The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-09

Interesting from Washingtsa--Af
fairs ~ Fortress Monroe The 0reat
storm North-Terrtble shIpwreek
Near Boston, &c.

Iasks ~ rortrees Monroe The Great
storm North-Terrible shIpwreeh
Near Boston, &c.
From New Yoak papers AZ latA the 9Th inst
va are enabled this morning 70 present ous
readers full summary Of news from Lin.
coln's domin.ops:
From washlnxtsa.
The New York Hraifs Washington cor
respondent OF Sunday, the ID instant com.
municates the following account Of tho pro.
gress OF the war and other matters in and
around the Federal capital:
1sx NAVAL rLEgr-EiaHrEKx RRroarsp
WRECKED.
A rumor has been prevalent here thts even
ing that the recent storm had fallen with
great fury npon the great naval expedition.
on Cape h HATE scattering the vessels in
eighteen Of them. This rumor IL not how
ever, credited In official circles. The Gov.
eminent mas no such Intelligence. The latest
dispatches received by the Government from
the feet We're from OF Cape Henry de.crib.
ing the progress and the mode az saiIino ri
the VESSELS. They were close together. and
moving at the rate of seven miles an hour.
En- nasisators have calculated that a,
tnis rate the feet must have passed beyond
the Known range Il the storm before II com.
mtnced. No later authentic adyices have
been received here. Thu reputed dispatches
SINCE then are unqnes.ionably only opinions
Or conjeeturee.
The CHANGE IN THg COMMAND.
The change in the command of the arm, hr
winch ten. Mcclellan assumes the position
OF Gen. Scott, has caused much conversation
among all classes. and confident opinions are
everywhere expressed ,ltha pthe taien Ia of the
young General are equal 10 the position and
the emergency in which the country is now
placed lie remsiued to-day at his headauar-
Sefs, anu inc Few W 40 We're so fortunate as to
DC admitted TO his presence Congratulated
him upon the new M ark of confidenae he ha Il
received st the hands of his Government.
A pRBNcaisG EAIs STORM.
a drenohing rain storm, accompanied by
heafy gusts OF wind, commenced ON Friday
nlgnt, ana continued almost without inter.
mission un til this morning Trees and chin
neys were blown down. and at TIMES the
streets We're almost impossible to pedsstri
ans. The roads in Virginia are so cut mn as
70 postpone q movement out, had one been
conten plated. -
80 heavy was the rain, and violent the wind
mat tents afforded no shelter to our troops.
Inc ground In every tent was deep wi tn m nd,
except those which were 6oored, and eli eff.
forts to keep comfortable were unayailinp -
Last evening the storm subsidized and to dav
inc weather has been mild and pleasant.
Fsws PROM THg UPPER POTOMAC.
Friday Gen. Stone sent flag of truce to
Gen. Evans, at Letsburg, to know what dts
position hid been made OF the National pris-
oners taken at Balls Bluff, and hose left
dead on the field. The latter reptile that the
PRISONERS We're guartereC 10 a tobacco ware
house at Richmond, and the dead were ,,ro J.
perly inferred that he would immediately
communicate with the Confederate Govern
ment In elation TO IN exchange of prisoners
Lieut.. Gel. Wistar is fast recovering from
his wounds.
Capt. Mallory, of the California Regiment
lies IN very precarious condition at farm.
hnrlSQ PnnlpsV;tfn
Alexander II. McCiary, for number OF
years connected with the Philadelphia Press
was taken prisoner.
About 100 wounded still remain at Pooles.
Vile, all doing well.
To day, Captain Sheets and q uarterma ter
nan, OF one OF the Pennsylvania regiments
and some mem bers Of rev York company
near the Chaln Bridge, discovered bodies
noating doWN the Potomac, thrown forward
by the present heavy freshets Efforts were
at once made TO recover them, and during the
day hve were taken from the river. which
proved to be of the drowned from Balls
Bun one OF them was identified by papers
found as the body of private named Bum
f'rd, or Burford, Company X, Fifteenth Mas
sachusetts Volunteers. On the body S25 in
gold, and medallion We're found. On the
other bodies were lockets, some containing
Dkenesses, evidently of man and WIFE The
corpes were brought to the dead house. No
434 Seventh street. To- morrow increased eff.
f''rts Will be made to recover any other bodies
which may float by.
COL. BAKERS BODY.
The body of Col. Baker will be reno we'd
hence thursday morning, arriving in Phila.
deiphia early in the afternoon, where it will
be received by the military authorities, and
escorted toIndependence Hall, and will lie in
state next day. sunday 1t will be exposed te
view in the City Hall, New York, and Mon
day placed in the steamer for California, in
charge of Chas. S. Drew of Oregon, NJ f
Flanagan of San Francisco, E NJ. Barnum
Of Oregon, ana w. H: Wallace of Washing
ton Territory, who will accompany the re-
mains as far as New York.
NEWS FROM rHB POTOMAC pLorILLA.
The gun boat Herbert arriyed at the navy
yard to day, bringing the latest n ws from the
hotilla. She reports no ma serial change In
Affairs on the lower Potomac. Heavy can.
nonading has been heard below, believed ta
be the opening of our batteries upon the re.
bells.
The gun boat Pussy will go down the river
"a morrow, to drag for the sunken steamer
Tisress Capt. Hanon, who commands the
Pussy, though not compensated by the Gov
ernment for his personal service, risks his
Ire In the perilous duty assigned his boat.
SECRETARY SEWARD TO VISIT NEW YORK.
Secretary Seward leaves for New York to.
morrow to transact important business.
CONDITION. or TIE PRISONERS AT RICHMOND
Lieut. Alfred Kentz OF the steamer Flag
who has been prisoner in the hands of the
rebels since the 10Th of June, arrived here on
Friday He w-s captured of Hatteras Inlet
while in charge of prize schooner, and IL
absent on his parole for the purpose of effect
ing an exchange OF prisoners. He SAYS the
national prisoners at Richmond are suffering
from the weather and insuf1ciency of cloth.
ing In case An arrangement for exchange
OF prisoners cannot be effected, he is to return
70 confinement in Richmond Jail In fifty days
FAVORABLE NEWS PROM EuRorg
The news from Europe by the last steamer
lows that the rebel emissaries in London AND
Paris are very confident and noisy in their be
lief that the necessities Of the manufacturing
interests will lead to an interference in ouI
contest for the purpose of breaking up the
blockade, in order 10 procure a supply Of cot
ton; but II is evident, instead Of their cause
gaining ground, that it is very rapidly losing
both with the people and the Press.
In addition to this information, much graf.
ifcation is afforded by the London Post, the
organ of Lord Palmerston, which has a strone
ing the fallaey OF the notion that the recog
milton of the rebel States would reopen the
cotton trade. On the contrary, ii argues thai
such recognition could only increase the ri
gor OF the blockade: and that interference
with the blockade wouid be an act of war
embroiiing England at once with the United
STATES.
ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED YoREIsS OFFICER.
The Count DE Sayer. hneal descendant Of
Count Rochambeau, of American Revolution
fAme, has rendered his military services to
the President, and has been assured that they
will be accepted.
The same answer has been given TO the Ba-
ron Do Scheper, descendant OF Gen'l Lafay-
cite. It is expected they will soon reach the
United States.
RESIGNATION OF LIEuT-CoL. sTgpToK.
Lieut-Colonel E. J. Steptoe, Of the Ninth
Infantry, has resigned. His resignation, to
date from the LIST inst, has been accepted.
Capt. John 8. Symmes, ofthe Ordnance De-
pariment, and Captain Jos. L. Tidbsll, have
been placed on the retired list, on account OF
dsaoility-the disability resulting from long