Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-25

MOVEMENTS DOWN THE RIvKR-TEs RsyolSt
NOT tdksH-CoPtKTs of HeSssEs.-The gun bosts
Live Yankee, ResOlute, and despatch boat Rel.
3nce' came up to the navy yard Yesterday evening
Inc enkee came up to undergo repairs her
port wheel house having sustained DAMAGE ~,
Pe'hng foul NJ the Freedom several weeks ago
while cruising In the lower river. On SUNDAY
week the Yankee was cruising pea, Ns,hia, pin,
to look after the secessionIs,s who had a,od A.,
atthe propeller Sophia, which was onward bou,5
ne fankee saluted the rebel battery. SCATTERING
'nose behind II, but probably inHIctinp no dam
1se OF consequence. When she came by the Aouia
Nieek batteries the enemy could be seen buSIv
cnsdRed upon their entertainments there SQUADS
OF hen Were seen drilling and Inaneuverinu he
Yono qua range at Matthias Point on Sunday i.t
Inc MESQUITE has been doing good service along
The Eastern Shore Of Virginia, In preventing tbe
shipment OF articles to the Confederales. and in
seiZlhg suspicious vessels The ResoIn,s Wa.
sent 10 cruise of the coast for term of tzuo q,
tnfee Gays but her officers found so much IN do
' tney deemed u best TO remain as long as their
e'oek OF coal and provisions would allow: hence
futnof That the vessel had been captured
"nin Tie last Two or three days she has ca ptured
'oree vessels, and they are now in charge of an
armed cutter at Piney Point The vessels are :.
'ne soop Chesapeake, Of Baltimore, emptv. and
schooners Artist and McCabe-the latter bs,v,1,
laden with potatoes, fruit, and eggs. The Arts,
had nothing on board, save empty bore. ana he,
teH' ana II Is thought she was on her wav IN he
n''ed up Tor privateer She is one of the ns,te.t
ctait on the river, and remarkably swift, saiIer
Inc vessels all hail from Baltimore. and ws,o
captured near Watts and Fox Islands
Intee new batteries have been discovered one
at the mouth Of hancock bay, Of six bras.gnn,
and two just below, one mounting two o,nn, =,
the same material. The armament of the otbs,
cannot be made out
Tue hesoiute expects TO go down TO dav the
Reliance having left FOR below this morning
ies'efoaV' two nine-inCh shell guns were Am,
10 Fort Ellsworth, near Alexandra, and IN d,v
O'nefS ere tn be sent TO the same place
Tie Freeborn lies alongside the wharf sv,,t,no
o'ue''' ana VIII doubtless join the river squadron
Pie Powhatan still lies at sncbo, IN ,h. aha.
mel together with several captured vessels which
1t seems her special duty TO take care Of
The propeller Robert Leslie came mt bi,r
ing, and at noon was lying at the ward
The steamer COaizacoalcos the pronert, n, AZ,
shall o. Roberts, Esq reached here from No,,
fofk' on the day before yesterday, bringing no,
o"ner ana iriends among the latter being lame,
Dfa"y, ESQ OF New York CITY She lies pea,
the "hart at the foot Of Sixth street
SERIOUS bLrNDER.-It is said over III. eitv
Today that MesSrs. II. s. McGrau. Arno,d H..
ana W m. Henry Burch who on rruesdav y, NJ.
Gay last started for the enemy's lines 20 sna.,-o
10 recover The body OF the late Col Cam.,on 80
hald as prisoners q: Fairfax Court Housa ,yba,o
zen. johnson commands in person Tho o.,
tna' they were permitted 70 leave our line. 20 49,,
ceeo into those Of the enemy, after Cen Iobn.on
mao formally refused to permit Major wadsu,o,,h
pee'ing flag Of truce 10 look sfte, on, 1o,,.ao :.
ana dead OF Sundays engagement In emit, ~,
lines, naturally gives rise TO grave and .e,,o,,.
comments or all persons In the world. Individ
nais whom the enemy is willing to permit Uttbin
MS lines at time like the present are tbo.s yvbo
should not have been permitted TO leave o,,,
4 ne situation Of our defences here On Tuss1.,,
ia'' was most critical, though subsequently, tbey
nave certainly been rendered entirely .ec,,e
against any possible attack by Johnson
Onnl condition Of discipline exists bs,s ,h.,
hgldly forbids the passage into the enemv,. c,rDn
OF eNLisns from whom they might by snv nos
s'oie chance obtain information detrimental %
me cause fer which the country is in arm. u,.
may never nope for real Improvement In the can
oue' OF the war on our side. These three gentle
men certainly knew as much of the state ., an,
euairs mere, which, IL known 10 the ep.mv NTH,
Uanage our canse seriously, as any otbs, tb,..
persons In Wilmington not enploYed in the W.,
DeP~Nhsh' or actually engaged on staff dn,v
one gtea' element Of the strength Of III. en.nv
He AAe' 'nsi they will permit no man. friend
e' 70 pass Into our lines who know, ,r,,
whatever Of the condition of their a,my
certainly are not yet learning wisdom from