The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-18
FROM GEN. N'CiELrAS's ARMY.

tRoH GEN CiEtIAS's ARMY,
The movements OF McC!eilan's army have ceased
to excite much interest In allutiing TO the late
evaeation BY the F138:als Of Malvern Hill, tie
Army OF the Potomac correspondent Of the New
York Times, under date OF Angus. 10, says:
This reirosrade movement was deemed expe.
di"nt as reiiabe Information had becn received a,
headquarters that force of 10 600 Of the eue,ny
were advancing to re;ake possession Of the bill -
ten Hookers infce wss rot sufficient to meet The
oFeTpoweIiag numbers OF the enemy and il ,y;,s
Dot the plan OF Mcclellan TO bring OF. a genera, en-.
aaseriaent at iha, time The return of o,lr troons
II camp created considerable surprise among thosa
who hh.i not been with the adganos 80 a ew hours
previous there WAS unmistassblo evidence that II
vas tae intention of Mcclellan 10 permanently or
oipy tie hill.
1t Is not probable scy movement viii take alsea
here or some tins, unless The euenY make an az
tack. We do not believe that lac viii ritk n hatfts
iii iToQt of line this side Of the river bnt i,
would not be surprising If lie sso;Ili march
large force 10 cur men on the Soub si,,a -
.a laS pom. 9. in.sssss aos & q bs sgae siaa st
..nan,.l,ieatioa Is kept ap from lac
Shore One afternoon last week Gen. Mcclellan
ssooi beside signal eifeer fer Two hours sending
end receiving messages. Over 200 Iaessagaa were
communicated daring The dsy. Gen. Mcclellan ex.
pressed himself highly pleased with The usefulness
aud sreeess OF the system
AFFAIRS IN NORFOLK AND sUFFoLK-No UNION
StNiiMASi AMONG lHE PEOPLE,
A correspondents of the New York Times writing
from, Suffolk, Va, under date of August sth SAYS
Several weeks ego IN writing to you ,sbout the
laneiit policy which WIS being observed towards
The rebels in this part Of the wo'id, (NosE,ik.
Portsmouth, and Snfto,k.) said that, in nq humble
Judgment, there wss much to recommend it. Il
seemed SO plausible aud natural belief that in
meeting hatred and insratitute te with kindness 70.
rocity with lnildusss bad deeds with good ones.
we should be able To soften the heart of treason !;
10 win rebels back by Showerns blessings upon
the helpless women and children they had left to
our charge and leave 81 channel open for fn. are re.
concilia,ion, that ut oIee became to the
doctrine. But events have taught me to sac the
utter failac0usness Of any snch sys stem OF Govern.
,ient, and that q rebel, like any other malinap
must first be knocked down, then argued with. /
am sorry to say that ii all the kindness which onr
military Governors here have, In the goodness of
their hearts, showered upon The rebels, has pro.
duced any fruit, il is either small rs to te III
yis!ble--like the Dead Sea fruit
.Fa,r to the view, bat Rotten at the core"
Secession, in short, is more rampant, insolent.
naughty, and hopeful to-day IN these places Than IL
was two months ago. The iin!on feeling, at one
time bidding fair, by proper nourishment, 10 gro.
aud spread its overshadowing influence over every
grade IF society here, has beoi, week AFTER week,
growing
"S,nall Ly degrees. snd beautifully lsss.'
until II Is now all but extinct. The Union Club,
numbering some l.O or POO staunch loyal eiti.
zens determined to uphold the majesty Of free Ia.
bor amid the oligarchic Influences now struggling
for ascendancy on this Continent, have found SO
little encouragement. according 10 their own ac-
counts and the overwhelming testimony they bring
forward that they have temporarily disbanded, by
/. sort Of tacit understanding, feeling Themselves
about az useful az the fifth wheel n wagon. So
far is this feeling carried tst there are now 30 at
least Am assured aud fully believe. many Union
men In Norfolk " no are deliberately passing them.
ulvaa nff aa
Norfolk is Just as dnii stupid, and stubborn il
was two months ago. Nobody trading. nobody
willing to meet you half wsy but the same moody,
reasonable kinds OF lOafers. whispering at street
corners and religiousy believing In the return OF
Jeff Davis & Co There appears, however To bs
something rotten In the State OF Denmark. spite
of all rebciiious prOciivities For instance they
fuse their own money. At the Atlantic Hotel-the
first hotel in the place--(it ought 10 be, by the
way since they charge twenty five cents for a very
poor sherry cotbier)-the following notice IL CON
/ spicuously stuck up:
specie and Northern bills only will be received
at par in pay Of bills due this hotel Southern
bills taken Is discount Proprietor"
pop6ING THE DRAFT-srRINGENT oaoxRs FROM
THE WAR DEPARTMENT CONCERNING PAsSEN
dERs TO CALIFORNIA.
The most stringent precautions have been takal
by tie Federal Government 10 prevent tho sponta
neous flight Of very large proportion of the citi
zens Of the North subject to draft Just before tbt
sailing Of the steamer Northern Light for Caiifora
from New York, on the llth inst, the following
order was issued by Marshal Kennedy, OF that city
OFFICE or THE SUp'T OF THE METROPOLITAN
POLICE AND SPECIAL PROVOST Marshal,
No. 4l3 Broome street, corner OF Elm,
New York. August ii, 1862 ]
General Order. No. l.-Captain - --- Pre-
cinct The order OF tne War Department of Angus
9Th inst relative to"Prcvent'rg evasion OF militar
uty and for the suppression OF disoy 81 practices,
ia to be vigorously enforced. All persons. by an
convey aucs, VITO ars about leaying this distric
with the desiEn Of evadiug military duty, mast
detained And wbsre any unusual effort IN mad
TO effect the purpose ~ asnG false NAME
/! another persons passport or pass, assuming an
Disguise OF dress occupation, or by falsely cialif
i0a 10 be IN alien. or 10 any other way aifsmptin
to pass by deception; or where the sAtne parson
Ai.coye red 4 second time endeavoripg 10 so inprt
,,erlv ON bosfd OF such convey anee, car or vesse
With sueh design; or where any psrson ha. cias
aestinalv obtained entrance on board % sucn COL
yeysncc ear o. vessel such person shall BE- erfaste
ana Nd under the THIRD paragraph OF the ssd ORA
Of tho Wer Department.
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