The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-05


OF lncompetency Of Stone. The friends Of
Daker wiil Demand court of inquiry to
determine the real facts. In the meantime,
poth sides are being supported and attacked
In almost every instance, the officers Of the
regular army and those of the volunteer
FORCES are arrayed against each other, and
there Is more elimination and recrimination
| than is beneficial to the service. In the one
instance, the regulars intimate that nothing
but defeat could have been expected when q,
movement was entrusted to volunteers,
Whiie the volunteers say that every move
ment is so hampered and EN- barrasssd by the
regulars that nothing but disaster can fol-
low. The extent to which this feeling runs
is almost incredible.
1t is said that the matter has attracted the
attention of the Administration, having been
presented by Senators now in this city, and
In such way as to involve the necessity of
some action that will give the volunteer forces
fafr consideration, and such voice in the de-
termination of matters in which they have
an interest as their numbe and their per-
sonal sacrifices entitle them to. In this con
nection the closing sentence of the order is-
sued by General Mcclellan attracts much
attention. In declaring that the troops com
p7sing Gen. Stones division will, when
they next meet the enemy, retrieve the check
Tor which they are not accounta b.e," ne
implies biunder and responsibility some
where, and one that requires more to be
said and &c by authority''-too.
TIM rETAL or TIE CONFEDERATE pRIvATEERs IN
NEW YORK.
The New York correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Ledger, under date of the 2Sth uit +,
has the following interesting item in regard
10 the trial of Confederate privateers in the
Empire city:
There is scarcely room for a pin to stand in
the u. S. Circuit Court room this afternoon,
SO eager is the desire of the public to hear the
closing argument for the defence of the priya
teersmen, by Hon. James I. Brady. Pre-
vious to Mr. Brady, however, Mr. Duke, one
Oh the associate counsel, reviewed the law of
nations as applied to the distinctions between
prlvateerlng ald piracy. The prisoners he
contended, could not be convicted. The Con-
federate lT0vernment, under which these III en-
acted, had been recognized as a belligerent by
the most civilized nations of Europe. 1t
would not do for this Government TO put its
head under It's wing, like the ostrich, ard
suppose that other countries were not watch
ing its actions and the course of events
Mr.. Sullivan followed on the same side He
appealed to the jury to meet the issue like
men, no matter what pressure might be
brought to bear upon them from political
causes, and to do justice bv discharging th-
prisoners. They must bear in mind that the
Government of the Confederate States had
the same right to issue letters of marq1e that
our Revolutionary forefathers had, and If
these men were wrong, so Were their ITedea
cessOrs.
Mr.. Brady then took the floor and ad-
dressed the jury He regretted that the trial
had been called on AT this juncture, when the
public mind was SO prone to excitement; vet
the city OF New York was showing by il that
free speech and freedom of OPINION were not
yet extinct. He thea went or at great lens
to review the cause of the war--which was not
one Tor the abolition OF slaYery-and passed
10 careful analysis of the testimony that had
been submitted. He also referred TO the law
governing the case of the Joseph, recently
tried IN Philadelphia. In the course of his
argument, tn learned gentleman spoke very
plainly in regard to Mr.. Lincoln and other
members of the Government, SO much so, that
at times, his friends were apprehensiye he
we'll as his clients. Nevertheless. his eIo-
quence frequently elected bursts of applause
from the audience, which the Court, how
ever, promptly repressed The argument will
be continued till tomorrow.
The Philadelphia LEDGER, of the Goth ult .
says that there are five vessels lying there
captured while trying to run the blockade
GENERAL BUTLER on THE ABCRUITING SERVICE.
large meeting was held at the Institute
Hall, Roxbury, Massachusetts, on Thursday
evening" to hear al address frcm Major Gen
eral Butler, in aid OF 4 company being re-
cruited for his New England Regiment But
ler made patriotic appeal to the people to
rally for the defence of the country He
said
" In my judgment, unless this rebellion can
be quelled, and that within short period We
shall be involved in q war such as this world
never yet has seen, not OF ly with the South,
but with those powers who, by lust of gain,
will be induced to take p TT with it. There
fore it becomes every man at the North with
care to examine, with candor and determine
tlon to judge and act upon the state OF facts
this crisis presents; and L trust we may soon
fight, not only on the banks of the Potomac
or on the shores of North Carolina but even
on the shores OF and in South Carolina, light.
ed By the smoking and rebeiliOus cities.
WASHINGTON, October 29-Accounts from
Barnes TO wn state that arrivals from the Mo
nocacy and the scene of the recent battle he
low show that al! was quiet there yesterday
The enemy's pickets frequented the Virginia
shore of the Potomac, and occasionally sent
a leaden compliment to our pickets on this
side, but no serious casualties have occurred
The question has been asked why General
Lander was absent from his brigade at the
battle OF Balls Blum, in which one of his regi
ments, the Goth Massachusetts, partici pa ted
He was in Washington at the time under spe-
cial orders from the Government and on
hearing of the engagement he immediately
proceeded to Poolesville, and took part in the
action next day at Edwards Ferry, where he
did good service, for which he has been com
plimanted by the Commanding General. He
now lies wounded at his quarters III Wash
ngton.
THE OUTSIDE Pressure TP0N GEN. M'cLELLAS
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune, says:
Senator Chandler of Michigan, Ben Wade
of Ohio, Trumbull of Illinois, and Wilkinson
of Minnesota, are here, T. presenting to the
Administration that the popular demand of
their constituents is, that General Met tjleilan
or somebody else shall right Off whip the Con-
federates on the south side of the Potomac in
a pitched battle, and as near Bull Run as is
possible, and from thence roll the tide of war
steadily southwark till it meets the waters of
the Gulf
ARRIVAL OF PRIsoNRRs IN wAsHTsGros
The Washington Star, of the 29th ult., has
following paragraph