The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-03


The New York State Democratic Central
Committee met at Albany on the 2Sth, aud all
the members were in Stteudance. Tue resou-
tions readops the declaration of the last g; ate
Convention in regard to the support Of the
Government tc suppress the rebellion They
declare that while peace is desired by every
patriot it must be on basis of the RESTORATION
of The Union under the Constitution; that the
present Administration is not any more capa-
bic of making such peace than has shown
itself to conduct succe>sful war, and that
any attempt to urgeit to q peace will only en-
able 1t, in conjunction with the Davis Govern.
ment, to consummate separation Of the States,
to which the Democrats will never submit
The resolutions then rstsr to the declaration
of the Loyal League Convention, which they
cons,rus az placing the military above the
the determine ion to stand by the Constitution
aud against all such slavish aud despotic doc.
trines They admit the jurisdiction OF military
law within the lines OF warliks operations,
but declare every attempt teyond ttoee limits
to PROSTATE civil power by military force
treason to ,he country and Constitution. They
endorse the sentiments Of the Governors .st.
ter to the Albany mespng.
Col KIipa.riek's raid ih:c Gloucester conn.
ty, Va, a few days since, is described by q
correspondent from Fortress Monroe. We
give IN .xtracs from the esoundrei's letter:
The expedition, which was conducted by
both land and water, Was eOnlma anded 10y Col.
Fitzpatrick 1t started from the headquarters
If Gen. Keyes on Wednesday, and returned
vesserday In the interim this counties of
Matthews aid Gloucester were well SECURED
All the warehouses containing grain were
s@cked, tre mills burnej, aid ever, thng thai
could III any way ala The ,eb5ls was destroy ed
or taptur4d Tnree hundred horses, two hun.
died and fifsy head o. cattle, Two Eunarcd
sbeep, ard hundred mules, together wiz, a
large number of contrabards, were brough,
back by tae raidsrs.
The retel farmers we're all taken by sur
priss. They had rot expected demonstga-
ton Of the kind, Not only were they made
to surrender every thing that c0aid be- Of tha
leaet use To us, bus they we're compelled to be
silent spectators OF the destruction of their
agricultural Implements. Many persons will
ask whether this was fair, aud why did our
forces destroy that for which they had no use
a little reflection will soon SOW. BY Grip
pling al enemy we weaken him. Men in an a: my
must cavo sastenarce. Ii we deprive them
OF this, discontent will manifest itself among
them, and they will become mutinous. They
will no longer have any regard for OIL ciplIns.
This weakens an adversary very materially.
There wac much exhiaration in Boston on
the 2S-h during the departure Of the 5lth Mas.
sachusetts regiment tnegro troopsl for South
Carolina. The regiment was completeiy v full,
dressed in regular Unised s S;ases uniform,
spenddly equipped, led by coIored band, and
il marching, evoutions, and tout ensemble,
mads magnificent appearance. They were
reviswed by the Governor, cheered most
heartily by the people, ard received all the dis.
tinguished marks of public coMmendation.
This paragraph is 60 excessively I,Tbnnish
that it is hardly necessary to credit the name
Of ths. paper at the bottom
a letter from Fortress Monroe, dated May
9th, says;
a woman named Miss Ilsyer was arrested
at Suffolk yesterday, and a document, contain
ing plan OF sil the fortifications ct Suffolk,
was found in her potsesson, and q leuor to
Gn. lIo, gsseet, saying that he could make q
raid to Norfolk and capture Gen Veis and
Governor Pisrpont. Th- document was pre-
pared by sn attorney at Norfolk named Siubbs,
who il now under arrest.
A letter from the Army of the Potomac,
dated the 9th, says:
Rumors were prevalent both to-day ard
yesterd, " of an intended movement to take
place soon OF the nature of it l have not
the smallest knowledge, nor wcnld l be a.
liberty to reveal it if had. The paths OF in-
.ress tsAthe enemy's country through which
we passed & fsw weeks ago are now closed
against us. Both Bankss ford and United
States ford are held by their artillery. We
must, of necessity, seek another inlet Tho
balloon makes daily ascensioEs, and presume,
from the psrtinaci0us way in which it is sent
aloft, that tbs Professor discovers something
nsw and startling each time. In q sew 6aye,
perhaps, may have something Of moro im.
por,ance to communicate.