Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-17

despotc military government NcClellan 70 be Chief
WASHINGTON Aug. i3f< IN Minister Faulkner IL s,lI
In custody, and is strictly ndsr military gusrd Il ID
believed b. the government that be be. bern holding
respondepcs With the enem. through The southsru Com.
missioner ct Paris and that regiment 1t Richmond ID
waiting for him to take command Of against the United
shtes' Bssides, somstbng like retaliation may be 10.
tended In vies Of the fact that Hessn Hasw and bar
r who vent to Manassas on 40 erraod OF mercy while
declaring themselves neutras, were sez.d and thrown
| into p ison.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-Notvithstsndlng reports 70
the contrary was not until late last night that eIhin
lister Faulkner was removed from , to pleasant quarters
under the eye Of the provost marshal
OTHER MATTERS IN WASHINGTON.
letter from Washington, bearing date the l4h, pub
lished in the Erehangs says: r.
The Cabinet has been evidently to-day In state Of
mcst uneasy excitement. Il 10 privately iuuofed that
dispatch has been received from Nova Scotia giving the
intelligence that Engsnd and France have taken decided
grounds upon speedy recognition Of the Southern Con.
| fsderacy.
| we'll known gentleman, holding Of, - uuder the
Government remarked to-day 10 the presence Of my IN.
formsnt: 1.-THE statement Is 10 true. Our worst fears
ave now realized, and shall have the uhola world
the defeat OF Manassas had not bsea received 10
Eagsn ct the time Of the departure Of tbs Nova 6co
tar. Men who ought to tno~ speak confidently. hos-
| ever, Of is truth.
Additional dispatches received here deny the death Of
Generals Mccullough and Price, the late tate In Mo
souri, aud confirm the utter defeat of the FEDERAL forces
| with considerable loss of artillery and baggage.
Major Gen. Wool will certainly take command Of the
forces Fortress Monroe He d expected here during
| the latter part Of this week.
The act passed BY Congress approprians $40 900
for the reimbursement Of those States Who have made
advances TO the Government for the support Of the
viii than ooe-haf Of the expenses actin.
ally incurred. These IL Is stated viii amount to at least
$40 900 000 Pennsy lvAnia and New York drawing
the amounts due them, and the orders presented
being paid at the Treasury Department In United States
Treasury notes.
number Of troops have been sent down the Mari
boro road-one regiment Ia stationed about Eve mies
from Washington another was under marching orders
and about 70 proceed 70 the "Long Old Field" few
miles further on another will b stationed ct Marlboro
Travel through Maryland BY this route Is becoming de.
cidedly hampered Every precauton Is being taken to
prevent communication sith Virginia from this portion
| Of the STATE ePrcrAL
WASHINGTON August Is.-The Secretary of Thomas
Praccs Meagher yesterday offered osptancy in the
r,,uar army, which honor be declined, with the re-
quest 70 the Secretary Of War TO transfer 10 some 9th.
| or o6icer of the Sisty-ninth New York regiment.
Captain hsagher, Captain Clark and Lieut. Col Nussnt,
Of that regiment here looking after their wounded 10
the various hospitals and business connected With the
| Joshua H. Bats, who was recommended by the Ohio
Congressional deleg for Brgsder Gsuership has
declined the appointment
Several United States surgeons arrived here to-day
from Richmond having been ibeatsd on their parole a.
noncombatans, aud a. brave men who unlike their fel
lows stood their ground Bull Bun and took Of
| their wounded soldiers.
While the Inhabitants are kind to the wounded and do
honor the brave they represented o. and oil
many aud chd-resdy 10 fight 10 the bitter end
4 M ~
the prvateersmep that have been taken BY the feet shs
be buug that the lives Of Federal prisoners will that
ment be forfeited
The President to-day appointed COL Huntsr who com.
minded column in the late engagement, TO DO hsjo
GsneraL and Msjor Stoneman, OF the cavalry, w. 7.
Smith, OF the typographical corps and II. W. Benham
Of the engineer corps, tobe Bgadsr Generals Of VOL
| untesr forces.
Lathrop Aoler recently appointed minstsrt to Austria
will at once repair to Vienna All the important consa
lar positions nov filed and IL 10 believed there 10
longer any representative Of the government abroad who
/, not its loyal friend and supporter supposed that
changes will be made, except a special emer
gences may happen from time TO time requiring them.
The Secretary Of State to-day, receipt Of intel
gsnce that this prvateer Sumter permitted 70 enter
the port of Curacao in the West fndies ordered the i'm
mediate removal of the American consul ct that port
and the appointment OF Richard T. Morse, Of Iowa. 10
his pace.
Much excitement occasoned in the city this
ng in consequence cf the disection openly manifested
in the New York sItynint (Hghland) regiment, and
the sending their camp Of military force 70 act
circumstances might require The result the arrest
of forty or fifty who took more active part in the in
subordnaon. These brought into the city about
o'clock, and confined prisoners whilst the remainder
oil the regiment marched TO the navy yard under
strong guard Of cavalry. An Investigation OF the AFFAIR
will take place to morrow.
Col Parnh a. VI the Ellsworth Zouavss, died this
evening the ln6rmay Of wounds received At the late
battle, combined with az attack Of typhoid fever.
The new postage stamps differ materially from the old
in desgn I'd they are uniform In having the value
of the stamp designated in figures 10 each Of the upper
corners and tn. letters s. In the lover corners, in ad
don TO Y s. Postage, Three Cents, 81, The one-oent
stamp represents profile bust OF Franklin. and the three
cent prehe bust Of Washington. The nve-eent has the
head OF J,erson the tsa twelve and twenty iopr cent
Franklin aud the uDsycent 10 distinguished BY Trum'
bulls head Of Washington,
FROM GEs. sAsKs' COLUMN.
SANDY HOOK, Aug. l2.-0n Saturday night Sergeant
Tompkni Of company A, Second Cavalry, Vas sent out
10 CT aree Of pcket and 1t Was observed that be took
with him bis entire equipments. After ststionipg the
frat picket be disappeared and has not since been heard
from It to stated here that Tompkins father Il Q co..
one one brother captain and another first lieutenant
In the Confederate army and there but little doubt sK
pressed but be has also cast his lot among the rebels,
James Giddngs, a wealthy farmer Of Peterssills dis.
tfi: Frederick county, again urder arrest IN ne camp
| Of the Fifth Connecticut Regiment.
Four refugees fiom hsrtinsburg were this morning
brought into camp by Col Gssry's picket The report
at Med 1nald with eghte,n rebel cavalry, were In
Marnsbug yesterday pressing men Tito the service OF
the Secesaonsts. Several Unionisn refusing were i'm
prisonSd These men left there 1t O'Clock this
ing The Federal flag had been hauled down by hcDon.
| aid men.
The term Of service Of the Philadelphia City Troop
having eIpr,d they departed this morning for Hsger
towa.
prison ers we're sent hence to-day under guard sup
posed they have gone to Fort AsHeniy.
Various reports are circulating In the camp that the
Confederate militia collecting at various points 10 up
per Virginia. that regiment was at shephsrdstown on
Sunday and that an encampmsnt was visible from the
Mar land heights There IL great activity at hsiquar.
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