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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

TIE JUSTICE AND MEsCY OF BUFFERS RULE IN
EAsTfIS NohTH CARoLiNA.-The 18th inst q, was the
day in Eastern North Carolina for the intati Is
TO '' take the oath" or leave their homes letter
10 the Wilmington Journal from Hamilton, N. c..
says:
Hundreds of the most dsioyal have already
taken ii, and in many instances volunteered; hired
no doubt, by the seven hundred dollars bounty of
fered by The Federal Government. The situation
of the people of Eastern Carolina and Virginia is
really .seat rending. Men Of all ages and classes
may be seen g0i G from one to another shedding
tears like whipped children, at the gloomy pros
pect ahead of them Near the town of Plymouth,
they have fixed place for the people 10 go and
take the oath. They have stretched a huge chain
across the road, where all have go and swear to
support Abe in his n gger prOcIamatiODs, or go TO
prison. After they take the oath they are allowed
to 60 into town and barter produce for Yankee no
tiOns the young men and negroes being offered
every inducement TO volunteer. The regular troops
eeniistng for three years, and going home on
forty days. furlough, in consequence of which the
garrison both at this place aud Washington has
been considerably reduced.
Butler says that he must extend his lines forty
mics, in order TO feed his troops, Oh account of a
scarcity of provisions among the Yankees and the
continually Increasing price-bacon having re-
Gently gone up TO fifty cents per pound in New
York, within an incredibly short period The ef-
feet Of the large bounty offered for re-enlisment
will cause everything to so up still higher.
Butler claims 10 have restored justice TO the
citizens Of North Carolina and Virginia, wh, have
COM under his rule. Here is an instance of fheiI
b asted justice: About ten days ago Miss Emma
Blunt, a young lady of Washington county, was
found dead near the picket stand. A post morten
examination showed that she had been fouiiy used
and then knocked in the head with an axe. Suspi-
ciOn pointed To one MOOre free negro living neal
the place. He was arrested, and the premises ex-
amined, and an axe with the eye bloody was
found covered with some loose fodder. 1t was
subsequent proven that the negro was absent the
night before--,hat he brought home bloody axe.
and hid II under the fodder. The print of an axe
was found In the road city corresponding to the
bloody axe. On being exanIard he prevaricated
exceedingly, and told several different tales. The
one, however, that seemed most probable to But
ler's Judge ~ was, that be saw several rebel sol
diers armed with axes; that one of them offered
him $40 to tell him where Emma Blunt was, for he
was going to kill her. You iaay naturally ask wha
was done with the negro? He was tod that if he
would volunteer he should be nalested no further
He volunteered, and was invested with the blue
badge Of tyranny and oppression, and gun pacet
in his hands with which, In all probability, TO mur
der another woman.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

BoLp PROCEEDING ON the llth inst some
twelve or fifteen armed soldiers, said TO belong to
the 9Th and llth Texas cavalry regiment, went TO
the (Ga.) jail, ABOUT O'Clock at night, for the
purpose of releasing Hill, of the ilth Texas, who
was charged with the murder of George Mont
eomery, and Rowark. charged with steaIiig horse
from Mrs Aycoek. Six Of these rufhans went into
the house, and about as many more stood guard in
the stree. Those in The house drew their pistols
on Mr.. Kerr. the TAILOR, and WIN. h. Jones, who
was staying with him that night, and threatened
that IL either made any attempt TO leave or create
an alarm he would be instantly shot, Two OF the
scamps then took the keys to the laii room. wen!
and released their friends, carried them out and
nut them on horses, while the others guarded
Messrs Kerr and Jones--thel all left and have not
since been heard of.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

THE RRPoRTsD CAPTURE OF GEN. VAscE.-The
telegraph a few days ago reported the capture of
Brig. Gen. Vance, Of North Carolina, in East Ten
nessee. A letter from Madison CO., N. c., in the
Standard, says:
He left Asheville, and proceeded throuuh some
Of the western counties, and crossing the noun
tains made his way int 5eyleT county, Tenn. He
then came upon Yankee foragins train, which he
captured, and was inakiBg his way out when he
came upon blockade In the road on Cosby's creek,
move. In the meanlime, the Yaakees started In
pursuit of him, and oveFiIauled him on Cosby's
creek at the ford, where they are reported u have
almost completely surrounded him, and Ii IL feared
that they have succeeded in capturing him and tho
larger psviion OF his command. 4 hese are such
facls n we learned on yesterday from some who
made thsiK escape. The statements are very con-
fused and conflicting, and We sill hope that e IT.
fatr u not 90 bad o. Tepsesent0d.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

Trial Of FordsA J,1y Ottai,sed.-In a
short while after the opening of Judge
Lycns's Court on Saturday, the i've men ne
cessary to make up the number Of twenty
four from whom 20 draw twelve jurymen to
sit in the case of Robert 8. Forie, charged
with the murder Of Robert E. Dixon, were
obtained. The folio wing are tho rames
Of those constituting The jury: e A. Smith,
James c. Johnson, Samuel d Hicks, Pow
hatan e. Dnpuy, Peter Vail, Henry Bodeker,
James W. New, L Oldham. Thomas Jones,
Charles II. Sinton, Richard L. Brown, and A.
Wolff After the administration of the usual
oatns to the jurors and witnesses, the hour
OF three O'Clock having. arrived, on motion
OF Gen: Humphrey Marshall, the Court ad-
JoGFned till this morning at 10 o'clock The
punctual attendance of witnesses is earnestly
desired.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
THE ALLEGED GRAND SWINDLE.

We copied from the Lynchburg Vtry6siaa,
onsatarday notice of the disappearance
o. Capt. Decie, an Englishman, who had
go'ten money to the amount Of 81, ,2OO, 600
Oh sterling bills, which have since been no.
aned TO the parties here who bought them
s having been protested. Capt. Decie came
!" america shortly after the commencement
Tue war, with the yacht Monitor, which
esoid TO this Government He afterwards
senl 10 Montgomery county and settled
.uefe' since which time severa! of his chill.
Uiea nave died and been buried there. He
s~nenced his business operations in this
N!OY selling bill of Is 600 On the Bank
" australia, and referred the parties lie sold
~" loa hrm in Savannah, vino, being ap-
fa'a TO- endorsed Capt. ID. as q responsible
-4u honorable man. This bill, like others,
y" ra' endorsed by the Bank Of the Valley at
a,ia'iansDurg, Decie having requested that
Aa''eeuient, as he said, to facilitate the me-
'lA'oh oil the paper. The bills he has
1"n ana sold to parties In Richmond will
- A'un' 10 about one million two hundred
~ ,-0u'aha dollars. One of the firms to whom
n. 'oia these bills, Messrs. r. T. Foster ~
,S ~, lA'e received protest Of the one which
nas. 'ousat. promptly attached his pro-
81; ~ neaF the Montgomery White Sulphur
ana thus secured themselves from
n". Su' o'her parties in the city have received
,1a11 e u protest of the bills they bought,
So not the protests themselves. Mr..
-. D. Harrison requests us to state that
E !" nol the Samuel Harrison noticed by the
". r.s"s'ah !" as having been swindled by Decie.
D, "aosworth, Of the firm of Wadswortt.
nef q Co., also asks us to correct the re
s.,,s NJ. 'ua' ne was loser by or had any trans.
,,vu' with the alleged swindler.
hnsa !. proper and just to state that several
ss,,a i.usss men in the city, who have had trans
tin 'us NV with Decie, still have the mo.t en-.
p,o,s.' s.onaence In him, and think that the
t''s IL. you resulted from the fact that the par.
eu,,;.s u.ew on, in consequence Of the dim.
viz 80 o. Communication, had not been ad.
eoun,. ~ nls draft. lie did not leave the
ii, NY ~. under suspicious circumsta bu t
nooa noed departure was known IN Rich.
10 sse'o ng before 1t took place, and he made
Ruyl,ns y H. de went to carry his wife to
LasIth " account Of her very delicate
and H.. sna ua they believe that he wIil return
settled - " liabilities will be honorably
3
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

Hon PRICES OF NEaRoKs.-A correspondent
sends us the following report of prices obtained for
administrators sale in CIin-h county, Georgia: A
man. thirty two yers old 5000; woman and four
youug children, 80 o5o; an old man and wife and
four small children, Ss0 $50; girl ten Years Old,
"a S5,: a man. ta!rty two years old, 50 $50; a
man ,yenty. one years Old, $50; aman, forty
five years old, s5 900; girl, twelve pears Old,
st;l5. Ara sale at Gainesville on the first DAY OF
January enc negro boy, nineteen years Old ss
= girl 10 wears Of age, $4,O05. A mule, somewhat
aged, brought lfe.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

FROM NAssAU.--We have received Nassau (N
P.) papers OF the 9th inst The Nassau Guardian
publishes an order which has been reissued from
the Colonial flee by the Duke Of Newcastle, re-
quring that commanders Of bellgerent ships shal,
obtain the permission of the local authorities be
fore entering the pots roadsteads, or waters OF the
Bahamas out islands. The editor congratulates his
readers the fact that the attention of the Home
Government has been turned to the subject, and
that the order has been issued to enforce the
tfaiity laws and prevent Federal cruisers from lay
ing in wait for merchantmen in British waters.
The same paper gives an account OF the chasing
OF the BRUSH steamer Hansa, between Abac0 and
that port, by the Vanderbilt The iIansa was
chased into Six Shilling Channel, and was forced
10 throw overheard about 20 bales of cotton. The
chase lasted two hours, during which lime the
Yankees kept up continuous fire, firing one shot
at the Bansa after she had ran inside of Six Shil-
lug Reef The Guardian says:
ave are informed that the captain of the
Schooner DarI of this port, picked up some of the
cotton, and was threatened by an officer in one of
the four boats belonging to the Federal vessel EN-
gagged in the same pursuit, that if he continued to
do so he would shoot him, at the same time hold
lug pistol towards him. The Federal commander
also threatened 10 run him down il he should cross
his bows. The captain OF the Dart Curry replied
that he (the Federal c0mmdnder) was in British
waters, aud had no business there.''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

A STYprIc WHICH WILL STOP THE BLEEnlEa os
The LARGEST WOUND. Scrape fine fine two
drachms Of CASTLE soap and dissolve In two
ounces of brandy or common spirits Mix well
with il one drachm of potash, and keep It in a
close phial. When applied, warm II and dip In
piedgets of lint. The blood will suddenly c0agu-
late some distance within the vessel For deep
wounds and amputated limbs, repeated applications
NAV be necessary,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
QUEEN VICTORIA GoDMorHER FOR "CoLoR
Ed" BABY.--The Dublin Freeman of the Doth ult
has the following paragraph about British royalty

Our readers will probably rem ea,ber the marriage
al st. Johns Church, Chatham, a short time since,
of the young African Princess, Miss Bonet,a a
Forbes, the pfotege of the Queen who was brought
to this cou' try by Captain Forbes, in her Males-
ty's ship Bonetta, from the coast OF Africa, ard
edu ated by the Rev. J. Schon, chaplain of n l.
vile Hospital Chatham, at the expense Of her Ma
jasty, who always took the most lively interest In
her welfare, and occasionally had her at court
On the occAion of the marriage of the Young
princess to j. Davis, Esq, a coiored West Iadia
merchant, who has since settled ON the Cold Coast
the Queen took the most lively interest in the
event, and made Miss Forbes several handsome
wedding presents, all OF which fully descrb-
ed at the time. Intelligence has aow been reeciv-
ed of a further mark of favor conferred on Mrs.
Davis, who has just given birth TO a daughter, 10
whom ner Majesty stood godmother By proxy. Al.
the same time the Queen has presented 20 her saa
child beautiful gold cup, with n sayer, ~ tie,
fork and spoon, OF the same metal, as ba aptsmai
present. The cup and saver bear the following
inscrirtio :-"TO VictOEja Davis, from her god
mother, Victoria. Queen of Great Britain aud re-
land, 1862
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

Mayor's Court The following cases were
before the Mayor on Saturday for examina-
ton:
The charge against John Read, of stealing
a horse belonging to DIR. j. B. Coakly, was
disposed cfby sendiog the accused on to the
Hastings Court, and remanding him TO pri-
son. When first arrested Read Informed the
officers that the horse found in his posses
sion was his. own property, and he was anx-
ious to sell him for $3.50. Finding, however
that his story was not believed he reduced
the figure to Sl00 as an inducement to the
policemen to let him 60, confessing at the
same time that he had gotten into some diff
ficul'y at Hanover Junction, and finding the
animal, which he said was Government pro-
p-riy, ready sadd.ed, mounted him and rode
off in order 70 escape arrest. The evidence
before His Honor proved both of the prison.
ef's statements to be incorrect. The horse
was the property of DR.. j. Il. CoakIy, sur
geon in one Of the hospitals in this city. By
the Doctors direction he had been ridden to
the office of Col. Stephens, by one of the
stewards, and while his rider was ira 1saetirg
the business he had with the Colonel, Read
unh, ,tched him and rode Off No defence
wns made.
George B. Curtis, arraigned on the charge
Of feloniously breaking into the har,room of
Geo. Bunker and stealing therefrom $1,000
worth of Whiskey, Was discharged from the
spec,lc complaint made against him, but
the Mayor committed him for want of bail
In the sum oi $500 for being 4 person of idle,
dissclute habits, and parolnd ankee desert.
er. The time Of the Mayor was occupied
for over two hours in the examination of
this case. 1t was proven that Bunker's
house, which is situated on Broad ST., near
9Th, and known by the name of the seBiue
Anchor" was one Of the most depraved ever
kept in Richmond. Three abandoned We
men, claiming to have been boarders there,.
We're summoned as witnesses, who with the
most unblushing effrontery, Acknowledged
thas Illicit practices had been indulget In by
them IN the most unrestra;ned manner, at
this place. Bunker was cognixant Of tha
business which they were following while
boarding In his house, and in fact Was living
regularly with one of them himselE The
. complainant, accused, and only male Wit.
ness, are deserters from the Yankee arny, %
our readers might readily anticipate frOuftt
character which was proven again4t them.
!. The May 81 demanded ball of Bunker In the
aum OF $500 to be Of good behavior, but de-
fsrred till Monday his sdecision ~ TO the
amount Of bail he should reQulre, TO aneWer
I indictments before the Hustinxs Court on
various charges Of retailing ardent spirifs
without proper authority 0f Law, and keep
Ing . noturiously III Eouse Ia tfo
most respectable pAx Of the city, rAuihnding
kinrin the meAptlm0 TO prison s4tllyho Was
psepdre1to rendAk his decision Tho women
were coinmieteo Appees before ~ Hps.
Nu&D ooat r Nnl1on, 81 oGnoE ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

LARGE PAyaxsr The Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road Company paid 10 the Treasurer Of Mississippi,
a C w days ago the sum of two hundred and thirty
thousand dollars TIM amount due the STATE ey the
Counpauy, If we ,aistake not, says the Ct13tsn,
this money was totrO wed q few years ago IN goid
and silver from the ,hickssaw School Fund The
Mississippi Legislature, It's last session, passed
bill 10 receive our present currency In ayment
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

THE EUROPEAN ExoDrs.-As have stated,
the number of emigran;s who arrived at New York
last year was LIS ,223-which Is more than double
the number of the year preceding. We get from a
Washington letter. dated 2;Id ut. in the New York
Journal of Commerce, the following particulars oi
this tide of humanity setting towards America.
The statement Is for the eleven moaths of 1853,
Omitting December, and Is copied from the official
records at the Yankee capital:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

EASTERN CARoLIsA.--The Yankees made raid
through Hyde county, not tong siace during Whieh
they destroyed IN immense amount Of property,
consisting Of provisions, stocks Sc. IN the iaIml
of Judge D0nneli they burned niteen huAdfed bar
reis OF corr, besides destroying other property ON
the farm Of great 4aluOs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

htealiag Clothing On Saturday morning
last, negro boy was entrusted by Lieut.
Col. Milton A. Haynes, static Led near Bsis-
tol, Tenn, with bundle of clothing, con.
sistlng of all oyercoat, NC, as we'll as box
containing some valuable papers, to take
from The Ballard House to the Danville De.
pot, he intending 10 follow soon after. Alter
settling his bill he started for the train; but.
greatly TO his surprise, the negro had failed
TO arrive, nor has he heard from him since
The Colonel is under the impression that his
things have been stolen by The negro, and
has, therefore, delayed his departure from
the city for few days in the hopes of se-
curing his arr. St
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
SIEGE OF CHARLEsToS.-This is the w0 hun
dredth day of the siege of Charleston The Courier

dredth day of the siege of Charleston The Courier.
of Thursday last, says:
The enemy continues the bombarlment of the
CITY with slight tntermjssions The shells thrown
are still the Wizard rife and 100 FOUNDER PARROTS,
fired at intervals of about one every ten minutes.
One hundred and thirty four shots were fred at the
city from hail. past Eve O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
TO half past five O'Clock Wednesday evening. We
learn that asprivate of the Gist Guard, Capt. Chi
chester's company, First S. e. Artillery, was In
stantiy killed last evening by the explosion of a
Wizard rife shell. This is tie first instance OF q
white person having been killed outright by shell
since the bombardment Of the city. The name tl
the man was not ascertaned at the time of writing
our report A negro was also reported severely
wounded ON Tuesday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

Rabbi'ag Room mate--Jobn NJ French. a
white man, was yesterday arrested on the
charge of stealing 81 900 belonging to John
". Wesley. Both Of the parties are boarders
at the Arcade Saloon, on 18th street. and oc.
eupied the same room. Wesley asserts that
while he was washing in another room, the
accused, taking advantage Of his absence,
took from his coat pecket his wallet con-
tanning the money, ard left the house before
it was discovered. Soon afterwards he re-
turned and said he had been cut to get
shaved; but suspicion having been previous
ly directed towards him, the police were inn
mediately sent for and took Lin in Gus stodY
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

Fos The ARny-The Central Association oil
South Carolina have puschased, since the Isl inst,
I5 dIs mounds hides % be tanned and made up into
shoes. aiso, aver II 900 yanis wooien sius TO be
made Into garments.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
FROM CHARLESTON.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 23.-The firing on the
city has almost entirely ceased. Only nine
shots have been fred since o'clock yester-
day evening The position and number OF
the fleet about as usual.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

pa,cEs IN RocxIaaHAM.-In Rockingham co,
va, corn has heen sold at IS and sometimes at =
higher figure day ylab0rer commands ~ per Gay
for his work, IL an efficient hand. fiomf y WI"
co ner harrel cotton cloth commands @5 per yard
Seef hrngs 50 cents per pound sugar Il held at ~
and coffee ut Ills.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25
REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE.

I hLC ABLE Flour, Corn and Saw Mil in Kine
william c1uniy near the Mattap nj river
1es below the Conn II tuss for sale, together With
iarin Il l2i aeres.-At the request of Mr. DIV.
val We offer for saia hii Valuable farm. and M lrv
property Ice I'D as ab We. The farm contajna lpb
acres, On which there ia q small cottags dwelling
with two rooms a,d passage Aiso carriage house,
stsbe and sevsrsl SIN j er houses. This mill house
is y by 80 feet part brick and isio good order
B-si1es ths saw mill, II Ia arranged fr srigdinp
rorn ard nanufactnriug four The toll last year
was 800 oush-.s wheat. and 60 barrels corn II haa
fae Gus son. AMI ran be Eatde very proitabls.--
Prca $685. Apply tn
j. 25--sa GoDD N 4 APpERscN.
ssEAUTIFUL Farm Of 2O5 acrts. in Iien,ico
ecuDty, ~ niles west Of Richmond. for ssle.--
We are ayi,horizai To sell the beautiful Fern On
which Mr. WI Harrison now resides It contsins
21 acres, Of which 80 sores are in weeds, and l2S
aJres o,eD lard IN coed heart. The impscyemsnts
are in sxceiient order with every coavenisncs
needed for the rse Of the place. There is o. the
pians an excel'sat young orchard A plat Of the
aud eaa b. sen al flee. P i,e, $4,000 Ap-
flyto ii, 2t-3tl GuDDIN 4 APPERSOk.
ttEtUTiFUL Farm in Halifax couoiy, near to
- Clover Depot conteirinE LAG asres, for Is -
Gently owned by fir Wooten Il contains 146 serss,
"f which 60 acres are open land, talsnre In wood
snd imeet.. There are on iha place every n.sesd
eelent dwei'ns, in first rate order. It IL within
hsif a milf lover Depot. Price 3 OuO An
ply t, lja a5-stl anDDIN APPERsON.
THE BEAU iFCL estate IN Dinwidde called
- "Oakiard," containing l ,05O acres, three miles
from the Court House " mile fr m Petersburg.
and la miles from Sntheilahd's Depot, on the
Sonthside Railroad, tor sa Eve are authorized
10 sail this truly beautiful estate located as above
and now occupied by Mr. ii aac Eppes. II con-
tains $50 acres, by recent survey, of whih one
hail Is open land in fine heart, and the other In
wood and timber. Thr place Is tae pretiiest one
in the county The rwe!iing and all the out
buildings are nearly ew. The dwelling sits on q
hill SUR Gnded by beautiful grove Of oak trees
labont acres,j AMI has rooms, pantry antithree
porcbes. built OF the best materials, andl3n ths
handsome-t style. There are tobacco hasm.
quarters sufficient for 50 negroes and sabiing for
. horses, sranafy, ice t'd carriage house. IN
fact, every building usually found on a large e.
tate. As much as IS $50 lbs tobacco has been
made in season. from 800 to 900 bushels wheat
from 3o0 to $50 barrels corn, and other crops In
proportion Possession given NJ once, or the own
~ will pay rent Of - 900 per anRum. As he IL
anxious to effect speedy sale great bargain will
be- offered, II application Is made IN Two or three
days. a map of the land ard view Of the build-
iBss can be seen at our Office.
jyM-I GODDtN g. APPERSON
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

THI BLACK FLAo.--G0v, Letcher stated IN nis aa,.
address At Danyills, Va, that the late 'stonewan
Jaekson WAS In favor Of conducting tnss 49, un"0s
him seven days afteS thsscccssi0n Of r9tnia, pro-
posing Is ~ The example himscM by nrst carrying
that fiaa II the face Of the eneRy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-25

II Is difficult for a plain man to understand why
the emigration has been more than doubled within
the tweiveinonth. without assuming that 1t Is slim
uiated by the Yankee Government.
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FROM sAsr rsssEssEx

u
RESELL WILLIE, Jan. 2S,-Adyices,fro the
front arc very encouraging. Our cavalry
were within four miles Of KeuxSiIj6s ena !
nave captured hve hundred besf cakfiS; 81 IS
hundred wagons, and large amount Of other
propArfY