The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-26
BaXTER's FIRE ZOUAvED.

brigade, q line band inspiring Inc steps ana
Frightening tho faces Of the men, and crowds OF
spectators from other camps facing them round,
could not realize that this holiday spectacle was
less than two weeks later than the bloody battle,
the dusty march, those hating steps and those bag
gard faces
FROM r S8 ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
letter from Westover, July 18th, says:
From the James river there seems to be little
news of interest. The defensive works are about
completed which will protect the Army of the Po-
tomac from any efforts of the rebels to drive 1t
from its position Still. while the army is safe it il
not In SO healthy state AS one could wish. 1t has
brought with the seeds of disease from the maa.
rious swamps Of the Chickahominy, and in spite
OF the increased heathfulness Of the position,
its pure air and dry land the army is suffering
sderably from disease. l am happy to say, how
ever that the health of the troops has been preatly
benefited by the change of location and thi ak
that it will continue to improve, now that the
trenching is about completed and time Of rest has
arrived.
The James river fotilla under Commodore
Wilkes, is in constant state of activity, in con-
voying transports up and down the river, and she'll
ing out rebels from rifle pits and incipient bate
ries along the river bank. For several days past
there has been but little firing vessels pAvi-
eating the river; but nevertheless the gunboats
shell suspected points, and protect in other ways
the vessels passing. Still, no one Is deceived by
this silence of rebel guns and rifle batteries No
one believes that they have relnqushed the idea Of
obstructing the river by batteries, and every one
here on the river is prepared to hear any day that
q heavy or a number Of heavy batteries have
sprang up amid the woods on the river banks to
occasion good deal of trouble, If not loss, be-
fore they can be sheled out by the gunbOats The
naval officers were very confident Of their ability
keep the river clear and If the thing can be done
they will certainly do it. The gunboa.s are Judi
ciously placed at suspicious points along the river
and watchful cats fer the frs. sign of WHY
turned earth which shall indicate rebel battery
ARRIVAL OF CONFEDERATE PRISONERS
OnSaturday morning last three important State
prisoners arrived in this city from Martnsburg
Their names as follows: Moses s. Gra,tham, State
Senator from Berkeley county to the Virginia State
Senate; Thornton Young, Confederate postmaster
at Martinsburg when in possession of the Confed
crates, and Adam Small, member from Martins
burg to the Virginia House of Delegates. They
all arrested in or near Martirsburg. They
were sent to Fort McHenry. On Saturday evening
seven Confederate prisoners arrived at the Camden
street depot, from Harpers Ferry. Their names
as follows: Traverse Payne, Andrew c. Groves
and Jeptha Wintermine, all of Virginia, and all
held as State prisoners; j. D. Henly, Alabama;
George c. Glassford, Virginia; Edwd. w. Hnrtwe
Louisiana, and Thomas Whatley, an Indian of the
Greek tribe, from louisiana The last four named
are held Us prisoners OF war The Indian was at
tired In regular Confederate uniform and oonverses
1uently in English. They all marched to
the city JAIL and transferred to this of the war
den Capt. Thos. C. Observation-Disclosures Sun, 2lst.
NOT so ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Tie same letter says:
Distinguished officers of the army who are here
say that the troops now before Rchmone are all
heroea. The reported baptisms Of fire and blood
are upon them. They have the heart to fight, and
also know how to fight Recruits who Join the ranks
Of the thnned regiments will be instructed rs to
camp service, az well az fighting, by veterans. 1t
will be no place for towards These Us says Capt
Mott of the artillery, ran away the first day Of
the late series of battes and are now scattered
through the North, telling wonderful tales Of dan
gers and suferings. An officer who ranks with
the bravest Of the brave, says great number OF
those who have returned as sick veriest cow
ards Just on the eve of battle they became sick
A good many Of the troops who coming on
here now are mere boys. Bonapar,e, in the great
despairing campaign which turned against his star
at Leipsc, wrote home to send him men, and not
boys, to perish by the roadside or to die in hospi
tails 1t is said that over twenty thousand men
have got off from the Army of the Potomac on the
pretence Of sickness. One member of Congress
aas got off several hundred Persons In Office here
are engaged In the business and are making hand
some fees.
AN AFFAIR OF HONOR IN WASHINGTON.
An affair of honor was to come off at Arlington
House to day, but was frustrated by the vigilance
of the police 1t appears that Capt. C. F. Mackeu-
ze, of her Britanic Majesty's royal army, while at
table at Wizards a few nights ago, asserted the
superiority of English over American arms. Capt
Whittemore, Of the u s. volunteers who was pre-.
sent, expressed his preference for the Springfield
the Enfield rife. The English Captain called
him fool, and instantly had cup of tea thrown
Ia bis face by Capt Whittemore. The result was
challenge from Captain Mackenzie. which was ac-
cepted by Capt. Whittemors, after having resigned
his commission. After the acceptance, it Is said,
the English Captain desired to back cut but was
Informed that be must either fight or take public
horsewhpping. The meeting was arranged for this
afternoon, in the vicinity of the Arlington House,
but the police were at hand and succeeded in ar
resting Capt. Mackenzie. His opponent escaped
from tho field as tho driver of pie wagon standing
near at hand, and has not yet been arrested
THE MORGAN RAIp-ATrAcK UPON cYNTHIANA-
a TRAIN ESCAPES IN A SHOWER OF BULLETS.
We find the following In the Cincinnati CONNER.
eial, Of Monday:
The train which left Covington for Cynthiana
yesterday morning, with Capt. William Glass and
his company, and their Il FOUNDER aboard reached
this town between 10 and IL o'clock There were
reports at Cynthiana that Morgan was advancing
the place. The train waited until four o'clock in
the afternoon when the rebels made an attack
The engineer ran off the train In the midst of
shower Of bullets
We have conversed with two intelligent gentle
men who were on the train--one resident of one
Of the interior towns of Kentucky, the other the
messenger Of the Adams Express Company
The Kentucky gentleman says there were sew e.
raj hundred men on hand to defend Cynthiana but
they were not we'll organized or armed The rebels
first made their appearance on the river side Of the
town, about two hundred strong. They opened
fire briskly, and Capt Glass, with his gun, moved
up to open on them, when 1t was discovered that
their demonstration feint, aud that the real
attack was to Do made by the main body Of the
rebels on the opposite side of the town At this
moment the train left Az 1t was going of our in
formant saw Captain Glass, with his gum going at
full speed to repel the main attack There had
been rumor circulated the train before this by
some badly frightened boys. that Capt Glass was
killed OF course it was incorrect, ~ our infor.
mant saw him doing his duty after the story of his
death was circulated.
The rebels fired hotly on the train, as MANY ~
fifteen balls striking It. The FIRE was returned
from some muskets aboard, probably without IF.
feet The firing Of the rebels was principally at
the engineer, who stood at his post like q true
man, and fortunately escaped without . scratch.
boy on the train had the visor of his cap cut on by
ball. No one was injured Four Kentucky la
dies were aboard. They bore themselves bravely.
being not bit more frightened than the rest They
sat upon the floor Of the cars, and cushions were
placed against the side Of the car for their protec
ton.
Our informant saysthe rebels seemed making the
attack systematically and In pretty good order.
The detschmens Of them that appeared were on
The music Of Capt. GLASS; II FOUNDER was heard
very distinctly for some time by al persons on the
train, showing that fight was pl esressirg The
gun seemed TO be- bred with unususl rapidly The
statement by the Adams Express messenger eorrob-
CRATES the above In I'll pariculara The wires were
cut nsar cynthiana just about the time the train
lsft.
T. s.-Ws have . dispatch from Boydrs station.
sixteen miles this side Of Cynthiana, which says
- messenger from Cynshlana has iuss arrived
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