The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-04
T., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1861.

"Oh, the papers Is fan q ~ tan. NE
they affus wsg; but we conl&s - Il. M 1ve
knew twas comin' down. TFeJ'fe xo1ns to
hold it as long as they caas Ths sailIcrs
over to Mouitrie feel pretty tnles but some
how they're kind o dl:coufaked Battery
got some big rifles, an they feel safcr'n all
the rest
"IIow large force is there II Charleston
now ~
"'Deed don't know, sir 1f's.six weeks
since We was in Chailest6n.n
So the questions were plfed, and tie an
swcrs returned, until every ce1ceiyabie sab-
ject was exhausted The deseff4ys expressed
a strong desire to return 20 their State.
which, they think, is soon to come back iuto
the Union. They were provided with quar-
ters, and ass fred that when the proper lime
arrived they shouldte permitted 10 20 North
CORRESPONDENTS E.oUdT roeRsEr.
When Gen. GiIImore's pis1ts were first ma.
turcd much mischief was made by their ,.re-
mature disclosure in cer4ai Eprints Of New
York and Boston. in which We positions Of
cur batteries, the number a calibre Of GU.
guns, and the work they b expected To-
accomplish, were detailed Il Eager public.
Iii5 attracted the attention the War De-
partlnent, and Gen Gillniot - directed to
send all correspondents in ntt0eparf meutfo
Hilton Head, and there ked Them in arrest
until the completion Of his SSerations here:
but as d certain gentlemap 64he press hal
secured an appointment from ne Fo.t sH3fiioe
Department, and been stitioHesl ~ 4le sss,.,ss
rotary of the Navy ON board of the n 1ao-sh;r
of the squadron, the evil could moi lie met
by partial banishment of the reporters
The Individual alluded to is rapidly ac-
auiring an nnenviable reputation as an al.
thor OF bogus dispatches; and as his e:,se
had ~ ~
Gilmore has nJdesire to tsI,nnis!. the riehte-
Gus for tue sitls Of the nnright cons" ,.e has
go far po,lliied the orders he had received rs
10 permit the correspondents TO remain in
arrest upon the island We are anticipating
a speedy completion Of operaiiol,s, and con-
sequentiy speedy release from arrest. For
my own part can endure the ordeal with
comparative composure, knowing that in al
my correspondence no aIl,isionto any move
nent has ever been made snt Of season, and
that have never written word concerning
our batteries, their position, or their guns.
which Gen. Gilmore did not with his own
hand approve
A FLAG OF TRUCE. 5.
on FRIDAY morning, at ai,ou. s o'clock,
i.ient. JAS. +. Hall, Provost Marshal
General, and Capt. Brooks, aid-de camp, left
ten. Giilmore's headquarters, bearing, under
cover OF flag of truce, q sealed letter from
VIZ W the oflgiD3l ftUcl
chicftain. 1t is understood that the docu-
ment was a demand for the Surrender of
Morris Island and Fort Sumter To this was
added 4 formal notice that failure to COM
ply would be followed by turning our guns
upon the city OF, Charleston, and desire
that the n0n-cOmbatants, women and chill
dren, might accordingly be removed beyond
the limits Of the town
After proceeding to our batteries upon the
left and notifying them to cease their firing
at the proper time, Col. Hall and Capt. Brooks
rode out to their parallels upon the right,
ana We're soon among tho sappers in the
trenches ut the front. Here, amid the storm
OF bullets aud the occasional yolleys Of
shrapnel which burst FROM Wagner, they
irantica1ly waved their white handkerchicis
until similar emblem of peace was dis
played upon the paTapet just before them--
Lieut. Col. Duggin, Of the 21st s. G.. Volun-
teeEs, came out to receive the communica
ton, aud met our ilagobout midway between
our pickets and the fort. But few words
passed between the parties, whose haisls did
not meet during the interview,
After formally Introducing himself, Col
Hall yentured to remark that il was a warm
morning, to which the rebel bolonel gave
his s'concurrence SO stiflly as to deter any fur
ther conversation, except on matters purely
official. The parties delivered and received
the documents, bade each othr gapd morn
.ing, and returned to their Hires seifi Il die
nifty which, in the hot August sun, must
have been peculiarly refreshing.