Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-30

there at the frs: moment hey might make there aE
pearsnCe. lie hoEeyer that 10 would sacrifice h
life IN keeping il fying-aud by diybrcak The mex; day
his oah fulfilled
week ago Uuion man of Washington city, VII
was in Alexandra bu-insss denounced bg a Wash
iryon refugee snd band Of disgnoui-ts threatened 20
shcct him o. hang him. when Jackson went to bis
cue and threatening to kii any who mole-ted him
saved him (Gr. Dendalerl from the vengeance Of he
mob.
company Of Uri.ed States D7agoors. on Friday,
took pos. az the Virginia end Of the Georgetown que.
duet which is evident they purpose to occupy perma-
nentlv
Il s reported that the whole United States force now
on the other side Of the river i- between IL 900 and
= Ol0 sen Tris can hardly be tTue Our esfimae Is
but 00O with as many placed ~ that the COM
mauding general throw them over there at hours
notice
Colonel Heintzalman of the United States Engineer,
"A member Of General Honsfeld's sjah-s now IL per
sonal command Of tho troops IN Alexandria and or the
no hetve,n This city aud Aexaudra, including the Sew
enth New York {. three New Jersey gmeut- Nc0xs
Michigan regiment Ellsworth X1uavss and the Ured
States cavalry and gh; artillery duty IN that quar-
trr. The troops Lhrosn 10 the north Of them, rom
Columbia Springs tho Little Falls bfidgc-includifg e
he various regiments roS ct7c-g defensive work, On
Arlington Haigh;s--are under tie immediate command
OF C,p'ain Wood, OF the UE!ted States Eaciuee.l
Ttrous shout Friday, Hunters Chapel the Columbia
ke, within a 'Yc OF the Fairfax ac ,cuped
By squad OF L. > troops, who lelt ere niSai, how
ever
PRISONERS TAKEN.
The following il lit of the Virginia cavalry troops
taken prisoners
Capt VI D. Ball, Lieut. Grigsby, pfigates Ball. Mon
roe HlrisoG, Smh, Uterbatk Sprigg5, Bark, Gem,
Nelson Bur Heath, Kiroy Bali Nelson Kensallr, War
lid, Bel, Thomp,op, Clomp Wacoy, Sa'cup. Moore,
Snih Bal Ba,lcF, Ford, Alexander Grgsbee, C0oksey,
Rerd, falkland, B H. RsdchT aud Williams.
They we're placed in charge Of Commander Dfhlgrcen
the Washington Nsvv Yard, who viii hold them w Il
the Goverrm NJ shall make provision for their
tnon release. ]. Is said that a. Uembers Of an in
+nry company were aso capH-cj, and that De- Boyle,
ex.Hay L.rox Cap. Scha rsf and Noble Thomas, OF
Washington city, are among the lunhor.
picket guard Of the And, rson Rhas on Thursday
night arre.-ed two members Of the Fairfax Cavalry,
named rep ctiyely, Bal and Kirby. man named
Smidt belonging TO the same corps also arrested by
Lieut.. Liy-comb, 81 The Riff a little later.
Henry Ney!tt and David Porter arrested on tire
train stopped by the Presidents Mounted Guard, srd
brought to this city. They were examined by the mill
tary authJii'jes and committed TO Ill
james W. Quintoa, Of abou, sixty years Of age,
was arrested, in company with you.h named Cuite in
the neghhorhood of Bells Cross Roads, by squad Of
the Presidents Mounted Guard. When arrested, they
in iu,l Uniform, ani armed with o3-fashoEed
c4ftaes, sabres and navy revovers, and were out
picket guard.
Our negh5ora Of the Enquirer having got possession
Of a Baltimore Sl0, Of Monday mike the following
tracts: