The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-16

Arrest OF Lincoln spies In New Oricams--
Movements Of Mississiprl Trosp.-Camp
Life In Fioyd's Brigade - An India.
/ speech. kc., &c.

&oFFssSra or xfssiaaIrFf rkoors.
The Hiss'ss,pp.aa, OF tn llta, s,ys
We learn from a private source that Gen
AicoTn. WHO left lnka ia command Of tno
mississippi regiments. IS now enramp%d neg
Hopkinssiile, Kentucky. and is 10 commsud
OF ali the forces south OF Green river an,i
north of Gum herland,
He had a very arduous and II tizuina march
exposed 10 much hardship, without baggage.
and frequently with >canty supplies OF food
bis command, however, keep well, and bear
their privattons as well as could be sxpacted
Will" on the march his picket guard was
fired into from an ambuscade, and one man
killed and another badly wounded He killed
TWO OF the enemy ana LOOK two prisoners. II
~ reported that ne has been ordered 10 take
and hold ;ha locks on Green river. and as tba
enemy was In possession OF them with A force
about equal TO Gen. hlcorn's, we NAV soon
expect an engagement in that onarter Those
who knew SSen. Aicorn cannot douht the
result.
CANT ifrH IN YLoyb's BRtaape
The correspondent OF the Lynchburg Peout
Hcaa writes, recently, the following pket.h
The ROADS IN these i,ountairs ar. tar-ihIa
20 wagons almost irnpassante --cccasiored hv
the drenching rains which We htys about
every other oay. All our movements, there
fore, are obliged 10 be very slow II took Ia
Il day and {, half 10 march from the Blur. 10
Tins place. We encamped on Monday night
s'x miles distant, .nd s,s our WAGONS did not
get up with US unti late, we had To turn our
n
arms full OF hay into an old deserted shed hy
TIA" way-sde, tor oar beds. and taking our
blankets Tor covering, the General nd his
staff spent the night suup.rless We had
marching orders fJr five in the morn
inF, and leit without breakfast though
believe the Smost OF our men we're
more fort innate. General Floyd makes il u
rule never to fare better than his men and by
doing so gains their undiy iued confidence and
affection, and iuures them to all the hard
ships OF the service. Though he may pitch
his headquarters by palace. ne invariably
makes his quarters in his tent When he rs.
stricts Ia. baggage of his rieI, he does The same
with himself and all his otiicers. When We
left he Butts he made them all leave their
trunks. and did the same himself The
order oid not lncomraode me All the least, as
had already lost niue, and had nothing TO do
but ainuse myself at the evident reluctance
with which my companions parted with this
luxury.
Wehaye had several heavy frosts, and the
forests already begin 10 put on the yellow
brown OF autumn. Tn" morning aud evening
cold tell Us that we shall ere long have 70
close active military operations and go into
winter quarters We hope to do thls, how
ever, in the valley OF the ksnawha.
sPBgCH OF cHoCTAw BRAVE.
The following speech was delivered at Fort
Washita, by g Choctaw brave to his warriors
and is reported in the Gainesville Standard.
Of a recent date:
The Indians we're expected in nj 10 o'clock
and about that time they came in, following
Iheir drum, aud an Old man with n drawn
svsoTd " no delivered the speech below The
war dance was in the sqnare-the warriors
being stripped to their fighting costume
There were two companies of them, and they
advanced into the fort with heads erect. ana
truly martial bearing, beneath their colors n
Confederate flag with nine white stars in a
circle, surrounding one in red with white
border somewhat larger than the others. In
ibr rear of the com panie- Were about NV e!,ty
I'M srn 1tntn HI. ala
in the ground, the warriors slowly encircIed
around Il, and upon given signal from the
Captain they Ali etood sui and silent, while
the old man before mentioned drew his sword
and moving slowly around in the circle, thu
.idG rFssed them
Warriors OF the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations look around you, and what DO you
see7 on sea men III every Sarb, armed and
equipped for WaC. i strange sight for nv
young men. Who are th-se men? Your
brothers-the men Of the South-men who
have come from the land OF sunshine across
Red TiVer-+Those star is in the centre OF your
flag, anG who are in our hearts 20 their star
i IN our cOiors-Tnen, and the sons of men,
Who dyed that star in the blood OF their brave
aud with whom you. ny warriors, ara here 70
share the tolls, dangers, AND the glory OF war
men Uho Will lay down their liyes in g just
cause, and who, as y"t, have never turned
their backs 10 an enemy. You, men and way.
riOrs, must emulate their glorious deeds
lpsafcning shouts by the WARRIORS Let yorr
enemies Eel the edges OF your knives. ugh.
ugh , Let not your war path be through your
own green cCrnncI Ids, bat let your XII yes Grinh
IT,. life blood of your enemies liz their ewn
towns and villages, SIDE by side with your
y uite bGolhers, who are lighting for their
rights, their own property, and for the pro
Laction OF the homes of their wives and chill
OTen,
Warriors we have The same feelings, we
have the same description Of property. and
need | tell you II Jock around ana see the
women and nlaIders OF your race, who are
asscInhied 10 see the warriors 10 their paint {
Their hands have armed you Tor the fray, and
/ their hearts VIII be with you in the field 81
! doath.'
] The warriors here broke forth into : dance.
( Keeping time 10 the bei ing of the drum, ana,
, I.ttering the scalp halloo, tired OF their guns
ara pistols, ;he women ~ the same time NOV
IL closer to the circle, when an elderly Iuatron
sc, panied hy the others, IN u low, plain
1--WE voice, commenced It song, il which they
we're reminded IF their mothers and the
homes they had played around WiAu they
We're RI b's ana how their mothers and Sis
tere had attended their footsteps when they
we're zoo young tn follow their fathers 10 hunt
the butlaici anu now they had grown 10 pe
nsea, their sisters were comparatively weak,
their mothers nad grown old, and The hrigh
sun had changed their raven locks 10 grey
and now should their mothers and sisters,
knowing they needed protection, ssk II OF
! strangers or should their own young men,
! who have the right, keep Inc Northern men
| from poliutiuG their soil?
I Inc excitement Utrh WIS Intense. nc war
! rors sprang into the air with shouts Of def
! ance, yelling and Wh0oping. ana the W men
ran into the circle through an opening made
! for the purpose, and dancing around the
cOcrs, continued their song, bur in a more ami
! ma; strain III which an ailus;ou VAS N ade
! TO the deeds OF their fcrefa theirs, etc.
The old veteran again came forward ant.
, asked IA question. which was no. understood
b. ice, bat which they answered by - ugh,
ugh :" and then addressed them again.
{" Where are the men who fought your bat
/ ties in former years, who we're terror 70
/ their enemlrsf "a mournful waii,) They
! have passed from our sIgut, and gone L. tie
, happy land, bat thsir blood flows throug h
| the veins of The living. Where are the war
! rioTs Of their blood? Here herel This is
! the lrst time some Of you have danced in the
/ warriors line; let aot yonr hearts fail nor
! your arms grow weak, IS your country may
! need every blow"
l. was the first opportunity your correepon'
/ dent has ever had to witness the novel cere-
! monies OF an Indian war dance, and no one
! can properly appreciate the scene unless he
! were present ana saw the defiant and deter
mined expression indicated by The gestures
| and general appearance Of The men.
CARTEL cHIvAL BocsIr ACCEPTED.
We find the following card in the New Or
leans Crescent. 1t would seem that Comm and
/ or HerrlmaD, OF the biockadins steamer Mts
| sachusetts, lag of New Orleans, had sent q
| challenge 10 Col. Allen, OF the onfederatt
/ array. From the annexed card of oil. Allen
/ II does not appear It.t tne prtttt q hBht ~ u
determine anything beyond the individual
! proWess Of the com batants, ana may result IN
/ the deaih of Two brave men, and nothing
! more. ii this feat Of "chiSalry'' were d.
! signed 10 spare the elf usion of biJod by stag
( iug the 10 OF large bodies of men, by which
We mean the ordinary issue OF pitched bat
ties there would be some sense in il. Eut, is ii
/ is We perceive in il nothing but the worst fea
/ lures OF the iniscalied ''code OF honor with
out the Usual eAtenuating plea of personal in
! iury In this case we gee two Men, in the alb
s.nc. of all malice, go out 10 shoot each other
.ra4r-,. q o. ika .