The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-05

fhs WasAinssoa SsAv, Of Fdday svenius, hes ID.
Following imPorsaa, anaouucsuese. showine ,ha
there 10. and il to be-, trouble in the Army Of ,h.
Potomac with the expsed enlistment men. /. is he,
cause o. this that Basn.ide has gone TO Grant, In
stead OF undertaking his independent expedition up
'ne Peninsula. The ssaS says:
As the uane 10 approaching when number Of the
ars =, M I;sonsinf - the Ary Of the Potoaae
tue United States, BY reason Of The expiration Of
!ne Term OF service Cor which they were mustered
INTO sald service, Major Gen Meade has anuounc-
d.u:,I ~ sScn uoops that the War Department has
asIaaeo m tnas the term Of service Of regiment Is
10 0e computed tfOm the date of muster lniO the
service Of the United States without reference TO
"a sne date OF enrolment or any service rendered
The Commanding General will, however, at al,
umes, oe gtnd to receive and forward, for the con-
sidesaon of the proper auth0rilies5 any respectful
conamuaication touching the term Of service Of .
In doubt.
The Commanding General, Ia makiss this an
nouhce@ent expresses ths hope that regiments
esce IN the decision Of the Governuent viii, re-
eaTd 20 their ternl Of service, add that NO organ
lzed bodies OF lndlvidusls, after having borne an
mnsuilled reputation during all the eventual scenes
o. the Foionsac, Wlli suffer the honorable fame
taey nave won by their galiantsy and good con
duct to be tarnsbed In the closing hO0rs OF their
service oy acts Of ansubosdioauon, which, II ven
insed upon BY any, will be promptly suppressed,
and can only terminate in the speedy and certain
punishment Of the offending parties.
TIE RED RvRI pEFsAr.
correspondent Of the st Louis Democrat, Wri
ting from the steamer Polar Star, In Red river,
April 18Th, makes very clear statement Of the
Yankee defeat, with the exception 0frepeailng the
n 1ri-
had on board paroled Confederate prisoners from
New Orleans, and was halted from the bank by the
Coufederates. The writer says:
The rebels boarded ms, and having been In the
fight were Of course posted, and spread The news
ances and friends, aud II seemed for time thai
Pandemontum was broken loose. Such babel of
tongues and such shouting and yelling never
heard. Our poor guards faces were greatly el0ng-
day, and anchored at Grand Ecore for the night
The next day went over to see the bows, who
frankly admitted being whipped, and say they los,
about 1--WE thousand killed, wounded, and prisoners;
two hundred wagons, several horses, and twenty
two pieces Of cannon, on Friday.
On Saturday they recapiured ten pieces of can-
non and took fifteen hundred prisoners, but did
however. nc retaxe their wagons They were Obliged
and fall ba * to Grand EcOre for supplies
Instead of being disheaFteDed the boys are in ex
celient spirits, and determined to put the matter
through nexl time. force Of five thousand was
sent up to assist the deet, which reached Grand
EcOfe riddled with shot and shell yet not material
iy injured They had 10 fight their way through
with loss OF several killed aud wounded; but
Porter was with them ,and backed by his iron lads
they fought their way siubborny, step by step, and
got In without the loss OF boat.
=, Had the rebels been alive to the Importance of
this prize, and sent force large enough capture
The feet, or even TO destroy II, Banks would have
been IN an awfut condition.
The FEpERALs ut RRyIxo The GARRISON rRoops tn
THE FRONT.
The movement towards garrtsoning the defeacss
If the harbor Of New York has commenced by the
'rder Of Gen Sandford to the 4th artillery, New
York National Guard, to turn ont for thirty days
.uty on the 4th Of May. The fort to which this
egiment Is to be assigned Is not yet made known.
! telegram from Washington says:
The rapldity with which the bill repo rted by the
Military Cominiltee this afternoon, appr0prlatng
pas GOD ,O09 for the pay, afmng, equtppIng, aud
Of the volunteers called out by The
resident for one hundred days, passed the House,
violence that large majority we're satisfied Of the
wisdom and expediency of the measure. There
vas very little opposition manifested, and that
vas completely overwhelmed by the preponder- |
nee OF sentiment In Its favor
Three hew regiments have been organized by
iscoasin, and are IN r0ute for the fIOnt The
9Th and 37ih have been assigned 10 Burnside,s
0Tps, aud the 38th Ia The second army corps.
The Veteran RESERVES organized AT New Orleans
ave been ordered to Washington. |
CHARACTERISTIC ARTIcLs FROM TIE HERALD-
sRANr's ESTIMATE OF Tas VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN !
The New York Herald contains the following
luster, which Is sample of that being generally |
esnrted to by the Yankee papers the eve of the
'irsinia campaign:
We may not hear for several days to come, but |
70 may hear at any moment, that the most tIe- |
as been commenced In that awful graveyard Of |
ynion and rebel armies, the blo0d-stained hills |
nd plains of old Virginia. From sources appar-
ntly well informed, we learn that the army Of |
len. Lee, within the last thirty days, has been |
welIed from forty five thousand to ninety thou
and men, and that they ure nearly all veterans.-
Vhat the forces Of Gen Grant are In the aggregate
ve cannot conjecture; bat we are assured that |
hey amply sufficient for the work before them,
nd that their active and vigilant leader is tho
oughly prepared TO receive the eaemy while per- /
Getting his arrangements Cor movement upOa his |
works.
We are gratiiied 10 state that nothing appears TO
e known Of Gen Grants plans and combinations |
y any Individual except himself. The rebel jour-
als at Richmond, for the first time during the wal,
re sOrely puzzled 10 comprehend the real desgns |
/ the directing mind of the Union armies
The prestige of Gen Lee and his veteran army /
as becOme the last hope and the last reliance Of /
6fG9SOt
austed condition Of the rehellious States, with all
heir abie-bodled men In the field. and with all /
heir scanly materials Of subsistence subject to |
breed contributions, the moral effect Of the defeat
II Lee will be speedy collapse of the rebellion.
)n the other hand while victory over Gen Grant,
n Virginia, may revive the siaking fortunes Of |
Davis, nothing else will save him beyond the sum |
ner'S campaign. Hence We caunOt doubt thai be
las resolved to stake his C0nfederacy upon the de-
ence Of Richmond, and that his struggle to main |
ain II will be the most desperate aud sanguinary
f all the struggles of the war
We entirely satisfied that this is the estimate
which Gen Grant has made Of this Virginia cam
aisn; that he does not undefrate the eaemy's
trength and their desperate energy In collecting all
heir available forces, and that he has made hts |
dispositions for successful conflict with the largest
rmy that Davis can muster In Vtrginia without ab-
olutely abandoning his base Ofsuppiles n Georgia
With easy confidence, therefore, in the nnal re-
ult OF this Virginia canlpaign, confidence which
ould not entertain while the army Of the Potomac
erins Washington directosy-with that unqualified |
nd uaquestiOnIng confidence which Il fels by the |
ubllc at large In the success Of Gen Grant, we |
wait the issue Of the grand impending struggle.
DfsAIssAL or ADMIRAL wLKss.
Admiral Wilkes has been dismissed by court |
martial from the UaiteA States servIce. Among
he queer things uncovered BY the Wilkes court
Martial 10 the successful endeavos Of Sanford, the
faukee Minister at Brussels, to have the war |
Tigats Vanderbilt used 70 collect claim of his |
sainst South American State Of al50 900. Com |
nodore Wilkes says 10 hie defence:
Ga the l5.h Of May received dispatch from
he Americas Minister at nTussets, saying be had |
Ard t0 visit u laslayn BY one ea ny squadron,
nj adding, 81 heee that you o. one Of your squsd-
,n Will bs ahe u ~ early day 70 toneh At asuay-
}, os fear that your iaiesveasioa will come soo |
afA~ A al.