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

We ars indebted TO the politensss Of Capt Philip
OAahmsysr for copy Of the New York Tlmes Of
Thursday last, the oh instant Gold rose In New
York Wednesday from l2si 70 lSi~l3la I. was
reported that Price WA about TO attack Coriuh IN
conjunction with Bragg and the Qualifications there
had been much strengthened. Gen Boyle Ia end.
ing ont OF Kentucky all persons who symr athised
With Bragg In his recent march into that State
The extracts given below from the Tsnes are
importance
FAok kCLHLLAN's ARMY.
The 7Ssss. In is situation" article, saya tha.
Ashey's Gap was taken quiet possession Of by the
Hsdsrsls on Hord day evening, the Confedsratss re-.
rsstins and leaving them In undis.urbed posses
sion Of The mountains from which good view Of
the Shenandoah Valley and Winchester could bs
obtained. No large boiy of the enemy was d!s
covered. Piedmont wa occupied by the cavalry
and artillery under flessantou aud Ave-ilI on
Monday Might, and OF Tuesday nonins they
pushed on. 40. as.er spirited sAirrnlah, occupied
Marquette, and detained command Of the gp.
psoachos to Manassas sud Chester Gap. on the lef,
oi he Blue Ridge Mountains. 1t adds.
In tae extrenre front, toward Gordonsville fha.
poStoc OF Gen. Sick. .es eoInsId ssut ior-yas. 10
lock aN,r ths orscre and &iexa,dris Eairoad
report having found IL in mueh BITTER order than
expectsd. She bridge ct B,oai Run L. 50 littis Ia
jared fhst 1t exn te repsireG tn a few Lours, and
the Kstch hun bridge Is entirely unirjured lur
troops yesterday held the country in the vicinity
Of krensviis. ami had driven the rsoel pat.ola
up7n Wsrsenton Junction Ths total rehsi forcs
hsrs is believed to be not more than 5000 infant.
~, with corresponding numbers of csvfify end
artillery.
IL regard TO the Situation in Virginia the & ssh
i.ston Clros4s1, Of "Wednesday, says:
Indications convince rs tcnt battle is imminent
Tho ssccet oeS cf the Republic hers shd at Balti-
more. have lately belcmo nervous re 10 t13 issue,
winch s probably good hsrS'nger OF victory
They may rest assured that \ sufficient army Ia
held In reserve not alone TO defsn6 the ssplsal but
TO protect Maryland snd Pennsylvania rom all.
other inveaon. A We press bEck theT 'front.',
take care 10 sesU-e our rear.
The following dispatch Is dated Ea-per's Ferry.
EoS.4:
Some OF the ezismy's cavalry within TWO
miss OF our picksts at Bolivar Heights night
ana Carried of three msn, oao of tho one Hundred
and Forty nth Regiment New York 1nd TIE other
two OF the Fourteenth tennsy ivasta Il Lieu
tenant reports having seen dis,iactiy boiy OF
cavalry, Numbering at least 100 Ken. appeal and
disappear In the woods when they were takea but
too rapidly for any shots to bs directed az ainst
thsm.
The woods on Loudon Heights ara On ere and
present magnificent spectacle.
Our pickets ere reported TO have bsen d.iv On In
.: ShArpsburg last evening.
IETxRNTIre FROM WASHING rO,-FFELINa REL.
ArIys TO fHH KLLCTIoNs-eRH. HALL8CK ON A
FoRNeH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PROM THE
YKEscH MIHIsTRR-EUhoRED CHANGE IN TIRE
eADTNHT-rHR CONTEMPLATED CONFEDERATE
ATTACK Oh YORKTOWN, &c, &c.
The Washington dispatches In the 7imes, Of
Thurvday, are important 1t In intimsted that dis
patohes Of grave import have been handed TO the
Government by the French Minister and foreign
complications are broadly limited at. Important
changes in the Cabinet and In military commands
are also mentioned sure 70 occur during the
present weak. We give some Of them for what
they are worth,
Tha feeling In Washington to-day, In view of the
general sueeass Of the Democrats IN ths late sloe-
tiOas, Ii ons OF gloomy EntieipstonA Most regard
1t a rsbake o! the Administrative fssblsn.ss Of
the 0ovsrpna1t. but tsar that the sffsct will be
still furthar to Increase its umidity and rrsEolution
Secretary Howard was with the President quite
early this morning. Snd Secretary Chase coon A.
tsrwaId erssz@-7.~a
Dispa,ak1s 9f sis srassst i..persAaAs, sad skiAl
mny e6aaf ah04Se In tks sakols aspsst Of IL oav
we're 70 day submitted by the French Legation 10
tho Secretary Of etate
Gen. Halask sxprsaEey the bsjaf that foreign
Wiz. naasasitaarg levy ca psasss Of our whole pop
ulatiOn would not be an evil without large eompen
satng benefits. Es Expresses tLs belief thAt the
North has not yet bsgun to develop Its possible
snurcAa.
An informal meeting Of the Cabinet was held to-
day, and an ailOurnmsnt had to this evening, when
1t rs-axsemhleA at 8 ocloak-0en Halisck being
present, On special invitation Of the President. II
IL believed tbs. decisions Of more ultimate import
anco than aay yet msds In tis coufre Of the war,
have been arrived st. and will be announced before
the end OF tbs week. The air L. pregnant with
rumors Of military and Cabinet changes Military
changes positive, and 1t IL believed that certain
Oabspst Minister'S regard these changes q a con-
dssnnat.on, giving them no alternative but tc re-
siF ,.v. .o..., hand N. on,n,on. ., ,,,
Major Generals. and these opinions the redsx
Of all military opinions here, TO the effect that the
view Of the rebel prcgT anime entertained by Major
Gen. Dig, AID sxciusivsly set forth in this column
beha are actively retiring, With view of canoen
trsting at Petersburg, where Gen. Longsxeet, with
hiI vanguard, 6 already in command for The pur
ptss Of making IN attack on suffolk snd York
town, capturing the supplies aud vast stofes OK
heavy artillery leh bAhind In tie latter place the
abandonment Of the Peninsula AMI then making
attack In forcs upon, Monto which Gov.
LetcheG has declared 20 be The oaa point essentsl
TO she sovereigntv Of the State Of Virginia and Lhe
safety Of the Confederate Government
O~tne In reported dlsRsTesmeits between the
administration aGd Governor Curtin, the visit OF
tha later here yesterday was regarded rs signif-
cant llz object however, was q conference,
vit-d by tie President military affairs seDer-
ally, and particularly 50 fkt as tnsy related 10
Pennsyysnis. Tha Governor expressed anxiety
for ancl protection of the border Low ttat Geii.
Mcclellan had changed his bass Of operations ns
would be effective III preventing another invasion
sf May land aud Pennsyiya aDia by tho enemy Le
President freely Recognized the Importance CT the
Instter, and promised that should neeessity fer
more ample protection tnan that made arise.
proper steps would at onco ba taken 70 carry ont
the suggestions OF Gov. Curtin.
Tie subject OF the order providing for enlist
nlents OF for the regular army from ths volan
tsers- WAS toached upon, and the GoveInor ex-
pressed nib decided belief that to carry It now,
while every strained TO I'll the volunteer
regiments which, by the Casualties Of the field hkf
been reduced to mere skeletons, would he attended
with serious dissatisfaction. The putting ot drafted
into old regiments WAS also discussed The
0overnor, whils expressing earnest desire to
further In every way the filing up Of old regi-
ments, stated that the law under which the draft
was made distinctly provides that the nlen
drafted stall eject their own officers aud that the
men IN all the camps refused to consent to tn. other
Arrangement. He would, nevertheless render
every possible aid to the Government In any mes-
Eufe best calculated to improve tbs condition OF
the army and TO speedily conquer the enemy.
The Interview was Of a character entirely friend
~. the reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
Thcre can be no doubt that the rebels are again
making formidable progress To the construction of
q navy. We published the fact q few days since.
that the English shipy yards ere being used for the
purpose OF building largo iron-clads for the rebel
Government; the payment for which 1t Is nearly
certain IL made from English sources Two Of
thess vessels have boon by ono Of the persons
from whom our information 10 derived.
We have positive Assurance. also, from Rich.
mond, that the now Msrrimac is finished and that
two other similar vessels are under way. Allthsse
facts with the recent exploits Of Capt. Scmmes,
clearly indicate Aopsfx1nsss 0xd Tortttads tAs
-, Of hs rsbsIs sAes ssiss ~ ssabbsr~ sssrsSts
- tIslS saHsSast>s.
Hss Bucknsr, the lady who was arrested some