The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-03
TelegrHphic Dispatches.

IelegrHphic DispHtCheS.
WAsHIsaroS, May 81. 1t WAS stated yea.
terday that i number OF vessels were then
lttiug out here tor some dies tination hot rub.
iiciy disclosed. The following dispatch re-.
celved at the Navy Department from the tel.
graphic station at the Navy Yard, betwcen4
and o'clock this afternoon, affords Al eN.
PLANTATION
"The keystone State reports that in passing
Aqua Greek at noon, the Freedom and Aua-
costa were engaging the battery ~ Aqua
Greek with success. Shall send the Pula.
hontas with her l0-inch gun 10 assistY'
This dis patch is signed by Capt Dahlgreeu.
the commander ut the Navy Yard.
| Immediately on tn r-ceIpt NJ ihis dsp1tch
the Navy Department ordered two men-of war
do@m supi'ott capt " Atd.
There is little If any doubt that the Nav
| York list regiment will proceed at midnight
| o Aqua Greek, arrangements having been
| made for their trans por III ton thlIhrr.
The steamer Keystone State witnessed the
| light for several hours, according to the re-
port OF An officer on board that vessel. There
| ere two batteries. The one the 10 yer
round had been damaged. 1t Was supposed
rom the movement of the steamer Ana. costa
he was struck by u bali.
| gentleman who arrived here might
| rom the camp of the Federal troops in Ir.
| ginia, reports that tour companies of the Z.
| -. 81 Dragons, n battery OF ARTILLERY, aud tho
| New York Sth, 2jth and 18th regiment Is were
| occupying the heights two miles beyond Ar
| ngtou House, and their pickets extend be-
| vcnl III MS Gross Roads, @ miles from Wash
ington.
| . ,1ortion of this force was intending to ad.
vance on FAN fax Court House to- night, and,
| { poss lble, occupy IL before " break. They
| rXpec ted TO have an engagement, As iuforma-
ton deemed reliable, had reached them that
| Confederate troops 10 the number OF 900
N position al that point. 1t WAS currently
expected that there would bs an attack by
| ~ 900 Confedeyate troops on Alexandria dur
ing the night.
Several vessels went to Fortress Monroe
today, carrying hundreds OF thousands of
| cartridges and other war requisites The sup
ply in that direction Is now ample.
Several vessels improperly captured by the
u,or keding forces have been ordered 10 be
leased.
| has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Pienipotentiary to Brazil.
Post routes and post-otiices managed by
loyal citizens, and in loyal districts Ia Viz
| gIuia are not 10 be deprived OF mail service,
| under the recent order of the Department
II they should be temporarily suspended by
| the geI-~pI order, they viii be restored upon
due advice of the facts.
| A lie ~ coiIecs ui a..sIog been appointed for
| Alexandra, that city has been re'opened To
| he commerce of the country. aud therefore
| vessels will be- admitted as heretofore.
| ALEXANDRIA, May 81, M.-The' steamer
| Pawnee steamed up late this afternoon aud
left at o'clock. Her place IS supplied by the
| PocHhontas.
This town wears an exceedingly duh as
| n
MANY stores on the wharf are entirely closed
| and The Secession sentiment among the CON
| muni;y does not seem To haye.abat ted much -
Women and children are leaving daily Tor The
hosptable shore of Maryland.
ST. Louis, May 30--Coi. Blair's regiment
has been sworn into the United States service
for three years.
About 200 citizens Of Southern Illinois LET
for the South u few days since 10 join th'
Army.
In the Mcdonald hnbeds corpus case, Gen
Harvey made a return that Mcdonald ha'
been removed to Illinois that he had neFe
| had the body of the prisoner under his control
I | and conseq uen thy was unable to produce MN
General Harvey further stated that by or
ders from Washington, he had been reuiov *
from the command of the department. II !
4 understood that Gen. Lyon will succeed Gen
| Harvey.
/, BosroE, May 31--The steamer Oamhridg
I left here this afternoon for Fortress Monrs
1 with lumber. tools and provisions. Also
2 picked company of sappPrs and miners, undr
5 a requisiLion from General Butler. Brigade
> | General Pierce and staff go in her. Ai,o
! | commission from the Governor, TO exanain
{ | the condition of the Third and Fourth Mass
! | chusetts regiments.