Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-06-11
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Fortress Monroe, June 5th. via Baltimore 9Th
This morning the Harriet Lane ex-
changed about so shots with the Pig Point
battery, early opposite Newport News.
James River. She received two shots, AID
had five men wounded seyerally. She was
about three fuurths of mile from the bat
terry, having seven embrasures, which dis
closed heavy pieces Two Of the Harriet
Lanes shells burst Immediately over them.
The night before last FIVE companies \
went nearly to the half way house between !
Hampton and Yorktown. Gen. Butler has |
spent the day at Newport News. 4
Washington, June 6.
Col. Bartlett, Of the Naval Brigade
states that Gen. Butler now has orders
from the President and Secretary of War
to accept the Naval Brigade with the full
complement of ], 200 men and so officers,
as ordered by the President on the ODD Of
May.
In the New Orleans mail which reached
Macon Post Office yesterday, via Pittsburg,
was by mistake letter addressed to Post
Master General Reagan, containing appli-
cations for the contract to carry the mail
10 the Confederate States.
MY. Tribupe's Dispatch
Washington, June 5.
A person recently from Richmond says
troops march at night without music
Journals are forbidden to chronicle these
secret movements. Union men are in Jail
as hostages for the safety of secessionists
in the hands of Government. Many of the
cannon at Norfolk have been removed and
deposited along the line for fear of falling
into the hands of the Federal troops when
Norfolk shall he taken.
| The brothers of Col Ellsworths assas-
sin are believed to be the murderers of our
| piekets at various points. They are said
4 to have a company of Is or 20 men finely
mounted.
Fairfax comfy will lie represented in
the Wheeling Convention, Kentucky Union
lists who have been driven from there
A man whose assumed name was Will
Jams. an agent Of the Government, was
arrested at Harper's Ferry yesterday and
Immediately hung as spy. A private
dispatch from an officer in that vicinity
affirmed that the total number of disuuion
troops at Harper's Ferry on Monday MORN
ing did not exceed 1000. Nearly all were
little more than half dressed and only
half fed, almost half of them were either
| entirely without arms or armed so as not
| TO be efficient.
Dispatches from our Ministers abroad
give gratifying evidence of a better feeling
towards our Government. The united sen,
timent of the North, the firm, dignified,
but temperate tenor of the instructions
from the Department of State To our Dip
lomatic Corps, have convinced foreign cab
inets that we have courage. spirit and res
olution at home, ard will vindieate our
rights, honor and territorial integrity
abroad. 1t said the Austrian Cabinet have
declined tie receive Mr. Burliugame, on ac-
count of his agency in procuring the pas
sage Of the bill raising the Sandman Lega
ton to full mission.
Worlds Specially
Washington, June 5.
A large amount of rolling stock from the
Pennsylvania Il. Il. has arrived here, to be
used in transporting troops and munitions
OF war In the contemplated advance on
Manassas
Orders have been issued tonight fol
three transport steamers to be fired up anC
kept ready at a moments notice,
DIR. Causta, well known physician o
this city, was captured in Maryland %
miles above the city, by party of Virgin,
secessionists yesterday. The fact caused
considerable excitement. The Guvernmen
corps of telegraphic engineers, under tn,
superintendent Of Mr.. Allied d. Talcott
commenced to-day, re erecting the line
extended along the Orange & Alexandri;
K. X and lave proceeded as far a Cloud
Mills, about miles from Alexandra.
Several of the rebel prisoners now con
fined on board the Powhattan at the Nav,
Yard, sent petition to Gen Mansfield ~
night asking to be permitted to take Tia
oath OF allegiance, So that they may be re
| leased.
The Common Council Of Petersburg ba
voted to enroll all the whites males in til
city from l6 to so years old
QIerald's Special Correspondence
Washington, June 5.
The position of Major General Bank
: was finally settled to-day. The President
against all argument to the contrary, bac |
ed by Gen. Scott, determir Ell that Ger
Banks shall take the field, at the head Of
column operating on the coast in connec
t ton with Gen. Butler. Gen. Banks wi
assume his command at once,
1t is reported to<night autt orltivelv tina
Federal scouts had captured rebel pa
agent. just this tide of Ilarpers Ferry
: with $4,000. which was to pay the troop
at Harper's Ferry
Information was received here this morn
ing Of the destruction Of the Bal imore
= Ohio II. r. bridge across Here this sen
= teuce abruptly closes.