Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Information has reached Norfolk, from q reliable
source that the Infmiry for sick soldera near the
City Hall, in Washington was consumed oy nre on otE
nri.y night last One life was lost-that OF one OF the
nurses The soldiers in the building at the time were
All saved but there was no other place provided for
them and what will result from their exposure does not
as vet appear. They 70 be sent 70 Georgsto.n
The buildng supposed to have been hed by parties
10 Washington opposed to the present war.
TIE fillmore News Sheet publishes resolution which
to be offered IN the Episcopal Convention in that city,
arrlignng Bishop WhittiDgham for initiating the TynSs
ana Bsechers Of the North and for fsvong those en-.
gagged 10 the slaughter and subugaon Of the people OF
Maryland.
T6e first news that was received In Lsveuworth Kan
ss regs riding TIE passage Of the Potomac by General
Bank Division was not borne out by the facts dis
patch that place, BY OF st. Joseph, stated
that the National troops were victorious aud that they
had killed 200 rebels, aud taken 600 prisoners
A man named Dr. Lloyd, resident Of Vienna, Fairfax
county Va was arrested yesterday afternoon by squad
of men attached to Gen. Hsncocks command, on sus.
picion Of furnishing aid and comfort 10 the enemy.
Lloyd has been allowed TO pass hr"ugh our lines With
mpunity fer some time past, but ceran circumstances
have lately TRANSFERRED which warranted bis arrest on the
above named charge. He was sent to Washington.
negro who es opsd from Bull Run the day previous,
came within our lines at Vienna YESTERDAY. Toe fellow
ran away from his MASTER officer In South Carolina
Regiment to avoid hoggng he states that there are
so 600 soldiers within mlee Of Fairfax u h. and
t1aL there are Oeulnu Aho
icrce out near Fairfax Il. Is commanded by Bonham,
of O. Toe negro sl4o says that the are running
on the railroad from Fairfax Station to Manassas juno
top and that the rails have been tern up reported
Naval Court of Inquiry, to consist Of O mmodores
Shubrck Sublirg and Land, has been ordered to con-
vene in this city (Washington) on Monday the All Ia.
staut TO inquire into the causes to obey the orders CIV
en- him July IT, by the Secretary Of the Navy to pro-
csed sea- for the purpose Of pursuing the SUMTER
until definite information should be obtained and
il such information could be obtained TO proceed to
Jamaica TO coal theuoe TO 81. Thomas and return to
Havana and Key West there TO report to the Gulf squsd
ron.
General Mcclellan received yesterday (tho ADD
splendid sword presented to him BY committee OF the
City Council OF Philadelphia Upon accepting the wea.
pom General Mcclellan said that he received it. not for
rhst he bad DONE but for what he hope to do He ad.
dcd that all that was necessary was patience and CONN.,
denoe, and that victory would eventually be ours..
The PoEatan arrived at Washington yesterday from
Annapolis passing the rcbsl batteries the Potomac
without being attacked. Several vessels passed down
through the Swash channel yesterday however, anil were
fred upon, though without rceivng any damage Sew.
era shells thrown from the rebel batteries our in
enehmepts the Maryland Shore but they did not i'm
psde the progress Of the work Notifications Some
Of our thryWo Founders answered With three or four
rounds bu, whether they took eci has been ascertain