The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

on Wednesday, from Fort Pickens which
touching at Key West, and leaving that port
on the 2pth
Lett at Fort Picken. United States shin
Colorado, Flag Officer Mervin. Left at Key
West United States ships Santee CAPITAL /,
Eagle; Keystone State, Capt. Scott Cru
sader, Captain Crayen-all well.
Commander Baldwin reports the health OF
the troops at Fort Pickens good The Seces.
sion troops have had 2 general stampede :
large numbers Of them had deserted and zone
home.
MAJOR MogDEcAI AND TIE CoNFEDERArEs.
We learn from Philadelphia that Major
Mordecai, late in command Of The Watery lett
Arsenal, publishes n card denying any com
plicity In furnishing the Confederates with
drawings of n machine Tor expanding rifle
bullets, as charged. He acknowledges hay-
Ing allowed Abraham Snyder, the inyen tor
OF the machine, to have copies made but
shows by letter, dated in January Last, that
he communicated to Col Craig, of the Ord
nance Department, saying that it was not
too late 10 retract the permission if he thought
necessary. Major Mordecai since his resig-
nation has been residing in Philadelphia.
supper ted by Il daughter WHO is a school
teacher.
NEWS VIA wAsHINGToS.
In the Washington Star of Thursday even
ing we find the following:
FAIRFAX CorNTY, VA, Sept. 5.-From infor-
NATION, of the ectness OF which there can
be no question, l can inform eou tha. at pres
ent there are no disunion troops at Vienna a
picket guard only being kept there. 1mnr-
diatcly around Flint Hill-haif way between
rails Church and Fairfax Court Iiouse-there
are the remains of four South Carolina rrgi-
ments-kershaw' Cash :, Bacon's and VII
naIns-reduced to about half their original
number by the contingencies OF their service,
principally through sickness. Each Of these
regiments was originally 900 strong.
lhe camp measles has ragged long and terri
ttk . I,u
rest OF Beanrcgard s army. AS soon rs Il man
is taken down with it now, he is sent off to
some hospital lii the interior. Recently the
South Carolina regiments received from their
state supply of new clothing and shoes, of
winch they vera III great need. At prescn I
they have suciency of proyisions-ire sh
beef, bacon and flour. Much uncertainty cx-
ISIS among them with reference to their mill
ttTy movements, it being whispered around
mat the idea OF really striking 1T Washing ton
has been abandoned by their leaders because
success would be bat predetermined, at l.ost.
THE FORT HATTERAs PRISONERS.
The New York Express, Of the 4th instant
says:
The prisoners from Fort Hatteras were TAX
en- OIL the Minnesota ut half past ten o'clock
this morning ard conveyed to Governor S
Island by the small tug boats furnished by
Col. Tompkins, United States Quartcrmaster
The Minnesota swung round with the tide
and headed up stream. jast as she commenced
10 discharge the PRISONERS On the tug boa IS,
and, as they were on ncr port side the nu-
merous spectators who were watching the
proceedings from the Battery and the piers
for Il considerable distance up the North
River, experienced some disappointment.
The prisoners viii be furnished with tenn
rorary quarters only on Governors Island.
The order to ilnprison them in the huh of the
trigate BrapGyWine has been recalled, and
Fort Wood, on BcdlOe's Island, is being fit
ted up for their reception, and in anticipa-
ton the Government VIII order them there.
The fort viii accommodate about three hun
dred and fifty, and tents adjacent to il viii
be erected for the accommodation of the re-
mdinder.
No communication has been allowed with
the prisoners, but il is understood from officers
OF the frigate that over five hundred of the
baltcrns and private soldiers have decided
that under no circumstances would they again
resume service against the United States Gov
eminent. A dispatch was sent to Washing
ton asking II such OF the prisoners rs mani
tested this loyal disposition might be liberated
on taking the oath OF allegiance; the answer
was ia the negative, and orders were issued to
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