Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-31
army Movemsnts-ohto
,rtan yye.tern virginia.

1'''r' Option, May 2s.@Col. Butler ant
:s'N"s'EA ashley, of Ohio, aud Dunn, o
N's;,ed here to-day from Fortress
So .ha government transport City O
* On III" sM Sas Quiet at the Fortress, bu'
$so3rtaat military movements were IT
.Ts Eve transport vessels with $500
ss'@s! by the steamer Harriet Lsnc,
$ H5a ;,,ou Roads towards the mouth o.
-? ts ;xsr and took possession OF New,
'r"sS and there entrenched them.
/; I'~T nasi,;on is ono Of importance, as
h. lE' INA mocth Of the James river
a%atainI, ,;sya, six miles from Hampton
'A's',r, was fired at by the SewelPs
- - cannon, but the range was too
ii " oes Yankee brought to Washington
,S rri.es. at least one OF them beng
iei "'in b s> been received here that over
a :]s.",s,,i Oslo troops, from Camp 2snn'-
'2'''sA! sr ;oek possession Of the North
!'>'s railroad, which ruis from
,>!t:a va 10 Grafton, for a distance Of eish-
'.' -; proceeded in the latter direction.
as>' D., Fl Of troops also crossed the Ohio
AZ o1 ,n.[e miles from Wheeling, for tie
5..!'. r..ou. This is Indicative OF events
ii:a<s nom Alexandria to night state
49,. 0: especial Importance has occur
.Sday. The "u,posts, however, were
49,, ,.,.t iurlhcr into Virgins
'<s7os. Nay 2S.-On the inquiry Of
~ Yg,k guests at Williard's Hotel it
.rd tbs, WIN. Van Vallenburgh par
,,.,n \, noon on avlsit to Alexandria
ne distant report Of his arrest as a
%.G.i ,ha: the President has determined
Cpl, Fremont 8 Major G~eneralship
lash Qualification.
cy B.,.ss is here by invitation Of the
~, IL: Councils Of Washington have
ry:nlu,lun OF respect 70 Colonel Ellis
r. Ny, Of New Yoik, has just returned
>. II .iniA lie visited the second New
rsIiusnL and reports that he saw Cap
F. \ :ss. OF company II. shoot Sergeant
.,,yolvrr. The Csptsin gave Lee
.,,,r, which he not only refused to obey,
..;s3 ,,>uliDg language to his Captain.
80, rue that any Of Gen. Lees family
IL. Abingdon House. They left two
ca, sanford occupies il.
..is, from perryville states that Messrs.
r .,n and Michael, Of Hartford county, Md,
s1-r<,sd BY the military, have been
a gal.imorran going security that
' ..,,,,..!. o. produced at any time they
-. H. y.::ei ser Witnesses.
:. ~,,,..nced, on what is said to BE good
.... lila; no further advance will be
.,.;, Virginia Until the delenses now so,
.n, i, H.. vicinity OF Alexandria are com
.~ ,,I the army of invasion has bad the
-. nj n. schooling in real campaigning
~. nss undergoing.
II. Virginia troops have possession Of the
.,rc and Ohio Railroad from Harper's
.,ry . he Point OF Rocks, and use it for the
.s.!,a .: nen and military stores to and
SECOND DESPATCH.
y rHxs.oS, May %, P. M.-Markoe was
-: On bail till tomorrow. Van Yalken'
ri las not only been in the confidence, bu,
he service Of the Government for more
~ u.jn:t. GAS. He and his friends laugh
lie :ssue rumor concerning him. 1t is
b. rs: some . he WAS arrested by
,rcssiuu;st andria, while OH bust
:, here. and ably is tho foundation
.= y:esta: s.1.
c5aTtr$.:ons in diplomatic circles recently
,sf.=I "a the efec: that the Confederate
..:Yn.-s had an interview with Lord
IN !. lsst.l and N. T~houvenal, and had been
i tat ;ary could not DC recognized, are
orerrsted. There has been 10 ar.
fl. !..?e later than the one which brought
80, Ina, line Commissioners Of the Confed,
SAFES had no; yet been received in Lon
:, a..l hal net jet applied to be admitted in
L; ,hg same character is the report that Mr.
s4:4s proposition to accede to the Paris de
.G.I,Qa abo.iSh;ng priVateering has been re
il Is understood that these instruction:
en-: 70 Mr.. Adams aud Mr.. Dayton, anc
TX hx> been DO arrival from Europe so lat'
lie Jay Of their arrival there. Indeed, it i.
! -: haown that they have arrived there
5: the Foreign Ministers who have left thi
airy i; is ouly known that Mr.. Sanford ha
wed IN Belgium.
Mr.. Atkins arrived at Liverpool previous t,
!. S..lin. of the Etna, aud Mr.. Dayton pro
Jir reached Paris about the same time
Frederick Hecker's Illinois Regiment will, i
be accepted by the Government
e probability is thai the brigade of Car
ltI, Milister to Sps;n, who is now here
e s-nt to Fortress Monroe.
T.. Frs. German Rifle and the Ninth Req
Z, d New York, arrived here to day.
4. Barton, Of Kentucky, has been ap
std Minister ;.esldeat to New Granada i,
.l,e Of Gen. Jones, of Iowa.
s.s E,-x Yo;k. Seventy-first Regiment thi
':..,s v.:l; over to Alexandria.
troop, En- Route for Washington.
N.w YosI, May 2s.-The Garibaldi Guard
IhoISand strong, left here this evening by
IN Washington.
fke Border State Convention.
kE., Nay 27.-The Border Stat
lae: TO day.
in. JOHN J.. Crittenden was appointed
and Orlando Brown elected Secrt
from Missouri and Kentucky were
!:s Ccnr,n!ion adjourned ill tomorrow, t.
= III. arrival Of delegates On their way
The Uuited states Stenmer H1ississlppf.
MAJ 27.-The United States steame'
will sail to night or in the morning
l.: Steamer Colorado will sail on Wednes