The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-11
THE ARMIES BELOW RICHMOND.


Very little is known of the relative positions OF
She Confederate AID Federal forces below Eeb
p,ona There has been operations of a startling
character, snd the impression generally obtains
,hst there Is Immediate probability of en-
conu,er between the two armies
There was ruw,or yesterday 10 the effee. tha,
the eneinys main force had evacuated the position
recently held by them at Berkeley, and moved on
DOWN he river. This is probably true, AID although
tie War Department has authentic intelligence
If Ae feet il is generally conceded that probabiii.
fiey tend confirm the report Before another ai-
ysnee on Richmond-if anoheris is ever a;temptcd-f
Mcclellan mu1t raosganize his army, and ii is
scarceiy TO he supposed ths, he would select a
,,1ia. 50 remote from the seaeoas: Berkeley for
ihis purpose. 1t is much more likely that he will
.t permitted 10 do so withdraw his army from the
swanps aLd marshes Of Charles City. where
healthy malaria and climatic Influences wou!d
rather lend 10 dec;ulste than reorganixe his shat,
tered regiments, To soale point nearer the coast
where III health Of his troops aud the convenience
,f tie service world be con suited. From anv
si...a point there does not seem 10 be any ground
- .,pprehend that the Southern Capital will again
be naeuac a for soIae time 10 come. In the mean
tle 30 one doubts thar our army will he placed
...an the most effective footing ready not only TO
rsael The iries, buf to earry he 10 thei. own
loass
TEE F;ENYs MOVEMENTS.
iag. r.Ta. on has been received that the enemy,s
r,dy "a the Valley of Virginia has moved forward
& F,.ns Hill, in Rsppahanuac> COUNTY and there
famed junction with portion of Nc Dowsil rs
i5-ofS. TIE number OF at that point is
~-inafed at eighteen thousand. BY adopting Rap
i.alan.ocA county base Of operation, the en-
rS4y may tATow a fGrca into Page, Shenandoah and
Rockingham, and 81 the same time keep an eye
Upon any movement that might have for its Object
tAe clearing on, Of the Valley. The rout OF Banks,
shields. and Fremont. by Jackson's army, has
proved bitter dose to Yankeeism and every
possible resource will be exhausted with view 10
wipe ont the painful recollection of tha, event.
THE AFFAIR AT wALkERTos.
We have received some further particulars of the
attack upon a maraudng party OF Yankees al
WalkertoG, King and Queen county, on Tuesday
last. 1t appears that the party sent up
10 capture a wagon load of bacon and burn e
lighter; but on arriving at the landing the vessel
could not be found. and her owner remarked that
be had sent her down the river. The Lieutenant
IN command OF the marauders then went into n
store TO procure some tobacco, and while there dis
covered q gun winch he attempted 10 seize. 1 ne
owner resisted and shot the officer, who not so
hsily injured prevent i'm from mounting his
horse and leaving The premises. Meanwhile some
citizens outside got into fight with the Yankee
soiiiers one of whom was killed, and the others
fed The lieutenant WAS subsequently fired upon
iy Il citizen Of King and Queen, who encountered
him in the road and seriously wounded The
whole party OF eight finally surrendered aud were
the MaItaponi river miles from iis mouth, on
the day and il is apprehended tha. the enemy,
b. way of revenge, will shell the houses al Walk
ei,on ard other points in the neighborhood.
THE GALLANT DEAD.
Perhaps no regiment in the Confederate service
L.s sustained greater loss in officers since its
trance uto service than the 2I regiment Of Virginia
volunteers Since ts organization in April, 1861,
1t has lost no less than three field officers. The
drst Lieutenant Colonel. Lueklanf who disin-
glished himself at the battle of Manassas died
short time after that engagement from diseas" aug
Elented by exposure; the second Colonel, J. ".
Allen, who fought g.ilantly under jackson III the
Valley was killed the field in the tght at Gainess
NIL, on Friday, the 9th; and the third Major
Francis b. Jones, received a morta. wound in the
name engagement. Major Jones brought 10
this city ON the day succeeding the fight, where he
has since fingered until Wednesday last, when bis
ssiferngs were terminated in death. Major j. was
native of Frederick, county, and graduate Of the
Virginia Military Institute, and though of delicate
constitution, was among the first 10 offer his ser
vices to the Confederacy after the war broke ont.
The I'd il OF the regiments comprising the
"Stonewall Brigade"
RECOVERED LETTERS.
After OF the severe fights in the vicinity OF
Richmond last week, Il member OF one Of the
panes from the Valley found Oh the field a number
Of letter. addressed TO different members of the
very company 10 which he was attached. They
discovered TO be letters from their friends in
tie Valley, written previous TO Gen. Banks's re-
treat and while the enemys lines had communica-
cation cut off. Among these were two or three let
t-rs from Maryland. The presumption Is that
there letters were taken from some one who mad
attempted to run the blockade, but had fallen into
,-e oneinys hands What is most remarkable, is
the fact that OF these letter. had never been
opened, which ia rather crelitab.e 10 the fanhees
Who lad them in possession.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The transportation OF the mail on the line of the
klthmoud and Fredericksburg Railroad Will bs
suued on Saturday. Communication viii thus be
-.;aDiiahed between Richmond and the counties on
the kaDpahannock river; but 80 long Freder
Asburg remains in the hands Of the Yankees. no
A.il can BE- sent 10 that point.
4 ruHlor very lndus,ro;sly circulated ySs-
'erlay that the Yankees had possession of the Pc
'ersburg Railroad at The Port waIthall Junction
This rAnard probably originated in the fact that
the departure OF the morning train from this city
delayed by heavy Government transport alton
over the Southern route.
Since the great battles below Richmond the rail.
way and wagon trains have been kept busily en-
thrown away by the Yankee troops while executing
their grand strategic movement" Upwards of
twenty i've thousand Inuskets have been received
at the Government Arsenal. many Of them in a
damaged condition besides number of superior
field pieces. and vas, quantity Of ammunition,
equipments, and clothing.
4 prisoner, converting With one of our officers
~ field hospital. few days ago. remarked that
Le WAS thoroughly tired Of this war; that he wish.
eli over. and he didn't which side whipped
Yankee surgeon overhcarug the conversation
immediately approached and ordered the indisereet
solder to resume his vocation Of tanning the wound
ed men, and not talk 30 much.
Persons who left Baltimore ia late as the 9Th of
July. represent that the news OF McClelians re.
s"rse before Richmond occasioned greet rejoicing
among the rebel sympathizers'' In the city 1t
was with difficulty that an open demonstration Of