The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-24

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FROM new ORLEANS
Nhw York, Nov. l9 The stsams. Potoms &C.
from New Orleans on the 7th, has arrived
The sloop Of war Hartford, and Ruoboat Rich.
mond. had arrived Ct New Orleans
The ship john Henry had been driven ashors On
fhe Southwest Pass to prevent siuking
man named Ellis, keeper Of rs ce track, had
al aboastomi~s Several arrests had been made,
and the parties wao recsnly committed tts rob.
sery OF ooco worth Of property had been A.
rested, and most OF the property recovered.
STRIKE IN THE CHARLKsTowN RAvY.YARD.
BOSTON, November l8.-Ths blaeksmiths em.
p'oysd In the Chaflsstown Navy Yard-ons hun.
cred and twenty In numbsr-mafched In body to
tie eommAndant'S omoe yesterday, and, throush q
&C cemmittes, requested N advanes Of wasss
Tne sommaudant stated that the subject was a.
ready under sonsidsration BY the Government
eiheals The bksksmiths then agreed 10 resume
tssors In the proposed strike were daeharged, -
their conduct was regarded In the light Of insur.
bosdination.
OUTRAGEOUS DEPREDAT1oNs In NORTH CARO-.
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correspondent Of ths Boston 7vsselev, VITO
accompanied the Union forces In North Carolina
during thsi, late movements from Newbsrn to tn.
interior Of he 6tats rsatss he following q
the Incidents Of the expedition They are of The
most painful character. and the actors In them do.
servo speedy and severe parliament
The letter, a1tsr describing skhmish with the
enemy on the evening Of Sunday, the "a instant,
within i've miles Of Williamson, and stating that
the troops bivouaeked there for the night proceeds
~ follows:
The next morning. about halfpast o'clock, We
again took up our winding way, and reached VII.
liamston without further resistance little after II
This Is small town. having before the war from
almost entirely deserted; ono or two white men be
ing all We saw In the place. Our halt here was
aboat three hours and st tha end of that time the
town was thoroughly pillaged. No. only wero
snd horses, hst ness and carriages from barns but
stores were entered and sacked. and with tho zap
pie Jack" discovered and the whiskey dealt out By
order. not . few wero dead drunk. ard many more
bic number had to b urged almost at the point Of
the bayonet, whilst others were loaded into ambu-
lances and bsggage-wagonA
The division won't forward to Hamilton, . little
instead Of marching into the town. We were en
eamped In ? corn-Aeld Just outside of 1t. The or.
der was, that two or three mon be sent out TO for
ses provisions for each company. and others a.
enoe or BY the connivsnee Of those who ahould
have enforced Sthe order the town was soon. In
csmp language, cleaned out" even more com.
plstely than Williamson. Not only were houses
risd OF, but valuable furniture deshed TO pieeee,
beds dragged into the streets and burnt = In one
field myself counted eight Or tsn-but nearly or
quite dozen houses were nesdlessly, ea,slsssly,
1t Is little wonder, II such bs the conduct of our
forces everywhere, that We should acquire an un.
snvisble reputation
PROM Gen. Coxs ARMY.
The statements given out through the rebel ps.
pers that Gen. Cox was advancing on Stanton
across the Virginia mountains, turns out to have
basis Of truth 1t was General Mllroy, however.
who headed TIE expedition. A dispatch to the Gin.
ciLna'i Comusercisl dated Huttousvills, says: The
expedition of Gea, Milroy to Huntersvills, Monte.
rev Franklin. th, ough the counties of Pocshontss
Bath Highland ana Psndleton, have bseu entirely
sucss sful He captured Maj. VIM. Harness, Cant
Evans Capt. Bsggs, the notorious Carter, and
about forty Ave prisoners; Also about twenty I've
horsss and sevaaty head of cattle This region d
now clear of rabel guerrllss. Tha small pox "a
raging al staunton and tbs surrounding country
Cen h0roy did not lose single man. Thsse
places are on the road TO and not Tar from Staun.
ton. Rastsrn Virginia
AZ for Western Virginia. in Q Gsuley letter dated
ash inst to the Cincinnati Gazette, We CLEAN some
snt,e information about the situation of forces
On TusAdsy, the l1th, the 9Th Virginia end s7th
and eth Ohio commenoed their march down tie
left bank of the KanawhA. The 37th IL now en-
eamped IN Charleston. and the 9Th Virginia on the
opposite side Of the river. Rumof says they are
10 descend to tho mouth of Goal river, and the
9th are to pitch their tents as Camp Platt twelve
miles above Charleston. Do Corrcey's brigade alsc
took up Its line Of march down tbs river on Tues
day, and there are none but new troops in Charles
- ia In - k>t~ <h1
Eis, On Col DeCourceys brigade drill field.
GEN. .ASnBY'SHOME-JUsTICE MARsAALLs FORM1H
REsIDENCE
& letter In the New York Times, from Its army
correspondent, gives the following description o!
thssa two places:
At Markham. whichis an insiguincant little vii
lsss Of couple OF fcore Of houses, there is moth
Ing of interest 70 note. Passing through the town
how evsr was reminded that Gen. Ashby, the gal
LIANT Confederate cavalry officer killed the pas
sum mer had resided here. Ashbys house stood
but aoms Afty yards from the road. rode up se
i,-A small. poor log house, plastered without.
he eper at Markham till the times ruined him, ant
WHO, finding the house vacant, took possession
He informed ms Of fact Of which was ethe'
ns,ver aware, or which had forgottsn-namely
that Ashby had been the local agent at Markham
ii the Manassas Gap Railroad. and had resided
alone In the little house Another histories
rsminisesnoe In connection with the place u alse
worth passing mention. perhaps. It was The forme'
place Of residence of Chief Justice Nsrshall. one
Of whose grandsons now lives In his house, willis
four others are now In the rebel servioe.
stopped for an hour to-day at . aae old man
sion In the edge of 1au9uier county, and. In com
psay with some dossn officers, dined with grand
daughter of Chief. Justice Aarshall. A Ane por
trait of the eminent jurist and sage looked dowI
upon us from the walls ADD seemed as speaking
to rs In words OF lofty patriotism, those Lessons Of
wisdom and devotion 10 the country which were
the marked attributes Of his great chars~ ter.
In sight, from the south window. was "Oak Hill,
where the roof Of the old Homestead In which ht
was born and reared 10 just concealed from view
BY q venerable growth Of trees
Mrs. Jones, who 10 the mother Of very interest
Ing family of nine children, talked reversntly o
her excellent grandfather and evidently possessed
something Of tho exalted love Of country which
glowed In his bosom Her husband, she said, hat
steadily held out against the Southern movement
until all his servants abSconded and then he sait
hs would "so in." He has joined the array. Th'
good lady entertained ~ In . style Of hospitality
once 10 characteristic Of the old families of VIZ
e,nis. she seemed quite FREQ from the whine snt
can't quite common among the drst families, abou
the losses and vexations Of the war. Her promises
were guarded, though whatever the army needed
In the way Of forage, &c, was takea and receipte<
for Col Tom. 9xrshsu, her brother, 70 also In tn
Southern army. Lewis Aarshsll her other brother
who owned a large estate adjoining ct the south o
hers q few months since started for South Caro-
lima. Before leaving home hs gave up the old farA
aud all tho stock on the place to the servants
some thirty In number-on condition that the.
would stay and provide Tor two old negro women
ono Of whom nursed him In his infancy. III
slaves thus far. have remained faithful to thsi