Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-10
From Washington.

WAsmSGTox, Oct s.-Eeighteeu batter
les and six thousand four hundred cavRlry
were reviewed to-day east of the Capitol.
Capt TibbaIrs mounted artillery, organ
lied since the battle of Manassas, were
prominent on tue right
A very large concourse of spectators,
including prominent officers of the Gov
ernment, were present. 1t was a grand
pectacle.
A rebel mail carrier was arrested to day
| in one of the Potomac river counties of
Maryland, and was tonight brought to
this city. The boat in which he had fire.
qnently and clandestinely crossed over
i into Virginia was secured, in addition to a
number of letters directed to parties in
the latter State.
Surgeons Swaler, Hemiston and Robin
son, of the 14th Brooklyn regiment, ar
rived here to-day as released prisoners
from Richmond. @rf
The impression is the Pennsylvania Peo-
ple's ticket received a majority of the votes
cast in the several camps hereabouts to-
day, while the result among the Philadel-
phia volunteers will give that ticket about
1900 majority.
The Government, which has had the
management of the Washington branch
of the Baltimore i Ohio Railroad for sew
eral months past, restored it to the con troll
of that company to-day.
The hail storm yesterday damaged a
portion of the Loudon & Hampshire Rail-
road, thus preventing the passage of gov
eminent trains from Alexandria to, Falls
Church. The necessary repairs were
made to-day.
/ j. w. Grymes, of Georgetown, has been
arrested on the charge of purchasing Gov
eminent property of the QuarteLmasters.
&C., which they have had no right to sell.
1t is said his books have been kept with
such precision as to afford clear proof
against the parties implicated.
The policy of the Government in regard
to employing foreigners in the military
service is as follows, the statement be-
ing made on good aughority: No one has
been authorized to enlist or raise troops
in Canada, as has been affirmed to be IN
derstood there. No commission has been
offered or other oVertures made to military
men in France or other European States
as have been assumed there.
The Government has not rendered the
command of the army to Gen. Garabaltli,
US had been represented in Europe. What
is true is that every foreigner who has
come with good character and creden-
tials, and offered his services to the Gov
eminent IOT tne support OF tue OnlOni uas
been accepted. No other is in the militia
ry employment of the U. S. 1t was re-
ported to the Government by one of our
Consuls that Garabaldi was contem-
plating visit to this country, and that he
had minated conditionaly a disposition to
engage in the service of the o. S. He was
informed that if this was 80, his services
would be accepted with pleasure, aud that
he would receive a commission as Major
General, being the same rank that was
conferred on Gen. Lafayette in the army oil
the revolution. Gen. Garabaldi, upon con-
sideration of the subject, has concluded
not to offer his services at present, but
thinks he may by and by revisit the U. S.
About o'clock this morning, the dtvi.
sion under General Smith at Chain Bridge,
advanced and occupied prominent posi-
ton in the neighborhood of Lewensville.