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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-06

.ypy AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN ON F4foa-
AA'- ABE TERES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-06

A BLAIK a. co. have on hand several
IVA. choice brands Of
MOUNTAIN WHISkEY,
Such as l.. Bumgardner Co., Summerdesn, gen
zine Bourbon, direct from the manufacturer IN
Kentucky, aad also . - ver-,r
WAYT'S PURE RYE AND WHEAT WRlSKEY.
OF all the above brands, we have 1t from one to
an who wish purs article, viii do we'll TO give
them q call ,
Richmond, March IS. lsti. rhn ih-sn'
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19

The New York Herald publishes an inter.
estiny account of Fort Lafayette, the
place selected by Government tor the con-
hnement Of traitors, from which We extinct
the following facts:
"The entrance to New York bay is pro-
tected by forts on eitherside. On Sta.
ten Island side are Fort Tomkins aud Rich.
mond; on the opposite or Long Island shore
Is Fort Hamilton, which lies near little
Island, the public road intervening be.
tween it and the sea. Fort Lafayette, is
ercted on shoal about four hundred yarcs
from shore, and nearly ia line between it
and Fort Tompkins with no other means
OF communication with the land than by
boat. The shape of the fort is quadrangle.
lar, with the angles pointing to the sea and
bay and either shore diamond wise Fac
ing Fort Hamilton are two tiers of heavy
cannon, in bomb-proof casemates On this
side, which is less protected than the 9th
theirs, appear to be the barracks for the
troops, and other necessary buildings, the
roofs OF which are seen rising above the
walls of tn, fort. There are consequently
no barbette guns here. This part of the
fort, however, Is completely commanded
by Fort Hamilton, opposite which is the
saly-port in one of the angles.
On the other sides guns are mounted
en- barbette, in addition to the heavy case.
mate guns below. In fact, the entire struc-
turc, what ever may be said ofi,s capacity
as defence against foreign invasion seems
to be more than sufficiently strong to keep in
security as many State prisoners as are
likely to be intrusted to .he hospitable
care of Col Burke. The prisoners arc as
comfortably lodged as is consist mt with
safe keeping. They are fed by the Cow
ernmcnt at its own expense, and with the
best materials that the market can afford.
They are also allowed to order aud luxury
that they choose 10 pay for. There are
now about twenty prisoners, the the prin-
cipai OF whom are Charles Howard, VIM
Gatche1, Charles Kinks and Jno. Da-
Wis, the Baltimore police com issioners ;
Mayor Berrett, of Washington; Col Tyler,
Pierce Butler, Robert MAR, r. s. Serrill,
Charles kotEeran, l.. dc Bcdian, Samuel
Aiken, and Mcssrs. Alocy, Lyon and
Smith" "
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19
Arrival OF the Prisoners,

At an early hour yesterday morning, the
prisoners, one hundred and fifty in number
sent from Richmond for confinement in
Castle Plnckney, arrived in this city by
the Northeastern Railroad. They were
in charge of Capt. Gibbs, G. S. A., accom-.
panied by an escort of twenty FIVE Louis.
ianians and twenty-five Mississippians, un-
der the command of Lieutenant Brockett.
The officers were first taken out by Lieu
tenant Brockett, commanding the detach-
lneut from Richmond, and transferred to
Captain Chichester, of the Zouave Cadets.
The Zouaves were drawn up in two col
umns, and the prisoners received between
the lines. The privates were also turned
eyer by the same officer to a place in the
column in the rear OF the officers. A square
was thus formed, the head and rear being
the first and second platoon of the comma.
ny from Richmond. Having given main
BODY OF the escort in Washington street,
the line OF march taken up for the Jail,
where the prisoners arc to be eonGaed un
til removed to Castle Pinckney.
The detachment from Richmond were
escorted to the Charleston Hotel by the
Washington Light Infantry, Lieut.. Wilkie.
On the line of march, most of the pris
oners exhibited a miserable appearance.
They manifested ne disposition TO escape.
while some of them seemed to be in good
spirits, and spoke jes.ingly of their change
from tobacco factory to what had more
of the appearance of State prison.
The Zouaves will act as special guard
until the transfer of the prisoners to Castle
Pinckney
3. Preparations for their reception at Cas-
tic Pinckney arc in progress, and .heir re-
moval is expected to be made on Tuesday
next
The third story af the Jail has te,n as
signed 10 5he psiystes. The officers have
tvous asaiSncd them on the first floor.
ffRoikston Courier, IN
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General Gass Oh the War.

A Detroit correspondent of q Northern
newspaper mdiyRdhy denies the truth of
iac report that General CaSs had distin-
gulshcd himself by his patriotism and lib
eralty ia cquipling entire regiments, aud
making large contributions itr the prose,
cutIon at the war. The Detroit letter wri-
ter Ga violent l.incouitc) Sarca>s.icully adds
that the rich old statesman has only tax
cn $1,000 in our State loan 10 aid in pros.
ccu'ing the WAY, !or which &c will be ruti-
tied to seven per c,nt, interest"
We = 'shrcwdly suspect" that C., neral
Cass'S ART is not in this war iuau-uratcd
by hIS Ul enemies Tor The sui ju CATION of
the South, aud the establishment ofa mill
tdry dcs .'ot,sm on the ruins of the Federal
Union, to which he says "hc will cling ls a
mariner clings to the last plank when nj Int
and tempest close around him" General
CaSs has no confidence in the capacity of
The Northorn people for self government.
lie knows that they have not the first
idea OF rational Liberty. He arleuily de-
sircs the continuance of the Cnion, because
among other important considerations, il
gave him an Increased assurance of the Sc
curlty of his property in Il free States
General CasS finds no guarantee for his
property IN the institutions or in the socie-
ty III the North. He would make no ad
mission of the kind under existing circum
stances but the fact is so. nevertheless.
Some years since, General Cass said to
Southern friend: IF you have yeur
troubles IN he South, We have ours also
sfW gre"t,r in the North. If your slave
property is threatened by aboltionism
ours IS still worse threatened by unti.rcn-
tsm, GgorHH'sm and every variety of
hISher-law-isnr." The old gentleman then
SIMPLY asserted an undcninble fact, a fact
with which he cannot possibly be less i'm
pressed now than he was then .-RichD,ond
Enquirer.
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NO.28


Letter from Prisoner Harris. 4
Ut will be remembered that Mr.. Har-
rIs, who set out from Washinston in COM
pany with a Mr.. McGraw, 60 obtain tho
remains OF Col. Cameron, after the battle
OF Manassas Plains, was arrested by order
OF Gen. Beaufeeard because they sotlkfit
TO evnde the ordinary usagcs Of Civilized
warfare. which had not been rcsorted TO by
the Liucola Government, for. Tear Of im.
piiedly recognizing the Confsderate State
as a belligerent power. The New York
News OF the eth ult. quotes from let
Ter from Mr.. Harris, now in confincmeus
In Richmond, to friend ia that city. He
says
l wish that you had been with sme q
that trip over the battle field, two days isf.
ter the tight. Rather wish that thor
men IN the North who have sent forth ~
mics to invade the South could have vi
messed the awful scene For miles before
we reached the scene Of esu,bat. dead bod
les lay scattered on each side Of the road:
sometimes singly, then three, or four, or
nve together J saw two powerful Zouaves
IN their full uniform, their corpses swollen
with pufrefaction to the size uf Falstaff.
aud blacker than Othello. Close by them
lay fine looking young oficcr-alinost a
boy-just breathing his last. lie had lain
there where he fell, without helm or succon
Tor TWO days OF torture. The South
erners buried their own dead FIRST, but IN
the meanwhile, and before a dead body
was committed to the earth, scouting uas.
Ties were sent everywhere through the
woods, and Tor miles about, hunting for the
wounded OF both armies. They behaved
with the utmost kindness towards The Fed
eral troops, and the shameful stories Of
oarbarities committed are all false. The
slaughter must have been immense T
passed through one small field, where four
! hundred Northern men were buried that
DAY, and the. burying party was stin Mt
work by moonlight
We were confined twenty-E,ur bour in tho
same place with thirty.nine federal officers.
among them Col Corcoran. There Is mn
chance for their regaining their freedom
tiii the Government at Washington comes
TO Its senses, and recognizes The Southern
C:=:ederacy as beIliSeren., as it has Ger.
tainly proved itself 90 be-and a yer7 nrp.
nacious one at that
One OF the officers said to me he was ti-
ed OF fighting for government that gave
| nun three chances for death, viz: to be
Killed IN actsea--to be left 70 die If wound.
ed-or to be hung in retaliation, If captur.
ed while the only chance for life was to run
away from the battle field | do not doubt
these officers will be hung ifany hanging
happens to the, prigstee.men OF the So,
eann"h ana other prisoners in the hand
OF Mr., Lincoln. VIII the President stick.
lie longer upon the pIiscrable dodge that
'ne Coniederacy IS not belli: ercnts VIII
,ne Comrades and relatives OF the poor fel-
lows here IN captivity tolerate this folly2
We are well treated. Bevey Tucker is
AZ Kind as bretter. We have nothing
to complain sf-have room to ourselves
IN IN ne JAZZ aad are boarded by the keeper.
Nothing wanting bot oar liberty.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19

THE STEAM FRIGATE MERRIMAc.-
The Rev. j. j. Nicholson, writing from
Norfolk, on the 2Sth ult, gives the No.
bile Tribune an interesting account of n
visit he recently paid to the navy Yard at
that place. He describes the Mcrrimac rs
follows:
81 was on the celebrated Merrimac. She
is turned INTO terrapin, only with sha:.
per baek-ror If you will take an old.E,sb-
ioned chicken coop, with ,ngular top, ms a
type on II small scale, you will have all of
this great ship that will appear above wa
ter. Bow and stern will be entirely under
water, and So constructed as to puncturc
anything that falls in the way. The only
possible chance for an enem, to do anytbinr
with 1t, will be to straddlc the sbarn cone
or comb ofthc roof, and sing to the sharks rs
he passes along. To get into il will be impos.
slble, and to make a hole in it with any
thing, or any machinery, just the same. IL
will be covered with oak plank, two cours
as each four inches thick and then encas.
ed In railroad iron. Do you suppose a can.
non ball can have the courage TO 90
through all of that? She will carry ten
tremendous gnns. And when she pokes
her icndish head out of these waters, then
may you look for speedy raising of the
blockade, DC. | would not be afraid 10 eo
anywhere IN her; right under the guns of
Fortress Monroe would be as safe as any
where else
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19

ADVANCE OF SOUTHERN FORCES Upon
C"LuMnus, kY.-Gencral Pillow, having
returned from Missouri took charge of the
Confederate forces at Mon CITY. ard be
inE JoiLcd by "A portion OF his command
from Missouri, OF yesterday advanced up.
on Columbus, which llace he occunied
without resistance TIL. Federal troops
had taken their stand opposite, on appa.
rently with the design of fortiiving them.
selves there, hut are understood to have
moved higher up in the direction of Nor
folk, Mo.
The number of troops under Gen. Pillow
we, oi course, do not deem it prudent 20
mention: but the mere fact of his advance.
we think proper to publish now instead of
copying the same Intelligence from the
Cincinnati or st. Louis papers; which we
may receive on Tomorrow
Hickman is also in possessian of our
forces-a sufficiently large command being
there TOR all political purposes We pre-
sumo these two places wi be speedily for
tlhed, with the view of holding them until
the termination Of the war, or until they
cease to be points of strag Importance.
Memphis APpcdi, SM
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The Garnliua Spaf.asi.

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y THR SP4arAN circulrtes largely over this and
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We clip the following from the Manas.
sas junction corrcspU dent ofthe Richmond
Dispatch. The letter is dated September
9th:
"l lesterday morning, while attending
the services OF raising IA shaft on the spct
where Bartow fell heavy firing was heard
IN the direction of the Potomac, which
lasted some two hours Only the larycr
guns were dlstInguishablc, the dull, heavy
report of which, reverberating over the
hills, came to our ears like distant sounds of
thunder. 1t was then believed general
engagement had taken place, but the firing
soon ceased, convincing us it was but a
sklimIsh Only few mcagre facts have
yet been ordained of the affair aud | have
waited up to the last moment for further
accounts. What has been learned here can
be told IN few words. Early yesterday
morning, 5000 ofthe Federals marched up
to Muhsons Hill, which our men were
terrifying, and made an attcmp, to dislodye
them Our advance consists of Longstrect's
and Bonham's Brigades, stationed near
each other, and close to Munson's Hill
LongStreets force i, composed of tn FIRST
virginia Regiment, commanded by Lieut..
Col. Fry, in the absence Of Col. Moore.
who was wounded at the battle ofthc 18th;
the Seventh Virginia, Col. Kemper, Lieut..
Col. Williams and Major Patton; the Elev-
enth Virginia, Col Corse; one Georgia re
giment attached at present, and several
pieces of artillery. Gen Bonham has four
South Carolina Regiments--the I'd, Col.
Kershaw; the Sd, Col. Williams; the 4th
Col Sloan, and the 9Th, Col Jenkins. A
portion of these was sent against the ap-
preaching enemy, and the engage ement
commenced. After a severe fight, the
federals were ropulsed, and aed towards
their Iiuos"
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WHAT LINCOLN THINKS OF THE DUAR.
TIoN OF THE wAR-We understand that
a day OF tive previous to tho battle of Ma
nassas, enc Of our oldest and most respec
table citizens (and an unccuditiona
Union many called upon Pres dent Lin
cola, asd among the many questions WIN,
he propounded was the following viz:
GLOW long do you think the wa, will las,?
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19


The SEouEsrRArIoN MOVEMENT IN
NEW ORLEANS The Act passed bS the
confederate Congress for tue soquestra,ioa
OF the property of alien enemies, creates
quite a stir in New Orleans The Crs,,s.n
says:
There has been geed deal of talk about
the conhscation bill There are many fine
stores on Camp, Canal and Toydras streets
Win IA must come within the meaning and
'nrent oil the law. The great iron front store
corner OF Camp Common will come with.
IN the law; stores corner of Bank Place and
Gravier; stores corner of Poydras and Camp.
stor,s corner of Canal and Chartres; the
Inc block, corner Of Royal and Bienville.
known as Romano w. Mon.gomery's; the
large warehouse on Fulton and Frod lie.
wee streets. There will be some hardships
IN some cases. For instance the owner of
one oil the valuable corners on Cherries and
canal streets resided in our city from 1918
to 1885. carrying on his business as a gro.
Ger, though he never spent over two sum-
mers in the city, the others lie passed III
New Jersey and other places For over
t"C"'y years. lie mas son who, we be.
iievc, was born here and educated North
Ut who has resided here for many wears.
lie is now fighting for the South, being a
member OF the Washington Artillery. As
the party alluded to (the senior is pretty
well advanced in life it might not be out of
place to suggest 10 him TO divide his prrd0,l:
e,ty anterior to his being called hence. that
the son, who is now engaged and identified
with the glorious cause Of the South. NAV
secure his share. There is alsoa resident
Of Brooklyn, New York formerly distin.
guished lawyer of Attakares, who owns
two valuable plantations-on sugar. 1t
will 20 hard with him. lie removed from
Louisiana ma"y years ago. AS the South
did not cast the tirst stone, there cannot be
any expected relief for those who have ip.
nored the South for years, and drawn large
sums of money from its great storehouse
OF wealth and riches AS the Act is retro
spective, taking effect from the 2lsx ef
May last, it may call into question the rensa
paid by tenants s;nce that date; therefore,
tenants ana hircrs of property which is IL
able to eln6scatien will do well to pay into
the Confederate Treasury hereafter.
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SEWING CoTroN George Makcpeacc,
ESQ, of Falls, Randolph County, N. c., is
manufacturing an excellent article of sew.
'ng cotton, Mr., NJ. is at present maxim.
nnly the lower number, hut hopes to be-
able to produce, in shor: time, any quail.
itv desired
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To which Mr. Liucoln replied: "Well
we will have to fight two or three batrles
before We can set ie the matter AS two
battles have already been fought accordin,
to MIR Lincen's authority peace is near al
hand - LOuispciH. I6Bricr
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Hiding on a couple of miles from there
and passing on the road group, of artillery
men lying by their unlimbered guns with
caissons choked with fxei ammunition
ready Tor service at moments warnlny
squads Of infantry, armed and unarmcd
and IN every variety ot unpicturesaue uni.
iorm,-- unltrom that may be called wher,.
no two coats can be found OF the same ma.
terlal cOlOr-mOuntod scouts coming In IN
report, and companies OF cavalr; goinr
down all sorts of byroads or unkn mis-.
s.ons-we came suddenly on Munsons Hill.
conical mound rising 40 abruptly some
eighty feet above the surrounding lev
el, and overlapping all its hilly neigh.
bois on the front and rear.
a regiment of Virginia troops from Gen
LoNGsrREEr' Brigade, occupies this pos.
ton md near the top of the Hill a e,rcu
lar breastwork, with dry ditch, has been
thrown up tor their protection Unless ar
tIllcry were employed in the attack, their
force could hold the post agaus; five times
their number. The country in front is too
level for the use of morllrs with anv suc.
cess, a an attempt to shell the place could
be promptly thwarted 10y bringing up few
light rifle cannon; whose plunginy fire
would easily command the plain bcyoud.
The enemy does not seem inclined. how
ever, to dispute cur possession, and has ac.
guessed; apparently without a murine er. IN
our Commanderin-C Chiefs decision: that
they shall keep within their lines, inme.
datcly on the river, until we are ready to
advance. by the time this reaches YOU
the compliance will be forced one, for
dispositions are now being made to prevent
reoccupatlon, by the United States army.
OF the advanced line, which has been sc.e, I
ed as the base of our future operations.
Standing ON the crest Of the hill, the nan.
Drama unrolIed before YOU is one exquisite
beauty The river sweeps around the base
OF the hills beyond, hidden from view. but
easily traced by the blue line of mist wh .eh
marks Its course. Beyond the unseen
boundary OF our contending counties an
infinite plain stretches out to the horizon
relieved here and there by solitary farm
stead nestled down in the deep foliage.
hight IN front of you, and only four miles
and half away, in an air line, the great
steeple Of Alexandria, banner crowned.
stands up against the clear sky The town
itself is obscured By az Intervening strip
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Notes OF the war

At the present moment the interesting
letter of a correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury will be read with great inter
est. - e's
Fairly yesterday morning Col KERsuAw
invited me to join party of gentlemen
whom he had promised to carry to Falls
Church and its vicinity, to give them, if
possible, sight of the enemy. The cav.
alcade consisted of Prof LABoRDE, the
Rev. Messrs. BARNwELL and MEYNARpIE.
DIR. LAFAR, Captains RnErT and PERRY.
MAN, the ColonePs Staff, and myself. A few
OF these rode in an ambulance, the rest of
US were well mounted, and-as these
Jaunts are not always safe-well armed.
AT eight o'clock we left camp and rode
formard at brisk pace, halting at the va
rious pickets along the road, until on as
cend'ng hill about mile or so from the
the old church, we caught sight of the lof.
ty spire which marks Alexandria, the now
strongly fortified military post of the Uni
ted States Army. This only sharpened
cur appetite for nearer and more satisfac-
tory inspection OF the epemy's lines, SO af.
ter taking look through our glasses at
the "Stars and Stripes" VIII ch flaunt bold
ly from the church tower for all men to
see, we pushed on, and rev up in front
OF the venerable ante-revolutionary relic
around whose sacred walls the opposed
pickcts have been skcrmishing for the past
two weeks. Let me do the Yankees all the
justice they deserve, and say, that although
they were at one time in possession of the
church, and encampcd near t, they have
done the building no injury and lave res
pectcd its burial ground. Nor is this sur.
prislng. No one can enter this hallowed
enclosure, dotted with gray moss covered
stones which record the virtues of patri.
archs who were laid to rest here before the
spreading chestnut, whose roots urn their
dust, was yet a bud, without feeling OF
reverence that instinctly stills the voice
and bushes the step, and uncovers the
head.
Falls Church is an oblcng brick build,
ing, standing on the north side of the road
OF the ae namc, and about eight miles
from Alexandria. OF all the old country
ch'pei' have ever entered, it is by lar,
the best preserved. The pulpit, the read.
Ing desk, amd a fine bartismal font Of red
sand stone, are imcilclcd 10y substantial
rail at the eastern end Of the building, and
iacing the door, as you enter it, the Creed
and Commandments hold up their sycmn
Lessons of belief aud alalonition and pro.
mise to all the Christian souls that assem-.
bic here for worship. One munumenta!
tablet adolns the walls, and the inscrip.
ton Is not unworthy of notice for its re-
markable purity and fitness. !. runs as
follows
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1861-09-19

The Salisbury (N C) Banner say. tha,
Mr. X. ii. Brown has Spelling Book and
English Grammar ready for the press. The
Spelling Book, after very careful exam
'na''on OF the manuscript is pronounced
superior to Websters.
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HENEEY FAIRFAX.

HENEEY FAIKFAX.
An accomplished gentleman
An upright Magistrate,
y sincere Christian,
Died III command of the
Fairfax volunteers at
Saltillo, Mexico,
On the lith day of August, 1917.
But for his muuiiiccnce
This Church might still
Have been "A ruin
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Fron, the Army.

We take the subjoin d correspondence
from the Richmond Examiner of Mon
dov.