The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-29
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Gtty A1unu @l54aun.
wEDNEsDAY MoRx1sa.. IAN. % lsss.
Late 19thern and Southern New.
TEEsassss llErrasRs n TEE rspsaAL cAxr.
The New York Hralds kentucky CORES
We have had a pleasant excitement n our
camp IN welcoming Tenpessss refugees Sc.
venty-thrre came In, having travelled By
night through the mountains Driven from
their bones by lhs tyranny which prevails
have Promised to redeem their nresfdes from
tne pountion. lsf the oppressor. 1t 10 NEST
pninfof TO listen to their stories. The con
sc1spasn mas oeen going on East tennessee,
which they hate. and Of men for whom their
only prayer are curses. The greater part Of
hem had only time TO bid a hurried goodbye
shadows Of untold perils, to nv to the woods.
Tns man bad lain hidden io1 six weeks, 4
row mtles from his own house. waiting :nI
the oio0dhounds should leave him free TO e..
CAPE. Daring that time he saw his home but
twtea. Several had been impriscned and
nssd the first hours of their freedom in fig
tc seek reyange under the old II, f. They came
py monntain fassee, following the paths
which they knew, and then the North star -
In their night marches not a word was SPOKEN
Their hands on their Knives and pisto 8. they
came on, prepared to die rather than surrsn. !.
Ger. Tney tell Us that II we can reach Ten.
Eessee with arms, fourfif:hs of the m ale ron.
nlation will nack 70 our standard. Tney prom !.
ise us such reception as only can be given
by brave hearts long crushed beueath supe.
rl0r lorce 10 those who brtpg them rescue
No one who has not talked with our East
TenaesseeaIs has any idea Of their holy hatred
OF the Confederacy, and OF the suferings
they nave undergone through their attach
men to tbs Union. There are now two full
regiments Of refugees in this State, besides
more than fifteen hun dred who have en- listed
In the various Ken lucky regiments Brave
honest, simple. hearted fellows, not tue besi
material in the world for drilled and disci-
piiaed machine soldiers, hs. gifted with indi.
vidual courage, and all excellent ma rk smen
they are as fac skirmishes as any General
could ask. But their hearts are sickened by
the long delays to which they are su hiected
The promises SO often made, that they should
b. sent 10 defend their State with strong
army TO back them up are yet unfulfiIed
1ney al nave the strong local attachments t.
GERS. And many Of them have had their
hopes deferred Till they sicken ed and died In
despair. =
PREsENTs FRox.rHE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
The Federal Government has received as
presents from the EN- peror of Japan, two
elephant tusks eight feet i'll length, a sword
inlaid with gold and pearls, anu other arti-
eies OF minor value, including a handsome
box con tanning brief address or letter TO
the President.
ALABAMA LAFDs CoNFIsCATED.
a resolution nas been adopted by the Fed. :.
erai House of Repl lesentatives to the effect
that as Alabama has reasonably entered
into the rebellion, the Commitree on PubIlc
Lands in Quire into the tx Xpediency OF co pfis
eating certain lands selected by that state
under the law of Congress. and that the same
be applied to the use of a Seminary now in
operation In that Territory.
The Federal Secretary Of War was directed
| to furnish the names of those VINO oistin
guishsd themselves in the battle of Uranes-
willie.
plsAsrRous FLoo ~ IN SACRAMENTO vA,L.Y. car.
The Northern papers publ sn cti spatches
from California, rscCuntlng i,onense losses
0y fresass TINS winter IN the gold regious.
| 1t is thought tue scic produces will he re.
| dUced miiiioLs frCm Tins cause
I 1Ha ARMY.
ihe Memphis Appeal discusses the impor-
| tant question OF re- enllstmen is, and thinks
that to obviate existing difficulties nd supsr.
induce this result, the least obncxicus nlsu
that presents itself to our consideration is tilt
following: Let Congress pass u law instruct.
ing the G0SerLors of the several States tC
Immediately organize the State forces req mir.
Ing every h.La SUBJECT TO military duIy Il
Grn. regularly at stated periods THIS re.
4uirement can te carried ont not under the
airec ion ot incompetent militia officers, %
igsoIans q laetles rs .ney are Of the KANT.
efficient dfiii masters, chOsen from the a.my
for the spsC i1ic prrpCs~.
The Confederate States could thus be rem
| dersd oEo vast military camp of amateur sol
| diers, ready upon The first cali to MI up this
thinned ranks OF the national srmy We cur.
| tainly have the men, and, with our present
| population OF 5000 900 whites, can put in thu
field and seaport al army OF 100000 men
which will oTIy be one IAN out OF evary ten
IA moderate proportion when we consider
| the fact that in the American Reyulusjor
s,me OF the New England States furnished
Que soldier out of every Elk Inhabitants
Il q 4 w Qrliy at inn mud Avis h.,
| every man may be n soldier. Copgkess caE
! set this matter on foot by ar hours legisia.
| tion, and secure the res nit which we 90 mueh b
desire--an effective, well drilled, and increas.
| ed national army with which to open the
| spring campaign and conquer a speedy peece.
COL. u. CUMMINGS 4s
The gallant beha vi0r OF this noble officer
| IL endeayoring 10 rally our forces aud main :
battle Of Fishing Greek, ana the In tre pidi ty
with which he isaced the foe where balls fell
] thickest, leading and encouraging the troops
s ,s the theme OF unmeasa.ed praiss on the
] whom we have mes. Col. Cummings wal
| the first to raise q regiment in East Tennes
| see for the defence OF the South In the com
msncemsnt Of the present re olution. He
| credit In the Me eAican war. He will he re-.
| mem bered by the brave fellows who stood
| by him on the fatal 10Th Of January, even
| Though republics should prove ungrateful., ,
Kne1oi1lc RsSistcr.
THE ALABAMA PIKE.
The State OF Alabama is aIming her troopl
for coast service with n very effsctiye weapon
| The Mobile correspondent of the Memph:,
| Appeal thus describes it:
| Tho Alabama pike consists Of n keen two
| edged, steel head, like large bowie. kn III
blade, near foot and haif long, with
sickle IKE no hook. very sharp. bending bacl
cutting the brides Of cavalrymsn or pulIinl
them of their horses, or catching hold OF th,
enemy when they are running away. Thi,
about eight feet long. A cleaning row o.
/ these fearful implt ments OF sla 1g h ter bea IN
ing down upon them at the pas de charge
would strike the terror OF ten thous and
l deaths to the apprehensive souls OF Butter,
rAarrouBA.s or TIE CEDAR xrYs ATTACK.
From the savannah papers VT learn that
| in tho Federal descent upon Cedar Keys
| Fla tho enemy succeeded In taking mis-,
i prisoners, belonging TO tha Fourth Fiorids
l Regiment. Two companies OF Florida troop
stationed in the vicinity inamsdiatAly wea
down to attack the enemy ana prevent theil
fprther advance.
The latest advices from Cedar Keys inform,
Us that on Wednesday last, At about Il
O'Clock In the forenoon, a vessel Of the Fede
raj fleet came In sight and anchored of tn,
haTbor. About that time the schooner Stag
Which was ready TOR sea, ccmneneed weigh
cred this, they fired three shots at her, all O
| which fell short. The owner OF the Sta,
then ran her xshore and set her on nre, tn,
crsw making their escape. The few soldiers
with number Of the ladies at WAY Key, at
tempted to make their escape In flat and Il
reach the railroad; but were unable TO react
the shore.
The Yankees perceiving their situation
/ sent out from the vessel three oosts, wh,
captured the flat and put tho msn In irons
The men IN the nat, sons dffsen In number
having no arms, no rsaistancs was made
| The YAnkees then want to ths schooner AM
Smith, lying as the wharf, captured the car
tain, and attempted 70 tow the schooner ont
hua iinding they could not succeed. the,
baYnt her. The schooner Fanny vas ran Il
Urys.al 1ivsF. and succeeded n making As