, 1861-07-04
Especial Dispatch TO the N. r. Tribuae:1 -
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AA<AN4@S ~ Ru5 lGAAlA0u4bt7 11oI WILL tNE
lutstion of Convention be alluded to in the
Residents Message. We think We nTe not
erong IN stating that the President occupies
he eer5 highest ground In asserting the pow
i If the Government. Ali thnt the country
an ask Of him beyond this, is to be, In fact,
THAT lie is lin oh1ce-the. e.Commandsr-in-Chief
f the army and navy, and app1y his vigorous
1hen aroused, to the prosecution Of the war.
.HE WESTERN COLUMN HEADING roa RICH
MoND. .
The Western column is likely to monopo-
:ze the glory Of an advance, The Indiana
roops hare already reached Beverly, and ore
aeaoing toward that centre Of all interest aud
attraction, Richmond. Take courage, men OF
Far. The blszonry Of our stripes and stars
shall yet aoas, under = July sun, upon the
heights Of Shockoe Hills.
THE CHEsAFEAKE BLOCKADE NEGLECTED..
The brig Moro, lately arrived tere With
cargo Of ice from New York, brings curions
news az to the effectiveness Of the blockade
of the Chesapeake. She passed the Capea in
Point, aud Continued up the bay without dis
playing her colors; nor till she had arrived
If Aqua Greek did any vessel OF the block
aiding eQEadruu tnke any: notice Of her. A.
that place the Pawnee brought her to and
sent q boat on board The officer IN com
papers we're not {ndcrsed, reported to his su-
perlor, who also boarded the nrIg. As there
Has no reason to suspect the Captain Of lilo.
gal intention BE was sent on his way, and the
p1wnee's boat took back an acceptable load
OF ice. But suppose this craft had been eu-
geged In carrying arms or munitions of war,
rhe could have taken them up the York or
Rsppahannock rivers and no one would have
been the wletr. In what sense Is this an
effective blockade :
SRW5MI11TARr PROVISIONS.
Among the provisions Of the military bill
to be introduced into the Senate by Gen.
Wilson, will be one reducing the terms Of
enlistment for the new regiments added to the
regular army to three years, and Offering q
bounty. Without such Inducements it might
lie difficult to attract men to the regular In
Place OF the volunteer service. By another
provision the number of Generals will be in
Major Generals instead Of two, and six Briga-
6iers instead of four, and still further to In
creake the number of each class In the
volunteer corps.
ARREST FOR TAMPER1EG WITH SOLDIERS,
John Rires was n1Tested by q squad Of The
a6sh Pe1Esy lylnia Regiment, yesterday, on 8
charge Of 1ampering with the soldiers, and
inducing them to desert. 4 private testified
that he went to Riyes's house, and asked hin
to make knap.ack-box- Riyes asked hos
he tRred, ard he said that he Gid not gel
enough to eat. Rives then asked witness
why lie cid rot leave. He then went on tt
thow the advantages Of joining the Southern
srEy, and that If he wonld leave and 20 dowr
there he would SOON make his fortune, auC
night marry rich planters daughter. Wit
1tas told hin he had no clothes. to dlsguls:
himself: and RiFes gave him a dollar will
rhich to buy clothes EfIenger's statement
was commi tied for q further examination. 4
humber Uf otherspies have bsen arrested with
in the last twcnty-fonr hours.
ArATAL APRuDENcE
L soldier of the 10Th New York Regiment
stationed at Georgetown, was returning las
night to camp, and on being challenged b.
The seEt7., 'Who goes the1e:" answered il
jest, ~ Secee=ionist." The sentry fired in
stauuy, .ad the unlucky joker fell morta11J
wounded.
Government has purchased 5000 araf
acHes, and wishes s, ,000 more.
Among the clerks who infrst the Treasury
Department is one formerly a Method dist locl
preacher, bcrE IN Alabama, and appointed
from Virginia, who is retained, although ht
refused to take the oath Of allegiance
There ia q man employed In the interior
the Secretary. Who, we are nssnrcd, offered tt
wager one hundred dollars thxt Abrzha5n. Lin
coln xen;d nsyeE be inausuEated Ptezidsnt o
tie United etates.
THE UNION MEN OF TExAs.
It il 60 long since we have had any authen
tic neHs from Tuxas, that some were begin
ulns to fear that the Union men Of the Stat
had been crushed into SILENCE. But the fol
loving intelligence, furnished by promine en-
citizen Of Western Texns, who has Just. arriv
ed here, puts another face on the matter.
A movement which has much strength an
character, is On fnet to organize nc" Stat
out Of Western Texns. 1t Is strongly 6nI
ported by :le united German press in tha
section. The Union feeling is rapidly increas
By the traitors. Secret Union societies eIaE
throughout tha western section, and are bf
| coming more open in their proceedings.
Gen CaTpen has been nominated as an M
conditional Union candidate for Congress, vi
] be Elected, and will soon come to Washington
| to make known the wishes Of his constitr
| int, and ask for sufficient force from Coz
| eminent to en.bIc The loyal men Of Texas
aesert the authority Of the Government. Ger
| q. is 1T the head OF the Union forces, aud hs
| already become an object Of great terror t
| the traitors, whom he hos defeated thus +
| il every skiTmish. For example, On the !
| inst, Ger. c. at the head of 2o7 mounted R.1
| gers, made descent upon an armed camp (
457 Rebels, and killed 1913 on the spot. II
! rest led, leaving everything behind, Ela
enough to escape with whole skins from ns
rho treats ell traitors that fall into his hant
ss they deserve who knows their hiding p1ac
and is cure to be at their backs when tht
:east expect it.
| Ano1hersktF1alsh In Western V1reinl,
! The Wheeling InteN;gencer Of Monday Civ
he following particulars Of little fight
Tucker County:
Dr.. Parsons, who arrived from Tucker ye
terday tSuE1a;1 reports little brush with t!
enemy 1t his election precinct, Esquire Boz
tlGn'b. AZ election Tas held there Saturda
1or member cI the Legislature The sect
| she Doctor, Fkom they knew to be thsre, n
| II brtaktug up the election, undertook
nuke dt ecrrt upon the place with q troop
cavalry, Lumbsring some sixty. But t
Unicu uen mlo had scen apprised Of their
:cnticn made preparation to receive them,
| resting company en- each side Of the 70
arpfcarhsrg the place, aud would certslr
have capsnred them, but for hint the reb'
had got oi the arrangement. This made ths
cautious, and they discovered the ambnsca
inti!ne to WHEEL their horses and make 60
1ocd their escape, not however until q VOL
Lad Lilled one Of their Lieuteuants a
| lupt;ed three other saddles, the oTnera
. | Which were supposed to have been wound
. | The hc1scs we're captured, but the men col
lot be found. They were supposed to hs
been carried off by their comrades, who
= mediately took to the brush and could not
! PURSUED. One Of the Union men, 8 soldier
: the Ohio 18th, VAS shot through the head q
l Instantly killed, BY scattering Volley, ft'
the retreating foe. Another was wounded
! the lfg.- ....
|, The election, however, came of SUGGEST
! il, and .4tr. Parsons was elected to the Lef&
I }ature.
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