The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-05
xTkNTY OF the POTOMAC.
aiOUR oHNCORRESPONDENT1

ini ther INN tee left eut In the we. ana cold
All day long the rain has fallen, and th,
.sit@s- aiIsrsia thai will give projections from
ths rain, is occupied With soldiers as wet az
= iroandstt r;as.f "A more disconsola,e look
ine community would be ha1d 10 find.
one Cheerful tbcusb. connected with the
StorIn IA, that shere Ia prob.. billy OF par
aal destruction OF the armada low goina
Town the Southern coast. As unple. sent rs
ne storm Is, II may be pro WIDEN tiai that ii
aecnrrtd Speaking OF The Federal h'et.
"hteh sailed from Hampton RoaGs with such
IL ,nflsh or tramp-ts ana sound OF thintse
songs, ana wnich was 80 extensively lauoed
snd idveF tisal bv the y III keef, | may say
nat IL has been found that II ~ very much
IFerratsu. Ii is generally supposed that hot
rss Than -, 800 men sailed IL tbs shil 2, ahd
hat There we're hundreds Of field Siege ana
ssd-cOuat gHEB. I ms fs rot 80. inc force
consists of only fifteen regiments Of Infantry,
,ra light b rtery ~ Elk guns. and 900
groes from Fortress Monroe. The regiments
.rs hv no means init, and a sea veyage wIii
% liable 10 reince their Elective stTength.-
Fhe negroes are proosbiy intended throw
dp terrific ttions On the snore after the in
an rry have en-cted ID iaDaiEg. The above
sfiniate NAV be regarded as authentic and 1t
inn'rt,nt that the people Of the Gur
States know exactly the number OF men tLey
~ eutuuut ter, cad De pr pared 10 nlesk
hem WilnllEton seems tde NJ ct pro0;iER
.rolnt OF attack. III THIS storm dcrs ItS st.
TEL the ships, or drive some OF them ashore
viii pa : tne men IN better eondition TO nj
h. hogpit, ls ;han 10 90 good 1Shtlng.
Thursday last WIS quito an later estinE day
IA tentreYlile. and regret mat circumstance
reveu I'D my beng mere. / am told thai
Gov, L~icnsr prssnted 4 ge 70 I'll the Viz
sluit regiments LEAR, or at least TO many %
.u,In TIE men were Drawn up by the vii.
..l.p 10 receive the i .gs. short ;Anu Tttn@tiI
> es~n tItlon s.rscurs We're iaate uy ne Gov
t'rGoT, and y9s re r, s.IonI q 10 by the uld zen
,jUlcusis ~ the biuHess We've rrecived. lac
i rs are de+ bite. III II White Iaedaiioa n,
ne. fa4a =. xtsltt H. nj prs,
8i2nS aNd Late mott. Fiid = there WIS q
grand reSleW by neGovernor OF all the Hir.
-lGla troops. ne cavalry Was oat tht
morning Z, aud tIe iaIalltrS III the sv~Ga1Bg
In Governor, Inc Generals and their s,lAt.
ID landTe1s % epecttrpFs with, ssed tne
co4Ae, which Was Reported as very grand
Fee TraiIuents never api'e teo betteT, al.o at
racIt Z II raj admiration Tor Lheir due APP
II.strano-, aDd tr heir proficiency ia military
iril The nrst Virginia Was lhe ooselved 81
all observers.
i no..ry .,i.h pleasure that Col. p t hloore
ugs raturIed TO the Regiment, and L5,7 { IN
tt.rn command. He il sujI suffering Iiom
ais ygognu, received on III ls.a OF Ju4y, uut
hs health is gradually improving, and ne bar
gained soIne motion III his aim. Il VIII
crafty his many friends 10 learn that be
lc,sjng IN EIio health and spirits.
Yesterday, the iiTst day ot The month. was
appuiuL q Tor the inspt zion II r54e camps
gtII.d GA the Arlington hrtIlitry IT IhoiL
,.,scs n uulent near tten. BeaurrE rd's IL -
quarters, ard spent q few hours IS pleasantly
= one Gould wish. Whel le:.u3s IN Tia
puzzle was sounding the HISS ii by, nuI the
= - J;tni-s vy-re prep r:u., " ma5ca TO the
pnrIGe ground Three com paua@s only were
present., tLe second being OF. i.scke Etsr AR
i>ax. i lew words ABOUT tuIs Corps may a,5t
~ u.IB Ct.restlnE.
The Washington Artillery, OF .w Orleans,
va founded; IL 1885, 4 company being org.in.
lied under that nama. Be1we-u Iee, and
1872, il assumed the name OF NOrlh "a .aaricau
ArIiuery. In the latter yelr Il ~ ~ re-orz;,U-
yst La /. ifn
nane IL mas since CcaCniaed. Ia sn- Mexican
VIZ IL was company A CT Tag regimen raised
and commanded by Col PeEsi1er Smith. with
! Is. Walton, the Ircspp GUm TGanusr Of the
b ,tt1liou as Lieu ten AZ TX 'oIoilet Soon after
arriving in Mexico, Cot. Smith was n 4de q
Bassdipr General, and Epl. y aitOD IY..s pro
10 I'D - the com uian1 OF the regiment at
ter LA"lE Term Of enlistment expired the con-.
pany returned 20 New Orleans since = hi, q
time 1t has BEEN increasing ~ sIZA and N rep.
nta'.On. Altar IL time DAtt;1iion WAS foru1
ei, cCTa poeeG, believe, OF SIX Companies. four
u " aich are now Ia Virginia.
a the beginning Of tap var this corps was
among the ficsL 10 offer its 10 The Iiou-
,edeC lie STATES, and biting COMPOSED OF we'll
organized companies. ru4 Well-IrlIied an
'fli lsG. atali-Ty!sts, II w&s gladly sc ep.ed
Gne four com ptniee form Ell t1p,ase <ps into 4
b4tt tiion, and are anCer sls following cle.
ceTs:
s.oF-Naj or ] &. walton; Atijutant, WIZ
AZ. Owen surgeon, e. :. brew.
IjrsE Comp1Ey -C&pEaiG 4. " t1uiyes. III
Lgrut Jonn KienaTdeon: - Lieut. e.
owen. (pTomo:ed from 2 eera.antcy. Tor MGR.
it0rl0uS conduct during tae baitle Of the 2Isl
July
Sec4t3 CoMpoas--CapIain Eosser; 1st 1hept
Z. II Slocnlno; Rad Lieut., -
7t;vd { yHtpa4y-Capttlu A. H. Miller: l.,
L.eUF.,J = Garnett; md Lieut., James Dear
ing.
Fourt. mpang--Captaiu Eshieoae1t {yqorn.3.
81 on rGe Is III Juiy;) LIST Ll-ut.. 10 MOI
cum ia cornIuamd;l 2Iu Lieut., II y Babies
. : - h-dF
ana gentlemen IN every sense Of lie word
Mayor Walton is Hla1 OF powerful frame
atraISht and soldiariy. and ioohs very llu4b
like the PORTRAITS OF \ tp0i'Op liz. EeA4s
handsome face, regular features, blue - as
heavy mousLachet ana barb II ITriQ.s Eoe
Einged with grey. Has dress, like tnat Of all
The officers OF his corps, is always nest aid
becoming, giving the wearsr al appearance
OF elegance gsldorn seen among arIny otEicy rs
in the Held. H9 s said Il De a fine artillery
officer. Justly proud of his command and II
its growing reputation, and connected as he
nas been, with nearly every fight and Skin
mlsh, Mejer Walton his attracted general
nouce, and is destined TO figure largely a Lie,
history Oh the war
The priVatts in tho corps are df avn from
the best families Of rev orleans and are al
gen tlemen. Their dress and manner tustic..te
them Inen OF renned 1astrs, II euuc tJ;Ou, ana
Of prsItton in So icty. hey are e BILE cour
tecus, Intelligent. ard very. hosp. Table No
person who visits them can fail 10 admire
their st5 ie OF emf ertain men or The whole
viduii, whether PRIV tte or officer They may
we'll be The pride Of New Orleans, r such II
liant, generous, noble band of young men
would dc honor 10 any city.
3 few GAYS since n new set of fine walled
ten Is weI 6 semi the hattalon from home auo
iney wer. JUS, pitched in The pl,ce ct the old
ones as 1 arriytd d. The encsm pyHsnt looked
elegant After The inspection OF he arms ana
clothing the quarters were reviewed. Pcs
Il aloEg ne line of tents one saw IN hum
irsd ev.ien ces OF the character OF the Inen
Ever ythlng was in per rect order and as nent
- parior. Many OF The rents had been
hoored others were filled with straw over
which l-clolhs w-ra spread Kuapslcks
sAd blankets were carefully rolled NO and
orange along The os.cA wall II. the centre
o. which stct d n rack con L;,inine the sabr.s
and small arms. Every tent looked very
comfortable, and some had astonishing ar
rangemeu Is for convenience showing The in
senuitv otis occapan,s. | do not rem II IN Der
when have been more pleased than in thl
nall hour spent In hooking into the iutniaiu re
houses OF the men, and no ucfHg the novel and
curious dis positica OF the few comforts camp
life affords. IL was near the hour for dinner
ara busy preparations for the itnpurC.tnt me Al
were gong on Some We're preparing tur-
Key s and chickens, others apple fritI4rs, pies
oits OineieLs, anu SO uu, toTou IL lisI h as
'ong as Miss L-slie's cOok-ucok. l. .ch table
vas we'll supplied, and con tained ev. ry lux
ury the r. gion s.horded
As nice and com 'ortsbie as everything aI,-
aeared, have seen the same men faily as
happy nnd "a cog ted when they had not
lasted food for twenty four hours, and had
spent a NIGHT without shelter beneath Q
,irencEing rain. They never complain -
aafcabips or srowl al any pegl-cL or SHIRT
coming OF Q aartermaster or Comm issary
Which ostenlimes driy. yoiun teers to mutinv
rhey are all Philosophers and very good
fellows.
There are many facts o! interest connected
with the corps that intended 10 men ,iop
but which, on aecount OF the length of my
i~tter, mus: d"fer until anothe time As
his has been thus far a war in which artti.
iery Is played a pr orineat part, public at
tention Is naturally drawn Ia the many fine