Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-24
AFFAIRS IN LINCOLNDOM.
GLEANINGs FROM TIE NORTHERN PRESS.

Wsn street was excited Thursday, By oTculsr frcn
Secretsry S,ward TO the State Governors ealire upon
them 20 strengthen their Like aud COT s. deter Gee
which interpreted the certain ioresb adosbg OF
With J. leland. Prices a. the stfcl Exchange j q.
cned from one 70 two and three fourth per cent Goy.
ernnent secuiii, suffered ssvtly tSaR tho
!ances. At the clase OF .ho Board tie Excitement ia
the street intense. Tbs bulls did their bee, To ay
the maik aud laugh down the Seward despatch, but IN
vain. The sses that we're made we're eensrsly loVtr
han ct the adj ,unment Of the Beard Fortuaes have
been lost and won by this remarkable document irom
the Safe Department. S0me o the spectators say tLLt
Il they bad bad iutmaon in advance that was
log, they would have given $4,000 for H.
The New York Poet says: -
Stocks took Q heavy downward surge to-day, With
urge sales The letter Of the State Department TO tie
Govtrnon OF the loyal States in reference 10 the
defeDces of the country bad very spsessirg ,i,ci,
and at one time there a stampede TO cell.
Virginia sizes we're sold in New York, Friday, lslh,
at i6; Tennessee bonds l2 rs; North Carolina 81.
HARPrR's FKkaY.-The Baltimore American Of tho
10 b inst. says:
reported that the Conederatss design destroying
Hsrpeis Fry and Bolivar. and the phAbiians vefs
packing up preparatory escaping into Maryland. Dur
ing yesterday they burnt Hers nll, the island
the Shenandoah side of the river.
THE REBEL BATTERIES on THR POTOMAC.
W,sHNGroS, Oct Is .h.-QIite q number CT upsari
bound vessels the Rebel battIriFs last night end
have arrived at tkS Navy Yard and at cur whsrvss.
An0og these IL the Government steamer COsir Ge %,
soch to~si up the Government ship Granite. They
pa d he batteries shortly after midnight. The stesiu
tugs Murray and Pusey bad abou twenty sbos fred ~
them they passed, towing up couple of 'ehooness
loaded sith Government stores, but they were GOt
.ou he'd.
The steam tug Rober, Leslie While on he way down
last rght uic the steamer Bugh jenkins, ao bourd
down, near Mt Vernon. The jenkins was struck ness
he bow, and 80 crippled that she conpeeI 10 rrn
into sdos water where she nov rests on the Wind lot
tou. She bSi cavalry on board. The Leslie reur4si
~ the Navy Yard for O 10 take OF the hoF'es.
great many vessels sre 81 Smiths Point waiting
cbshee 10 get up.
The Mount Vernon vent down last night, but Captain
III ohel deemed prudent TO return 10 lLdian Head
without passing the batteries.
The Yat kee hss Oh board large size iIhed she'll which
was hrsi from the battery st Budds Ferry, bo'wcel
Transport aud Shipping Point. II s'.nf Mrotgt ,a'r
TIA Maryland ,tars aud penetrated several feet into
a bank OF cath.
Gen Sherman, s aflisry net5rsty has tssh assgsei
to the command Of tue "grta: scutteEa sIpedSeL'
stout 10 ssil from Annapolis
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.
WisaIsaIos, Oct Is The mot important item fem
the other side Of the Potomac IL that Gen ScClelsg
ysHeFoay, accompanied by Geu1 rails Snh, Mccall u
Hs1eock. sud s'rong Escort OF regular "aynlY, pto
cee1ed 10 leLas which Il i've milrs west o. lessDg
viii ;. aGi remained there se,eIal hours.
Geo WaJssorth vas within nile aud a hall Of Fair'
fai e. H., wish comparatively snail escort Frcm Oh
t'iots IL ecinfel that there Was Rebel
.oree VI about ~o regiments ef inf ntry AID battalion
OF cavalry The escoit Ii ed on but reached thsir
caup 10 safety.
gsisPeRoGnRsfs Yos KsNTJeKY
CHcIssirI. 0st ls.-YsstsIi,y, Den. sleIns1 tels.
sIsphed urgent demand FOR rentoFcsm aud o.
the arrival CT Secretary Cameron here ters
for 5000 troops 10 be sept T. Kentucky iuGedAstly
Louisville may now he eOnsl erred safe.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
PosTRRss hosRoE, 0st. 1.-THE steamer Pawnee
rived here Ibis morning from the Potomsc. She
fred upon by the Rebel batteries at Evanspo sir shots
t.kilg etse! buI doing no serious damage.
No hg Of truce will be permitted TO go to Norfolk for
Lumber Of days Neither will any from the Rebels be
permitted to come this side OF SeSell's Point.
LATEST FROM MISSOURI
SYsicrsF, No, 0ei. IA messenger from General
Fremont reports his arrival at WarsaS, on the Usage
river. (about 65 miles southwest Of Jefferson City,
which he was preparing to cross by means Of ponion
nesday night. On his arrival at the Usage, the opIo
site bank filled With Rebel cavalry, who wers dis
persed BY shelirg them.
Gen. Fremont was determined to push on ersget;-
csIy, aud force the Rebels to igh. or reueat
L is expected tt az General Price has made and in
Coda Juniy, 25 miles from 0ceola witI tore. Of
$4,000 men.
O,,. IS -GeDerL Hardee, recently reported in Ken
lucky is nov said 70 be marching TO the aid Of General
Price with 200oO troops, aud Is expected 10 reach hm
By next Sunday.
Nothing has been heard from cur advanced guarl To-
day.
REPORrED REMOVAL OF GgN. FREMONT.
CrScISsArr, Oct. ls.-The Gazette says that General
Fremont removal u take place early next week. pro.
,5ly Tuesday; tie order having bsen handed him by
secretary Cameron. General frem,n asked delay Ot
4 few days.
Tie tIloriag. from the New York "Tribune" Of tie
b. shows Grecieys sentiments the blockade andis
feelings" towards his friend Abraham:
CASE OF HUMILIATION.
We learn from very good authority that Brsh usns
Of has recently entered S,uthern port, snd her
u arturo took board for England number Of pass
cog rs aud mail We learn also that the Secretary of
State has complained in diplomatic circular st Wash
ngtop, Of this act Of the British vessel Of de
eoarte-y toward the Federal Goyernment. Il is dco,
., form snopLion upon such Transaction without full
,cq isintsnce with all the cireumssnct but ii the face
complained OF is II Iply that q British manof-saf
oroogbt away passengers and letters from Soulhefu
port, the ground OF complaint Is not obylous. htho
blockade Of the South Ia meant to apply only TO trading
gssssls, ard me:-ofvtr are understood 10 hsys
the right CT entry, then we may expect In accordance
sth Her Nj ,ss proclamation Of neutrality that sus
vessels will PRECISELY rs they would In loyal ports
Il Is certainly unusuel thing for SAL to carry
passengers aud pails, but the capain Of such vessel
nigh; be move by ihe peculiar circumstances Of the
,lse TO eIep1 scch courtesy to few friends aud con-
der tia: he committed no violation of neutrality, mas
mach Is 18th passengers snj l,,te,s taken 10 Eng
isk vessels TO aud from Nuthern posts where there 10
no block ,de Nor does II aller Tue II no fueh yti
rieye OF entering Souhern ports ia accorded 10
ola In lhA. event they simply enter any port thy
pt,sse where they fcd no. blockade existing II hey
forced the tlcefade II would be- OF course esuse os
var; but merely dsresGdng q piper blockade can
hardly be fescn.ei 81 act % dscouresy. Wbon
onoe 10 The pert the capia OF the vssa would BE- gov
srued By trsciss the ssIa, moiivss that you'd
iu vere t NoiLerncTs an ScuIteFDsFs With WHOM
no Is d.alng. His sovereign has commanded tIla IL
kpos 70 eff ,r,ues bsiween thas.
Ee,erheess, "a saunos bat regard i. ss a humiliation
tast Bal ish man Of las entered Soulcein poit
and til eu passengers end mail 10 Engslt sad
s only tie noriysg that lave DO c8cal rieLs
70 conp,alo ct Il. or Ii We DO that na, te laughed
for oompsioss where We Iot 81 liberty 10 regent
Il seems ~ however, that ,hs cTitcaton L one
which ss brought upon Cur sssss. The last CoasIe-,
authors. ID the siosiog OF Southern psI:s Eors Of
ny bot fos sJIie fsason which do nn. prstsai e.