Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-08

/ YANKEE VI
We copy from the Baltimore Sun of Thursday morn
ing July All.
Yesterday hiry.two members Of the class just gradua
ted at West Point arrived Washington, and reported
"a GEN. Mansfield to act as drill oiicers The Star hs
the following;
| ADVANCE MOVEMENT TROOPS
FALLS CHURCH, Va, July Sd, 6 A h.-The Become
regiment Of Maine Volunteers having crossed the river
have taken post bore They enesmped In Mr; oloVer
hay field Their commander is Col O. o. Jamison, ant
they number here) 700 men, though to-day they eIpec
| to De Joined by 800 This regiment is thus mill
ia the most advanced position their camp being one mill
nearer Fairfax Court House-irom which It IL but eeh
and half miles dstant-than the camp ofthe First and
second Connecticut Regiments at Taylors Tavern ant
the Third Connecticut and Third Maine Regiment IN thu
| immediate vicinity Of the same point.
| GRAND RkvIKw.
II IA understood tina. General Sanford has ordered
general parade of all the New York regiments now sta
Toned this side of the river, (some twenty regmenif OF
Thursday morning, 4th of July They are expected to
psss up the avenue between aud o'clock In the morn
| ing TO be reviewed by the President
| Yesterday Justice DonD by order OF Gen. Mansfield,
red the oath Of allegiance To j. r. Robinson oil
Boetourt county, Va who was taken IN arms some day
ago by The troops in Virginia. and sent TO the jail 10 h.
city, John G. Garrett arrested with Robinson is still
IN prison.
| The steamer Adelaide, Capt Cannon, arrived yeser-
day morning from Old Point Comfort but brought no
news of special interest General Butler was withdraw
ing his troops from Newport News Point and posting
them near Hampton An early attack on the first named
point anticipated The following letter VIII give the
| details Of the news received:
| Correspondence a the Associated Press
TokrRIss hosRor, July 2, p h.-The 81 Massschu.
etts regiment and the Naval Brigade occupy the de-
serted dwellings of H.mptonperhsps thirty Inhabitants
remain. Col wardlops headquarters are at the house
OF Hon Joseph Sugar. The quaint old church which
was occupied In the late var, Is nov
used as gusrd.houss. Tso companies are stationed in
the yard, which is surrounded by high WALL The
| tombs,ones date from the II. century.
-Four companies of Col Packsrd's regiment just from
Newport News are posted 10 the nev cemetery. Col.
Wsrdlops pickets extend mile aud half beyond Hamp-
ton. The All Massachusetts regiment will encamp just
beyond the village. Hampton bridge will DO rebuilt
within week Col. Max Weber's regiment ere erecting
| a strong battery on this side.
Ladies begin TO make their appearances at Old Point
The families of Gen. Butler and Colonies Duryea and
Max Weber are here
Great preparations are being made to celebrate the
coming anniversary Of Independence Day Gand psrades
will be held the camps and the Fortress euas the new
batt4res and the ships Of in the hsrbor ncudrg
the Minnesota Cumberland Sauee Roanoke, and various
| gun boats will appropriately sante the day.
Yesterday afternoon Lieut. Yelverton and eighteen
men of the Seventh New Yoik regiment made recon
nossance from Newport News up the James River road
! TO within mile and half OF Great Bethel At that
point bey came uron Ave Of the Confederate pickets,
who precipitatey n,d, leaving behind with Other to.
plies their bat and coats which showed that the own
oicer In the pockets OF the latter were sew
era letters Just finished and giving complete accoun!
of the late advance OF 500 from Yorktown to at
tsck Newport News They describe the wretched fare
OF the Secession troops and the manner in which they
were obliged beg steal One of an ominous char
acte taken from the pocket OF Mr. Jas Steele, book
St Ter at Richmond describes the Federal troops as a.
borers" who are TO be speedily driven from the sGerfd
| soil Of Virginia"
detachment Of Yermonters from Newport News CON-
ing suddenly upon picket beyond Hampton, yester-
day, caused a temporary aarni
wARMoyKMEsrs IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. |
The war correspondent of tho Cincinnati Gazette FUR
nshes following summary OF the position OF the ap
| posing forces in Western Virginia:
Readers who care TO understand the movements now
in progress in Western Virginia will remember that the
Confederate force has mainly concentrated at Bealugon
and Laurel Hill thirteen miles south oil Phippa, on the
main road leading through Beverly, Hutossile, the
Cheat Mountain Gap and thence on through the heart
of Virginia to StauntOn and the beginning OF direct
railroad communication with Redmond. At this Con-
fderate camp there near nine thousand soldiers
aud there little room to doubt that they are really
under tho command Of the redoubiabe Wise. Besides
this force az their advanced camp they have also troops
at Beverly HuttonvIle and the Gaps, though in what
number s now it is impossible TO tell The probability Ia
that they have concentrated all their available strength
at the advance camp. merely leaving behind them men
enough TO garrison the towns and keep their communi-
cations open.
The Federal forces on the other band conoentra-
ting two main points Philippe and Clarksburg When
tell ycu that with the exception OF the troops abso-
lutey needed guard the road aud hold Grafton, and
OF one regiment stationed at Cheat river, oil the troops
in Western Virginia have gone 10 Philippe or ClAks-
burg YOU will have little difficulty in compromising the
contemplated movements In addition TO this may only
add that the column from Ca ksburg commenced moving
| yesterday June 26.
A correspondent of the same Journal writing from
Clar k.burg on the 2s:b, gives the following:
Six O'Clock, p. A.-The day closes amidst the most
conflicting and exciting reports relative to the movement
of the bella IL Is pretty clearly ascertened that
Governor Wise has occupied Bucbauon, at the head OF
seven thousand men Msjor II Jackson is at Beverly,
With fifteen hundred men, and another body is at Webbs
Mills forty miles southeast OF here IL will thus be seen
that crisis is rapidly approaching tight must take
plAos within twentyiour hours. Gerereb Schltich and
Rosesraus are dispstchng in all directions;
the guards have been doubled and the strices orders
Issued.
AN ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
The New York Express, in an article The military
| occupation of Baltimore, says:
We Sec however In ths armed occupation, what fol-
ces will he necessary in about every Southern ciy-ss
we march On to occuppy.t seems 10 enter into but
few mems READS that sitter every steps advance IS many
must be left behind to occupy as to 90 ahead TO
fight When this begins TO be little comprehended, The
common Of settling this civil war, If possible viii
become more apparent
Capt Fitzpatrick, of Company II, the Duryea Zouavef,
who will be remembered one OF the Federal troops
who led the charge at Big Bethel is delivering lectures
in Nes York. descriptive of the Of the battle n
| TELlGRAPHIc DISPATCHES.
The following dispatches, made up under the super
vision Of Federal eiegrsphio directors to the Northern
press, should be read with great deal Of caution;
TIE BATTLE ON THE UPPER POTOMAC.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The following dispatch was re-
ceiyed at 2 is this morning BY telegraph;
Hook RIVER, near Martinsburg, July ..
| To Col E. D. Townsend, Assistant Acjutant Generals
We len Wiiliamsport ut o'clock A. M to-day, Tor
this place. We drove and routed the rebels about ten
thousand strong having with them four guns, and now
occupy his camp with loss our side, regret TO say,
| OF lhree killed and ten wounded.
- r Patterson
Msjor General Commanding.
II is said that Gen. Scott so much atfed on re-
ceviDg this that he caused the President to be
/ awakened from his sleep TO receive it.
The Cabinet met to-day with more than usual good
spirits Ia consequence Of this gratifying news. ~
VIRGINIA (Boeus) LEGISLATURE
WHEELING, July 3.-The Legislature Of Virginis or.
| panzed here yesterday. Lieut. Gov Hsyey took the
chair in the Senate and Dan Frost Of Jackson county,
was elected Speaker Of the House. Gov. Pierpont's
message was sent both houses last night together
with document from Washington officially recognizing
the new Government. The message is able document
aud give, universal satisfaction. Ii takes succinct rt
view of secession in Virginia and the causes leading
the formation Of the prcent State Government and
| commeuds energetic operation with the Federal
| Go, crnmeot. ..s
T~enyssven thousand dollars in specie belonging to
the State seized and brought here last night by
order Of the Governor from the Exchange Bank, at