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

teeutu EfNlfscat hfIeSteu tC-QAy RhIy cuS-
pected Of being SPY, among whose effects al
his boarding house were found plans OF the
camps on the Virginia eide ~ Tine Potomac,
the position of the batteries, the nvrpSer OF
troops al other important Information
WAsH1SGros. June ~ Capt Bracket, the
gallant and experienced officer com manding
four com panies ot The Federal Cavalry on the
Virginia side of the Potomac, aud VINO hae
been render ing important and dangerous ser
vice there, rendered his resig cation several
days ago, but promptly Withdrew it on bsiug
ofhciaiiy informed that orders to move for
"aId, which he had not received hid beet
sent TO his camp. HIS name did NOT appear
III the lit OF recent military promoIi and
apputD tments.
There Is great aotiviy at the Navy Yard at
4 rndiug the hnishfng " the ne " war steamer
Pepsacoit, which, ii IL supposed will b.
ready for service Pm four weeks
1t Is said by those wuo have access tn oth-
eial data, that The present available force is
over 100000 men B-twe-n two ana thre.
hundred SICK or inefficient v 5iante-rs have
been paid If since Friday and sent home
No dispatches have been received ut the
army h-adq utrters from the Virginia side OF
the river within the last two days, but affairs
IN that direction are represented as quiet.
Tbs LATE ACTION AT MATTHIAS POINT.
ALExAspkIA, June ~ The folio wing Is
CORRECT account OF the aft. air at Mt.hias
Point, on he Potomac, On Friday last
IAe steamer kIeeborn IN passing received
charge oi mushelry Irvm that place, but The
shots wen. over The vessel. Inc reeoOfn
eSponCed ~ throwing grape upon the shore,
Ceprdl lus the suOt On Saturday altei uOuH
Ii further stated, Out not on good au-
thorIty, taat u ; Nail Cannon was nfeu IRON
he Point.
THIS occurrence has been magnified III to ap
Engage lii, 1T De tween tle treeoorn ana u MASK
Ell battery. cIump III ttecs at MaLIIlds'
Point affords IL good opportunity OF conceal
ing battery
BY older Of the War Department trains
commenced running regularly to- day on tile
| LOuuUun ana Hampshire Railroad " LAe
| camps, leaving DIT 81 "A. Id. L. M,
| lei Tie Charge OF henry l. Gray.
| LATEST FHoM ALEXANDRIA.
| No intelligence has beeu received Of the
| HnereaDou OF Captain keiiUss, vi the Con
| nectIuut Second Regiment, wnose g,iiantry
| iateiy leu niin into al anibuSc,tde. lie Was liz
| command oI The Wins ION comp any.
| Professor Lowe Hate an ascension to-day, ,
| out no ulr,CG InioTuILLou has been Received
| Lsiue OF The War department nut report
| says he discovered a large Secession foice at
so.ue point MOI designated. tbs said that the
| oecessiUnisCs also employed Il oaiioon Tor tAe
same pun poses.
| All was quiet at the outposts during last
| algnt.
| Ihe telegraph wires be tween Camps Upton
| anu Tyier weIe cut during the night.
1t was reporte THIS evening tndt the Poca-
| I.uut;ts wou.d SAIL Iur Matthias Point ~ eIsnt
| . CLOCK, but personal visit u.spruveu the ru-
NOR, although steam Was up ana she Was
| ready To start at ANY moment. 1ne Pawnee
| IL sun III the nelghuoraoou of Aqua Greek,
| md can attend to operations at MaLnias
| Point.
| INTERESTING FROM HARPER's FERRY AND WILL
LIAN-PukT.
UAGERSTOwN, June "A The correspondent
| If the associated press has just returned from
| Harper's Ferry. The town wears look OF
| desoiati0n almost iucohceivabie. Scarcely an
inhabitant is visible, and no troops are there
| The last Confederate scout seen on
Thursday last. On that day u skirmish took
place between the Confederate scouts and the
| Sharpsburg Home Guard the latter wer,
under cover OF the canal, and took deliberate
aim at the ConieueTaLes, and 1t was stated
that two OF their troops were killed and one
| wounded.
The best Informed sources there say that a
oody of l 800 or 900 Confederate troops ar,
slaioued about three miles from the Ferry To-
wards Gu triestoWn, but they ware not vi>ibi.
Il her ffom Camp HUI pinnacle or the Loo
toun county mountain. Your correspondent
! saw a small scout near Shepherdstown.
The Confederate plckets no longer show
themselves at Shepherds own, but they ar.
kuO Wn TO be concealed as near us Two mite
back from the river, and a rnmor is genera
that General ohnson, at the head Of four regi
.nents, has entered the neck, and is ST ItIoiieo
seven miles from William port. This repor
| needs con tirmation ai though il is generally be
| lie we'd at Wiiiiamsport.
| Hngh Brennan, Il private in Company 4. 0
| thr 24tn Pennsylvania Regiment, was ARE st
| et tor trying TO shoot Capt. Thos- Smith, I'M
oGi 'er OF the day, on Saturday, in the camt
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martial, and viii probably be shot.
| John NJ StoneDracker, II prominent Secs
| s.enist, " no held comnissio ion III the Firgi
ala militia, endeayored 10 get his com ptny IL
he Confederate services. .tiiing To do TINS
| ne supplied Gen Jounson's troops with pro
visions the Ferry, he having two brother
IN the Con tederate army IL came in o Nj
! rylaud on Friday, and was arrested by orue
nf Gen. Nesiey, at his mothers house, Il
| Sharpsburg, where he was concealed under
sofa. He now under strict guard at Zen
Segley's quarters and, IL is said, there is LII
most direct evidence against him.
PROCLAMATION OF agS. MCCLELLAN.
GRAFroS, June % General Mcclellan ha
issued IL proclamation, assuring the people {
Western Virginia that the pledges of his pro
ciamation of May 2o-h Will b. faithfully car
ried out. He concludes TO my great re
greet find that sthe enemies Of the United
States continue to carry Oh system of hos
tilites prohibited by the laws of war anon,
belIis-rent nations, and, Of course. far NOR
wicked and lntoierant when directed agains
2 loyal citizens. engaged in the defence of TIL
common government OF all
: "IndivlduaIs and marauding parties ar,
pursuing guerrilla W trfare firing upon sen
,ines and pockets, burning bridges, Insulting
r inlurug and even killing citizens because 0
, | their Union Sentimen IS, aud committing man,
| kindred acts do Low, therefore, make proc
, | iamdtion, and warn all persons, that individ
uais or parties engaged il this species o
7 | warfare, irregular III every view that eau b
a | ttken of it, thus attacking sentries, picket
or other soldiers, destroying property, com
| mttGg in NJ les against any of the in habit
because OF Uaion sentiinen or conduct, vii
| Dc dealt with IN th-ir persons and propert
according TO the severest rules OF military la W
All persons giving information OF aid TO IN
, | public enemies will be arrested and kept il
q | Close stody, ard all persons found betrin
t arms, less Of known loyalty, Will be 81
! rested and held for examination "
/ THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION AT WHEELING.
: WBEsLIsa, June a The Convention tc
4 day transacted no business Of Importance
their laoors for the present being about fin
Y ! lshed.
Mr. Garlic from the committee of sever
p teen, reported that the committee htd cor
: Guided 10 adopt the present militia laws OF III
State.
A resolution was reported aud referred, Sc
ting forth The expressions OF the Richmon
usurpers. and appealing 10 the General Gro,
5 erDment for aid.
= The committee OF seventeen reported
d lengthy address 10 the people OF the State q!
5 planning aud jusIitying the &C tion of lhs Coz
J. vention in not taking Immediate steps TO d
i vide the State.
- resolution was adopted that when Il
- Convention adjourn TO- morrow, IL 40 journ
= the LIST ssiiy in August.
! WAR MOVEMENTS IN MISSOURI.
0 ST. Louis, June 23.-The steamer J.
Swan arrived at the arsenal from Boone will
with 800 troops from Jefferson City and nil
3 wounded men from Boone ville--one died {
IL the way down.
n Col Blair arrived on the Swan, and w
/. proceed to Washington Tomorrow. He stat
= that the number of STATE troops killed
% Bonneville was not less than forty, aad
thinks there wer6 many more. About IL
d thousand United States troops are now col
~ centrated At bonneville.
Il From The Sou west we learn that Colon
|. Siegler's regiment was within three day
J. march of Springfield, aud Col Solomon's o.
|, day behind
i The latest heard from Govsrnor Jackse