The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-25
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". 4. Hull, Acting Adjutant.

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Lieut.. Col. 9th Mich. Int'y, Comdg,
Military Governor of Murireestero
". 4. Hull, Acting Adjutant.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The promised bombardment Of Galveston has
not taken place.
On the l4th instant q skirmish took placs near
that place between detachment Of Federas who
had landed and body of Texan troops The Yam
KEGS were forced to re-embark promptly" and
then the Federal blockadng ship opened fire on the
Texans.
The report of the recapture of Baton Rouge Is
contraGicted. The EstGtstd says Butler has re-
ceived authority from the War Department to re-
cruit new Federal regiments in New Orleans and
has appointed an officer to perform that duty.
By another order, all au etion sales null and
VOID unless the auctiuReer has taken the oath OF al
legiance Another foIbids the assembling of eiti.
zens in groups or crowds the streets because it
has become dangerous to the public peace
The mortar fleet had come down from Vicksburg
The valorous little city considered too hard a
nut for ii to crack What its destination is not
known Some of its officers, however, declared
that it was Mobile; others thought Galveston, and
still Others James river. 1t must be doing some
thing, but we can hardly what use it can be Of
i'll james river
= few days ago there was great fear of an upris
ing OF the people. Double sentres were put on
duty, and some of the heaviest of the war vessels
Were moored in front of the city. The purpose was
to destroy it if the movement should be made It
was this fear that prompted the order of the Pro
vost Marshal declaring that three persons found to-
gether on the streets were equivalent to riot and
several citizens were arrested and fined for violating
il. On the 18th instant the fear of a riot was so
great that signal flags from ST. Patricks Cathedral
were used nearly al day. The same day lady was
arrested for displaying Confederate banner in
honor Of the victory in Virginia and the movement
among the citizens was so marked and defiant that
the Provost Marshal exhibited considerable appre-
Ecnson Uf the result
Gen. van-Dorn is rebuilding the Manchac bridge,
about thirty six miles from New Orleans and the
Confederate pickets had driven in those of the
enemy at kenner, which is distant only twelve
miles.
Some two weeks ago there was tile between
some Texas guerrilas, near Opelousas and a Dor
tion CT Buffers forces Eow it resulted is not ex.
acty known, but cars returned to New Orleans laden
with wounded Yankee soldiers. Butler sent rein
forcements, and portion Of them had come back,
making the r way through swamps, and getting to
their quarters in a very iorlorn condition
Communication with the city. it supposed,
would be entirely cut Off Sailing vessels accus-
toned to to Madisonvil,a, on the opposite side
Of the lake, are all retained there ard on the 18th
inst several persons Were arrested for running this
blockade and imprisoned.
Trade dull as before. Or Tuesday there
Were no ciearances, and only two arrivals Of small
coasters. Several vessels in the employment of the
Lincoln Government had come in from sea-
There is great deal of sickness among the in
vaders; but they conceal this by buryiug their dead
al night, unless il the of conspicuous officers
YANKEE DEPREDATIoNs IN "USIoN" DISTRICTS.
Pikesville, Tenn, town Ia the Union" portion
of Tennessee, was visited by the Yankees On the
l4th inst and "cleaned ont" The Atlanta Coaffd.
sracy says:
hiost CT the prominent Southern men, profitins
blythe experience Of their brethren at Jasper left
town At II o'clock the pickets, numbering eighty
men, entered with navy repeaters drawn and di-
flding IN the pubiic square. posted themselves on
the various roads leading into town. some going up
the valley road two miles more
Soon the main body of cavalry came in numbering
about l,iOO after them the infantry in wae.
ons, about GOO strong with four pieces Of artillery
one Parrot rifle gun. The officers quartered at
the houses of the citizens ordering their dinner
while the men encamped in grove near the Acad.
emy. by two O'Clock they turned loose at
ease" and the work of plundering commenced -
ihey first entered the store of S. b. Frailey and
relieved it of everything valuable in few minutes
driving their wagons TO the door and iilng them
Another crowd in the meantime was busy removing
the goods from the store of j. C. Robertson which
they cleaned out entirely together with the letters
papers, &c, in the post office, which kept in it,
They attempted 10 break into his safe wit AN axe
and cold ehidel but after damaging it az to rem
der ii Useless they abandoned the job They then en-
tered the store of Wilson < Co. by the back stair
way, plundering it Of most OF the goods and
destroying the misunderstanding pills with pep.
per- breaking ink bottles in the drawer with laces
&c. Getting into the counting room they broke
open iD- titsk, INA tore up ana scattered around
prolniscuOusy bills, inv oices letters. and private
papers, taking with them note safe with some ten
or twelve thousand dollars worth Of notes. They
pressed all the horses in the neghborhood they
could get hold of, and carried with them some So
head They relieved citizens generally of all
the bacon corn, fodder, oats, &C., near town; shot
I'll the chickens, geese and turkeys they could get
sight of pillaged the house of Mrs NJ NJ Hill widow
of Capt. Hill, who died while in the Confederate
service; took the clothing, jewelry, &c, of her de.
ceased sister which she was keeping as niementoes
AMI divided them ont to the female hangers on
about their camp; destroyed all the clothing of |
Pankey, deceased which his wife had in Il private
room, and performed 4 thousand other acts of van
daiisn not easily enumerated. Thy arrested sew
erai citizens, but not getting hold of any they par
ticularly wanted, turned them loose their depar-
ture. They mixed with the negroes, and endea
vcred, with promises of good pay and freedom, to
entice them off. They got away with nine, five
Of which were returned from McMinnville and
Murfreesboro' On Sunday evening, the 18TH they
it, taking with them sixteen recruits for their
army. These were men of a particular character
which does not contain philanthropy or patriotism
enough to entitle them to the name of Citizen in
any country. This section Is relieved OF class
which are nuisance in any community. The class
which had been called respectable Union men, is
open in denouncing the conduct of the Federals
and even decent negroes disguised with their
treacherous, pilfering, and insulting coniuct.
CONVERSATION WITH PRISONERS
A letter from Before Richmond" In the Colum.
bia g. c. Guardian, gives All Interesting account
of the writer's conversation with come Yankee
prisoners. 1t says:
We conyersed with a wounded New Y York Zouave
who was shot through the leg-tibia shattered-and
was prisoner in our hands. He expressed himself
perfectly satisfied with the results of the day to
him, for his wound would release him from the re.
manning portion (ten months) of his term of ser
vice. He told us that he had received more per-
sonal kindness at the hands of the rebels, in the
twelve hours of his captivity, than he had in the
twelve months preceding, and that, too after his
officers had marched him into battle with the assur-
ance that the rebels fought under black flag,
and that captivity was death. He assured us that
his men generally fought that battle under that i'm
preston. Pennsylvania soldier stated to us that
only for the last three weeks had their soldiers any
idea that emancipation was the policy of the Fede
raj Government. Within that time the idea had
gained some currency; and that were his class
(stnall farmers) satisfied that such Was Iiucou,s