The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-05
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WAR NOV e N rs.
From the Baltimore Sun, Of "Wednesday
morning, July 3D. we copy the following III
relation to the movements OF troops. &c, at
tbs North
T. r. TROOPS Az POINT or HOOKS.
We learned last evening that about 900 Z.
= troops, unoer Col. Stone, have arrived AT
Point Vi Rocks. and were yesterday occupy
tug that place. The Ooniederates were re-
rcrted to be throwing up batteries on The OPP
posiie or Virginia side
ISqksRsTISa FROM OLD FONT COMFORT AND
FoRrRBss MONROE.
The steamer Georgeaua, Captain Pierson,
arrived yes terday morning from Ola Point
Comfort. She brought up number OF pas
..ngers amongst whom were sixteen OF the
Naval Brigade, four Northern men who had
been living at Wilmington, n. e., and VINO
lett that city II small boat by way OF New
Inlet and r-tChed FORTRESS Monroe on Mon
~, in 49,, u ody OF W H. Wiegei, assist
an. Prove 1.arshai at For tress Monroe. -
The suru.-, II sly was taken 10 Washington
70 .G-attHcaiion.
4 regiment OF Massachusetts, troops, with
baggage wagons, ALL balances, and camp eq up
I,lrnts were sent on Monday To Hampton, ana
will .ncamp near New Market BIidge. An
other regiment Of Massac husetts troops was
,roered 10 the same direction from Newport
News Point, but the ORDER WAS coun ternahdeo
before ILey moved.
An attack on New port News Point was ex
pected at any moment, and every possible
means OF defence had been adopted. There is
complaint At the Fortress OF want Of cav
airy, and an effort viii be made 10 obtain
regiment from New York.
correspondence of the Associated Press
FORTRESS MosRoE, July 1.--The 81 Massa-
cAusetts regimen; to-day moved from its en-
,anpInent within the Fortress, TO occupy a
position between Hampton and New Market
BgiGye. Hampton crees Is crossed by bat
t4aus manned by the Naval Brigade Gen.
Il tier and staff ara now visiting the encamp-
lusut. Col. McChesney's regiment takes the
r place Of the Sd Massachusetts regiment, and
: the an Massachusetts regiment was TO move
from Newport News. but the order has been
CJuntermanded.
The time Of the Massachusetts regimsnts
expires in about two weeks AMI on account of
their aTduous tiles within the Fortress and
a. Newport News, in the way of mounting
cannon and digging trenches, the order for
their movement has excited much surprise
ten. Butier is by no means partial TO the Mas
shchusetts regiments.
One Of the Louisiana ZOUayes made prison
er on Saturday, named Clark, Was formerly &
wood engIaver In Harper s establishment On
las marrh from Yorktown they were su ppIipd
only with hour, to ba cooked as occas. on
might require. They state that the force
winch advanced consisted of . COO infantry
ana $40 cavalry. The two deser tel s re- presen |
the force as coo stronger. They reached q
point two miles this side of Great Bethel
Tie expedition having mscarried the greater
part probably returned to Yorktown. Moth
ing has since been heard OF them.
Lieut. Butter, nephew of General Butler
starts for New York by the Bsltimo1e boat
10 Induce the State authorities If possible, to
dispatch regiment Of cavalry to Fortress
Monroe. Col Bakers California regiment is
expected tomorrow.
The gun boat Quaker City brought up n
pllze to-day, the schooner Sally Myers, tom
st Domingo, and owned in Yorktown.
4 Tpa a{itl fri ch.,h,
from Portsmouth, n II, is coming up the
Roads. The fIigite Roanoke is also reported
outside, and salute is now being fired.
nag OF truce Is just down from Norfolk
win br Richards, physician TO President
Lincoln. H- was arrested at Manassas June
ton three weeks ago, whilst in quest of his
son, at school near Charlottesville He was
imprisoned ia Richmond Jail, and not permit.
ted TO 20 10 hotel, even with Il guard
Gen. Huger, at Norfolk was most atten tive
to his wants TWO Maryland ladies' also came
under the Nag OF truce.
Five Northern mechanics reached tho For
tress last evening, having sailed In a small
boat from Pungo river, North Carolina. a dis
lance OF Two hundred miles, the trip occupy.
ing SIX days and six nights
William Wiegel, assistant Provost Mar
shal III the FORTRESS, goes TO Washingto this
evening with an alleged spy, arrested here to.
daf' aua SAID to be the same party heretofore
arrested At Fort CorcoTan
PROM wAsHIsGToN AND VICINITY.
We ind he following items in the Washing
ton Star OF last evening:
ne steamer Resolute reports all quiet down
me FINer, and no troops visible az any point
NO batteries have Yet been cree ted at M a thias'
foihi nor are there any signs OF such an in :
Ientlon To be seen
Tie ST Nicholas having been taken up the
happahannock river, the PaWnea goes down
Today TO relieve the Pocahontas at Aqua
Greek, when The latter will at once close the
zap mt which the 81. Nicholas has been Ia
Kan
IT, and should she attempt to visit the waters
u Inc Potomac again, the Pocahontas will OF
course, send over d compliment, with an inyi-
.NIIoh 10 the crew 10 accept Uncle Sans
ho-pllaIIties.
Yesterday there We're no Southern troops
al vienna, though their scouting parties We're
AoVtring around the village.
PREPARATIONS FOR MOVING.
letter from Washington states that con-
Tracts have been made that will BE- Ill lied in :
zoe OF TWO weeks, for eight hundred baggage
wagons and three thousand horses These
teams Will move forty regiments or IS 600
ih7A ia addition TO those already there, about
enosgA 10 convey Il, 900.
another .o.4er says:
army rI3ers declare that il is imposs ible
e III III" = uecided forward movement until
MOI lyons have arrived. BY the 10Th Of
-! ne builders have con trac ted to furnish
HNe thousand Quartermaste ter General Meigs
H1S pressed every mandatory in to the ser
'No from Baltimore TO Concord, N II.
SEw MILITARY PRovIsIoNs
~ IL stated that among the provisions of the
l"itdFy oils to be introduced In to the Senate
" heheral Wilson, will be one reducing the
Trth OF enlistment for the new regiments add
~ ~ The regular army TO three years, and of.
ieHlg bounty. BY another provision the
number OF Generals will be- increased, so as
the the regular army three Mai 1r Gene
iaie Instead Of two ana six fsrgadiers in
n'a1 ol iour, and still further to Increase the
utnoef VI each class in the volunteer CORDS
MISCELLANEOUS.
Aeonidas Polk, the Episcopal btahop of
LOUISIANA. who has been appointed Brigadier
aeheral Of the Confederate army. mas bsen
,.'Ahded the defense of the Mississippi River
ron Cairo TO the ocean, Col. Hardee Sharing
me important task.
AZ - the Garibaidi regiment are said TO be q
-ei-Ai nntionalties, and IS different dialects
auuS fA"Po"ooi-
/ Vol. Sherman, Of the United States army is
rDi. 10 harrisburg. Pa, for the purpose OF
y msa,Hg recruits for the new artillery Tegi-
NJ 70 BE- formed there.
\ Psdajot Lloyd Tilxhman, stationed lately at
stt. an. ny has resigned his office Ia the
inS nnt uaId. being unwilling TO aid In carry
i On.,t. ne policy OF neutrality between the
tn ase states aud the United States.
Ron ieAsbarg Sun learns that Col John
eourIs al extensive planter OF Madison
.Jr mississippi, has raised this year over
Il thssheis OF wheat, which he has placed
srmsef'!ee Of the 5 IL To or Confederate Gov