The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-21

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times OF peace such bullettne may be publish
ed with IA ch nearer approximation TO 2ccu-
racy and without detriment to :he public sar-
vice.
The NJ. T.. Church. South.
An In formal meeting Of some OF the Bishops
of the III. T. Church. South, together with
several m emb bers of tbs Board Of Managers of
the Missionary Society, was held In Atlanta,
Ga. a few days ago, Bishop Andrew prssit-
ing. We copy the more interesting portion OF
he proceedings:
Bishop A. drew called upon DE-. McFerrin,
Treasurer CT the Missionary Society, for .
sta'eIneDt respecting the mtsxio nary III nterests
OF ths Church. The sta tement Wss 10 tbs Ell
tect that the society was Oh. OF III ads Rntons
OF ceot. excepting outstanding drafts against
the treasury. .F1siz 81 81
1t was moved by Bishop Early that 1t is i'm
practicable to hold a General ConfereD ce be-
fore April, 1893, which noti1n Dr. McFerrin
| moved to amend s. as to leave 1. discra.loHa.
| ~ with the Bishop 10 convene the General
| Conference sooner, II practicable The mo
Iiou Sd amsnced was unau imousiy adopted.
Bishop Early moved that the Publishing
| House ut Nashville BE- left for TIA pYesent t
| il charge OF the Genera book gent AID
TuolishinE Com.nit ttse, 10 be managed by
| them according to their best Judgment.
The meeting unanimously resolved not to
| recommend the continuance OF the ofies of
Financial Secretary.
DC. Green moved that for the ca rsuing yea.
/ tins support and travelling expenses Of the
| Bishops be apportIoned among the several
] Annual Conferences, as follows, to VII:
| The support OF Bishop S2ule TO devotve
upon the Tennessee and the Memphis Con fer.
erces; that of Bishop Andrew upon tn. Ala
| barna, Louisiana and Florida; that Of Bishop
| Paine upon the MISSES ppi, Texas, f:4s.
| Texas, Ouchita and Arkansas; h ! of Bishop
Pierce upon Georgia and South Carolina !,
| that OF Bishop Early upon Virginia, North
| carolina and EolsGon that OF Bishop Kava.
| naugh upon Missouri. 81. Louis, Kentucky,
| Louisville and Western Virginia; aud tba.
| said l)on.aren cas oe earnestly requisite to
| exert themselves TO raise the smouat appor.
toned to them.
| The General Book Agent was requested &c
/ communicate to the Confer6nces and the
| Churches the foregoing action of the meeting
l. u HHston, Corresponding Secretary of
the Sunday School Society, was instructed to
en- ploy himself until the next General Con.
| fer ence in raising funds for the Sunday SchOo!
cau2s, ana TO remit the N oney so collected 20
| d. AIcEerrin, Treasurer OF the Society.
! DIR. Green moved that the cArtssian Adcocat4
| and the Southeya Chrisii0n lp0cate Ee unitel
| and tiii the next meeting of the Genera Con-
/ ference, published in Atlanta, Ga, under the
/ Joint editorial control and management oi
| Drs HeTyiere and Myers. agreed to.
BISHOP soULs.
We copy the following astounding In form /.
| ton from u late Yankee paper. We hope To
| have good grounds for lis complete refuta ito n
| hereafter: -.s
1t will be gratifying to tbs many friends ol
the Rev. Bishop Sonle, u. D., who the Se-
| nior Hishop OF the Methodist + Eoisco pal
church, South, to learn that he is still 8
l staunca edyncate for the Constitu tiop aud ths
l Union. inapiain Stevenson, of the Eifteen III
| Indiana regiment, had an In terYiew wild the
| Bishop d few days sic ce at his residence Ii ear
| Nashville, which the Cha plain tn us desert oes
| In u letter 10 friend:
~ called upon the Bishop twice, aid fcsnd
4 til htyN< ~, coyy rt Al rt,t
| minister have always regarded him. He
| married. n1phatically and solemDIy, Il have
| never written line Or uttered Il word pctiti-
| caIlS; he We been a man Of ors work. Litc-
| Ing his majestic form and reaching to the
| man tel. piece, he grssped aft ff.cIiona,eiv 9
| newly bound Old book. the Con sututioa Of the
United States Resuming his chair, and
opening the book, he said, With great delibe-
| ration, 4 have carefully read and closely stu.
| died the CoIstisutton, and have never Seer
| aby clause in 1t authorizing or provid pa foY
division: Or or the secession M Of Of "Ee or more
change, alter, or amend This was the pur
| port, and, as near as can recoiiect. the pre-.
| cise language OF the cccasior; he authorized
| ne 10 represent him TO his friends, and Ia Ike
| great pl.asuis in disabusiug him OF s. pTsju-
dice arising from a misaaprehenston"
SMALL ARxs AGAINST GuFBoArs The OH
cirl report OF Captain ID. b. Pird, comm and
Ing the post near Smyrna, Fla coucsrnin z
the gallant aud successful engagement with
gunboats, has been published, ana is OF
amazing significance. IL shows that oven
without artillery, and agaias, odds, cool.
brave. and determined men can make stand
against gunboats. We give the main por rtion
| o! the report, as a Lesson - other com III nj
| ers and soldiers.
About p. ii Oh the 22d OF March, the
| boats Were seen ccEiirg, aud Captain strain,
and Lieu. Chambers, OF Captain Owens S
| cavalry company, judicious'y scattered their
| men, about sixty in mum Der, for half mile
| along the banks OF the river, with ins ii NC.
tons to reserve their fire until ali tho boats
should come within range. The foremcs.
boat attempted TO land, rat q well directed
fire in mediateiy killed or wounded all on
| BOARD; the bJat drifted OF, but few vo,ua-
| tsers soon succeeded in bringing her ashore.
Three Of the II On sunk TO riss no more, tour
were found pierced by half a coxan bale
apiece, ana tour more we're severeiy wounded
] AmooR the Ei.led were Captain M lthec ci
| the Henry andrew. and Lieut. Budd. com .
| mandias the Penguin. ranUway negro
| was among the wounded who had piloted
| them up the river; hs Is to be hanged thi.
| had at nrst re;raataG under the CALLING IRE
| advanced In order, firing upon our men with
| their guns and N asxetsi but they soon beat 4
| hasty re rsaI to the oppcsite shO.s, ana a ban g.
doLsd their boa;s TIE Henry Andre " now
| pour ed d shower Of shells upon our men, but
am happy TO say, without any irjory 70 us.
| ar mig ut put an end TO tae c0ateSt
Early this morning. ordered party Of men
| TO cross the river ana secure tha abandoned
| boats The dead and wounded had bsan car.
| ried opposite 70 their vessel during the dig RI
and taken on board, bat we secured ths boat.
| and In tn hen nua Der OF mnskots pisto . as,d
| cutlasses. One OF the howi cars wss fund ia
the water, and our men not having force
enough ~ remove IL, hid 1. IN the mud. TnS
boats were compulsory ried!sd with En field
balls, and the large quantity OF blood In them
Indicated u heavy loss TO the enemy. The
1.-Two most injured had destroyed, the other
three have been sent up the river tor %.
1curtty. ~ e46
The troops engaged were desa hmen Is from
companies and b. Third IsStmeas Florida
tVorunteesS; from tJnptatn Owsns's company
i and Captain Cones volunteer company. !
fcxnnot o.oss without heartily commanding
their coclness aud resolute determin alton, and
the accuracy Of fstheiI aim Ata distance o1
threU or iSur hundred yards they killed. OF
Wounaed at least t01Ety OF the enemy, making
II total loss OF 4 60OdvYJrty.
FerainAnd W. RfsQne, mem Dor OF the
l Want, xton mar, and i,rmeriy of iAy NO aburg
| Va cisd In dsorsstown, ID. g., on the 2sth
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