Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-19


port to Washington, BY letter, General McKins,ry vas
met at the by several officers by whom he wss ar
rested and conveyed to the Areena under instructions
to bod no communication with any one. His cashier,
Mr.. Hahn Was also arrested
General Sturgis now commands General McKns Try g
division.
Generals Hunter Pope and s,ursis' division of the
army eis SPrinF6sd' Saturday last for the North,
and GsnsrIl Siege's and Ashboths commands left for
the South Friday evening with Instructions sncamp
ten miles below Wilson's creek.
TIE PRIvArEER SUMTER.
private letter received in this city from the GUY
So adrOa states positively that the priateer Sumter hss
been captured and tina. her Is board the Mag
ara, nov on her way North.
ARRIVAL OF GKsKRAL Stone.
General Stone arrived 20 DAY. in obedience to order
from General kcCle TIE rnnor Inventors have al
ready determined tia. General Mcclellan coniempates
superssding General Stone, leaving General Burns in
comuAod at Poolesvile. There Is official ground,
however, for this report
IMPORTANT ARREST IN Bosros.
BosroS, Nov. IA, ls6l-Slmuel p Skinner, Of New
Bedford, was convicted in the Urssd States Circuit
Court to-day Of fitting out the Margaret Scott as sa
yer.
On the person OF james Brown, arrested as seces-
sionist yesterdsy found letter frem VIM l. Yam
O., ia England. 70 bis con in Alabams, In which he
speaks dscouragngy of the prospects for the recognition
Of the Southern Conftderacy By European Powers.
NV YORK EoSkT aARKEr.
Nxv YoRx, Nov. i2, lssl.-Foreiga Exchange closed
m a. S.25a2s for iraLcs and lO7 4alOs for s,er-
Ing.
Toe federal success asBeaulor. is likely to operate ben
e6 tally the popular subscription. The most marked
advance OF the day vas Pacific Matt which rose l-2
pr eert selling at ss. The Western shares likewise
advanced
TsS WALKING PAPERS OF 'rHE RIGHT NAN IL rHx RIGHT
PLACE."
Fremont got bis permit 10 "run the blockade" aud
tax, Jessie Co., along with him, after the following
style
SPECIAL oRDER NO S04.
HEADQUARTERS or The ARyr,
AdjutSnt Generals 0fice,
Washington Nov. l2.h.
Major General John O. Fremont having been relieved
from the command Of the Western Department ard
IRON duty in tie field those members Of his ST. q who
have been selected rom civil hie under the authority
Of the act approved August 1851 from the dae
o. -hieh be rrrquished command TO be connected with
the 8 rSiee.
All persons with the exception Of reSmsntal and CON-
pAny officers, who have been appointed into the military
rVes By N jor General Fremont, s.d whose appoint
elts have not bsen sanctioned by the Pr sdent are
hereby dschs ged from the service of the United States
By command Of
Msjor Gen. MCCLELLAN
L. THONAs, Adjutant General
vERY LIKE A waALL
Just have the poor dsuded fools at the North been
led ''ike sheep to the staubles:"
B-SroN, Nov. lS--The Transcript, Of this evening"
Nas abstract OF letter from Fortress Monroe date
llth irs', which states: This morning reached
here that 500 rebel soldiers bad mutnied at Norfolk and
that most Of the ci;iasns With the mu;ueers who
had determined ory to ght for the Union under the cid
Grid iron"
Ia confirmation OF this, Capt Lockwood, OF the tug
boa United States SAYS thai the stars ard srpos
6s"g sloriously from Pig Point, opposite Newport
News where the rebels have for long tine had for
n,idzbls battery.
NKws YRON BOSTON.
BSstop, Nov. l4th.-A vessel arrived at HomCs' Hole
reports that large Engsh steamer llden with muni-
tons Of bad been captured By United States fri
gate, and taken into Key West
cAPTuRE OF SsSsKS MASON AND siIDELL, coSFEDERArR
NiSIsrERS
passenger By the HlS OF truce Saturday, re-
por,s the following with reference 70 Oommksone
Europe Aessrs Mason and sldel and their Secrets-
res Eusis and Mcfarland which was obtained of Lieu
tenant Slsoas;Sl st the Point.
The Above-named gentlemen, on arriving at HavAna,
ook passage in the regular steamer from that DOR.
England. This steamer oveihius1 by Federal
vessel the steamer San JaCnto. Con. Wilkes, on her
Eay TO the Unie1 States IRON the coas, OF Africa the
ConnsudaAt Of which denardsd the Ecglish vessels
hst Of passengers az FRS. refused bu, berg in-
sisted upon, and some ugly threats made WAS flslly
gwen up, under protest, for Inspection. The names
Of Hessrs hasoa and Side appearing on it they
AZ made p'oners in the Of the United States,
and taken on the ship under the protest OF Ter Captain
one Informant states hA; they nov IN the Roads
board the Minnesota.
Since the above writer we have heard t confirmed
froz socrc@ Which places !, bs'O d doubt. We
not in possession Of the full particulars bu; learn that
tie capture took place a. after the British
steamer Left Madeira The San JaciDo lying in wait
for her hAyisg proolby touched that por tor nsruc
lions, on her return to the United Safes.
Fsom another source No have had il reported that
some six shot pissed between ths English Mail
aud the San JaCiato before the privilege
awarded 70 the "a KEGS TO search. We give this how
ever, merely Que Of the rumOrs, without vouehing
for il