The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-30

THE LATE aKx. AsnsY.

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THE LATE GEx. AsTsBx.
a correspondent u the New York 7fibnnt
writes concerning fhs laae Ceneral Ashby:
He was devoted to (enasai Jack son and frequently
declared that he shouid be proud 10 follow him In
character, and faf any diity. As for his personaI
courage 7 y euough p say that the very morning
to his headquarters disgnised market -Bi, ,nd
10 reply to Questions from stall officers, described
| his rebel self The day before the blttle OF win.
chester he rode through the streets or that town
with one Of bis captains, in Union uniform,
One of the raost gallant Colonies lin St.elss CON.
| mand, who has observed Ashby in three engage
inents, said IN verbal report TO the Government
nfew days ago, that the Black Horse General had
OF late become the most reckless man to be found
| ON either side; that he seemed to plunge into all
| forms Of danger with delight, riding wherever the
hre was Hottest, waving his sword dischargiag his
pistol at eur best officers aud continually inviting
! hand-to-hand encounters. Our Colonel once saw
him leap bis horse an abandoned a1,l, To make
such an attack. So peculiar, by its skill ani daring
was his hOrsenaIship, that he long ago became n
| marked man. and General Shields predicted that
Ashby would surely be killed before Jackson was
driven out Of the Valley
DRAIN OF GOLD FROM NEW YORK.
The New York Tribune, of the 23d, says:
".fhe foreign drain of gold was unexpectedly
large on Saturday, exceeding s2,40OO0O, and max.
ing u shipment Of the week of over So 600 CO. In
view OF the figures OF the commerce Of tie corln-
try, it is evident that the only explanation of this
immense shipment is that large amounts of our &C.
curtes have been sent out here for sale in addition
10 large amounts bought for American account in
| London for resale here. This shipment although
exciting surprise does not cause the alarm it would
under other circumstances. AS the banis are not
paying specie gold has, under the legal tender note
act become article of merchandise and its loss
does not necessarily involve any change in the
money market
WHERE Is BEAUREGARD2
Various reports have been published In this
Northern papers stating that Cen Beauregard was
in Richmond or on his way there. The Fortress
Monroe correspondent OF the PhiladelphiasPress
writing under date Of the 2lst, says:
learn from member of the Governors Guard
OF Richmond, Va, captured at Ashland Yesterday
morning, that General Beauregard Is positively at
Richmond and is second in command to Gen Zoe
Johnston. 1t was generally understood in she rebel
camps that number Of his troops had arrived aud
were with them. opposed TO Mcclellan. NV in.
ionnant was an intelligent man, an old acauain,
tance Of mine, and one do not think would fasify
the matter. He says the food the Virginia soldiers
get is poor, but they have enough to eat always,
except when on the march.
MORE LEGISLATION FOR "WEsT VIRGINIA. !.
In the Federal Senate, on the 23d MIR. Wade.
from the Committee on Territories, reported a bill
providing for the admission of the State of West
Virginia into the Union. ;
This bill virtually ignores the action of the late
Convention held at Wheeling to frame a constitu.
ton for Western Virginia and adds to the proposed
new State the entire Valley of Virginia including
the counties of Berkeley, Jefferson Clarke Freder
iek, Warren Page, Shenandoah, Rockingham Au
| gusta, Highland, Bath, Rockbridge Craig Bote
tOurt, and Allegheny 1t provides also for a new
convention of the people Of the territorial limits
designated, regulating the county representation
therein, the election to take place and the conyen
tion meet at such time and place as the Governor
may designate The important requirement is also
made that the constitution framed by the conyen
ton shall make provision that from and after th,
4h day of July, 1861; the children of all slaves borr
| within the limits of said State shall be free Th,
constitution is TO be subsequently submitted to thu
| vote of the people.
| THE NIGdER AGAIN
The Indiana State Sentinel says:
| The 7th Indiana regiment marched ffom Freder
| icksburg to Port Republic ina destitute condition
II large number without shoes, and their route cou
| have been traced by the blood which marked tbei
| footsteps. On Saturday night last four hundre,
| wounded men from the battle field Of Port E@publi
arrived in Washington in box cars, and it was Eat
the next day before they We're removed to quarter
aefon ana a relieved Rom their serg
the same time the Government were supporting II
| comfortable quarters some eleven hundred laz,
| runaway negroes. That shows the sympathy @
| the powers that be. The gallant who had bee,
| wounded while bravely lighting the battles of tn
Constitution and the UnlOn must have found grea
consolation in this contrast in the paternl care
| the governmental authorities. Buneombe resolution
of stay at home patriots will not avail much wit
the wounded and neglected soldier.
| CHANGE IN THE MILITARY COMMANDS AT WASH
INGroN
| A change has been pade in Washington by tf
divorce of the military from the civil iusislictior
and the alteration'of the mixed authority hilbert
! exercised by the military government OF the Di:
trict. General WadswOrth has been relieved fror
| the command of all the military in the District e,
| cept the Provost Guard op duty in the city Ger
Sturgis has been assigned to the command oil all til
, military forces in the vicinity of Washington, IN
has already begun TO organize them into brigade
and TO make arrangements to4iucrease their tficeI
cy TO the greatest extent
MIsCELL ANEOUs.
Both Houses Of the Federal Congress- have passe
q bill prohibiting polysany in the. territories .an
| annulling the laws of Ctah on the subject TL
offence is punishable with fine not exceeding $50
and Imprisonment for five years
Haeek telegraphs to the War Department th.
| unofficial information has been received that Whit
river has been opened for one hundred and sevent
miles, and Governor Rector and the rebel Cover
| ment have fed from Little Rock on q Hatboat Il
| wards Fort Smith.
1t is mentioned as q significant item that a dipl
| matte dinner was given to the Mexican Minister
Washington few evenings ago.
| General Meigs tells the u. s. Senate that on II
18th he got requisition for $50 horse, to suppl
| those Killed OF DrokGn down III t3enefaE Mcdowell
march--all wanted within eight days.
William G.. Ross, acting master in the u. S Nav
has been taken into custody in New York Il
charge Of bigany. The accused, it ia alleged forl
ed IA matrimonial alliance With Miss Brooks, of N
40. Henry attract in that city while his first wife,
native OF Portland, Blaiue still ahvs. and unS
Vorccd from him =
Ex President Van Buren, (now eighty. one yea
ODD is suffering from a dangerous affection Of Il
throat or bronchial organs. He has maintained Il
seclusion of a thoroughly private life since his r
tirement Eomft ne Presidency.
In the New York TiMes's account of the epcae
ment on the 9Th, below Richmond. where tho va
KEGS claim a victory for the 10th Massachuset
regiment, this significant admission is made: at
to be regretted that MANY Of the dead and wounds
were left on the field" y
y According TO the correspondent Of the New Yol
Ubrtd. it was currently rumored at Washington, {
Saturday last, that Secretary Stanton was about
resign the portfolio OF the War Department, AZ
would be succeeded by Gen. Banks
A daughter of Captain Semmes, commander
the famous privateer Sumter, attended q wedda
at 81. Paups Church. Newport, KY, enyeloped in
scarf OF rich mate fial,, bearing the COnfedera
colors, red and white, arranged in bars or stripes
ONE MAN NEARLY MURDERED AND EIGHT Nj
KILLED strathroy &C. wy Home Guard
lates the following shocking accident which occu
red Nar that village ON Wednesday:
At a raising in Lobe, about eight miles fro
: Strathrey. a quarrel arose between the nsen q
gagged. As they were lifting "bent one man stru
another on the head with axe, nearly killing h
The other men, seeing their eomrasle thus knock
; down, let their bikes fall, when the opposite be
swung round and fell 10 the ground, killing en-,
men, who were thug launched In a moment in
, eternity. We had not received full particulars
: to thss time Of going to press
, RESULT OF RIDING A MAN on RAIL.--The ca
, OF Miller US. smith has lust been tried in Wal
Massachusetts,. The plnintif sued for an ASA,
. ! committed on him last August. lie was ridden
and Tn fkhar fnS1sap