, 1861-08-12
Afternoon Dispatches.
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Michigan regiment, dated at Richmond, Jay
29th, IN which he says he::ts 9 prisoner WIN
hundreds Of others in that city. more taan
thirty ca1ce1s are with him. He bag the
ti1eee aro ali. Col Butter worth, Lieut.: Mersh,
TIent. Warren and Perkins, and others ara
st1Il st Manaesas Junction, wounded Only
three Of his company are with him, named
Philips, Murray, Shaker and Geo. BAKER.
[Cor. N. 7. Times.]
Late in the evening, Prince Napoleon
returned with his suite, from Manassas. Three.
rgin,ents Of cavalry and fonr Of rebel Infantry
held -p06gessi0n. Gf Fairfax. When. IT, VAS
known at Manassas that PElGca Napoleon WAS
coming, The Enthusiasm was wild. -B3aure-
gard -sld- Johnston were both. at Manassas.
They received the Prince with thegreatest
respect. Antheir pressing Invitations that he
would 20 on to Rfchmo ond and sea jeff DaYis,
|, the Prince firmly declined. The Qualifications !,
st Manassas are formidable, and onr guns, par
ticu1arly Of sherman's: battery, form sa iapor-
tant part Of the defences. Bsauregard in
formed the Prince that he captured sxty-two
guns at the battle Of Bail Run. The dead
| were not properly buried. They were simply
| put under the ground, aud come of their feet
I were eeen- above. Soldiers in Maaassaa were
| very numerous, but poorly dressed. At the
departing the; rebels gave ths Prince a salute
Fa 9nSa sT sss gqa Sa fa e. CHIEFS
t OF the Prince and said, d I hope you like our
| Notifications" Tee Prince said, :" Oh, pretty
/ well" ~ hops" he said again, "you will
| inte1cede for US when You get home" The
diplomatic Prince shzHgged his shoulders %
| be replied, " Iknoso nothtng,n
! Three companies Of Col Tonceg's regiment
| of Kentucky cavalry reached Washington this
/ morning.
It is Veil authenticated that tho man Smith,
IN custody in New York, is member OF the
| rebel congress. As viii 6e held as 2 hosfase
York.
The Freehorn arrived this morning. Her
officers contradict the report TINT the rebels
ere erecting batteries On Matthias Point Ine
navigation Of the Potomac Is uno6structsd;;
up at Whitehouse Point. On Wednesday
night, fYe boats filed with armed men were
seen BY person to pass oSer from tho Mary
land side and land at that place. At Fort
Washington all is quiet and in good order.
Several prizes lie ut the wharf To-day the
designations Of Chief Engineer Chas. Spencer
and I'd Engineer Andrew curancs, Of the
Freeborn, were accepted. Cause Of the reslgg-
nation, not known.
IN. 7. Herald Dispatch,J
Reliable intelligence Aas been received that
the rebels are concentrating forces at various
| points On Their ssQE OIL lac E1Vef1 IIOm f9i1l
, Of Rocks to Alexandria There are from
5000 to 10000 at Fairfax, and a considerable
!, force in the vicinity Of Edwards Ferry. There
are large bodies at the crossing, aad eeveral
thousand at Leesburg As yet they have
made only minute reeonnoisauces in the
: neigbborhood Of Chain Bridge. It is difieult
: 10 determine whether these movements are
| preliminary to an attack upon our lines, OF to
{ guard more closely an entrance into Virgins
Ey cur army. The opinion Of our most ex
). ! perienced officers is that they are purely de-
fensiye.
. It Is reported here tia: an attack upon ou1
lines is contemplated, and that the rebels arr
concentrating at every available point il
. order to engage our whole line from Harper't
Ferry to Alexandria, and prevent the concen
tration Of forces on cur side to resist thei,
: attack, which will be adroitly concealed uuti
! the precise time for its execution. II this bs
/. their design they Eill be slgnally thWarted
!. fer the preparations of Gen. Mcclellan ar,
:. equally available for either offensive or defeu
a sire action. The disposition Of these force
y will enable him to Fepel an attack at an,
= point along The whole line, or to move foI
= ward his whole column, simultaneously, upol
a any given point in the adjacent borders.
/. ITO the Associated Press.1
e WAsHSGToN, Aug. 10.-Snrgson Genera
Wood has taken measures for carrying int
Effect the late act Of Congress foz adding t
Il the medical staff Of the army corps Of cadets
C whoge duty it ehal1 be to act az dressers in th
e hospitals, and as ambulance attendants in th
It Point Military Cadets.