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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-09
FRON CH.SRIEs row

CHARLESTON, Feb. s.--The enemy renew
cd fire on the city last evening.
A hfih monitor made its appearance In the
harbor to-day. The position of the feet I'm
other respects unchanged. The eusmy ssu
mounting several guns at Wagner, bearing
upon the channel.
An Official dispatch from Lake City, Fla,
OF the Sth, reports eighteen of the enem, =
Vesse!s, gunboats and transports, rs having
arrived ut Jacksonville, Fla II Ia believed
that large force had landed, which was said
TO be advancing last night
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OClAsA Nsis yTE rs,

Serious Accident.-Ah0ut five o'clock yes
tesday afternoon, a5 the outwafd-bound
train on the Petersburg road was moving off,
little girl about five years Of age, the
daughter of Mrs. Johanna Stab'ing, jGnpcd
upon the cow-catcher, with the intention,
doubtless, of getting a ride, Suddenly she
lost her balance, and before the engine could
DC checked, was thrown on She track, and
both legs were horribly mapgled by the
wheels of the locomotive passing over them.
The little sufferer was Immediately taken to
her mothers residence, where medical as.
sistance was speedily obtained; but ii is
thought she cannot survive her injuries.
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CONFEDERATE srATEs CONGRESS.

CONFEDERATE SLATER CONGRESS.
TIL. ,aott on yesterday met al ! O'Clock,
a-i Immediately took an Informal reces. TO
a7lI. lae announcement from The House O.
Drr natives of the decease Of Hon. Jno
b. Naos ol Texas.
Atlgc!ocI.a message was re eived from
'. llH-. U.Hunica ing information OF
'l- t..A O.. sae Hon. John A. Wilcox, aud
resolutions thereon
Ar M--,s.A, oi Texas, after an appropriate
t'log} upon ,lt d,cCased, moved the adop-
h'u ot lleili.awing resolutions:
.i. iasl jBe srnatc receives with sincere
r-"' l'e sDH.due ruscnt OF tie death ol the Hon
Ia.a 4 Hiao,. l4tr a member of The House OF
representatives. f.an the state of Texas, and
-airr~ go iIr f,iIIiEe- Of the deceased the a-
14ahcr 'i lheir sympathy with them under The al
''4'o Oritd'fmsrt lhey have been called To sus :
b1.. 1sI the Secretary of the Senate he
.'"i 80 Iau.m.' y' the iamily OF the deceased
-''i'aI ,'ps ot lic foregoing resolutions.
""r.-' Fiat as 1t mark ui respect Tor tlie
"'} !" lle deceased, the senate do now dd-
A'realolies Ly Senators Henry, of Ten
--1.-, and l'lclan, Of Mississippi, the re6o-
-'9as were adopted, and the Senate ac.
'-1t'l adjourned.
.-e lToceeljugb ul the House yesterday
sisted OF appropriate funeral obscquies
'hr .vmains Of Hon John A. Wilcox,
Ig1s. ~ T. O'Clock the body was
.--li 70 Tie hall ty the pall-bearers, and
.-.e+ III ityut of the Speakers chair.
.-t religious services on the occasion
' 2lductcd hy the Rev. DIR. Minnege-
.-e customary resolutions Of respect to
Ael;-fy Of the deceased were adopted
Id. House, aad feeling aud appropriate
-ts we're delivered by Mes5rs. Sexton,
,.. ',>1 ,lA Smith, Of n G.; McRae, OF Miss;
t3a'h- ard Jones, of Tenn. After the
r.5A OF tie resolutions, the House ad-
''''1'i 10 follow the remains to the grave,
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Ordinary Liceases.-During the year 1869
one hundred and fifty two licenses to keep
ordinaries we're granted by the Hastings
Court. OF this large number scarcely dozen
conform, in the slightest degree, to the re-
quirements of the statute relative to the
proper conduct Of houses Of entertainment.
1t would seem that any one, fortunate
enough to have friend willing TO vouch
that he would probably keep house, order
ly, useful, and such as the law requires, has
been licensed to deal liquid poison to an un-
limited extent.
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FEBRUARY o, iSfa
.or TucTNEwN ON THE

r,oxs OF THE ENEMY ON TUE
Tef 'xsI.I. .tTHEiR EGroRIfn ,,,,.. ~ ;, '""
t>.No TO NEW kE>r COURT housn' n'' -,
s.>. ,heir repulse at Bot'om's Bridge on
AHeF 'H''. ..;r,a the enemy fell back TO
sa53ay ~, M a ,be junction Of the old VIII
1''s,',.",n and Hanover roads, about twenty
'a'; NJ ", 1Is,ant from this city Here they
Ga' "'', ,to considerable force until about
r.s1''''' ~ ;. when they retired TO New
k.-' 'Y@ .,,,es g, salleysy;Ilc on Sunday, as
I-''' rs, 'V. J.r one Of Col. shiugler's couriers,
a', e',1 - ,hree brigadcs Of infantry, fonr
ei.. eis''',+ NJ cavalry. aud twelve pieces of
@'''.'. ....-...,on is that this demonstration
Jas ',,.i 'l, AZ aa advance of their lines and
..,r h,se of operations, extending
Iar.s .serand, ou the Pamunkey, TO
..'' .sh,js<. on the Chickahominy. II
''''.. ....,i IN forming this base, their lines
t-i .-.,.s3 some p miles nearer this
-.i.b vii! allJrJ them advantages Of
O." .,,c Nc. heretofore forcseen-
''t',, tile affair at Bottoms Bridge, On
,,orn,pr, the cuomy's loss was not
7'~... .....~.lle. / number Of their men
,,..gyTed 10 fall beneath the we'll
81" - Inn O.! our artillery, whilst the
~ their cavalry suffered quite Sc
-.--.r - - =.
'',-.. N.Y.. ...reraantt, New Kent c. II. lndi-
-n.- .,s.-elcusions are entertained that
l-,'.sl,3ls obstacles are in their path
ao,. anticipated in the first inception
'-'- -...,,e..t There can be no doubt
80. ,....iruant and cowardly Butler is
.--' .,.st5 make an effort to release the
-'-..orsrs -'''' nov IN Richmond, and we
'-D.l '..,..,.on hat It well behooves our au-
...., =, Give serious attention to this
---''.. ..r,.c,far With this demonstration,
...r....a -lss gentleman who came up
@,s,,ol.rnee boat represents that The
.,,v haze h...a largely reinforced at New
'., 3.c,e. s,.d Yorktown, and that matters
.r,-.-r-- Naar.e indicate active prepafa-
...'. f.r, egwf5sble aiYaucc Of the en-
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We're thereupon appointed: Messrs. Ran
dolph, Hill, aud Glazebrook.
A petition was presented from Mr.. Richard
Reins, Keeper of the Powder Magazine, ask
ing for an increase of fees. On motion, the
petition was referred to the Committee on
Salaries.
The Board of Overseers of the Poor sub
mitted report Of their receipts and dis
bursements for the year 1858.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
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MAJOR MoRDECAI-We are authorized to
state that the Major Mordecai who is spoken
of In the Northern papers rs being on ex-
animation before committee on the con-
duct OF the war, is not Major Mordccai, for
lnerly of the u. s. Ordnance Department
previous to the secession Of the south
When that inevitable course was adopted he
resigned his commission, retired from the
service, and has ever since resided with his
family in Philadelphia, in private lie.
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CARRYING orr CITIZENS or NORTH CAROLINA -
ON sa,urday of last week party of Yankees went
10 Windsor, In BERTHE county, e., ~ boats, while
another party landed on the Roanoke river, about
eisbi miles below, aud marched on the town, where
thcv made Il junction with those that went up in
boats They burnt Up some meat and destroyed
some salt in Windsor, and captured and carried of
The Rev. Cyrus Walters, of the Episcopal Church,
also Dr. Turner Wilson, and l.. Webb, Cashier
OF the Bank, aud some others. They attacked
Caut. Bowcfs's emp, aud routed the small force
there, bu, Capt. b. being reinoiced by sna1 cav
ipIir ~
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GIN, GEO. w. MORGAN, formerly OF the Yankee
army, who held Cumh herlaEd Gap at the Tine Gen.
KIRBY Smith invaded Kentucky, has resigned, and
is making speeches In Indiana, demouncins The
war. In u recent speech he stated mat, wheh he
ii,st Joined the army, he supposed II was tor the
restoration of the Union, hut thai he had since
found out that 1t was crusade against the soatii-
ern planters, 10 rob them of tsieir negroes ih't
he Consequently was opposed 10 giving another
dollar, Tnsing smother man, for the continuance
of such unhoiy WaF.
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my, -e >t'e1f. several bills of no genera
r-,. rI.n.aice We're reported from appropriate
T-''ees, among them
...y... ease the allowance to sheriii5 and
- Iyf service 10 the public.
sHe-l -I'viQ The act for the relief of INDECENT
'.-4eIs and sailors
lor,ri,, i,-15ViI'Ion Of inquiry was adopted TO
,em,t...t ~ law all debts which may be at
1fipG t,n 10 be collected by attachment.
Dans5 '. was also presented to define and
'r.5r,,. certain offences against the sove-
u.u4J IN - We State that may be, when COM
less than treason.
yeI,}i va passed releasing the Common
10 NJ ci4tll 10 certain lands in Petersburg
p, T1,.4'leT Sylvia. o
men i,,lsisl obsequies of Hon Mr. Wilcox,
np,jar =, VI congress, being announced, on
INC Senate adjodrncd.
t..e,ieer-e H9hss the Joint resolution for an
A9Jtct. ,-'-e oiicefa on Wednesday was
.rs. 4oaIha submitted a resolution on the
/, ne "1- tht necessity Of the exemp,ion of
r,ei'', Which resolution lies over.
nge.''' "a militia bili, disbandinc the I79,h
IN H. ~. militia militia Of the line, and providing
ttb ro.,,le more efficient organization of the
Hat y, 'ich' Ct the line, and the Ist regi-
Nh eeeohd.ciass militia, was passed.
les,u,l - u Rockingham, made an inef-
. Ge va. s't " obtain reconsideration Of
astn =, "n'ch lasSef the bill, IN order 10
sGhmG,,s 4ti1ieilament ~ limiting 10 ihs city of
S'ghs cont. 'he power Of breaking commis-
DQ nn'i n,''f'a on the Governor hy the bill
!jaf6ee u "a "i Mr. Is 1uldin. the House ad-
si'e the M i1aFier 70 | O'Clock, In order 10
Fa'e Ia fla flfs iipefs AL opportunity To partici.
iohefal Of The Hon. Mr.. Wilcox.
.a@. John W pa-.- -
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FROM EAST TENNeSsgr

MoRRrsrowN, February S-Reports from
Knoxville, by various sources, represent that
the garrison there Is In state Of great suf-
feripg from smallpox (of which there are
1O cases. an" a scarcity Of rations. The
Federal prisoners captured have bread made
OF unbolted -four. Col. II. L. Gilmer, Of tho
4th Kentucky cavalry, has been commIs
stoned Brigadier General. The train ran to
Strawberry Plains, within fifteen miles of
Knoxville, yesterday.
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Marriages for 1SGS.--From the 1st Of Jan
uary, 1868, to thei1st of February, 1864, two
hundred and seventy.ive marriage licenses
were issued by the Clerk of the Hastings
numbers may be disinclined to obey their
country's call to arms, yet fear not to rush
into the arms IF Cupid. Two hundred and
seventy-fve persons married, and bread at
one do3lar = loaf, milk hardly to be procured
at any price! Ye Gods, what times we live
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Jerome Wheeler, foreman Of the machine shops
OF the Va. and Tenn. raj road, In tynchburg, Va,
was 80 badly crushed on Thursday evening that iis
died Friday.
The 18th regiment =. G. volunteers has more men
for duty than any period o. II. history, and has owe
dead and discharged,
The ladies of Columbus, Ca, have just sent 500
aEkets and 1900 pairs of socks 10 Gen. Johnston s
arGiy.
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Mtsic-Messrs. George Dunn q Co. have
published mo Surrender" with two en-.
cravings, and "Why no One to Love-" two
pieces of music. They are handsomely got
ten up. Messrs. d. Il Co. give notice that
they will publish some very handsome valen-
tines, of all styles, ready for st. Valentines
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FROM "HE RAPfDAN

ORANGE G. H., Feb. S.-One Captain and
thirty nine privates, captured at Barnett's
ford by Gen. Early's division, were brought
In this morning. The enemy crossed at
Barnetts ford early this morning, but sooo
recrOssed again.
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Agrested.-Detective Reese, of Capt. Nc
Cubbin's corps, yesterday arrested a man
named A. d. J. Wilson, found with forged
discharge from military service, signed by
Major E. Turner. Wilson was originally q
Yankee deser:er, and afterwards Joined the
Confederate army, from which he has also
deserted once or twice. lie was imprisoned
in Castle Thunder.
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Circuit C0urtIn the case of Solomon A.
Myers, who sued Out writ OF hajeas corpus
before Judge Meredith, and who plead ex-
emption from military service on the ground
of being the President Of the Virginia Tow
ing Company, the Judge, after reviewing the
arguments ofcounsel, remanded the petition
cr to the custody of Capt. Coke, enrolling
officer for this district. Judge Crump APP
peared for the plaintiff, and MI. Nelson for
the Government.
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Akos kgsDALL, who recently presided over
conservative meeting In philadelphia, SAID tbst
recently suspicion had sprang up In mas mind INN
gnion Some such suspicinn has been prevailing
. long time among great many people down -
Dixie,
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commanding, was read to the regiment:
HgADqrARTE.s 18TH VA. iNF.SrRv,1
Feb. ), 1864.
General Orders, No. Is.
Comrades In tins and The other armies OF our
tonftderacy movement Is being made which. ii
successful, will offer to the world the most sub
lime moral spectacle Of the age.
The veterans, east aud west, of those armies
whose gallantry has made our plains historic, are
pressing forward 10 renew their vows OF devotion
to cur cause, and feel il 10 be my duty, this
ing, to call upon you be the first Virginia troops
to speak.
Too Intelligent to render explanation of the re-
suits Of such action necessary-too patriotic to
need exhortation you viii, / sure, respond
unanimously TO the call.
When peace has crowned our efforts, and we
look back on trouble as forgotten dream, this vic
tory over hardship and self love will be reckOned
fifsi among the trumphs of the
Soldiers the Old flag that ha. been your battle
star since seven Pines, is planted On the thresh-
hold OF a new--a more determined struggle rally
10 ii IS in the past.
BY order of ]. RICHARD T.gwEILEN,
Major Commanding 18th Va. Reg't.
After the reading OF the address the regiment in
body re enlisted for the war.
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Cnn DOLLARS Remarkably man Iandou,
cUV about Il yeara old, about feet 7 or 5
,uohes hgh, black, and to;erstiy key left the 10.
hacco factory Of Chi.drcy Jcnes. the 26th Jan,
1894, and las Eot been tr heard Of since, Iis
has wife and children, rho live In Adams's Valley
near the lahcGstefisn school house; and he may DO
IN King about the city, though 1t l. quite A. proba.
sie that he ID attempting " ma ke his way into tho
enemy's lines. | will give the above reward foe
him, If delivered N Mr ID Eacbo, Of this city or
r. -sod3t = uOWARD
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e. S. District C0urt-NO business was
transacted in this Court yesterday Judge
Iialyburton opened and adjourned it over
to Wednesday next, the regular day for the
commencement of the February term.
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by TELEGRAPH.


A'foAas or rHs 'Rsss AssociAr'o.
Gntered according TO act Of Congress in the yeas
iso3, oy =. :. fHRAsHER, In the Clerks once Of
.he District Court Of the COn{edsr.ss Sss."s r.
the Northern District of Georxfa.
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1nn OpLLARi Reward Left nv house ON
IOU Monday morning, Feb s,h my servant "A, !
tetniTa, about feet high, gingerbread color. 10
diess "i brown ground, and q rosebud ow or on /,
her bonnet was straw, trimmed with BLACK an.
white l1wers and a thick printed shawl Tn. nhn, |.
rewsni VII be paid II ,sken cut of the cnv ard sas
If taken ~ the city, COVRTNEy
fe Q-2t
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RUNA WA ~


1M DOLLARS Reward -Absconded from INV
lVO 's6n,' IN Greenviile county, Va. on Thurs
About 90 years olo rnd " feet high he belonsse
o"'h h oep'euoer last, - a gentleman near M
george Court House, whose name do DOT remsr
ui "usie nc mas a vile, aud Siil doubtless try to
rsaoh tIa' place lhe above reward wi he PAID for
me delivery Of Richard 10 me in Gresnviile COUNTY
Va, o TO Sir LGrady, in Richmond
fe 9--3t. puvs wv,u
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{ W Hundt"d Doilsrs RewGrJ.- Ran away irC N,
ue sohscr Der, ab0nt two weeks ago, n sIhy.
cailing hin self Robert Dsvis lie is sSout 30 year,
Oh, near feet 10 inches high, quite dark lightly
aeai, talks rapidly, eut stsmmers lie l. supposed
10 have carried With nina suit o. black bronIeIo. n
scap WIN u shs' cover, and heavy PAR Of b. ots
lie tad been employ I'd "a y d. .iua room se,va, A.,
IN" Amerleaa notel, but WIS uruu-ht up /. Pc
tersou Z, W. The sbov, reward viii bc .iv.s 40
any ohs VINO WIZ bring tire above negro 20 me, sr
secure him in ths H-pico JAIL JBJRlFR
fe9-3tt C,r n. N.rrh.,I -, -,
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Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 "a ,9i2,S 3
Ali the loans included in this table have not yet
been raised and expended, but they are no more
than sufficient to carry the war through the next
fiscdl year. But all the expenses of the war
by TO means included in the expenditures OF the
Federal government III we Include the large
sums paid by the several States, aud by municipal
corporations in bounles in the OUTFIT OF regiments,
for sanitary purposes, and for supporting the iaini-
lies OF soldiers absent on duty, several hundred
millions would he added to the enormous total. II
farther include the losses occisIoned by the
shock given tn business In the hrst years oil the
war, the injury done 10 our commerce ny the rebel
privateers, and the wealth which would have been
created by the men employed as sut1iers, the a5
sregate VII; swell to IA sum 80 formidable that the
party that laughed and sympa.hized wien their
leaders iaun,ily exclaimed, "Nho's afraid" :"
should at least be convinced that they were then
following blind guides But what reason Is there
for supposns that these leaders possess more wis
dom now Have the fanatical passions aud see
tional hate which blinded their Judgment tiieh
ahaicd ANYTHING Of their violence by the progress
OF The wa.2
''Nobody's hurt The shaowness' levity
which prompted this noted remark were shock
ing prelude 10 tie bloody scenes thai were ABOUT
to open under the direction of the maa who uttered
IL. The corpses that iDanider behtatn th- son n!
a hundred battle fields; The hundreds OF ihousanes
of brave fellows who have perished In military
hospitals; the hundred and twenty-iouF thousand
widows that are now applicants for pensions, are
a sad aud terrible commentary On THIS needless ana
heariiess text. d. such leaders deserve tue conf
deHce OF the country! Snail us aeslihy DC iohscf
committed TO their Keeping
DIPLOMACY WITH FRANCE-A HITCH WITH FRANCE.
A Telegram from Washington TO the New York
World, OF the 81 inst, says:
1t Is rumorcd In high official circles here that we
aie upon the eve Of war with France, owing 10
the singular diplomacy of hr. Seward touching The
questions growing cut of The building of CoDede-
rate rams In france IL Will be remembered that
Mr. Seward assumed very bold tone toward the
English Government after he diseove ed that the
British Cabinet had determined to detain Laird 3
rams aud keep the peace with this county. Ills
high -snunding dispatches Were all written after
the chanae of policy in the English Cabinet
was definitely understood. kmboidaned by hts
bioodless victories paper IL Is understood nsIs
that he assumed similar tone towsfd the Frenc1,
Government, touching the Florida and the escaped
steamer Rappshnnaock, and also with regard To
the rama which were known TO be building Ia
France for the rebel Government. His position
was incautiousiy beIiiserent that be has re-
ceived reply from Ds0uyn de 1 'huys which has
put the Administration IN cruel psedlcament 1hs
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Sti H'LiAES R-wari.-Lfi n my resid .ncs oa
cO Moac4y morning, about q "',aek nv uesto
"''S ''aso. ~ IS s""Gt iiye4fs OF aye, dars brown
c2or rather ipafa maze anI gru,n anpear,,,r. a.
hai II wien he leit a blue ehIggy uverca,t uo
has doubtless iett Win s0mS IN lis.Ty camnspy ar
II ATTEMPTING to so t. the Ya9seaj east of K,rh
men! 1be above r""A i vii be paid on hts de
merry tp ms, 40 Main al, Richrnoni
II s-2tI THOS SrARkE
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l. n kUKTUN,
10 D -e1C3.' corner MarEha.l and sth sts

1.-TWO Hundred aud Fifty Dollars Reward -kno
l. away fem my place, near kicLmCnd, a negro
man named Tom Binfori, about 30 years old, ds,k
skinned, and has scar across his forehead. He
was bought oi hr Augustus liaxail, CT Charles City
county, and Is no doubt sndeayorins N make his
wsy u that county. For his apprehension and de
livery In Richmond the uboye reward will be psil,
1e 6-2aw'w A IIlLlIAKD.
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w huhuttd poiisfs heNsrd-Wiii L.. paid f,r
the apprehension and delivery ia i.ii of NV
ooy y m wno abscoriya about ) weeks sgo, sus ia
supposed to he Dos In or near the eft, G I K,ch
mo, u" iF Rt"ot 10 years q Ege, h,osn color
and very sprsghiiy; hsd n when Il. I,r,
OF 'hiS'd 1eanF, cap, sni Feeg,d fhoe, Aidr, 81
Warren to, aIbpmsti. co va
i-p-5. q l. WfNGy,FID Nh
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b Re EyIIsTAEyr.--The Twelfth Va Regiment
has re- enlisted for The war. Upon dress parade
the following order from Major J. r. Leweiien,
commanding, was read to th- regiment;
iigADauARTE.s l2rH Va. INFANTRY }
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..etjgeu TIE RsffDAN-THE REPULSE
az THE EEEMY.
-s movements Of the enemy on the line
.ae RApdsn, which excited some interest,
..Is8t the belief that general advance
..Nal,rs army was contemplated, appear
.-= ol'g to lave been q ieiut designed 10
.-rat.l'5u from the enemy's real move
r,..ea t-e Peninsula. In this, however,
r., ..era-ualiy failed, az the following
.......a rom Hon. Lee viii show. Ga sun
s--f9 we're handsomely repulsed and
..-r. I.g5 70 the north bank OF the Rap
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Another telegram says:

u IL now alleged that the trouble between France
and the United States relates i'll some way IN the
special embassy which Mr.. Nm. Evart- had
been sent on to that country. After his services
In The ram dispute in England, IL is known that he
was instructed To demand of France the surrender
OF the beltgarent rights il accorded to lie Southern
reheis. whether the demand for whatever course
ot action, was based ia Il TOO pefemptorv tone, or
whatever may bs the trouble, il ~ certain that there
is some serious difficulty with the French Cabinet,
self.
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Mayors Chsrt.-Yes.erday was light day
with the Mayor. We give below bricl
mention of The cases
Sam, slave of the Confederate States, was
ordered 10 receive fifteen iashcs for having
iu his possession two flannel shirts and two
sheets, which he WAS unable 10 establish g
cio,r title To.
Nat, slave Of Maria B1hannon, arrested by
the police for going @t large, in violation oi
law, was sent on 10 The Hastings Court.
4 negro boy named Purson, slave OF Leigh
Powell, vas ordered TO be whipped for Great
ing disturbance in the street and resisting
the officer who took him in custody.
Two slaves, named Peter and spencer
wer3 arrai5 5ned on the charge of ST; aiing pig
iron from the DAnyillc Railroad. The evi
dence proving their guilt, they We're sent on
10 the Hastings Court for further exalnina
ton.
A white boy named Arthur Nanck, ar
rested on the charge OF stealing bacon from
James W. Turner, was bailcd TO answer the
offence before the Hastings Court.
Robert A. Crump was PROMPTLY discharged
from ali blame in shooting Daniel Callahan
on Saturday morning last.