Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-25
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! WASHINGTON, June pa spy was arrest
ed this morning with full plans OF all the Tor
! tifeations around Wash ngton, the nuSnber of
troops, and where the cannon are planted.
The schooner II. NJ. johnson, recently
seized as prize has been fitted with rifle can
non and a crew OF 20 men. She sails soon to
cruise near the Bahamas.
Several more shells at the navy yard were
found to be filled with sawdust.
The war department has assured senators
johnson and Etheridge that the Union men of
east Tennessee shall be sustained and an or.
der has been issued including Tennessee IN the
district under command of Brlgdier General
Anderson.
All the later advices represent the intention
of Beauregard to advance on the federal lines
in anticipation that such movement is essen
tial to keep up the spirits of the rebels. All
| our regiments have been under arms for the
last twenty-four hours, as the government was
perfectly satisfied that Sunday was the day i'll
tended for the attack by the traitors.
Capt. Bracket, a gallant and experienced
officer commanding four companies of federal
cavalry on the Virginia side OF the river, and
who has been rendering important and dan
gerous service there, rendered his resignation
several days ago, but he promptly Withdrew
it ON being officially informed that orders to
move forward, which he had not received, had
been sent to his camp. His name did not APP
pear in the list of recent military promotions
and appointments.
A naval expedition is being fitted out to co
! operate on the Texas coast to consist OF trans
ports carrying men and munitions Of war, con-
voyed by small war vessels. The men are to
take the field, forming nucleus around which
| the uniOnsts there can rally.
The post office department has informed
the postmaster at Philadelphia, that he should
disregard any stamps on letters dropped into
| his office bearing marks of express companies,
! when there is reason to believe they come
from disloyal states. They, however, should
be delivered on payment OF full postage with
out the cent drop. The department adds that
the carry ing of letters over established post
routes, in violation of law, must be stopped
Senior Molina to-day presented to the presi
dent letters, accrediting him as minister from
| Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
! Another examination has been made at
White House, on the Potomac. No battery
was discovered. A similar assertion can not
be made concerning Matthias Point The river
scouts however, have their attention cOntinu-
ally directed to such matters, and are doing
good service in preventing further intercourse
between the secessionists, on Mary land and
Virginia shores.
Private letters from Minister Corwin, dated
Mexico, May II, says that accounts reaching
there, of matters in the United States, are con-
fused. He expresses an earnest desire to know
the facts, it being reported through secession
channels that President Lincoln has been driv-
en- from Washington, and that Gen. Scott is
at the head of the confederate army A letter
from another source says the Trait de Union,
q newspaper in the secession interest, is en-
deayoring to embarrass treaty proceedings be-
tween Mexico and the United States.
The president and secretary of war attend
ed this afternoon, interesting and important
experiments with a new rifle, at the Washing
ton arsenal
The Philadelphia ice boat to day took aboard
the large Dahlgren rifed cannon, so success
fully tested, recently; also, a Dahlgren nine
inch shell gun, for immediate use in important
| localities. The crew are enthusiastic i'll view
of the service IN which they are about to be
engaged.
Tie city council have unanimously voted
$1,000 to the relief of the families of the Dis
trict volunteers.
One Mcdonald a native of Worcester, Mass.
who was working as a carpenter i'll Mississip-
| pi, has escaped. He was three times impris-
oned on the way. The last time was at Aqua
Creek from whence he fled at great peril,
swimming eight miles, and reached the Paw
nee at Maryland Point completely exhausted.
! lie states that the rebels at Aqua Greek were
reinforced to 5000 strong, and that in the late
engagement with the Freedom and Anacos ia,
the c0nfedcrates lost 80 men killed and wound
! ed.