The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-21

wind was very light, aud it waa o'clock in
toe morning bafors we got out OF range o. tue
forts. AZ 10 A. II. We were about ID Elies
from tbs city. when the wind eied ami iets US
5ecalned. at II three steamers were dis:ov-
cred approaching as we cleared for action,
bat tbs ordasnes department of the cutter, as
asual, was IN u dsp!orabla condition, aud We
were uuabis TO do as much ~ we otnerWl6o
wouid have done.
Tas enter bad one 33 peunder. amids1ips
and one "A poundsr howiizer forward. There
was but one cartridge for the 3, and but five
rusty rouGd-stot and few stand Of grape
rhe attacking steamers wore filled with armsd
aien, ana their machinery protected by bales
of rags and cotton. We fred away all our
ammunition, set IRE to the cutter, and surren-'
dersd ia our small boats.
l. was gay iatsation when came into Port.
land to cut out ea-going steamer, hut,
strange to aav, ss the decisive moment Mr.
Brown fwhoIa you will remember in connsc-
ton with the breaking down Of the Arksn: as
engine) declared himself Incompetent to work
the eng ines of tt steamer uni6ss he had ano-
thsr engineer 20 co Operate with him. AL my
plans were then crushed, and l vas COM
pe..ed to take the cutter out aa dsrEisr rs-
SORT Ii there had bsen a breeze, we would
have been far out TO sea before daylight, hav-
Ing committed considerable destruction III shs
harbor of Portland.
We have been kindly treated by our cap
tors, l expsct we will bs sent either to New
York or Bcs;on in fow Gays. As they have
commeused exchanging again, hops re naT
be sent inSo Dixie bef5re ioDg.
TIE FIsrCH TOBACCO EICHaOs1 - The
-FEHZa,ss oF SECRETARY WILLIE
The Waahington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune is writing up Secretary Weiles,
who is in rather bad odor just now with the
New York merchants On account of his ins-
biity to catch the Florida and the Alabama.
He shows thai however i.nhecile that officer
may be on the sea, he is'very good ashore, and
even succeeds in laying out Seward new and
then. The letter says:
The country will not know in how many in
stances its honor has been saved from unne.
cessary concessions TO foreign Powers by the
firmness OF Secretary Wslles, until the history
Of the war shall nave been written from otti.
cial records. In at lsast two of these instances
Mr.. Welles has bsen n0fe successful in ccm-
batting the vie@s OF the Safe Department
The French Minister, the bafdsn of many
of whose dispaschas, a5 the yellow Book
shows, concerned tho tobacco owned by the
French G0yernm7n mt aad stored at Richmond,
requested permission to ship j. On board veg
ssIs to sli! direct from tiis rebel capital the
blockade to be ra;eed at that poilt fer tina
purpose.
Secretary Seward was willing to grant the
favor asked, hat wac obliged 70 refer the Case
10 Secretary " e'iea, whose answer wac to the
effect that the UGiSed States bad opensd the
ports in virginia and North Carolina, from
which the Ffenca Government could export
i'a tobacco If IL desired, and that the United
States would Lot agiee to interfere with is
transit TO Aiexaudria or ButOrt for the pnr-
ffr Il : fnh tn H'~-nPA Gt3SJ b4r
was asking too much of cur Gorsrnmcnt to
require is to rsiss q blockade when nothing
bat the obstinRey of The rebels prevented CAS-
shipment OF tobacco 10 thia reply nj hier.
oier had no answer 60 m2ks To the Spapish
Minister Sscreiary Seward was willing 70
make concession, W hich Secretary Ne.lss
steadily refused.
THs F.NoCiTY OF tbs nav Yosk R5OTeza Blu
rA5iIy Of 5Bs aEiTAsY
40 single inciten, in tho New York riots
better Illustrates tie ferocity Of ,he rioters
rhan the death Of Col. O'Brien, Of tho lit, n q.
Y WAC was il colnmfsd Of the military a5
the point " heca tie te2diieai conflict between
the troops and peepss took place, Thia officer
was ii. eomEa:,d oil "a bo4y ofin!antry and two
howi.zsrs. In front ,f him, On Sacond aysnus,
the s.rset WIS dsnssiy packed with men, 80
Iaeu and chiidrsn. He gave The order to tho
csnnoners 10 fire, and volley of canister
was sent into iIia crowd foliowed by a rapid
lire from toe Mimic rifles of the infantry. A
nuIober of tas mob fell dead in thoir tracks, in
clud!pg three or four women, who were look
iug. on. One woman, ana the child she held
iu her arms, were both killed by the artillery.
The Berala in il scedsns says:
After several rounds had been iirsd the peo.
pie began to eisperse, and the police proceeded
to another part of the city. Col. D Brien and
his command, no yCevar, remained Tne Colo
nai dismounsed from hia horse and walked into
drug store. Had The commander of this n,-
i.ary fCTca taken his departure at this ticas
there is little doubt that HIS life would hav 3
been saved Bat fatality had destined him for
its victim and tie Seaa Go0fned man. Colonel
@ B.ien staysd in tho drug store for some
few minutes; is is though; that he went in
to get soma refresh nneuts. The crowd were
around the door 1T tnis time. There was
! scarcely "a word spoken, but the lowering
giaices of one tb0nsand ne looked do Wp in
their vengafai spirit upon Tin as ha stood in
tbs door. II then drew his sword, and with
, a revolver ia the obGar hand. walked out on
the sidewalk IL the very centre OF the crowd.
He was Immediately surrounded, and ono Of
tho usn came behind and, striking him q
heavy blow on the back Of the head, staggered
hial. Tue crowd then Immediately enrroaudsd
and beat him in d most ehockiuGafuaDner. AT
ter having been teDbly beaten his ala4oss it,
animate body was sa2sa mp IN thssirong arms
! OF the croyd and hurried t., the irss lamp
post vyherGit WAS strung up by ropa. Altar
a few minutes the body @as taken down, rs
being gtill alive and throw like so much rub.
tislI in the street.
The body lay in the middle of the street,
within few yards Of the corner of 81 b ct -
, N.ture gauddsrs az lhe appalling scsass which
hera took place. The body was mutiiassd in
such a manner that it was Utterly iinpOssbis
u recognize It. I'ha head vas noariy one
mass of eore, while the clothes ~ero also sat-
! urated with the crimson ftaid cf life. A crowd
OF s1ne three hundred persons wounded the
psCstrats hgnre. These mea locked upon Inc
terrible Ii ght with the greatest c0Oinsss, and
some even smlad at tbs gay object. O:r ,e-
portsr walked ieis ureiy among the crowd
which surfoGud81 the body, and in company
! with the rest gHzed ueon the extended HASA Of
flesh which was onsa the eor?Uiens firm of
Col. III 4 o 'Briaa- Notwithstanding ihe fearful
process wiicA the eoidisr had goie thrcugh. he
was yet breathing with evident strength. Tee
eyes were closed, ous there was d very apps
rult tvi.ehing CT the eyeiids, Wills sns ips
were cow and again coavuis-d, as if Ia tbs
most intense asony.
Afeg ,ying Tor 80 aewhat of an kour in this
posi iaa several OF tie crowd took hold Of the
! body by lhs legs, and dragged it from side TO
s;is OF the ssseet. This oparatio0sWas gone
through with several times, wne enAhe crowd
again left the bsdv lying in It's original posi-
ton Had Col. 0 i3fien been r1aa of weak
constitution, he would certainly have ceased
to exist long enough b. fire this time. He was,
however, throGgi life, a raan of great natural
a.rsDplu and tnis fact prCbahty kent him