The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-24


ALEXANDRIA, June 10 The train fro,,
ais 'hurch arrived here this evening aud
'ePoits All quiet there Filing of cannon In
80 uiIecuoh occasioned some alarm, but
subsequently, IL was ascertained that tho
troops were practicing with their guns
tapt. Meclar. of the Pennsylyania Fiftfetb
Regiment, who has performed the arduone
uuH'H oi FfoYost-marshal, and gained the
UNIVERSAL esteem of the citizens of AIexan-
ara LOT his leniency in The treatment of
themselves and the prisoners under his charge
mas been relieved, nj his request and Lieut.
Shepherd. of the Massachu Fifth Regi-
iuehl, mas been appointed TO the position.
There are numerous reports from Fairfax
Cont House, but ali unreliable. The Con
ieoefate troops were certainly there at four
y clock yesterday afternoon.
j Barnes, of the Fairfax Rifiemen some
tlIne since captured AS Secession scout, was
released to-day on parole of honor. He bears
evidence of the kind treatment of him self and
fellow prisoners, rendering him almost pow
-fltss, ne says, to bear arms again against his
captuTeTs.
Fairfax Court House will doubtless soon be
7'cnp"6 nv Federal troops, If such is not al
ready the case.
,ruo>r Ir.vk Bridge, n covered bridge and
line structure on the Lee burg turnpike, four
miles from Leesburg, connecting with the
middle turnpike road leading TO Alexandra,
has burned by the Virginia troops.
il force Of eight hundred men are in the
neighboThood of Occoquen. They refus ed to
let any OF the wood boats of Occoquan or
Neabsco come mp with wood or barrels; in
consequence Of which, as 1t Is all the depend
-nce Of poor people in that neig hborhood,
great suffering IS experienced.
Hugh Hammond, a very worthy citizen of
Prince William :, who was a Union man, was
taken prisoner on Sunday night, and handled
very rudely. lie has been since released
People are leaving the (FairfaxJ county as
last AS possible, under the reign OF terror now
prevailing there.
LElrLR PROM PATTERSON d COLUMN.
4
ngton Star. The writer evidently has great
| faith III his own views:
WGLLIANsFoKr, Nh, June l9-1 A M-So
| far as Gen. Johnston's movements are known,
and | have little doubt OF the correctness OF
ny informatIon,J he has not advanced North
| If MartnsburE, though il was ten hours since
| given out by dlsafected people heTeabouts
| hat his purpose was Immediately to attack
| len. CadwaIlader. His line is dotted be
| tween Martinsbnrg and Winchester. Its
| strength is vaTlously estimated at from IL 600
| % $4,000. l believe the least number VIII
| cover it. His object must have been either to
| nave taken CadwalladeT's advance una wares.
| # finding he could dare TO attempt to do so,
| OF 20 dIstract forces from the line of Washing
| ton by assuming 4 threa tening position, with
| the expec tat ton of being able To sctmper Oft
| suddenly to Manassas after having done so,
md to be in position TO aid in a desperate for
| ,orn hope advance on Nc DoWeII's column be-
| fore troops TO have been thus deCOyed to Pat
'arson's line could get to the Federal Inetropo-
| lis.
in both these objects his retrogade move
ment seems to have proved Il failure already
As Cadwallader evidently kept himself well
advised of his Johns ton's) Ietrogade move
ment and disposed of mis- advancing col
umu, by promptly re-crOSslug the river and
| coucen trating ii on vantage ground, as to rem
| der an assault upon il hopeless while Pat
| 'erson has already so strengthened Cad walla
| der by sending up heavy reserves, az that not
| only no more troops are necessary TO be
brought here from your city, but the very
| fine Rhode Island Regiment can be convent
emily spared TO resume at once heir old posi-
ton on the Washington line.
| a : at present posted, J Johns S line must
| give way whenever seriously assaulted by Cad
waIlaGer's troops; and do not perceive that
4 forward movement Oh O.'s part is likely to
| be delayed forty eight hours longer.
1t appears to be well understood BY the
people around me, that ohns ton must neees-
sarily speedily fall back towards Manassas.
RETIREMENT or GEN. cADwALLADER' r COMMAND.
We were informed by passengers from
Knoxville near Harpers Ferry, who reached
Baltimore last night in the Western train
that it was currently reported that the Fed
eTal troops, under Gen. adWallader, who
crossed the Potomac at and near Williams
port during last Saturday and Monday, into
Virginia, had retired by recrossing the river
into Maryland, under the belief that Gen
Johnston was moving forward IN large forces
10 attack them. This information is said to
be reliable.
MOVEMENTS DOWN THE POTOMAC.
The steamer Mount Vernon, which left
Washington Nayy-IaTd on Monday night
having on board TWO companies OF the New
York Seventy first Regiment, went down to
Chapel Point, five miles from Por; Tobacco,
where the two companies disem barked and
marched to Port Tobacco i'll quest of Seces-
sion troops supposed to be there. ii seems
that Port Tobacco has been II headquar tiers
for Maryland Secession recruits, and when
ten TO twenty would arrive there and enlist
they were bOated across the river to Virginia
The military, on arriving at Port Tobacco,
found only one soldier III the place, and he
bore 4 Captain commission from Gov. Hicks,
OF Maryltnd. While the belief among the
soldiers was that the man was Secession re-
cruiting officer, the commission referred to
saved him from arrest. Taking a survey of the
country whereabouts, the men returned to the
boat aud steamed back to Washing ton, where
the Mount Vernon arrived on Tuesday after
noon, a T. o clock.
On Wednesday at I2 NJ o.. Captain Woods, of
the Mount Vernon, received orders TO get i'm
medately under way for some point down the
river. Canister shot, carbnes, etc, We're
hastily brought on board and slowed away,
extra sailors were hastily transferred on
board from the Pensacola, and i'll a short time
the steamer WAS ready 10 cast of. Her desti-
nation is probably Matthias Point, on the
Virginia shore, opposite Port Tobacco, or
White House landing, at both of which pOin Is
the rebels are believed to be erecting heavy
batteries.
The men on hoard, coming up the river by
Aqua Greek yesterday, discovered q new bal
terry at that point, on which were mounted
fourteen guns. They could See the men with
glass laboring at the works.
PROM wAsHINGToS.
WAsHINGroS, J une l9.-Speaker Allen and
Hon. Albert G. Porter, have succeeded III pro.
curing "A requisition for four additional three
years regiments from Indiana, to De raised in
the southern part OF that State. 1t is said
that companies almost enough to complete
them are already raised. Thus Indiana will
ksz
to II Major General i'll which case Brlgadier-
General Monis, now serving so gailantly with
the three months volun tetIs, will probably
be appointed TO that position.
The War Department has also accepted or
authorized TO be raised, four additional regi.
ments from Wisconsin, and the same number
from Iowa, one OF those from the latter State
20 be cavalry, and all the Others infantry
John Bradshaw, of Indianapolis, has been
appoin ted Brigade Cuartermaster.
The announcement Is officially made to day
that the President, in consequence of the
pressure OF public business, is obliged TO de-
cline receiving visitors from this time until
the opening OF the session OF Congress.
The two Pennsylvania regiments which ar
rived here yesterday were this morning re-
viewed by The President and Secretary of
War. The Rhode Island regiments have re-
turned 10 their camp, near Washing ton.
Two hundred recruits for the First German
Rshe Regiment OF New York arrived here to-
day, I'll US iiIiing the regiment, which will be
supplied with the new Enfield rifles recently
imported.
The 2lst New York Regiment from Buffalo,
arrived here this afternoon.
The oath and Goth Pennsy lvauia and the lst
Mass achusetts Regiment, which reache d here
yesterday, went into camp this afternoon, the
last to guard the approach TO the CHAIN Bridge
above Georgetown,
Among other mere rumors which have
found their way into the press is one that the
ohio troops subSeu uentiy took the enemy's
masked battery at Vienna
Equally untrue is Il report that the Federal