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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

Recopt@red Eight more OF the Yankee
prisoners who escsped islss Tuesday night
from the Libby, were bTought back yester
day. The following is list of their names :
Mai j. Henry, 9Th Ohio; Maj. j. N. Walker,
18th Indiana; Lieut. W. f. Clifford, 10Th L.
s. cavalry; Lieut.. u Gafhett, ..th Penn;
Lieut.. I'll. +. Freeman, 18th u. 8. cavalry;
Lieut.. /. A. NJ. Kreps, 18th Penn; Lient. j.
w. Hare, 5.h Ohio cavalry; Lieut.. Z. G.
$780,, iith Penn. This number, added 10
those already received At the Libby, makes
thirty who have been captured out of the
one hundred and nine that succeeded in
ettecting their escape. Various rumors were
afioat yesterday that the notorious Col A..
D. Streight had been captured somewhere
ou the line of the danes River and kaDawha
Canal, aud among others that, finding him
welt armed, severe struggle ensucd be.
tween himself and his capters, during which
he was fired At and severely wounded. u Is
believed, however, that these reports were
groundless, as No Information of bis fe-arfest
Has known ut the Libby prison up to late
| last evening, and We were unable to trace it
to any authentic source.
Twelve of the seventeen Yankee prisoners
Who escaped from Castle Thunder on Mon
day night have been brought back and reipa-
pr soned in that institution.
Reealatsag the UsYhief Bssad-The pro-
position made by Mr.. Walker in the Clay
Council, q few days ago, to regulate the
weight 6f bread as sold by the bakers of this
city, il oae which should receive the fayora-
bic consideration of the committee tn which
II has been referred Even ab the present
high price Of iiour tbs profits made ON every
oaf Of bread sold by the bakers at one dol
lar per loaf cannot be less than one hundred
and fifty per cent. Ordinarily q quart Of
4our will make rolls or biscuits enough for
breakfast for small sized family, which
will eost about 81. 30, while the same meal
would cost for bread not much less than
fonr or i've dollars. speedy .legislation Ia
tlia matter will greatly heneat these t,f our
citizens who arc not able To cock their own
bread, and 4. is 10 he hoped thai allowance
made tur the s0ssxsfpser wni be equally aAllte
ral = the proilts perm mltted u ne bakeFs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

CUNDRIES-
~ cases super old French Brandy
bbls guper old apple aud peach brandy
-. rye whsacy
$50 sheep pelts
( 100 lbs sole leather
6O1 lbs scrap sole leather
loo 1hR country shoe thread
80 bushels Irish potatoes
90 =" black eye peas
2 kegs butter
{" 4-inch .pikes, for boat building
I" II. 70 and so nais
toxes trice's patent sperm candles
200 aud caJdies manufactured tobacco,
choice quality
I ID super black sewing silk
dezsn super calf skina
80 '' g iron bound buckets
sbuck mattresses
sewing Dachinc1. in order
lot brogues, women's shoea sna dry goods
io' ready.ma'le (boysl winter coats and
X R0HEkrS, Com Merchant,
10 PITY Cor Cary and lath sts.
N1UtlCE-The following articles are 70 bc SOL
~ aud the proceeds applied to charitable rur-
pose,
portfolio, vcry handsome
d1z;n heavy plated forks
bouqnet holder, very handsome
! pafr crimson m0ycea curtains
Cords ard tasseis 10 match
| pair white embroidered curtains
lady's handsome morning, robe
gent'rmsn's nne black coat, lined through
with SILK
Come lne thread lace and green silk
pair gcnilsmsn's KID gloves
large leather trunk
] bonnet trunk
2 exceedingly handsome China plichers
All these things are OF very superior Quality and
can be seep At Miss flacs's. Broad st. over iinhs
Trimmiug store 10 Ie--6ss
NIorIcE.--As financial SCENTS Of the Oelsthosps
htrf rf a n
now prepared to make . private distributioa ~
faUds alreadyfeceived, ard by the Goth Inst cf ali
funds that sI' likely 70 pass through our hands for
Some time ~ ccms Pstie8 interested In thJs stcch.
IN order T. draw their portion, must ssnA forward
their tezafAcates Of stock, ana xuthcriss the pey
TARDY WlLLIAAg
Financial Agents Of OgIalhosps /.
fs il-at BteamshiD Cpussny.
"a Petersburg Express ard Augasts Chrssiels
copy three timss, and forward bill to Tasdy 4 Wiz
liAins, for ecilectioa pramptiy.
NOR0TiUM, zc.
- bbls nns sorghum molasees
10 boxes tallow candles
200 lbs cod Ash
10 bbs while navy heans
10 bbls black eye peas -
50 pads cotton yarns
RroEsns matches
Brooms, fancy soaps, &e.
eor sA'e oy kcADAM. WIGn1HAN q co.
ie lI-Se ISth n, ssas Cary
I)k0PEAtEG 4 ths veranaah Hotel ss9 Rs1.
III tsarant -,1ayiag rsssmsA busipess seain 6
niy old stand, shall bs plaassA 70 have ealf ks1
my Old friends Asd castcusess
eigAfa. 49, - =
o,stsss, 10, In svssy syls.
y IS-sc stA ,nssr Clay =
TINE stssm-r s-Casy o. Pstsrs1srss viii fse1ivs
3. Aty,y ON board, as the hsaa Of u Dsea.
i
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

Ar Irish FigAs-About six o'clock last
evening two irishmen got into . rough ana
tumb; light On the bridge which crosses tho
Dock at the foot Of fTth ST., during The nrOs
gress Of which both the wives of the com.
i,atants also pitched into each other. and fos
about ufteen or twenty minutes sonne Of the
tatieat KIND Of scratching, biting aud pounds
Ing took place whieh haa ever gracud fha
arena Of rasilIAm In this city. The policA
finally stepped n and closed the sport of the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

| that he expected to make his next trip that
| (Thursday) evening, and that must bc on
hand promptly. Ga re appearing at the time
| appointed, Capt. X was again present. Ma.
| ciure pointed 20 chair on which were three
passports, aud remarked "therc arethe pass
posts-cno of them is yours, and
you are to go by the name of Red
foTd-the other two l have peraons to
assume them" The names Of the persons
for whom these passports were made out
| were +. e. Redford, T. G. IIuntly, and j. b.
Phillips. The doctor then iold ile he could
not go that evening, but that must meet
him at his Cflicc at II O'Clock the next day.
| Before leaving he also told me that Captain
Kirby required s. ,0e0 for his share, which
pail down. Next day | called at the ap-
pointed time, and found Maclure's wagon
waiting in front of his Office, with a coffiu
i'll it. Fearing that my appearance in this
wagon on the public street would excite
some suspicion. $50 told the doctor,) de-
ciined getting in at that place, and remarked
that / would get up somewhere else. He
suggested on nth street, near the Old Mar
ket. | went there, and soon after Maclure
drove up As jumped up into the wagon,
he got out and went short distance up the
street.. Soon after, he came back and re
marked that be had heard from Capt. Kirby
L was Government detective, and that ''if
you are You had better be saying your pray
He looked like he would do it, too. told
him | was sincere iii my motivos-not to
mind what X. said; had nothing to do with
him, anyhow. This seemed TO satisfy him,
and we drove Off As we approached How
ards Grove Harris came up with vaiise,
aud took q seat on the coiiin by me. We
soon got into conversation, wheu be re-
marked that perhaps we were going the
same way. He said he was going North;
hoped he would succeed in getting there,
Sc. Nothing further Of interest occurred
iii VIC reached the picket post where Grad
dock and Kees were, and at which We halted.
By the defence IL was to pay 5000
81 goo to Kirby, (which paid,) 81 900 to Dr.
Maclure while on the route, and 81 600
more TO q ierrynan between this city and
Essex. Maclure never asked for the thou
sand which was to pay hi.si. The coffin
was taken along for blind. ! do not know
what IVES ia the eofiin; knocked on it, and il
appeared to be empty.
Capts Hndson and Irving, of Gen. Eizey's
Staff, were then summoned, IN order to prove
the geDuineuess OF the passports which Ma
clure used on his trip. They acknowledged
having given him passports OF two occa-
sions for these men, Uiuntley, Rcdfofd, and
tniilips.1 Maciure represented that they
were to assist him ia disinteiriug dead
hodEas. The passports were to 20 to Essex.
No passes are granted from Gen. Eizey's
Office except those TO cross the lines. 1t
has only been q short time siTcc passports
have been iseued from Gen. f. 3 cfiice at all
Oa account Of the absence from the city Of
important witnesses, no further examination
took place, and the Commissioner adjourned
the case over till Monday. The parties were
then recommittgd to Castle Thunder for
satekeeping.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

Gyays Ctay4c-A young man named
Thomas J. Horsley, belonging TO scmc cav
airy company, was arrested ut The Ballard
House On Thursday night lsst, by officers
Peasants and Granger, charged with having
been engaged with a party Of men in King
, Wllliam county, some days since, in rOhbing
Wm CaspAry Oh sa!0 in gold $50 in silver,
SO in gracnbaeks, 800 in Confederate
noies, and u watch and chain valued at $500
When arrested, lforsley Rad IN his posses
sion several hundred dollars in gold and sill
yer. some greenbacEs, and two az three hun.
ared dollars III Confederate bills, which he
said had been given him by one lieutenant
| Schfiyer, who was of the party that
originally took the money ircm Cas-.
Tarv Before the Mayor yesterday,
C.spary aud another witness testified that
some days since, while travelling through
| King William county In q wagon, they halted
al q Wayaiie inn fer the purpose Of obtaining
something to eat. Soon after reaching there,
| and while waiting for breakfast, forr men
came up on horseback, and two of them
| e. 1t. Schriger and a SergeaEt) entered the
house, while Horsley and another man re-
manned outside in ehaige Of the hois-s. Tho
Lieutenant and Sergeant demanded the
passport Of Caspary, and, although il was
genuine, they pronounced ii Il forgery and
aterwards not. only kept the passport, but
| took from him all the money and papers he
| had, as also gold chain which was hanging
! around The neck OF his wife. They then
| lett the house, and mounting their horses
| rode CT, remalking ct the same time that
| they we're Confederate soldiers, whose duty
| it was to examine everybody's pass; they
were then going 10 headquarters TO know
| what was 10 be done with Caepary. Since
| then nothing had been heard of them till
yesterday, WHEN iioTslGy WAS recognized in
the street as one CT tic party. at the con-
clusion Of the evidence the prisoner was
| remanded to the Hustings Court for exam
| inaiion.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

[NoTE.-In furnishing our report yester-
day morning of Capt. Cashmeyer's evidence
with reference to his leaving behind at Mr..
Allan's residence in Goochland the two
letters from IN. Dix" dated anterior to the
war, we failed to state that in doing SO he
was acting in strict conformity with the in
strnctioDs which he had received from Gen.
Winder, as the following extract from his
order will fully show: =
"You (CashmeyeD will proceed with Mr.. Patter-
son Allan 10 his house in GoOchland aud bring this
place all the papers, letters, &c found there, and
which have been written since the commencement
of the war;
When Capt. G. reached Mr.. Alan's house
he showeo this order to that gentleman, and
was told by him that if he intended con-
forming to the letter of Gen. Winders di-
reciions he might have the letters, bnt the
first attempt to take frGm his wise's private
correspondence any letter which was written
before the war would be resisted, and not
one OF any date would he given up. Upon
his agreeing to this arrangement Mr.. Allan
produced the letters and assisted in aesort-
ing them out.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

A Forged Account oa he HcrerHnieGt.-The
charge preferred against Robert e. racide
and Robert Lurty, Of having forged certain
papers for ;ha purpose Of defraUding the
Government, which led to tine arrest and
commitment of the parties to Castle Thun-
der on Thursday last, Aaving been an Of
fence which is alone -cogniZable in the
civil courts, the accused were yesterday
placed in The custody Of Ike Marshal
of the Confederate States District Court,
to be held by him until an investigation Of
the matter is had before G. ). Commissioner
Sands, which will probably lake place on
Monday next Placide presented an account
of $500 for q horse killed 1T the battle OF
Waterloo, which was necessarily abandoned
aud left in the hands oi the enemy. The val.
uation OF the horse was attached 30 the ac.
count, and signed by "Prark Bond, Captain;
W. H. Dorsey, Liaut; Milton Welsh, Lieut." +"
the signatures Of which were forged. LuFty
certified to the correctness o. these sigma
t:.res, which constitutes lis connection with
VIM. j. Lennon, who presented similar
account at the sane time, and under the
same circumstances As those il the case
of Placide, who 10 2 psiyate in co. d, lst
Maryland Line. aL5 e=se was similarly dis
posed Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

Hastings CoaAt.-ln this Court yesterday
the following eases wole taken np and dis
posed of: =
The charge CT larceny preferred against
John KiDsman, VIM. Harris and Vim. Roach,
was examined into, and the evidence failing
to substaniiate their guilt, they were ac.
quilted.
Claiborne Thomas was convicted Of larceny
and sentenced, 10 three months confinement
in the city Jail, and to be put to hard labor.
i'll the case of John James, charged with
assault and battery, note proeqai was
entered.
AT the conclusion of testimony in the case
against Austin Comfy and John Leathers,
charged with larceny, Comfy was acquitted
and Leathers sentenced to three months
confinement in Jail and put to hard labor.
DANES Brandon was sentenced to pay fine
OF 800 and confinement IN Jail for three
months, and Jerry Kenny to pay fine OF
$50 and be confined in Jail for thirty days,
and to be put at hard labor, on the charge OF
assault and battery and With resisting po-
lice officer while in the discharge OF his duty.
After the transaction of come business oil
an unimportant character the Court ad-
journed
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

Mrs. Alan's Case. The examination oi
testimony ia the case of Mrs. Patterson Al
Ian, charged with reasonable correspOn-
dence with the enemy, was resumed again
yesterday. About halfpast twelve o'clock,
all the parties being in attendance, Cemmls
slones watson opened the proceedings BY
Col. Robert Oald, C. 8. Commissioner ol
Exchange. lie examined the letters address
ed to santa Trinita" and Miss -, which
produced Mrs. AS arrest, and identified
them as those that had been handed him by
burns. Mr.. Quid stated that at the time b.
handed him the letters he remarked that be
did not know their author, but that they had
been give: to him to be sent North. Upon
learning this, b. was told that he
had better see the gentleman who
gave them to him and ascertain from whom
he had received tnen. 4 few days after
wards he was told by Burns that DR.. Powell,
who placed them with him, said the letters
were received from Mrs. Allan Mr. Onld was
distinct IN his impression that Burns said II
was not his habit to open letters sent North
ward through his hands; but, on the con.
trary, acknowledged that the two in ques
tion were the only letters he bad ever
opened; that, having "a very singular
gourd," (head,) something had whispered to
his mind that all was not right about them,
and he therefore broke the seal on that ac-
count. 1t will be recoileeted that Burns, in
q previous examination, averred that he
made it q practice to open all the letters
which were sent to him to go Northl When
B. brought the letters to MIR. Ould, he was
told that he intended bringing the matter to
the Dotice of the Secretary of War him
>soif; had no recollection OF advising B. to
take them before the Secretary.
AT the conclusion Of this. evidence Mr..
Lyons announced that they were through
with all the evidence, with the exception Of
a certain document Which he wished to pre-
sent; but, as it was not in his possession
then, he would much prefer an adjourn
ment till Monday, in order to allow him to
obtain it. The Commissioner thereupon ad-
jourEed the matter over till that day, at IL
O'Clock.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-13

COnfedskate StGtes C0urt-The IlloWiug
business was transacted in Judge fiaiybur-
toms Court yesterday:
Upon the petition OF Thomas J. Goodall,
setting forth that he is unlawfully and
wronefUily detained in custody by Thomas
A. Brander, Captain of the Letcaer Artillery,
The said petitioner being mail contractor
with the Post Otice Department of the Con.
icderate States Government, and therefore
exempt by act 6f Congress, a writ of hajeas
caypas was awarded him, returnablc on the
2Oth inst.
Writs of aateas corpas were also awarded
upon the petitions of Vim. Roach and G. A.
i.ohb, who represented that they had been
taken up as conscripts and carried to- Camp
Lee, Notwithstanding they had been regu.
iarly examined by a medical board, which
declared them exempt from military duty by
reason of physical disability, and also, that
such exemptions were permanent.
NJ. Krahcr, against whom true bills were
retarned by the Grand Jury on the asa day
Of December last, uIiasi two Indictments for
perjury, entered into recognizlnces with
good security in the sum Of $40, 600 in each
case for his appearance on Thursday next,
to answer the said indictments.
Thomas L. Giles, Henry l.. Brooke, Thos.
II. Campbell, John n Speed, Francis l..
Smith, and w. A. Maury, Receivers, were
ordered to return accounts and settlements
oi their transactions for The six months next
succeeding the dates of their last settlements,
and that Receivers do within the next thirty
days execute new bonds for the pei form
ancc OF their duties AS snch according TO law.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-22
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.
The Secretary of War, in communication
in response to Senate resolution, says that
no orders concerning elections were ever is
sued from his office. He encloses letter
from Assistant Adjutant Gen. Townsend, re-
porting that he has given no orders to Pro-
vost Marshals in Kentucky, Delaware, Mary
land or Missouri relative to elections in those
States; also letter of the same. tenor from
Provost Marshal Gen. Frye, which, however,
excerpts dispatch to the Provost Marshal
General at Baltimore, as follows :-"Direct
your provost marshals TO give their aid in
carrying out Gen. Schenck's orders for pre-
serving purity of elections at the polls in
Maryland"
Rev. John j. Jacobs, of N Y, has been
confirmed as Hospital Chaplain.
The steamer Fairbanks, from New York, for
the safety of which fears were entertained,
has arrived. She went ashore ON the eastern
side of the Chesapeake, and lay there several
days, until, with the aid of two vessels, she
was enabled TO get off safely.
Messrs. Tuckerman and Fobes, with whom
a contract was made for deporting freedmen
to the Isle of Avache, the majority of whom
have just been brought back by the United
States Government, claim $4,000, but this
amount has not been paid, and is withheld on
the ground that the contract has not been full
filled. The fund set apart for colonization
purposes is 100000, of which $50, 900 has
been expended. The scheme having proved
failure, Congress will undoubtedly repeal
the law making that appropriation. The sum
drawn by Senator Pomeroy has all been strict
ly accounted for, and the particulars of his
transactions have been filed in the proper de-
partment. This gentleman volunteered to
fit out au expedition to Cheriquiri, which
was defeated by the protest Of the new Gren-
adam Government.
The Secretary of the Interior, in a recent
official communication, says:-"But little dis
position, so far as the Department is con-
cerned, has been manifested by the freemen
of the United States to leave the land of their
nativity. doubt if it be any just cause OF
regret. Time and experience, which has al
ready taught us so much wisdom and pro-
duced SO many consequent changes, will, in
the end, also solve this question for u.s."
A letter from the army of the Potomac saws
nothing of importance is occurring.
An order has been issued from the War De.
partment that all wen who have been trans
| ferred from their cid regiments for the pur.
| pose of serving out their time, on account .
not re-enlisting according TO former order
shall be Immediately returned to their origi
nal regiments.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant is soon expected TO visit
the army, and great preparations are accord
J ingly being made.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-22
OFFICE ARMY CLOTHING AN
EQUIPAGE. @

PHILADELPHIA, March 16, 1854. I'd
CEALED PROPOSALS are invited snd will be
- received at this Office, until IL O'Clock NJ on
MONDAY, the 2sth inst. for supplying the Schusi-
kill Ar email with GRAY WOOLEN BLANKETS
army standard. of domestic maLuiacture-in order
that the present weekly deliveries may be largely in
creased.
Bidders must state in their proposals. which must
be given in gritia well as in figure the guam
dty bid for, aad time of delivery.
The ability OF the bidder to NIL the contract must
be GUARANTEED by two responsible PEI SOUS. whose
signatures will be appended TO the guaranty. and
said guaranty accompany The bid. in the
they TO make good the difference between the oer Of
said bidder and the next lowest responsible bidder.
or the person 10 whom the contract may be awarded
Bidders, as well as their sureties, or guaraniors
who may not be known at this OFT &c, will furnish
certificate from the United States District Attorney
Postmaster other public fanciionary az the resi-
dence of the bidder, guarantors, setting forth
clearly the that the bider and his snreties
responsible men, who will. If contract is awarded
them act in good faith with the Uni cd States and
faithfully execute the same.
No bid will be entertained that does not fully
comply with all of the above requirements, and
which is OF properly guaranteed By two ponsi-
bel parties, rs above described.
Bids from dsfaulting contractors will not be re-
ceyed.
Blank forms for proposals can be had upon ap-
plication AZ this office.
Proposals must be endorsed /" Proposals for Army
Blankets" G. II CROSMAN.
mchl9 I'd Asst, Q. NJ. General, U. 5. A.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-22
Eesc York M0rkef,

NEW YORK. March IL.
Cotton-very dull; sales $50 bales at 7o972c for
middling upands. IT.
Flour-recepts 55I0 bbls; sales 1900 bbls; State
and Western active and firm; Superfne State 33l
80; Extra 1905 80; choice S5a1 90; Round Hoop
Ohio 81 10; choice do 20ds %; Superfine wes-
tern S096 As; Extra do 70a5 co. Southern active
sales 950 bols; Mixed TO good G 9odT 40: Fam
cy and extra 45tGl0 30; Canada armer: sales coo
bbls common Extra 15a6 %; Extra good to choice
Z 00dS 90.
wheat-dull and unchanged sales "a, 200 bushels;
Chicago spring 6odl 63; Milwaukee Club coal CD
Winter Red Western 641tl 6s; Amber Milwaukee
1891 s.; Amber Michigan reg ~; White do
80; Red jersey 65. EtF
Corn-dull; sales 81 coo bushels; Mixed Western
shipping in store 2sj Yellow Jersey 23gl %;
dc Southern 23d1 25.
oats-dull and declining; sales Canada IS; State
SO; Western sslc.
Becf-quiet; sales 200 bis Is
Pork-quiet; sales $50 bbs; mess p O0d22 90 ;
old do q 50a22 90; new do % 12iaa3 25; prime
is l2lG2u 70 for old and new; prime mess 81 Goa
% 25
Lard-quiet; sales $50 bbls at i226l3;c.
Butter--irm; sales Ohio IS dlS2c; State 3T647c
whiskey-steady; SAFES at s0la9lc for state and
&c for Western. a...
Rice-hrm.
sugar1frm: sales 800 hhds; New Orleans l4a
l6ic; Muscoyado lSt9lic. =
Naval Stores-quiet.
Petroleum-hrmer; sales 1000 bhis; crude at 81 "a
32!c; refined in bond 50 do tree at Sic
fallow-actiye and rmer; sales f20 00o lbs at I2lc
l2s for city.
freghts to Livcrpool-du.