The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-05
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Reported for the Richmond Dispatch.
FROM WARRINGTON.
Fa&ittv-s to b. put to Work -Patterssl
Blam I'd for IN. F,d.rnI Rev Haea.

WARRINGTON, August 3.-Secretarv Game
ron mas ordered that all SLAVES confined In
Alex indria shall be 1iberat ted and be EN- ploy
ed rs lab0rers. In future all fugitives will be
treated in the same manner.
WASHINGTON, August 3 Official dispa tc hes
viii be published, which will show that the
entire disas ters ut Bull Run were In copse.
quence of General Patterson disobedieuce OF
JTders. HIS positive orders were fl st to on i.
gageGeneral Johnston, and, that being i'm DOS
>ible, he WIS then ordered to get bet Ween
General J ,hnston's force and Manassas /.
DO n Were nDCssble, he WAS then direc ted to
harass Jt b iston's rear and failing in that
ale was rd red to repair TO Washington ana
form q junction with General Mcdowell
about the point of time that j ohnston Joined
Beauregard at Manassas.
WAsB1yGToE, August . Letters have beer
received here from Commodore Eogle, who
vas ordered to bring home the Hong Kong
Meet, (Which was under the command OF Com
modore Stribbling, OF South Carolina stating
th,t the fleet Was not there, but Il was sup
posed II was not far OF
secretary Cameron goes to Penns yIvania &c
recruit ms health. Thomas A. Scott will ac
IN Secretary Cameron IS place
Inc steclal correspondent TO the New York
HeTGid say g that 1t has been observed for som.
DAYS past that the Confederate engineers hay.
oeeH making obsarvatioUs near the Chai
B;icga General Mcclellan has visited tn,
aeigh bolhood h mseif and 3 pos ting himseI
IN regard TO their movements.
WAsaIEaToS, aug. A movement is i,
operation 10 deprive the press, either by mat
2r teIe2raph, OF any INTEL igeuce in relation l..
any matters, except actual results.
WAsRISsroE, Aug. 3 Prince NapoIeo,
vas presented by Secretary Seward to. da,
With grand dinner.
Gen Butter has arrived ON =, sbo-t businas,
visit.
Gen. Wool will assume the command nj
Fortress Monroe next week,
4 white flag has arrived, hut it's purpos,
i unknown.
The correspondent of the Tribune saws it i,
rumored that The Potomac is bIccaadec a
Matthias Point and Aqua Creek
, Au> TN Z Smith, late Navy Agent at Sa
frahcdsco, bts been ARES ted for treason, and
is corhued IT Fort LataJ cite
WAsHINsroS Aug 2.-Iu the uouse =, hi,
10 increase the efficiency of the topcgraphi lea
engineer corps Was passed
Inc OH authorizing the President TO dis
HISS All oIhceTs Tor incapacIy, ineffi .ielcy
iaiSccnduct or neglect, ELECTED consldersbi,
deoate, IN the course OF which Mr. Oliver sale
ma Mr. Burnett was known to sympathiz.
vi tn the re5ats
Mr. Rurnstt said, if the gentleman wishes
10 know whether L sympathze with tho>.
among whom | was born. and who regar,
thtS war as being forced upon than and Wh,
WouId MAKE an honorable peace 10 morrow
answer IN the affirmative. and the gentle
man can make the most of it,
WASHINGTON, Aug. In the Senate n bill
i'hs peeh passed providing punishment tol
certain crimes. The punishment for recruit.
iEg FOR any army hostile to the ITnicn is Il fl o.,
or from 500 70 - OCD, and from one to nv.
years confinement. The bill declares thai
those VINO enlist, and those who encourage
enlistment by words, writing, or publishing.
are alike guilty.
AsHINoroE, Aug G-Iu the Senate tn.
OH coniiscating rebels property was reconit-
TED by vote OF 90 to Is
The conference On The tart and direct tax
bills made their report, which was c"ncurrect
in by vote OF SO to 50