Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-10-17
LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
Items from Northern papsrs1

LATE NORTHERN INTELLIGENCE.
Items from Northern Papsrs.l
TIE RELEASE OF a STATE PRISONER REFUSED Ky
SECRETARY SEWARD.
Secretary Seward to-day addressed to the
Governor of Maine the following letter:
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE,
Washington, Oct. 4, 1861.
GOVERNOR Application has been made 10
the President for the release of Robert Elliott,
a political prisoner held in custody at Fort.
Lafayette.
The evidence taken in his case show that
he had not Only conceived the purpose of trra-
Sonablc 60 operation in the State OF Maine with
the i,lsurrectioaary citizens arrayed in arms in
other States for tfir overthrow Of the govern
mcnt and the Union, but that he had even
gone 10 the extreme length Of getting up an
unlawful force to operate in Maine against the
lawful action Of the State aud of the Federal
Government. Ills associates in that treaso.I,s-
bic enterprise since his arrest have taken All
oath Of allegiance to the United States.
This proceeding is Very proper in itself, but
the representations they make, that they and
he were loyal to tn" Union a! the time when
they wcrr combining in arnlS against it, can
'tut br accepted, at least in his behalf. 1t appears
that ir is too intelligent to misunderstood
the Legitimate tendency of his criminal acts.
lie Cannot nc released. On the contrary, your
vigilance in ferreting out the conspiracy, and
in a~rrcsting 1t by denouucing it to the gov.
eminent and the country, Is deemed worthy OF
especial commentator.
If any OF the other offenders are still per-
sistlng in their reasonable course, you will, I
am sure, not TAIL 10 give Information to this
d partmcnt,
have the honor 10 he,
E,ry respectfully, your ob!'nt scrv't.
WV. II. SEWARD.
Israel Washburn, Augusta, Maine.
AFFAIRS IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN y
FEDERAL. cAMr-REEEL MOVEMENTS.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Oct. lit. Colonel
Brown. Of the Seventh Missouri regiment, The
provost mn shall ut Tyson, shot 4 private Of the
Sixth Missouri regiment this morning. The
Colonel ordered him to lay dow some boards
which he was tearing from a fence, and upon
refusing, shot him, killing him instantly. The
affair created an intense excitement among the
Second and Sixth Missouri regiments who
rushed to arms, demanding L'ent. Brown to DC
delivered up TO them. 4 battery OF artillery
was drawn cut in front Of the marShalrS Office
and Col. Brown was threatening tu lire TN the
mutineers when the train iclt.
A scnlt Just arrived here from Springfield
reports at headquarters that only 900 rebels
arc there. He also learned that Ben McCul-
lougl, was .; lamp jackson, with only l50
men, waiting reininrcrinentS iTuin Arkansas.
\ large number Of his force was with General
Price, AMI the rest with General tltrdec. lie
expects to Join Price 1t Sac river about the
Goth, and with these combined forces to march
IN Jefferson City. This is believed to be re.
liable.
INTERESTING To PERSONS VISITING WASHINGTON.
WASn,NGTuS, Ger. l1.-Fnr The Information
uf many persons WHO come at 4 great sacrifice
Of time and money and personal comfort TO
Washington for the purpose Of visiting their
relatives in the army on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac, it is proper to state that rs Gen.
Mcclellan considers such visits Inconsistent
with the good e the soldiers, as well as pre-.
judicial to the success of the same generally,
lac has, by positive orders. refused passes, and
the constant communication Of families with
their brothers, husbands and sons is prevent
cd hy the refusal, which, in many in.
Stances, is the occasion oi much painful EN-,
barraSSmcnt to the officer in charge, as we'll
as to those who, after reaching Washington,
are without means Of providing f,r their com.
fort. Many visi, the city merely through Gu
riosity, hut they incur needless expenses AS ii
cannot be sratilicd. No passes arr granted
excepting in extreme cascs, "t'cr" it is posi-
lively Necessary.
rRuN THE EANAwnA--ATTEMrr I'll CUT OFF GEN.
RoSECRaNz SUPPLIES.
GALLIroLiS, Ua:. ll.--Th" ui.io steamer
| Isetta. ;a:icrlrd with government! stores, left
| here this morning l0r Camp Eugart, III TIE
| kanawha river. When opposite Red House
| Snoa!S, thirty miles ahrvn Point Pleasant, shr
WIS fired into b. 4 h2'ly at onc hIndirl ,ebrl
cavalry from the south bank q! the river, and
Ordered "a land. The ~caataim. however, de-
cl,ncd, and succeeded in c~:rar:ng.
The government! Sieam r. Sir" Lake is sup
posed 10 nave been captured hv tie 'ehclS,
and reports are rife that a :lr.c b"dy Of rebels
are alvanrin. towards the river to cut If Gen.
l:'Scrralz' supplies.
GLOOMY FUTURE FOX ENGLAND.
\ short cotton supply in England is con,cm
plated with gloomy torebodirgs. The London
"Chror;cic" u The 10Th ulL. says:
The b1Untiful harvest has sa"eG thousands
from utter vast, ami it. wGuld be impossible 10
Over estimate Tie advantages it will he the
meas Of conitIring Oh the puO.e: classes
durd,g The Remainder uf This End the a1calcr
part 81 next "car. But for this VT might well
shrink from contemplating TIC Future. For,
let oar horse demand bc what i uiay, /! cannot
bring trade To the Furnishing position II uccu-
pied p";rr 10 Inc outbreak Of hOstilltieS in
.Aur;ira. Tho many thousands who depend
nTnn iron aud cotton manufactures FOR their
daily bread must inevitably undergo many
haft!sh;rs rtxt v inter, and, nulrSs We can by
SOM. meats obtain supplies of cotton, still
greater calarnit::s will surely ovcr!ake us.
We 'inriot percriv w any ,nr:.:rS by which this
end can he galned--nnlc:s, indeed, ih" Contcd.
crates change Their discrimination. and all i'm
pediuirnts Ia our cullnIcr'c hc rcInnrtd. 1t IS
i~re1irsS TOR us Ia point out the extreme un-
ilkciIh"Ch of any such change being made; but
it is npln Il slender foundation such as tn is
That sc must bui!d cur hnprS, or accept this
alternative Of locking forward to Il cot.
ton lamipc." abandoned mills aud starved
lara;i""S.
EcTas Items.
THu traitors, S. \. SuIIh and Joshua Miller,
stole Il sloDp al Galveston and a'tc'irici To c-
cape 10 the Yankee vessel, anchored outside
The bar. Pursuit YVES matte with rvw l0a;s
and they were captured, and thc sio'p brought
back.
The San Antonio Herald says:
Tie weather is pleasant afd genial .:r:d the
| ground in fine order 10: p;owinS. li aa!itiun
10 lnr heavy crops Produced this season, every
| kind OF mast is abundant. Pccans "t line new
crop are already making their appearance in
Inwn.
Tie B~cl|evillo Crlatrymsn says that al: