The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-24
Affairs on the Potomac.

The, Fredericksburg Herald has the follow
Ing statement of the proceedings OF the Yam
KEGS on the Potomac:
There wers 10 eco of the enemy reported in
ths vicinity OF Dumfries Or Tuesday, mainly,
IL not al together, 1t is supposed, OF he force
heretofore lying OF the Mary land shOre oppo.
81 Q Our Evenspoft hatseiie leg.
AS several OF these raaomsnss passed farm.
houses. they siopped and helped themselves
at Mr.. George Con way's they broke every
lock about the plaes-.the farm being under
tn. MANAGEMENT Of two servants that re-
mained-ate the meat DIR. g. had left for the
servants urin z the SD NJ mar-and took what
ever they wanted, but it seems did not engage
in any merely wantOn destruction OF proper.
IT,.
at Mr.. Glasscocx's they wantad to borrow
or aire horse, bat being refused they took
him, proElistG o return him 1hey asked
M. 81. II he had rot suffered frcm oar regi-
ments hat had quartsrsd near him all the
water. lis said that to sone extent re had
"W opld you not rather have our regiment
here 7" said one OF the PARTY. THAT" said
Mr.. G. II regard as hardly fair question ;"
The Colonel Of the regiment responded thar
io9as NOT.
PROM THE POTOMAC BELOW AQUA CREEK
A note from an entirely reliable source.
dated the 1871, says: "a fl ct OF sixteen large
ssesmers and transports anchored eff Ma
tompkin Point last night {, bat at miduisht
rot under waigh and wsrs last seen CT Mat
Greek. They were Allied wit troo ps. and
Ithink COB tanned at least 10000 mSu Or
courss their destination is : matter Of con.
jsctnre"
ut from % to 20 vessels
Messrs Uaro,inus aud George Tuner, OF
KirE George, have lost 100 negroes Mr.
IN dia,e section, more or less. I. ia estima.
lsd that King George county has lost 800 ne.
rroes within the last week Mr. Arthur Der.
DRrd has iost Ave trtm his farm In West
f. n 7lNva ~ A1Ar.
9erge, nearly all of his, &c., &c.
We.undefstand that Il large nun Der Of ne-
groes have been captured by our pIckets aud
returned to their masters.
EgPoETSD sKIRkreH
We have report tnit durinE last night
Captain aiurrhy's' Westmoreland county
Cavalry, (of tss Lee Leeion,) had a skirm,s6
with the Enemy rear Ohatter.op. ciose TO
and several wounded. The enemy were re-.
port ed as several hur led strong
Another report has reached rs, believed to
be laisr, that we lost none either killed or
wounded. - 4t
Tn Monday, small party of Fsderais
came I" DIR. ---'s house In hs upper part
Of stafford. and sfer get Ing some. hing to
= cart Of the Dr's loaded with bacon. witch
he was ending on. They seized ihis, togo h.
er wi the cart acd horse, as booty, but the
negro boy who was driving escaped d
liter teis parry naa LETT Dr. --'s. 10 was
him. In his room. OF . Fsderal soldier, q pick.
st. armed with . muskst, who called out
"You ars my prisoner ~ Tue DR.. sprane It
the mau and Wrssted the gpn from his hand,
onsr. Tns DR.. started The fellow before
hina. but bsfors thsy had gone far, ths soldier
snfd he would 90 no fsrthsr. Dir. 80 told
| ths fellow said No would % coon Sc j HE'D -
% taken prtsCneT. Portunatsly Ct this iase.
tnre soUS Of our ecoata came Ia sikht. and
me prisoner did Is asen TO b at ali disposed
70 die, ~ tha Tsxane wore willing % etcom.
modgte him. He was torwardsd 10 Kleh.
Mond on Wednesdsy.
ms fellow u = C6tnamar; - u Ssens the
Unttsd utstss are hiring OF al nations thair
tsfsse 1eotle, g ssbJsgan he tA6spsndeRt
peoyle ~ ~ eouth. & So 49, q. 81 a