The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-19
TIE Latest NORTHERN ACCOUNT

TIE Latest NORTHERN ACCOUNT.
From the Baltimore sun OF Monday we
copy the following:
The steamers Adelaide, Capt. Cannon, and
(ieorgi lana, Capt. Person, arrived on Sat
urday and yesterday morning. from Old Point
Comfort. They bring intelligence that &
movement was 10 have been male on York
town on Saturday night by "A large body OF
troops, under command OF Major General
Butler, and IL was expected that they would
reach il by Sunday NOR ming, II there was no
opposition by the onfederate forces.
There EOw one hundred sick aud
wounded III The hospital at Old Point, and
deaths among the wounded frequently occ ur
4 Young man named C1dv, from Phiiadel-
phia, wounded at Great Bethel, died on
Thursday His mother went down Ia the
Adelaide, buI he was dead before q he "a " him
lie W IS an only child.
Miss DIX, with three nurses, went TO Old
Point on the Adelaide, but she returned and
ha. gone to Washington 10 attend 10 some
wounded IN tina. city. Quite \ number OF
persons have reached Fortress Monroe 10 see
th"ir wounded friends.
The l. s slUop-of- war Vandaiia arrived at
old Point on Friday and exchanged sslutss
with the II W ship Cumberland The :. K.
Spaulding also arrived from Boston, with Il
large quantity o. GfnmpnItion.
The big guu ''LLiou" WAS safely taken to
Fortress Monroe, and was carefnlly guarded
hy seventy men an. force of artillery officers
All visitors 10 EJrtTess Monroe continue 10
be sworn 20 support the Government by the
Provost Marshal.
The result ct the expedition towards York
town Is looked tur with a good deal of IN ter
est and II is eypec tad that = desrar3 te battle
viii ha fought. The Confederate forces are
thought TO Re about ten th0osand strong, and
they have good fortiitcations.
nomber Of soldiers Zouayes and others,
| came mp on the Ge0rgitns on Saturday,
Most Of them are on the SICK list.
I he captain of r sailing vessel which was
| lying near Hampton on the day after the bat
| tie OF Great BE- thel, has arrived ri this port
| He reports that "A large number OF killed and
| wounded were termed across in the Snsque-
| hanna fishing boats, but ne could not escer-
tain the number.
| Correspondence Of the Assoc atsd Press
| Fosrsrss MosEoR, June Is, q +. M-The
| steamer Alabama arrived here this morning
| with Col. MA WeiIer's German Regiment -
| They go into encampment near Hampton -
| Among the fifteen additional reg ments ex pee
| ed a Fortress Monroe. is au efficient corp OF
| artillery from Fort McH.nrJ aud regimen
| of noun ted rif-men. The latter are greatiy
| needed 10 operate against the Virginia Ligh,
| Horse. On the arrival Of these regiments the
| troops now here will ex tend their lines .eye.
| RAJ miles further from the Fortress The Pc.
ninsula VIII soon become immense en-.
| trenched camp Tei-graphie communication
| Is oeipg opened between the several camp,
| and the Fortress
| The artesian well has been sunk to "A dapth
| of luo feet. Means ars also being en- ployeti tc
| bring large supply ot fresh water trou
Hampton.
The headquarters OF Gen. utler Quarter
master Iaimadg- aud Oommissary fuy lor ar,
| daily crowded by a1 array Of ietgnet poiiti.
clans. place seekers, importuaats contractors
aad modest individuals, with very large AKA,
| 10 gr,ad. Essry straaxss iaust take the oath
| OF allegiance on laadigg, aGa u sharp look-ou,
| - kept up for - coalr,bsad OF wsr."
A great part Of she elothtnx furnished ths
New York volunteers 10 usariy worn eat
| papsr garments would have served almost u
| gel. Uoi To~assad, whose COMMAND Rai
| cot nSsa three Nssks Ia the Geld, has uaaiis
| a rec uisi.ioa for asAysy a tAoassad new eeats
| paalA and shees.