The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-30

vsseraI Acconnts-Af'airs at Fortress
Consulate News from Washing.
RECENT Arrests, sc, sc.
,.xs received flies of Northern papers
=. Wednesday last, from which we
,v The following:
copy yxes roKrRBrs noERox.
MONROE, August goth. The stea.
fVnns,,.aelphia has arrived from Washing.
n.T In Iss mutiueers belonging to the reGi.
ter W there, and sentenced to two years
inF ~, tsrs porariiy 10 the Rip Raps.
b.a IF truce arrived from Norfolk this
49, with three ladies and n number o.
inoi unsrs captured by the Confederate prfva
70 As the object CT sending the nag OF
lass a. this lime was deemed 10 be rather
tTnese Gen. Wool decided to detafn the
'ans,l late tomorrow. 1t IL high time
ass N end snon.d be pa. to this constant in.
ias s.an of the enemy 10 obtain information.
Esasrsvsr they think any important move.
"neD. on foot here they are sure to be OIL
n saa with ii sg of truce
hsG s. s,samer Ben. Deford, or s. X. Spauld-
I",,s.ed with troops, came some distance
w. h. Roads and then proceeded TO Washing
1or ..aauoer Connecticut has arrived with
~ .s,iors. of whom loo are ia tended for the
.s,'m,ac iset, and the remainder Tor our coast
fVss'iuu sausdrons. She also has cargo OF
- and provisions, She Will carry the l5s
'.,,ns,rs. last from Washington, to the Tor
lagas al. ,.s esa, -, A.. crovcs, v,s,.h.,
~ pntire department OF Virginia. He yes.
:. .'-Sst arrested the crew Of the schooner CHR
800. from New York. Gen. Wool has sent
sprlv been discovered here uri placed in con-
ansnent. a,.. g
,nst las sailed under Command Of aenerai
Batter IL consisted OF the frigates iainne
~, and Wabash, the ship Of war Pawnee,
grn boats Monticello and Harriet Lane,
ss@npers Adelaide ard George Peabody, pro.
slsTs Fanny and Aariatic, win a large
ffnmae- OF schooaers, oarge3, DC. TIE z uake,
,STy Will follow in a few hours. The vessels
,a,1ed over one hundred guns and about / ,0oC
,sral powerful sun-b boats remain at OLD
p'lui and Newport News.
r1ls, Max Weber and Hlwkins take part In
The expe1illoh'
ogDER PRoN GEE. Wool.
siocs his arrival at Fcrtress Monroe, Cen
wool has issued an order, from which We
oopy:
.Ngpy OF the inhabitants Of Elizabeth CITY
county complain OF depredations having beer
oommitted on iheir property by soldiers sta.
t1ued 10 their ne,gbbornooos. All such DER.
SINS or Others residing in the pale of This com
. msnd engaged in farming, caltivatiag their
telds and gardens, tenomg their fiocks On
herds, or bringing provisions or supplies to
me several camps or posts for the use of the
troops. and pursuing peacefully their ordina.
~ syooauous, and who do not comm MICA te
areciy or indirectly with the rebel forces,
AID VINO may comply with such orders as may
be given them, viii oe protected in their per.
sons ana property. Any violation of this order
BY either ,fticers or soldiers, or any parties in
teTss;ed, will be severely punished, and those
w10 tolee safeguard, on conviction before d
coor-mar;ial, will be punished it'll death
The attention OF all VINO are embraced il
this orcer, and OF all citizens whose business
brings them within the nmits or this com.
mard, whether BY land or water, is called tc
The 56sh and 5'th Articles OF War
wAsHISaroE ITEMS.
That very corrupt paper, the Washingto
Str under date of Tuesday evening, furnishes
he subjoined
Mrs Berrett, wife of the ex- Mayor of Wash.
iHgton, was in the Mayors office, at the City
Hall, yestefd y evening about the time the
Councils met, and stated 70 some ACC uaintances
NAT the search at her husbands house for pa
peFs had oeen gos through with. and she was
Dow expecting them to search the office. and
she wished 10 n claim from the officers any of
Der husbands private papers which might be
found
Captain ]. b. Fry, Assistant Adjutant Gen.
erai mas been relieved from duty on the staff
efGeheraI MCDOWELL, and ordered 70 duty on
that or MaJJr General Hunter in Illinois =
i Lieutenant I. w. Stockton, I'd Cavalry.
has also been ordered 10 duty en- General
Hunters staff.
Sr John Murray. of England, has been APP
pointed an Assistant Ad]utant General OF
volunteers In the army OF the Uni ted States.
he is young gentleman Of great military ex-
nersnce Tor his age and of great wealth, we
hear.
Tue designations Of the following officers
nave been accepted by the President, viz:
Captain Frank y. Armstrong Second Cav.
airy Captain John G. Walker, Third Cayal.
~; FIRST Lieutenant NJ. NJ. Kimmel, Fifth
Cavalry
Inc following officers have been ordered to
duEy SIS the staff OF General Robert Anderson
Genera; Captain w. S Hancock, Assistant
Guarsimaster; Captain H L. Symonds,
Uommissary Of Subs:s .ence; Captain p. +
Prime, Corps of Engineers; First Lieu tenant
n, "a Mlehser, Typographical Engineers; Sur
This morning the steamer Ben Deford
zap. Haliet. arrived at the Navy Yard from
blsion, With $40 seamen. The steamer irume-
eialely discharged her load, and expected to
ieave for baltimore this evening. She re.
bels all quiet alorg the river and at Old
foint. Two o- three of tbs large U. S
steamers left Fortress Monroe, going in a
soatherly direction as the Ben Deford PASSED
lie Live fankee IL about ready for service,
s shs WIN Win ]oin the notllla this evening, when
sae VIII again become flag. ship OF the PotO.
f'se n5et. She carries two 80 FOUNDERS one
- pound boat howitz,r and one rified can
non.
nDSRAh ACCOUNTS OF AFFAIRS SOUTH OF rHE
POTOMAC.
LKwEssvILLE, VA, Aug. 27.-The enemy
hAs occupied Bailey's Cross Roads in consid-
eiaoie force and are entrenching. Farmers
are not allowed to come through to Washing.
oh now, and the boarders at Mr.. BaiIev's
hase oeen scattered in conse sequence Of this
occupation By the Secession force.
Vol Sherman is in command Of the enemy
u baiieys Cross Roads. Secessionists here
aooaLs profess TO expect lively times soon in
ms neigh borhocd.
VHAIs BRrDaE, Aug. 27-Five Of our men,
wal Sane out .eouting about three miles above
neie yesterday, were In a corr field. and TO
.her dismay discovered that about thirty
secesh" cavalry were circulating around
me edges" of said field. Thinking The case
vas desperate, they fred into the largest
group, and killed one, who was seen to fall,
aIa seem to have wounded two others. They
aiu no; sop to investigate, however, but
Aanperad of in one direction, while the cav
sny, Just as much frightened, dashed Off in
he other.
fosr ALBANY, Ang 2T We hear that our
=. y. advanced en'rencnment in the direction
hallHy's Cross Roads was taken possession
oy 'secesh" night before last. The work
vas intend ed for two gun battery, and was
.ahlahished The Federal regiment stationed
mere was drawn In day or two ago, and for
sone reason the work was left, and the Secs
aohlsls, aware Of the fact, no doubt, drove in
"af plekets and took possession.
TIE PRISONER KAKIx.
ihe residence Of Samuel Eakan, who was
arrested In Philadelphia q few days ago, on
saspseion of being an agent of the Southern
T0Iiederacy, and subseq ucnuy sent to Fort
lafayette, was searched on Monday, with the
,,lowing result, according to q letter in the
New York Herald:
h, some curious belligerent contrivances were
~ ousa1 70 light; among them about ,0C0 fest
~ ,tsmeiy minute inst ia,ed telegraph wire,
ma us thickness OF thread, wrapped In silk,
o,d,a aoapled TO forming connection with any