UIEST FROM THE Mil.
The Battle near Bull Run.—lnteresting
Details.
The Washington Star of Monday evening
bas some additional interesting particulars of
the battle. Sherman's battery, it appears,
was not captured, but has returned to Wash
ington, with the loss of only its caissous.—
Senator Foster is safe, and was not even
wouuded, but Mr Ely, a New York Congress
man, is among the missing. He was pres
ent at the battle. The Star also gives the
following items :
Capt. Bokkclio, of the regulars, had his
horse shot from nuder him while attempting
to rally a body of troops. A cannon ball
struck his horse full in the breast, killing him
instantly.
Dr. 13. Buckstone, surgeon of the sth Maine
regiment ; Dr. A. Allen, of the lid. and Dr.
A. C. Williams, of the Ist, were taken pris
oners, the two first at the hospital, and the
latter on the battle field.
Eaoh succeeding moment renders it phyner
that our loss iu the engagement has been
greatly over-estimated. Gt ueral M'Dowell is
satisfied to-day that between five and seven
hundred will cover his whole loss of killed
and wounded, and that the number of his
men taken prisoners without being wounded
is vary inconsiderable, if any.
R The two captured Georgians say that in an
attempt to capture Sherman's battery, they
were cut to pieces hy the fire of several rrgi
ments, and they think that there are not more
than 200 of their men left.
Capt. Tillinghast, Quartermaster's Depart
ment, and Capt. Brackett, U. S. cavalry, are
teported to be killed.
'the Massachusetts sth rogimemt report 25
of its men killed, wounded and missing ; the
Brooklyn regiment about 100 ; the two Ohio
regiments 40 ; the 71st N. Y. regiment 25
killed, GO wounded and a few missing.
The enemy tried to flank ns on the left, and
if they had done so would perhaps have cut
off the retreat of our whole force ; but Lieut.
Green was stationed there with his light bat
tery of rifled caunon, pud perceiving their de
-818n i got into position, and as the advance of
about a hundred emerged from the woods, he
opened fire with canister, and nearly every one
was swept off the field. Again they tried it,
with the same result, and then tried cavalry,
but the rapid firing was so destructive that
they abandoned the design.
We learn that all the field artillery of every
description, lost in the battle of the day be
fore yesterday, will be instantly replaced here,
with similar guns within reach at the North.
A-mong the batteries thns ttlegraphed for is
the Whiteworth battery of six or eight rifled
guns, presented to the government by patriot
tc citizens of the L nitcd States in England.
thirty full, organized and drilled new reg
intents of three years men, which were ready
to proceed within an hour's notice, were ves
terday and the night before last telegraphed to
move for Washington city without delay. We
apprehended that they will all be among us by
the close of the week, thns increasing the
available forces here probably about 110,000
men.
Ihc scene on fill the roads leading to the
Long Bridge yesterday beggars description.—
Artillery and infantry were straggling along
in the greatest confusion, tlie men completely
broken down for want of food aud sleep, and
by the fatigues of a long march. Regiments
and companies were mixed in inextricable con
fusion in most cases ; but occassionally a
column of one, two, three or four regiments
would come along in perfect order. Stragglers
were stopped in Fort Runyon for some
time, and at that point the scene was pain
fnl.
The men came in jaded an'd tired, and sit
ting or lying down in the pelting rain, only
protected by blankets' or oilcoths, were fast
asleep in a moment after assuming a recum
bent position. Many of the officers and artil
lerymen would fall asleep on their horses. The
want of food was almost forgotten, although
many of them had been fasting twenty-four
hours. Lieut. \Y atson, of the commissary de
partment, distributed aflarge quantity of pro
visions from the storehouse at Fort Run
yon to the famishing troops throughout the
day.
Some batteries and single pieces of artillerv
supposed to have been lost in Sunday's en
gagement are being brought in safely—among
the pieces thns recovered are the two thirty
two pound rilled guns used to batter the ene
my's entrenchments.
Tho wagons were engaged during nil of yes
terday and to-duv bringing the wounded to
this city.
A United States orderly, who was constant
ly galloping over the field, and who had good
opportunities of knowing, estimate the Federal
loss in actual battle at 700 killed, 1,200
wounded.
REBEL ACCOUNT OF TIIE LATE
BATTLE -OFFICIAL DESPATCH
FROM PRESIDENT DAVIS.
Locisvim.k, July, 2FI.
A special Richmond despatch to the Charles
ton Mercury, dated the 23d inst., says that
as soon as it became evident that the enemy
meant to give battle, President Davis hash ml
to the scene of action, arriving in time to
take part in the battle, and immediately as
sumed the command of the centre. Gen Beau
regard commanded the right wing and Gen.
Johnston the left. It was against the latter
that the enemy concentrated the best troops,
and fonght most obstinately. At one time
the left was pressed so severely that the issue
of the conflict in that direction seemed doubt
ful. It was here that the Barton Georgia
Regiment was posted, which was so terribly
cat up.
A large body of our troops from the centre
was sent at this critical moment to the assis
tance of Gen. Johnston and turned the tide of
battle. The enemy broke and fled before the
impetions charge of the Southerners, aud the
battle became a rout.
A letter from Richmond, dated the 23d,
says that Congress met at noon, and after
prayer the following despatch was read before
that body.
MANASSAS JrvcroN, Sunday night,
The night has closed upon a hard-fonght
field. Our forces were victorious, the enemy
were routed, and precipitately fled, abandon
inga large amount of arms, knapsacks, aud
baggage. The ground was strewn for miles
with those killed, and the farm houses and
grounds around were filled with the wonnded.
Pursuit was continued along several r ntes to
wards Leesburg and Centreville nntil darwuess
covered the fugitives. We have captured
many field batteries aud stand of arms, and
one of the United States flag. Many prison
ers have beeu taken.
Too high praise cannot be bestowed, wheth
er for the skill of the principal officers or the
gallantry of our troops. The battle was main
ly fought on our left. Our forces 15,000 ;
that of the enemy was estimated at 35,-
000. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Another roport says that the entire Con
federate force was 40,000, and the entire forces
of the United Stales about 35,000
No particulars were received of the dead
and wounded.
L. M. Brush had been arrested at Manas
sas as a spy, with Fedeial passes ou his per
son.
The Nashville Railroad connection is now
made at the State line, and there is no de
tention of passengers between Nashville and
Louisville.
Locksvii.i.f., July, 2r>.
A special despatch to the Courier, dated
Lynchburg, 23d, says that the rebels captured
Go cannons, 25,000 stand of arms, 1,200 liorses,
and all the stores and provisions, valued at sl,-
000,000. A buggy aud epaulets, marked
" Gen. Scott," was captured. The rebel loss
is reported at 250 killed and 1,000 wounded.
The Fourth Alabama Regiment suffered se
verely, as did Wade Hampton's S. C. Legion.
Another account says the Confederates lost
2,000, that tlie Federals lost 1,500 killed,
aud the number of wounded and prisoners not
known. Also, that two members of Con
gress were taken prisoners.
WASHINGTON, July, 26.
It is said that the government holds Colonel
Miles responsible for the disaster ol Sunday.
The Colonel was in command of oar reserves
at Centerville, and is reported that he was
negligent at the critical moment. He is un
der arrest and will be trie d by Court-Martial.
The government has accepted a regiment of
artillery from Pennsylvania to-day. The regi
t inent numbers one thousand men, and has a
battery of thirty guns, together with five squad
rons of cavalry and a full equipment of rifles.
The men are all Pennsylvauiaus.
The war steamer Resolute has just arrived
here from a cruise along the shore of Virginia.
She has captured two schooners and a sloop,
and found three new rebel- batteries on tho
Potomac, one of them mounting six guns.
The report of the re-occupation of Fairfax
Court House by the rebels is confirmed. The
enemy are plautiug batteries of artillery at
that point.
Congress will not adjourn this week.
HISTORY OF THE GREAT RATTLE.
Correspondent to The Cleveland Herald.
THE OHIO REGIMENTS.
The Ohio regiments were in the thickest of
the fight, but fortunately lost but few men.—
The Ist Regiment, under Col. McCook, has
covered itself with glory. They were detailed
at an early hour iu the day to hunt up batter
ies and they seemed to understand that work
to perfection. The Grays were sent out as
skirmishers early in the morning, and drove
in the pickets of the Rebels, and commenced
the fight. These two Ohio regiments have
been trained by Col. McCook, aud were fre
quently brought right into the very range and
front of the enemy's most terrible and formid
able guns ; but no sooner would they see the
flash than every man was prostrate upon his
face, and the balls and grape would pass harm
lessly over them ; then they would up and at
them with a vengeance iu double quick time.
Col. McCook was as cool and collected as when
drilling his men mou the parade-ground, and
issued his orders,with buliets and cannon balls
whistling about his ears as thick as hailstones,
without any apparent excitement whatever.—
Twice lie was hemmed in by the enemy's cav
alry and ordered to surrender, but he was
away in a tangent, cooly remarking " that the
ball had not been molded yet to take Lis life !"
• DEATH OF CAIT il'cOOK.
His younger brother, 17 years old, was a
member of the 2d Ohio Regiment and was
left as a guard to the hospital. One of the
enemy's cavalry dashed upon him and ordered
him to surrender ; the bravo youth, with fixed
bayonet, steady nerve, and cool bearing, repli
ed, " I never surrender I" The father, Judge
McCook, who had all the day been arduously
engaged in assisting and taking care of the
wouuded, brinariDg them in from the field, and
that, too, at the imminient peril of his own life
was in the hospital tent and beard the order to
his son, and saw others of the enemy's cavalry
near by, aud rushed out and speaking in a
loud tone, " Charley, surrender, for God's
sake, or yon are lost." Charley turned to his
father, and with all the lion iu his countenance,
replied, " Father, I will never surrender to a
rebel." Iu a moment a ball pierced bis spine,
but he instantly discharged his musket at the
rebel horsesun and. laid him low in death, and
then fell himself. The rebels then undertook
to drag him off, but his father rushed in aud
released him, and he died yesterday morning
and is to be buried to-day.
MISMANAGEMENT—THE FIRE ZOUAVES.
The victory was fairly won by our men; and
had they been re-enforeed, as they should have
been, after fighting nil day, they could have
maintained their ground. There were over
10,000 troops in reserve, but by some misman
agement they were not brought up to the re
lief of the exhausted column ; they panted to
take part in the action, and when the line was
broken and half of the force was ordered up
as a relief, the order was countermanded, and
the whole army ordered to retreat.
The charges of the New-York Fire Zouaves
were perfectly terrific. They drove the enemy
nearly double their number, several times be
hind the intrenchrnents with awful havoc.
A battalion of cavalry, called the Black
Horse, of Virginia—the pride of the Virginia
chivalry—approached them once, displaying
the Stars and Stripes, in order to deceive them
their commander shouting to the Zouaves not
to fire, as they were their friends. Thev did
not fire, but as soon as the cavalry came up,
they drew their sabres and went in at them ;
the Zouaves opened their ranks and hemmed
them in; and not a soul escaped their bayonets
and knives, of these black riding devils, ex
cept seven. An eye witness informs me that
it was the most speedy and awful retribution
on record.
THE HOSPITALS AT BULL RUN.
A church and a small building were used
as hospitals. The latter was at the corner of
the woods, and within one hundred and fifty
rods of the enemy's batteries. A white flag
floated over it ; bat, whether from design or
otherwise, it was repeatedly battered by balls
from their cannon. It is said to have been
burned by the enemy after the retreat. The
church was further off, on one of the roads
leading to Centerville. W A. Croffut, a ci
villian, who assisted in this hospital, pictures
its aspects in a letter published in the Btpubli
run this morning : " It was a scene too fright
ful and siafening to witness, mnch more de
scribe. There were iuit, scattered thickly on
the floor and in the galleries, sixty or seventy,,
wounded- i every possible way—arms and legs
shot off, some dead, and sores gasping tor wa
ter and uid. The pulpit was appropriated
for a surgeon's room, and the communion table
of pious anarchy became aw amputation table,
baptized in willing blood, and consecrated to
the holy use of Liberty aßd Law I The road
and woods, on either side and all around, are
strewed with maimed and mutilated heroes,
and the balls from rifled cannon go over us
like winged devils. There sits a colonel, with
bis arms boud np,asking to- be put on his horse
and led back to his regiment here ties a
captain with a grape shot through his head,
and blood and brains ooziug out as we touch
him tenderly to see if he is dead ; and vounder
comes in a pale chaplain, cut by a canister,
while, sword in hand, lie led his brave little
parish, in the name of Almighty God, to the
fight. And again we enter the hospital with
him. Oh God ! what a hideous sight !""
Maj. Gen. M'Clellan's Military Genins.
The command of the army of the Potomac,
as will be seen by a telegraphic dispatch from
Washington, has been transferred to Major
General M'CleDan, who has been summoned
to Washington, his command in Western Vir
ginia having been given to Gen. Rosencrans,
who has exercised great, military skill in car
rying out the orders of Gen M'Clellen in that
rpiartcr. The correspondent of the Cincin
nati Commercial, who has accompanied Gen.
M Clellan in his Western Virginia campaign,
thus speaks of the military genius he has dis
played :
The admirable manner in wliieh this cam
paign was planned and executed stamps Major
General M'Cleftan as a commander of first
class military genius. When we remember
that this entire army had to be enlisted and
organized ah iui'in , and all its immense train,
the innumerable i*tty details of administra
tion, which had to be managed by inexpe
rienced men, and that the material of the ar
my, and most of its officers, were utterly inex
perienced, and without military education—a
great many without brains—some of the Gen
erals without energy to execute an order—and
that the impossibility of perfecting the trans
portation and subsistence departments were
serious obstacles to rapid progress, it is amaz
ing that he should so soon, ard so perfectly
have accomplished the great mission of sweep
ing the Confederate armies from- the moun
tains of Western Virginia.
When we take the map of the cumnnign
and observe the occupation of each succeeding
position, and each succeeding movement in its
order, remarking the object of each, which
becomes apparent after it is made, we cannot
but be struck with admiration at the beauti
fully skilful game of war-chess which has just
been played by a master hand. The enemy
opens the game by advancing to Fhillippa.
M Clellan suddenly occupies Purkersbnrg, and
possesses both lines of-railroad from the rivtr
to Clarksburg and Grafton. Phillippa is un
expectedly snapped up. The enemy fortifies
Laurel Hill, and concentrates at Iluttonsville,
Beverly and Leedsville. It is desirable to take
the enemy front and rear. A swift movement
to IJuckhannou flunks the enemy on the left.
Another, to a point under their cannon, within
a mile of Laurel Hill, checks them suddenly nt
that point. A third rapid march finds M'Clel
lan at Rearing Run, and a mast< rly movement
utterly destroys the enemy at Rich Mountain.
Beverly isonrs. We have Laurel Hill in the
rear, between two powerful wings of our ar
my. Gen. Garnett cannot fight, but flies to the
mountains, and is caught in the snare laid for
him. M'Clellan moves on Iluttonsville and
Cheat Mountain Pass; Morris moves up the
Seneca Pass, and kills Garnett. The Rail
road Pass at Cheat River had already been
dammed by M'Clelland. The operations in
the Kanawha region were mere bye play, but
some of the movements there were as impor
tant as pawn positions in chess. Anybody
by observing the map may discover how splen
didly the game was planned and played. But
until they see these formidable mountain pass
es, they cannot appreciate the proper merits
of the expedition.
Garnett vainly supposed that his rear could
not be turned, "The best laid schemes of mice
and men aft gang nglee." Rosencrans and
Lander, with the first brigade, found away to
turn it, notwithstanding the "impossibility" of
the thing. That march was equal to some of
Xenophon's marches with the ten thousand
Greeks. And here I beg leave to digress in
order to supply an omission in former accounts
of this famous expedition. Burdsall's dra
grooiis, from Cincinnati, played a meritorious
part in it—and, indeed, tliey almost " played
out" their horses. The topographical feats of
the horses were often astonishing. They
climbed mouutain steeps that ordinarily would
be deemed impassable for the best mnlCs The
risk to men and animals was often of the most
hazardous nature, and the journey was con
stantly harrassing and extremely laborious.
When the dragoons conld not ride they dis
mouuted t and helped their horses along. Dur
ing the battle thoy were compelled to stand
quietly under showers of grape shot and wait
for a chance to charge. The infantry did the
business so completely their opportunity did
not come.
Tnn POSITION AND FATE OK GENERAL SCOTT.
—ln a late number of the Knoxville Whig,
Parson Brownlow, who knows the Southern
rebels well, gives us the following significant
paragraph: "We have reflected much upon
the position of Gen. Scott, and his probable
fate. The ability with which he plans his
campaign, and the patience with which he ex
ecutes his plans, we have never doubted would
result in the success of the federal army. To
prevent this victory, and to bring defeat and
confusion upon the federal army, we believe
that the Old Hero will be assassinated. We
have been looking for such a result—we are
now looking for it—and we shall not be in the
least surprised to bear of it.
A part of Jeff. Davis' Message to the
Rebel Congress, byway of New Orleans, is
printed in the Tribuue of 21st ult. If the
telegraph does the arch-traitor justice, the
document is a most uninteresting aud unintel
ligible production. It 3 tone is not jubilant,
however, and though the usual stock phrases
concerning patriotism and self-denying contri
butions to the common fund of rebellion are
used, they have but a brassy ring.
grabforftJUjorttr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR,
TOWANDA:
Thursday Morning, August 1, 1861.
THE REPUBLICAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE of Brad
~ ford County are requested to meet
at the Court Hwnse, in TowanJa Borough. oi SATUR
DAY, AUGUST. S, 161, at 1 o'clock, P. M., for the pur
pose of appointing Committees of Vipilanee in the sever
al townships and boronphsof the county, and transact
ing such other busines* ■ "™Y IK- deemed expedient.
ELHANAN SMITH, Chairman.
The Committee consists of the following persons, via:
ELHANAN HMUPH, ) w M. H. SPALDING,
1. A. PARK. |b. B. VIEKUE,
E. P. SffAW, L. I'. KTALWfRD.
JOHN VANDYKE, Jfc,, KSAAC V. BULLOCK,
E. POMEKOY, G. TRACY.
THE REINFORCEMENTS TROM PENNSYL
VANIA.
Oti Sunday evening 21st ult., say the Har
risburg Telegraph a requisition was received
by Gov. Curtin, from the Secretary of War,
to forward to Washington, as pcedily as pos
sible, all of the reserve corps that were ready
lor Hction. Immediately orders were issued,
and the movement commenced. The troops
in rnrap at West Chester, Kaston and Pitts
burg,immediately began to prepare for a move
ment to Camp Curtin, where they were fully
equipped and armed, and at once forwarded
to Washington. Thus, since Monday lust,
gathering the troops from these distant points,
assembling them at Harrisburg.and furnishing
them with the necessary clothing and arras,
nearly Tilevtn Thousand Me.n, in the very best
order and discipline, have been forwarded to
Washington city,and are now inactive service.
Beside these ten regiments thus forwarded
this week, there were five other regiments
that had gone forward before these had start
ed on the march, so teat Pennsylvania has
now some sixteen thousand fresh fighting men
in the field.
In addition to these the War Department
has made another requisition on the Governor
for ten other new rogimets, to which we may
add two more that are organizing independent
ly of any requisition. These are filling up
very fast, from the returned men, the very
best of whom are re enlisting. When these
arc full, and we predict their organization in
less than a month, Pennsylvania will again
have at least THIRTY THOUSAND FIGHTING MEN
in the field.
A BILL FOR DIRECT TAXATION. — In ac
cordance with a reeeoramendiuion of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, the committee of
Ways and Means will shortly, it is said, intro
duce a bill to provide for levying a direct tax.
This bill will be entitled " An act to provide
additional revenues for defraying the expenses
of Government and maintaining the public
credit,, by the assessment and collection of a
direct tax, and internal duties." By the pro
vision of the act a direct Sax, probably ol the
amount of $30,000,000, annally, will be had
and proportionally distributed among the
respective States. The proportion of New
York is stated to be $3,905,878. In order
to collect this it is provided that the Presi
dent shall divide the States aud Territories
into convenient districts, and shall nominate
by and with the advice of the Senate, an as
sessor and collector for each such district.
The tax is to be laid upon lands and lots of
ground, with their improvements, dwelling
houses, chattels and slawcs. It is also pro
posed to tax all stil's, boilers, and other uten
sils employed in the distillation of spirituous
liquors, 15 cents on every gallon of capacity
and to lay a tax of five cents per gallon on ali
fermented and malted liquors, and of ten cents
per gallon on a'l spirituous liquors ; and fur
ther to lay a tax upon carriages ; the amount
of tax to be proportioned to the value of the
carriage.
The ntmost care is exercised in guarding the
public interest. The State Collector is re
quired to give bonds in the full amount of
the taxes to be collected by him, and each as
sistant Collector is obliged to give bonds for
the full amount represented in his several lists,
giving three receipts, one to bo deposited with
the Secretary, another to be filed with the
First Controller, and the third with the prin
cipal Collector.
THE TARIFF. —The Tariff Bill, as it passed
the House, fixes the duty on coffee at five
cents per pound; tea fifteen cents ; raw sugar
two and a half cents per pound; currants five
cents; cassia ten cents; cassia vera two cents;
cassia buds fifteen cents; cinnamon twenty
cents; pimento six cents; cloves eigth; clove
stems two; nutmegs twenty five; pepper six
cents per pound; raisins five cents; ginger
three cents; salt in bulk twelve cents per 100
lbs. It does not change the duty on iron.
The bill is now before the Senate, and was not
acted upon on Friday as expected. There
appears to be a reasonable probability that it
will pass without further material alteration.
As nn evidence of the desperate fight
Lug at Buil's Run, a masked battery was taken
and lost seven times by the Federal forces.
On the eighth assault, the battery was carried
and destroyed, with immense loss to the reb
els. Mr. Russell, of the London Times, who
was with the army of Gen. McDowell, declar
ed that the assaults of our troops exceeded
those of any be had ever witnessed by the
best trained soldiers of Europe. There was
coolness and precision in all their actions, and
as loDg as they were left alone to deal with
the enemy, they fought like heroes. The
trouble came, however, when they were con
fused by those who were only idle witnesses
of the light.
MEETING OK THE REBEL CONGRESS. —The
rebel Congress met at Richmond, Saturday
20 nit. Its members, says the Press, have
nearly all rendered themselves conspicuous by
their advocacy of ultra jiroslarery and disun
ion setitiments. Among these are Hunter,
Mason, and John Tyler, of Virginia; Toombs,
Cobb, and Stephens, of South Carolina; Rbett,
Barnwell, Keitt, Chestnut, Mcmminger, Miles,
and Boyce, of South Carolina; Curry, Mcliea,
and Shorter, of Alabama. The message of
Jeff. Davis is composed chiefly of violent abuse
of the late message 1 f the President of the
United States, and reads more like a bitter
partisan speech, or an editorial in a ran pant
Secession journal, than an official documeut.
1 #y?"*The remains of Gen. Garnet! passed
through Harrisburg Satnrday week, en route
to Baltimore, where they will be taken to
Portress Monroe, and conveyed under a flag
of trace to Richmond. The remains are en
closed in a raetalic ease. Ouly a year ago a
splendid wedding was celebrated at the pala
tial residence of Edwin Stevens, at Castle
Point, Hobokcn. Every nnxiliarv of display
was taken advantage of to make the occasion
magnificent. The bride was a beautiful mil
hotwire heiress, wwi the bridegroom the man
of whom the telegraph has announced, " Glo
rious Result !—A Rebel General Killed !"
How strange are the mutations of human life.
Fourteen of the three months regi
ments have left Washington, but their places
have been supplied by regiments enlisted for
the war, and the army is now nenrly as efli
cent, as to the number of men, and no doubt
quite so as to their character as before. The
demoralization, so far as it existed at all,
i seems to have been confined to the three
months troops whose term of service was about
to expire. The strongest confidence is felt at
Washington that the troops there are more
capable than ever of resisting an attack from
behind their intrencliments, and quite ready to
meet the enemy in the field if he should be
rash enough to offer battle. This news may
all apprehensions as to any danger of
an attaik upon the capital.
B-aT" Messrs. McGraw and Harris who went
from Washington to obtain the body of Col.
Cameron, were not successful in their mission.
They did not find the body, and were them
; selves captured, the former being sent to Ma
| nas sas Junction, and the latter to Richmond.
We hear from the Rebel side that all the
dead arc not yet buried, and that their loss in
the recent battie was greater than has been in
any way reported. It is also said that they
propose to-erect batteries at various points on
the Potomac in sueh away as to command the
channel, this being a part of their general pro
gramme.
I
r &T5- Congrr* man L'Jy has been heard from
at Manassas Junction through the wife of n
soldier, who was captured on the. battle-field
of Bull's Run. With him was District At
torney Hensen, of Rochester, N. V., who was
} taken because the Rebels supposed that he
was a Member of Congress. From the same
1 source we learn the names of thirteen prison
j ers at Manassas, including six snrgeon, who
were taken front the hospital on the field. A
large number of the wounded were captured
at the same time.
PENNSYLVANIA TROOTS.—Pennsylvania lias
now thirty full regiments in the field. The
fifteen additional regiments, which, it is un
derstood, are to come on at once, will increase
her force to forty five thousand men. Besides
these, the Secretary of War is raising an in
dependent brigade of four thousand five hun
dred men, which will be commanded by Gen
eral James, and which will be ready for the
field in twelve days. Thus the Keystone State
will have fifty thousand troops iu the field,
which is certainly her share.
i©~ John W. Forney, editor of the Phila
delphia Press and Clerk of the last House of
Representatives, was on the 15th ult., elected
Clerk of the Senate by 26 out of 36 votes
Mr. Forney still claims to be a Democrat, but
is a warm supporter of the Government and
of its policy for suppressing rebelliou.
DEATH OF COL. JAMES CAMERON.—At the
battle of Bull's Run, Col. James Cameron,
i brother of the Secretary of War, was killed.
He resided near Milton, in Northumberland
county. He was Colonel of the New York
79th Highland Regiment. This was a Septcb
Regiment. He was struck by a ball .just as
lie gave the order—" Scots, follow me 1"
A CHAIN BRWOE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has information that
the Confederates have erected a chain cable
bridge across the Mississippi at Randolph,
sixty miles above Memphis The cable is
made of three chains, the iron of each link be
ing an inch and a half in thickness. This ca
ble is laid on a number of flat boats stretched
across the river, and anchored above and be
low by heavy sea anchors and chains. Next
to Tennessee shore there is an opening for the
passage np and down of such steamers 11s are
permitted by the Confederates. About one
hundred yards below the gap, on a bluff, are
planted six batteries of heavy cannon, so that
the npproneh of any s?earaer to that opening
from the North wonld result in her being
blown to atom 3. The bridge is said to be nil
ingenious contrivance, and otic that cannot be
removed very easily.
Jfca?* If our present reports prove correct,
the forces and losses of the two armies iu the
great battle stand thus :
Men. Loss. Loss.
U.S. Army, .Wim) I.tXH) men. Is pin*.
HOIM;! Army, 00,000 0,000 men. 2 generals.
The Work of CongrwT^
Since Congress organized, on the v
July, it has faithfully and enegetic.ii
its tirr.e to the execution of the roci ' 7
unfolded iu the President's
met the great difbculties of the , ll
ly, and dealt with them wi st .] v jl"? H
into the hands of tho executive d *
the whole power of the nation • jt g ? 3 >*
has given to the administration the
immediate and untrammaled action "Tl"' 1
port a nee of its work will become more i %
the war progresses. The result is a
ment, strong, undivided and onfettere/ 0^
A brief review of the joint measure, r
Senate and the House will show w| lat *
amount of work has been compress \' v
ty days. Immediate action was onlr'! I**
by the reception of tho department
One of the first resolution,
declaring that only those bills to aicf
stroyiug the rebellion should be consider!"
Iu execution of this purpose, the Ho n < r"
inittee of Waysnnd Means atari earlvruJ*
prepared ull the bills intended to be snW
The bill authorizing the President to (J*
five hundred thousand volunteer* ami an *
ing f^ve'hundred millions of dollars
support, was passed promptly, and *•'
great measure of the session, which all
measures are intended to strengthen V
bills for the army and nnvv, in the agrJJ
appropriate one hundred and ninety one
ions of dollars. The other appropriv*
made, are six millions of dollars for th,
payment of volunteers ; three million* of
purchase or hire of vessels to Mippr, fs ,.
cy, and to aid in the blockade ; two ir '
lor the transportation of munitions of
loyal citizens in the rebel states.
The following statement exhibits the cbir,,
ter of the other important bills passed
Houses, to the present date.
The bill authorizing a national lon# r ,
to the Secretary of the Treasury p©*,.
Wurrow within twelve months of its
two hundred and fifty millions of dollars ■■
pledgesdra national faith for the redempi*
of the dent The bill to increase the milt*
establishment of the United States, ereato,
standing amy of forty thousand men. I,
I? orce bill gives the President power
the army and navy in the col lectio,,
revenue, irr.d to close ports in rebellious
l'lic bills fur the better organization uf>
army, and lor the murine corps, provide
retired list.
Tae I'olli wing arc important bills of eiaj
laueous character which have parvi/
houses, viz : lor the appoint men; o. oii.
tant secretary of the navy ; for leji\i
executive and judicial appropriation-j
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury g
mil lines on vessels having improtier r
auces; toprovidc for iron clad ships andflow;,
batteries : for the confiscation of reb tlprope.
ty ; to refund duties on arms imported li
states.
Besides these bills already passed by C#
gre-s, others of importance have passed tin
House, and await the action ol the Senate-
A number of resolutions having forcible 5;.
plication to the condition of the country hut
been passed. Of these, the most intcrci
declare as follow rthat it is not the dutv ■>'
United States soldiers to return fujiiie
slaves; that the House will vote for a-t
number of men and amount of money form
suppression of the rebellion ; that the w
has lx;en forced upon the country by the *
lellioii, and that when the rebellion is iii
stroyed the war ought to cease ; tlmt the in
of the President previous toJthe mectiu;i
Congress are approved.—AT. T. World. I
SLAUGHTER OK THE INNOCENTS.— At I
camp at Laurel Ilill, in Western ViJ
which Gen. GARXETT abandoned when liel
menced his late disaslerous retreat. weretM
a number of newly made graves. Seven/|
inscriptions on their head-boards.
41 OiiAiit.Fs U. GOFE, of Richmond,
Company H, 23 Regiment Virginia U*
tecrs, who was shot in action, July 1, IS€L
Aged 10 years.
John E. Rlake, of Richmond, Vs., Cut
pany H, 23d Regiment Virginia Volar tew,
who was killed in action July 10,1801. Aged
15 years.
W. S Clay, Ist. R giment Georgia 1 olnr
teers, killed iu action, July 1, 1861. Aged It
years.
A cause that is really so inspired,and thd
kindles such a fire in every brea*t, can sorei'l
get mm enough in the ranks to vindicate it id
the fiery gage of war. And while the secedrtl
States are boasting of their ability to brine
million men into the field, it is a shocking*
inexplicable circumstance that we read of
boy " ten years old " enrolled in their sen?
and shot in battle. Is it upon the tender *
of its children that, after all, tjie rebel $W
are to rely for its defence ? Is it opoo 1*
loins as these that the sword is to begin'
conquer in the great fight which the crimH
older men have produced? Where art B
men of the South, that children expiate
sius ?
TFTE E.vftTH PASSES THROUGH THE COW
TAIL.—Mr. J. 11. Hind, the English MTFL*
mcr, in a letter to the London Tunes, of Jf
5, thinks that it is not only possible, batpf*
able that,on tho 3.oth of June the tnrlkjv*
through the tail of the comet, at a distance J
perhaps' two thirds of its length from ■■■'■
nucleus. He adds that upon that date i"
served, in the evening, a peculiar pbospM*
cence or illumination of the sky, which
tributed then to an auroral glare, but
he suggests might possibly IK; owing to**
ness of the comet's tail. "If a similar i"*
nation of the heavens," he conclude, *
been remarked generally on the earths -
face, it will be a significant fact."
ARMING AGAINST PIRATES.—The I l '
railroad company, in order to guard >0
any attempt to interfere with their ft 3 *
in the Pacific during the present troubles,
fully armed the Guatemala and
with Dahlgreen cannon, a quantity '*'•
rifles, Ac. They do not anticipate tho
trouble 011 the Pacific, but thought it 11 '
well to be on the safe side, in the even' 4
privateer being fitted out for the p ur P°
cruising on that roist.
9 . .* |
Prince Napoleon and his *
making un eastern tour, will vi-it li,e
States, landing at New York, thence 0
nra, round to Washington, throng' l '
and Ilarrisburg ; from Washington y
delpiiia, through Baltimore, again ■
i York, and finnllv through Boston, f
| for Portland. The time spent f l
will be four or five week*. ''j e .t,, jifofi
travel iu this country as Count Jc -