Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-06-28

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says Gen. Mcdowell to-day asked per-
mission to make an attack ON the rebels.
G sn. Scott replied in the negative.
There are now 5000 of our troops near
Chain bridge. The lst Mass. regiment
is among them.
The account Of landing troops for our
vessels at points on the Southern coast
are probably inventions of the enemy.
The Secretary OF War has tclegraphed
to the Governors Of Pennsylvania, Ohio,
New York and other States for more
troops.
The contract for 600 Griffin rifle guns
has been awarded to the Phoenix Iron
Company Pa.
A dispatch to the World says that the
citizens in the adjoining counties of Vir-
ginia are arriving almost hourly at Alex
andria to escape Imprisonment by tho
guards who are securing the counties with
list of votes against secession and ar
resting all they can and hurrying them to
Manassas Junction.
Col c. H. Foster is announced as an
unconditional candidate in the 1st. dis
trict in North Carolina lie has made
his appointments and is about to take the
stump. He has recently boldly defended
the action of the Federal Administration
at public meeting got up by the dis
unionists for the express purpose of de-
nouncing him. He says if federal regi-
ments were stationed in each Congression-
al District there would be full delega-
ton of unconditional Union men elected
to Congress. Also that Brigade of 10y
al North Carolina troops could easily be
raised to all the federal forces in putting
down the reasonable usurpatioa Of Gov.
Ellis AMI others.
Ex-Lieut. Randolph was arrested to-
day for expressing secession sentiments.
\ dispatch to the Times says the re-
storation OF Maj. Emory to the service,
has caused the resignation of Capt. Brack
ct, one ot our best cavalry officers, and
this will be followed by others.
Beaure5ard is at Fairfax Court House.
This appears from a pass Of his to a lady
named Perkins, which was found by u
scout.
The comrades of the Ohio killed report
that on returning to recover the bodies
they found the fingers cut off upon which
they wore rings, and the pockets cut
out of their clothes. A memorial Of
merchants of Boston addressed to the
Navy Department, asking for portion
Of the prizes seized hereafter shall be sent
to that port for adjudication, was present
cd yesterday. In nscspohse the assurances
were given that the wishes Of the petit
TONERS would be complied with.
Nsw YORK ,21st
Il appears that the Bavaria brought
between 5000 and 10000 stand of arm.
NLw \ loEK, 22d.
The 29th y. Y regiment left ycstcr-
day for Washington.
The Washington correspondent of the
World telcgraphs that jeff. Davis has be-
come frightened and has sent commission
ers to Washington, who have submitted
two propositions TO the Government
The first was the recognition Of the exist
ence Of the Southern Confcderacy; and
the latter vas That they should be per-
mitted l0r torm & { cue. two, or three
years to carry on taeir Government as an
experiment and that the expense OF the
W1' be equally arranged between the two
sectious and each do its best for the MAIN
taiHtute ef friendly feeling and inter-
course, AL + at the expiration of the
tine agreed upon it is found that the cx-
pertinent caaaet succeed Il commissioner
viil B. appointed to reconstruct Onion.
This Vas pegenYtorily rejected.
fae second proposition was, that the
S,.+h Md lao .cu4en. ic tbn Govern