Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-04
LATEST NEWS BY EXPRESS
from the Baltimore Sun, June u
..te,t from Norfolk End Old Io1nt Coih'

,hc Thli New York Regiment, under cotnihaha
nj Col. Townsend. During The same morning
Hartle,l's Naval Brigade arrived at the For
,-rcs Great preparations are Still going on
- Fn-,ress Monroe, and troops are constantly
cont ont but their destination cannot he learned,
,ho,,,b !, is suspected that an effort %iil be
,n.ds +, reach Norfolk and Portsmouth, instead
~ ,,kine the route By Lynnhaven, which Is
unused TO be thoroughly ioGEIicd i|osh'ps
isdsn with guns: ard gun carridges;aau amnl,'
n;t;on arrived on Thursday from View 1ors'
nJl,ndei their .cargoes at Old Point Comfort.
Thar. j. SUPPOSED 10 be q sufficient quaLttt OF
nr,,.;S;ons N Fortress. Monroe and Otn foihI
Er1,nf,rt to serve th. troops for TOUR hiohtIs'
and wooden sheds had"boen erected near arc
beach for its storage.
at Newport News Point there was great &C,
tH;yi,v in throwing up Notifications, ana II was
s,;d TO be the intention to make II sulncieLtty
SSIzonr TO withstand any assault that might DC
made upou it. The Vermont troops miner,
| and j large force was concentrating "a
that uoint. No attempt, il was thougiit, wouIu
ho made ayainst the battery at SeWel!S rolht,
ub;ch is so strongly fortified rs to rende. II
dan ferrous for vessels to approach It. BESIDES;
!. there was supposed to be between three anu
forr thousand OF the Confederate troops on
hand to defend il. There was no idea enter
tanned of going UP to Norfolk BY water, as Ihe
bSfrerics. Nil. along the shore are OF So iori'ioa-
.hlc q character as to make such an experiment
extremely hazardous, to say the least OF It
The troops at the Fortress and those IN the
vicinity were generally in good health, Out
there seemed to be II good denEi OF reserve o.
tween the regulars and volunteers, and 1t Is
said to be particularly observable among tHe
officers.
Gen. Butler is still cncanipcd on Sugars
furm, but regularly visits the troops ana WORKS
at Newport News Point. -" .''"'.
Some persons from ,NortniS, who were
broght to Old Point under \ Tag OF truce, re-
nort.d that the Confederate forces were tortlty-
inr The coast near Ocean View; but the report
* not credited, rs il is within view OF vessels
entering the capes, ard would Eaye been o.
served By the ships Of war constantly paSsins
in and out. The steamer George Pcaoooy
reached Old Point from Washington on Ihurs-
day, and it was said she would take the pas
sengers from Norfolk 10 New OH. ~
Two prizes had been taken to DIG Point one
of which WAS the schooner LyncnoufS, from
Rio, for Richmond, laden with coffee. other
was 4 schooner bound from New York, Tor
Charleston, apparently laden with iumbrr. but
said to have u cargo Of ganpo"der Tor the Con'
fcderate States army.
Everything appeared perfectly quiet, nor
could any information be obtained as TO the
probable time any movement would be maze
towards active hostilities. There was some
talk Of landing u force on The SGweiLs Point
side OF the roads, with 4 view 10 cut oil itsSup-
plies and starve its garrison into I surrender,
but that was thought to be Il dlncuit task. "
M IL ..-, ,l~,,t la. fort u.,r.. nnf fsnInfnIl-
~nicatirc, and nothing could be learned Of the
probable movements OF the military.
George E. fucker, Of Baltimore, clerk to the
sutler at Fortress Monroe, was brought up TO
Fort McIlenry. yesterday morning by the
steamer Elizabeth. 1t is alleged that he par
ticipated in the affair Of the I3'i Of April IN
Baltimore.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS ~ MEMPnis-TRoors con-
|: cESTKArGD THERE.
\ young PhiladclpNian, just returned from
Memphis, Tenn, reports that 'l5,Ooo troops
were stationed at Memphis, or within a few
days' march Of it. They were well equipped
and supplied with all military requirements
He also states there is enough powder stored
away in sections Of the city To supply that force
Tor four years. = 1'hc military clothing is well
made, and u vast number of tents are under
construction, five: hundred men. being employ
cd in making them, under . superintendent
appointed by the authorities. The rations are
also good, and game is frequently sent to the
camp tables from the plantations.
OF the 5000 troops referred to, 1000 are
in the city Of Memphis, and about as many
more in camp at the fair grounds, near the city,
| drilling and exercising. There are also at Fort
Wright, near Randolph; Tennessee, sixty.tivc
miles up the Mississippi river, about 5000
men. At this fort there is a formidable bate.
~ Of SIX big guns; (64.pounders, and two NOR.
tars. At Fort Rector, Arkansas, about six
! miles above Memphis; there are about 900
men. Opposite Fort Rector, on the Tennessee
side, is Fort Harris, where there. are about
1000 men. At Oceola, Arkansas, which is
nearly 100 miles above Memphis, there is ano-
thcr battery, and about 600 men. This makes
about Is, 900 men at Memphis and the various
points between that Sni,thu Missouri and Ken
lucky lines. There were also some Kentucky
soldiers at Columbus, ky.
The volunteers are described us tolerably
well drilled, aud very WILL armed with Mimic
m.skets, Snaps. rifles, and other improved
+. weapons. ....... ..
In Memphis all business except soldering
was entirely ssuspendcd. Thousands Of people
had Left. and more would leave bu; for the
stric, watch kept over steamboats, and. railroad
trains. There are guards Of soldiers at all
these, and troops arc stationed also at every
point along the railroads. There is no inten.
ton expressed Of advancing 10 Cairo; but the
troops are waiting for the United States 10 ad-
vance GU them --- ...,-.s.'. 30. q"
Four companies guard the powder in Mem
phis, and m...!. ions have been sent in liberal
quantities from Nr% Orleans. ten. Pillow is
in command. Three Thousand stand Of arms
arrived from Arkansas within three weeks, and
three thousand from New Orleans by the
steamboat Aleck Scott, which was attached at
st. Louis, but reached it destination. 4 com
pany Of free negroes offered their services,
which were rejected. ',..
GEN. Suffers COURSE ApruovEp-sLAvEs cos.
.- SlDERED coATRABASD. ",
Secretary Cameron has sent the following
letter 10 Gen. Butler:
"~ 'WAsulSGroS, May 50, 1861.
Sir Your action in respect to the negroes
who came within your liues frcr, the service
of the rebels is approved. The Department is
sensible o.! the embarrassment which must
surround officers, considering military opera
tons in 4 State by the laws vi which slavery
is sanctioned. The government cannot recog.
nizs the r~ejection by any. Suite: of the federal
obligations, nor can it refuse the performance
Of the federal obligations resting upon ITSELF
Among these federal obligations, however,
none can be moro important than that Of sup.
pressing and dispensing armed combinations
formed for the purpose Of over.hrowing It's
whole constitutional authority.
While, therefore, you will permit no inter.
ference by the persons under Your command
with their relations 10 pelsoLs hcid 10 service
under the laws Of any State, you will, 90 the
other hand, 80 long as any Stale within which
your military opcra.:ons are conducted is under
the control uf such armed combinations, re.
frain froIn surrendcring 10 alleged masters
any persons who may ccue within your lines.
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