Newbern weekly progress., 1861-09-03

! c.es OF war, were read to the regiment Ma
| .l}r Ledlie in temporary command, addressed
! the men, an1 finally ordered ali who chose to
remain to advance three PAGES. About two
hundred! declined, and were INN! edately taken
/ charge of 10y heSecond Cavalry Subsequent
I ly they were diSrobcd of their equipments and
! placed in charge Of the First nsytvaniaEReg
/ ilnent, Col. Biddle. Twenty four hours have
/ been allow cd for them to reconsider their deci-
sion, and it is bclived at least one half of the
disatfected viii return TO their duty. All the
commissioned officers remained, and only two
of the orderly sergeants we're among the re-
ctlSantS. --.-.---.
! NJ, Russell the war correspondent OF the
! London Times took the cars at EilicottS Mills
on Tuesday Morning, for Sandy Hook and
proceeded thithcS far the purpose of visiting
! the whole line of the Potomac defcnces. There
was some curiosity in camp to catch a glimpse
! of his form and features, bat his presence was
not regarded as that Of an extraordinary per
sonage Remarks not delicateiv comrlrncnta-
~ were uttered by SOME of the soldiers who
had peruSed the morning journals containing
abstracts from his letter to the IinaeS.
The Hospital Department of Gen. Banks
column is TO he removed frora Frederick to
! Baltimore. Preparations are now in progress
| looking into such change.
! Lieut., Putnam Day company 4, 9Th Connec-
tlcut Regiment died of Typhoid fever, al the
/ CITY Hotel here, on Monday
/ THE NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE
/ FoHrREss MoNRoE, Aug. 81 Several expe-
rimenfal shots were fired to-day from the big
! gun Inion," with an extreme range Of be
| tween aud riles cne ball penetrated a
sand Bank depth of y feet.
! The trial was lot satisfactory. as it did not
carry near SO sar as Was expected of 1t. Gen.
Butler expressed himself as by no means salts
/ fled With the trial Another trial will be made
with lighter projcctile, those used Oh Thurs
day being thought too heavy
1t is said that the General will not return
to Massachusetts,, but will take the field
in command of the volunteers of this Depart
nlent.
The commanding officer of Fortress Monroe
viii take such measures as may be necessary
to complete the Organization Of this regiment
causing two additional companies 10 be formed
and all the companies to be recruited to the
maximum authorized by the ACT approved July
%, 1861
The Dutch steam frigate mentioned as being
ashore at Cape Henry, is the Zee iceland :
She was gotten of at high water aud came up
the Roads last evening Her destination is,
ANNAPOLIS. She is direct from Europe with
important dispatches for Washington
The steamer Quaker City will leave for
New York on the 18th instant, unless her
charter, which expires on that date, shall be
renewed.
The steamer Harriet l. pne has arrived
IEe steamer Yankee Is coming up the Roa ads
from the Potomac.
The propcliers Fanny and Adriatic have gone
on an expedition up the Bay, under the dllec
ton Of 1t. Crosby.
Heavy firing Is heard to-day in the
direction of Norfolk, where the Confcd-
crates arc probably trying the range of their
batteries.
TIE PRIV ArEER SUMTER --oFFICIAL INFORMATION
OF HER At WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 23.-The State Department
has received letter from the I. 5. Consul at Gu
racoa, dated Aug. :, in which he says that ac-
cording to the statement of the runaway sea
man, an EnSlishman named Ord, from the pri-
vateer Sumter, she was not allowed to enter
the port of Confuegcs de Cuba but was or
dered to anchor eelow the fort. Her prizes,
however, six in number, went into port.
The Sumter, after coaling proceeded to sea
immediately, supposing that some of our men
ot-war were in pursuit of her She subse-
quentiy captured two American vessels, both
loaded with PROVISIONS one of them, named
Joseph Maxwell, off Puerto Cabello. She was
seen on the End inst. in the vicinity of Matau-
ran, on the coast of NctfcZuela, proceeding to
the windwa"d, and it was supposed she contE-
ucd her course through the Windward passage
to capture vessels there
The consul had on the day ofhs writing called
the Governor of the island, requesting an
answer to his qucsti;a, whether the Sumter
would again be admitted into port should she
reappcar. The Governor, in reply, assured
him that she should not, on the ground that
since sh, had left there she had been capturing
vessels on the main and, as he desired to oc-
cipy strict neutrality, according to his orders,
he could not permit the island to be made a
starting point for the Sumter.
The consul also questioned the Governor
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