Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-19
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From WASHINGTON.

From Washington
WAsRISsTox, Nov. IA foraging par
ty went out from Gen. Wads Worth's brigade
4 yesterday. After having procured "a large
/ supply Of corn, they starte back. In the
afternoon. fiyeofthe wagons detached from
| the main body, halted it5 the road two
mIlos and ahalf to the left q Pall's Church
the men stacking their guns and moving
toward farm house to yet something TO
eat A parts Of secession cavalry, who had
been scouting inthe neigbborhood, avail
ed ther'selyes.nf the OPport unity, suddenly
marched between our soldiers and their
guns thus rendering them powerless for
resistance. The consequence was the cap
tpre of five loaded wagons andiit is sup
posed 80 prisoners About ten otthe same
party certainly escaped, and it may be thar
some of the others may yetreturn, as it is
not Improbable that they may have taken
refuge in the woods. They all belong to
the 30th n. z. Regiment. The place
where they were captursdis outside our
lines, and this unfortunate EVENTS the re-
sSlto their own carelessness. i.,ual1a ~ :
Lieut. Geo. w. Snyder, of o. s.. Engi-
neers, and first assistant 70 Gen. Barnard,
In the construction of forts.on the line of
the Potomac, died here to-day, of typhoid
fever. He was i vainAhie 6ttieef aud de-
setTedIy esteemed. l71i
Gen Denver, iforhia, left to-day
for. Fort Leaxed&6 rth, where !lgtllEeport
to Gen. Hunter. $3.50
Gen! Sumner yesterday had an inter
view with the President and Gen. MeClel-
All is reported quiet on the Potomac to-
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.-Ephraim D. Ellis
worth, father of the late Gel. Ellsworth,
has been appointed military store keeper
by the President, but has not yet been as
signed to duty.
The heads Of departments have beensso
much annoyed by visitors that they have
not been able to commence their annual
reports. They have therefore been COM
PEELED to resolve. to exclude all visitors
until after the meeting Of Congress, and
in view of this determination parties who
contemplate visiting Washington for the.
purpose of having interviews with the
heads of departments are advised to defer
thei- journey hither until after the assem-
bling of Congress.
Col. Harding, of Missouri, has made mn
arrangement by which theathree months
Homo Guards of that State, who were
mustered into the service of the United
States under authority of the late General
Lyou, will be paid.
Geo, D. Kellogg, of Chieago, has been
appointed assistant Adjuthnt General of
volunteers, with tho rank of Captain, and
assigned TO Gen. Stanly's staff.
The steamer E B. Hale arrived at the
Navy Yard on Saturday night. For
week or two past she has been stationed
at Stump Creek to watch the rebel steam
i er Geo. Page, butithe opening of the new
i rebel battery at Cockpit Point forced her
to move from that exposed position, and
she now lies at Deep Point. When on the
look out her officers have no objections to
an encounter with the Geo. Page, as they
I have staunch little Steamer md fine
battery aboard. s'.s=
The Dawn run the blockade on Satur=-
day night week, the Hetzel on last Tues
day and six schooners on Thursday night
! last, all bound down. Since then none but
small vessels have passed either way. All
the schooners which h9se left Washington
or Georgetown have passed through safely
4 and are now at India Head.
The Contederates are busy at Freestone
j Point and it is supposed are building a
i strong work for a battery there.
The War Department will soon issue a
circular addressed to the Governors of the
loyal states requiring the withdrawal OF
their agents for the purchase of arms,
both at home and abroad, as the
1 government has received adVices to.
4 the effect that suficieucy of arms can
be secured through It's own agents to meet
lfhe demands that may from time to time
arise. This arrangement will greatly ia
cilitate the speedy delivery of arms and re-
move the temptations to spectators.
Capt. Wilkes was sent to the coast of
/ Africa especially to bring home the San
Jacinto, and it was only when he arrived
4 in the West Indies that heheard of the es-
cape of Mason and Slidell. Therefore his
arrest of them could not have been Pursu-
+ ant to orders. Capt. Wilkes acted in ae-
cordance with the principle of internation-.
al law, fact which has been communicate
ed to the government. He rendered to the
ladies accompanying the Mason and Sill
dell party the use of the cabin with all the
4 the deiicaeies aud attentions they
4 might require, but they declined his gal
4 liant and Gonsiderate invitation.
From Fortress Monroe.
FoRTREss MoSRoE, Nov. IA, via BALT1-
4 mi