The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-13
LATEST NEWS BY EXPRESS.
From Northern papers received last evening
we make up the folio owing summary:

From Northern papers received last evening |
we make up the following summary:
WAsHrsoroy, May 10, 1861.
Fifteen hundred more troops, comprising q
Pennsylvania regiment, five companies OF
regular in fsntry, just arrived from Texas, and
Sherman's Battery, came in from Baltimore
this morning. Six companies of Flying Ar
u'lprv. with thirty-siX field pieces, are now
concen trated here.
Ine strrnst tn OF the army Of protection with
In, the city limits is nearly %, 900.
Senator Wade, OF Ohio, Is here, full Of the
war spirit He is urging the Admins tratiou
10 pursue the most &C tive policy possible. He
says there is more sound argument in one
eleven tn inch coiuInbiad than in all the Sen
ate speeches or political pam pbiets ever is
sued. Senator Chandler, of Michigan, who
was present when the remark was made, en-
dorsed the idea fully.
The President, by general order directs that
all officers of the rmy, except those who have
ntered service since April l, take and sub
scribe anew the oath of allegiance 10 the Uni
ted States as set forth in the tenth article of
war.
1t is calculated that at least three hundred
thousand volunteers have rendered their SER
vices 10 the Government.
An absence Of exciting events for Il few DAYS
should not induce a belief that ma tiers
| going on slowly or wrong at headq uartars.
The war Will be- prosecuted vigorously az soon
as the details Of the in tended aggressive move
| ments are agreed upon, and ali the means to
| carry them out successfully is al the com mand
| of the military authorities
| All the transport vessels passing up and
! down the Potomac ARMED with heavy
| guns, shott"d and prImed, and instructed to
| fire al The first sign of hostile demons trations.
The war steamer Anacosta came up the
| river last night She reports no batteries as
| yet erected on the right bank.
Thomas Francis Meagher reached the CAPT
| tai last night. He was escorted from the de-
pot TO the quarters of the Sixty-ninth, in
| Georgetown, by a detachment and the band
| of the regiment.
| Alpxandria il now said to be occupied by
| thousand armed rebels Yesterday afternoon
! n Washington volunteer, who ventured over
| there, ex perienCed come rough handling.
| There is great rejoicing among the Msssa-
| chuselts troops over the exploit which Col.
| Jones of the Sixth Regiment, had performed
| H. learned that WInHns' steam gun had been
| concealed III the train 81 Baltimore, and had
| escaped The attention of the inspectors at the
| Relay Honse Col. Jones had q. locomotive
cent in pur~ nit OF the train, overlook il at Ell
| IiCott's Mills, and there captured it.
| fAnother account says that the steam gun
was in q wagon attended by three men, OF the
way to Harper Ferry. A great xrOit, The
| in ventor, Mr.. Dickinson, is said to have been
one of the three They were sent TO Annapo-
| lis, us prtsonersl
| 4 Govern .ent messenger arrived here safe
| " from Richmond, to night, with foil intOr-
nation to the strength of the secession
forces, their points of concentration, &c.
May 10, from party in the service Of the
Federal Admins IRA ton, says:
About midnight a squad Of some fifty
| noun ted insurgents fired on the picket guard
ri Camp Batter, across the Severn. The
| guard returned the fire, and about twenty
| shots were exchanged. The garrison regret.
led that the marauders did not dIsmount aad
give an account Of themselves. Similar squads
are rowing about. Their acts are disaVo wee
by tho citiZens. The eye Of Col. Smith is mp
| al in h,.C hhs3r
by Il person Ia citizens dress.
| One million of dollars in specie passed
through for Washington yesterday
| The XII con KuI, Just from Fort Monroe
reports several prizes at Old Point Comfort
A Lieutenant of the United States Navy wa!
found aboard one of them.
| A severe gale with rain, is prevailing.
! The corpse of the member OF the Seventh
! Regiment, shot by the fail of & stack of arms
passed through this afternoon He was mar
| ried only Two days before leaving New York
= The lgh tshiD stationed nj Windmill Point
on the Virginia shore, which was captured OF
the Sth inst, by order OF Gen. Butler, con
, tanned an item IN her log bearing evidence eh
had Just been in possession OF three arme'
, | vessels the comma nder of which fleet left he
At anchor, and proceeded TO some point Wher
he was TO await the orders of GOV. Letche
, tor her further removal. There is no eyi
deuoe when the fleet returned, but it ~ yer
certain that they did not 1iud her, she wa
safely anchored in the harbor of Annapolis. :
| She il Il fine boat, and Will prove very useiu
to the Federal Government.
-, The Northern papers profess TO have receiV
ed an account of the " condition OF the rebel
= at Harper's Ferry" and 1t is thus telegrapho
: from Harrisburg
| A letter has been received by IN officer of tn
- | United tatea Army from 4 friend, formerly Il
= | officer OF army, but now an officer III To
! Army of the Confederate States, saying thd
= most OF the troops At Harper Ferry are prov
ded with inferior arms; that they ara badl
| DFOEiSlOnpl. that the cOIltltSSdIl1t Is meal
Il and that -four is s25 per berrel. He thinks III
chances of Il successful issue in the contest {
the Confederate States with the FEEDER
D, Government very bad. He is determined
: | however, 10 stick by their waning fol
q unes. He believes that, an attack by any
= thing ike an adequate amount OF FedG,
forces upon Harper's Ferry must be success
' full. The writer has seen twenty years Of SCI
| vice, and is considered IN officer of great ski
= The letter is dated May s.
! From Frankfort, Ky, we have the follow
Ing doubtful intelligence, dated May 10;
y Messengers arrived here this morning, say
: | ing that three or four hundred negroes ma
:, | armed themselves ana formed INTO Il company
) | and were com hitting depTedatonS; that III
, whites undertook TO disarm them, aud ha
- | several men killed. The Governor HIS ser
= | Gen. Buckuer 10 ascertain the truth Of III
; matter. he has not yet returned. The mil
| tdrY are in readiness.
RIeING SIN, Ind, May l0.-The tnlegrap
d operator At Patriot, Indians, telesraphs tia
| he has been called upon TO aid n quelliug
q | negro inSurreC lion which broke out last nigt
: | in owen and GaIlatin counties, il kentucbl
= Great fears were felt, as II was supposed IL
II negroes were led on by two or three white CT
?. liens of Kentucky The people are gatheriE
n | ali their forces 10 put dow the rebellion, an
l. | runners have been sent into Indiana for a
sistanCe. Capt. Wells, OF this place, who M
d Il company ready for our own State serVic
n has telegraphed that he would send his NE
| and arms 10 their assis lance, Ii needed.
IL The telegraph line has been down all Il
d morning between Patriot and feyay, so 4
- are without any news from the latter piac
+ II is thought the line has been cut OFT by II
g Insurgents, 10 prevent the transmission of II
q | news OF the ms direction
q The New York Herald OF Saturday says:
a There is no truth in the report publisae
" that the kedar WAS To sail immediately wit
PROVISIONS and troops Tor The Goyernmeu
aud - that three or four OF the hAe sieains
| OF the Cuuard line Witi be ch Uttered, anu r.
main in the serYlee during the ct tire war
v ! The charter OF the kedar is Terminated ar
- | the owners of the Cunurd line have new
. | been applied 10, nor thousht OF chtrterln
: | any OF Iae ships OF their line
d The Black Republican papers are somewh
d exercised about the position of Kentucky
: ! hesPhiladelphia Inquirer says:
I Kentucky must prove herself TO To for Il
n | Union or against it. Her neutrality is tire.
a | son ana her iuactlon war. Hence, III che pc
sists in remaining III her present position, 81
y | must perforce, bs ranked and treated
/ among the enemies OF the Country. Fot!i
| Tor luton candidates to II Border State Coi
4 ference, even by tremendous maJorlues, WI
| not do besides. there are no border stat
| with which Kentucky can confer.
9 We fad the following statement IN the II
oanY Evening journal;
I Major Mprdecai, who has had charge
8 the Waisryiiet Arseuai, has resigned dis con
mission His position has enaoed hiu To o.
coma tad with Hi tl6 IfOfrTIifituLiH