Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-23


| within your State, whether under your inme.
diate coGtrol or by acccptances issued direct
from the War Department. whether such vol.
unteers are armed, equipped or uniformed or
not
The officers OF eacl rcgimenta organization
that may not be full shall leave recruiting otli-
| GERS at their several rendezvous and adopt
such other measures as may be necessary 10 fill
up their ranks at the earliest dates possible All
officers Of volunteer regiments on their arrival
will report 10 the commanding general, who
will provide equipments and other supplies
necessary for their comfort.
To insure the movements OF troops more "a.
pidly than might otherwise be done, you will
please confer with and aid all the officers fin
dependent regiments in such manner as may
be necessary to effect the object in view.
All clothing and supplies belonging to or
contracted for the several regiments shall be
forwarded to Washington for their use, de-
tailed reports Of which shall be made to the
commanding general. Simon CAMERON,
Secretary OF Var
:. ,ItEEaaL >SsTEa tF PASSPORTS.
Thc Stale Department. haa Just issued the
lnii6'>ing Iot:ce addressed
10 WHOM IT iAT coi;cEEI
Until ;;i.:ihcr notice no person sill L= ALLOW
cd to 60 abroad from any part of the United
States without = passport from this depart
,nen!, or countersisned by the Secretary Of
State. Nor will any person be allowed TO land
in the United States without :. passport from
minister Or consul Of the United States OF,
ii foreigner, from bis own government, coun-
sers;gned by such minister or consul.
This regulation, however, is not to take effect
in regard to persons coming from abroad until
reasonable time snail hage elapsed Cor il Ii
become knowa in the country IrolH wiIisi lLcy
may proceed
yEoN NiSs0rgl-T!!!: kErEEA?ISu TROOPS s-rAH.
TIcrLAHs Or Ti.: LATE BATTLE
EoLLA, No, August 1s-rhe St. Louis
Republican correspondent furnishes The follow
ins items:
The forces engaged in the batlco Of Wilson'S
Greek, reached their camping ground, eight
miles Soutiiwcs, Of here, to-day, where there
is an abundance OF water and other facilities
for camp life. Major Stnryes assumed com
.nand Of the army ut about thirty miles iro,h
Springfield, ard hes since conducted the re-.
treat
The First Iowa Regiment reached here To-.
day, and will proceed Immediately to st.
Louis and be diSbandej, their term or enlist
ment having expired.
The loss of this regiment was II killed, l34
wounded, 80 seriously and 5 mertally, and .
missing.
Lieut.. Gel Merritt, commanding the First
lo~r regiment, reports officially that tie enc.
my brought into the fed Il 900 well armed
disciplined troops, and 1000 irregular treops,
while our own force was only about 1000 in
the early part Of the engagement, and conSid.
erablc less than ZOO for the concluding four
hours.
Capt Etnmill Mcdonald, Of the habeas cor
pus notoriety, arrived at Major Sturgis' camp,
;nis morning, with Tag OF truce, ostensibly
10 negotiate IN exchange Of prisoners, and pro-
cure medical stores for the wounded on both
sides, but il Is strongly suspected That he is
really acting IS a spy. What action Major
SturgiS will lake iii the matter is Tot known
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE statement in the
late news from California that j. c. Palmer
had left that State for the purpose Of taking
charge OF the commssary department under
Gen. Fremont is Untrue. He has no connec-
ton whatever with Gen. Fremont
DEpREDATIoNS OF THE pRIvATEEg JEFF. DAVIS
BosroN August 19.-The schooner Wind
ward, Capt Partridge, from Turks Island
August 1St, arrived at Holmes's Hole on the
l7th, and makes the following report: The
Windward was captured by the privetccr jeff,
Davis on the 4th inst, in lat 2e, long. CT. Next
day the JEFF. Davis captured the brig San
Clara, Of Eastport, loaded with sugar and mo-
iasses, bound from Porto Rio for Boston. The
Captain Of the prirateer then put twenty-five
men, taken from the various vessels previous
Iy captured, on board the Windward and let
them CO. The bark Alyarado, from Cape.
town fur Boston, has also been captured by 4
privateer. No particulars as yet have been
received.
THE ARREST or Tue SUPPOSED AGENT OF THE con.
rgDgRATE STATES At NEW YORK.
Mr.. S. S. Serrell, of New Orleans, arrested
at New Yorl; on Friday, on the charge OF trea'
son, being suspected Of being an agent OF the
Confederate States, is L man ti about h!ty or
fifty. five years Of age. He was born near Oar.
by, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, and Tor
number Of years was in business as cotton
broker in Philadelphia. lie purchased the
great Southern staple for ! number Of proini-
ntnt firms in that city, but several years ago
he removed to New Orleans, where he married
and continued in the cotton broking business.
He came over from Liverpool in the steam
ship Persia, and during the trip frequently al
legged that he had negotiated @ loan in Europe
Tor the Confederate States, and was quite vio-
lent in expressing his secession sentiments, so
much so that several of his fellow-passengers
became offended, and on reaching New York
reported his case TO the Government officials,
who had him arrested. The Times says
His person was carefully searched, and re:
suited IN finding e+0, 900 in Bank OF England
notes, together with large number Of letters
and important papers, the contents Of which
(whate7er may be their legal value as ey-
dencc) leave no doubt that the accused party
is partisan Of jeff Davis, end an agent Of
the Southern Corfcderacy. Surveyor An
drews communicated the facts to Secretary
Chase, at that time stopping in the city, who
approved of the proceedings, and advised the
arrest ofSerrel
The money, $780, in amount, with the
letters and papers, were detained at the sur
veyor's Office and an informal investigation
was made into the case. Among other matters
embraced in The letters in his possession, were
the suggestion OF plans far breaking up the
blockade and supplying the Liverpool market
with cotton. From the tone Of the papers, the
money, it is believed, is the proceeds nfe loan
to the Southern Confederate States. -
Several passengers Voluntarily made afldarits
as to the declarations of Serrell while on board
the steamer Mr. s. vas committed to the
Tombs to await an examination.
OUTRAGE oS FEDERAL TROOPS IN MISSOURI
PROMPT SUBTRACTION DEMANDED
So Lorla, Aug. l7.-~Dispatches reached
here to-day stating that train conveying
troops on the Hannibal and ST Joseph railroad
was fired into BY secessionists near Palmyra,
and one soldier killed and several wounded.
Gen. Pope Immediately sent orders to General
Hurlburt to take such force as he deemed ne
cessary to Marion county s nd quarter them on
the people, and levy q contribution Of horses,
mules and provisions, and such other things
rs may be useful To the soldiers to the amount