The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-16

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tnsn ecAdues hAs broaeA1 lisofe6is nm -
arms and rsproach upon our 0ovefnna.se
Ths seateMeAs N sAie proxAhle y saiS,.
b untrue, and Il has bssn omitted, TA..,'
- amended contains cnIy he followias ~. :"
vision: "@
That Il shall b unlawfal Nor AM om
the military or naval service Of the Uns,!n:
States to cause any psrson claimed 70 - - ~
70 services OF labor, BY reason Of African -
scent, 70 b sei3ed, held, detained or dsii.os.
up 70, Or sor any Psr.on cla.mios sach s' ~
shall Be discharged from service, ana s. tnee
evor Ineligible 70 anySlpppintment In 'v VI
military Or naval sslt 81 he U d =:
States. S
HIN. "0
The Chicago Jcsrssi learns, BY privst. a
vices from Warrington, that Cen. JAM. =
Lane will reach that city the latter NJ. T. :.
the present week, On route for Kanas. ~
the War Department has assigned 70 hi~"s
command OF 20, 90 men, s,00o Of whom 49,
b cavalry; and included Ia the Command 10
three Of the regiments now sncampsd y
Ohicago-Bracketts cavalry, Baldwin = ="
fantry, and Wilson's Mechanic Fusilser.A '
The last named regiment, for whose thoro,.s
equipment a. army engineers. mechanics AZ
artizans, the Government has determine y
appropriate 02l0 900. Will accompany ~
General to Fort LsAvenworth. IL 4 =. ~
derstood that this command, under (3ens.s,
Lane, ia designed for . grand expedite
kansas border into Texas, simultsneou.,.
with the movement Of all the divisiona os,nyI
army Of the Union.
YANKEE ATTACK on THE SALT woaKs II n,
TUCkY.
A letter from Somerset, KY, of recen, dat.
says:
On the night Of the 18th ths s5th Ohio a.,
Vandsvier, made a silent, cautious msrcs !.
the Salt Works on Fishing Greek, with IN
tull expectation Of capturing a regiment >,
rebel cavalry. who were guarding the worn
while some Of their men were m anu factu,
ing salt. But when they arrived there III,
w0rkmsn and cavalry had gone to ths,.
camp. So they made charge on the Sal,
Works, breaking the kettles, disabling M.
pumps, and ,Rr.. .a! have, IAN, among ~
back to camp.
COZ YIRAATIOH OF TIE 1vACUArIoH OF Ma
BErHM.
The Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Herald says:
rsbels-,he report Of which was mentions;
in my dispatch Of Saturday-proves to b,
correct. 1t had been occ upied, mp 70 jam
AIRY 2, by a force Of rebel troops consisting Of
5000 men, of whom 500 were cavalry On
December 26 the officer In command OF ,hs
post received from Gen. Magruder order, "a
remove all the guns mounted in the an
trenchments TO Yorktown, and to take thi.h,,
also the whole force under his command
The distance from Big Bethel TO Yorktovn
in ali fifteen pieces Of cannon, about half ~
them rified, the rest sm Doth borss Uni,
TWO Of the ritied guns were OF large calibrs
OF the smooth bores, two were 32-pounders
two "A Founders, two 2-poundsrs and the
rest smaller. The guns were all reno ysd b,
New Years Day, and ON that day most q, |
the troops marched to Yorktown. The or.
trenc hments were OF no great str ength, ba.
the armament which they noun ted ana Ii.
force that defended them would have made
1t q work of some difficulty 10 carry it By
assault. The Union troops have not occupied
the place. The object OF General Magruis.
in evacuating Bethel was to concentrate
large force, both Of men and guns, at YORK.
town, where they could b. OF great uss Ia |
case Of an attempt on the part Of the Union
troops to make demonstration up the Yon
river. At Beshel they were entirely useless |
Yorktown itself Is already strongly defend. |
cd both on the land side and the river side.
ME- ". H.-RuesRLL IN NEW YORK.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer we COPY
the following:
1t is reported that MT. Russell, the csls
brated war novelist Of the London Tim~. hM
gone to New York and IL still abiding there
The wise ones think that means something
He fastened away FROM Washington imme
diately after the publication OF MIR. Stewards
letter on the Trent affair, 1t Is shrewdly sus
pected, to study localities and gather msn
IiAl for the prosecution OF his work. Its
expected that the next chapter Of his grss, I
romance Of "The Owl War in America
will be one OF thrilling interest. His an
chapters have fully prepared US for sOns
startling development of his highly Original i
plot.
We may confidently predict that there viii
b. scenes Of high-wrought passion, painis &
with that infinite fer ulity OF Invention ali
that perfect abandon OF expression whIt !
dist guish the great war romancer Of th
7fmss. The scene Of the Forthcoming chap
tiers will, no doubt, be laid in N ew Torh Of
its suburb BIS, and will be repleted with riot e
blood, battle, and murder, as ALREADY fore.
ehadowed in those chapters lately iHust g
say that he Is Fastening rapidly onward 70 4
the grand catastrophe, and he will Close tn x
work by making the oarbarous North sim n
out OF sight like the Prometheus Ninctus1 u
ancient 4recian tragedy, amid thunds'
lightning, smoke, and earthquake; while
John Bull and Jefferson Davis shake hana f.
lovingly across the yawning en- asm in which
IT has disappeared, and Eng lish freemen att
Southern slaves blend their joyful voices TO-
xether in q choral song In honor Of klHI
Cotton.
THE CAsB or RRv. DR.. wILNER.
We nnd the following vindicati0n OF he'
DIR. Wilmer In the Baltimore Am,yiess, o.
the 10th inst. A list Of the articles belonsiLt F
to Rev. DIR. wilmer, detained at Old POM
as contraband, was published In this pape'
on Tuesday last:
Messrs. Editors Bakimore Ameriean: Thousa .
greatly differ with the Rev. Dr. Wilms
with respect to public affairs, feel bound |
ask q suspension OF opinion as to his effects 4
pronounced contraband, in this morning
american. Whatever he carried with bin, +
n manner so public, and with the purpose o. .
submitting Ii to inspect ton, was certsirI .
not Struggled" 1t was doubtless desgaS
for has own family use. upon his estsn .,
large family, and where he has numerousds |
pendents and many servants. Hs may hs's |
erred in supposing that the officers at for!. !
ress Monroe could permit him TO take
list 70 be correct as given, a very little ~
fiection will convince any candid mind u"
q liberal housekesper might reasonably q.
| pect to have use for all, should the prsss5, |
| war contin DC. on his own farm, and In u
own family.
AT all events, have known DR.. wilns'
| for many years as man of stainless in'esry .
and cannot see him spoten OF disrespssf
| fully without enclosing my name and ~
dress and speaking as his
January 3, 1852. FslSSh'
FIXAHcIAL Al COMMERCIAL.
The New York Post, Of the evening OF !"
| 9th inst says: ii
The stock market remains very duD,
| eyes being turned Immediately 70 Copg!ss
| The adoption Of an adequate tax bill togs'la
| with the issue Of legal tender Dena aud Mo-
would at once infase new life into W.
street as other elements seem 10 favor am~'