Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June at is discovered
that the rebels have frequent communication
with this city via the Relay House and Har-
pers Ferry. This spy business will be stop
ped and some OF the parties will be suddenly
punished.
1t is positively asserted that at cabinet
meeting OH Saturday, it was decided to make
further requsition of 10000 troops to serve
during the war.
Clas. B. Covert, prominent citizen of
Maryland has been nominated for congress
by the Union men of the BIadensburg dis
trlct, He is an unconditional Union man.
Advlces from Commodore Bell of the Med.
lterrean squadron, says that the Susquehanna
left Naples on the 9TH OF May, for New York
the lroquois was to sail from Spezz a on the
14th for New York and the Richmond was
to follow as soon as coal was taken aboard.
Jefferson Davis has issued a proclamation
directing the federal troops TO withdraw from
Virginia soil. Private advces says that JEFF,
Davis is really alarmed, and that his anxiety
is so great as to effect his health.
The next attack ON the Acquia Creek bat
teries will be made by land forces.
BY the end OF the week the government eX
poets to have twenty-five thousand men in
Virginia, near Alexandria, twenty thousand
at Grafton twenty thousand near HarperS
Ferry, fifteen thousand ut Fortress Monroe,
and ten thousand around Baltimore, Annapo-
lis and the Relay.
The Richmond despatch reports that son
OF the law partner of the president OF the Lon
don and Hampshire railroad, has been hung
as a spy by the South Carolina volunteers.
1t appears that the trigate Powhattan is
blockading Mobile.
Two thousand South Carolina troops are re-
ported to be at Brentyille, few miles below
The Fairfax woods, near fort Washington, on
the Potomac.
The steam soops of war will be named as
follows Those to be built at Portsmouth,
the Kearsage and the Ossippee; the two at
Boston, Housatonic and Wachusett; the one
at New York, the Adirondack; and those at
Philadelphia, the Junata and the Tuscarora.
The naval lyceum at Brooklyn will take
charge of all letters for the blockading squad
ron. The navy department has increased its
working hours. There are fifteen war vessels
now in the Gulf of Mexico twelve on the At
lantic coast, and ten in the Chesapeake and
Potomac. Every exertion is being made to
add to this st with the least possible delay.
The navy department has received dis
patches from Capt. Richie of the steamer
Saranac dated Bay OF Panama, May I'D, III
which lie says, after acknowledging receipt OF
the presidents proclamation in regard to the
pretended letters of marque, and having been
notified by the Pacific Mali Steamship Co. of
the suspected presence of plivateers in the
Pacific Il had partly anticipated the orders
of the department by directing Commander
BisselI, now at Acapulco, TO cruise with the
Cyane between that port and Mayanlio, and
also dispatched orders to commander Porter
at San Francisco TO expedite repairs on the
ST. Mary's, and, when in readiness tor STA, to
repair at once to Maysinlo aud cooperate with
Capt Bissell in atfording protection to tile
mail steamers along the most exposed line OF
coast By the English mai steamer Henci,
May oath will forward instructions to Capt.
Hunt to proceed Immediately with the Nara
eans, tt to the relief of the Cyane, which latter
alter receiving stores here will be sent to Cal a
and discharge the duties of the management
at that place, Capt. Mltchell's last cUuluiunI
cation states he expected to sail from San
Francisco with the Wyoming, for this port
about the first of June. Should l hear, how
ever, OF further detention OF that vessel,
will direct Capt. Mitchell to remain with Tie
Wyoming at San Francisco, and afford protec
ton 10 our interests there. In my orders Il
commander Blssell l have directed specia
vigilance to be exercised on the arrival ant
departure of the mail steamers at Acapulco
and will instruct Capt. Porter to the same eff
feet.
All is quiet at the camp on Suffers H II
The opinion prevails i'll certain quarters tia
a movement OF some kind is afoot; but mer
conjecture that an advance OF the rebels il
probable, but not in this direction. There All
three thousand rebels in the vicinity of Fair
fax Court House.
Capt. Mari, killed at Fairfax Court House
was a member Of the Virginia state conven
ton and member elect OF the Legislature
from Farqier county.
Reliable information has reached here tina
the secession troops at Fairfax Court Hous
number 200, at Centreville 1000, at Lees
Fairfax station 300, and at Manassas juno
ton from 1000 to 5000.
1t is understood that Col. Anderson will b
a brigadier general. Thomas IL. Nelson
Indiana, is appointed minister to Chill.
The steamer Resolute left the navy var
this afternoon for Aqua Creek with a distli
guished surveying officer on board. 1t is III
derstood that the point will be carefully SUI
veyed with view to further operations
The LIST Maine regiment arrived at o'cloc
this afternoon, much fatigued and glad to fin
quarters. The Garbad Guard went int
camp, to-day, on the eastern branch of the p
tomac, near the navy yard.
Accounts from individuals residing in I'll
vicinity OF Fairfax Court House tend to CT
firm Gen. McDowell's official rort OF I'll
killed and wounded in the rece t skirmish
The twelfth New York re- ime IL is ordere
TO sleep on their arms ton ght and repor
are prevalent that additional troops will be di
patnhad to virginia