New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-31

continue coming They rob farmers Of sheep
and cattle for camp supplies.
RECENT PRIZES.
The prizes brought to the Navy-Ysrd yester-
day are valued at over $50, 900.
THE $l4,000, 900 LOAN.
BY the published notice, the bids for loan OF
Ga ,OO0.0 900 were 70 be opened to-day. As the
law restricted the loan to par, with but ak per
cent interest, the thirty days notice was given
Notes.
SUPPLIES FOR THE RHODE-IsLAND REGIMENT.
The Sea Gull, from Providence, is unloading
cargo for the Rhode Island Regiment including
160 tuns Of ice. The schooner left with 1876
bushels Of fine CLAIMS for the Rhode Island boys
annual clambake, but they spoiled. The Sea
Gull captured schooner, with supplies for Yir-
ginia, on the voyage up the Potomac.
THE coMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN THE CAMPS.
visit to the Old Dominion, inspecting the intrench-
ments and the camps.
SECRETARY sEwARD'S RECEPTION.
A large and elegant company assembled this
evening at the reception of the Secretary Of
State. In the refined hospitality of the host and
hostess, in the taste of arrangements. in costume
and quiet polish of demeanor, have seen moth.
ing superior to it in Washington. What we
have lost in boisterous pretenson and fasby gen.
tility, by the absence of the Southern element,
we have more than made up TO US in the i'm
proved breeding and polished manners Of our
present society.
SECRETARY CAMERON AND THE SEVENTH
After the evening parade Of the 9TH, Secretary
Cameron made speech. in which no thanked
the regiment personally, and on behalf Of Gov
eminent, for their services He said that they
had done all that was required or expected OF
them and read an order from the Adjutant-
General directing their return at q O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon, to New-York, where they
would be mustered out of service. In the course
of his remarks Secretary Cameron said, whether
the war would be long or short, before it is
ended the cause of the rebellion will BIO blotted
out.
JOHN COCHRANE IN VIRGINIA.
John Cochrane visited Virginia to-day and was
received by the New.York Eighth with all the
hOpors.
CAMP ANDREW.
The camp of the Massachusetts Fifth is called
Camp Andrew from the Governor.
AFFAIRS AT ALEXANDRIA.
Az inhabitant of Fairfax Court House, Union
man, escaped to-day from tho rebel forces, by
whom he had been held in custody, and brought
information to Alexandria of the transportation
of FIVE wagon.losds of -four from o mill in tho
suburbs of the town TO the rebel camp. Col.
Wilcox sent out detachment Of volunteers un-
der one of his captains to take possession of the
mill. This was done without difficulty, and
part Of the -four was removed within our lines.
The rest will come tomorrow.
The Mayor of Alexandria, q violent Secession
ist, averages his wounded dignity BY maltreatment
of the negroes. A negro il slow In stepping
aside at the Mayors approach, and no Is forth.
with knocked down and afterwards arrested and
whipped at the whippipg.pOst. Other negroes
have been whipped for listening to the evening
nnsic of tho bands in opposition to the Mayors
idea Of what enjoyment il ft for them.
Mr.. T. M. Cook. of Detroit, with Mrs. Fair
banks. wife of the acting Assistant djutantGen.
eral Of the post at Alexandra, this afternoon
visited Mount Vernon. The road was perfectly
clear, only three persons being visible on the way
thither and two, evidently rebel scouts. on the
way back. Miss Tracy. one of tho Trustees of
the Mount Vernon Association, was living alone
at the Mansion House. She stated that after tho
false report Of the removal Of the remains OF
Washington, she was overwhelmed with let-
ters of inquiry upon tho subject.
The morning after the rumor reached her, she
opened the gates Of tho tomb for tho first time
in many years, to satisfy herself Of the ground
lessness Of the report. The work Of repairing
Mount Vernon is progressing. 1t Ii interesting
to know that Miss Tracy has been assured by
both Gen. Scott and Gen. Lee that no troops
from either side shall DO sent to the vicinity, and
that not more than three soldiers shall, at any
one time, proceed to Mount Vernon, and then
never in uniform or with arms.
A magazine stocked with powder having been
discovered in dell near tho camp, the valuable
part of it was to-day secured and removed and
the bad exploded.
This afternoon the band Of the 9Th Penusylva-
nia Regiment santed Messrs. Kelly and Nc
Pherson of that State, who went down to look
after the interests of the troops. These gentle
men responded with strong Union and anti-robel
speeches, from prominent window in tho prin-
cipal street. The citizens listened, but did not
applaud.
The steamers now run regularly between
Washington and Alexandria.
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