Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-13
NORTHERN NEWS
From WASHINGTON CITY.

lli lIlAS u kiiN ''iNf
- NJ. tg-lar. Nothing worthy OF record had
,ransnjred there IN the last t~eRty'fuur hours.
All was quie. there.
gAsElESs HUAok
This morning ""ecesh" in washington was
:. plec with IL rumor that the George Page
had cautured ali The barges 0! tbs hotilla of
the Potomac, filled with provisions. Of course
there is M truth whatever ia the story. The
George Page does not dare show her nose out.
side al the mouth Of the creek, up which she
is kept lest Captain Craven may nab her.
or Ex-MIGIsTEE FArl.K:ER TO FORT
LAFAYETTE
Ex-STinister Faulkner, since his removal
from the county jail, has been confined in the
onarters Of lie provost guard, on Massachu-
se,ts avenue, suuih side, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, in the range of buildings
known rs Phillips row. Three Of those build
ARE for The use of the t~o companies at
that point in charge Of Capt. Williams; one is
for tho guard on duty, and one is for the oin-
GERS Quarters. In this last building Mr..
Faulkner has been confined. Yesterday morn
ing at an carly hour ne was taken In charge
by Lieut.. Worth, OF the Slh Infantry, and
ulaced in q carriage, which convey Cd him TO
The railroad depot, where he and his escort
took the train, which left this city Al hal!-past
seven o'clock 4. 81. II is understood that he
was TO he taken directly through to Fort LIZ
fayctte, \. Y.
NAVY YARD -AKEIyAL OF sEANEN.
This marning the steamer State Of Maine,
Simmons, armed 1t the yard with 400
scuncn, irrIn the receiving snip Ohio, at Bos.
ton. The searncn ale under the charge OF 1t.
Nichols, and arc hale, hearty men.
CAPTAIN Budd, Of the Rcsnlute, has recover.
ed from the injury did his fnot down the river,
and has left the city un an unlimited leave Of
absenee.
There is row a med.cal board in session at
the yarG:. composed Of Surgeon Marius Duvali
and Assistant Surgeons E. ). Matthews. The
sick list at Tbs: naval hospital is quite small,
considering the number Of men here and the
season. Under the attentive care Of their sur
geons deaths have been rare.
aAioRS roR TIE slyTE oAyAiKi.
Captain James Il. Carlton, senior captain Of
United States Cavalry, has been promoted 10
be u Maiar &C the Sixth Cavalry. Capsaiil
Lawrence P. Williams, oI the Tenth Infantry,
has alsG. been promoted IL he a Major OF the
Sixth CaT&i'y.
ELECTED.
Mr.. Bennett, the administration candidate for
Delegate to Congress in Colorado Territory,
has been elected.
FROM GENERAL CLELLAH's cOLrMI.
The Confederate Qualifications Oh Munson'S
Hill. three fourtils ofa mile from Bsiiey's Gross
Roads. have every indication OF being compile
tel. From s close inspection made 10 DAY,
nothing was seen except parties taking ohser'
vations of Federal troops and their position
The earll,work; extend for a distance Of pro.
badly one hundred and fifty yards to the right
Of the LceSburg turnpike. No guns were OBJ.
served mounted m the Implications, but &
masked battery is erected, concealed hy a
grove, near Bailey; house, about a hundred
yards this side Of the e~aglhwor;s.
On SUNDAY everything in that vicinity was
1pirt, but this morning The ConfcdcratcS open.
ed their concealed batteries, throwing shell
iuto the eucampmcnt o! our p:ckcts ct Ballcy'h
Cross Roads. Two of !heir shell fell short,
and the third enc passed Z half mile beyond
them, ia retaliation 10: which our sharpsnoot-
ters ADVANCED Oh their pici2ts and killed two
Of their Number.
Among ,cw visitors to Bailey Cross Roads
today, were lacnb Ricgcl, u merchant Of Phil,
.d.lrh;o nnd a : I'a;s.nrinp /. member Of
Tho P.nnsrjyan;a LEGISLATURE, Of ;be same city,
All is quiet along other part; Of til l;nc.
GtGrra! M,cCl=llan and his gnard spent some
Hours, as is his custom, among :he hoops there
to-day.
TAR DEPARTMENT AEws
The chief clerk Of the Var Department has
- l.
sence. with impro7cd health.
l'hs War Department has issued an order
that volunteer ~cavalry rorim.nis Of com
pauies. shall have ti,rec uia,nrs. and regiments
Of from eight 10 tell ~Iompanic-, iva majors,
instead OF 6ne orly, ~ hrrtiafrrr.
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WINTER "H'Ie !:t'I y D. 80 m,.
SetseahI 1"Sef' H. $3.50 "'> .,e ~. I =,
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u:'n ~ ~ = Hn.":,o; waI,,r --os sl,o,
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svu,J,suIsc AcECss THE ToMAc- FEDERAL
SOLDIER SlIIEn--cAPTIHE"f TWO EEhEi Off
GEES.
WasursGros, Sept. 10 Considerable ski--
,pish,nc took place last night between our
ryogDs and those Of the enemy, near the Chain
pr,Grs. 4 large scouting party, under com
manGo Gen. Smith, adYaIced during the night
nc far ~ L,as;nsv, lie, srfsn milas distant from
tho Cham Bride. yherr lbcy were attacked by
The v;nl eders,c pickels.
,Jonn Dxinelle. of Company Il, Naw FORK
RON rceilucr;, was killed, but lxo ~oficsrs. one
, M,;nr and tho other q Cur,aiu. il Colonel
S,en,r,,e VIRGINIA rcrimcnt. were taken prison.
"rs hr mr. tnrcss TSnev reru,a1 II pive their
,.ncs
Twn py:ea,.s OF ,;,s New York DeKalb regi.
nv Ia Wei W ~