The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-27

Cadwallader had about 5000 men under his
command, At Williamsport, before being rein.
forged by tfrn. Patterson. The headquarters
OF Cen. PATTERSON are IN the Female Semi
at Wiliiamsport.
The Confederate troops appeared on the
Virginia shore to-day, and a collision IL hour
Iy expected. Great numbers of Virgin ans are
crossing over to Wiiliamsport fer safety. be-
ing compelled to swim the river Most of the
Inhabitants of Williamsport have left and the
town IL occupied almost exclusively by u )
troops. The tnion sentiment prevails gener-
ally throughout this section of Maryland and
In the little village of Middletown, compos ID
of few houses scattered along the road, 40
national flags ara visible, only three houses
not having q flag.
On Wednesday night, Richard Alvey, a
prominent lawyer Of Hagsrstown, was ar
rested by the Federal officers, and is now in
custody. Upon his person important papers
were found, seriously duplicating him in the
operations OF the Secessionists. 1t is ex-
pected mat he will be sent to Washington for
trial. One OF the villains who burned the
Harper's Ferry bridge was arres ted on Tues
day night, and is also confined at Hagerstown
On 10 day the editor of the Hagers town
MAIL tSecession) was waited upon by dele
CATION OF Union men, who informed him that
ne must dis play the national flag or have his
press and Office broken up. The editor asked
leave 10 go out to get flag, but ms tead OF do
guard detailed to protect himself and proper
~ from violence.
Another man. who has made himself parti-
culariy obpoaiops on account of his extreme
Secession views, and who had boosted that
no man should ever touch him. was seized
and his clothing covered with small ten cen t
flags, after which they marched him about
town Tor some time. He was then relea sad
upon promising to wear Il national flag con-
nnually, and he now no longer ventures out
upon the street without bearing upon his yes /
diminutive represen tation of the Stars AND
Stripes.
A line of telegraph has been Just completed
for the use of Government, between Hagers-
town and Chambersburg, Pa.
Large quantities of army stores are con-
stantly arriving at Hagersto Un, and prepare
tons tor warm work in that region are evil
dent on all sides.
PARTICULARS OF THE BRUSH AT EDWARDS FERRY.
EDWARDS FERRr, Mn, June u We dis
covered the enemy approaching Edward S
Ferry from the heights opposite. These com
maDd a view almost to Lees burg. There was
full regiment, apparently, with transporta
ton teams accompanying them Major Wall
was sent some five miles to Colonel Stone to
give the information. He Colonel Stone) at
once proceeded 10 the Ferry and opened on
the enemy with a hOwitzer, throwing shell
among them. They then attempted TO cross
Goose creek in a scoW. the party fired at be
ing in the boat The object of the enemy was
evidently TO proceed down towards Washing
ton city.
When the smoke cleared off there were but
two standing in the boat, though il was full
when the howitzer opened on them Oul
forces OF infantry at the Ferry were two com
panies of the First Pennsylvania Regiment
which were down near the river, and free
several volleys among the bushes. Their frs
| was dIrec ted against those around and at thu
| frame warehouse on the Virginia side
must have done some damage as they wer,
| seen lying over the fields, and the foot scam
pering in every diTec ton. About six of then
were killed-some say more, and that ali Off
| Ger was among the killed
| Z. S.-Ihe section of u. ). flying artlller,
| here, under Lieuts. Piper and Hasbroc X
| worked our artillery.
| THE ENEMY PLANTING BATTERIES AT POINT MAT
| THIAs.
| PORT TOBACCO, June 20 There are move
| ments at Matthias Point, on the Eirgipi;
shore, opposite here, indicating that the enc
| my are silently at work planting batterie
| there. Numbers Of men are seen lurkin,
among the bushes by passing vessels, and
long strip, apparently of white cloth, ha
| been stretched along the beach, possibly az
blind to work going on behind il. Matthia
Point is the most i'm por tant stra tegic position
on the river, commanding it even more effec
| tually than the White House shore Tn
channel hugs the Virginia shore, and vessel
| of the lightest draft must necessarily pas
| within four or five hundred yards Of tn
| point. A battery once III position there woul
be extremely difficult to disodge. The Unio
after.
ANOTHER DIsUSIONIsT BATTERY PLANTED.
| CANT TYLER, Fairfax County, Va, Jun
cit has been ascer tanned beyond all cues
tion that a battery has been planted by tn
Secessionsts at Edmund Powell's, on 9Th
| dirt road" from Fairfax q II. to Falls Church
| PoWellS is y miles from the Court House
| and Il from alls Church. The situation O
| the gound there, know, will enable pro
perly construc ted field work to command tn
| approach TO the Court House by that road
| but the topography of the country around
not such AS TO prevent marching around thi
new battery.
FAX COURT. HOUSE, AND ANXIOUS FOR A BAT
TIE.
FALLS CHURCH, June % This morning W
| have information here from three or four dli
| ferent persons, whose means of learning wha
| is going on about Fairfax Court House l re
gard as being reliable, that the disu nionist
are now in large force in, between and aroun
| Germantown aud the Fairfax Court House
| They all agree i'll estimating the force whlc
was there yesterday at quite ten thous tn
| strong, and it is insisted that Beauregard com
mands there in person
| l learn, further, that for forty eight hour
| provisions have been exceedingly scare
| among them, and that they the idisunionis
! soldierS) are grumbling terribly on that &C
| count, as we'll because General Mcdowell
does not attack them, and their own comman
/ H. ~,
FROM ALEXANDRIA.
| ALEXANDRIA, VA, June % i find to- da
| that tor two or three days past Secessionist
| here have been whispering TO each other tina
| General Beauregard has moved almost his en-
| tire force East, from Manassas junction.
| HIS sympathizerS here believe he has done :
| for the purpose of Offering battle to Gener;
| Mcdowell and are of course under the in
| pres sion that he will sweep the Union trool
| off the face of the earth. We also have ha
| rumors for day or two that b. army al
| now not far from Fairfax Court House.
| declined sending you information Of those RI
| mors yesterday, as they were then very vagu
| indeed. Since, however, they have assume
such shape as to induce me TO believe tn;
| there may be serious truth in them.
Telegraphic Dispatches.
The following is the Geographic correspou
dence of the Associated Press, reported in IL
| Northern newspapers
| FROM MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, June 2l.-The Democrat (Aboi
tom has special dispatch from Syracus
about twenty five miles South of Boouevill,
which says that an expedition of nearly OF
thousand strong, with four pieces of artiller,
under Captain Totten, of the regular arm
service, lett Bonneville on Wednesday nigh