The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-27
THE LAiE EST.


candidates are ali elected in the other nine
districts by about 50 600 minority.
THE LAiEST.
From the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday, June
18th, we make up the following summary OF
news:
FKoM OLD POINT AND FORTRESS MONROE,
The steamer Louisiana. Capt. Pearson ar.
rived from Old Point yesterday morning wi tn
considerable number of military pissen-
gers, SC.
We learn from a passenger that on Friday
night SIX boat loads of troops were sent over
10 Hampton for u reconnoitering expedition
but 10 previous notice of the IN tent ton had
been sent to the officer in command at that
point, and in eonseq uence OF those en- the
boats not having the countersign, they were
fired into by the sentrles on shore, and com
PEELED 10 beat q retreat. Before explaI alton
could be made the night had so far advanced
that the expedition was abandoned.
A carpenter who came up on the l.. said
there was no intention of making an attack Oh
| Great Bethel AT present nor uatii there
con iderabe reinforcements to that wing OF
| the army.
| Eight of the Bartlett Naval Brigade, all
| said TO have served gunners in the Eng
| fish army in the CrImean war, had desert Ell
and gone over to the Confederate forces The
| remainder OF the brigade are still on the beach
and wholly dependent on the vessels in the
| vicinity :or bread. Thirty three of tn EN-
| made an attempt to come up on the LouiSl
| ana, but they were refused passes to do so
| Everything was quiet about Old Point -
| That portion of the crew OF the priyateer Sa
| vannah placed on board the Minnesota art
| still at Fortress Monroe, awaiting the deter
| mination of the q lblnet at Washington l IS
| thought they Will be treated As prisoners OF
| war and not us pirates.
| Correspondence OF the Associated Press
| LATEST From FORTRESS MONROE.
| FORTRESS MONROE, VA, June 23.-Gnneral
| Butler spent this morning at Newport News
| whence 40 movement of Importance is report
| ed
Last evening there was reception at the
| headq uarters of Col Max Weber, OF the goth
| New York Regiment, formerly the summer
residence OF Ex- President Tyler Gems But
| Ter and Pierce, with their staff and ladies'
| were present to hear the Germtns sing and
| witness thu performance OF the Turner's.
| The EX Presidents residence, Villa Marga
| rette. is pleg tntly furnished. Casts of Schil-
Ter and Gont the adorn Col Max Webber's quar-
| tiers.
| Col Townsend's Regiment was on guard
| duty yesterday in the direction o. Fox Hill
| During several nights after the affair or Great
| Bethel we had no guard beyond II IN ton
| Creek.
| have had a long conference with Reuben
| Packer, exchanged last evening for an o ID
| D., tOid Dominion Dragoon,) named Carter -
| He SAYS that the CoHtederates stilI have three
prisoners, viz George Mason, of the Second
| New York Regiment Sergeant Charles Met
| calf OF Col. Duryea's RegI at Richmond,
| and Daniel a. Mooney, of Capt q. W Will
sons company, CT the Troy Regiment, at
| Yorktown.
I. W Clark of the Sd New York Regimen t,
| deserted the night before The affair vi Grea
| Bethel. He OBJ tanned 4 citizens SOFT from a
Secess ionist aud gave the latter tuIl IL foTma =
| ton of onr movements lie is noW.stt Rich
| moud. The Confederates would not receive
| him into the service.
| Packer no hearing the order to retreat was
| oyertaken by party OF Confederate infantry
| and the evening OF the NyHt marched
| To Yorktown with the main body of their
force, his hands tied behind his back From
that point he was taken to Richmond, and
| there kept until exch tnged. He was carefully
guarded, but, in every respect, We'll treated
He reports that large Confederate force is al
| Yorktown, and every steamer brings down
| additional troops. Provisions were scarce
and the Confederate troops badly fed and
| clothed
| THE BALLOON ARRIVED AND TEsTED-so PAR II
| AccOMPLIsHEs NOTHING.
TAYLOR's TAVERN, FAIRFAX County, Va
| June "A Prof. Lowe reached this point with
his balloon at about 10 a. NJ yes terday. Al
| L NJ he attempted an ascent, but the win
| was too high, and he "a We up The expert N IN
until ii lowered. Ate p NJ. he tried 1t again
and claimed TO have assembled perhaps 50(
feet. Yet he could see nothing that indIca tee
the presence of the enemy, except huge
cloud Of dust in the direc ton OF Fairfa,
Court House, caused, he thought by the
manpuyering OF a consderahlebody of tn,
|
guish the COGrt-Hous village.
THE Third cossEcrICUr REGIMENT.
| BAILEY's Cross ROADS, ALEXANDRIA Co
| VA, June 2.-Shortiy after O'Clock th
corning, We had somewhat of an excitiu.
time in this neghborhood. 1t was suppose,
that Beauregard's army was do ~n upon us
The alarm, however, grew out of the ap
proach, instead, of the 81 Regiment of Con
necticut troops, that had crossed the river. -
They marched past this point to the eros
roads, about Il quarter of mile below Tay
lor's tavern, where the other two Connect ii
cut Regiments have been posted for som
days.
| GENERAL ISTELLIGEscE FROM WASHINGTON.
| WAsHIsGros, une "a The Post Office De
| partment, in reply 10 certain inq uirles by tn
postmaster al Philadelphia, informed hin
| that he should disregard any stamps on let
tiers dropped into his office, bearing the mark
| OF express companies, when there is reason &
believe they come from disloyal States
Such letters, however, should be Delivers
on the payment of full postage, without n
cent drop. A special agen has been ms traet.t
10 inves tigate the matter, and the Depart
ment adds, the carrying of letters over The es
tablished post routes by express or other com
panies, III violation of law, must he stopped
Senior Maiiua to-day presen ted his letter
re-accFediting MIN as Minister from Cost
RIGA and Nicaragua. etiquette req airing TN
course on his part in eonse hence Of the re
| call of Mr.. Dimitry rs Uni ted States Minis
ter TO those Republics, and the appotn tme,l
OF a successor.
Another examination has been made at III
| White House GU the Potomac, and no ba tier
discovered there. A similar assert ton eanno
as positively be made concerning Matthias
| Point.
The river scouts, however, have their AT
tentioa continually directed TO such matters
and are doing good service in preventing fun
tner intercourse between the S.cessionist o
the Virginia and Maryland shores.
Private letters from Minister Cor win ,da te
Mexico, May l1tn, say The accounts while
| reach there OF affairs 10 the United States ar
confused. He expresses an earnest desire I
know the facts, it being reported through th
Secession channels that President Lincola b /,
been driven from Washington aud that 9sa
Scott was at tae head Of the Confedsrat
army.
A letter from another source says the Trai
de Union newspaper IL ip the secession IN
terest, and endeavors to embarrass the treat
proceedings between the United States an
Mexico.
The Philadelphia Iceboat was to-day On
gagged In taking on board the large Dihisral
rids cannon 20 successfully tested recently
and also Uahigrsn nins,iach shsll gun 10
Immediate work In sn important locality -
Tne crew ars snthusisstic tr view OF tbs ssr
vtca 10 which they Are ahaut 10 bs engaged,
IT.. ras voogs Which afrsyss to.day ,wval inf
Tue Two RAode Island Nsesmsass nsds
hAs parade lhia afternoon and ware rsvIs wed
| Tue Uiiy tosnells ihls sllafaoof nGsnjmouI