Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
, u, Akyondria Go,,tie Of Saturday.

From, The Alexandria Go,stts Of Saturday.
is said tina, the EugIi.h Minister Lord Lyons, few
DAVIS since dspa'chcd BIZ, first Secretary TO the Mont
pomery Government important business IL Is under
stood he carried information to jeff Davis as to the po
siton which England intends TO assume TO the Conied
crate Government.
The following news is obtained from special dispatches
and expresses to the Alexandria Gazette. No tele-
praphc communication exists between Alexandria and
Washington.
WAsHISGroy, May 8. p M.-The steamer Pocahontas
is en- for this city, having Oh board one million oil
gold Government drafts on New ork are oil no value
or account, and hence this transportation OF money
which is to pay the employees Of the United States
The proclamation of the President concerning new
Divisions of the Army, and relating TO the original
bo lndary of the District OF Columbia Is the occasion oil
much comment and uneasness by those OF our citizens
who have friends in the adjoining portions OF Virginia.
as still say that the city OF Alexandra by 1t ill.,
cuded in one of the new Divisions.
Should the federal forces attempt to invade the State
of Virginia military say that three routes only lie
omen TO them These three are, one from Harrisburg by
railroad through Harpers Ferry Winchester one from
Washington over the long bridge, and through Aexan
dria by railroad to Richmond, and the last by water
from any Northern port up the James river TO the Capt.
| tai of the State.
great change its is said has taken place lately in the
sentiment of the border counties OF Virginia in regard to
the action OF the Virginia Convention, and this will 1t is
Supposed prevent for the present at least any actual In
vason OF the State.
Warnings to leave Washington not only given by
rowdies and unauthorized PERSONS but also by high OIL
Gals A few DAYS since Commodore Pauldng notified
Charles II. Wnder esq that he continued to visit he
Navy Department he wont to do, on business he
would be arrested US it was understood that he was
secessionst.
The proposed invasion of this city by the famous Billy
Wilson's regiment has been forbidden, II IL SAID, Dy Or
| der OF the President.
assigned as TO obtain
ston in this regiment are numerous and various
but all that the greater the rascal the higher the
uaon. 1t is said that fellow Of this regiment
after receiving the commission that Alderman now Cap
tain Wilson, handed him. politely presented the Captain
with his pocket book which the adroit knave had
distracted while in the enrolling otce-the captain in
stantly appointed him Sergeant
The remaining portion Of Col Elsworts regiment Of
Zouaves the whole of which composed OF material de-
rived from the remen of New York city, arrived here
tbs morning Col Flsworths command may be- and no
doubt are efficient agents in extnguishng material COM
buston but whether their presence here tends to subdue
the concealed fires which burning 10 the minds OF our
innocent lawful and peGceabe CT liens remains to be seem
Several members OF ills regiment were arrested to-day
by the police for dsorderly and riotous conduct.
The news from Harper5 Ferry is that General Jackson
has superseded all other officers stationed there, and
now ia command OF about twenty-five hundred or three
thousand men.
Extracts from the Washington papers Of Saturday.
gentleman who reached Alexandra this evenir
from the West saws that the Republicans Boosting
of black regiment OF four hundred which John Brown,
Jr, was organizing and drilling near Beaver, Ohio.
REsIGSED.-Noble Thomas, Lieutenant OF the Auxil-
larry Guard has resigned his position and left the city,
NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.-A committee of well
known and reliable citizens OF Northwestern Virginia
reached Washington the day before yesterday 10 OBJ
tain the protec ion OF the Government in maintaining
the allegiance of that section Of tho United States We
hear that their views Of their duty 20 themselves and
the Union met the immediate approval OF the Govern
ment which will doubtless do thing in lis power to
enable them 10 continue without molestation from the
disunonss in the enjoyment Of all tho privileges and
blessings of citizens of the United States.
THE BLocKAD or HAMPTON ROADS AND JAMES RIVER
The Baltimore (now one OF the guard vessels OF
the waters Of the Chesapeake) arrived here at m
this morning. with dispatches from the commanding Off
Ger ct Fortress Monroe and the commander Of the squad
ron in that vicinity. She reports the mouth OF James
river aud Hampton Roads already under strict and i'm
passabe blockade. The bockgdDg vessels are the u s.
rglte Cumberland, the steamship Monticello the large
propeller Yankee and three four stram tugs al these
vessels being efficiently armed and manned, and COM
manded by U. 5. naval officers.
CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY G. NEIGs u. S Engineers
turned duty here this morn g. from his recent expe
ton to Fort Pckens-to which post it will be remem-
bred he took, not long since, quite number Of Wash
gton city mechanics, who employed in strength
euing it, Capt. ~ reports Fort Pickens reinforced,
provisioned and otherwise strengthened as TO make its
reduction utterly impossible FOR six months, for which
time has be well prOyisioned. Three war steamers
are there to assist in its defence and there will be no
difficulty wha'ever in throwing in M n and provi-
siOus, as they may he needed.
ExcHASGE.-Nothiog OF account is doing in this line
Of business The fact s that all the money bough
that OF Virginia ard District hanks. The former is
bought the brokers for 20 per cent discount
that latter for 10 per cent.
TIE SsvENTH RtGIWESr went into camp yesterday az
,l.n cd
joining Columbia College They pitched their tents in
rows tf fifteen each The number of hundred and
fifty in all. Each ten. is capable of holding eight or ten
men,
The Camping Ground OF the New York Twelfth Regi-
men in the Government qlarc fronting street Oh the
north aud between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
west is being rapidly arrsgred for occupation by them
Squads OF the men have been working the past Gays
at ercctirg shautits Tor the sodies. There to ta
-ixry buildings each Of n capacity to contain sxteea
men, aud the regiment will be divided into Sky messes
Of fixteen each.