Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-11

Mr. RUSSELLS LETTER TO THE LONDON TihHS.
fRIscg NAPoLEoNs VISIT To MOUNT vERsoS ASh aFiGs'
WARDS TO GENERAL BEAuREGAKD--rHE uSIOS d0yisS-
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WASHINGTON, August 10. 1851.
The heat has been oppressive that il the
were ready fof action they cJn'd not light
Priuce Napoleon on his excursion 10 Mount Vernon
"wednesday lost two horses from sunslroke, a. least
toe United States government did so; bu., nothing
diuned he went across the river yesterday with specid
passes and an escor AID attended by General MeDoEe
the Confederate ouposs whence he yisit
Gen. Beauregard, and probably to Z chmoud. Mr. Sc
ward did nc Offer any OH 'ciioBs, Of course bu. this
sep the Prince. part has d. pleased some of tle
friends OF the government.
have been yisiing the camp, a. the Other sde aud
observe no sgn OF an aggressive movement but there il
4 concentration Of troops right NEE. dispiy
OF force on the part OF the enemy beyond the CEaia
Bridge aud at GTea. flls
GENERAL ScoIrs GxSkRAL ORDER AGAINST ACTS or VAS.
DALIsN THE GERMAN "TURNEEs" ALARN-TaE RYGsL
COMMANDERS.
In my last letter referred to the misrepresentation
ting tie wits ofh Conisderates 20 Mount V,rnCn
wlch bad far iadenced General Scott .ha he wrote
general order, ra.her kabls In its phraseocgy
waruirg the federal troops against the commits on OF auy
acts o vandalism should they be in that vciaity Sim
lar msfppre ensol on the par. Of Gen. Beauregard led
10 bis sendug dag OF truce 10 Inquire whether the fd,
ralsts laa Dten ranging prionsTs taken IN battle. The
explanation Is that some gymEasts of regiment
exhibiting their feas for the amusement Of their
rades and had been taken by the spectator ss the vie
Tins OF capita! punishment. IL Is to be hoped tina. the
report which has appeared o. he brusl hogging OF
Norhern by mob in one Of the seeded Sates i.
equally untrue.
sEs GUILERs PLANS MKT TnE lPPRoD.roS oFTHE LII
am inclined to think Gen. B. er's recent visit 10
Washington connected with his desire to enforce
the minds of the military authorities his plan Of opera.
tens fcom Fort Monroe in which must confess there
seems to great deal OF soundnsss There IT, VI
course dill Guilty in the OF concentrating troops bag
gage and material by sea- but the federais after ALL
are only Sweye hours from Baltimore by the ChesapeaS
aud few hours from Washington. They command tue
sea- and they ought to be able 10 collect in force
RAPIDLY by means OF naval hota than the CoGiele.
rates could assemble 10 'ppose them
cosGKKss ADJoURxKD-rHE coSsTirrrIos cHlSdsD
The specisl ession Ct the tLiriy-ssyenih Cougrss-
which adjourned yesterday 10 the An of December pass
ed during It's brief citing Of month number Of scs
important In character, and Introducing change Of
greater consequence in the constitution Of the yn ei
States than any since the Declaration 0 independence
Among these, taking them in order, are -
Here are enumerated the acts passed aud mes:uf5-
proposed by the special Congress OF the United States
IN s late session, already reported in the Herald.
I'd. Herald
Mr. H. May, member Of III Maryland delegation IN
Congress in explaining why he refused TO recommend
Lieutenant Colonel Enery for the rank Of General states
that be did 80 tbe ground that he recommended uo
one for military office during this wrechef civil war
that Maryland ought not to he expect 10 furnish ether
officers or men to carry on ropagnant 10 the e.
Tags Of her people.
LEGISLATIVE DoIxGs AT Born sIDKi OF THE LINE.
Ia Missouri the new Governor, Gamble has issa- ID a
proclamation TO tn. authorities enrol the people iato
organization, aud notifying tile troops Of the Confederate
States who have entered the country that their conlinu
anec there would be regarded an act OF war glnss
the State OF Missouri He offers protection 10 penitsnl-
and II is understood that Committee OF Public Slfeiy
will be formed in each county maintlin the peace
default CT which the United States troops would be c,,i
In aud quartered on the people.
In another distracted State, Virginia, the State Cor
sention a. Richmond have ordained ha, any citizen o
the State to!ing oi.e under the GovernInent OF .e
nited States after the Slst OF july lS5 shall be bn
Ished Tor ever, and be declared alien enemy ad hi
aay citizen who shall undertake to represent the Sas "a
Congts shall be deemed guilty OF treason and his p!o'
perty shall be cobfscated. - 60 2.
The proposition OF Mr. Cox. of Ohio, 10 appoint Ton
nisSioters to meet Commissioners from the SouhsTn
States IL order 70 adopt such amendments to the eobs
:atiou as sssl assusge all grievances Was rejected
peremptorily as 10 leave hope that any disposition
exists in Congress for a compromise.
Indeed it has been with difficulty that the ultra rary
in bob Houses have besn prevented from psseiag the
nost violent resolutions day alter day and the vsy last