Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-26
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. % - CUmmodur,
Goldsburough arrived here this morning iron
Fortress Monroe. lie reports that the rebel.
have arrested Il number Of Union men neal
Acrolink Run and have sent them to RicA
mOud.
The following notice was issued to-day from
the state department :-"OScar Irving, iona.
than Am0ri, and L. l.. .. Adams, at New
York, Boston, and Portland, respectively, are
authorized 10 sign passports OF foreigners pro.
oeeding thence abroad"
j. Howard, Jr, one of tue correspondents
OF the New York Times, has been rendered
the position Of assistant adjutant general TO
Gen. Gormans brigade.
The following named persons belonging to
Maryland have been released from Fort War
rem john j. Hecknart, Leonard j. Qunan,
w. U. Harrison, Geo. W. Landing, Thomas
Shields, Geo. Thompson, A. Williamson, Da-
yid Sucches, Geo, a. Appleton, Michael j.
Grady, john L. Boudon, Robert Rae, Chas
ID. French, Robert A. Carter, S. B. Frost, aud
j. IL. Maddox.
Gen. Fremont has recently obtained pei
mission from the proper authorities to visit
Washington 1t is the opinion in military
circles that there will be Il court OF inquiry in
his case
Col. Charles Frederick llaveocL late of the
British army, and brother of the llte Cen
Havelock, has been appointed an aid to Major
Gen. Mcclellan, with the rank OF colonel, and
assigned to duty as inspector general OF caval-
ry, his late position at home. Compile dc Vii
laraXan, an experienced French officer, has
also been appointed an aid to Gen. Mcclellan,
with the rank of captain.
Last night youth of about eighteen years,
named WA West son OF VIM West OF the
treasury department, who, being at Winches
ter, was some months since pressed into The
rebel service, made his escape from the enc
my's camp opposite our lines meeting our
first picket at Annapolis, whose protection he
claimed and received He was formally con.
dncted to Gen. Blenker's camp aud by that
officer was sent TO headquarters, this forenoon
Vests position was that of General Elsey's
orderly
Col. John w. Geary of the twenty eighth
Pennsy lyania regiment of volunteers has been
appointed one OF the. "bOard of examiners" to
examine the volunteer officers in Gen. Banks
division Brigadier General c. S Hamilton
is president of the board. They convene at
the headquarters OF the army Immediately
BY the loss Of Pettibone's bindery by fire,
today, $4,000 copies of the mechanical por-
ton of the patent office report, which was or,
dered by congress Tor distribution among their
constituents, were destroyed.
Gen. Blenker commanding a division in
Virginia, rendered his resignation to-day. A
toraging expedition from Gen McDOweI's di.
vision to-day obtained large quantity of hay
and corn on the road leading from Falls
Church 10 Fairfax Court House. There were
no indications OF the presence OF the enemy
SOme important arrests were made in Ma
ryland by the naval expedition, which went
down the lower Potomac, a few days ago, I'M
der direction of government detective, and
returned to Washington yesterday. The ar
rested parties, six in number, proved to have
belonged to a secret organization in st. Nary
county, for the purpose OF conveying men and
arms to the rebels in Virginia.
a rebel spy, recently returned from Rich
mond, with large number OF letters and p,~
pers in his possession, was also taken, together
with quantity of c0rresp CONFIDENCE found in
the different post offices in lower Maryland.
This capture has developed the source from
which rebels have been obtaining northern
papers and other valuable information.