The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-20

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Gay. (new ua1ef rsbel eoafsol) heyo been allow
s1a ffss ssd Aass cpDoetnnisy Sce vsthg speusrsh
fhs lcyai Isllans hs,s ssksu rebel s,e ma Al
hset Yikss manusesips ttsatise viii eeniAsm In
dlsas. LOO horssss aad o. 30 in OoofsdsEats NO
Ths II Bank s,n 4 lik.ly 10 nss. Win opeosisi.n
he rights oe Gia&ea
ol GhisldS has bsss essassa % ~ Dsssetnaai
Gen Phelps has bsss neminaaed Tor : M,jr
General q Dse. 4. 6i. thus ous ranklns. BuFnaids
rhe Wssld, sdisoeialy, n In fsver ef shs Admin
istrstioa sseeptine The proposliion Of NaDoleen
end esnelsoes ~ issdlrg assisis taass rs wouad
ourssivss - rapidly aod - ealmly . bsepmss Z
great PEOPLE, for the fresh compIleations whish
forei6n recognition Of The Ooufedeexte Etafeg mna(
,.:y,s.s,y 'nsredae' into he struggle Ne rs 's'
Recsnt town elections, says tie World Ia Ess
York, show imunanse Conservative gAins ovsr thl
vote cf lass fall We judge an election for 0sv
wenld he chosen By 900 majority.
The AlAb anna was spoken On he SO \ ut, thlety
miles u. 4 St johns
THE RxcEMr sxIRNlsH On THx yEaixsULA.
The Hhsisdslphia Aqsbr hav he following
eorespondsnss relative 70 Chs 1a.s sgu.h neal
Williamsburg:
CAMP OF THE Sra Penn. CAvALRY,)
Near williamsburg. Va, )
February Oh, 1863.
nN AN.A aRx> rS h. Ia thA
gqusdron Of the 5.h PennaylvAnla cavalry was sent
On . reconnoissance up the RichmoDd road, be
ycnd williamsburg. Va Whfn peaT Burnt ordi
nary hey isl 10 With The ,sbel Psesss. which The
der Of tbs fquadron. On arriving at . church neat
the above plaos, In . thick wood, they were sud
denly opsned upon BY . murdsrous are from In.
iansly, soneea,sd and protected by the dsnse un
BY the infantry fre, which smptisd some fifteen OF
twenty saddles, the rebel cavalry charged down en-
the party With such impetuosisy that our msn were
compelled TO fah back or srffs both on AAEk end
In frcnt by the combined attack. They formed
sud were sgein overpowersd and cut.nunbersd, "a
that NO efectual stand could bs made until Six mild
Ordinary, place shcYt distsnce in the resi-, wAa
reached, when ths advancing Zoe was caecked and
were the csp:ure or killing Of Ave commissioned
Off ,era
Captain Andsrs,a Faith. who commanded the
force, was himseH severely wounded, and Lieut..
q
wha WAS :. one time entirely cut Of, bat escaped
nnhurt Thirty men are missing. From what
can be leArre there wsre ave men killed. fifteen
wounded. and the remainder captured, while It ID
thorehs come Of the officers were killed.. Consid
eaipg the fact that the 9Th Pennaylvania Cavalry
are continually scouting, and twice or thrice !
week Rcirg within and beyond the rebel lines. cap
turing snd killing many of th.ir men: It is not .,
all to be wondered at that they should once thus
have Seen met. Blu. even 10 this affair The traitors
did not essape their share Of punishment Many
OF item were to bite tie dust and theis lo II
KILLED, beyond doubt, exceeds ours.
THE ALABAMA HER CAPTURE OF TIE HATTIE
RAs-ovATIoN TO CAPTAIN sIkAEs
The arrival OF the Alabama at Kingston, JamM
ca, after her exploit In sinking the Hatts1as has
bean published The Florida Is also there and, n
the Yankee papers report, "is wstched BY the u.
StAtss steamers z. =. Uuyler and Santiago ds
Cuba" The Kingston STANDARD, Of the 25th nit,
says:
The Alabama IL consigned to Mess,s Charles
Levy 6 Co, Of this city. and IL now receiving coal
She called into This port to receive casual rspairs
Capt EsuEes. we leern. waited on Hrs Escelleney,
the Lisa.eraat- Governor. Ia Spanish Town, y yes.
terday. Several CT tie Confederate cfacers wers
ashore In gray unikcfma and We learn that the pri
soners viii be left In charge OF the American Vice
Copsul Eere.
We understand that In the encounter the Alabs.
n. recsivcd some damage. sad that several ship
Royal to repair the damages. We gather III, fol.
loving additional particulars:
On sunday, the llth inst, ut about q O'Clock,
the Brooklyn. s0op otwar. FL guns, Com. Bell,
lying At Galveston Texas discovered sail which
sas supposed to be merchantmsn running the
bioeksds, and i'm nsdistely gnAliz ID the Hstteras
to give CHASE. The Hatteras pursued her rntu
dark The Alabama then hove to and await.
cd her approach. The Ha.teras was pre-.
pared and all the men Woct to quarters -
tho bespoke tho stranger who replied chs
was "Hsr Britannia, Mej .sty's steamer Pc
trel" C.pt. Bake, Of the Aatteras, responded
re lvre to the stern Of the Hatserss While # the
port quarter Capt Blake said he would send his
boat board and while 10 tbs act Of lowering the
boas the Ala5ama sent a blank cartridge asteru Of
send no boat as she was the Confederate steamer
Alsbsma Capt Blake then gave the order to are,
AID the engs r 1t ensued. In about ten minutes
h1is was discovered between wind and wstsr in
the Hat:eras Fire also broke ort In the fore peak
In the lower deck, but was put cut. A shot was
sent through her steam-chsst Ehs then surren.
derod. being compIesa]y disabled Ths Alabama
ssnt all her bosts to take the crew off and In few
minutes a'ter this size sunk. Only tho hhip papers
were saved
The Alabama made Port Royal IN eleven days.
boats crew from the aatseras, seven IN number,
IL missing, suppoxed to have gene bxck to Galves-
tou Little personal h1ary was sustained en- beth
sides
Capt. Eemme4 ht d reception =. Il Commercial
Exchange, ut Kingston. which was given to him by
the chants OF that city. He was Justify cheered
The Amseican Consul had chartered the ship Bur
fodino to bring tie crew Ct the Hattsras TO the
United ktase&
RELIGIOUS sxRvIcEs IN BALTIMoRE-U. srArss
ORDERS CONCERNING THEM.
From tie Baltimore Sun. February III
h1U Malits,y OYdr-Ein,e tho adj ourrnen& Of
the East Baltimore Eethodist Ypifcopai conference
LAST March, . large nunbsr OF that denomination
have woFsbipped in the new Assembly Rooms on
sunday, whore Il. +. Busey, 8. 4. Wilson, and
othsrs, hsve preached. Two large & sgs were left
there over night. and wete seen on sunday. Some
members lsf. thu room The Provost Narshal hear.
Ing of IL, ordered the superintendent Of the room
~ foilowY:
"I understand considerable disgus: Il excited Ia
viss Of = class Of persons who asssnnbled at your
sooras il consequence Of the prsssnca OF the Aer'
csn a. ig. You will hsreaftsrg c&ass cons antiy 70
be displayed In conspicuous portion at the head