The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-11

the assertion that our forces in Virginia far
eeed the number that Ia generally understood to
be under the different Generals in command there,
and that we to-day able to present much |
stronger front at every point than the most sau
gune have heretofore imagined This view of
the position Of affairs IL borne ont by the confidence
at is manifested in Cabinet and military circles
In Washington. we'll by the hesitation of the
rebels their fear Of attacking either Mcclellan or
Pope, and in their hurry ing troops from the Gulf
States to Richmond The quiet but effective sys-
tenn nangurated by Halleck, aud carried into ope-
ration by Mcclellan and Pope with the assistance Of
the James river fleet may well alay all fears Of any
disasters in Virginia, and will soon put an end TO the
work OF the panic makers here and e!aew hcrn We
are assnfed that the different divisions of the army
are in good condition, The navy ready for operation
and IL IN now only necessary to hurry on the re-
crni's and NIL up the ranks of the depleted regi
menta to have active operations commenced in
every portion of Virginia upon fcale tar exceed
ing any thing that has taken place heretofore In
this view the order of thu President IL uely one.
ahd secures, beyond q shadow of doubt. tho
centraion ot Il force at different points in Tirgi-
MIA that will give the finishing blow to the rebel
Lion within a aepmparatively shnrr time.
The incendiary and mischievous courses OF tha
Hinferna! republicans and Jacobns in the last Con
gress the EFFORTS of such men Wiekfc and Val
landBham i'll arguing In their speeches to Western
audeuces that the Administration is pledged to u
war for the negro, thus creating dssensions the
wet blanket" articles and attacks upon the Presi-
dent; and our generals by seh Abolition sheets as
the Tribune Past, and kindred journals, in their
determination To force the Administration into Il
war agirs the institution OF the South, instead of
wal for the Uuion and the constant decrying O!
our financial system by the iobbng journals, have
all aided in confusing the public mind, causing q
general dependency, reardng enlstmsnts, and en-
barrassng the Administration, They have kept the
public mind in teverisl condition. and caused great
hesitation, doubt, and misgivings, the part Of the
masses Of the people, when there should have been
but feeling and tat Jealous and cordial response
to all demands of the Government. Had it not been !
fpT fhGt he xSrS ha
had 70 entertain the idea of drafting. But Con |
gress has adjourned, and its members are no longer
prying into the secrets of our Generals. The /
Secretary of War is relieved from the hourly visits
of the viruous Wilson's. Wades and Chambers. |
with threats to lombard his Office unless he aeceded
to their wishes and adopted their political strategy
of dividing up and defeating our armies and in the
place of those Jacobins the President has placed
military mind as the general manager of all mill |
tary affairs 1t liz now only necessary that the con-
spirstors on the stamp in the West and the abo- |
tion and ahbing journals here aud elsewhere, should
be made 10 cease their assaults upon the Govern /
ment 20 remove from the public mind the despoud
ing fe ling that has existed
On the other hand, the silent but effective work |
that has been accomplished under the establish |
ment OF military instead of the political system
that existed in Washington " hile Congress was in |
session. the new vigor which has been infused into
oil war operations, of which the order OF the Pres |
ident in regard to drafting is guarantee, with rhe
dispersion Of Congress. all assure that we are
on The eve Of startling and thrilling events cI the |
most nomentots consequence. The public may |
rely with perfect confidence that the Abolitionists
al the end OF their work Of creating dssensiou
that the days OF the rebellion numbered, and
that such effective blows will be administered 10
the rebel army before the first frost VIII eectU
ally close this uoustrous Southern cons piracy, or
at least drive ii into the Cult Now that the I'll
bicon IL passed the crisis turned. lot and all
put ther shoulders to the wheel and hasten the day
Of the hGai triumph Of the Union armies,
FROM lEANSnEE-A
letter fion Washington says:
1he Reliance faw days ago captured a canoe in
the neighborhood of Urbana, with mail of about
40 letters addressed mosty to officers and
the a0th Virginia regiment, near Kiehmond The
letters seem mostly II be Of a private character,
and from the fact that many of them enclosed
IN envelopes which have been turned aud the |
inside bear directions TO parties Heathsviile, |
Northumberland county Va it is quite certain |
letters have been forwarded from that neighbor, |
hood Several OF them have the postnark Bati- |
more on the inside, and were undoubtedly sent |
from that city To be forwarded from Heathsville- -
One of them is directed To Capt Hiram Cole and |
asks him to send OF Uncle Sam green la, s,,
from Richmond the writer being uader The inpres-s
sion thar the officers Gd soldiers of the rebel army
made themselves rich by robbng the killed ard
wounded Union troops OF the money they had on
their persons.
Several refugees came up on the Wyaudank |
They all reside III Miidlesex county, and at
one time III the 55th Virginia regiment, but when
that regiment et Frede lex -burg tor Richmond |
thew deserted and returned thei. homes where |
they have been living for two months past sleep
ing nightly III the woods or III boat on the river
being d cad of rowing bands of cav airy WHO |
have been securing tie country III search of them
and other desel ters Ou Monday last hearing thar
the rebel cavalry were to the woods al. but
one made their escape, aud came of to gun
boats for protection.
YANKEE ACCOUNTS OF THE sKIRstis4Es on The |
SOUTH sTpF
dipatch from the headquarters OF Mcclellan |
dated the 4th inst, says:
Yesterday O Reconnaissance was made from that |
point back into the country. to within fourteen |
miles of Petersburg 1t was conducted by Col Av |
Grill and composed of $50 OF the Fifth United |!
States aud $50 of the Third Pennsylvania cavalry,
with four companies of the First Michigan infan |
try. Captains Castor and Bowen, OF Gen. McCiel |
Ian stall accompanied them.
Al Cox's Mills five miles from the river they Ell
countered the Thirteenth Virginia cavalry drawnup
in line Our men charged Oh them. when ttay |
broke and ran They drove them to tteir encam,,-
ment, at Sycamore church, two and half miles
further, where they again formed, but ingio-
riously put to flight leaving behind ali their tents.
camp equipage, and comrnissary stores which our
troops gathered together and burned. The rebels
had two horses killed, six men wounded, and two
taken prisoners. Our loss was one horse killed
After securing the country short distance fur
ther they returned to the river. There is further
evidence Of rebel gunboats the river this side Of
Fort Darling
Information received here goes to show that the
new Merrmac will not be ready operate for
three weeks yet.
Two of the gunboats yesterday afternoon
engaged sheliing the opposite shore above City
Point.
The health of the troops has improved ever since
they began receive fresh vegetables, which
ordered be issued to them by Gen. Mcclellan. !
OUTRAGEOUS PROCEEDINGS IN ACCoMAC--BRuTAL
MURDER OF CITIZENS BY YANKEE SOLDIERS
The citizens of Accomac county, Va, are sub.
iected to the most cruel and barbarous treatment
by the Yankee hirelings who now intest and pol |
lutte by their presence that portion of our State
At a court held for that county last Monday, says
the Enquirer at Drummondtown, soldier In |
passing through the crowd near the Court House |
came across a young man by the name of Bell, |
who had been captured at Roanoke Island, and |
paroled. Seeing that Bell had small badge hang
ing inside OF his vest, he asked if that was "se
cesh" badge Bell replied that it WAS only badge
which had been used by the members OF the De- |
batting Society while at College; and he still |
kept it as remembrance of hours happily spent |
among friends and comrades. The Yankee soldier. |
said it falsehood, and that it was "Secesh |
badge" This led to an atercation. and scuffle |
ensued During the fight the constable Of the Drum
mondtown district, VIM. Addison kelum, came out |
of the court house. separated the combatants, and
commanded the peace aS a civil officer. Another |
Yankee soldier, coming up at the moment, struck |
the constable over the head with the butt end of
his musket, while Yankee officer split open the |
constables skull with q sword as he fell TO the |
ground. Constable Kellum was then taken into a
neighborng house, where he died within few
hours afterwards.
Several citizens, who witnessed the shocking |
murder of Mr.. Kelluin. and expressed their horror
at such law lessness, were arrested. Among them
were George u. Rogers and his Lewis Rogers |
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