Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-18
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON,

ginia cavalry, near Senacas mill, 2S miles
above Washington. Capt. Shreve OF the Vir.
| gnia rebels and two of his men were killed.
Everett drew the water out OF the level OF the
canal, in front of his position, and used the
towpath for breastwork, which gave him
decided advantage. The rebels were driven
Oft.
y government messenger arrived this even
ing represents that Col. Stones command are
still in the ncighborhood of Rockville, Mary
land, lie came for supplies. AS these forces
advance the rebels retreat.
The propeller Diamond State arrived at the
navy yard this morning with hundred and
twenty five tons Of pig lead She met and
spoke the Josephine, down the river. The
latter having been fired into with muskets at
Matthias Point, opposite Port Tobacco, Mary
land, she returned the compliment with shell
when the firing ceased.
The secret ry OF war has instructed surgeon
general Finley to convene Immediately here
an army medical board, whose duty shall be
to examine all persons referred to it by the
department as applicants for brigader sur
geOns, and report, and appointments are to be
made only from among those who shall be SO
examined, and reported by the board as quail
flied. Similar boards will be instituted, cOnse.
quent upon various complaints reaching the
department OF the incompetency of regimental
surgeons, vino have been appointed either by
the commanding officers or the governors of
states. The board will examine surgeons of
whom complaint is made, in order to secure
their dismissal il found incompetent.
The cast Pennsylvania Railroad Co, offer to
receive government bonds in payment for
transportation of troops and munitions of war
on the route between New York and Harris.
burg. The offer has been accepted.
The withdrawal of Burlingame from the
Austrian mission, was not in consequence of a
protest. but a delicate unofficial intimation
that the appointment is not agreeable to that
government.
Major Henry Hill, army paymaster at New
York, has resigned He belongs to Virginia.
Col Stone and his command have quiet pos.
session of Leesburg. The cars are running
fourteen miles on the Alexandria and Leesburg
railroad. Other dispatches state that the route
is expected to be open tomorrow for Patter-
sons division. Ten secession prisoners are
reported to have been captured in skirmish
by Stones command
The war department has ordered the rebuild
ing of Harpers Ferry bridge, and it is expect
ed to be done in five days.
An advance upon Fairfax Court House is
probable. Sealed orders to the sixty N
York, and the second Connecticut regiments,
indicate this.
The successful execution of the plans of the
COMMANDMENT chief here requires that the de.
tail shall not be prematurely exposed but
there is reason for the confident belief that lie
is fully prepared to keep the rebel chiefs on
the back track, at least, until they shall have
evacuated Virginia and Tennessee.
Advices have reached Gen. Scott that an at
tack on Cairo by Gen Pillow with 10000 men
is threatened, but Gen. Prentiss felt perfectly
prepared to resist him. Pillow, it appears,
has been promised aid from Kentucky and
Missouri by Governors Magofiu and jackson,
but the recent activity OF the federal forces in
these states is likely to prevent any assistance
from that quarter.
WAsHINGToN, June -Quartermaster
General Meggs has issued an order to the as
slsiant quartermaSters TO make no purchases
without first advertising for proposals, even
for Il short time.
Col Robert Anderson is promoted to brig
adler general A. H. Reeder has declined a
similar appointment. w. S. RoSencraus has
been appointed brigadier general. Hon. John
A. Gurley is authorized by the president to
raise six regiments at Cincinnati.
Lieut.. Col. Martin is elected colonel of the
list regiment, in place of Col Vosburg de-
ceased; and Brigade Major Smith lieutenant
colonel.
The owner of the three slaves restored by
Gen. Sanford, is Union man.
Young's Kentucky regiment of cavalry will
be mustered in part as the companies report.
Three or more are yet wanting to complete
it, 1t will be commanded by Gen. JOSIAH
Harlan as Colonel, aud Young as Lieutenant
Colonel.
The Boston regiment arrived at 7 o'clock
this evening. The bids for the construction
of tue steam screw gunboats opened to-day.
The largest portion of bids was from New
England. The bids for hus range from sos,
600 to 100000 tor engines from $4,000 to
$3.50 There are from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty bidders for hulls. The time
i'll which bidders propose to comply with the
obligations, ranges as hulls from to sixty to one
hundred aud five days; as to engines from
sixty to one hundred and sixty days.
n scouting party of the siXty-ninth reg-
ment, on returning to camp at one o'clock p.
NJ. to-day, captured seven secession soldiers,
one of whom was a captain on whom was
found the roll of his regiment, and diagram
and details of a plan for an attack on Airing
ton Heights.
The president is making good progress with
his message, and will take the highest ground
in favor OF prosecuting the war with the ut
most vigor, and finishing it by winter if pos
sbe, and recommending a call for half mil.
lion men aud an appropriation of two hundred
millions.