New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-26
FROM VIRGINIA..

On Thursday. the Virginia Convention declared the
seats Of Nj Garlic and his fellow patriots vacant
motion 10 90 into An election on the succeeding day Of
eleven delegates TO the Confederate Congress wss
adopted.
TIE Richmond Deslotcl thus accounts for tie eyae-
ustion Of Hsrpcrr Ferry.
--latest afyi,es Represent Gen. Johnston being 81
Winchester where he will establish his camp In
falling hack from Iarpers Feuy he offered the enemy
bnttle al place called Bunker flill midway between
Williamsport aud Winchester, but they declined the
challenge From Winchester Gen. johnston Is ex-
rec,ed 10 make demonstrations against the enemy
whenever circumstance invite.
Instructions that place having no military value no
that the machinery Of the army ~ all removed, ana
belog mere trap which would be as dangerous as
useless TO hold The country before Winchester pre-,
sent an open Geld in which every advantage can be
taken of The eneny's movements So coon as some
ARRANGEMENTS are perfected which depended npon
shinments from Richmond which went forward on
Wednesday Gen. Johnston viii make aiorwaTd move
n,ent from Winchester, when warm work with The
enemy may be expected. Gen. Johnston hss hs dis
PATCHED four regiments under Col HILL in the direc
tiOn Of Romney.
The Winchester VirgiH0p says:
"Ihe news OF the occupation Of Romney n the
sdioiuiug ounty Of Hampshire, spread Ike wlldhre
among oar peoile ard the people of Clarke, Warren,
Shenandoah aud other contiguous counties, ana yes,
ierday thousands locked TO our town armed with all
kinds Of deadly weapons TO meet al The Threshold the
as9assin aud thieying invader.
"Ihe 10Th Georgia Regiment, !, 900 strong lett
Richmond for Yorktown on Thursday. The Des2atch
says Il at the Governor has commissioned tie Right
Reverend John feeling ID. d., officiating priest OF 81
Peters Cathedral in Richmond, Chaplain of the active
volunteer force of the State. Father feeling was re-
aused TO report for duty and hold himself IN readi-
ness His rank OF Chaplain Is that OF captain OF
Cavalry. A few DAYS since he was assigned to duty
al Manassas junction, and left yesterday morning iof
the field of his future labor.
"Suraeon A. III. Fsunlerov and Lieut.. George
Jackson I'd Dragons United States Army arrived IN
Richmond on Thursday TO offer their services to the
Confederate States Army
letter from Norfolk the 18th, to The Despdtch,
nys:
Sewalls Point was again attacked yesterday from
Fort Calhoun. This makes the third attack Oh thu
point since Saturday.
a. little Federal steam tug stands out IN Hampton
Roads, beyond the reach Of the Battery, and by
means of signals informed the enemy on the KIP kaps
as to line Of their Shots and the distance they is
from our guns. Ii Is great fun for our boys, who
watch the shot lust 10 get them as relics OF the war
for nobody il hurt" by such waste OF powder by
the great " Gen Butler
THx RrvESur SrRvrcE.-The United States revenue
steamer Mercury, Capt James c. Lowber, returned
last evening from cruise off Menauk, where she com
mupicated with tho revenue cutter Henriette, Lieut.
J. G. Bennett, jr., and towed her to the brooklyn
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