Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-01
Dispatches to Cincinnati and Louis
vile Papers.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 29.
Every hour is big with events, and l have
good reason to believe that the war will now
be prosecuted with such energy as will in
thirty days entirely crush out the rebellion at
the South. Movements on Virginia are be-
ing made at several points General Butler
will soon be in possession of Norfolk. Har-
per's Ferry in few days will be surrounded,
and the Confederates there stationed either
taken prisoners or scattered.
Ilearn that three regiments of Pepnsylva-
MIA troops, lately stationed at Perryville,
passed through Baltimore to-day, taking the
Northern Central Railway for Chambersburg.
Pennsylvania. where they will join the forces
now congregated there, and then march in a
body toward Harper's Ferry. Troops from
other points in Pennsylvania will also be
concentrated upon that point to the number
of twenty thousand.
The Western Virginia movement will be
under the immediate direction of General
Mcclellan, and the Importance of the step de-
nlands leader of no less ability. It is not
probable that he will enter Virginia with an
army of less than thirty thousand men. Such
force this threatening the rebels at Har-
per's Ferry in the rear and on the flank will
cause them speedily to evacuate that posi-
ton, and betake themselves Southwark, this
being the only course by which they can
avoid total route. Nothing then will pre-
vent the Federal troops pushing on to Rich
mond, the city whittier all the movements of
the last few days have clearly tended.
One of the Ohio regiments passed over to
Virginia yesterday, and the other marched
this afternoon to Arlington Heights. They
will encamp on the hillside overlooking
Washington and commanding the roads lead
to it.
The Battery at Acauia Creek is to be ia
ken this week, and General Butler will make
a movement toward the interior also. He
says that he will be possessed of Richmond
or die.
The steamer Georgia,,a, which arrived at
Baltimore to-day, brings the intelligence that
gangs of fugitive slaves, in parties OF twenty
or thirty, were constantly arriving at Fortress
Monroe, over one hundred having reached
there on Monday. Some of them said that
they were about being sent South, and others
said that they all came in to get food. They
complained that while they were kept at work
in sand-hills, the soldiers eat mp all the food.
They were ceived as contraband of war land
set to work inside of the fortress where la
borers are much needed. Some of them were
recOgniZ. ID as from Norfolk, and are believed
to be partly free negroes, who were compell-
ed to work in the Notifications.
The Government has made arrangements
to put the Orange and Alexandria Road in
operation again, which will greatly facilitate
the transportation of army material prepar-
atory to demonstration In the direction of
Manassas Gap Junction, where the rebel
forces are intrenching themselves and in
creasing their numbers.
The command of the Federal troops in
Virginia was yesterday vested in Brigadier-
General Mcdowell, of the regular army,
Gen'l. Sanford having returned to his COM
mand of the New York forces in the District
of Columbia.
The Second New York Regiment will re-
turn home. Three hundred of its members
refused to enlist for three years, and hence
this dismissal. The Seventh will return to
New York on Saturday next. The Rhode
Island Regiment will also return home at
the expiration of their time, which will be in
about four weeks.-Cln. Eng.
HALIFAX, May 30.--The America from
Liverpool on Saturday via Queenstown, 18th,
arrived here this morning. The America
brings $1,000, 900 in specie.
In the House of Lords, the Earl of Ellen
wood asked the Government whether the
term lawful blockade, used in the recent pro-
clamation, was to be interpreted literally, or
with qualifications. as, according to the strict
meaning of the Paris agreement, it was i'm
possible to maintain an effective blockade
He complained of the vagueness of the pro-
clamation respecting articles contraband of
war.
The Earl of Granville replied, that law
full blockade must be maintained by sufficient
force, but it was not absolutely necessary to
render all ingress and egress impossible, but
to render it difficult.
Lord Derby said there were two points on
which it was desirable that the Government
should come to an understanding with the
United States. They proclaimed blockade
of the whole Southern coast, which they have
not the force to maintain, although they
could lawfully blockade certain ports. 1t
was not desirable that they should proclaim
universal blockade, but only maintain
partial one.
The Northern States also declare they
should treat privateers as pirates, but they
could not do so by the law of nations, and
it was desirable, notwithstanding the procla-
nation, that it should be declared such pen
atty, or British,subjects would not be viewed
with indifference by England.
Lord Brougham said privateering, accord
ing to international law was not piracy, bat
to join an expedition against a power at
peace with England, was piratical act-to
constitute an efficient blockade, such force
must be maintained as TO make the passage
of it absolutely impossible, but this was very
difficult.
Lord Kingsdown said the Northern States
might consider citizens of the Southern
States as rebels and guilty of high treason,
but they would not apply to subjects of 9TH
er powers becoming privateers.--Lou. Cour.