, on FRIDAY EVENING, 18th instant at u
o'clock. All friendly to the invited at
tend. BY order of the President
Sc l2-2t+ JE. w, r. S.
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ase RICHMOND SHARP SHOOTERS.

The friends Of the RICHMOND SHARP
SHOOTERS desiring to send any pnckag to the
members requested TO send them, securely
packed and properly marked, to Sergeant f. LIZ
CURE Old dominion Saloon Belvns Block, where
they will be taken charge Of by Lieut.. Loving, of
Company ID, of this Regiment. Nothing subject TO
decay should be put in the packages, and nothing
will be receives after O'Clock r. d., on the 2lst
inst. X. A. TOMpkINS,
Capt Co. II, 23d Reg't Va. vorrs.
Sc Pit
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en THE RICHMOND PHILHARMONIC
's~e ASSOCIATION will meet at the house of
Professor o. A. Ericsson, this CTHURSDAI) even
ing at o'clock precisely, when business of inpor-
lance will be transacted A full attendance is de-
sired. BY order.
CHAS. LUMSDEN,
Sc Pit Sec'y pro TEN
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CONGRESSMAN ELY-BENNETT does no,
think much Of this individual He is OPP
posed to exchanging him for Commander BAR
ROM because, he says 'he is a politician of
That school which has brought all the trouble
upon ns, aud Is not worth even drummerbov
We nope tie rebels will hold him fast to
Iae eld OF the war. He had no business a,
Bull Run
fooF ssr assts with no sympathy from
friend on foe When fsst taken, be pro.
tested that he was q none ombstant. and had
only come out TO see the fun. We wonder II
hs ever read EsoPs Fables7 II he has.
perhaps he may remember the story of the
Storks and the Crane. It's hard, nevertheless,
to be treated in this style by one 8 own friends.