The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-29

STATE Department, And had long and doubt.
less interesting intsrvtsw With Secretary S.
The Frsnah Minister states that no nsvu
heard until his arrival here Of Ii. Lsnotns.
Who !. said BY the aich Rich PIPER. 70 n,y 70
have rsprsssa tee g., coo Frsnchmeu.
The Senate, Ia Executive session to-day,
oDfirmed the nomination OF Martin Metcalf,
Of Michisan, az Consul J. at Aqua Cal:sntss:
General, a. one OF the Commissioners under
the act Tor the abolishment Of slavsry In the
District Of Columbia The Beard will b At
The Senate to day. BY q unanimous vote,
ratified the Seward Lyons treaty reoeutly Ms
gotintsd here for the sapprssson Of the Afrf.
portant treaty. which Will probably sweep
the last vestgs OF the piratical eradac from
the face Of the seas.
oAPruass II rHS =. .. srxBoAf HIRovLss.
From the Baltimore Aa~tss~, Of the 18th
inst, We extract the folio wings
The u. s. revenue gunboat Hercules, Capt.
Duugap, has arrived here with two more pri
soners and another prise. The Hercules
brings to the FORT two prison ers one OF Wnom
IL man that our government mas oeen Ioox-
going between maryland and Richmond,
taking over mails ana other matters OF great
importance to the enemy. and only returned
from Virginia ON the llth Of this month.
twas with great difficulty that no waS se.
cured. AZ after a long search through his
house a Annemsasix, 6omerAet county, Nd,
crawled tb rough trap door in the ceiling Of
an upper room to get there. After securing
him and another important persCn, the Her.
cules started for the Great Wlcomooo river
soon after entering that river . schooner
was discovered endsavorinG 10 escape
She was soon overhauled, however, The
men on board, fading escape with the
vessel impossible, left the vessel and pulled
fnY M n 04pt uUD9 ban
Of and found to Re the schooner A las onquin,
hailing from Annemessix. She had evidently
recently landed cargo. as IL supposed, taken
at Baltimore.
YAEK1R LOSSES AT TAa BATTLE OF SHILOH.
A corresponds Mt OF the Philadelphia P,ss..
writing from the Tennessee battlefield, gives
this estimate Of the casualties to the Yankees
at the battle OF shiloh,
No accurate list Of ths killed and wounded
can be made for sons time From the best
authority l can gather, Judge our killed
will amoant TO two thousand, and our wound.
ed and N SSH to eight thousand more, Of
whom foar thousand or 0ve thousand are
prisoners. Some Of the regiments which were
badly cut up at Donelson will have to be dis.
banded. In oDe-the Eleventh illinois, there
ar only Ice men left. In others all the nsld
Officers and most Of the Captains are killed.
The Eighteenth Wisconsin regiment was q
raw regiment, recruited from the pineries,
celebrated locality men who hunt md trap
all winter, and work In lumber. mills oil
summer
They went into battle less tn N two weeks
after leaving Milwaukee, go str ,ng. Their
Colonel and Major were killed, and their
Lieutenant-Colonel dsspsrately wounded
Dat Of seven Captains who went into the
fight. only one remains; and tso men, sick
and we'll, are all that now occupy their camp.
The rest are killed, wounded, or prise ners. |
They were on the extreme left, and their |
not fall back Their AeId omcers were brave
even to rashnsss, and the men would not fail /
then. Out of company OF sevsnt y' odd men
in enc OF the Illinois regiments, only i've men
are left At for duty.
LErrBR yRoH COL. oORsolAS.
RIoHnorp, Va, April 10, 1862.
M Ee~ Dssr Fssnd-Your letter OF the 8th |
earliest opportunity to reply. l feel deep re-
greet for lhs sad intelligence 1t conveys 70 my
highly esteemed friend and fellow.prisoner,
Lieut.. Dempsey. have been using my oess
endsavors 10 console him, and am happy to |
say that he looks upon tie matter In truly 1
Christian manner.
We have beer. o n1ctally notified that We are |
now detained IN consequence of Gen. Wool |
having failed to comply with terms OF agrss-
mont TO say that ! am not anxious to be /
honorably released from my present position, |
would be something more than might be sx.
pccted from human nature, but to say that |
am not perfectly content 10 patiently await |
proper action, would be equally untrue
Therefore Do lot uneasy, for my health Is good |
he eater profit by my present experience. l |
know ard appreciate the vast amount OF |
trouble, SC, that my friends have AIKEN IN |
order to obtain my release, and trust all will |
be gaided by past Sxperisnce and let the mat. |
ter rest for The future. l am without know
ledge Of much that Il Anspires. l can, per. |
aaps, form no real idea OF VIVA: prevents my |
exchange. Yet ! know that circumstances |
~ from which
may require considerable diplomacy TO ar
ranKe. and l also know that the matter Is en-.
silsd to tho consideration OF our Govern.
ment. in which i have the most unboundsd
confidence.
received a letter from Captain McPoor
this day, dated st Salisbury, North Carolina,
tenants BAglsy and Cannon. and all our
men, are In good health
l hope you will write very often. Some
may reach iaei and when any comes 70 hand.
you can scarcely imnGine how happy feel,
and how " ach IL ;isves the dnll monotony
of this prlsOn life
The matter Of the election OF Lieu 'snant.
Colonel might. perhaps re- postponed with
accepted.
enclose letter to Mrs. Corcsrs n, nnd with
fondest rsmsm ORANGES 10 all friends,
remain, your ever most attached friend,
MIoHAEL CoRooRAx,
Colonel sixty uin,h Regiment n. Y. s. ID
To CAPTAIN JGmS Kvt~, No. aaa Broad.
way, NSW 4oIA' 80
Love to LeuAnart Connolly will write |
70 him in q few days. or a. soon rs an oppor. |
tunity permits.
AoolPrAYcD OF RRsIssATIoBB.
The following order has been issusd'
WAR DHPARrMBHT, ! |
ADJuTAH1 0IEl2AL's OyyIcs,
WAs1tIGfoH, April Is, 1867 y
General Orders. No. 4o.-Ths Secretary Of Var
has o Deserved with some surprise that the com.
maCders Of one or tV O military deDa r TN III L.
onceiving themselves empowered TO do 30,
have undertaken 70 accsps the resign ations Of
ana Otherwise discharge fro m the service of
the United States officers com mission Cd or ap-
pointed by the President in the vJlun tssr
staff Of the army. All such disc harses are
irregular, and, uuless confirmed by Tho Pre-
sident, void OF effect. None hut the President
can discharge en Cfdcsr appoint ted by him.