The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-21
LATER FROM THE NORTH.


regiment las been authorized In Hamilton county,
Ohio. to be called The "Cercoran Avengers" The
Washington Carowiele gives an editorial ON the
fac, ,Aas persons from Maryland are annoying
visitors at Northern watertngplHces by Dixie
aud maryland The fght in Tazeseli. Va, il
sald 10 have rssnled in tie capture OF 2i3 wagoas
Of forage BY the Pedseals bat they iost ihe knap-
xachs Of two regiments Ths Federals are en-
rolling the citizens OF Alex andrin, Va. The rebeI'
steamer Mercadota was advertised TO leave london
on the 18th Inst: Col Turchin, charged with nu.
inercus barbarities in Northern Alabama. hss been
acquitted. Ths Washington Clroaicsa has tis FOL
lowing:
THs SCENE CHANGED.
General Mcclellan has abandoned Harrison
Landing snd Is nov onh his march TO Williamsburg
Z his has'beeu the runner for many days. and we
See 10 the Now York Times an elaborate and very
c,reunstantia account Of the evacuation as far as
IL has taken place. What Mcclellan proposes to
gain by This we do not know. 1t would he Idle 10
speculate in the absence OF the facts and ignorant
ara OF the immediate circumstances surround
ing his retreat. By so2e II Is thought he intenda
TO Join Burnside at Aqua Greek, and consolidste
all our troops the Rappahannocg Others anti.
cipase crossing Of the James river and an advance
upon Petersburg while all admit that The war on
the Peninsula is over What will become Of Nor
toik Il ID impossible TO say. Fortress Monroe be-
comes garrlsoned fort of minor import aaee, OH
gunboats will hold the rivers aud tie towns
their banks We turn our eyes to other portions
OF the map, and find new scene for our drama.
Where vii. Il be Z General Mcclellan Can have
10 lea of making his army mere guard for tho
defence of Washington He las months before him,
dry aud bracpg weather hard roads and a healthy
country to operate in. He has the splendid rem
nsnt Of a magnificent amy larger even now than
any other army under our f,as--his men are expe-
rieneed Veterans. They must be put 20 some ini-
mediate, active, and busy purpose. We do not
.hink that the movement AT ali has been that OF Nc
Cleilan. 1t completely alters his plans. and
throws new phase upon the military condition of
affairs that mast accept IL rs tho scheme of an0'
ther mind-and that mind our Commander n Chief.
General Halieek5 visit to Gen McCieiiao ,aiid his
obser Satiens the Peninsula are seen ib the
movements oi the army to-day. The mighty North
is ct his back. New armies IRE being made, aud
before the leaves begin 70 fn million ct viii
be 3, bis bidding. Mcclellan and Pope are the ad-
vance guards Of this mighty army, AID very soon
we shall see IL hurled with Irresistible force upon
the South. We t:ink we can See the beginning OF
the end.
THE ESCAPE CF PRISONERS FROM RICHMOND.
The New York Herald contains an account Of
ihe escape OF Lent. Murphy, Capt. Oakley, Lieut..
Bid3ie, and others, iroa. the military prison ~
Richmond The statement Of the parties says
We escaped from Richmond pfisoa-;i piace
heretofore used tobacco warehouse Nc. ton
the morning OF the rb hy tearing of board frCE.i
the tear of ths house. which led iuto ar alley
When reached tne aliey, our hearts p2!p;tated
10 Tie utmost deeree, fearing thatthe sentry would
discover us; but, after carefully reeonnoitering a
faw Iuepents found the coast clear, as we
thought: The frs, sentry lay asleep across the al
ley, and the second Il very short distance of.
stretched on his back. with his head reclining
,iis arm snoring souudiy While cropping our way
In the darkness IF tha night, in tia most silent
manner, not 10 wake the sleeping sertJies,
we discovered another. wide awake, in front Of the
f.r-n ItS sAa Il i, pr,1 nar
ona of oar party stumbled ever of the Sleep
ing sentries hut, az iach wouiG have IL he WAS so
stupiaed that lie unable to distinguish whit
hit Kim. and concluding il was his comTade, while
were sAedaddiiag, went mp alla struck him; but
hearing our departing footsteps, the alarm Was
given aad chase was male. We ran up Eighth
street. and in short time tludns ti.a, the senlres
Eot 10 he heard we consulted rs to v hi' wis
hes: to be done. Finding the coast eear, wo
slept Gu q cellar door :.il night.
Early tie next morning we visited house &C
eupied by alady OF iae most tfoFcasagoing tason
sentiments who furnished us with food a,id cloth
ing. We also I.et other Union friends hero, who
did everything IN their power 10 aid our escape.
81, complete wss the Disguise afforded by those
friends we were enabled 10 Wait the Notifications
OF the city which enabled I, set the positions
of the forts, what paTt OF the country they Gem
Enanded. and the number ct guns they mounted.
In order to escape from here successfully, they
forged exemption tickets, which presented them
to be employees on Governmea; contract work in
the Eagle works. Finding those would not work,
Gen. Winder beiag The only person w no could issGo
pass they were obliged TO tu:a back, and tried
another po:at the left of the city. They had not
proceeded lar when they were hailed by sentry,
to whom they made the excuse that they were
blackberrying- Finding they could no. pass this
way after satisfying the sentry they were aii hight.
they returned towards the city; bnt when out of
sight concluding that to the Ief; their safeEt
direction, they took that route through the woods,
and after footing some four miles were 0veftasen
by a severe rain storm, which lasted go long they
acf,tf -al n lay .i.i n
morning. VI hea the sun rose they discovered a
cavalry picket fifty feet distant, but avoided
discovery by stealing cautiously away.
After many narrow escapes, recorded in tuil4n
their account, they succeeded however, in reach-
Ing the shore IL The point where the Mataponi and
Psmunkey rivers form the York. They unexpeet-
edly came across some pickes here, whom 1uey
supposed rebels, but the Lieutenant who vas in
command OF them recognizing Captain Oakley as
an old friend, their tolls were brought 10 a close
They were furnished with horses here and iaken TO
Williamsburg, where they were treated with the
utmost kindness by Gel Campbell Of tie Fifth
Peunsylvania Next day they Went to jamestown
Island, where they took beats for Gen. MeCieiiana
headquarters They gave him sc1ne very Valuable
information and received ttfou5Ls TO 80 home aild
recruit thsir health.
pIsRaEpIso HUNTERS NEGRO BRIGADE IL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
The Northern papers a.ve the following account
of tho disbanding OF Tie negro brigade raised al
Port Royal, S. G., by Gen Hunter:
The negro brigade organized by Gen Hunter,
hss proved an Rumitgated faiiure Out Of eight
hundred eontrabands the muster roll, there were
come five hundred who "skedaddied, and many Of
the remainder felt SO uneasy under military control
and dsci plne that they watched for opportunities
70 escape. On Saturday afternoon last q rHmor
nrayaiicd around Hilton Head that the famous
gro brigade would be disbande'i that atieEnoon-~
The rumor of the disbandnent proved correct, ior
General Hunter had dispatched an Adjutant and
several officers TO Eiiictts piaAtation where TIE
brigade was In camp.
On the arrva, of these officers tiieir purpose soon
Enreaai through the camp. aing the widest joy
among the "soiders" The frag,Dentary remnant
of the brigade scon fell into line. aid were officially
disbanded They were Delighted but not more
30 than the white troops The exaosdiers rssshed
to and fro, and were socn busy IN making pie pa
ra,ions fer their homes in Beaufort and other Places
The discharged negro regiment Was styled the
"lst regiment South Carolina volunteers, and, On
being dshanGsd, were furnished with papers de-
clarine them free forever aud aso their wives and
children.
The vast number of con:rabaads brought from
Edisfo and S.eno together with those import d
from Georgetown, has made some proVisIoh for
their employment necessary. They are, accord
nely 70 be Instructed In the fine arts far rs they
relate to the construction of tubs and baskets
Latest FROM Pores ARMY.
CULrRpER, Aug. l5.-Gen. Buford returned TO
camp Yesterday aud from the best data ehtn,nsbie
II ia thought that Jacksons rear line il about four
miles back of the Rapidaa, while his main point OF
defence is Gordonsyiite.
II is aiso reported that large force of the en-
emy now occupy the llae of the Centrn, Railroad
froip Louisa 10 Charlottesv.lia. From this 1t womb
apbesr that they have formed now line Of defence,
and intsnd to fight dsesiss hattie al or near dor'
donsvitls.
Gen Buford took maay prisoners. some Of whom
came from their hiding places and voluntarily sur
fh1xzr Ttt al q r.