The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-07
Ricbmunn gispatrt.


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LATE NORTHERN NEWS.
From the lats sYankss papers in our hands
we continue 70 maze up asummary OF the
or fxE sIfgArIos-wnAr wrLI N
po1n WITH us.
The Herald sAvp;zp,sr oe 4x
We are now masters ofthe situation. We
have magnificent army Of zoe. 900 men. in
cluding an ordnance force which, II properly
well known saying, that "Heaven Is on the
side Of the heaviest artillery" aud a cavalry
corps Of 50, 900 men composed of aS fine m ate.
rial a. any in the world, the whole recently
recognized In respect 10 its field and line OF.
ncers-tn msnner TO It nder tt equal to the
emergencies of the most trying campaigns.-
w have a navy which, in the unber OF yes.
sells and sailors daily added to 1t, is rspidiy
to the same state Of strength and
efficiency. Now, all that IL wanted is ener-
gress TO obtain from this immense develop
ment OF military and naval strength the
speedy results that are expected.
To accomplish the great object which the
nation has in view-of reconstracting the
Union as it stood before this rsoeliion--it
becomes political necessity and duty on
the part Of President Lincoln, who has al
ready won t1s adnfrnticn aud appiaGss Of
vauve course he has pursued, to procla IN,
after the first great victory obtained By ou
al ms, that II Is his determination and that
OF his administration to main tain the coL s.i.
tuuonal rights of every State lnvioIate, and
on the return OF the rebels to their allegiance
to guarantee to them their rignts as cItize =
in the States in which they now exist. such
3 proclaim alton, following close On the heels
OF great victory, will prove that the W u
has 10. been under taken from viudictivsness
nv a M ia tlEl NoIi .
pretend, and that the position OF this Coun-
try II one OF great strength and coEservst lsm j,
alike 10 the cause Of Good Gov.
ernment and to the interests OF republican
ism throughout the world.
ENGLISH ARMS.
II it were not fully demonstrated by ad-
vices from the South that the Confederates
are only partially provided with long range
muskeN, there would not be much room tor
doubt upon the point, from the fact thar the
English papers state that, after the 6toppaRe
OF the expectation OF arms to America, some
OF The manufacturers, who were filling
American orders, applied TO the British au-
thoritiss to take the arms they had on hand.
In reply, specimens were asked for and upon
examination and trial, they were found To be
OF most inferior make, and many OF the SO
called "rifies' were merely Erooved q few
inches from the N uzzls.
1t Is founo in practice that growing the
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creases the danger OF bursting the barrel, &c
and in this view Captain Danlgren stated
at the beginning OF the war, that even cannon
would not well bear grooying, unless cast
specially for that purpose.
DANGEROUS CRrsIs AT HAxp
An ofticer from Cairo states that he visited
Columbus lately under q flag OF truce. Snd
had an interview with Gen. Polk and theirs
VINO expressed drm reliance upon al from
f. f1I n elr
affair was their opportunity, but its coucIu.
sion Is, as the LoL don Times remarks. an
Cmen OF their defeat. Ihe same cfficer men
uoBs That citizen of New Orleans and
pres,aent OF the New Orleans and Jackson
Railroad, against whom sympathy with
Federal prisoners mad been al eyed, gave tht
opinion that the financial endorsements o.
the Confed9rates and the necessity of re en-
istments would produce q dangerous crisis
THE PURCHASE OF VESSELS PoR THE GOVERN
MEyT.
According to the New York Tribune, som,
new developments in reference to the Nor
gan purchases of vessels for the Governmen
have just been made. The Tribune says:
1t appears that certain parties were au thor
lied to sell TO the Government the New Yorl
and Savannah line of steamers. for wn.cl
they were to have per cent. brokerage OF
tue kICSS dmO unt OI til0 Sdles. In the mean
time Mr.. Morgan purchased them for the tie
partment, for which he was p .id by the SAM
party22 per cent. The broker now come
forward and sues the owner of the steame
for his per cent. The defendant claims tha
be Is not bound to pay, and insists tn at b.
formed to prevent the Government from get
ting the New York steam ers except ut al
exorbitant price established by the ring.
MILITARY PRISON AT ALTON.
The military prison at Alton, III, Is nov
nearly ready for the reception Of the rebe
prisoners now confined at McIbowell's Col
lege, in st. Louis, and others who are dali,
being brought in by Gen HalIeck's troops
Comfortable quarters have been provided 1,
the old peniten tiaIy, and az they will hav
ample grounds for exercise and fresh air, tn
health Of the inmates will be greatly i'm
proved. Nothing remains now bnt to M X
the transfer, which can be done in a sing,
will sull be occupied rs a receiving station
from which prisoners can be transferred il
any direction.
IsrBR4sTINa MIsCELLANEoUs xYws.
The following paragraphs are condsn Sc,
from the various letter writer's to the North
ern press, from Washington:
The Government, it is stated, has iss net
an order prohibiting the expectation of qui
nine and opium to Cuba for the future. l
seems that immense quantities have been re
Gently sent from New York to Havana. tn
real destination of which Is the Southern
States.
1t 10 stated that, as a means Of raising ad
ditional revenue for the Post Office Depar {
ment, bill will be introduced In the Hous
reducing the letter postage to two cents pe
haitouncs and providing for the tree deliy
cry Of letters in the large cities.
The new hospitals for the use OF the army
have been built, and are now ready for use
They are capable of accom- modating seyera
thousand patients, and are arranged with al
the modern improvement, The health O
the army has greatly improved. The sta
tistics Tor the past two weeks show tn a
deaths are fewer and that disease is on tn
decrease
The stories In Northern papers in rela.io,
to snail. i.pox here were greatly exaggerated
A Re ference to the record at the Eruptiy,
ver,H0spital, shows but two deaths from
tha, disease in the last week, and a YER
limited number Of CASES besides, none o
which were OF q malignant type.
The condition Of the roads across the Pc
tOmac ID worse than ever. Since the hIsS o
January they have been almost i'm pascal bic
and now that the frost 10 ont, and the sroun,
we'll soaked with water, it will take man,
days for the soil to dry 30 that army wa on
and artillery can be moved with any degree
Of celerity.
The recently enacted law providing for tn
re urn VI oA 1etIoTh 70 tuoII owners, sent a
dead or uncalled for to the Post Once De
partmsnt, Is about to be put into operation
The Postmaster General claims that III
revenue from the postage on these returne.
letters will fully compensate the Departmen
for all the extra expenditure. 1t is state,
that lady clerks are to be employed to reaa
and return these letters.
The number Of applicants for few vacan
Gle of minor Importance in the Departmen
is almoss without a parallel. Senators al,
Members Of the House are literally overrul
With these oflics-seekers. besieging them a
the doors OF me Capitol, their private quar-
their way 20 church. The rush IL AMPLY &C
oasioned BY the passion for cfics, as tn. sala
ries are barely sufficient for nvslihoo,
with the present high r&tss OF living.
A report from Richmond via Fortress Mon
Kentucky, taking with him fifteen thousan,