The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-04


ior. we'll finished. and having every comfort AMI
luxury one could expect. The officers who cccupy
them are always about, chatting aud talking the
business Of many of them requiring attention
more than one fourth of the time The clerks and
aids have the most difficult duties. They prepare
eferYtAng for those they assist. simple reading
or .isains being !i that required OF the superior
officer"
TIE NORi HE!iE PRESS
We have received a number OF Northern papsrs
some oil and somc of lsc dates The editorials
very rich. We give NE following from IIsr
per's Ftthly. Of Saturday, July 5th considerably
ahead az time.
BEFORE RICHMOND.
In all hriman probability the decisive battle OF
Ike war will be fought before Richmond beforr
his paper reaches subscribers On Friday last
Goth, Gen. Mcclellan ready He hal his works
complete, and his artillery massed lie was pre-
pared ai amy moment to open artillery fire upper,
the rebels which they eouI,t not stand. Every sol
der iii the army Of the Potomac knew well that
day that f.e battle WAS only few hours Distant
Most of the correspondents appeas calmly con.
iiden of The result, Tle army is In s,ici, epens,,d
condition. il is led Iy General who irs.ircs srcl,
1nbount.ed conttlencc ii is accompanied by 10
enormous force of artillery, and Il ia so ths
foashy impressed with belief in its own success,
that oiiieerS ner, and neSvsaperwriters all pre-
Diet atriumlh--Eoooy il may be, but decisive
". neeanH say that most earnestly and pray.
,.taIy trust tlless hopeful rresages may be ini
filed
In the event Of snecess before Riehmaud the
he Atlantic, ike the war on the Mssis
sppi, will virtually be There will stfll re
main small armies TO- hc dispersed here a,.i there
forts 10 be taken gucrras to be shot But the
'ss'i. ilss BEEN n sktsrnine s '" '' 'S oA'' WIN
For there is no section cf country soutll of vir
ginia asi Tennessee in which the rebels can sut,
sis; such army could hope ress; the rnioa
forces. iaris and Lee, 1rs,oaiag isto Nsif Ca,e
ina NJ DE Gaf States, ~iA periss gisss p.yisd
Of t'a'e from !ea'et cf a"iaei tood just rs B'ame
CARDS army il scattering in Mississippi from the
eause Before evacuaing Cornth, Beaurcsa
gard contracted for the delivery 70 his army in Mis-
sss;pfi of 100000 head of cattle and sheep from,
the STATES lying west of the Mississippi Ii is in
order to transport these cattle the river that
Vcksturs is resolutey holding out. BY this time
Farr;tus h!s probably given good account of thai
aSt city, ali another head of cattle will
cross tEe river
The result will be The same If the robels should
eyaeuat4 instead Of fighting before Rir ha,on.l III
they going to carry on this war. they mast y.
tain liosssesson 81 einrlg gh srazin. country aud
wheat country ~ snbsiss iairgs army This in.
wolves ,.s Il necessity continued and andis,uriesi
rebel occupation eff The plains and valleys ef vir-
gin;a.
THEIR GENERALS.
From sGme Of the NortheIn papers We take
sketches of three of the Federal Generals com.
mcncing with the unhappy
ERiGADIfR GENERSt. sTLas CASEY
Brigadier.t:cnerai Slls Casey commanded tie
advance division at the battle of Fair Oaks s--
General Casey born in kho1e Island about III.
year l-dsi; ente red West Po IN iessa graduated in
leat and entered the Seventh iniaatry; was pro.
NOTED to First Lieutenant in June, lf.., :iad Captain
in July, i-:sj In the Fiorid. Mar Captain Casey
served with distinction nliler General Worth. Hr
served also throughout .ie Mexican wnr, and added
stili further to his reputation iar sallantry. AT
Coatreras ald Churnbuseo he distinguished hita
self and ed the breve of Msjar. At the as
oli led gfs,Tfu nsfFfy
and was severely vnaadedl For this he rec..yssi
t1e breyet of Lieutenant Colonel AZ the 6uttseak
of the rebellion Colonel Casey WIS one ct the nrst
10 offer his services to the Governments, and oh
tanned command OF brigade in Angus, 1861. Oh.
the reorganization oi the army uDser Gen. McClel
Ian he was appointed to the command Of division
in Gen. ieaizetma,s's corps
Gencr,,i MeCiellshs frat d;gpstc wrisea. hastily
ON the field OF battle, did sous injustice to General
Casey, which has since hesu rspssirss by anexplan
aio,y dispatch General Grs-yis division ti.oun.
weak and Inuch rclineasi by sickness stood iis
grouni seiaily, NJ It's long record of killed aud
wounasd proves
EIsIGaisfEgGENT.RaI. HOOKER
BrissieT.( General Joseph Hooker commands a
division OF the army Of the Potomac, and has Dis
.ingniSied hinseli exceedingly al the batile Of
Fair oaks and tho otlier coufiies ef the canspaeH IN
Virginia.
/. lie was born In Massachusetts. aioat thu year
ipi1, and IL consequently about II ye:srs 0f aEu.
lie entered West Point ia is.s, so,d srssdnaesi in
I the artillery In lSsT III the osstbctak of the war
| with Mexico.she accompanied Hfissdias tenrsal
| iIainer alisie-calnp and was breyctted Gxptsn
for gallant eondae, in several conii;e, al Montrsry
/ IN March, 1871, he Was appointed Assistsne Ad)st
t tans 6eaeral. with the rank OF Captaia. AZ ths
| National Fridge he distinguished himself. and was
bseyetied Major, and af Chapaiepee, he again At
sraeted attention by his gallant and msriterioas coa
| dict and was brevetted Lteutsnant- -culonel.
/ Al the close Of the war with Mexieo he Withdrew
FROM the Services and SOON aftsfwan1 cnfxrnfe1 to
/ California. The outbreak 1t tia rebeitOa 6nsA
him there. and he was vi tie first - Tbs cld