The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-25
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The Minnesota has steam up. Her destina
ton Is mot known. The Monticello Yesterday
nred into body OF Confederates q shot dis
lance above Newport News. The Confeds
T Ts. nred some heavy guns Inst evening from
The steamer Quaker City last night picked
mp man In a sail-boat from Norfolk. H
reports only what was well known before
namely The raising of three United States
ships OF war in Norfolk harbor ard the rifiing
Of cannon at the Navy. Yard. There are moi
ten thousand troops at Norfolk and vicinity
he says the Confederates feel sure Of success
and declare their determination to fight TO the
last extremity.
CDr Rawlings had for long time been
connected with the New York press. being
best known as the chief correspondent o.
Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper. H
visited England at the time Of the prize fight
at FarnsbOrOugh.
FoRrREss MoNk0B, July "A spy, who is
just In from Great Bethel reports that Gap.
tain jenkins and Shurtlif were wounded
yesterday and carried off as prisoners. The
rebels had two killed.
A company of Massach usetts men m ade o
scout last night to Great BE thel. They re
port only fifty light horse at that point, hn'
say that the Confederates will make a stand
at Cockletown, eight miles this side Of York
town, where a considerable force is now as
sembled. Near Great Bethel eight OF the
party captured three officers horses. Tht
officers escaped into the woods.
Formidable preparations are being made for
an advance in the direction of Yorktown -
me government, II is stated, is about to fur
nIsh the means OF offsnsiv operations
General Butler is making Vigorous Fl ,rt to
prevent Inc smuggling OF intoxicating liquor>
ito the several camps. Much of the iusubor
dinauon and want of discipline ito say no
thing CT IItness) may be attribu ted to the vile
whiskey which has been introduced in large
quantities.
General Butler is to-day at Newport News
The body OF Rawlings has been brought u
q and will ha
for burial. The Minnesota has steam up eve.
ry night, in anticipation of descent of th.
steamer Yorktown, from Richmond. She is
said TO De armed with several 6S- Founders.
Several persons, arrested at Hampton for
selling liquor, Will be sent to Baltimore to-
night.
NORTHERN TROOPS RETIRING FROM TIE SERVICE
From the Baltimore Sun we learn that the
tWeiftn Pennsylvania regiment, com posed OF
conpanies from Pittsburg and vicinity. who,
nave been guarding the Northern Uentra,
haliToad since the first regiment, Col. Yohe
lett that point, We're paid off on Friday, their
term OF service having expired. They will
return to Harrisburg in a few days and b.
disbanded.
Yesterday morning the 5sh Pennsylvania
regiment, 700 men, under the command OF
Vol. tMeDonald, arrived in this city from.
washington and took the early train ON IN,
Northern Central Railroad for Harrisburg
IA, where they will be marched out of the
service this morning.
Inc Massachusetts regiment, stationed a
the Relay House on the Baltimore and Obi,
i haiifoao, are packing up in order to qui,
their camp. They, together with the New
YORK 10th and other than the PENNSYLVANIA.
regiments stationed around the city, viii,
leave almost IN a body on to morrow for thu
Nortn The deficiency thus occasioned in
Gen. Banks command will no doubt be filIe,i
up with other troops who have enlisted foI
three years.
The First and Second PENNSYLVANIA regi
inents passed through this city yesterday on
their way to Harrisburg, where they will also
retire from the service.
The Sixth Regiment from the same State
came through about l o'clock yesterday morn
lEg, and TOOK special train on the Northern
central Railroad for Harrisburg, where they
say they VIII dlsoand in order to be relieved Of
some OF their officers whose cruelty they cou 10
not endure, and then reorganize and enter IN.
service for three years. This regiment was
engaged at Bulls Run, and report TWEEN ty OF
tneir number Killed and one wounded, tn,
latter OF whom they took home with them
AS they Were passing out Eutaw street from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, ths
rear OF the regiment was Kissed and threaten
ed oy party OF SDung men who were stand
| ing at the Lexington market, and poljcema,
Brown arrested Geo. Curlinger and Johr
Hummer; the former on a charge of ipcit,n,
a riot by insulting soldiers on the street, ant
the latter for disturbing the peace, &c The,
| were taken to the station house and in thu
morning released by Justice Shipley in tn
| sum OF $500 to appear at the Criminal court.
THE WAR IN MISSOURI
KANSAS CRY, Mo, July 1o-The Fort Scot
Democrat, of the 18th, furnishes the following
| items
| Gen. Lyon, who is marching South to
| wards Springfield, has about 6 900 men in
| GLIDING Malor Sturgess' command He ha
| also "A pieces of field artillery of various de
| scrIptions, an abundance of ammunit ion an
| full tram OF baggage wagons.
Mccullough and Jackson have retrea te
| across the Arkansas line for the purpose o
drilling their troops. Their available force
| estimated at II 500 men, including the Texa
Rangers and Mississippi regiment Genera
| Lyons strength will be between ten an
| twelve thousand.
| PRISONERS OF WAR.
| WASHINGTON, July 20 Fifteen Secession
| lists, captu1 Cd at Fairfax Court House, Va
| were brought TO the city to. day under stron
guard. One is a South Carolina sergeant tn
| others are Alabamians. General Mausfiel
| sent them to the old Capitol building whicl
has been fitted up as prison.
AMovEPcR FORT BLISS.
| The st. Louis Republicans Santa Fe cor
| respondent says 1t is probable that Colope
| Candy Will soon send a force to recaptur
| Fort Bliss, (TexasD "where there is a larg
amount of army stores belonging to the Fede
| raj Government"
| THE DESTITUTE FAMILIES OF THE NEW You
| VOLUNTEERS AT New York, on Friday, tn
| news that the Union Defence Committee ha
| r. small fund in hand fer the purpose of Ia kin
up the back tickets issued to the families G