The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-25

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We have been placed In posssasien Of slate mum.
bcr Of the New York herald. ftom which ~ copy
soma matters Of interest connected with the move.
ments ef the war:
THE RAID or THE fHRsr rRaIsIA CAVALRY"
WHITE HOUSE, Va, yune u. le62.-The excite
nieot caused by the sNdden raid Of the First vir-
gnia airy this place. and the guerrilla attack
AT Tunsfaifs Station on Friday night the prin-
cipaa topics Of conversation throughout the army
II - allowed by oil "a be one Of the most daring
attacks ever known, and b certainly greatly the
rebels credit. ~ far 20 the bravery OF the whole
thing ID concerned. Many speak sfr0ngly agsirst
the entire liberty allowed the negroes, who are not
In any single case prohibited from communicating
to whom they please going where they like, ex-
cept " such places a. require passes from xny
Something should be done to their masters aso be.
sides allowing them to remain at home and Within
they please, simply because they took the oath
OF allegiance, which to them In not considered
binding in the lcast degree, as it IL considered
compulsory. At 6avage's Station / learned
that Mr.. Savage took the oath of allegiance
70 the United States; yet he has now two sons In
kichmond--one irfthe army, and the other private
Secretary 10 JET. Davis. Two three days since
he won't or uhmoslested, and has not been heard Of
since He Ia an old man, aboct 20 years of age
and, perhaps, was considered perfectly harmless
At 0ariicks landing. also, where the two schnoners
were burned on Friday night by StuaTt's cavalry
miller took the oath Of allegiance when our army
quantity Of corn was sent to him to be ground
when he said that he'd be damned II he'd grind an
more Yankee corn, and that they were to remem
Der that JEFF Davis was not dead vet Garlick him
self now lives within our lines. He has a summer
residence ut Hanover Court House and gentle
man to-day informed me that a few days since he
sent his wagon down to the landing for provisions
to be taken to Hanover Court House. Dr. Hamil
ton, who arrested yesterday on suspicion OF
being the who guided the rebels Is said to be
Of the most bitter Secessionsts in the State o
Virginia, and yet he was allowed to remain unmo
Tested, and without guard simply because he took
the cath OF allegiance To-day Q report il circu
lated that one of our own men, In the regular ca
valry deserted to the enemy n week two
ago. and that he was recognized by seve eral
as the guide OF the First Virginia Cavalry. gen
temau who appeared to know more about the
matter than any one here. says that the same day
early in the morning. while the Fifth United States
regular cavalry were out foraging the rebel caval
ry charged the pclets driving them rapidly ahead
The regiment was sent Off In pursuit but without
success, az the enemy had q considerable start OF
them. l have just heard that two Of the mel cap
tured formerly belonged TO the Eighth Pennsylva
mia cavalry, and that they have been sentenced tt
be shot, the order to be executed tomorrow. Th,
report Is from one of the Pennsylvania cavalry
who saw the villains and recognized them. Twenty
wounded were in the covered cars board the
train which the guerrillas shot ut. One Of the pool
fellows, named Remystamsley. Frenchman, of the
55th New York volunteers received two bullets il
his body and leg. His leg was ampu:ated
ADout ipoA to'udy cui plthets were uItu UPOh Uy
the enemy near Fair Oaks Captain Shafer, OF
Shaler, OF the Eighty first Pennsylvania regiment
WINS instantly killed by shot through the head
NJ ajor Devereaux, feld-of6cer Of the day, had also
charge of picket He IVES shot through ths
oh0Alder.
In its Situation article, the Herald says:
TIE guerrilla parties still lowering about
the Of the Union army before Richmond. The
operetions of these more annoying thar
really dangerous; STILL at the same time, ii put
a sop to- will be somewhat costly.
That portion of Gen. McCellan's department now
under Den. Dix has been extended as give him
the control Of the country in the vicinity of York
town. Gloucester, williamsburg aud West Point
This change may operate somewhat disadvanta a
geOusiy to these rowing marauders.
The intelligence relative to the further reinforce
ment Of jackson, and the dangerous condition OF
Gen. Frenonts corps, is of SO unlikely a nature
to cast some doubt upon Its authenticity. The
movements Of Jackson have been but mere raids
and the story about the COrinth or Gen. Beaure
CARDS army being sent 10 hold the Valley, is very
Improbable, to~ay the least of it.