The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-06

Accomac and North am pton since the arri-
val Of the Federal troops there. Inc Peopis,
including even those VINO had been either
IN ,sied or driven into secessionism, are per
teoly satisfied. Facts OF a practieaI anI
very agreeable character have convinced
EN- not only of the error iato Whicn tnsy
had fallen, but that the Federal doverhhen'
and pre- ection are much better than seces-
sonism. They are now contsnted, prosper
Gus, and happy.
ANOTHER LETTER IRON HALLRcK TO GENERAL
sr. LOUIS, Jan. q, 1859.
Major General Prize, Commanding, &C 'opr'ns'
field
General-A man calling himself L. v Nicho
las came to my headquarters day OF Two
since, with a duplicate of your letter OF the
18th instant. On being questioned. ne ao.
mitted that he belonged to your servtce, taat
he had come in citizen s dress from cPlias
field. avoiding some of our military posts,
and passing through otht rs In dtsE use, ana
without reporting himself 70 the command
ers He said that he had done TINS oy your
direction. TN being asked LOT MS nag oi
trace. he pulled from his pocket DIRTY
hsndserchief with q short stick tied to one
corner.
You must be aware General, that persons
80 sent tn rough our lines, and past our mill
tar, posts to these headQ uarters, are llahle
to the punishment of death They are no
more nor less than spies, and probably are
sen, ny you to this city TO act as sucn. 1
shall send MIR. Nicholas back to yonr camp,
but if you send any more persons here III
the same Tay, they will be regarded as spies,
and tried and con denned as such. I ou must
know, General, that the laws and usages OF
war requi re that bearer Of nag OF truce
should report at the nearest post, and shot i'd
not pass the outer line Of sentinels without
permission. He should not even approach
within gunshOt OF a sentinel, without dis
playing his flag, and receiving signal TO ad-
vance. II he have dispatches, he should
Fn "a n n u
them, which officer should direct the flag of
truce 10 Immediately leave our lines. An
sHers 70 such dispatches should be sent TO
you, by us, In the same way.
In q postscript 70 the copy OF your letter
the l2tL inst just received, you call my at
ten ton to the fact that band of nen are
firing p ate houses, uarns, mills, &c. -
l presume you refer to Il band of outlaws or
tn. Kansas frontier. They do not belong TO
my command, and they entered this depart
ment without my authority. As soon as
heard OF their dspredati0ns, ordered Gen.
Pope to either drive them out OF the State or
to disarm and confine them. Be assured,
General, that no act OF Wanton spoliation,
such as firing private houses, barns, mills
&c" anu burning and destroying railroad
bridges &c , will be countenuuced by me ;
on the contrary, purpose 10 punish, with
the utmost severity, every act Of wanton
destruction of property, public or private,
and every act of pillage, marauding, rob-
berry, and theft, comm lifted in this depart
ment, no matter under Whose orders or
authority the guilty parties may have acted
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
II. W. HALLECK,
Major Genu Commanding Department.
FROM PORT RoYAL-sHERMAN's EXPEDITION.
From the BoIton Traveller. Feb. ]
A gentleman who returned from Pert
Royal u day or two since, has furnished us
with some Interesting Information In refer
ence 10 the Sherman expedition. be left
OF yoty
airy, at which time it was expected that
there would be an advance toward Savannah
the next day. Thirteen gun boats were fur
nished with coal and water on the Goth
Troops were being tai en- on board several
transports, and it was believed they wOu
follow the gun boats. A ship, which the
rebels had sunk IN the channel In the rear OF
Fort Pulaski, had been removed, several
steamers, including the Mayfowsr, having
taken part in the task of puliiDg her OUT
Plies, which the rebels had driven TO prevent
the passage OF our gun boats, had also been
removed, by drawing them out or saving
them Off.
The Third battalion OF the Massachusetts
cavalry regiment was stationed on Hilton
Head, near Seabrook, on the borders OF Scuil
creek Colonel Williams had his headquar-
ters there, and the first battalion, recently
at Annapolis, was expected at the same place.
The horses OF the regiment We're landed in
good condition, and the men are IN good
health and spirits. They have pitched
u
The second battalion is at Beaufort, with
tien. Steyenss brigade. Lieutenant Colonel
Sargen is with them. There are no other
cavalry corps with Gen. Sherman's com
maand.
Gen Sherman had a grand review of some
IL, 900 mon at Hilton Head on the 10 b. AL
the bands Rsre consolidated, and the reyisw
WIS 8 very tine one.
The nGn Der of men at Beaufort Is 1900.
They are IN possession OF the whole island,
although their picEets do not extend q III te
up to the ferry, by which the main land is
reached The rebel picksts come down 10 the
ferry on the other side Of the channel, and
can be seen from the island. Ii Is believed
that they have batteries that could COM
mand the approach 10 the ferry from tie
island
Nearly all the cotton within reach of our
troops mad been picked, altho ugh gangs OF
negroes were still at work upon pla ntatious
at Beaufort and Bay Point. There were
some 600 or 800 con rabands a a place orHil-
ton Head, known as botany Bay" a lew
were employed as servants by officers, but
the ma iority are desert bed IS being good for
nothing but consuming their ra,ioIs.
PASSAGE OF BRITISH TAoOpe THROUGH MAIZE.
The New York Heratd publ SHE'S u letter
from Mr. Sew ard 10 the Governor OF the Sta -
OF Maine, exp canning the reasons why lie d.
racteaShe United States Marshal and otaer
Federal Officers throughout that Sta te to per-
nit the landing at Portland OF British troopa,
and their safe conduct through the State 10
Canada. MIR. Seward says that the Ste -
Department having been informed by tele-
grapn On the An OF January that the nail
steamer bohemian, bound for Portland, " -
telsg raphed OF Cape Race, and that she had
on board & number of British troops
bound for Canada. the dispatch inquired
whether the TROOPS should De dealt with by
the Federal authorities like ordinary pas
sengers, aud the Secretary intimated
that they should be permitted to pass
on to their restination. He was In
finenced in the matter by the consideration
that much suffering and risk, through the
snow and ice Of = hor,herly voyage, might be
spared to troops by allowing them to travel
over the Grand Trunk Railroad, concerning
that when humanity or even convenience
renders it desirable that the troops of
friendly nation should have q passage
through the territory OF another nation it is
a customary act Of comfy TO grant parmis-
sion; ana ne cites, as on evidence Ct this
prin ciple, the privilege which tbs United
States enjoy OF transporting troops acrl SIS the
Panama Railroad through New Gran ada,
and IL is thus deemed only right by our Sow
eminent TO accord the same privilege to
Great Britain, France, and all other (, endly
nations.
Assuming that there was no danger % be
arprehehded trcm The passage Of The Eng
iish troops, and assuming, farther, Ii 1t ds-
spite the popular as perlties'' lanifasted IN
Canada and III the British Isles agains this
country, Great Britain Is still TO be re- arded
as q friendly Power, ne saw no reas for
Withholding permission tor the pass .ge of
her soldiers and munitions. Thee ,Iraud
Trunk l&ailroad, which runs through iGnited
states territory, he considers as a monument
of The friendly disposition OF England and
thG rpiprocity treaty with Canada he re-
gaYdlD In the same light. II, howevsr the
arale Of Maine should have any obiec. on 10
theinsiructions of the State Departmevt Mr.
Seward s,ys that he is perfectly will ny 10
modify them. as the Federal dov'mt ecog.
nizas the respect II owes to the rights I'd in
terests of every Stare. 8 the troops ueyer
landed at Portland, no ssue has been raise
by the Governor OF Mai ne on the suhje
but 1t viii be admltte that the course
adopted by Mr.. Seward in the matt r VT s
magnanimous and ssgaclous.