The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-12


also. The views of the latter secyn o.
predominate, for the moment in tba
cold Room and in the Prodpco Ev.
charge Prices are all up, but before
the close of the week the outside public
Will he disappointed if we do not have
some good news from our brave BOYS in
the ileid that will place the'whoIc pack
OF secession sympathizers in William
street, and all the other operators for =
rise, hor8 dn c0mbaf.
THE YANKEE DEFEAT At GRAF,,Tyurr
The Port Royal (Sonth Cardinal y.n
kee F"'mStt" has the following account
OF the Federal defeat at GrahamviIIc.
y hot engagement of some seven hou,s,
duration occurred Charges and conn.
ter charges were unsuccessful, each side.
when attempting to carry by storm,
| meeting with considerable loss. Nioht
| put a stop to the fighting the lines on
both sides remaining the same. We
took few prisoners and lost a few. Our
casualties arc variously estimated at
from six hundred to one thousand but
we are sure the latter estimate will more
than cover the entire loss During the
evening, we fell back to the church, I'M
pursued, and since then an advance has
been made in other directions.
THE RRlTIsH RELIEF FUND FOR CoNPFpE
RATE PRIsoNERS-sEWAED REFUSES TO
ALLOW ITS DISTRIBUTION.
Lincoln, on Thursday, sent a message
to the Senate in reply to Mr Summers
resolution calling upon him to furnish
any Information in his possession rela-
tive to proposition Of British subjects
to give aid to the rebellion. Lord
harnclilfe informs Mr.. Adams that the
Liverpool Bazaar produced about el7,-
900, and asks permission for an accred |
tied agent to visit the military prisons |
within the Northern States and distribute
aid to their inmates. He denies shat any |
political aid Is aimed at or any imputa-
ton that Confederate prisoners are de
prlved of such attentions As the ordinary.
rules onjoin. He says:
"The issue of the great contest will not
be determined by Individual SUFFERING, be
1t greater or less and you, whose family
name Is interviewer with American his
tory, cannot view with indifference the
of American citizens, whateycr
Their State or opinions"
Mr.. Adams replied that ii has never
been the desire of the Government to
-fcat with unnecessary or yindictiye Sc
'erlty any of the misguided individual
parte8 in this depIorable rebellion who
nave fallen ihto its hands in the REGULAR
,ourse OF the war and that he should
5reatly rejoice if the effects of such sym
'ithy could be extended 10 mnistcriur
0 their mental ailment as we'll as their
bodily suffering, thus contributing 10 put !
n end to struggle which otherwise is
90 likely to be only procrastinated by
heir English sympltEi2ers. Mr., Seward c
eplics as follows to the application re- :
cived through Mr Adams
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he 18th OF November, No. &O7, together +
nth the papers therein mentioned. viz | +
copy Of letter which was addressed | n
> you on the l3th Of November last hy +
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