New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-03
TCLEGRAPHEO TO The NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT.
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.


[After waiting to a late hour this morning. for !
later tolegrapbc intelligence, visited the office
Of the Associated Press agency, and found all
d9rk-dark as the mysterious operations by which
the Monday morning papers are usually prevented
from receiving expected inteIligence.l
Attack OIL Fairfax County Court House
NEW YoeE June L The New York Post has re-
ceived dispatch stating that Lent. Tompkns, with
cavalry, and Lieut.. Gordon, with infantry, attacked
Fairfax Courthouse to-day. The pickets met
them four miles this side, but were driven in.
The cavalry charged the town. cncounterng vigor
Gus resistance, the people firing upon them from
their houses.
Lieut. Tompkirs' horse wes shot from under
him and his cavalry surrendered, but he neyerthe
less escaped.
Another attack is meditated
Some staff officers of the New York Fifth Regi-
Tnent were wounded
The result Of the fight at Aqua Creek has not
yet tra1&pired.
The War in Virginia.
ALFyA AHDRrA, June IA Federal sentinel was
killed and another wounded to-day.
The hopes entertained by the North that the
secession feeling would dwindle and loyaRy to the
Union raise its head as the Federal troops made
their way into the Southern country, have not been
realized by the experience they have had at
A.eyaUdria.
Tie cficcrs in command Of the Federal forces
are eEerting themselves to the utmost to create
cess.
The movements Of Gen. Lee, commanding the
Virginia iorces, disappoint tie Federalists. His
movements indicate great tact and caution by not
exposing, unnecessarily, Southern women and
children, or property.
The Gen, Miramon Safe at Mobile.
MOBILE, June 1.-The steamship Gen. hliramon,
which was ordered of at Pass A-l'Outre by the
sIoop brooklyn, ran the blockade today, and is
now safely in Mobile Bay.
Regiments in Keokul.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-Two regiments Of volunteers
are qCarereG in keokuk, Iowa.
The State of Iowa, through her Legislature, has
voted $500 GOO for war purposes.
The Sewell Point Batteries.
BALTIMORE June 1.--Fedcral transports pass
SeweIs Point just beyond the range Of its bate
ries.
Truce Flags not Recognized.
| NorroLH, June l. Commodore Pendergrast
will not allow boats carrying flags of truce to
| pass up.
Tie bIockaing steamer Quaker City has cap
tured vessel from Rio de Janero, with a cargo
| consisting OF 5000 sacks Of coffee.
From Washington
| WASHINGTON, June 1.-Gen. Butler las issued
stringent orders against plundering.
| Heavy Storm Eastward.
| louisville, June IA heavy storm prevails in
| the eastward iQterruptng the transmission of the
| press reports over the teegraphic wires.
Embargo on Cotton.
LOUISVILLE, June lit is currently reported
that the cotton embargo on the Nashville Railroad
will, if necessary, be enforced by Federal occupa-
| ton.
FROM WAsHINGToN.- Washington, May 3O.-The
| New York Second Regiment has been disbanded
| owing 10 their being demoralized.
Lieutenant- Colonel Farnham will be Colonel OF
the Fire Zouayes, unless he should decline. HI is
| an experienced officer.
Capt. EngIe from Fortress Monroe, reports Sew
| alis Point almost impregnahle, and now occupied
by 1900 yebels, RutlcT's plan is to surround IN,
cut oil their supplies, thus forcing rueu 10 satI
der.
Eleven steamers are at the Washington Nav
Yard. fitting OFT with ammunition, stores etc, 70
an unknown destination.
The troops in the Capital buildings are to-da
, moving to their new quarters in the General Post
| UHicc.
, A Yrginjan from Fairfax reports that the rebel
| vii! come down the canal to Alexandria when til
Federal troops advance, thus meeting them hal