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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08
LATEST IRON THE NORTH.
We have by flag Of truce Northern
Jatao nf Octo1,or X

We have by flag Of truce Northern
dates of October 5.
In the engagement Of September 80,
near Squirrel Level, the Federals &C
knowledge a loss of two thousand in
killed, wounded and prisoners, more than
half of whom were prisoners.
On Sunday last shell from rebel
battery grazed General Meade's boot leg,
took a piece from the tail of General
Humphreys horse, and entered the
ground between Generals Bartlett and
Griffin The shell did not explode.
The Tribune is silent as regards ope-
rations north of the James, but says Far
ragnt arrived at Fortress Monroe on the
4th and proceeded up James river.
A dispatch to the Tribune from Louis
vile. dated October 4th, says that "a
band of thirty five guerrillas captured
two upward-bound freight trains on the
Nashville railroad at 10 o'clock last night,
between Richland station and Fountain
head. They burned nineteen cars, but
they contained no stores. To-day the
trains will he slightly disarranged by
the disaster"
Accounts from Missouri state that
General Price is moving on Rolla in
three columns, the right under Shelby
and Marmaduke, the centre under him
self, and the left under Cooper-the lat
ter being composed mainly of halfbreed
Indians. About five hundred rebels en-
tered Union, the county seat of Franklin
county, on Saturday, and captured about
one hundred Of the county militia. -
Washington had a garrison of six hun
dred men, under Colonel Gale, who
evacuated the place on the approach of
the rebels, and took his men and stores
across the Missouri river The depot at
jacksonville, on the North Missouri rail-
road, was burned by guerrillas on Mon
day morning
ueuefal CCuulleiu HAS IeCetfeu lIiiUF-
nation that General Burbridge captured
the salt works near Abingdon, Virginia,
with little resistance.
He received a bloody repulse. DIS
PATCH.
On Saturday last portion of FORESTS
command shelled Athens, Alabama.
Guerrilla bands are operating near that
city, and last week two or three commits
sary trains were captured.
On Monday, Forrest appeared before
Dalton, Georgia, and demanded its sur
render.
On the 4tb, gold opened at l92, fell to
189 1-2, and closed at 100 IA.
Judge J. S. Baldwin, late chief justice
of the California Supreme Court, died in
San Francisco last Saturday. He was a
native of Virginia.
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LATE FROM EEW ORLEANS.

We have received copy of the New
Orleans Era of the 22d instant. 1t con-
tains the proclamation of Governor >
Hahn announcing the adoption of the
new constitution The entire vote polled
III the twenty parishes reported is only
eight thousand four hundred and two, cf
which $3.50 were for, and l sos against,
the precious budget. In ST. Charles
parish, all told, only 81 votes were
polled; in st. James, 7; in st. John the
Baptist, 8, in lberville, 2s; in East Fell
ciana, 1876; and in st. Landry, 80. In
Orleans the vote was 4,662 for, and 7S9
against, the constitution. What farce
1t must make even Hahn blush.
The steamer Gertrude, Captain Kerr,
was capsized near Baton Rouge on the
goth instant Two ladies, Madame Ken
drick and Miss O'Meara, little daughter
Of Mrs. Burton, OF Bayou Sara, and four
of the hands of the boat, were drowned.
On the 21st, a fire at Baton Rouge de
stroyed half block of frame and brick
buildings, including Piper & Badford's $
furniture warehouses. We copy the fol-
lowing from the Era,
A private letter from Pensacola, re-
ceived in this city, gives the subjOined
interesting particulars of the expedition
in Florida, sent out by General Asboth
in the latter part of last month
Captain Eugene F. Roberts, and his
noble company A, (the regiment is the
Eighty second United States Colored In
fantry,) was complimented in General
Orders for successful charge on the
rebel earthworks known as Fort Hodson,
at the Fifteen Mile House, on the Pensa-
cola railroad, where the colors OF the
Seventh Alabama (rebeD cavalry regi
ment were captured, besides large num-
Der of horses, sabres, rifles, corn, cattle,
ammunition, etc. !; and some twenty. two
rebel privates and three leutentants were
either killed, wounded or made prisoners.
The rebel loss was as follows Three
privates killed, eight wounded and eleven
captured; two officers wounded and one
captured. The only loss on our side was
one man mortally wounded and horse
killed.
"We destroyed by fire their new
earth and log breastworks, besides all
the buildings at the station. Before the
charge was made, Captain Roberts skir-
mished three miles through. the pine
woods, the rebels steadily falling back
before him, when he suddenly came
upon the breastworks. 1t was at once
perceived that the enemy was endeavor-
ing to entrap our men, but, as the line of
rebels rose above the works to fire, an
order was given for the black troops to
lie down, and the whole volley whistled
harmlessly over their heads.
"In the dense smoke, Captain Roberts
and his men crawled up to within tifty
yards Of the works, when the captain or
dered a charge. With bayonets fixed,
they started with yell and cleared the
works, and made the captures, as above
stated"
LAKEPoRT, Sept. 2l-l0:30 A. NJ.
To the Nen Orleans Associated Press.
The gunboat Selma just arrived from
Mobile. She left day before yesterday.
The rams Tuscaloosa and Nashville are
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speaie Sen 1 Abroad.

The Wilmington Journui states that
the steamer Lynx, which left that port
a few nights since for Bermuda, was at
tackled by the blockading squadron, and,
being struck by their shot, was beached
to save her from sinking The Journal
gives much credit to the captain Cor
don, for saving fifty thousand dollars of
Government specie and large amount
Of bonds, both on Government and pri
vate accoupt, all of which he saved by
his individual exertions, sacrificing his
own interest to do so.
What may be the necessity of trans
mitting specie from this country to for
eign ports by our Government, we do not
know. But Mr., Memminger was much
censured for shipping gold by the block
ade-runners when sterling exchange was
freely offered him. Three ships, having
each twenty-five thousand dollars in
gold, were captured by the enemy, and
the sums with which they were frcighted
passed into his hands The loss was
considered heavy; and as it could have
been easily avoided, the Secretary of
the Treasury was thought to have
acted most unwisely. The fifty thousand
dollars on board the Lynx seems to have
had very narrow escape. We do not
know, we repeat, what necessity may
prompt the Government to ship coin, and
can hardly suppose that Mr.. Trenholm is
so impractical as to send it out of the
country if an equivalent is within his
reach Gold certainly ought not to be
sent away if substitute can be found to
be RENTED in it's stead. 1t is quite
scarce enough in the country, and will
be greatly needed as the basis of our
circulating medium when the war is over
1t is, moreover, so unsafe in running the
blockade that that is enough of itself to
induce Government and individuals to
send anything else in preference that
will answer as medium Of exchange
When the enemy gets hold of the gold,
it is gone from us forever Not so the
bills of exchange, which are payable to
order.
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General Taylor and Provost Marshals.

The Montgomery Advertiser announces
that General Dick Taylor has abolished
all provost offices in the district of Ala
bama, Mississippi. and East Louisiana.
The Adcertiser thus speaks of the mea-
sure:
ut has been common remark that
more men were engaged as provost guards
on the streets and trains than had been
secured by such means to t. service,
and the country will heartily thank Gen
eral Taylor for the Inauguration of a
policy looking both to the restoration Of
law in this regard, and to the strengthen
ing of our armies by the use Of the
abundant material hitherto withheld from
their support and scattered broadcast
over the land. The provost marshal sys-
tenn, as at present organized, is nuisance,
and ought to be dispensed with every
where except in the immediate vicinity
of our armies"
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THE Tactics OF JOHN PHGNK. cor
respondent of the Boston Courier writes
the following:
A neighbor told him that he had seen
man only the day before, who was just
from the = 'front.'" who assured him that
Grant might have taken Richmond at
any time within month, and the only
reason he had not done so was that he
wished to hold Lee where he was to pre-
vent his going to the relief Of Atlanta.
asked him if he had ever read the
works of John Phoenix. No." he re-
piled; "who was he?" "A distin-
guished writer on tactics" said "who
once described a military position some
what similar to your conception OF
Grants. He was engaged in a street
fight, and says: when we fell, came
undermost, and held my antagonist down
by my nose, which l inserted between
his teeth for that purpose.
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DIED.

On the eth Of October, WILLIAM JAMES,
youngest son of Thomas Addison, aged i've years
and thirteen days.
Dear little WILLIE has gone TO rest,
without one sgk among the blest,
Without one doubt, without one fear
Too young TO know that God was near.
His funeral will take place from the residence Of
his father, on Seventeenth street. THIS DAY, the
9Th instant. ut o'clock y. nj. The friends of the
family are invited to attend
On Tuesday, October 4th, at IL o'clock, Mr.. J. IL
BECKrEL, of this city
Mr.. BrcKrEL was ON duty with the local forces,
and, while viewing the battlefield at Fort Gilmer,
struck by bali from sharpshooter and in
stantly killed He was an exemplary citizen and
christian, and leaves a wife and seven children.
Yesterday evening, OF diptheria, in the eleventh
year Ut her age, SALLIE T., second daughter vi
F. g. and Janet &. Crump
The friends OF the family invited to attend her
funeral THIS AFTERNOON at o'clock from the
Leigh Street Baptist Church The little scholars Of
the Sabbath school of which she was 50 fond are
also invited.
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SuoAR-CANE FLouR--While the papers are all
giving very general and useful information with rs-
gard to the manufacture Of syrup and sugar from
the Chinese sugar cane DO not reeollect to have
seen reference to its advantages in the production
u bread. An intelligent gentleman writes:
"As wheat crops were light in some parts of the
confederaey and the stall Of Life likely to be scarce,
it may bs well for your readers to know that excel
lent biscuit and fair lght-bread may be made from
the flour OF the seed Of sugar cane. have eaten Of
the bread myself and found it to be very good. The
gentleman at whose house the bread was prepared
informed me that from one acre Of the white seed
cane he obtained four barrels OF dour. understand
the crop is remarkably promising in all parts Of the
Confedcracy, and as the time for harvesting it Is
approaching. much suffering may oe saved BY care
fully saving the seed"
As this information comes from one who has seen
the thing tested it would b. well to give trial
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We learn from the Macon Georgia.

We learn from the Macon Georgia,
Confederate that the President has ten
dered Captain Desha, of Kentucky, com
mand of the Confederate forces in South
western Kentucky, with the rank o.
brigadier-general, change in the com
mand there being necessitated BY the
unfortunate loss of sight to Colonel
Adam r. Johnson, who had been but re-
Gently promoted to brigadiership, and
who, 10y this sad calamity, has been ren
dered unfit for further service.
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CUTTING A LIONS CLAws.-The Brus-
sells journals give an account of curl
Gus surgical operation just performed on
the great African lion belonging to the
Geological Society of that city. For some
time past the animal has been suffering
from disease in the feet, which necessi
tated the cutting of its claws. In order
to do this without danger, large box
was prepared with grated bottom, COW
cred by a wooden floor, which could be
withdrawn so as to allow the lions feet
to pass between the bars. The top Of
the box was also made to descend by
means of screws, so as to press on the
animal and prevent it from drawing in its
foot When the lion entered the box
the latter was turned on its side and
the sliding bottom withdrawn. The paws
then slipped between the bars, and the
screws above were frightened. NJ. Thier-
nasse, assisted by five pupils of the Ve-
terinary school, then proceeded to cut
away the claws. The patient bore the
operation tolerably well, only uttering
short roar occasionally, and seemed re-
lieved when the first paw had been cut
and dressed. A keeper, to whom the
lion is much attached, sat near its head
and endeavored to calm it by talking,
evidently not without effect. The opera
ton was successfully performed, and
there IS every reason to believe the cure
will be complete
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whole, but some Of our best officers
fell. Brigadier- General Gregg, command
ing the Texas brigade in Fields's d.
vision, was killed. His body arrived in
the city last night. Brigadier General
Gary was wounded Brigadier- General
Bratton, of S. G., seriously wounded;
Colonel Haskell, Seventh South Caro-
lima cavalry, painfully, but not seriously,
wounded in the head; Major Haskell
South Carolina artillery, wounded, Some
Of the local troops, among them some OF
the War Department clerks, were slightly
engaged, but we hear Of no casualties. -
We captured, besides the nine guns,
about hundred horses and some three
hundred prisoners. Among them, Major
A. s. Ashe, KautZ's adjutant-general,
and a number of the staff of the noto-
rious Spears, who, it is said, narrowly
escaped capture.
The engagement was renewed last
night about dark, but we could obtain
no particulars.
PETERSBURG.
Some little sllirmishing took place yes
terday in the vicinity of Petersburg, with
some heavy firing. A number of desert
ers came in yesterday morning,
| GENERAL LEES OFFICIAL DISPATCH RELA
TIVE To THE BATTLE OF YESTERDAY.
Last night an official dispatch was re-
ceived from General Lee, stating that,
yesterday morning, General Anderson
attacked the enemy on the Charles City
| road and drove them from two lines OF
entrenchments, capturing ten pieces of
cannon, with their cassons and horses,
and a number. of prisoners.
The enemy were then driven to the
| New Market. road, when, being found
strongly entrenched, they were not
| pressed.
Our loss is small; that of the enemy
unknown.
The brave General Gregg died at the
head Of his brigade.
! TUE YANKEES BURN RAPID ANN BRIDGE.
An official dispatch from Gordonsville
last night states that Yankee raiders burnt
the railroad bridge over the Rapid Ann
| yesterday.
FROM THE VALLEY.
L
A dispatch from General Early to Gen.
eral Lee, dated the 8th instant, says
| Sheridan whole force commenced fall
ing back down the Valley last night
along the pike"
Our cavalry were in pursuit.
Mr. Powhatan Weisiger, company E,
Fourth Virginia cavalry, was severely
wounded in the foot in an engagement at
| Waterbridge, near Staunton, on Sunday,
I'd instant, but is now here, doing as well
as could be hoped for.
FROM GEORGIA.
1t was rumored last night that Hood
had defeated Sherman in a general en-
| gagement and captured several thousand
| prisoners
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THE VAR Ne Ms.
FROM BELOW RICHMOND.

At eight o'clock yesterday morning
our forces advanced ON the enemy's
lines in front of Fort Harrison After
pushing forward some distance, the en-
envy sent out a heavy line to meet u.s.
and the columns met about mile from
Fort Harrison. Our troops pressed their
attack with great vigor, driving the oppo-
sing line in confusion back to THEN works,
infiictipg severe loss upon them. On ar
irving at their entrenchments they made
stand, and, being well supported, our
troops were brought to stand-still, but
retained their ground at last accounts.
Battery Harrison is said to be a most
uncomfortable position for the enemy
They are subjected nightly to gunboat
Smelling, and during the DAY the inmates
are regalcd with round shot and shell
from land batteries, while our sharp
shooters besiege them so closely that no
one darcs to show his head above the
parapets for fear Of the deadly aim OF
our men.
AS an instance of the fatality of the
firing of our sharpshooters, We were in
formed by a gentleman, who was wit
ness to the fact, that one of them killed
eleven of the enemy in one day.
"A rumor reached the city last night
that we had, by flank movement. iso-
lated Fort Harrison, and that it was now
completely in our power, all communi-
cation with the main army being cut off
This however, is d5lbtful, and, at least,
needs confirmation.
Simultaneous with the advance above
mentioned, our troops, in the vicinity OF
the Darbytown road, were put in motion,
and pressing on with their usual alacrity,
compelled the whole line Of the enemy
to give way Following up their advan-
tage, our men continued to advance, the
Federals retiring stubbornly at first, but
finally breaking into a double-quick, they
were soon in confusion, and abandoned
in their flight nine field pieces, which
our men took possession Of.
After brisk march of about two miles
the enemy all the while retreating be-
fore us s-we came upon their first line OF
earthworks of any strength, having al
ready passed two temporary lines, at
which the enemy made but short stand.
Here, however, the entertainments were
held by fresh Yankees, and they poured
ipto our ranks terrible fire from cannon
and small arms. Unfortunately, at this
Juncture, one Of our brigades faltered,
threw our line into confusion, and thus
stopped our advance.
Here we lost most heavily Charging
the works with fury and dogged deter
mination, we endeavored to regain our
advantage, but in vain; and finally, fall
ing back out of range of the enemy's
guns, we established our lines two miles
in advance of our position of the morn
ing. The track Of battle led to the right
Of the Darbytown, and in the direction Of
the Newmarket road, our extreme right
finally resting in front Of the line of en-
trenchments thrown out from Fort Hay-
rison, and about mile and half north
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eral Dick Taylor has done one thing for
which he ought to be thanked, if he
never does another lie has abolished
all the provost offices in the district of
Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana,
over which he presides. Captain Taylor,
former provost marshal at this place, has
been ordered to report to Forrest, and
the employees in his Office to Major
Jones, commandant of this post Mont
QOmerY Advertiser.
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A PaupENr FoREcAsr.--If, after this
war, there remain but two North Ameri-
can nations, there will still be danger
of their consenting to bury their ami.
mosities in the prosecution Of ambitious
purposes, which may be highly inconve
nient to US, and may involve the whole
world in the wars of the American con-
tinent That this apprehension is not
altogether chimerical has been shown by
what has transpircd, Of certain negotia-
tons, a few weeks since at Niagara. The
self constituted diplomatists, who would
have arranged terms Of peace and sepa-
ration between the American nations,
discussed programme which. was put
forward, we trust, without authority from
their respective Governments. A frontier
line was to be drawn between North and
South but measures were to be at once
taken with the view of swelling the ter
ritory OF each section TO dimensions equal
to those of the old Union. The plan was
simple. The armies Of North and South |
being united, million Of mee were 10
march northward and conquer Canada
for the North. The victorious army
would then move southwark, and annex
Mexico to the dominion Of the cotton
planters. The programme was unscru-
pulous and wicked, but who shall say
that it was not feasible Ii we have
misrepresented the views of these pre-
cious negotiatOrs, we shall be glad to
be corrected. There is too much reason
to believe that such propositions were
seriously debated between Messrs. Clay
and Greeley. AS We are i'll prepared to
make head against million of men on
the American lakes; and as even the
Emperor Napoleon will recoil from the
thought of having to defend his newly
crowned brother against such a horde, the
ventilation of his nefarious plot can have
but one result in England and France.
1t makes us desire the utter ruin Of the
North. We rejoice to hear that Mr.
Lincoln is becoming every day more un-
popular; that committee of Congress
has denounced him that governors of
States and mayors Of cities openly con-
trovert his authority; that powerful Sc
cret societies are agitating against him
that discord is growing up between the
States, New England being at variance
with New York, New York with Penn
sylvania, Pennsylvania with Illinois
We trust that the principle of secession,
having taken root, will bear seed and
multiply. With dozen jealous princi
palities on the English frontier, the loyal
Canadians will have no cause to fear
American aggression Mexico will be
safe, and Europe will not be dragged into
war -Morning Herald, 17th- uu.
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Commander of Cavalry in tho Valley.

Major-G General I.unsford L. Lomax
who now commands the cavalry in the
Valley, succeeds General Ransom He
is young and very excellent officer, and
is doing much to improve that part of
his command which needs Improvement.
He was second lieutenant of cavalry
in the old United States army, and is a
son Of Major NJ. Page Lomax, deceased,
also an old United States officer.
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Yankee Prisoners Entering Our Service.

The Augusta Constitutionatist says
that some OF the Yankee prisoners
whose term of service has expired, and
who are detained in captivity because
Lincoln, having no further use for them,
will not exchange them for our own men,
have. entered our service and are now
doing duty on James island.
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ACCIDENT ~ Between and 2 ossicck
yesterday, as an ammunition wagns was
coming up Seventh street from the tirp
MIA Armory, little boy, who was walk.
ing before it, fell, and was severely in
jured in the right leg and arm by the
wheels passing over him. lie wss t1ben
to his fathers residence, on Canal street,
and properly attended to. =
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SENT TO SALISBURY. Several hundred
Yankee prisoners were sent to Salisbury
yesterday morning. Within the past
week, the large lot, amounting to thou
sands, who have been confined on Belle
Isle and other prison camps here, have
been sent off, and now everything 'n the
way of accommodations is again prepared
for the reception of the many thoussnd
Yankees which it is expected will be cap
tured within the next few days,
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The CoURTs Ts-The business disposed
of in the different courts yesterday WIS
of such character as to render il unns-
cessary to make an extended notice of il.
A few cases were disposed of by the
Mayor, the most of which were negroes
without passes and soldiers taken up for
imbibing too freely. The former were or
dered to be whipped and the latter wera
sent to their commands.
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RoBBERy.-On Thursday night, Merritt
Conway's storeroom, in the basement Of
his residence, ON Marshall street, near tho
end Of the corporation line, vas broken
into and robbed of groceries to the amount
of several hundred dollars. The robIel4
were frightened off before stripping NJ.
Conway of ALI the stock he had on hani.