Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-22
BLACK-REPUBLiCAN DISPATCHES TO THE
MORT HE6N PRESS.
Prom the Cincinnati Enquirer


WASHINGTON. June If Tho evacuation OF Harper's
Ferry and The destruction OF the great bridge at that
point surprises nobody here. The Coniederates are
ONLY acting out their plan, 10 retreat toward the Ger
TIE OF Vi guia and draw the Federal troops after them
Several of the officers OF the Albany regiment, who
were under command Of General Pierce at Bethel have
rendered their rescnatons declining to serve under an
VI. ;rr so incompetent.
IL i, believed here that the Western Virginia
lion vii! elect SIR Pierpon of hOnongalia county, pro-
ysiUlal governor.
Henry Winter Davis will be minister to Austria in
pls.e of B.r,ngame, who goes as minister China.
GRAtr,S, Va, June 1.-THE seventh Indiana regi
n,p advanced ON Plihppi this evening, and the iour-
,eeu.h Ono from Pailppi on Buchanan, with a com
Dlny o. the eleventh Indiana regiment, expecting a
orr h wish The rlhls at Pe1mont, twenty miles
his SIDE of Cumberland.
Fr hundred of the rebel forces have been seen in the
ne,hborlood Their object is 90 destroy the long bridge
AZ that point There is no doubt that the rebels have
been reinforced at Hu:touyilie.
one hundred aud eyeuy;wo fine draft horses arrived
from Cincinnati via PATkersburg to-day. One hundred
Baggage wagoas from the same city are now here ana
ram OF forty carrying them forward for advanced
troops.
Tie commssary department is now supplied with
abundance Q! everything.
CAIRO June Il. \. MA deeper interest concerning
the mm date iguse Is becoming every day more appa-
rent in Cairo.
Fae arrival Of Gen Mcclellan yesterday lcok the com.
munity by surprise as they thought him leading mis-
orees 10 coolct in Virginia. Toe fact Of his being
her, at the time and under the circumstance leaves bus
ttc room to doubt bu that matters OF no small moment
have demanded his presence here.
The affair at Columbus Is producing the most intense
er i.smeuti Tennessee and Mississippi Large numbers
OF ocps have been ordered march north Immediately
A man frou Uoou Ci.y Yesterday ssyi in the most
positive terms that there are 5000 men at that point
This H. to say Tie least, double tie true number.
4 lew battery Is 1-pc erected between Randolph and
Tu .lu Tenn. l. Is here, hs 3lcsuiy the piiot from
Ia, civ, WHO was reported hung, IS 1T work in the
trenches l. seem ;lat he charged OF tue Swallow
i.es In his tria az Memphis but Is detained on &C.
COM. slme drawings and pauB OF she southern forts
&c aid 10 have beea found IL his possession TIE CIR
ourstIaces ronrec ed with the last mentioned matter
be evidence q! TO-
is well known tina. pilots usually have drawings OF
hs river, which they use for their mutual benefit aud
FsQytn.as &c l probably these that ave bsen iouad
E ls are being cate by prominent men here and else
where 10 procure bis release
Grundy Bryant an old res.dea: Of this pace, together
oia three oilers, were hung il Arkansas few days
nee spies.
gentleman direct from Arkansas says that Ben
TcCuIoeh has 500 Seminole Indians and 5000 Texas
Rangers und-r bis command ia that STATE and cllcu-
ilt.t on giving special attention 70 Montgomery.
Cen Mcclellan reviewed the entire force At this point
las, evening aud essed great satisfaction at the pre-
icency Of the troops.
The little steamer Charley Miller, which passed down
some time ago with a lot Of street for New o..
cans returned yesterday, and proceeded up the Ono.