The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

!, FhiDA I M(lANlNds j
The war lSIIhs no ethef ~. shs pssele are lk
no othss peOrle-ous Nbstbern correspondent
seems prepared for ans iaa7fieabae result, except
~ hs says, the surrender of tks unisn b"t oae
third Of the Unisa ~ more tsAA au sender II. m
to wsves; that he rsmsIndef lnd ous far the oil.
state Of things with nexaMglM tfnaciiy, IL true
t,1t II gives nat asisn Of yleShg = also true bu
when we attempt 20 look bsyond THE, we mn.
my terry and darkncss.
The Tias continuas-
The conf.deraies are courageous and'determin-
ed, but gloomy, anxious, $50 eareworn-ali be
cause they caanut look II a1per money az It i.
looked atby tlIeir Northern n1khhors They have
operations, but II itss MOI answered the same pnr
p0se. In the South the sarff6elai currency IS cx
acsly what re could expectitNo be, And the South
sufsp accordingly. OtherwiNesk y was never In a
riai have greatly increased, n Imports of foreis,
gods are large Its military ercdis IL high, and s
spirit, says Dur correspondent, Is unchanged
"NevcTthclcss. he odds, swe are on the brink OF
a precipice." The precipice i dnanctal. When
q woman gotng 10 market carries hes money.in a
great wicker basket, aud can bring hack In her
packet book the slice of maastepresentlng the pro-
duce OF the exchange, II Il tertain y clear that
something must be deBe.'E The Sautaerners
hase NOT the robust faith af ete Morherners, aad
they must find substitute fofphat valuable credu-
lily.
can never force into peace people bent on war.
aud our Noftaern cosJsspcnds nt--wi,o has, of
course, less gppsrtunfsy " scyasfnisins the
finances of the Confederacy-resorts to other /.
E'derationsas suggesting possibility of comprl-
mise or concession on the part of the son,h. He
thinks that the gneriila operations of the Conleder
ntPs have sackencd, and that this relaxation is
evidence against the likelihood of such warfare
Ea~- IA.
this speculation, however, may remark that the
organized resistance Is AZ yet far too strong to ad
init Of any coniecturcs as to the tactics which may
succeed it. The two great armies ofthe Confeder-
ates can absorb III the resources of tho South III
men and material without leaving much to spare
for the operations of part!sans.
Our correspondent next argues from the actual
condition of the border States to the possible con-
dition of those whfce originally seeded, and think
that, as assimilation fs taking place In Maryland
and kentucky, IL m0y occur, also, eventually, in
Alabama and South Carolina. But the cases are
not similar. This border States ". re always doubt
ful, and although they were more disposed to the
South than the North, nobody ventured with any
confidence to forecast their destination. All that
Is now proved Is that the North is exercising he
more powerful attractiop-dn sura.tl0n, be 1t re-
membered, exested on through military rule.
THE xIyG-HEENAN FIaHT.,
The London papers, in speaking of the prize
fight between Heenan and King, say:
Mug Is StHFec-VudTtSEs Oi n iucH tajieI Ltidn nee
man, the latter being six feet and half inches.
HePnan declares that he received more severe
treatment at the hands of Sayers than he did from
King. His appearance after the fight Is thus dc
scribed:
his face was considerably disfis cured, and there
was a cut the right side Of the upper lip about
half an inch In length, which required STITCH
There were no bruises about the body Of any con-
sequence, bat there were few scratches on the
chest. The action OF the heart was very feeb le,
and the pulse scarcely perceptib!e. On the even
Ing Of the fight he had faintins fit. The pulse
was weak, very eompressibe. aud rather above
100 The ie: lung was healthy, but over the apex
OF the ri hit there was dullness, will. evident signs
Of congestion.
Critic say that Heenan's training was tso long
and too severe.
nan has not appeared in public since his defeat
King has entered into theatrical engagement he
Is to be paid $50 per week for nightly appca, auce
in lighting costume.
lFrom the London Telegraph, Dec. l5.l
REFINEMENT OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Refinement has been extended to the campaign,
and the same Republican lnipatieEce tn secure tor
oil ranks the distinctions granted in Europe only 10
the few, Is enabling even the ordinary general Off
GER to vie with the most potent imperial con'-
mauder. The carriage with which he ladies OF
New York have lately suDplea Gen. Sickies for
his cam aignlDg purposes is in Itself very tijoa
of war engines An English landau Ame ricanized,
with a dckey for two oTder'ies, movable coach
x,
bnes IN its Interior the drawiag-room, official hu-
rrau, dressing room, bed-roan, kitchen, and all
Thus the gallant Ecnera-,l:usftiouk In history for
once refusing to drink the health OF Queen Victo-
ria-goes to war like 4 tue knight errant, equipped
by the host Of ladies' whose cavalier he Is. With
the means Of campaigning On the most epicufean
cnndit ms, he may write home to the War Depart
ment dispatches recOunting the victories which he
ought to have ,aade, aided in his lucubraiions by
the golden light and rosy reflex of the gift and Of
the memories which accOmDanV Ii,
MIscELL ANEous.
The Queen continues to be oppressed with the
terrible loss she sustained in the death of the Prince
hcnt passed on the i4th ult In strict sec!uson.
religious service took place early in the morn
ing, In the Royal Mausoeum, at FrOgmore, at
tended by Her Majesty and several of her children,
who placed on the tomb wreaths Of evergreen and
.maortellcs. Her Majesty makes frequent visits to
the MausoIeum, and the custom, go general in
France and Other continental countries, of paying
these hOnors to The memory Of the departed, seems
likely, from this high example, Of being introduced
Into England
The Volant, the steamer captured by Federal
cruisers eff Matam0ras, was Insured In London for
$aO0, 900.
Mr.. Hooker, Secretary of the United States Le-
CATION in Rome, opened his saloons at the Paaxxo
Buonaparte Oh the 26th Of November, (Thankssiv-
Ing day. and gave s'bI0w out' to about seventy
American residents and visitors.