The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-03
AFrsIEs IL HAMPTON ROADS.

NswpoEs News has beer converted into hos
pitgI station Jy The Federss. and TIE cid water
battery disrnantIed The Cumberland, which was
sunk by the Mer1iaac, II to oe raised. Il letter to
the Boston Journal says:
The fleet lying in James liver consists of the.
Minnesota, oisg snip Of Act Rear Admiral Lee)
New !ronsides Gai5ns, and Miami he Gen5aee
and nj aha. ka have been withdrawn, AID other gu.t
boats aie expected to take their places. Z he Nin-
ntso.a faild to Gay fer Bosion, where u Is uadeT-
stood gomr cEanges :: i'll b5 made in her arIaAnen
The New iroEsld : presents }Fmdabte appearance
az her nooFinEa Size has pr9Ead nsrz5lf, contrary
to general expec:aticn excellent sea bcat. and
IL .ct.or will undoubtedly be A8piendid success she
steamed around d short distance on Friday, aAa
practiced firing up the river. Captain IarGsr han
dies her saiiiiuiiy, and brings her about with won
derfu ease Ga6 eeerty. The 8sena nai reiIts,nr d
st her pF~aeQt iGOoTings ever since her aitScA On
Fort Darling last summer. She bears fearful wit
uesa TO the hair. psIcry OF tne rcrei pc
siticn during the e.G&semtn'. k-evesGi sAo.s q
exeG in her hall some ene ratei her iron- plated
s.csa and one or two ns-da clean hces th.ouxn the
funnel. Captain Rogers IS fighting I3ap agi IL
all ready for Merriulse No ,, or aIsy other roLel
demonstration. The kiau! (sid7 whtsl supboaD
Il on picket duty for the present! a1d viii pcobaby
pe ordered home before iaa8 for repairs. ag she
needs n tlorou b 0yersau0ng- EAo caa4e here
from tbs Wes,efn Cuff squadron. where she rem
derea important service in the capture II the forts
beiow New Orleans and at Nicksbug. ! 10 &ohl
tor VII rs.irl. ia q few days from Washington
Every day f3as Of truce pass up al,d down tne
river, on the steamers John A Warner, New fctk,
Metaraora i8eo.gia auI Others. They go up win
secesh prisoners as far Aikoa's Landing, within
eight miles OF Richmond. where the exchange Ii
made Union exchanges on their way down almost
always cheer the old hag, which Is iirs: TO greet
them on our fleet here The rebel prisoners, Gs q
whole, are rough and eoar6e specimens CT hurani
y. They well supplied with clothing anu small
articles by sscosh ladies Of Baltimore, as they pass
through that eitya snbect of no little complaint
our side. rhey converse freely with us, and ail
agree in EXPIRE ssing wish that the war WAS over
but say they viii conquer peace or have none
They have the fullest confidence in their leader
speak highly Of Mcclellan, and assure us that Lin
coins proclamation las united tie sou.b all the
more closely ons for tho war. The rebels
nj Richmond treating Union prisoners with q
little more humanity than heretofore.
OLD ABE TO "RUN THE MACHINE" BY HImsELF
The Washington correspondent Of the New YorA
TIMES IL responsible for the following:
The announcement that Secretary Stanton aat
Gen Haeck refer al matters relating to the army
Of the Potomac to the President, who has relievst
them Of responsibility Ia the matter and himsei
undertaken 10 run the machine" has created dsel
excitement. Inquiries made show the facts to ~
~ stated, and in military circles there Is much IN
tersst felt ~ TO how the President Will "woFl