The national Republican., 1861-06-28
MOVEMENT OF TIE rNrxr.
LATEST FROM ALEXANDRIA.

.H.H LATEST FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Alexandria, June 27.-This evening, intel.
ligence was received that private Murphy, Of
company E, second United States cavalry, while
on picket outside of Clouds Mills, was surprised
by party of secession cavalry, and taken
prisoner.
Lieutenant Howison, United States nsvJ, at
tached to the POcahontds, who has been in
charge of the feld-piece from that vessel, was
riding out in company With captain ofthe zou.
sves, and as they were several miles outside of
the pickets, during the afternoon, it is feared
they were also captured by the same party.
One informant says that the last seen of
Murphy was, he had fired on bis csptors and
taken to- the woods. Another says the two
officers were assisting him in unloosins his
horse. J..-...... f.-t ..
Lieutenant Sweets company of cavalry have
been sent in pursuit Of them,
It being understood that the flag staff erected
BY the Bell and Everett party during the last
Presidential campaign, in the lower portion Of
the city, was about to he used at Fort Ellis.
worth, it was taken down last night and chopped
to pieces by the parties who erected it. q
The roads leading out Of town are richly
guarded, and the utmost vigilance is practiced
against allowing COMMUNICATIONS with the
enemy.
An Englshman, who was travelling to his
farm in Fairfax county, was detained while on
the road, and returned to Washington to have his
passports from the British consul at Baltimore
vised by Secretary Seward.
NJ. B. Henry Tsboullet, French viceconsul
to Richmond, arrived here this afternoon, en-
route to that city.
The inspector general inspected the FIVE
regiments now quartered in this vicinity this
afternoon. In one of them, he noticed an i'm.
provsmept Of fifty per cent, both In personal
appearance and military department, since the
last inspection, probably referring to the Penn.
sylvania fifth, which is being better provided
for by that State. The troops were then re.
viewed by Colonel Heintzlemsn, and they pre-.
sented an exceedingly hne appearance.
ARRIVAL OF COLONEL FREMONT.
Boston, June 27.-Colonel Fremont has ar.
rived here In the steamship Europa, from
Europe, fl-..s '-. ...'
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The steamer adelaide reached Baltimore
yesterday from Old Point. She reports all
quiet there. II
The Patriot learns that the barque Sally Nc.
Gee, owned in and bound for Richmond, with
cargo consisting Of three thousand bags Of
coffee from Rio de Jsneiro, was taken as prize
hcx Z hoot Duo a. NJ
York in charge Of prize crew Of three officers
and ten men. Captain soule, of the captured
vessel, with his wife, came up as passengers on
the adelaide, on their way to New York. u
James Floyd, one of the crew Of the Quaker
Gity, who was killed on Tuesday during the
skirmish in Lynnhaven bay, was buried yester-
day. 20 . . u a- IN
KENTUCKY.
Louisville, June 25.-Conservativ Union men
deplore the raising of Federal companies by
General Rousseau. They say the benefit there.
of will more than be counterbalanced by the
pretext it will give the Tennessee or Kentucky
secessonists to allegc the violation of the neu.
trality of Kentucky, and, perhaps, inaugurate
civil war within her borders. '-
These conservative Union men " are un.
declared traitors, who possibly may become
true to the country if the Federal companies
be used with vigor and in numbers.
The Post Office Department, in reply to GER
tain inquiries by the postmaster at Philadelphia,
informed him that he should disregard any
stamps on letters dropped into his office, bear
ing the marks of express companies, when there
is reason to believe they come from disloyal
States. Such letters, however, should be de-
livered on the payment Of full postage without
the cent drop. A special agent has been in
structed to Investigate the matter; and, the
Department adds, the carrying Of letters over
the established post routes by express Or other
companies, in violation Of law, must be stopped,