The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-29
STILL LATER.

STILL LATER.
The following summary furnishes the latest
news telegraphed to the Northern papers
Much of 1t is unreliable
COLLISION WITH rHB cosFEpgRATE PICKETT
WILLIAxsPoRr, MD, June "a The Con-
ederate pckets fired three or four shots across
The river to day al the Federal guards. They
were known to have taken up quarters in a
Toll house on the urnpike, about mile back
from the river. half dozen balls from the
twenty -four Founders and two shells have
ust been fred across the river to rout them
from the house. The two first balls were di-
rec ted towards the building and the others to-
wards the wood, In which the Confederate
troops have been seen lodging among the
trees all day long. At the first fire the pickets
were seen pouring from the house and digging
for the woods.
Capt. Doubleday AMI about forty Of his
Fort Sumter boys are here to work the guns.
Gen Cadwallader has force here of about
3 900 men.
1t is reported by deserter, though the re-
port is doubted, that the Don ,ederate forces
now at Falling Waters amount to 2, 600 In
fantry, COO cavalry and six six-pounder can
non, while 5000 or 10000 are still stationed at
Martinsburg also, that Johnston is deter
mined to march on and attack Williamsport.
LATER FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC.
WuLIAMsFogr, June 25.-Forty Confeder-
ate cavalry crossed the Potomac this morn
ing imnedia tely after the withdrawal of the
Federal night pickets along the line Of the
liver, at Alexander Skaters ferry. They
Destroyed his ferry boat and skif, and re-
rosssd into Virginia.
| When the report reached this place two
| ON apies of cavalry were promptly sent
There bft the enemy had made good their
Iafe retreat. Two more companies were sent
e p the river in the direction of Clearspring,
ESQ in search Of the supposed enemy, but re-
armed without finding him.
| Ward III I.amop, Esq, Marshal of the Dis
! Siof Aff lrIu hi haa lad in uiStp
| tree infantry companies for his Virginia re-
&nant.
| "a battery has been erected here according TO
| apan of Lieut.. Babcock, of the United
Sitss engineers.
| IL has transpirei In official circles here that
| On Cadwallader desired. a week ago, to oc-
cpy Harper's Ferry with an advance brigade,
| an that Gen. Patterson fatty refused per-
| mSion. Great surprise is manifested at this
! ref5al.
messenger was sent by your correspon-
den yesterday 10 Falling Waters, who rs-
por that Col Jackson's force has been in
| crea,d by the concen tration OF troops within
the seek 10 between 1000 and 5000.
Sitting intelligence reached here to night
by u same person, who went again across
the r'er to-day, that Gen. Johnston, in per-
son, it'll his rear guard, numbering 10000
men round numbers, with twenty pieces
of hesy artillery, besides the light batteries
mentined yesterday, are encamped TO- night
at Cochman's farm, four miles this side of
|
| Winchester on Tuesday night.
Thelth, 2lst and 22d Pennsylvania Regi
ments roke up camp on the dreencastle
turnpk two miles above this point, and
marche.airectly southwark, at o'clock this
evening,0wards Sharpsburg.
| A gen eman just from Hagerstown sta tes
that the and Sd Pennsylvania Regiments,
and Uap Perkins battery of Flying Artil-
lery, HAY just marched from that neighbor-
hood in th same direction. From the quiet
| and secrev observed ia these plight marches
it is evidet that Gen. Patterson either ex.
| poets to Sihe heavy blow or receive one.
| 1t is cerin that Gen. Johnston will not at.
. tempt to c,ss at Waliamsport in the face Of
the heavy b. terry erected there. II is equally
certain II: Gen. Patterson will not cross
there again.
, The reinft cements ordered to Col. Wal
lace's assistance by Gov. Curtin, have
: | reached CUMBERLAND, and Col Wallace speaks
. | of assuming the offensive 1T once. He i.
| anxious to re isit Romney.
r General Mcclellan is hourly expected a
: Cumberland. A vast force is following him
, from the Wet. The messenger says tina
a Col Wallaceetima ties it at 90, 600, but it pro
. | badly does noiexceed $4,000. This. it is ex
| pected will drge the whole Confederate fore
i | from the Potolac, if vigorously seconded b,
| Patterson's comm, and the II, 900 now lynn
I | about here.
. 1t is evident tat Gen. Johnston designed t.
!. | draw Gen. Paterson into the neck, but h
n | has tailed thus to accomplish it. Shoul
n | General PATTERN cross al all it will be 10 We
: | down. His mo sment sou tn ward is TO draw
| Johnston away Ipm Gen. McCielians al
8 vancing column until the forces of the latte
= | shall have arrivd IN such numbers as to en-
8 able him to ASSUME the offensive effectively.
wAsHIGroS INrELLIGENCE.
g WAsHiSaToN, June 26.-All speculation
a about dispos ion on the part OF the Pres
: dent, or the O0inet, or Gen'l Scott, or any
d body else, to 5ivor compromise OR delay
|. have no foundaon in truth.
l haf q Pro1pn at
| of the extra scion of Congress will recon
o mend any comromise having for its objet
l. | the reconciliatu OF those now i'll arm
s | against the Feeral Government, no one {
/. | all cquaintedy i+h the views OF the admin
=. | istration believe. GA the contrary, 1t wi
doubtless be fond that the course already II
. | itiated will be rmly maintained in consI
nance with the iaugnral address, and on thi
as on all other abjects, the Administration
lone, undivided nd indivisible."
sr Lord Lyons, Rompanied by the Secretar
N of State, officiily visited the President Il
day to deliver olm the royal letter announ'
ing the death OF laeen NictOria's mother, II
Duchess of KeIit
8, WAsHISaroS, , ne %, 1s6l-The followir
W dispatch has beerfeceived by the agent OF tn
Associated Press
!. to be seen in Washington who has seen
If heard of the comfomise alleged to have bee
,s proposed by Jefe on Davis to the Admins
n tration. r. w. SEWARD. "
le "WAsHINGroN, J ne 26th.-To the Associate
&c Press: Gen. Mcclellan has telegrarhed
TO the Government Tat he has read in the new
70 papers an accounbf a compact which he
II said to have made with General Buckner
3 regard to the statasof Kentucky. He denie
n contradicts and repdiates the whole stat
IF | ment to the grea satisfaction OF the con
/. mandIug General md the Administrative
X whose only Knowlege of the pretended con
?. | pact was from le newspaper statemen
z which Gen. Mcclellan thus denonnces.
@ ''F. w. s."
ARMY MOVEMENTS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
GRAFTON, June rs Captain Hines comp
a ny OF regulars, viii battery OF SIX piece
4 | reached here earl. this morning. CAPITA
!. Burdsall's compan. of artillery arrived he
n this evening, and proceeded to Clarksourg
4 General Mcclellan continues very active
X engaged. He wenti far East as Cheat riv
!. | this afternoon OF tour OF reconnaissance
\ and returned this evening. He has issue
"a another proclamation to his troops, in whit
- ~ call upon officers of every grade to e.
h force the strictest disipilne, ana KNOW sHE
AZ | of all grades-priyats and officers-wili al
% | play in BATHS COO and heroic courage, 81
- will know how to sh9w mercy to u disarm
:. enemy Bear i'll mint that you are In a con
try of friends. not ensmies; that you are ne
=. | tonrotect. not to DESTROY Take nothing u
- las Won are ordered b do so by your gener
y naiesrs. Remembe, that have pledged II
= word 10 the people Of Western Virginia tn;
- their rights in person and property snail
- | raspscted. / ask every one OF you to ma
- GOOD this promise ir its broadcast sense"
d EXPERIMENTS WITH RpLED CANNON, &c, &c
a,px.spRIA. June pa test Of rified ca
non took place this Afternoon at Fort Eli
V worth, on shutters Hill and gave the utm 2
!; sstisfaction. At this point the formidao
!. field works which hav. been IN the course
y nonstruc ton for seyera weeks are approic
70 a completion All The guns have be
, Mounted, and the fort regularly garrisone
;ncinding a force of regulars :.
s Thirty 10. FOUNDER guns were fired . to.a ~
y aans have also been PLACED OUTSIDE the 10
i commanding the roads . tho
& Good military authority pronounce ine