The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-28

secured hy large bodies Of troops Inus 1T aOOct
forty have 1 s,v .s nsres Il the affair Of
Friday last.
WHERE Is GEN. BEAuRE1 ARD s--MIscEL LAsEoUs
MATTKRs
CoR,Sr,, June %. ls62.--It h now positively as
cerfsiued that Gen. Beaurcgard turned over his
command to Gcns Bragg on the 18th inst
Cen Beauregari lett Montgomery, where he ar.
rived on the nth inst .fcccmpsIied oy his personal
stat. erbseauently he started for Richmond.
Two reports ara received Stafing the cause Of his
dpnarture. One that he goes to take command
there and the other that It is to explaa the cause
Of the evacuation of Corinth the latter consia
some time that Beanregard and JET. Davis are on
antagonistic terms.
Another dispatch from Corinth says, "large
amounts Of provisions, received from ST. Louis for
the suffering Mississippians, have been hDeralIy
distributed among the inhabitants, who seem CRATE
full for the Kindness - not one word Of which do
we believe.
AMemphis dispatch says, 1T is believed hei =
that the Southern stsirfnent that Beauregard will
tahs no troops to Richmond is ruse; that most o.
his army is already there
The Federals claim that Gen. Hindman, Of Arkan-
sas, has been taken prisoner at White river but
until we hear It from sore trustworthy source,
we shall take the liberty OF doubling the state.
ment.
The New York Mvais says cdi:otial!y that Beau
regard has gene TO Richmond. and that many
strange rumors are ailoat; among them the follow,
ing:
on sufficient enable him to sweep out again all
distractions from the ShCnandoah Valley, and to
cross the Potomac this time, aud descend, like
an avalanche upon Washington, through Mary
land
We must say, however, that since the late re-
pulse Of Gen. Banks, and the stirring events which
have followed his return to Winchester, we cannot
apprehend for moment that the War Department
will again be caught mapping in reference to the
Shenandoah Valley.
The accident which Gen. Mcdowell met with-x
fall from his horse at Manassas-has been men
toned. 1t appears from the Northern papers that
the injuries received by Gen. Mcdowell, by being
thrown from his horse, are more serious than they
were at first supposed to be. His horse reared and
fell backward on him, the ponmel Of the Haddle
striking him in the breast, njuring him iny~ardy.-
The physicians do not think that the injuries will
prove fatal.
The Yankee account of the skirmish below Rich
mond on the 18th is about the coolest specimen of
falsehood that we have lately seen. The papers
not only conceal the fact that the boasted 10th
Massachusetts, was whipped, bat actually assert
that the enemy (Confeelerates) were driven back a
distance of mile, with loss double that OF the
10th, The following statement is made in addi-
ton:
For the past two days and nights our pick have
observed an unusual commotion in the rebel camp,
Indicating q movement of some Kind.
Large bodies Of troops have been secE moving to
the left of us in the direction of James river with
bands playing, and work was being done in their
camp all night, which sounded like packing up
camp equipage and the moving of stores. Wishing
to ascertain their whereabouts and what was going
on, General Hooker concluded to send out a regi.
ment and drive in their picke:s. lie selected for
this most important duty the Sixteenth Massachu.
sets regiment, which is one OF the iarses. now on
the Peninsula and most nob!y did they perform the
duty.
The following items are telegraphed from Fortress
Monroe, June 22d:
The steamer Adelaide brought down to-day Mrs
Senator Wilkinson and Mrs. Senator IIarln, who
proceeded to White House to visit our army hospi-
tails and minister to the sick snd wounded.
Thirty sisters of Charity arrived i'll the steamer
Adelaide, and left this morning for the Army of the
Potomac, by the steamer from White House Point
learn that yesterday the rebels opened upon
Gen HoOker's advance with SHE'LL but did no scri-
GUS damage Gen. Hooker answered from one of
powerful new batteries just completed, throw
ing heavy Shells which were seen to burst among
the rebel attacking party by persons in of Pro-
fessor loves balloons. causing the rebel artillery
men to '.skededdlc' in the most approved style
Our troops are represented AZ enthusiastic at the
near prospect of great and decisive battle.
IThs enthusiastic troops probably realizing
the pleasures of great and decisive battle this
and from all accounts have given some practical
illustrations of their favorie 'skedadiae' anus,
mentl