The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-06
w AR MI A Il T Err S.


We compile the following summary from
the latest southern exchanges which have
ceal received:
AFFAIRS AT EIsHvILLI.
From, The Memphis Appeal, CT the 81 tn u!t. T.,
we copy The following:
A gentiem IN, wh left Nashville about ten
days ago, al d arrived CT Memphis yesterday
Win graft Gi fl cnlty, gi-as some later de.
tails u ar VIZ have before had from til at quar-
ter. He says that on the 10 h inst, there
we're but $500 troops in and around the city,
500 of which were imm edi.t'ly In the corpor-
alton, and the rest i'll the su burbs. There was,
In add iop, o.e regiment at Murfreesbo ro,
sind ano Der at S,helbyville. all belonging to
Gen Mi chell's division.
Ouc ii % m Ia states that fe y days bsfore
he lett, the "cottou sgent" Of the Washington
despo.lsm proceeded out ~ Maj n fuckers
plsnta'ioo, some distance from NASHVILLE, on
Inc nlrrfreesboro road, ana stole sbodt TWEEN
81 b.les OF cotton III the name OF his govern
raent, and ul. ID il 10 the city. 1t had b2er
concealed, an Wos d;fcoversd b. him. But
little ( this stGple no viewer, had been o. D ain
ty he feierais aimee tnslr occupation OF
,iitGie TelCessee.
lbe bogus milita Governor, Andrew John.
aoa, has been reduc.d TO The necessity OF
soe,iHg an armed guard at his do)r oil the
time, - q protection 10 his person. He had
issued orders 20 allow no citssn to appear on
laa streets af'er nine o'cloes, NJ and on
the light 81 he ION ins. ant the public squ are
UAa filled wi pe,rties under arrest. who had
Vi0t&fFd ;ha des 20 &c order he mss also rs
'nb.ished = Gatect,va police, some Of whom
logged the footsteps of our Informant with
much impcrtunity The chief detectivsi is Al
INSCRIPTIONS YGrkee scound -al. who SEVERAL
,aars ago occupied the same position in Wash
iagtOn .ity
johnson has peen attempting ior more than
Il mouth TO raise q full reg men. as q body
guard, but has 50 far succeeded in get;ir only
sbont eighty butch nsn to volunteer iu that
3f",g c.paetty.
The rigor OF the dsspotsm continued to
grow more severe The Nashville Bann<r I'd
been suppressed for refusing 70 pu blish ABB
i,,i,n ssniimfn's AID veraioas Of affairs in
general.
Ias. T. Bell. ia,e editor OF the Gazette. who
WAS arrested some weeks &c, had been re-
ieassd upon tis giving bail 10 remain In the
city.
re - euech4d 4 shvfile hat Oap.. JOHN
,ylcreat ves moving Hron the city from LIE
;,aror win :, tore, ofls-o cavslry. Crest
coy's-7~p- ton prevailed auong johnson and
his uiJns ir coEceq ae.ice, AM the full
zyal!;>nla Federal force Eas KEEP. under arms
IL LiRHtt4 81 ticlpa'lon OF an attack. About
500 cavalry were kept around Jobnson's
premises as Il special force TO resist any de-
morstra son that might he made upon him
The despot hiU self IS said to have heen vary
mach terrified, aud mad his cothes picked
and his papers pat up preparatory to q rapid
h"gira Ia case Of such d necessity.
The psnpie Of Nashville are represented T.
uu Us tteiltclv brlE6 nOAS AOhtiU III tuc1I
feelings towards tbs Lincoln Government
than over The fagrant outraees Of John
sor. IS uninio1s have eXtsperated and embitr
trnd them beyond the description OF wo d.,
Il. they ga rne silly look forward to the day
when swift retribution VIII be vistted upon
heir prosecutors by the advancing legi0ns Of
3 tin Il n IN: Confedsrs.e army.
SOUTH cAsoIrsA scLDIsss kxrusIks TO s.Rvl.
The A2eusta Con stt,uttonalist, Of the 18th In.
st&Et says the 18TH regiment OF South Caro-
lima State troops reached that place (Augustal
the day previous. on thair way to the West
hundret OF them refused to proceed any far
tbe-, uron the plea shtt they were In the
State stryice and not in the Confederate ser
vice tn It they had volunteered to defend and
fight for South Carolina, at the call Of their
own Sta:e-for that special service, and that
alone The ofNCsIs uree1 in vain the rsproach
1t would bring upon The state, which had
ben foremost n this revolution, II they now
refus &c to 80 where tneY were most needed
The indictments refused to hear anything and
returned bcck TO the Carolina depot. The
Consstntionaiist ssys the AdJo;snt General OF
the State was telegraphed, and had ordered
hem to be arrested, and that their officers
were proceeding to execute the order.
Commenting upon ths above, the Charles.
ton Msreury sey=
There /. no reality in the ground assumed
ny THESE misR uided men, as q justification for
Conduct so unsoloierly, SO unpatriotic, 90
wanting In every element Of honor. The fair
fame of the Stale lie ir1eparo bly, wounded by
this vre ched business. The discip line of the
%; faderAte soldiers IL deeply lnvoived-
South carolina washes har hands Of these IN
worthy sons, aud repudiates their conduct -
1t p to De hoped that both the men who &C cd
thus, and the officers Who permitted 1t, will
bs summariiy dealt wi IN by the military au.
tuorIties Eotbing less will meet the exigsn-
cies OF the occasion.
cosPEDERArE cUKRIEcT rAKRH At HAszvILLB.
he IEemphis APPEAL. OF the 77.h ult says:
Confederate money isnow current in Nash
willie III a discount OF only fifteen per cent :.
freely passing AT eighty We cen IS In the dol
lar IN exchange for notes on all Tennessee
baass We aGs informed that the suffers Of
the Federal army even take 1t at this rata In
payment for provisions These facts ought 10
estao tsh confidence III 1t even where other
and obler inn uisss fall. There should be NO
disposition among our people On the from tier
u refuse j.. Itis the mainstay Ct tho Uon-
federacy, aud the free acceptance Of 1t IL the
blsis Il our Government credit. Whatever
we do in this severe D rur CT trial and dtsas
ter. let no traitorous hsnd dare seek to stab
our sscred cause by refusing the currency OF
the Confederate Government.
rHB JoHEsToE TESTIMONIAL.
The HoRstoa Telegraph. Of the 18th ultimc.
says
We are glad 10 see saal the suggestion Of
providing home end competence for the
Ihmfly OF Zen. =. - tOAS III 1eA1Es
meets 9Th me favor OF our citizens. Mossrs.
Baliinger and House. whose names We suE-
ges;sd - the canvsssiag COMMITTEES, report TO
us the scliowing usths result Of TWO hours
Work in this city:
Theas subscriptions amount 70 eA,lsO and
- bales OF cotton.
Let the subscriptions be taken in money, in
cotton, in sugar, IN stock, or In lands. We
hope, from this beginning, to see IL roll MP to
a goodIy sum, present worthy Of the people
OF a State that has been honored with the
citis ,nship, and 10 to b. honored a. the rest.
Ing place OF 50 noble a hero a. Gen. Albert
sidney Johnston,
TIE Pckf pei AEkI PRIsoUlKe
The tolis xiog brief letter IL from the son
Of tie editor # tss Savannah Ispv Nisss:
"UAs:LB WILLIAAe, J
Governor Island, !
Kew York Earbor. J
Dear Father We arrived here safely See.
terday morning, after long voyage. We ars
all quite we'll, and hope you ere gtviul
yourself no trouble about us, for must &C
knowledge that We are very Kindly treated
We are we'll fed, ana the o6hoers, ell, treat ~
very Kindly indeed, and 20 far We have nc
complaint 70 make. Please Wiite soo1 and