The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-10
GENERAL rELEGRApHIc prsPArCHEs.

WAsHiSaToS, June eth.--The Navy DEPART
ment TO day received dispatches from Lieut. :
Craven, commanding the steamer Crusader | {
dated Key West. May 9th. lie says: On the
lath the steamer Swannee. late Panpero ar
rived there from New Orleans, under the |
proclamation of blockade as also the order of
the Secretary OF the Treasury, for a clearance
20 ports OF the seeded States and he rafn sed |
to permit her to return to New Orleans He
offered TO clear her for New York, which offer
was declined. He therefore detained her for
the use of the Government, and the captain
relinquished the command. The Swannee be-
longs to the same company " no loaned their
steamer kusk 10 the parties who seized the
Star of the West.
Lieut. Craven confessed some degree of sat- |
istaction in being thus able TO infiict on that
party a retaliation for thus using their own |
steamer. Lieut.. Duncan was placed in COM
mand. and sent in search for the bark Males |
tic, about which great anxiety was felt. He
fell IN with her a sea, and conducted her in to
Key West.
On the 23d, an order having been received
from Col Brown for troops and stores. for
Fort Pickens, Lieutenant Duncan sailed in |
the Swannee with seventy soldiers and 4 full
freight of stores of various kinds for that
Fort.
Notwithstanding the Southern reports to |
the contrary 1t appears from Capt. Adams
letter TO the Navy Department, dated May |
10th, that great preparations had been made
for an attack on Fort Pickens, which at that |
time WAS hourly expected. He dispatched the |
Wyandotte TO key West to bring down troops, |
and afterwards placed her in position W here |
she could render the most aid. Previous TO
that time Capt. Adams informed Gen Bragg
that the port was strongly biockaded, and
that vessels would be dealt with according 10
the laws against violating blockade.
Gen. Bragg, in reply, said he considered this
notification a virtual acknowledgment OF ma
| tIonal existence, and of the independence OF
| the Confederate States. lie asked Captain
| Adams to please consider the harbor closed
| against all boats and vessels OF the United
States, as he should permit none TO enter ex-
/ Adams
| a white liax.
| Com. Stribling, commanding the East ada
| squadron, reports, under date OF May 70, good
| health prevailing on board all the vessels com
| posing the squadron. He says 10 the Secretary
| of the Navy 1.-The opening of the 1angtsze
| 10 British trade will make me hasten my ar
| irving at Shanghai, and as soon after my ar
| rival there rs l can make the necessary prepa-
tons, intend TO go up the IanktsZe as far
as Marking in my flag ship, taking the Daco-
tab and Sag NAV With me at Nanklng nope
| to come to an agreement with the insurgent
| chiefs to permit the free navigation OF the
| river by American ships. The insurgents
| have command OF both branches OF the river
from the vicinity OF Ching Kiang TO the neigh
borhood Of Hankn, ard it is very important
| 10 secure their good VIII, otherwise our SHIPS
| could not navigate the river III safety
Arms Stored at Havana for the Confederates.
WAsmIsaroS, June cit having been re-
| ported that a large number OF arms had oeeh
stored in Havana, under the protection OF the
| British flag, for the Confederate States, Con-
| sui Shufeldt was directed TO inquire into the
| subject.
A letter has Just been received from him, in
| which he says the matter had previously en-
gagged his attention he had found that all
munitions CT war brought there as merchan-
| uiZe must be Immediately deposited III Gov
I | ernment warehouse, and are sold then only
t by express permit from the Captain General
u | himself. 1t would be Impossible TO lanu Tue
= | number OF rifles specifed-nanely, zoo, oOO-
h without the knowledge of the Government
Z | and the authorities, on their own accoun T.
It would be extremely unwilling to permit tht
S illicit importation of such a large amount o.
| arms 20 the Island OF Cuba; and besides, h'
had the assurance of the Captain General tina
il would not be permitted.
| A Spanish house had ordered in Belgium
70, 900 rifles, with a view to speculation in IN
| present crisis but, as this house has falied
81 | the Consul pres uneS the order Will not o.
filed He is under the mpression that few
- of the rejected muskets of the Spanish arm.
!" have been sold there at public auction-s.
II tan thousanG-aEd that these are the on.
| arms which have gone from Havana 10 GU
'r Southern ports for the of the Secession
| lists.
l. Post-oHic, Discentinu .d--Appointmen's &c
,e WAsH1NGroy. June 6.-The Postmaster q
| Memphis having refused to distribute ma
le matter sent to his office, the Postmaster Sei
a. eral has directed the following order to
| issued
"post Omce Observation-Disclosures t 0Gc
49, The post Office at Memphis, Tenn, is discoI
r. tinued The Postmaster General orders d
4 pos tnasters to forward to the dead letter
as flee at Washington all mali matter WHICH
m directed to that office.
Il, 1.-THE above order has been issued from Il
5. Post Office Department this day :, nne 0, 100
H. (Signed) JOHN IA. kAssos'' >,
~ !. First Assistant Pos tmaster General"
The President has appoin led Jonas A. Clal
lis | District Attorney, and James .. sutton, MA
re shall, for the Western District OF Missouri.
The Navy Department 10 day receives ~ q 4, u
ay | LITIGATION of the resigna ton OF capt hoiii
I'm | and Lieut.. Joseph N. Barney, both OF mar
he land, who have just returned from the MED
is | terraneap.
are The Post Once Department has received
, - copy of a circular issued by Pos tInaster Gen
raj Reagan, of the Confederate States.
IN The Naval Brigade.
Il WAsHINGToS, June 6.-Col. bartlett, OF I
On, Naval Brigade, will return TO Old Point II
afternoon. He states that Generai but
ST. now has the orders of the President and ~
es- retary of War to accept the brigade with I
ith tull complement of twelve hundred men
eighty officers, exactly as ordered py the IRE
oI- dent on the I'D ult. .
out If other statements are to be believed, q
Bartletts information Is Incorrect as 10
ter | number of the brigade to be mustered II
re- | service.
Ppi Release of Prisoners of War.
me WASHINGTON, June 6.-There are now
MA | naming only four Secession prisoners AT
Nv. | Washington Navy Yard, who are held un
A'' the order of General Mansfield. Thirty 1
of them including the cavalry prigates CT
l Il
the | charged on their taking the oath OF allegiar
rta- | They said in their letter that they wished
yet give up their profession anu retile " pil'
life.
ON Military Movements.
II az W.su,~aTnS June 6-MIlitary matters
7th, Adv have heen conducted with more q
liier usual caution. Rumors of contempla
amp novements by Federal forces on Fair
| I,ourt- House. Manassas June ton and /
cad per's Ferry are still prevalent, but reliable
aTy- formation is unattainabie-
son,
ibu- AHaITs d. AieAanu''a'
are ALEXANDRIA, June 6.-An attack was ap
oye- | handed last night III some quarters, ana
necessary precautions We're taken, but
'ania town has been very quiet.
The The northeast storm stun continues mel
point The weather is quite cool.
The proiected publication OF neWsp
cond | hnre by the soldiers has been prevented by
amp order Of the Provost Marshal.
zels Release Of Captain Ball and his Me
/ Lee ALEXANDRIA, June 6.-Captain Ball,
elk was captured with his com mand at the u
q had of Alexandria, has received pass TO go
side the lines, in order TO bring ms Ialhi
yand Washington ~ Is .houSn ra.a;rad W, h
rsara | prisoner at Washington will have an
- | ence on the Sece ssionists. His oath wa
only mercy pafo, h; r,sn tooS tha Same GA
4 the | Washington this morning.
'lored The Mcdonald Habeas Corpus Case
l APP ST.. Louis, June 6.-The Republican
f the ~. M non Aid will be produced to- ay il
MS AT u s. District Court, at Springfield, an
writ of habeds corpus issued by the } ut
. tenn that Court on Monday last
| con 'A
march A Young Lawyer of Baltimore Shot
; Will at Wiiiiamsport.
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