The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-22

i VIZ" BS"NtVhSA aNtil tuEuNy
| morning.
Gen. Wool, with Gen butler, made a visit
TO Newport News Point, and inspected he
troops and Qualifications at that point
/ Tho Confe.erates We're found TO he in con.
siderable force near, and had driven in all the
| Federal pickets.
tien Wool will make up his staff from the
omcers already at Old Point, and had deter
! mined to change .he purpose Of the Rip Raps
| from prison to deIenta
| AFs cummings, one Of the sufferers by the
| burning OF Hampton, went down the Lon
lsiana and stated to Gen. Wool that her prop
| cry mao been destroyed By the Federal troops,
| oeiore the general conf lgration. He promised
ner 10 investigate the matter ard grant her in
/ Identification
The steamers George Peabody and Adelaide
| Were in the Roads, and had forty -one hulks 10
| be sunk in the mou tbs of the Sont hern rivers
and inlets on the coast Of North Carolina.
| The arrival of Gen. Wool was hailed by the
| troops as a IA sorable change, and he was re-
| ceiVed by salute Of thirteen guns.
Correspondence Of the Associated Pressl
| FORTUNES Monroe, August 10. - General
| Butler yesterday assumed the responsi bilty
OF paying the New orx regiments here abou I;
| S20 goo, which had been deposited some time
| n Old Point awaiting the arrival of a pay
master.
| The ship Fair Wind, of Boston, with a cargo
OF Guano, was this morning towed mp the
| Roads by the steamer ). K Spauldirg, in a
| disabled condition, having been ashore at Hog
| Island.
| The British ship of war Gladiator was yes
terday cruising off the Capes.
flag of truce yesterday conveved Mr.
| Whalen, former Y. S. Minis Ter to Nicaragua
to the '.ontoderates' pickets beyond New Mar
/ ket bridge.
| A flag of truce is just in from Norfolk, with
Corporal Hrrlburt, Of thu First Connect icut
| Regiment, released by the Confederates for
| his attention 10 Colonel Gardiner, after the
| battle OF Bull Run He states thai n consid- =
cradle number OF released ministers, including
/ several Cn1plliQS. Will reach Odd Point
| morrow.
In his opinion the Confederates are actively
preparing for an attack upon Fortress Mon
| roe. mat measure is now popular in the
| Confederate camps, and appropriate material
is being collected il large Quantities al Nor
| folk. ALI the sealing ladders a. Richmond
l have been brought to aid in tho attack. Cor.
poral II. WAS treated with great courtesy
| during his stay among the rebels, and was not
| put OF mis- parole. He is of the opinion that
| al attack on the Fortress VIII be made W thin
j u week.
FoKTKRss MosRoy, Aug. "A flag of truce
| conveyed to-day 10 Craney Island II number
| Of ladies wishing to go South.
! Corporal Hurlburt, of the First Connect
| cut Regiment, who arrived yesterday from
| Richmond, brought with him number OF
| petitions got up by our wounded and impri-
| soned soldiers tor a compromise in relation 10
| the exchange of prisoners. They were di-
| rected to several prominent Northern news
| papers fer publication. General Butler sent
| the whole batch 10 the President. Congress
| man E!ys name is said TO head one of the
| petitions.
FokTRRss MONROE, August IS zen. Wool
| assumed command at Old Point this morn
ing. Lieut.. q. y. Churchill is acting Adiu-
| tant General. The presence of General W DOL
is already having a good effect upon tins
| troops.
The youI teer regiments here are fast re-
wing their new uniforms, and their condi-
| ton is in every respect improving
| There is heavy firing this afternoon at VIII
loughby Point. The Confederate batteries
| are PROBABLY trying their range.
THE POTOMAC FLorILLA--cAsSoSADIsaA AT AQUA
| CREEK AND MATTHIAS PoIsr.
| From the Washington Star, OF Saturday
| evening" we gather the foil lowing
. The Mount Vernon came up from the Poto-
| mac fotilla fast night, and C1"traaicts the
| story of the capture of the Geo. Page, which
| rUmor had obtained credente from the heavy
cannonading heard down the river. This
| cannonadIg, however, proved 10 be OF trifIing
| importance. The batteries ut Aquia Greek
| opened on the fleet, apparently 10 test their
| range, doing no other damage than Sigh ly
cutting the risgiGg Of the Pocahontas. Tue
| fleet hauled Gil from shore, and the hiring
| ceased. Previous 10 doing so, however, the
| ice boat, now under command OF Lieutenant
| Parker, let fly couple OF sixty four pounde.
shot from her big rif1ed cannon, one OF which
| struck in this vicinity of the batteries.
| After the affair OF The ResClute at Matthias
Point, the Freeborn went down and s1elIed
the place efectnally, making great havoc with
Mount vernon furnished her with another
| supply OF shell, sc, after the cennOnading
| Considerable Gneasiness is felt tor the safety
| Of the Baltimore, which went 10 Oh FONT n
, week ago and has not yet returned, though
due last Wednesday morning. She may have
| been detained at Fortress Monroe, bat serious
| apprehe nsions exist that she has met with i'll
| fortune.
The Baltimore Exchange, Of Monday, thus
| ailndes to the affair at Matthias Point:
The steamer Columbta arrived at her wharf
| in this city on Saturday. She Will return t.
| Washington today, taking q cargo of Gov.
| eminent stores. From parties who arrived
| on he Columbia, we learn that 4 attery was
| distinctly visible at Matthias Point. The
| edtral nctfIa which visited Aqua Greek fol
| the purpose OF discovering q masked battery
| was very successful in its mission. When
| within mite OF 4 point which heretofore
| was thought unguarded, q battery opened on
| the n2et from gorge, and The frs shot struck
| the fCcahOntas in tie stern, making hole
! through her. The fleet Immediately retrea,
| sd up the river, and got beyond the rage OF
| the guns. The shots fired from the battery
| passed clear across the river, which is three
| miles wide, indicating that it is composed ci
| rifsd cannon OF large calbre. The fotill
| consisted OF the Pocahontas, Pawnee, Mount
| Vernon, Yankee and Live Yankee. The Mt
| Vernon returned to Washington en- FRIDAY
| night and reported that the rigging Of the
| Pocahontas had been slightly injured from
| the fire of the Confederates. She lett Wash
|
| From the Northern Associated Press1
| WAsHISaroS, Aug. live have another
| arrival from Aqua Greek to day. Yesterday
| new battery, concealed in the woods, opened
| on the United States steamer Pocahontas with
| rfed cannon. Although she was nearly foul
mres off, the balls went through the rigging
| splintered the vessel, and came near killing
| an officer. 1t was useless to return the fire
and the P0cahontas speedily got ont Of the
way. Her officers were entirely unaware O.
the existence of the battery which makes thu
fourth already discovered at that place
The officers of the Potomac 1lotilla have Nc
doubt that the OonfederateS are erecting !
battery ct Matthias Point
| The decoy boat which led To the sad i fFAil
| OF last thursday, WAS evidently placed fol-
the purpose OF destroying Lieutenant Budd
OF the Resolute, whom the Contederates ar,
| after because he burned house near thai
| place some tin1e since.
| VARIOUS REPORTS PROM WARRINGTON
The Washington lar, OF Monday evening
says:
The Baltimore has not yet returned from
Old Point, and II is believed she has been de
tanned at Fortress MoDroe. Her capture il
| hardly probable, as with her 81 Founder sh,
could sink with ease any vessel or boat which
the Contederates could comm and In the Poto
mac. Besides this, her crew are we'll armed
with rifles, pistols, boarding pixies cutlasses
etc, anu a boarding party would find no
| WORK in taking possesson of her decRs.
Inc steamer Pocahontas, formerly of th'
| Baltimore ard Richmond line, which hu
| rcen employed tor some time in Transporting
army stores between Baltimore and Wash
lngton, has been purchased By Government
She mas strong hull of live oak tim Der, with
capacious holds ard covered decks Id nu,
state.r0oms for officers
The New York steam tug Jacob Bell b..
/ been purchased by the United s tates Govern
ment, and is on Der way TO the WashjDgto,
Navy Yard, where she will be Cited ont as ,
! quo boat.
Yesterday 10 orning, and on the morning be
tore, there We're brushes between tie picket,
| OF the iTst Minnesota Regiment on the nioI
| side, about 100 strong. and as many. annarent