The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-26

the FORT JACKSON EMtrTE.-Tbe first report
Of this affair were exaggerated beyond The usual
sxaggera.ions which come from the Mississippi
Blu, there something In IT, although of no great
consequence to any one. The last that we have
seen Of 1t in the Northern papers Is gwen as fol-
lows in iette,srom New Orleans, dated l2lh uit.,
70 the Boston Courier:
Our military authorities have just had foretasts
of the wisdom In trusting important military posts
TO colored troops,by revolt ~ Fort Jackson which
the newspapers in this department shy authority" /"
will inform you was 'only an altercau n between
an officer aud some ofthe men; and sOon quieted." /"
have my information from the lips of the officer
IN command Of that post, the garrison Of which
consisted Of i've hundred cOlOred so diers and off,
GERS, and twenty white men, (though some Of the
cOiorsd men whife as some of their white
(officers) and so serious had beco the revolt
tn the officers themselves declared that had they
attempted to exercise any authority over their COM
mand, every white man wonld have been xilied,
and the egroes have been in possession of the
Forts which cost the United States Government so
much of lif. and treasure, and 30 many months
delay to get into our hands. 1t has been decided
that this regiment of s'colofed men must be mus
tered out Of the SERVICE" In consequence OF this
alteration between an officer and some OF the
men
The New York Times has account of the mu-
tiny at Fort Jackson. 1t grew out of Col. Bene-
diets asking ten negroes coming In from beyond
the lines thei. authority for leaving. They an
menced lashing them, and a revolt ensued. One
hundred negroes seized loaded guns and fired on
the Union troops wildly, most Of the shots ranging
too high. No one 10 reported hurt. The rioters
held possession Of the camp all day and night The
mex, day moral force prevailed. The ringleaders
were arrested and tried by court-.nartai rhe
writer attaches the blame to Adjutaut- General
Thomas, whose indiscreet speeches gave the ne
grues an exalted idea Of their position. An Ohio
regiment has been ordered to camp near the fort,
to provide againat recurrence Of revolt.
CAPTURE OF GEs. VANoE.-The cspture Of 0ou
Vance, OF North Carolina, In East Tennessee, Il
confirmed He was sent to Knoxville. The soi
Iowag,s an account Of II from letter dated Ashs-
vile, n. u, January ls:
On "Wednesday last, Gen Vance, with about l5e
msn entered the village of Savis svi,le. aeout =
miles southeast Of Knoxville, and captured Fede-
raj foraging train OF seventeen wagons, loaded
with h0ur, &c. lie was making hts ssay out In
this direction, and on Thursday had reached Cos
by's Creek, when about NJ, he was attacked sy
q regiment Of Federal cavalry. Gen vaace and
about seventy ave men wers captured. The sede-
rails then returned In the direction Of knoxvllle.
He ordered Col. Thomas, who was some twenty
miles distant, TO jJin him with portion Of his
command st Cosby; but for some reason his ordesI
were NOT obeyed fsnsy's cavalry and our srtil.
lery passed the same place ne1t day and reached
Newport safely. They learned from tho cisi1sna
thai 6en, Vance had been sent 10 Knoxville