Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-13

tn nreserye. | feel assured that the payment
would have been voluntarily discontinued by
Yourself. as a violation of the p:lGcipleon which
NIL ccrnpeusstion is bcstoHcl--aS J rc:nnnera-
t,on for an equivalent Servic: actually prri"rIa.
I'd YOU not considered Yourself bpund by
existing avs TO make it. This order ~i'! &c.
licyc YOU from the embarrassment and dn
not doubt that il will be complied with.
am. very respectfully,
Your ubch;ent servant.
JouS !. DN.
Major General Commanding.
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL,
BALTIMORE, Sept. ., lSGl.
s,h.-l was not in town. yesterday. ard did
not receive until this morning your letter OF
the 3rd instant, ordering that no further pay
ment be made 10 the members OF tie Gay
Police.
The payments have been made heretofore
in pursuance of the law Of the State, under the
advice of the City Counsellor, by The Regis.
ter, thr Comptroller and myself.
Without entering INFO a discussion ri the
considerations which you have iacned S'llh'
cient to Justify this proceeding, feel Il t" be
my du.y 10 enter my protest against this ~
reference By military authority with Inc eS'
crcise Of powers lawfully committed by the
Stale Of MARYLAND 10 the officers OF the city
corporation; but il is, nevertheless, not the IN
| tention of the city authorities to offer resistance
to the order which you have issued, and | Shall
therefore give public notice to the officers and
men of the City Police, that no further pay
ments can be expected by them.
There is an arrearagc Of pay Of tvs weeks
due TO the force, and the men have, by ti!c
law and rules Of the Board, been prevented
from engaging in any ether business or occl,
patton. Mos, Of them nave families whoare en-
tircly dependent Tor support on the pay re-
ccived. do not understand your order is
meaning to prohibit the payment Of this ar
rearare, and shall therefore proceed to make
it unless prevented by your further order.
Elm, very respectfully,
Your obclient servant,
GEORGE W. BROWNE,
Mayor of Baltimore.
Major General JonS A. DA. Baltimore, Md.
From the Baltimore Exchange, Sept. l0l
UuS1ed StatessiDistriot Court-ghe Grand
Jury.
His honor, Judge Giles, responded ycstcr-
day morning to an inquiry addressed to the
Court by the Grand Jury on Saturday, as to
whether that body had the pnwcr 10 arrest,
without the intervention ct The Cont Tie
Judge informed them thu! they had clearly 10
such power. The reason, be said was obvious.
ANY party arrested had the right to know By
whose authority the arresShyas made, so that
in case of unlawful Imprisonment tic might
have his remedy, by action, against the wrong
doer. It was clear, he said, that the party
would be deprived o! this right, If he "ouid
be arrested BY 0. Ler Of body whose proceed
| ines are secret like those Of Grand Juries.
correspondence of the Northern Associated trrs..l
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. S.-ualeb Smith,
Secretary Of the Interior, Mr.. Kennedy, OF the
Census Bureau, and Colonel Seaton, Of the ''ln.
telligcncer," have spent the day at Old Point
and Newport.News. They leave tonight 'or
Washington.
The steamer S. p. Spaulding has been char
tered to convey troops and military stores from
Old Point 10 H,'tcras Inlet.
The Steamer Minnesota has not yet arrived
from New York.
The prevalent galr is driving Il large ul!m.
Der Of transports into Hampton Roads.
Several proposals have been made to con.
struct a powerful! H%h"liE: battery to Operate
against the works on ScweIls Point and Craucy
Island.
The distinguished visitors brin. hithcr cheer
ing intelligence from Washington Of the retro.
grade movements Of B~eal.regard's :orccs. 1t
is well understood here that he luust SOON cap.
ture Washington or suffer i disruption Of his
army by the necessary withdrawal OF his troops
to the invaded States Of toe ConfedeTary.
From the New York Tribune.
COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES.
The General Court Martial, for some days in
session in Alexandria, adjourned On Saturday.
1t sentenced about thirty volunteer soldiers to
be shot Tor strictly military Offences, such AS
sleeping on their posts, deserving their posts,
permitting persons to pass without the coun-
tcrsign, and for endeavoring to strike officers.
4 number Of others has been convicted o!
minor offences, and sentenced to Imprisonment
in the penilcntiary, or 20 working with Dali
and chain in quarters. William Scott Of Com.
pany H., I'D Vermont, having been convicted
Of going to sleep o., his prst T. second time, is
sentenced to be shot on Monday m,:"ing
c2LoSELs ZANE AID PEGKAM.
The Baltimore Exchange" Of Tuesday last,
says:
'For The information and convenience oil the
friends Of Culunels Kane and Pegram, now
confined ct Fort McHenry, We take occasion tc
state that in future no one will be allowed tc
visit those gentlemen, nor TO send them any
communication until il be first read by the
off GER Of the day" No exception to this
rule will be made in favor Of any one-noi
even Of the counsel or nearest kinslnen OF the
prisoners This rule applies equally to all o
the prisoners of Suite and Of war now at thu
Fort. We are told that the cause Of this sud
den stringent order is the want Of vigilance, 0.
completely. on the part Of the sensinels, who
last night permitted Lieutenant Alexander, o
tne Potomac Eola"es," to make his escape
from the Fort.
ADVANCE OF GENERAL. go5EEcnASz BATTLE Et
PECTED.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9th.-Thc New Yorh
Herald" has a despatch dated Camp Smith,
Va, Sept. S, which says: ''(icneral Rosen'
cranz left his previous camp yesterday, and
swept over the mountain in full force. The
Confederates are reported as being strongly
posted q few miles ahead. Their advance pick
cts wore fired upon lonr miles ahead of ouI
positionrthis morning. There will be a fsh'
soon. All the inhabitants Of the region are
frightened and running away"
THE STAFF OF OLD 'FUss ASD FEATHERS.
Col. Van Rensselaer, and Lieutenant Colonel:
George ". Cullum, Schuyler Hamilton ant
Edward Fl. Wright, Gen. SCOTS Aids, were or
Saturday commissioned as Colonels, with pay
and allowances of Colonies of Cavalry.