The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-10
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raTar from the armies on James River, Active
hostli,ies seem to have been sesp ended IA least
ior the present, yet the large bodies Of troops con.
fronting each other are by means ii,e. With
regard "a She movements and disposition Of our
forces we receive an occasional report, to which
pabl!city need not be gwen, Cor reasons OF pr,,-
,earial nature. Althoag's Two days ago a battle
appeared immlnont, the Indications now are that
she even, viii ecpostponcd for period. since Ne.
tleIian is situated that he can make no often.
>iss demonstration with HIS army ON land and i,
80 attach were 10 lee made by the Conse1erates i,
would not be without due preparation such pre-.
ls1iioh indeed aS would ensare eagspi 10 success
ri., excitement consequent upon the recent con.
s,,s hSr sUb,.dei, and our inhabitants assured al
tu,safatY 81 the Capital, patiently await the mex,
.t.Glnx a. lie scene which opens another phase il,
s., s.4ai drsiia Of blood. From the tone Of the
..,sa--.s ;aGrnals. which have 81 length come t.
lad 81" late grand strategic movement in the
, ul dlssster, ii appe as that the present pei
IT,, nf Mcclellan is to act upon The Defensive.
policy forced gpon him doubtless by the nature Of
his sltaatioa The check pnt upon the gunboat
operaiiezs by batteries at prurya Bluff IS n
soyras Of much annoyance - ihe Federal sieaders;
Int whe her another attempt at their rcduc. ION
VI shortly be made, or delayed until the Army
ot .ae Potomac is reinforced and reorganized on
III. James, as purely matter OF conjecture. /. may
- safely assumed however, that any movement
towards Richmond will he closely watched and
promptly eheckmated
We have later Information of reliable nature
that Mcclellan and his staff have been ordered tn
1Apsr to the Secretary of War at Washington
The aA,eer of the young Napol aon' has come to
sn ingiorious end.
FIRES IL THE YANKEE CAMP.
The Yankees are burning something ether at
q great rate. Huge fires seen in their camp
yesterday and the day before. in the middle OF y
green clover field IA Mcclellan is not likely 10 sci
the river fire very shortly, il is supposed they
must Dc burning wagons, tents ami stores. What
@oes this indicate 7 Do they mean TO over or
drop down the riverf
STILL COMING.
sixtyseven additional Yankee prisoners of war
were brought 10 Richmond yesterday and deposited
in aplace of safety. As yet we have ind
cation OF the approach Of the large body said to
have been captured and on their way to this city
b. easy stages Since our last report the follow
ing Offices have been brought in: Capt Wm NJ
Fisse, company E. 4th New York; Capt. G. w.
Hines. company X, Goth Pennsyi yivania; Capt Robt.
Names company !, 62d Pennsylvania; lst Lieut.
q. Y. $. Robinson, company E. 36th New York: "a
Lieut.. S, b. krumhine, company Il, 1Gsd Pennsyl-
vania ID l4ieu.. +. IL. Murphy, company B. 9th
New York; 2d L.eni. 5. H. Bayley, and Quarter.
master Pennsylvania troops and, Edward Bentley
brigade Surgeon 3d brigade, Porter's division
Twelve citizens Of Pennsylvania, composing
the "Pittsburg Sanitary Commission" selfconsti-
tinted committee 10 wait on the Yankee wounded
and witness MeClelan's triumphai entry into H..
rebel capi al were by order of the military anrhor
.t,,-a Of the Department of Henrico; removed ON
Tuesday evening from their comfortable quarters
ai Savsges farm, and brought To this tity and
lodged IN Iibhys warehouse as prisoners OF war
They gave the following names: n r Bounot,
Isaae Brown, F. Bryant, w II. Smith, John Beltz
ho1y~, Oliver L. Miller, J. w. Whi'eman. W. l..
GoslinF Thos @. Smyth, John HarEey, Thos. Me
ColnEs aud l.. Hart. Accompanying the above was
r. committee Of one. named II. f. n. Howell, Of
Michigan who was at ssavage's similar errand
Is his Piisburg brothers
III connection with the subject Of Yankee Prison
ers VIZ may mention that eight Penns yvaEia sol
,iie.s including a Lieutenant were brought tu the
g. s Prison in this city, yesterday, by tso Virginia
yonths. The prisoners, Tuesday were Oh a
P.andering expedition in King and Queen county
and the citizens gathering for selfprotection the
n.aEauders were attacked just as they were in the
Of accomplishing the destruction of evera fer
~ BOATS The attack was not participated ia but
bT three or four citizens besides the two bows
lsaed shove. Two of the vandals were made TO
L,'@ TIE dust. The Yankee Leutenan, showed fight,
and encouraged his followers Until being badly
wounded himself, the whole party surrendered.
tcdSTRaC.NpS
Documents found upon the recent batt.. fields
iroye beyond question the completely OF the LIN
oc!n administration in the wholesale system Of ne.
er aie;-iing that has been pracised upon tie people
H. soHih. A small pocket diary before us
,..A-a from Il Yankee soldier who was slain in one
# ib- battles gives account of daily arrivals of
.sgrojs n camp at Aqua Creek, where they we're
hagaenfly kept waiting for transportation On
.lncay morning. the 4th Of May he notices the de-
Eagt.re Of . cargo of "contrahand' women for
Wellington, aal a, p. N. Of the same day. he
says: Con.rahands still coming in in large mum
lers" This negro ealing has been kept up since
'ag first entrance of the Yankee army into Vlrgi-
and with the immediate sanction of the Seward
overument. How honest men tolerate ..sso-
N with such unscrupulous robbersf
FURLoUGHS.
A consider Iabe number Of soldiers, wounded a
ttf recent battes, who able to endure the ~
'1ue Of Journey, have received iurloughs and
afe repairing to their respective homes. By the
-a9li.oE OF tits system, the hospitals will be 10
zone extent tLinnsd cut, and the chances OF n
tpsedy recovery increased. 1t Was remarked t> o
81 three days ago that the ''circumlocu,on" re-
gained 10 procure furlough and transportation
ticket vas sufficient to discourage q soldier; but
41w, IA accordance with request of the Inspec-
icE OK Hospitals, the Surgeons certificates sent
10 lin BY private hand. and the necessary docu
2r1;a promptly returned in the same manner, thus
aei+eving the wounded nep Gi much trouble and
Ysxaiton
fAabTf3 ATTACKED BY FARMERS
Ne learn that nx Yankee troopers appeared al
"akerton Ferry, in King William county, on
iuestay, and after awaiting to assure themselves
'f ihe absence Of any armed Confederates, pro.
eefded 10 take the various liberties common to
snen persons when no hindrsnee is nterposed AS
ho"n Rs their presence became known the patriotic
farmers 10 the vicinity assembled with their shot
guns and other weapons OF defence and made an
attack on the marauders, who soon afrer receiving
'RS fistafion' deeamped in great haste, leaving
one OF their comrades, who too badly hnrt TO
follow his fngacioas conpsi.ions The prisoner
has been brought to this city
NO MERCY"
Yankee letter, picked up ON the battle field
says that the determination Of sthe boss'' In III.
engagement before Richmond was "to show the
Fsheis no mercy and give no quarter the writer
- particularly severe on the aaigxcrs ha hs s.va