Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-29
LATEST NEWS.
By TBLEGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The president has
appointed VIM. Lindley postmaster at Woon'
socket Falls, and Chas L. Caickeling post
master at Pawtucket
Conversations i'll diplomatic circles have
been recently reported, to the effect that the
confederate commissioners had an interview
with Lord John Russell and with NJ Thouve-
nal, and had been told that they could not he
recognized, but are manitestly overrated
There has been no arrival later than the one
which brought advices that the comm issioners
had not yet been recognized in London, and
had not yet applied to be admitted in Paris
OF the same character is the report that the
Seward proposition to accept the Paris declar-
alton, abollshing privateering, has been re-
jec;ed 1t is understood that these inslruc-
tions were sent by Mr. Adams and MI. Day
ton, and there has been no arrivai from Eu-
rope 50 lale the day OF their arrival.
Col. Butler and others have arrived from
Fortress Monroe ON the transport City of
Richmond. All quiet there yesterday. Five
transports with 25O0 troops, conveyed by the
Harriet Lane, went up Hampton roads towards
james river, took POSSESSION OF New Point, en-
trenched themselves IN Il position OF inpor-
lance, as it commands the mouth of Jan0S
river, about six miles from Hampton The
last transport was fired at by the ritied cannon
Sewell's Point, but the range was too great to
be effective.
The Yankee brought to Washington, today,
three prizes, one at least loaded with tobacco.
Information is received that over 20O0 Ohio
troops from Camp DennlsOn, yesterday, took
possession OF the northwestern Virginia rail
road from Parkersburg to Grafton, distance 80
miles, and proceeded in the latter direction.
A larger number crossed, three miles from
Wheeling for the same destination. This is
indicative OF events at Harper's Ferry.
A passenger from Alexandria, night, says
that nothing OF special importance has occur
red there to day. The outposts however,
were being extended further into Virginia.
Heckers Illinois regiment, it is thought,
will be accepted by the government. Ghe
probability is that the brigade OF Carl SChurz
will be sent to Fortress Monroe. The New
\ ork German Rifles and the Ninth New York
Regiment have arrived.
Allen a. Burton OF Kentucky is appointed
minister to New Granada, in place of General
Jones Of Iowa.
The war department has instructed a COM
mission OF highly respectable gentlemen to
examine the Geographic dispatches recently
seized, under a strict INJUNCTION OF secresy, and
alter having selected those OF Il reasonable
character, to re-seal and return those relating
to mere business transactions. All the dis
patches seized will be brought here Tor exam
alton
To- The New York Seventy first Regiment this
morning went to Ale Xandrla.
The second and third regiments of Penusyl-
vana volunteers arrived this morning, and
are comfortably quartcred in the public build
ings. While Brigader General Mcdowell is
charged with tie command OF the division of
the forces recently thrown across the Potomac
from Washington, Gen. Mansfield, in com
maud of the military department OF Washing
ton will for the present be retained here.
This is regarded as an indication OF the gov
ernmenrs determination that his services may
be required in commanding in person the
column that may not long hence close down
on Harper's Ferry. The following are order
ed on AlcDowell's staff Col Chas F. Stone,
14th infantry, Capt. r. 0. Tyler, assistant
quartermasler, brevet Capt. James B. Fry,
assistant adjutant general, ard Lieut.. Putnam
OF the topo graphical engineers
The boundaries OF the northeastern Virginia
mi ilary district, to which Mcdowell is as
signed, comprise all that part of Virginia east
OF the Alleg hanes and north of james River,
excepting Fortress Monroe and sixty miles
around it.
Additional troops are being daily dispatched
across the river from here; and as fast the
ten additional regiments expected here reach
Washington, those now here will be sent over
by regiments. Col. Parker, late of Gen. But
lers staff, and others, made tour in Virginia
to day. They dashed out Ave miles beyond
the federal pickets and suddenly came upon
secession picilets They came near being cap
tured. They were pursued, but escaped 10y
the speed OF their horses.