Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-10
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.

LATE NOR ThERN INTELLIGENCE.
We continue to-day cur extracts from lete
Baltimore papers, received mere ell SUNDAY
night, with Nrr,hern dates TO the 81.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial d~i,pctchc, to the Philadelphia Pre'''J
A DEMONSTRATION on THE ru"oMAc.
Gen. Burnside's brigade, TO m're from An
napolis, and Gen. Suluncrs 'iiVis:oA OF lac
army, now being organized below AleXahor'a'
are to CO operate, as | am credibly in'ofm"u'
on The Potomac and its south banks Inc
strength, or rather the weakness, OF the coh'
fedcrate batteries in that direction is soon 10
be fully tested.
WINTER QUARTERS
In at least a portion Of the army OF the 70
tumac, the soldiers are preparing their wihtcr
quarters, by substituting leg huss for tents
The skill and former practice Of a large proper
portion Of the volunteer army enable them 70
pat up very comfortable winter habltat'ons.-
When the wood work Of the building is Gem
uleted, the ~crevices are closed up win clay,
straw, or other suitable material.
Especial ws,hlpgtoa Ce.pa,che. to the Philadelphia In
QuIrer.l
SMUGGLING CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENTS
Tue detective police employed by the Gov
ernment have found that loyal men IN Ne"
York ard Boston have been engaged IN acting
a mail agents for the Coniederaies lhr mo
dvs ops: Gndi was for parties TO enclose OoH-
tedera!e letters in another envelope, ana seno
them TO well known firms in Europe. The
Confederate agents would then Gull aao get the
letters. and the Arus would, uDsu>ptcansly,
hard them ever. When the parties were t"ld
.ha, they had been carrying Confederate mails,
they were greatly surprised. IL Is no" DE-
lieved tha' they have 10 regular communica'
tion With Europe, but depend upon SpugGhnE
the letters through by lady passengers
SENATOR DAYARD.
Bayard, Of Delswarc, is here. AMI it is apPre-
hrndrd will act the role f Is, eckiaridse at the
las, SESSION. Senator Bsyard, it will be re.
mon, hered, is The Individual who delivered the
ceIrbra,.d speech at DIVER during the month
If Jrly. No iu,crfcIence will be made With
aor of these secessionists in the Senate, unless
SINE overt &C: is proven upon them.
Especial Washington d!.pa,che' to re \. 7. Herald
D,.p..sAL CT c0SraDsRArE PORTRAITS.
The portraits ol tx P. eslGcnt John Tyler,
Confederate, and the bust OF James l. UT,
Confederate, ex Speaker o! the House, which
.ere ordered IN July last by Vice President
Han,lr, and Speaker Grow to DO removed from
the rorurGa Of tbs Capitol, and from the
Speakers room Ct tie House, have turned up
among the fossil remains OF ,ra;torcus and
renu,aous reptiles and s,aG animals in the
- I,,,,, Hinhlu ninr1nrjaip !
DEPARTURES OF GEN BANKS.
General BIrkS, accompanied by one OF bis
stuff left at noon to day for his headquarters
Al Darnes:own. His conveyance was a plain
coyer,d wagon, drawn br four mules, With a
ommou but substantial harness en- each ami.
NAL.
FIRING ca UNION PrckETs.
Last night and Fridly night shots were hrea
at our picke,s by some one OF TWO persons al
Blsdensburg. The villains will not long escape
The vigilance of our troops in that locality.
EMAScIPArIoS ACT.
It is currently reported that Thsddeus Ste
vers will open the ball tomorrow, by intro
duc;:g q bil! for emsncipnting and aru'iEg
~slayrs, and will then attempt to push II
through or get q test vote upon II. Senator
Sumucr has not cume yet, but will DC here to-
morrow, and will push the subject IN The Sen
ate.
soHS nROwS MEETING.
7. is no years to-day s;rca the Virginia SOL
d;rrs r~uarcf.su through Washington 10 attend
the execution ci Joan Brown, aid two years
10 morrcw since lie was hung. a committee
are around tonight arranging fer j J0hn Brown
meeting tomorrow night. Elgaged il 1t are
raore than o;.e Congressman.
CONFEDERATE LETTERS SEIZED.
The post flee ut LeonardstoEn, on the
lower Potomac, vas visited by a detective yes
,erday, who apgssd half a bushel Of letters tc
sad irom Richmond. Some to agents OF Bril-
fish houses N Northern cities. pointed Uu'
ways and mesrs OF running the blockade
The ~!a.orite routes were by Tampi9o ami tht
Savannah iiror.
The feeling Of the House and the people or
the ~suiiect OF sustaining Commodore Wilkes
vas shown By the unanimity with which the
vote Of thanks TO him was passed, and the
words of sa'lSf. ction that passed alprg the
galleries. When the resolution calling upon
The President 70 cnrine Mason and Slideli in
felors' cylls so long as Col. Corcoran and Wood
were SO treated by the Conlcderates, the ap-
plause that resounded from the gallery showed
how deep was the feeling Of the people upon
the subject Of tho barbarous treatment OF those
gsllaat men.
Tna coNFEpERATEs DOWN THE POTOMAC.
No h,g has bsen hylng from tho Confeder
ate batteries On The lower Potomac iG7 scme
time. until s. few days since, VIXEN the Saa'h
Carolina hag was urfarled, and is nos dis
clay ed 81 aloag their line.
~ispeelsl Warrington Di,ps..tss to the New York World
DRAFT IN CHARLESTON.
10 auditing the accounts OF NJ. Deeson, one
OF our la,c ~epnsu!s, e balance Of four hundred
aid Sky dollars ess found to be his DUE
As he is a native Of Sou'h Carolina, ard shares
the sentiments Of ;hu. STATE, > draft on Charles
ten for the gnpua; vas forwarded TO kim in
settlement
TEN NILLIfSs CT CARTRIDGES 1sscEn.
Between tie frs IL july and the frst q!
November, four mnn;hs. 'sn million at car
ridges Gr muakets and srntii Grms were issued
ac the O cna:.c. Department TO the army Of
the Po:cmac. IRIS enormous expenditure OF
cartridges is cue to laiSet practice among our
troops.
THE pUc CHARITIES INJURED.
Yesterday the Duo &c Char,res was thrown
from his horse. and slightly Injured.
NARROW ESCAPE OF es"F. LOWE.
About shutdown yesterday, as Prof Lowe
WAS makicg 3 reconnaissance in his balloon near
Brdd's Ferry, the Confederate battery fred at
him, the screw o! a shell striking his car
No damage was done.
A CORRESPONDENT IN TROUBLE.
The NV York Tribune" having persist
emily published news of military movements
which tic government censor had suppressed
here, it is understood, from high authority,
that the case Of tbs correspondent who thus
Intentionally violated well known rules, will
b. vigorously attended to-. The government is
determined to prevent the publication Of con