Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-27

~ I'.Itat s'b 4l~ a. AN'is
Proposals ere invited Tor constructing sunJo-s upon
the Western rivers Specifications will be Immediately
prepared, aad ma be -aiuned at the iuarermasters
Office at Cincinnati, FtsOErg, aad al ta,s oace Pro
,l- f-cfa boat builders aud engine builders alone will
be considered Plans submitted by builders will be TAX
en- into cosideration
MCME1as,
Olar.erma.er General United States.
Atone o'clock this morning (ldday 2lst an order
Wa received for the scyc'tys. regiment 20 proceed to
4 1tulIia here attack IS anticipated. The req
meat embarked on the PhIafc.phtG ard batMnrf,
d. d went GAVIN fast steam could carry them. Tho
alarm was false ole sl4 they di- not 90 ashore bus
inne1iatoly returned arriving up At IN. Tie seven
ty.lrst cxrect 20 be PAID OF to-day.
We hear from the camp of tho twoli'h New York re-
gimeu- t.4., at a. u to-dss, marching yrlegs were
received by that regiment
A about the same E0uT Mansfield declined 10 grant
any more passes over the Long bidge.
We are satisf ID that very heavy arrivals Of trO ps
are expected immediately By tomorrow night four il
not five O. ouss1d may be looked for.
Affairs q. the navy yard remain in sta't q,s0. The
United States ships Keep steam day and night for SER
VICE AZ moment. varaIug There haze been arri-
vss or cepat-rv. tJisv The President, sccompaue Ell
av Mrs Lucc!u yi.,d TIE y-gd fLs afternoon, ulrUR
the prsGs of The seYelty-lfst. They COuHcOu-y
received 10y Commander Dahgren aud houored with the
cgs,oas.g ute ot luiateca guns. The parades OF tie
DO. yard, every Afternoon, large concolrse Of 7sers
o listen 20 the music AID si.bess the drill.
o. Taursdsv, Telegraph Engineer hoger7, OF New
Y,l ni- IL, 0perltcl On the other eide OF the river,
h. ewiy-nyeu.ed t-legrPtc c2rdag5 or insulated line,
for f-l1 C-e-a01s 9ut H proved eninclty successful,
giving eulfs sn-sI-.-l. l mo manner 10 WHOM IL ops-
r.taf l. isl run OF re-.7 upon the g.oL4 I.;h p. 49,
rsD7 ta- required for instant usel across streams
through woods oy,g any localities LGcs were yestar-
3r In qr c1-ra1rii-sUly sl0t lime, thus laid bst~seu
IA. .-.-ts o.. Gen Mcdowell ana two or three OF
his most advanced camp, -ad "e-2 worried ~ lunl'c.-
ale connection wll the .l graph s'At o. IA the War
D-usrment l. is vog,hv OF note that The htayes ar
.ry NAV rrn ever Jh3 Rogers co-dage without DANA
ring s e,c.ivsnss 10 the least 70 differs in miuJ re
pec.s from the Lel telegraph uscl - Louis .'sP'leon
l.. tho Italian xaf ald embraces Isany advantages "
convenient and certain operation, under any possible
circumstances that lL1uis N4Yoeons when con-
tbu.ei 30 sguay he success Of the French arms.
DISEASE And DEATH AMONG TIE WASHING
.0N yRuOPS-iEE THREE MONTHS VOLJN-
TIERS DlshAEpINc.-FAVOC AMONG THE
PICKETS
letter, dated Washington, Jlne DIST. published in
Saturday, B-,amoge Exchange, says:
send you some facts IL relation to tho condition Of
anlirs aers which the authorities would have willingly
suppressed. on may hJwoSsf relg Upon theta be-
-g strictly -uc, and rather 27 undertaking than eZlg
gerstug ths ale OF things OF which speJk for WIic
DtreOuFl EuDWCGge II lr iluttu u-eltsh
OF The part ~ lie GogCrnoHt 10 CONCEAL iar's which
are known to so many people aud which fvm Tue staple
topic OF conversation among the troops On both sides OF
the PO,ogsc. The Truth IT, UerV sidsrodc PORTION
of tie tf,eliys strength Of he army IS broken dorm ty
Sickness That terrible disorder the dyseGJery OF bloody
dlx s spreading among lte rysinears encanPed The
Virginia shore With IMPLIED rpdi.y aud the fatal
fly which onsaues 10 is perfectly irgitiul.
Within a very brie' pouoi, Gle Of TIC Esw York reg
msu,s have lost sixty men l this dista2a alone very
large humber Of the belonging TO the osh also
doEu with TO- Many Of The ot5er regiments are begun
ming feet t pnoCt-, G-t vet lot so severely Ihert
arc or rather rft f5S N 700 men be ne yards n
me h.sgitai o., Ge.r1.,. and T. is more than probable
that %, rumber has boon greatly increased suce, al
though thu5 atc eaGiGE home -nCu OF The t.ca months
men rs are abe 20 Oe moved sp,-ay ga po5zbl-.
The three moths volunteers, nearly 20 man, will re-
fuse 10 take service again W1eu their term Of en smeat
expires The earlier Peunayiyan troops VII! be paid
of and di,aaudrd in about Two weeks-the remainder
have - vet from three TO ige weeks 70 serve. They
are bent on getting back their friends and acqgaut
auces "a soon % they Obtain dsohafg than
one OF them have actually mu'5ted themselves TO effect
this end speedily Il is 20 with the rest OF tie rg
mCn-Uone but the poor wretches VINO have not Trends
will consent TO enlist for the war.
They are so having ag2:ou. time OF Il al the out
posts over tue rVcrnot pieat passes hnt the sent
nels are picked OF by the Couiederaes. Every morn
ug the light guard sent cut 70 bring n the dead and
the luUe!z are UdlN lltt-Ai-k StGdg tlS hlSNu --u
wounded, ~ the outposts alone would count up nun
dreds You are nov il possession OF the main r. ssonf
why the Government is eagerly calling Tor additional
REGIMENTS 1. is y candid opinion tina. the army, bro
ken down by sickness It is aud soon to be weakened
by the loss Of the three months volunteers i in no con
don TO take tbe field and the newcomers will scarcely
fare any better than those Tho are already here.
FROM FREDERICK.
HAGERsTowS, June 2l.--The heat to-day has been OF
presstye beyond measure No collisions have occurred
on the line OF the Potomac to-day.
The reports Of ou,ragcs psEpe-ra-ed at Harrs Ferry
yesterday confirmed except that none o. those nrcC
upon were killed az first stated.
No news has vet been heard of Lieut.. Col. Bosnian
aud Sergeant Charles captured by the Conieder7tes OF
"Wednesday. They are here in the good city OF k'ch
mond safe ana comfortable. report that they Wer'
hung at &artinsburg yesterday is utterly unworthy o.
belief No iuFher arrests OF Secezsionsis have been
made.
The Confoderstes arc still continuing the process o
mpre ssment in Virginia All persons between t5e age
Of sixteen and sixty are taken. number q citizen
who had returned home in consequence OF the tempo
rsry presence Of Federal troops are already compelled
COLONEL WALLACE REPORTS HIMSELF In BAL
WAY.
HaRRIsBURG June 2l.-Gov. Curtin received des
patch from Col Wallace, commanding the Indiana Re
gment nov at Cumberland, Nd, in which he STAT
that if he was not reinforced Immediately lie would b'
compelled to retreat into PeunsY lvania LIE hem
med 10 o. the east and west Tie Governor telegraph
ed Immediately to Chsmbersburg but, it being in lh'
dead OF night OF course received from the op
orator.
This morning he again teegraphed orders to have re
Inducements sent Immediately TO Col. Wallace.
The message OF that gallant officer has created gres
excitement here.
Upon this the New York Herald of Saturday has al
editorial Of which the following is a portion
THE most exciting news we have to record to-day, il
that which reaches from Harrisburg TO the effect tina
the gallant Indiana regiment of Col Wallace which ha
been active in dispensing the enemy at Romney, ha
been surrounded Cumberland Md, by force Of 000
rebels commanded no doubt by Gen. Joe Johnston,
all chances Of retreat Off This disastrous intelligence
reached Harrisburg yesterday, and Immediately sron
force consisting of Col Bddles rifles and Col Simmons
infantry regiment ordered to start with four days
raons, to the assistance Of Col Wsllaces command
They left last night by wsy of Hopewel and Bedford
and must await with anxiety tie result Of their mis-
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