The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-27
RitIrmunn pispatrh.
,,TEsr NEWS BY THE MAILS.

..TEST NEWS BY THE MAILS.
W. -.,..yea, last evening, washingto and
,,.xsnaria papers of the latest dates, and
ns1,,nore papers OF Thursday. From these
Ike up the following summary:
FROM ALEXANDRIA.
o..a A,exandria Gazette has The following
,,a-s< M military Intelligence:
commander Rodgers and Cs ain Wright,
i""reTs Of war taken by the Nlrginia troops
,. norfolk passed through this city yes ter
a. They were en- route for Washington,
10" s vrere under the escort OF Lient. Sifnms
md Nj. Cooke. They passed on to Washing
,,.ina liberated on parole
ire United States steamer Pocahon tas
,.a,re3 down the Potomac yesterday morn
49,, Al o'clock last night, the Powhatan
-, steamer passed down the riyer--no troops
NJ Ashhv. Postmaster Of this city, has told
~ r1er * II she Post Ofiice that II they wish
anIis; in the defence of the State, he would
.,rlov substitutes at his own expense.
Tbe "Ricbaruson Guards" from Madison
,,.-r,.uouse Capt. WEIGH and Lieutenant
ave aud t}ordon, arrived in this city yester-
51v They number - line looking Virginia
soldiers. ,, ~
fine looking company Of men, arrived here
ss.ariay, and went into barracks on Prince
s,-,rf neAr Fairfax.
The FAIRFAX Cavalry. under command OF
III
.vrning. making fine show and attracting
The flag Of the Confederate States, with a
car for virginia, was raised Mt the camp
ground near Leesburs, yesterday, amid great
Mai. &. Il Ball, of Loudoun, has been APP
n,,n led Paynas,er IN the army of Virginia,
and is 10 be stationed in Richmond.
FROM WASHINGTON
.,.x.~,e AnriI Sa~anth
rent numbering 90 men, of New York the
company which was so feted I'm Richm ond
VA not long since, and whose officers made
.gch PROFESSIONS OF attachment and aftsc ton
for the citizens of the Southern States arrived
here to-day from Annapolis.
The Massachusetts, Regiment, which has
he.n at Annapolis for some days past, yester-
DAY took possession of the Annapolis Railroad,
repaired its destroyed portions, and the dis
mantled locomotive, and thus permitted the
New \ ork Regiment TO come over this morn
iag
The Seventh Regiment of Massachusetts
Volunteers, who came in two or three days
$40, after experiencing the literal meaning of
the expression that nobody was hurt, - at
Baltimore, are now stationed In the Hall of
the House OF Representatives.
From the most reliable and credi table au
iaarlfy. il is unders TODD that agents of the
present military authorities of the Northern
Sta;ss and Washington city, are using their
utmost endeavoTs TO obtain possession OF all
EGfglCaE IN THIS CITY ana lLs
lumedi .te peighborhood, for the use OF the
lpcaln troops. Not only provisions, but
everything which can by any possible man
LEI OF means facilitate the operations Gorth,
bri !uCommode the South, is being bought,
seized. and secured by the Washington AID
lairi~t-atlon.
Immense trains of carts drays and other
yencias, were to-day engaged IN conveying
the dOnr, which WAS seized by the L. s. Gov
eminent, from Georgetown to Washington.
Martial law, it is said by the knowing ones,
will be proclaimed 10 morrow, when the test
cath viii be applied 10 every male resident;
all who will not take the oath must leave.
large number OF clerks res! gned and were
removed from the Land Office 10 day. Among
them were some who had taken the oath.
The Experiments at Washington wear the
aspect Ct armed citadels. The lower stories
Of ine { tfaTent buildings are closed, the doors
a-e barr AIDED, and loop holes and port holes
Tor fire arms made in the walls. The Post
ONCE bu .lding looks like huge warehouse
used for lowing rour and bacon, and fish and
pork.
Il 10 RI ported and believed, that all re-
tpectabe locking horses are seized by order of
the preset Adm stration as soon as they
enter the rity.
The gas Of the Capitol are barred, and
none bui those who are by sentiment in favor
Of the nei.-ri0us policy OF the present Admin
islraton permitted to penetrate its armed,
undermine and fortified defences.
The Navy Department have Advices of the
return Of the Niagara TO the United States
from her lale voyage TO Japan. In an hour
after this Information was received, she WAS
ordered to repair 10 the Chesapeake coon
IS possible fer service la these waters for the
protection Of the Federal Metropolis.
The accounts from Harrison county and
the North western part Of the State general
" 20 to show that the Nor ihern people need
not sslculate upon any serious division in the
ranks Of virginia in that quarter. The peo-
pie there viii unite in resistance to ''coer-
CiJn'
The Seventh report the kindest trea tmen I
towards them by the people of Annapolis, and
Witnessed no instance OF luminosity or unkind-
ness
II is understood that the Government at
Washington have given orders to such YES
sels IS are ut their disposal for that service
eoarry into effect Lincoln 5 late Procla ina zion
Tor blockade of the ports of the seeded
States.
The only means Of comm unication between
Washington city and the Virginia shore, is by
the Long Bridge This bridge is now guarded
al the Washing ton end, by about five hundred
men, with artillery.
Euhstments still con tinue to be made inIthi.
city. Our total available force now here on
duty differs little, either way, from ten thou
sand men. In less than II week this force will
probably reach nearly three times that mum
Der
The following order has been ISIS ued from
the War Department
1.-The amounts found to be due resigned
officers from the States which claim TO have
sHceded Will be paid them from the United
States funds heretofore sent TO or depositsd
in those States. BY order: l.. THOMAS,
Adjutant General"