Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Surgeon Finley
will be appointed surgeon-general Of the army.
Gen. Scouts health is good reports TO the con
trary notwithstanding. lie is dlScharging the
duties of his Office daily and nightly. Doctors
Dove, Lincoln, Storrow, Hines, Young, Lank
and Waters, are commissioned assistant sur
geons to attend the troops in this city and vi.
entity The president and secretaries Seward,
Chase and Cameron attended the funeral of
Col. Vosberg to-day.
The secretary OF state elegantly entertained
the officers of the seventh and twelfth New
York, the fifth Massachusetts, and the fourth
Pennsylvania regiments, and the Rhode Island
Artillery, with foreign ministers, officers of
the army and navy, and others, this evening.
Hon. Chauncey Schatfer has addressed the
seventh New York regiment this afternoon,
invoking them not to return till the close of
the war.
Col. Vosburg's remains proceeded to New
York this afternoon, in special train.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Gen. Butler has
spent many hours with Mr.. Cameron and Gen.
Scott to day, aud started for Annapolis by the
two o'clock train. His instructions are posi-
tive concerning aggressive movements, and to
remove, at once, all distinctions 20 the ap-
prOach of Norfolk harbor.
The adjourned meeting of the Wheeling
convention of the 4th of June will be attended
by delegates from counties east of the noun.
tains, and the convention will be urged to de.
clare the conduct OF the authorities of Rich
mond in abdication OF all legitimate power,
their acts usurpations, and the actors rebels
and traitors. Instead OF dividing the state,
the policy will be proposed of forming pro
Wis onal government for the whole state, ard
and an election will be proposed for governor
and state officers. These measures will be
nI Nv ,,f II,
government, ond will be a safe course of pro-
ceeding, avoiding the ugly appearance of ini-
tating, on a small scale, the lille gal and uncon'
stituti0nal secession of the rebel states
A valuable parcel was seized here this
morning in transit to Gov. Letcher. Months
ago Gov. Letcher caused surveys to be care
fully made for military map of Virginia
The memoranda and detached plans were sent
to German employed in the Coast Survey
office, 10 be engraved. He recommended for
warding them to New York, which was done.
A few maps were engraved and sent with the
plate and original materials toward Richmond,
necessarily through Washington, where the
government took charge of them. They are
very accurate, and will be of great use "a the
coming campaign.
On Saturday afternoon the steamboat Star,
formerly the Monticello, discovered partially
formed battery at Sewall's Point. Two guns
from the Norfolk navy yard had been mounted,
and embrasures had been prepared for about
dozen others. The Star opened fire and had
dismounted one gun, when the Thomas Free
born, Capt. Cash, attracted by the firing, ran
down from fort Washington, and getting near.
er shore than the Stars draught permitted,
speedily overset the second. The Freedom
then sent shot towards body of 20 or 30
secessonsts, who stood near the ruined bat
terry, which cut clean through them and scat.
tered them in all directions, and then she
steamed away