The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-27

We have received, shsossh she coavsesy Of the
oAscen OF the ExchaAee Bsrses, Baltimore papers
Of Saturday afternoon. The news Il uDimportani
The Washington CArcniese, Of Saturday afternoon
says:
Gen. Meade returned 10 the front this morning
This explodes the stOries In circulation that he
had been relieved. II h understood that the Presi
dent On Monday last ordered Cen. Meade to at
tack Lee wherever he could find him, as he be-
iisvsd that, with proper dspostion of his forces,
Il would result In the perfect rDut Of Lees army
If Meade gaiaed victosy, he waa tn have all the
glory; and I. he failed, the President ~as willing
to assane the responsibility Of Il. Gen. Meade,
while here, conferred with the President.
The headquarters OF General Meade IL At War
rtnton ana The army Is thereabouts, In excellent
cossdiion. II VII be some Time before the forces
under General Meade can advance. From gem
tltman connected with the reconstruction Of the
railroad, learn tas iis destruction BY the rebel.
has been most complete. kveTythiig In the shape
Of bridge culvevt has bccn utterly demolished.
In many places huge emhankments hare been lev
eflsd Aad deep cuts filed up, while the dies ard
cross pieces, which have all heeM torn up, were
used for fires for fhe purpose Of heating the rails
shapes, rendering them totally unfit for use. tt
viii take at least twenty-five days TO place the
road In working coalition, with all the facili-
ties of stock. tools, and wOrkmen nj our disposal.
Two divisions Of Ewclies corps were sent some
time ago To operate against Rurnside who has
alarmed the rebels 10 the highest pitch. Their
place of destination Is LyHchhurs, which IL the
grand depot Of supplies for Lee 5 army. Ewei,
was in command Of the detac hment. which was
composed Of nothing but Infantry.
The execution Of DR.. d. NJ. Wright, of Norfolk,
for kiilinsa United States oaes some time since,
took place ut ten O'Clock Friday morning ut the
Faif Grounds, one mile from the city. There were
five regiments and one battery Of artillery present
He WINS calm and elEpossassed, and stated thai
he committed the crime without premediiation.
letter from Halifax, N. s., dated the l7tii inst,
says:
The English steamer Giraffe, now called the
General Robert Leo, arrived In this pon early last
week, after successfully running the bloc kade OF
Wilmington. The Giraffe IL a long, low, side
sage from Wilmington to this port in i've days and
twenty hours. The Giraffe suffered considerable
damage coming out of Wilmington. One shot tore
off a large portOn of her buiwarks, broke the pat
ent wirdiass, and knocked down three men,
Another sho. went right through her cabin, two
feet above water-mark. Several shots went whz-
znc over and between her masts, and nOthin.
earthly saved her from destruction bnt her great
speed
The Public Stock Board of New York have ap-
propriated, bv q resolution offered by Richaid
SchCl, Esq, 1000 for forty volunteers under the
last call of the President.
The supercedure of Admiral Dahlgrcn at Charles
ton il positively denied.
lieut. VIM. Il. Giasseli, c. 8. NJ, who cngi-
neered the torpedo against the tr0nsides. on
Charleston, has arrived In New York, and been
committed TO the county jail
Notes FROM Gilmore to DahIgren, and nice rersa
denying any disagreement between them, are
published.
The Baltinose .amsrican says Meade army is TO
take new rOstc TO Richmond.
Gold was quoted at l47 in New York on saiur