The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-21
Additional from the North

We indebted to Mir. G. u. Mason, a gallant
member oi Pi,ketts division, tor New YoIii Hsy-
aid OF last Saturday, the l!th instant We give
below ii summary Of the news IT contains:
IHE CAPTURE oF IaE EIGarE suu III CAROLINA Rgot-
MEST.
Sheridan announced to Stanton the capture Of d
whole regiment on the 18th. From the following
telegram to the Herat2 II Will bC seen the whole
regiment, according to Yankee statement only
about two hundred men, When the facts come
to be known, it will be abcertaed that the Yankees
did not take one hundred men:
HAnrEn's Fkkky, September 1.-THE rebel re-
giment captured by our troops day before Yesterday
Is the Eighth South Carolina regiment OF General
Iougstreet's corps. 1t numbers about two hundred
men, and comprises members of some of the first
families OF the Palmetto State The men were well
and comfortably clad, and their physical appearance
does not indicate that they living on half "a
tions. They represent their commissaliat in good
condition. Several officers of the regiment, who
We're captured 1T the same time, speak confidently
of their hopes III obtaining their lndepeEdelce.-
These prisoners We're quite uneommunicative when
questioned III regard to the designs OF General Early
REMARKABLE SPEECH OF LIrTLr vILLAIS-THF
QUESTION To BE DECIDED AT THE COMING rREsT-
DENTAL ELECTIoS.
At a grand Lincoln ratification meeting IN Brook
Ign on the evening of the 18th, Henry j. Raymond
oi the Times, made remarkable speech
lie expressed his delight at seeing this evening
indication which gave the lie to the hope ot their
0pponcnts-that there Was such apathy among
the Republicans that, with Little Mac they would
run the course. Their opponents We're wei
come 10 indulge i'll such specuatons; but lie con-
graduated the freuds of the Union at the display
uf interest here manifested lii the coming Pfesdel-
tiai struggle. tApplause
The question now bcUre the people was whether
the majority of tbs American people can aud shall
eject their President, whether they shah b. sub
pf,.i fD fE.Ir 1Ilb TO
cislUns overruled by Il minority flying to arms
(Applause and cries of That's it") We are now
called to eject ii President again, and who knows
whether the ninoIity will submit now II
Will depend upon the result OF the opera
tions Of army in the field under Grant
(applause)-and Sherman continued applause -
whether We can elect Il President and have
him our President after We do elect him.
Applause and cries Of ''Thats ao.'l The question
at issue was not one OF individual merit. With the
claims Of candidates they had little to do The Is
sue was whether we will maintain the supremacy OF
the Consttution-the right Of the majority to rule
the right to maintain the Union, and claim to
continue our existence as nation on the face of
the earth (Applausel The rebels want peace,
and their friends at Chicago want the same. They.
shall have it. We have now general on whom the
nation relies with confident hope that he viii lead
its armies to assured victory. (Cheers.I We
generals and our gallant soldiers marching glori-
ously steadily, patiently and detenedly to the vic
tories which are to give peace to the country. APP
plausel Sherman has exhibited Il military expey-
ence which has the admiration Of the country
and also that other noble hero ot the war, General
Grant-(tremendous applause, the whole immense
meeting standing cheering aud waving hats and
h.ndkerc hiefsl-a general who has exhibited more
tenacity OF purpose and greater fertility Of resource
than any other general that could be named on this
continent OF the other General Grants motto was
to keep moving on. When he failed to take Rich
mond upon this line" he didn't give up. (Cheers1
He tried again and again, and to-day he has both
Petersburg and Richmond substantially by the
throat cheersl and every day he WAS tightening
hrtu tbo,,,,
tceers) and next March would bring MIR. Lincoln
to the Presidency for allotherfour years (Appause
GREAT SCARE IN HA0KRsrowH-A TOWN EMITTED
The Hagefstown (Maryland correspondent Of the
Washington Star under date vi Saturday after de-
scribing the shelling Of Williamsport by the Con-
felerates ON Friday last, says;
About IL o'clock Thursday night, 1t Eas first whis-
pered around on the streets VI the town that the
rebels had made their appearance at Falling Wa
te,s and the news spread rapidly. About an hour
afterwards, those who had retired Tor the night
were aroused by the tread vi horses, COWS ami
sheep which were being hufriedly driven OH by the
farmers of Washington county for safety The
rear was brought mp by large string OF four-horse
wagons loaded with wheat that had already been
threshed but which the mers had refused to re-
eeive, owing to the anticipated rebel INVASION The
confusion and excitement occasiohed by tins grand
skeiaddle at the dead hour OF the night can be bet
ter imagined than described
In the morning, shortly after the merchants had
opened their stores and were ready 70 TRANSACT bus-
ness. portion of Geperal AyeIilps wagon train
came lsshing up the Sharpsburg turnpike pell-mels
and was driven through the town at rapid rate,