Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-20
Especial Correspondence of Ii. baltimore p.

Especial Correspondence Of the Baltimore Rxcb,,.,
DISSATISFACTION 4 DETERMINATIONS w.
VOLUNTEERS AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY:
Observation-Disclosures OF GENERAL scorr
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 1seI
There IS nothing upon which the nili,.,
authorities here spend so much care ass::
suppression Of a knowledge of the true CO., =:
ton OF the army on the other side of -,
Potomac. Ii:
Gen. McClellan's covenant with the Nor.,.
abolition press has been entered in,o n.S
much for the purpose Of concealinc fran :.
Cohfedcrates the movements OF his forces "'
prevent the Northern public from unlsrs.Su
ing the dcplorable and indeed hopeless s,..S
characterization into which the troon. L"
have fallen. "';
The revolts in the 10Th New York NJ.
Cd, and one Of the Connecticut reeimso,s--
not more serious than those which have ~ y:
place IN as many as six or seven Other -
ments. So determined is the spirit Of ~.
bo-dination that the presence Of s,rop" ~.
Of regular cavalry and artillery was DecrSs".
to arrest it, and a number of the men ~:
be put in irons and separated from ,btir;
lows. The discomfort is universal ,,noo'
the troops, and grows out Of cansss III
1t IS impossible to remove. From i,yo,"t,
portions in Georgetown looking across tho r:n
you may see the men assembling in t;sn-in,i%.
and apparently tumultuous SQUAD; $780,!
discussing their grievances and r.sis,;rs y:
opportunities Of their officers to 20 ~ ,b IS
several duties. 'aS!
The officers, too, are fully as diss,.ss.,..
the men. J am informed lha, no, ,sS" a.
forty.two Of The officers resigned l,,"I. 'hah
single day, and the number Q. CON-! Ma
thrown up since the battle Of Bull Pr~ ;sN'
to be about one hundred and eigaty. AZ M,e..
are Of the three years volunteers.
But it is not only alnongs. the volunteer ~,
licers that the spirit of discomfort has Jisn,sr.
ed itself. The appointment Of Gen. Mcclellan
although it is acquiesced in, is felt By the wbEl.
Of the regular army IS founded upon 4 brine;
pie grossly unjust and derosatory to them.
every officer who loses a battle is to be su5pr
seeded, it will soon be impossible 10 End :s1
willing to accept responsible commands. I:;%
believed that both General Scott and G,pcr,i
Mcdowell feel very keenly the rebuke wh;c!,
is implied in placing over them 4 Young O.:
Ger who ncvcrled 4 squadron in th: field, arc
who IS so much their junior in years AID Sc.
vice.
The court-martial convened to-day (. H.
Wax Department is n general one, for !h@ tia,
OF all cases coming before it, and nct, as VS.,
supposed, for the especial benefit Of The ''Hichh.
lanuers." There are thirteen members, amos:
whom are Gen. Sickles and Gen. Rut.ls Eia.
Of Wisconsin. Gen. Mccall, of PeDnsy!ya.i.
presides. Gen. Sickles raised the quts,:a
whether a court-martial, composed Of volumes
officers, is competent to try charges pretr!:.:
against regulars. The point remains this sys
ming undecided.
Should the conclusion be in the le.auy.
the business Of this Court, So ia: as il is dc
signed to take up general charges, vii. proba
bly, DC blocked. Gen. Sickles saws the High
are now behaving well, tia, then arms
been returned, and their c0lors will be
alter & period Of probation. Nevertheless
half dozen Of them eadearorea to cscays
TO day in disguise, and were once more a;
rested. Thirty-seyen Of their greatest sianels
have been under very strict arres; iroE: Il,
first.
\ single deposition IVES taken to-day II III,
case of Mr.. Faulkner, and sent 10 District Al
torncy Darlington, who pronounced j! insag:
The case is therefore continued.
TIE LATE BATTLE ~ MISSOURI.
The people in the North are LssinDdr: !,
open their eyes. The New York Post" h.. ths
following:
BIT vc'o.y who. c9s's :: Cd . NJ ali
UGH . Genera: as Lyo-:, and S f!lcscd Ly
and ,hen second re'r:at. bel.nrs ,a
.'dediy t. that c'sss o. whi1h c. cIowned ser
,-al said that ~. :eH score such ~rictorie. "Iu!t
ruin him."
Rroc, Washington City.
WASHINGTON, Aug. LIT is p2opuSt,! 10
,urn ell the woods on the banks Is the Ir!o.
FAC to prevent the constant disasters = he
;'ederals from concealed Sou.harncss.
Heavy firing was heard to-day in the !..,c
ion Of Acquia Greek.
It is statcd tina. Minister Faulkner Wa. II
'estcd as q hostage for Messrs. Ely, McGraw,
md others. No n~on-combatants are prisoners.
Quarter-master Mcigs has gon: 10 New YyrL
o investigate clothing contracts.
The contract committee are making aslon!>h
ng discoveries.
The Pawnec exchanged a few harmless shOi-
his forenoon at Acquia Creek.
Books for subscription to the loan sill Il:
opened in all The cities and to rns in the In:
ed States.
4 letter from Martinsburg report: ,E:.t tas
Cavalry are constantly killing TX
pickets.
The correspondent Of the y. Y. "!ribuDe.
ays tina! many Of the disasters to our %varioG.
egiments was in consequence Of the meeting
.mong the three months volunteers wiz r.:
used to go to fortugas.
The "Herald's" correspondent says that :!u4.
,erless incidents go to show that the CcnltG
crates are on the eve Of attacking the Federal
ines.
The Baltimore Secessionists haze received
Intelligence that the ConfederateS are gra1ua!
y working their way towards Washington.
len. Scott doubts this, but Gen. McC!c!ia;,
Who preteuds to know Gen. Beauresard's MOD:
IF combination, anticipates an carlc at;s'!
rom some point on the Potomac.
Six Fedcrals from the Resolute, in a,tcmpt
ne to land at Matthias Point, were ti-cd c."
md four c: them killed.
The Blockade Mt New York.
The imports at New York from January Isl
o August lst, show 4 decrease Of more than
DOC, 600, compared with 1860, and mo's
han $50, 000, 900 less than in 1853. The cI
'ortS show a corresponding decrease in sor'e
articles, but a large increase in the 70
al for the seven months. For the last wee.
he decrease was strongly marked in cotton, :
will be seen in the following statement:
Cotton exported for week ending July 18th, lst2;
.ooS Dtles. f"r"
Cotton exported for week ending July .1;h, lsti
Hon. \. r. BoTELER was, on Tuesday m'T'
ing last, before day, arrested at his house. Il
Jefferson county, by 200 Yankee soldiers az!
across the Potomac to Gen. Baaas, b!
Yhom he was couIteously treated and Vi oh@s
discharged.
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