The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-19

Their International ack ksonptNe-Onr
SHARP Shoofers at Work The Policy Of
Firing Citaes-Gen Sidney Johnson, ts-c
ESPECIAL coRaEsPosDnEcs OF TIE pTsPA Aroa
SAvAxsiH, GA, 0archA.
The news from Norfolk and the West
has quite diverted our attention from the
enemy herea bouts We have little worth re.
eordins, il We except some further attempts
Of the YANKEES to penetrate towards our out
posts, with view to rscoanoitrs doubtless
The last attempt has resulted rather uu-
fayorabiy for them, though they returned the
fire Of our pickets without infiicting any in.
jury whstevsr. The late dasaitory move.
ments In our nsighborhood indicate an im-
patience on the part of the Invaders which
will cause us. no doubt cons idsrabie trouble
from predatory incursions.
Their feet has dispersed along thu coasts OF
Georgil ana Florida, ana now are In the
st Johns river, and doubtless in possession.
OF Jacksonville. Ia my last letter tx.
pressed the fear tnat they would ascend the
liver and succeed in destroying the foundry
located there, and the Confederate gun b,at
being bulls by Mooney under contract with
the Government 1t has been reported here
by passengers over the road from Florida
that the town OF Jacksonville has been the
scene Of intense agitation on account of the
near approach Of the Yauke. fleet. Besides
destroying the foundry ana u aboat already
alluded to, the citizens appear to have dealt
summarily with some Yankees DON bu.i-
| ness theIe who attsm ted to make their wsy
| to the enemy; the punishment, though sud.
den, is not undaserved. There nrs soms
| dWellers along our coast-thouGh, thank
God, they are not nu merous-who set
| astride the fence, openly swearing by the
Oonfederacy, and yet ready at any moment
| to give aid and comfort to the cause which
| taey secretly wish success to- but dare not
| assist from the pusi Unanimous fear Of bodily
| injury. That these men exist everywhere ls
| admitted, and 0eorg a is no exception to the
general rule. We are well salts fed that the
| enemy POSSESS information which they coul ID
| not have obtained by any other means than
secret communication their sudden advent
! at Fernandina while the guns were all dis.
| mounted and the town in an unprepared
| state to resist, could not nave been the result
| OF any chance visit, bus followed from secret
Information given the enemy.
| 1t has been already declared in the papers
| that a fisherman was the medium Of commu
| nication; and that these means exist every
| where, even in our midst cannot well be
| doubted. The lesson which the people ot
| Jacksonville had learned, and which they
carried into effect, will keep the emissaries OF
| Lincoiu III wholesome terror OF 4 like vista
| tton. have learned that three thousand OF
| the enc my now hold the 10 wn ard no dc ub.
| will harass the few remaining citizens rs
| long as they are PERM ted 10 stay They are
| on the III o in at pre- sent, and Gen Ira pier IS
an opportunity to redeem his honor ahd
| teach tne foe useful lesson. II las called
| opoa the Governor tor twenty five handrea
| men, and, with the iorcd he has at present
available. will be able to cope with the Yam
KEGS. Tney have not progressed as far as
jacksonville without en"oupterins serious
| opposition and loss. No bttteries were theIe
| TO detain them but the brave rifieme,t, who
are accustomed to the chase In the woods an.
| everglades OF tie noWeTy Stale. lid not pef
init them to pass unassailed. Many fe.l upos
the deck. until the prudent Itgard Tor theil
safety compelled the remainder 10 take refuk.
IL the hold.
The Jacksonville people got rid Of thei
| Mayor before leaving. He coulselled sub
mission a once TO the enemy In order to saw
the to wp, but 1t did not meet the cor eulrenc
Of bis Iiege sublec,s and they sent ntna adrift
| THe Hayoraiiy IL an impof taIt Office at thi
time, and ihe incumbents seem tC acqnir
I,new dignity to wear the robe, OF Office az
handle the rod of power with Il more comp pia
| cent air, Just at the moment when ihexora bI
! fate Is about TO end their reign. Upttke grea
| monarchs, they Atr0t about with pom pou
i'm mportanco Just ss they have teen mad
"poor indeed" by being stript ct their niasis
L tAyl A yUl y tfer. itlAyr n
| has declared his intention To tang To th
| iamp-post any Que caught setting fire to hi
owl or his neighbor's dwelling, IN the even
| of the surrender of the city TO tte Yankees
| Our Mayor of Savannah Is one of tns rgh
| stamp; though | have not learnt that he de
| sgnea any sue h extension OF his ,'reioguGVe
| nave understood that ha expressed his Il.
| termination to f1g h the fire which Genera
| Walker had SAID he would apply 10 the city IL
| similar emergency-to hight it with Water
The question has been discussed ssriousl,
| mere 10 nre the city In preference to ieayiGt
| 1t an asylum to the legions of bioodthIrs /,
yag gabonds that Lincoin has sent to suedn,
us. Many have euterei seriously INT, III,
question, but none. venture TO predict, tina
have ausht to lose in tn genera 4 destruction
| II any advantage could accrue 10 by th'
| destruction. or positive injury to the Yankees
1t would be well to make the sscrihce, ana NO
| one OF the native citizens OF Georgia bu woulG
make II wiitiugiy-nay, bring other goods L
| feed the flame, but there is no shade W o
bsr efit to arise. 1t will not p.eveht the enemy
II q
| get but little supplies towards the support o
| their army. ALI the meaL Of N anu fac turin
and preparing ordnance or warlike INA terial
| should be effectualiy destroyed beforehand
| What advantage. then. conlo re.uit from the
l d.struC lion OF the city None whatever and
| the ciuzens Of Savannah will be the first 10 de-
| fend their homes from wanton, ruthless de.
| struc.ion, from whatsoever scurc, 1t NAV
| come. This has been ascribed to General
| Walker frequently, bnt 1 am rot aware ihs
| the Gsneraf ever expressed any such opinion
| The discussion In Congress relative TO the
| removal OF Sidney Johnson from the CON
mand in Tennessee, does not ind tavor here,
though the President may Succumb to the
| violence of the opposition. 1t has been sug
fested mat the Presioent could relieve Gen
l Johnson from the cloud OF eand- dies th al
| aOw annoy him he could save his friend be
could MAKE many new supporters OF his Ad-
| ministration. he could take advantage of ths
| present ardof OF the South, and change tn
| whole aspect IN the eat by taking the field
| In person. i believe such a movement would
| be Of IucaIculable service to the country
aud around his banner thousands would
| mock who have not vet been called 10 the
| Held.
/ Nothing OF any ssps cial Importance has &C
| Cured on our river. Yesterday Commp
| dore Tatnali went dow n in the savannah and
| understand, Gen. Ltwton, uisJ, 10 recon
noitre- They were saiutet with aboat one
hundred and fifty shot--in fnci during the en :
tire morning the booming OF great guns were
heard from all parts OF the city The enemy
| have now very formidable worKs on the river;
not only by re, son Of the number Of their euns
l but of their range Seventeen guaa have been
mounted In batteries. and the passage Of the
river Is nm impossibiiity for any other than
/ an iron clad battery.
The success of tbs Msrrimac, or rather Vir
| RiDia, Ia better name than tina. s,ream from
which 80 much of faneee nlth fisws IN 10 tbs
/ ocean Of Northern life, has set all the people
astir; but time will DO required TO effsc. any
/ th ing of value.
i We are very anxious to have full aecoun ts
| of The battle in Arkansas The less of Me
/ Cultoch aud Mcintosh is greatly dspiored -
| mclntush~-a name familiar to dsargians--is