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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07

Uaaserous Prss0nsr r--Soms two weeks
siucs we noticed ths fact that ono Of tho pris.
oners in the city Jail, John Scott, hal killed =
fellow prisoner, named James Powers, with
brick, and that he was in ccnhnsmsnt, to bs
tried for bis Ifs. Before the murder no was
com uittsd, with q companion, for gaIr0tlng
and robbing mao in the street; and TO ldae
from his coun.snancs, no crims could bs
thought Of too horrid for him to perpssrsts.
Oh Saturday afternoon last this dssperado
made AL attempt 10 eseaps, and had he not
been promptly secured would doubtless have
sacc ssded. With many other bad characters
S:olt was cou. lsd On the north side OF the
is,i, thai being most secure k1owInx tho
houIs Of the l4ison keeper for fsediuR aud
locking I'D, he act to work aud soon cut through
into the south side When Sergeant H Ill
went iuso the north yard to loex up the psis
ouers for tue evening, S:ot. clipped thsoagh
the hole he had made in the BRICK Partition
/, to the south aide, climbed np the grating 70 Z
window In the second story, pAsssd through
the aperture lsft In the second story grazing ~
"A look ou. Into Sergeant Halle aPartusnts,
thence down into the main yard, where be
tLr ,w opsAlhe gate TO tie southern cells, And
commenced calling loudly for the Pfitoness on
thai sids u join him Fortunately the guard
heard hin, and, drawing his lire arms. com
menced tifiaY rapidly through the south x.ts
Finding himself ia danger Scott rsn into ths
south yard to escape the bnslses, seeing which
one Of tho ssrvanss closed the q u'h gsae shd
prevented all escape. Scott has si,sco bssn
irJusi and will 10 essed for ID the fa.afs'
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company, r..u.n.a % iron The ss wsrs y.s:rS.y: SS
and drew up in line 10 font OF the do partmsns,
about IL O'Clock, dusty, dirty, hungry, and
thirsty. Secretary Msmmihgsr, 9ltsf cvEgfat-
nlatin9 them On t6tir military appearance and
the promptness with which they exchanged
their pens for muskets ct the call Of their coun.
try. gave them till IL o'clock to morrow 70 rest
and rssupersts, waen he hoped ~ see every
man at his desk, armed wi h his pen, ard ready
for service. The clerks could h0d no Anke6s
in their marchss, but from their sa0esnsss ~
discover the foe, We have no doubt that they
would have proved themselves worthy soldier :
10 noble cause could they have had the pleas.
urs Of facing the invaders.
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LYscauuRa. jay 6-Ths sosrsepondease
Of ths RepubiScas says that On the SS b "
Jans several baadrsd Yankee savs,rv, sta
tiorsd =. L,sp Creek, NEAR 0auley Bdd1s.
we're attacked by about two headssd OF the
co a mpistsiy routed. We killed nins. eAos0ssd
six:y prisoners. sixsy hosSss. . hasdred navy
reviewers, with eAbfss, casbiaee, ss4dles, esS.
i!ss, As., aud ios. oae kills1, I've woaads5.
and kI.ssu horses killed
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Patriotic The Esmee that 0lshnsnA w.
in danger sprsaa throagA ~ eea1ary lsoa
week, and 81 once the yee0anfy Of lha salD-
Try, with thai passioee devpeioa W6iS6 fnsp p1fSo
. ffes psopls h9htlsg loe thslr hsnse, TUNED
out by The hundreds and foeksa . i9 rescue.
Old men, their locks dlvsesd cor wish The
frosts Of many wintsrs, responded 10 the eall
Of the Governor-niddls assd nn afs here,
with their deer guns and ratioas, ready TO-:
the connict-the youth Of the country aeo
hers-and all anxfously awaiting Ne aassasd
f,e. We have rot noticed BY names or nsa-
bers The gallant defenders thai have been hur-
risd to ths capital from oil parts Of the 6taes
by Il cry that IL wss in danger, for 10 DO -
would be TO give information 70 the Aboliiiou-
lists bus u IL not Improper for 40 70 cay thAk
Richmond 10 walled In by sueh eolamns OF
patriots a. NO hireliug hordes can break
through, and that NO fears are eutsrtainsd
for her safety.
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Returning "A gentleman who arrived hsrs
from New K N, yesterday reports that num-
bsr Of servants who had been taken from their
masters by the Yankees, 10 the nsighborbeod
Of the White House, had returned, and that
others had escaped, aud we're ssersted 10 the
woods sni swamps. awaiting an opportunity
10 yet back TO their old homes.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
lhE BATTLE Of GETTYSBURG.
TEE YlFKIFS EEPORTED T3BE DEFiA r
I'D AND FALLING SACK ON BAL1IAOAE.
THE CONFEDERATE LOSSES

The following dispatch was received BY
gentleman In this city yesterday. Martini
burg ID only 81 miles from GsttyeburR, and
tho facilities for communication are good:
NARTInssuR0, July 5.-0sn. Lee dsfsetsd
the enemy in fhs battle Of Friday last. We
took twelve thousand prisonsrs. We lost four
thousand prisoners.
The Y4nkse aruy 10 rssssatisg towards
Baiai more. Gen. Lee ID pursuing:
Gen. Buksdals, Of Misaissippj, aad 0Aus.
Ksmpsr and g .rnstt, Of Virginia, we're killed.
trssPs,s, D.s:ArsBBsl
Saturday Gen. Lee had changed his front ard
occupied the groand he drove the enemy from
On the let and %. His whols army IL IN az.
ceilent sgirits and The master Of the situation.
We have captured Il, 600 Of the enemy. Geus.
Ponder and Pi:ksts are wounded. Colonel
Avery, Of N e., u killed, and Colonsls Ben
nstt and Parker wounded. Ewslrs wagons
are recaP.uied.
(sEcosD rJsP ,TCH.l
NARrtassURo. jay 6-Rsports TO day on
concur that there va heavy Agh: yesterday,
In which We defeated the snsoy and drove
him three mil ~. A vast sumbsr Of priscnses
srs refn.s to bs paroled, and are on the way
| to Richmond By this place. Thts bas besn ths
blocdiess battle Cf ths war. Oar loss 10 very
great--:hs ensmy's immense.
Tho Yankee csvxey iniuraA the .pontoon
bridges At Falling Waters, seven ni'ss fron
this place. tod y aud csptorsd thsss wsgsps-
The Baltimore Saa, Of ths ia, 60 IN
| uouucsd by telegram waiea eans with The
above, contains statement thas Johnstoe had
defeated Grants army. New York pspsrs, ~
| late - the b. ssy noshisg Of sAis Euasr.
| which 10 probably unfouudsd
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Pssvioas - the shooting Whits ~ 80
0assu, 90 - to know ~, bat there hAA neveP
bsea any intimacy viii her, and three dayo
before the fatal meeting free wonon Of eo1of
heard hin threaten = shoot Susan tha 1fgt
tine he net her. He said ia the peeseaes Of
Alice Gray, woman OF bed rep1te, that -
came hero 70 light for the Unios an1 - -
down The 6ecssh, and that Susan was ene ef
them.
Tnis sane woman saw the deceased aud the
accused meet on the street. He spoke % her,
but she a rtsd her drses seofpfully a cid sAe
want afraid Of ary Yankee -. This
witness also aaid that Sassn on THE occasion
unbo,toned her Sr:ss; - Il che was aboss %
draw . weapon. This, however, wae deDisd
by other vitneoss.~ Il was clearly shown the
wound Inflicted BY the prisoner was the eaass
OF death. White was arrestsd soon alsef shs
shooting.
Ia charging the jsry the court observed that
the case wss . very clear one. Wha ever
might have been the abandoned oharaessr Of
showed that shs sndsavored 10 avoid the pris-
cnsr. He pursued and provoked her 70 TO
peat . remark which she had made about
being seessh, and on hss repeating the remark
deliberately shot her. The care, be obseYve4
In conclusion, wa 20 plain that 4 Wa ha4dIr
necessary 70 make any charge;
charged i, gwu.y IF stsssaasgA Aaes.
Thersupon the prisoner was ssusndsd end
the court adjourned.
THE CONFEDERATE PRIyArEERs
A letter from Rio Jsnsiro, of the sd Nay,
has reached Nav York.
The Florida left Pernambuco May IL, and
with her the late Federal brig Clarence. which
she had taken. The later has been armed
with four guns and Rlty men. This will be Q
valuable acquisition to our Navy, ~ she can
always keep within the protection Of the
Florida. The Florida has destroyed nine vee-
sels. some laden with -four from New York
for the aziIs, previous to sntasiae Pssnan.
buco.g Advices from b shia, OF the 29:h Nav,
report that the Alabama sailed hsnce Nay 2l
and the Georgia, Com Maury, which arrived
at Bahia from the Clyde on the 13sh Nay, left
on the 22d. Tne Yankee man.of. war MohicaH
put into h AHA on the 2I.h May, and sailed on
the 9th in eearch Of rebel cruisers. She will
never overtaks them, and for the best Of re&
| sons, because che does not desire to do &c.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07

Street Distur5aace -J ,hn B. Allen. charged
with tifiog q pistol In the street as servant
named s ,m. who resisted and raa from him,
WAS tiasd $40 by the Recorder, and Sam was
ord ,rsd to ~ punished by stripea
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07

The City JaIis certainly the mos. unsafe
prison to be found in the Common v salth. ana
will have to be rebuilt, or very much strength.
ensd, il prisoners are to 70 held 10 It,
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lkIEST FROM THE NORTH.
TUE GREAT BATILE ATGETTfS
EURG.

III. Yiaht Of Thuriday-The Hattie Renewed
Three Yankee Generals Killed and Four
WOsnaed Oaly 1900 Confederate Prison.
.s. Tskea--1he CsnfedeTa'ss Held GeUys-
burg
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The Streets, in many places, are In bad con-
dition. and 40 soon ~ the Yankee thieves
srcund Richmoad are disposed Of. which will
take but 4 fey dAss. the Cssnstlosghs 70 hsss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07

The MayoS was not on The bench ysslsr.
day, being engaged in other matters OF moSs
importance to the city.
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The Ailsiia ~ sstssdAy = nu@bsr OF citt-
ys,,. Who had been arrestsd ~ ia guard for
not responding 70 the militia call. saa ssss e
I.sssis Thunder, held meeting 10 thas tnstt-
,u,ion. snd. forrains = eomPaoy, elected 9r.
J.hn Boa1ieux Capi.in. They were then rs-
IsaseA. after reporting by company" 70 shs
Governor. A tasee, ehisfy Scrsignsrs. A.
10 ted for tho sAns oneece, w1o !sfaeea -
o snssIi sh. nssIvss, are ssill IL ths prisodA
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07

Retaliatt0n-D DraWing Lots for Dedth.--At
the Libby prison yesterday, BY order OF Gen.
Wirdsr, the Captains among tie Yankee pris
onsrs. numbering "a, drew lots for two to be
shot in rsta iaiion for the shooting Of Captains
VIM +. COrbin and 7. j Ms0raw, by Gen.
Burusids, at Sandu.ky, Ohio, on the 18th Of
nrny l.o.. rnu ps ss0-.x,.s s,v~-~i~>sss. ..
room at l2 O'Clock by Capt Turner, the com.
mandan. Of the prison, and after being formed
in q hollow square around q table, were in
formed O{ the Ofder Of Gen. Winder. slip
Of paper, with the name of each man writsea
on it and carefully folded up, was then
deposited in q box OH ths table, and
Captain Turnsr informed tbs men that
they might select who they pleased TO
draw the names Out-the FIRST two names
drawn 10 Indicate the men to bs shot. Capt.
SAWYER, of the Let N. j cavalry, eugeeatsd
that one Of the chaplsins be appointed. Three
of the chap'sins were called down from an
upper room, and, Rsv. Mr. Brown accepting the
tack, amid silence almost deathlike, the draw.
ING commenced. The first name taken out OF the
box was that of Capt. Henry Washington
Sawyer, of the let N j. cavalry, and the sec
ond that Of Capt Jno. Finn, OF the 5lst In
diana When the names were road out, Awyer
heard it with no apparent emotion, remarking
that SOME one had to be drawn, and he could
stand it a. well as any one else Finn wal
very white, and much depressed. The Pris
oners were then dismissed and the con
dsmned men sent to General Winder'i
office Ol arriving there they were permit
ted TO write letters to theif friends. Sawyer
wrote letter home and read 1t aloud to tb>
detective stsndipg near. Upon coming to The
last part of it, sayiug Farewell, my wife
rswsll, my childten; farewell, mother" h
begged those standing by to eAc.ee him, a1t
tarning asids burs. into tears. Finn said h'
had no letters to write home, AID only wante'
priest. Both men were returaed to ths Lid
by. and will be KEEP. in close confinement until
the day Of thsir execution. which is not ye
fxei Sawyer is a Pennsylvania by birsh
and Finn is an Irshman The C)nfederat
eff Gers shot bv BdrDside were executed 10
recruiting in Kentucky, aud that General
when appealed 10 by the sister Of one Of thsI
to spare lis life, rsfased. with ths.brutai rs
ply that he chad quit handling tie rebellion
! with x!ozaa"
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THE CONFEDERATE PRIyArEERs.
A letter from Rio Jsneiro, of the I'D Nay
has reached New York


Erplo,ion Of a Loromotsre-Fsse Persons
kried and Seeefai IIouadfd --feeterdAy At
tsrDoon. as the mail train On the Richmond
aud Petersburg Railroad was coming to this
city, having on board $40 soldiers and about
100 lady refngte es frcm Norfolk, the boiler Of
the locomotive exploded with fa. al effect The
engine was blown to pieces and turned com
plstsiy over in tbs track. The engineer, Mr..
Haah Burns, was blown OF the eegine some
distance and dreadfuily scAided. His Injuries
are such that be canno. survive A sallor in
the csr next to the engine was instanlIy killed
by The car being smashed. aud three soldiers
in the car next to that were also Allied A CO.
lorsd fireman was killed on ths spot. Eigh. sol
disrs we're wounded, Of whom three will die:
Toere were 3 or Federal surgeOns aboard
the train Ia porticn Of q party Of prisopsra
from near Vicksburg) who gave medical atten.
ton to the wounded. None OF the ladies' were q
hurt, though the bottom of one OF the cars
they were in was smashed. The track was
torn up for some distance. The train cousis'-
cd of Ia cars, and was running at the tine Of
the accident, which occurred It Falling creek
six miles from this city. An engine was i'm
mt diatsly dispatched by Supt. Gill from the
Richmond depot for the relief OF the wounded
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Gold was quoted in Nav York, ON Friday
tie 3s, as l4l!
A Norfolk Istter Of the Let Inst. saye teaS
.2u0 or ! 40 rebsls have appeared IN fria-
eess Auns county. preparatory ~ raid oa
Norfolk.
Tie Conservative" State Convention oi
Missouri has Adopted m ordnance Of snanci'
patton BY \ vots OF ST to M-aaAyesy - ps
abolished In the year 1870.
Gen w. H. r. I.ss, Sseeatly csptnrsd by ehe
llth Pennsylvsnia savalry, has bsen re9s1Sed
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-07
the direction Of Dover, eight ~ sssthwsst
raR Wary Larfsr PROM rss si1yysvru D.
The following dispatches sse 4ablishsd BY


tar VARY LArSsr PROM ran sI1sgsvIu
The following dispatches are ahlishsd BY
the World n ",hs very lsssse =
Philadelphia, July "a special dipaieh 70
Forney's Pvesa, dated HsuOves. r. n. Via
Washington, July 2, Gays: A. q tAis mosning
our forces opened on about 8, go rohels, Who
advanced on the field at daybsunk 1sr ths pur-
pose lof Pil!aging our dead Ihs fses!s hasatly
retrshasd. The. 6ght thus las las bssa the
most terrific Of the war. TAe losss On both
sides was heavy Gen EiGklae vs. woundsd
severely. His hight leg wAs nmps1ptsd, and
hs 10 doing well A desperate ha4alo na9os.
Washaneton. July 3.-Ths Information 70
ceivsd here 10 That tho bstsle Of Gettysburg
fast night was extremely iercs end Stubborn.
Heavy ani determined assaults Wese nsds by
the rebsls, which were gsllantiy net BY our
troops.
Thi. moruiug at daylight ths spatsst was
spirited.y renewed. Oar army drove The eh.
envy, who en- turn drove ours, the 1ghtipg 10.
ing desperately % we're, and the 6srssst, PTohe-
bly,. Of the war.
Prisoners report that Longstrset was killed,
and this seems to % confirmed b later intel.
Colonel Gross, Iof New Haaapshirs. sud
General Z,ok, OF fAYsN York No aaope The
killed. 0sn Sickl1s; Il r. vsai1 ~ vouudsd,
aud had his Log apIputated on the deld.
Gen. Rsfksdale, Ut the rebel army, 10 killed,
and his body is in our possession.
The latest intelligence received here was up
to II O'Clock to-day. This ''lstest intsI.i
gencs" the ygnloss War Department did not
alIow " to 10 made public c-ED
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. SsN ORLEANS TsIAL voR MrRDrR-~NAS-
KFF JUarUE.
The Trial of Gso. White, OF the oh regiment
NY. Z1uases, for the murder oi Snssn Far
ksr, woman of the town, remarkable for hsf
beauty, has just been coaciadsd in New of'
isans. The New Orisans Pseaynae gives the
evidence and the extraordinary verdict IN the
case - follows:
On the afternoon In question hs met on the
sjdswalk and sddrssssd hsr. She looked ~
him contsnptuously eaid she was ssessh, aud
did not want 70 have any thing to cay TO soca
fellow a Ls Wa. 1hsrsapon hs drew his 70 J:
volssr and nrsd q her twice. woandiag hef ~
the vriss and In her breast SAs ran INTO
house. said shst she WAS woanded and Wseiu
dia. Ia the usantins Waite vent swa&xes
iox on, ebsarvia9 lhas b woaId . nvs ~ On.
wko fnie9fored with him in the sane 9annsr
Snsan v.a removed 10 ths Cbarisy doepa0i
vhsre lingssiasly she iivsA sos no nosies
snd thsa lIeA of kss ialsy'sA
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-07-24

4
encloses communication from Captain Case
respecting the driving ashore by the psnoh
scot and the subsequent abandonment bu ~
crew, Of the steamer Kent, on the 10Th rst.as
at south end Of Smith Island. An attamn,
was made by the Penobscot's crew to ret bar
aAoat under cover Of the guns Of the b]octo
| ders, but without success, and she was snb
sequently burned She is reported to be .
double-screw, schooner rugged, iron steamer
| with an assorted cargo Of merchandise,
| On Wednesday afternoon three negro sci.
diers, hailing from Washington, visited ,
house in Baltimore They were noticed nv,
number OF white soldiers, who demanded
that the brass ornaments upon their shoulders
should be tax zen of, but the negroes refused
stating that Colonel Birney had given them
authority to wear their bayonets, which were
to be used in case Of self-defence. An alter.
cation ensued in which one Of the negroes was
beaten, while the rest sought refuge in flight.
The novel work for cleansing the Washing.
ton canal, from Third street to the western
outlet, will soon be completed and tested by
Mr.. VIM Thomas, the engineer having the
work in charge.
AJackson Miss, correspondent Of the No.
bile papers gives the following account from
Vicksburg y have conversed With some Of
the officers who have come out, and they say
that when the men rose from the trenches
where they had been for thirty-eight days,
without ever having been relieved and march.
ed out to stack their arms, one third of them
reeled and staggered like drunken men, from
famine and exhaustion, and many Of them tell
to the ground unable to rise again.
The Toledo Blade learns through an officer
on guard duty, at Johnston's Island, that the
recent action in selecting two Federal officers to
be shot in retaliation for the execution OF Nc
(4raV and Corbin by order Of General Burn
side, has caused considerable excitement among
the Confederate officers held on the Island IN
hearing Of the proceedings at Richmond they
drew up and signed remonstrance, Ehlcn a.
their request has been forwarded to Washing
ton. to be transmitted to Richmond
4 large number Of street beggard have naos
their appearance in Washington, and are NOW
preying upon the charitable With old s'0''ss
dressed I'D to suit the times. 4 portion o.
the gang are cripples, but the anost OF sns u,
are stout, hearty fellows, and nearly all 'sl' '''s
same stcry: that they we're with the army o
were plundered. >, NTH.
The Prince Of " ales is a field marshal WIN
out ever having seen battle, doctor Oh 1m
civil law without ever having looked INTO !Ss
book, and now he is both bshn0nss' . an9 :
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nor able to pay the exemption fee, who had tam
lies dependent upon them for support, or who
for anv other reason, would be exempted from
the draft it has been decided to appropriate
$4,000, 600 for that purpose in the city OF Brook
lvn. sufficient to exempt ,666 conscrlpts. In
Philadelphia, Albany, Rochester, New Haven
Hartford, and in numerous other places, from
Maine to Pennsylvania, similar proceedings
are being taken.
The recent events at Madagascar, though
taking place in so remote and barharous region
are usurping a portion Of the attention IN
Fra,co which has been Iattery confined TO Mex
;co AS in the case Of the latter country,
French private interests are deeply interested
in what is occurring in Madagascar, and 1t IS
known moreover, that the Emperor himself
feels much interest in the island as tradl-
tional battle-ground Of the Eastern policy OF
France.
We learn from the Richmond Dispatch OF
Saturday last, that specie has advanced 100
per cent during the last two or three months
and that the brokers in Richmond pay tor
gold eight dollars for zone, and sell ore tor
eight dollars and half
It is rumored that the major generalship IN
the Z. S. Army vacant by the retirement OF
General Wool will be rendered to Gen. Grant,
but SO far it is only rllmor.
A flag Of truce boat arrived at Fortress Mon
roe from City Point yesterday, bringing down
twelve hundred released prisoners
Official statements show that the total pub
lie debt of the r. 5. on the 1st of July inst,
was i, Oo7, 274 3OO-less by over $685. 900, 900
than anticipated by the Secretary Of the
Treasury last December.
In view of the great service Of the Baltimore
| and Ohio Railroad in military operations, the
| President has directed that payment fer ar
rearages Of its accounts against the Govern
ment shah be promptly made
The official advices received at the Navy
Department from Admiral Dahlgren are to the
morning of the 18th inst, on which day the
| attack on the harbor defences of Charleston
was to be renewed.
| A steam fire department, to protect the
property of the government, has been organ
lied in Washington under the direction Of
Brig. Gen. Rucker. William Dickson has
been appointed chief engineer. Two steam
fire engines arrived yesterday.
Between ten and eleven o'clock last night 3
fire broke out in the northern part Of Wash
ington, and destroyed great deal of property
before it could be extinguished. A row of
two-story frame dwellings between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets we're entirely consumed,