The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29

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Northern Accounts Of the state OF
Affairs-Federal Telegraphic Dis
pate hes-Despotic Action Of the
Government at Warrington, sc.
Our files Of Northern newspapers, rccei we'd
Yesterday, include New York dates up 70
Monday. and Baltimore dates OF Tuesday last
We append full summary Of news:
rKox Posrssss nox.os.
Foxrssss Morrow, Aug. % --(3sn. Wool and
RID Raps, experimenting win Sawyer's gun
The second she'll fired from ft burst in the
SJonfelerate camp at Sewells Point, broke
down the flag staff there and scattered the
troops at the point put back towards Norfolk
The whole affair was witnessed from the
Newport News steamer.
Grand reviews have been held to-day at
Newport News and Camp Hamilton.
Col. Wardrop has taken command Of the
Naval Brigade.
The gunboat Seminole has arrived from the
blockade on Charleston. She brought up a
formerly Wilmington pilot boat. She has
cargo of sugar, coffee, fruits and cigars
when taken she was under English colors
and the captain and nearly all hands Were
mington. The Seminole has also over hd6 led
several vessels showing English colors. she
spoke the sloop-ofwar Dale last night. She
Will coal and undergo some small repairs at
Ola Point.
The blockadin8 squadron of Charleston
consists CT the Roanoke and Vandalia.
The recent gale on the coast was terribly
severe.
ans Confederate prisoners who arrived
here this morning from Baltimore Will be
sent 10 Norfolk ia q few days.
The propeller City OF New York, which
sailed to-day, took nine Confederate prisoners
FoErRrss MoNRoE. Aug. A.-Vhe steamer
Quaker Clty has been purchased BY The Gov
-ramsnt, and, after undergoing repairs at Old
Point, Will resume her position OF The Capes
The steamer Pawnee arrived this morning,
and Will partieipats In an important expedi-
uon with the steamers Minnesota, Wabash.
and other vessels.
The u. 5. snip of war Savannah is at New.
port News, blockading tie James river.
The steamer Pembroke has arrived from
Boston, and will at once take part in the
blockade.
The twenty three Confederate prisoners will
be sent TO Norfolk before Tuesday.
LATgR.-rHK NAVAL RxpzDITIoH.
FoRTkKss MoSxos, Aug. 25.-The formidab. q
preparations for tue naval expedition from
Old Point are about completed. Notwith-
Standing runaors, Its destination is kept pro.
found secret.
Lieut.. Crosby returned last night from his
expedition 70 the Eastern Shore Of Virginia
He went up TangIer Sound and brought back
u prizs schooner.
Gen. Wool has spent part of the day at
Newport News. Brigadier General Phelps
will probably remain IN command at that
post.
The Confederates will hereafter find it very
difficult 10 communicate with Fortress Mon
roe by means OF spies. No person is allowed
10 visit Camp Hamilton without a special
hA IA
yost Marshal.
A slight difficulty occurred yesterday be
tween one OF the released ConIeuerates and
d volunteer officer. The Confederate Gap.
tain refused the latter a light for his cigar, ON
the ground that he did not consider our vol
unteer officers gentlemen. His defenceless
position alone saved him from punishment Tor
the insult.
York and intended 70 run between TruxiiIo
and Havana, has put into the Roads for q har.
Dor.
From GIN. BANKS CoLUMy
The following dispatch las will be seen Nv
the asterisks) was somewhat reduced bv the
Federal authorities
HYArrsrows, August 24-Gentlemen from
HarpeI's Ferry state that our troops. under
Col. Gordon, secured a large quantity OF
hour and unground wheat, including 500
bushels belonging to the Confederate army
III the mill OF Messrs. Herr l. Welsh. They
also disabled the mill from grinding for
er an months inst 70 co come. {. u
Ferry, but their pickets frequently come in.
There were suppos I'd TO be about fiye hundred
at Charlsstown.
The body OF our army Is now resting y
salubrious and the water excellent.
The latest intelligence from the other side
OF the Potomac shows that the Confedera ties
have drawn TO Leesburg all their regular
forces from Charlestown, Winche ster, and
other points above, and concentrated them at
Leesburg, where their army number eleven
TO twelve thousand men. Capt. Henderson,
Home Guards alone remain in Jefferson
county.
Ine rebels have taken to pieces at Martins.
burg five locomotives belonging TO the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, and were to make
the attempt yesterday to transport them to
Strasburg or some other point on the Ma.
nassas road.
ARRESTS By THR FxpRRALIsTs.
We have received some further accounts Of
arrests before announced by telegraph. Tie
Washington Chronicle, of Sunday last, says
Mrs: Greenhow, widow lady well known
In this city, was arrested by the provost
guard of Brigadier- General Porter. Her Sc
cession proclivities have long been the subject
Of popular conversation. Doubtless the
charge against her 10 OF being in reasonable
correspondence with the conntrys enemies
now III arms. Mr.. 4reenhow died in CalifOr-
MIA, in 1874 or IS. He was twenty years ago
employed as librarian and translator in the
State department. here. Afterwards he was
translator for the commission of private land
claims in California, where he was accident
ally killed.
Captain Robert Tansill and Lieut.. Thomas
3. Wilson, both of the U. s. marine corps,
rendered their designations to the Secretary OF
the Navy, who, instead of receiving them, in.
stantly dismissed them from the service.
They were arrested by the Provost Marshal's
Guard in the course of the night, and yester.
day morning were sent by rail to Fort La
fayetts, in New York harbor, which is In
charge Of Col. Burke.
Reports of other arrests were current last
evening, but in the absence Of reliable infor.
nation names are withheld until the facts
are made public. Proceedings are conduc ted
with sHcresy.
Two of the daughters OF Philip Phillips,
Esq, attorney at law, formerly a member Of
Congress from alabama, have also been taken
into custody by the Provost Marshal's Guard
under the allegation OF REASONABLE correspon.
dsncs with the enemies Of tho Union in arms
The Washington Star, Of Monday evening
says:
DR.. Manning, a resident Of the county Of
Washington, Ton the South side Of the East.
War Department We presume the charge
EgainBt him is of completely with those II
Washington who have been supplying the
osiigarchy at Richmond and Manassas with
Information concerning military matters here
j. w. MaDkn, Of GEORGETOWN, was ARRESTED
on Saturday for disloyalty, and Mr.. J
Grimes, u merchant Of that city, yesterday
On the same charge.
Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Greenhow, recently
arrested here by order Of the War Depart
ment, are permitted TO remain at their owI
residences, where thsy and their surrounding
are OF course under the surveillance Of mill
tary guards: A similar guard b stationed in
NE house of Mayor Rerret.
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