The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-26


fly 10 assist your brave breheru in this last struggle
Tor home country, and constitutional freedom, and
secure forever 10 ourselves and to our children. the
priceless legacy Lequea fhed by our fathers.
Your sister States ebiy responding by volun-
tsry enlistment. let it not he said that il WAS
left for Virginia TO furnish her quota by resortiug
t3a draft. +. Fl. PiERroINT, Governor
By the Governor:
L. f. HGgdns Secretary of the Conlmonwe alth.
YASKEE ACCOUNT OF THE ARKANSAS
CAIRO, Jaiy 2L-The dispatch boat, which ar.
rived q, Memphis on Saturday, brings the follow
ing
The reported escape of tie rebel plated battery
Arkansas is correct. The affair took place on the
morning.of The 18th. Tia. morning, in conse-
queuce Of reports brought By refugees that the Ar.
kansas WIS about 10 attempt to run by the Union
feet the guaboats Carondelet and Tyler and ram
Lancaster started M the Yazoo to reconnoitre.-
When eight miles from the mouth they came sud
denly upon the ArkaDsas. lying under the bank.
A. our boats rounded the bend she opened upon
them with eixty-eight- Founders, our gurboa.s re
turned the tre and for . short time fierce en-
EGyeuelit ensued. Finding that the channel of the
river prevented successful mannuvring they gradu-
siiv dropped downward toward the mouth. The
Arkansas followed closely. Just the latter was
passing over the bar. the Caronde!e: closed with
her intending to board. She succeeded IN throwing
grapple aboard and getting out plank, when The
Arkansas opened her steam pipe. throwing hot
water across the plank. The Carondelet replied IN
the same manner.
While thus engaged both vessels grounded, and
the shock separated them. The Arkansas succeed
II in getting OF, and the Carondeet remained fast
tcr nearly au hour I ne Arkansas Immediately
;'assed do~n the river, the Tyler preceding her and
maintaining running fight with her greatly sure
Tior adversary.
None Of our ganbosts with the feet had steam
up aud The entire fleet was 80 scattered that few
could IRE a. the Arkansas AS she passed without
danger Of hitting our oUn boats. As she approach
81 such boats as could safely io opened upon her
hnt heT plating reaIsed most of the shots. soiid
thC' from Farraelit's gunboat No q struck ber lar
hard bow. passing through and under her plating
ripping IL OF for a considerable distance. What
further damage was done is not ascertained
The Injuries to feet light The Benton
received shot the edge of the alter part Of
the !grbosrd side, killing The Tyler
which engaged the Arkansas nearly an hour and
LAT, hnd seven killed AID nie wounded. Among
The latter were the pilots, Me-srs Sebastian and
Hner. and Engineer Davis. The ram Lane caster re-
ceived ehot under her boilers, causing an escape
OF lot water, scaldipg six nen, three OF them fa-
tally.
The entire Union loss is twelve killed and fifteen
wounded, five or six of whom win die. The rebel
loss Is not known, bu believed TO be considerable
as the hot water streams OF the Csroudele al The
time they attempted to board were thrown directly
lui" her.
FROM GLN. Fork's ARhy-0CCuPAII0,, OF CHAR.
ipTTES|lLLE-IaPoRTAET EEBEL CoA,IUNICA-
TON CCT OFF.
NAcAlNGTOH. July 2D.-We have edyiees from
NaffentOn up to this evening.
The news that Gen. Hatch had reached Char
lotesSille, and cat of the most important source of
rebel supplies is the subject of great rejoicing in
tne army These bold movements and the recent
Wdlhht orders of Gen. Pope begin TO inspire some
thing Ike admiration for him among the soldiers,
VINO nave not, as yet, seen the face of their new
ccHlIDarcer. The rapid movements Of Gen. Pope
confuse TIE leading rebels in Warreniou Some of
them swear, and are ready TO bet, that Gen. Hatch
has not been near Gordonsviiie, much less Char
lo'iessille. Their bets freely taken by sol
dieTz
In obedience to the spirit we'll as the temper of
Ten Ropes instructions, the rich and aTistoeratic
rebels OF HarTenton have already been placed uI.
uef contribution for the support of the National
my The leading families. the Extra Billy Smiths,
The 1ylers aud the Shacklefords have received
ho'ce that al their spare mattresses and bed cloth
ing VIII be required for our sick and wounded sol
h'tfs- and that all the unoccupied rooDs in their
nsn-ions and if necessary. the entiie buildings,
wal os Used ia hospitals. Col. Meyers, Of Mellow
Gus ftaf. today took possession OF DR.. Bacons
large female seminary.
pf. Bacon strongly protested against its use by
the army, hut Col. Meyers told hin he must not
Fsci TO enjoy secession and all the other uxuries
VI The season at the time. Oar sick and
wounded soidiers now occupy the rooms but a few
weeks sinee graced by the fair +. +. v rebels. The
Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist and Methods.
NHoTehes have sl2o been taken for the use OF the
army. The large hotel at Warrentou Springs, and
pals.
,oi i~o thousand sick can easily be accommodated.
ine grounds and springs surrounding the hotels
a' cottages said to be finer than any watering
f1eee III ihs whole country. and eli the leading
lnyhcans in the army OF Gen. Pope are of the
p.hoh tia' not one bali 80 many deaths will occur
mere as N The hospitals at Washington. Drs. Ma
s,ulef' Mossiey and Banks have immediate charge
~ ine sex at this point, and are unremit:ing in
iAtir attentions 10 them
"a enari.r with dispatches from Gen. Hatch to
dtnxr mad in. E4t0 natl,
sne hapfahannoek last Friday night. The Rapidan
aha nappshannock have fallen so that our supply
,rs Taaas 30" have no difficulty in crossing them
iEe teegfaphie lines were completed to Sperry.
.ne Today Gen. Pope now has telegraphic com.
",ihca'ion with bis three army corps.
nAshEsIos, VA, July aO.--A cavalry Captain
.A ,rsl oeh Halehs command arrived here today
ne same officer brought five prisoners of the I'd
,.nsms tayalry, captured by Gen Hatch, at Mad
,sa ,s Coi Miller. Of the Virginia militia also
prisoner, brt has not yet arrived.
-e'DEsf DAfiss DEMAND FoR REeo0sITioN.
as regards he sensation report of one Of you.
'oteuiporaries, to the effect that JEFF Davis has
80 special messenger TO France aud England,
U Ao eaffies in Lis portmanteau letters from the
-, ich and English Consus, to prove the ability Of
Ae southern Confederacy to maintain ITSELF it may
''stsd positively that If any such missionary has
s'he, he did not carry any vouchers from the
a. sneo Consul. At least, and probably none from
''s hhgiish Consul.
The story probably has no other foundation than
NJ ieesft arrival of messenger to the French
tn's1r from the French CoiSul - Richmond, and
a;a vac probability that JEFF Davis would
co. ..e M Tue opportunity afforded by the recent bubble
se Aahopiny, which tiis rebels persist III
r1ihs victories for them 10 try diplomacy IN
aps asain- Upon the same excellent authority,
~. w "neh We made the ststenent fhHt ths rebel sr
a., a.s ~ 11faAopd before The battle week was. scs
% ii'e effisial rolls Ia tls rebel Wax Ds
kaasas. not Ia0rs thnn Dl 0v0 styopg and that iis
ssas e ths eosxse II the 6ghasr Wss 3bQQ0 vo -