The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-30

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scarcely man to DO found a. Harper's fsrry vSsn Is
vas there but that body Of the rsbs relufnsl tnsre
their evacuation was only ruse 70 oasch our troops,
az! .ss q mate. q We would i@sd
Bus s yoc cIuss eUw y
under the "whis hsap.n and wouldn't INK bis chance
TOT me prize These svacaasiOns depend upon H. mean
The troops in this section arc au in sxcel'snt health
and good Spirits little "pay" would improve shsm,
FoRnnss Moxxos, juno %, 1901.
Ayvsssl and Departure Of Massachusetts, zr0ps--Grand
SQsabeas for tie SsesAip Of hts ress-Fes Ogcs Ar
TaaStnsSss-7Ae ReU Fork froops-DeaA and NSasaS
ga Vermont To1xH.s~--TAs weumded zouss~-1As
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erss'ns 6zP0tssmts riA Ae vasstMm LsaAs- Ware i
PyVnw Lesss d.
mo steamships Psmbsoks, Cambridge ana Ben. Do
Ford, With tho sixteensh Manohuss.ts ish) regiment,
Colonel Cas-, arrived hare today non Boston. ~ Ne
In the most enthusiastic BY the cssws Of the flag
ship Minnesota and the Cumberland frissse ths sailor
manning tho rigging and the bands on board playing the
"essr spapsed Banner and "Han Columbia - This re-
snent was originally designed to dissmbaxk 4 ts.s
point bus General Butler subsequently, received orders to
send the regiment 10 Warrington, for which point they
Immediately departed
The nice tsls squabb among the powers that be for
the sutlehp puget Of this post Jet remains uns9cdsd
General Butler and Captain rAlnass tho
90 operate for their particular man. Wills cc,oasa DIM
nick disputes the legality q shsk interference By virtue
Of his position ccmnasdast II the pes Acc riding 10
al precedent the latssr satislea the appo.atng
power. The game wsrth fighting for - the sssler u
the ony person authorized to sell nick nscks to the SOL
diers here for which he usually dem.ads b-tween t~o
ana three hundred per cent for art Gle he sells
over and sbove what The articles would coss se
sory for The troops TO paonize the iocmbsns whoever
be may be The post. under exssipg circumstances viii.
vhe pos efce hero are of tho worst Dos
sibe description No sxpec on 10 used TO p'.oe the let
an bearing snail pace ana di,sat,r's sitaos i a.
sumed 70 al those having business ope. atoms With
a. for the docs MT pretend %
sddi essed and there sre 1t ,h's time a. least
two cart loads Of papers wltShsM from their
70 remedy this matter asd would therefore soggss:
that the friends If the soldiers hero enter som
batoa. 2,
The New York troops In this vicinity receive letters
daily fren home sstrg that the home relief conmi.ees
elect TO perform their duty, and that this
time 10 New York many worthy families whose hsat is
Sighting the battles Of HIS country the p,n Of
ton for The want OF the common Of life.
VIII the citizens Of New York 30 this saasterag
Private Berry Bennett, OF the First Vermont regmsnt
He yours man, and left his studies a. college, 10 HE
Latiyo State to battle for the Dnion Be live OF
rged is aticned at Newport News rhsS arrived hsre
this morning In the steamer Cstane and ths afsrooon
paid the 1ss tbue Of resOcct to their ccrsde
a q ID uaa g0pur pdo asv u
hts native state, via Bahmore and New York.
IN my dsay resort to the hoep.L to dsy hsd ON
yersaon with pivates JOHN Demon OF Company g. ana
q. he Big s.ssi Ssss.. '' Sssy 1Se me
both and dong well, and take WALT every day
they are both poor young men, with y, means n
PORT tsn toeit ssiy ,aSor Tbsv VIA resarn to New
| lcs these he oos 90 unrew sreeo? fh,ps Tot
0ors ns,e n "a as ..o ph s @ 10
ceIent sta Of discipline and e'ger for opportunity
here 10 o suppr seed indignation bere, though u,w
DEVELOPING itself by degrees tho fact tina. rebels
were allowed 10 erect formidable batteyv AZ GIoaoesser
White any two Of suDb a's conId have proveased IT,
TITS battery was commenced about six weeks
pfised Of it. Commodore PsnSersass, il Is ssiS.
iofnei the project for sending feet TO drive OF
the rebels, bit hs supe-irs declared other vse vhis
Gloucester Point battery ID located eligible sYate-
gcs position and In case the federal authorities attack
yorktown by sea- they would arst have to redooe tbs
Of lfe II should attack Yorktown by land ana Cap
ture IT, would be untenabls until this battery shan
There is doubt that the enemy have many masked
batteries between this point and Yorktown the reports
70 me contrary notwithstanding Excerienced army
their belief that the reason these batteries been
dscove cd by the vavous recnuotrins partes from
eide H. thai u would be fooljshnees the renes to d-
close ther wher cabouts until superior force presents
ITSELF before the salient points
The statement published In some OF your New York
empoYayies in their oosspcudence fsom tina place.
alleging that members o. tie Naval Brigade have deserted
robe. bssse,e. Il sswss Poea. IN Suss. Ts Nc No
iuch desertons have krn place. and tho assertion to
the contrary bsss aAndsr q ths deserving body Of
men. :. ,sTs
The experiments 10 the engineer department With Pro.
fesfor GIANTS calcium light with avIew to adapt then
We may expect Is Ssas q snoSer nose md sc s1s
.uxiaIy 70 The syssem Of ,dsrn vsrfye Last night
these lights. The whole Of toe wo,k was made
% light az MONDAY. The manner 10 which these lights
ereto be ultinatey employed lieel duty bound 70
Where 10 Professor Lowe and his military banoon2
There arst rate as)d here for his seIia experiments
and his services will facilitate engineers IN the dis
covey Of dozen rebel batteries between this point and
70 be very prod,g with tbes ammuDilion e They have
for two or three paat dred their big guns in the ba
tsry At that place every little whie merely ruppaee
REPORTS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
ALEXANDRIA. juno 20, 1861.
The election for members Of the State Legislature,
which was 70 have been he'd to day, under
the action Of the Wheeling Convention, has
been postponed TIN Tuesday. It does not
seem 70 meet with much favor even among the
Union men residing here, and the postp,nemsnt, IL 10
understood, bias been made in consequence Of the d-
Guilty In obtaining the necessary number OF Election Com
mifs oners a. required by the law Of Virginia
II ID now believed here that General Mcdowell viii
not DO superseded by General Dix, ugh such
. change was announced in military circles
several days sinoe. II any change 10 to be made,
is thought probable that Genera Fremont
win be placed In command Of this department, which
has become extensive thu. higher grade Of COM
mandirg officer l. rendered necessary.
General Fremont was closeted WITH Secretary Cameron