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GRAFTON, VA, June 23-Maior- General
Mcclellan and staff arrived here early this
morning, accompanied by Lieutenant Macks,
Company /, Fourth United States Artillery,
and the Sturgiss Rifle Company of Chicago,
as body guard.
The Third and Fourth Ohio Regiments
reached here this evening. The Ohio Ninth
is encamped ut Webster.
Brigadier- General @. W. Hill, of Ohio, aud
staff arrived yesterday, to take command of
the Ohio Brigade of State troops. Ii is not
known what movement is contemplated.
A deserter from the rebel camp at Rom
ney, reports their number to be three thou
sand five hundred.
LOUISVILLE, June 23.-The Democrat of
this morning says lot of letters, percussion
caps, and cartridges for the South, were
seized at Jacksonville.
The same paper says there isa great prob
ability that Breckenridge will not claim his
seat in Congress, and 1t is the unanimous
] wish of his constituents that he will not.
A special to the Charleston Courier of the
goth says only one in eight shells thrown by
the Sawyer gun to Sewall's Point burst, and
gunner at Acquia Creek says he was lately
in the employ of the Government filling
bombs, which he did with saw dust, and the
shells fell harmlessly among them.
The correspondent of the Memphis Appeal
says there is one Union man in the Legisla-
ture of Tennessee, and no representatives
from East Tennessee Also that there was
late negro rebellion at Attakapas, Louisiana,
headed by German.
Troops left Memphis the 2lst for White
River, Arkansas.
Confederate Government Agents are in the
market for Wheat. All breadstutfs very
high. Wheat quoted at ST. 25. Flour 81 80
as 40; Corn &C.,; Bacon 1910. for Shoul-
dtrs, and l7hc. for Sides; mess Pork $27;
Coffee 23c. Active demand for all articles.
The Richmond Enquirer says paper is in
circulation among Presby terian o. the State,
calling Convention at Richmond, to ascer-
tain the sense of the Presbyterian in regard
to the formation of General Assembly of
that church in the South.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 22d says FIVE
or six hundred Missourians reached Memphis
within forty eight hours, who will probably
90 back with the grand army Of the West,
now preparing, to exterminate the Abolition
hoides. The same paper says the Lincolnites
won't be permitted to hold Cairo many days
J after they interfere with or steal our steam
boats.
E GRAFTON, Va, June 23.-General McOlel-
Ian has issued a proclamation, assuring the
people of Western Virginia that the pledges
given in his proclamation of May 26 will be
: faithfully carried out. He concudes
"To my great regret find that the enc.
| mics of the United States continue to carry
8 on system of hostilities prohibited by the
laws Of war among belligerent nations, and 'oi
! | course, far more wicked and intoerable
when directed against loyal citizens, engaged
ia the defense of the common Government o
all. Individuals and maraudiDg parties are
pursuing guerilla warfare, firing upon senti.
E nels and pickets, burning bridges, insulting
iDjuring, and even killing citizens because o
; their Union sentiments, and committing
: many kindred acts. / do now, therefore
. make my proclamation and warn AL person:
. that individuals or parties engaged in this
= species of warfare, irregular in every view
i which can be taken OF it, thus attacking
- sentries, pickets, or other soldiers, destroying
public or private property, or committing
!, Injuries against any of the inhabitants be
Il cause of Union sentiments or conduct, will
be dealt with in their persons and property
according to the severest rules of military
law. All persons giving information or aiC
:, to the public enemies will be arrested ant
kept in close custody, and all persons fount
- bearing arms, unless of known loyalty, viii
10 be arrested and held for examination
- WASHINGTON, June 22.-The report nov
tte received gays only five thousand troops q
Fairfax Courthouse. There is some anxiet,
regarding the movements of the Uonfeder
ate troops. There is nothing known onl,
% cODjectures II is thought a portion Q
sr Stones troops have arrived at Point @
Rocks.
= Senator Johnson made strong Unio
speech. He was called on by a concourse O
people.
i: FORTRESS MONROE, June % The steame
:; that started for Norfolk with flag of true
% was not permitted 10 proceed beyond Sew
on all's Point. She was met by rebel steamer
ppe which took the passengers to their dest
ne nation.
1t is known that the first shot from Saw
yeTs Teted gun struck the rebel magazine
scattering the rebels and nearly explOdin
lis the msgsznes. Thc Batteries were remove
from their former position.
re Several cannon at the fortress are bein
"a rifled.
General Butler issued an order prohibitin
u visits to the fort for curiosity, &c.
be A steamer will bring a number of fugitive
We from Norfolk, Tuesday.
st Craney Island and the Mainland bristle
D. with cannon.
IS. WAsBMGTox, June 23-The Secretary
B, State dined with the foreign ambassador
~ yesterday.
- Active movements are among the military
Over thirteen thousand troops have reache
here in the past week.
ST. LOUIS, June 23-The steamer j. {
=. S,DOn arrived at the Arsenal, from BoonVil
at two o'clock this afternoon, bringing thre
uubuttu tlOOpo llOll JNICisOu ClbJ duu Ill
4, wounded from Boonville, nine in number
y one died ou the way down.
e, 'n Colonel F. p. Blair arrived on the SUoi
and will proceed TO Washington, tomorrow
= Via Cincinnati
He states that the number of State troop
3 | killed at Bonneville was not less than fort,
q About five thousand United States troops al
concentrated at Bonneville, embracing til
Iowa troops under Colonel Bates, the KaI
= sa5 forces under Colonel Spence, and Ger
c. eral Lyons command of United States regl
lie lars and Missouri volunteers.
a. From the South, west we learn that Coll
on mel Sigels regiment was within three day
m march of Springfield, and Colonel Solomon
nd one day behind. Colonel Browns regimen
of left ROlls this morning for the same destin
tioD. Colonel MeNeil's regiment left hel
= this morning for Rolla.
The latest heard from Governor Jacksc
% he was joined at Warsaw by the State troO
ye that attacked Captain Cooks command
lts Cole Camp, and passed rapidly on Southwar
ng "a letter to the Democrat, from South-ea
,ss Missouri, says that General Watkins W
rs organizing troops in nearly all the count
in that portion of the State to co.opera
- with the Arkansas forces now at Pocahonts
Ark, where large number of Seeessionis
-, from Missouri have already congregate
n Armies were being taken up White River
them.