The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-15
THE NORTHERN PRESS oa THE WAR.

The New York Hrdtd has very little editoiAlly
except ''pnlis" Of Mcclellan who. it suys is now
master of the situation, and has it in his power
pluck the ero~nins victory cf ths war" The
Boston AryHs bsgs Lincoln 10 dsniiss his Cabinet
aud make fresh start. The Philadelphia Inquirer
do1't feel safe II wants Philadelphia defended
II saya:
We have one hundred thousand u.aa here capa
bic Of bearing arms CT these, fifty Thousand arc
vigorous and stroug ten tiiousaII nave already
respectable knowledge OF The dsl and be
rastiiy meno4uvred on the Aeld. Ia the oi
Az advance upon Philadelphia t!4ese troops, aided
by ,hoae which shall have fallen back before The
enemy, nonid make strong defence.
Positions should hi once be chosen al the
vulnerable points Of approach for artillery Hgh;
tnes should b, IN feaiii!es4 for fseeiViDg cannon
with which IL sweep the Delawiie, and shove all.
We repeat all It's rdieu,ots counter claims oi
manders ard organizations saou!i be set II rest by
the sending OF United States General hele Ia lake
command, and by forcing all those who iniit-
1erent dsinciined to take their places in The
ranks of the defenders volunteers
There will not be wanting those Who, il The dan
Ger pass viii lie inclined 10 laugh st ail present
preparation and precautiou; bat it viii be the
cant laugh ut the fool who coali not discern the
danger sinip!y because he escaped Destruction
The apathy, the confusion, the wan of confidence
in military leaders, which are found in rhiladel
phia day without parallel and il. ain
until our advice is followed.
4 letter from New York Dated the 81. instant
says
The exciting reports ff, IA the Upper Potomac
and Mary yland making profound impression
upon people. There is panic, il is trua, aid
bur little actual exoitemeut. The feeling is too
deep ior either. Men feel, i1r tie liat time, that
there is al least possibility Chat tho r,tueul
of the rebellion RON R.eii.aolid may sweep
nra.r enough heir heertt.s allu hiHies 10 laake
them realize what the holF9ss "a ae feaiy are
ability of General McCleii 10 beat back l,4e sd
Vanciug hords5 there is general desire that
energetic action should be had, Oh the part of our
municipal authorities and leading citizens, pro-
vide for any contingency that may arise
AFFAIRS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR DE-
FENCE-THE hkBsLS AT HANOVER.
4 letter from Lancaster, the capital of Fennsyl
yania, dated the 9Th, says the rebels have not ad
viinced hey ond Hanover, in York county, Pa, "a
town Of about coo nhabi :ants lear the Maryland
line. 1t states th4; Ex President Buchanan has
fled from his home The letter adds:
Committee of Safety has had the management
and control Of affars depued 20 it in Lancaster
county since this mening by the Governor of the
State This committee has established patrols, and
keeps eye upon the movements of ail strange or
suspicious looking persons. Tho city has not yet
been placed under mar .iai law.
Arms are being forwarded by Gov. Curtin TO the
citizens of York county, and other adacent ONES,
who rapidly organizing ID resist an invasion by
the rebels, should they attempt one. II this city
there are 800 fully organized Home Guards, who
are well armed and equipped, and there are 5000
in the county ready to rush TO the rescue at
moments notice. and teach the rebeiB lesson that
they would not forget in harry if they attempted
to invade the Southern counties. These Home
Guards are drilling every day, and arc now quite
an etficisnt force. proclamation from the Mayor
has been issued strongly supporting tbs one from
the Governor regardins the arming of the State.
The rebels cannot advance 20 harrisburg across
the Susuuehanua river without encounteFing
force in their front perhaps as large AS their own
Independent of the army which would certainly
fall upon their rear In such an event There Is u
fuId at place called Peach Bottom, on ths Suyque
hanna about twenty miles from here, by which
the enemy might attempt a denomination against
Philadelphia Even 4 demonstration of this kind
~ exceedingly improbable. There are two, and
only two. Objects am now satisfied, which the
rebels eau hope 10 accomplish by reid upon Penn
sylvana, and these are the breaking of the North
ern Central Railroad, running along the south side
OF the Susquehanns, aud the carrying OFT of
booty. These achievements, II carried out, must
cost them more than they can possibly be werth
and might bring about the capture OF their army
and the end OF the rebellion.
There are reports Of guerilla bands organizing
already to assist la the defiance Of the Stale.
MURDOCH SOLDIER.
Among the volunteers who have tsnde1sd thsir
setviees TO Gen Wallace fer the defence of Cinein
natl is James f. Murdoch. the actor, reader, and
sloeutionist, who arrived armed and equipped for
the fray. Both OF Mf Murdoch cons are ia the u.
b. army.
MtsCELLANEoU3
McDowelrs army corps dhs thirsD has bsea united
with Heintzeimans Qhe sixth, and tha latter Of
ticsr now commands the whol.. The Washington
Republican says: I'VE learn that charges we're pre-
ferred by Gen. Pope against Generals Fitz John
Porter, Franklin ard 0,ifiin, and that these Gene
rails have declared that they acted under tho orders
ot Gen. McClslan aud We further learn that there
will bs no court martial for tbs present. the whole
matter having, at tho Request of 0en Mcclellan,
been postponed
Late arrivals from Helena report AL qulet there
Rebel prisoneTa cAptursd SAY that . large number
Of Tsxaa atroopA fully armed and equipped. have
arrived atz&o1e Rock, Ark.. Within The iast fsw
dAys Il was repostsd at Hslsas that Ben. Rnes
crsns wads an attack on ths rstels - lMpst0. end
waS deeiAlvsly repalsed
The 1lth. 18th, l3sh. 1Aah an1 18th Hsw Jsrssy