Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-17
WASHINGTON. Aug. IL, 1861.

A citizen OF Washington has received q
letter from Ii. 5. Masraw, who was captured
on his way to Bull Run to recover the body
Of Colonel Cameron. The letter is dated
Richmond, and written several days after his
capture. 1t states that be is ut present i'm
prlsoued ID tobacco warehouse, under
guard, the chief of whom is Mr.. Todd, brother
OF Mrs. Lincoln He says he is well treated
but kept in. close confinement. He says they
nre determined to mete out to our prisoners
the same treatment that 10 given to their
prisoners by our Government Strong efforts
have been made by influential Southern men
| To obtain their release. but the Government
will not swrrve irom their course Arnold
Harris is with Msgraw, and both are 10 good
| health. The reason signed for their arrest
is that they came within their lines improp
prly. The answer to this in Washington is,
| that Mr.. Harris was not invited to eUter
upon the mission by the Government, and is
viewed as Rebel hence should not be
imprisoned by his own friends
Letters have been received from Manassas
stating that Colonel Wilcox and Captain
Rockets are doug well The latter he's two
bullet wounds il the thigh, and the former a
severe wound in the arm, but both are
recovering without The necessity of amputa
! tlOn.
The President is satisfied that nothing
improper has or will result from the visit o
Prince Napoleon to Manassas. When the
Rebels endeavored to obtain a promise from
him that he would use his influence with the
EUpptor 10 have the Southern States recog
nlzrd as on independent government, ht
evaded direct reply, but did not positively
refuse The suite all guarded in wba
they say, but intimate that the Rebel force
there is much greater now than at the tine
| OF the battle OF Ball Run
The Nashville Union and american says
! Hon. Thomas A. r. Nelson Of Els; Tenups
SEE, who has perslstenlly opposed the actor
of bis State, was arrested on the charge o
treason, III Lee equity. Virginia, on the 4lh
he will probably be tried for treason.
The great Garibanl has rendered his ser
vices to the Federal Government. The cor
respondence in which the offer was made ant
accepted took place between the American
Consul at Geuoa aud Secretary Seward
The offer, of conrse, was accepted, and tn,
rank Uf NJ ojor General rendered to the nobl
Italian.
The bill providing for the increase 10 th
number of the West Point Cadets. did no
pass Congress, as has neen reported.
Colonel Stevens TODD command of tn
Seveuty-nioth tllighlaud) Regiment on Sat
uFoay.
The correspondence between Col McCun,
and Coz. Stuart Of the Virginia Cavalry
uching the body OF Col. Cameron, has beef
laid before the War Department. The ideu
tity of the body is established, and the tim
of It's recovery Substantially rests with lh
Secretary OF War.
The FreebOrn brought up with her tw
cOntrabands, one belonging to DR. II oed an
the other to james Waller, of Stafford coun
ty, who report that the Shareholders stu
c"utnre TO put their slaves in the Rebe
army
1t is reported here ttat the woods at an
near Bull Run have been fred. and that, "a
last advces, the FIRE was still burning f-rcelJ
| give the report tor what 1t is worth bu
# tru- OF course, il must have been done b
some Of our own men, as upon those wood
the Rebels depended mainly during tn
recent engagement.
The FTst Artillery, Pennsylvania Vour
teers, winch arrived here on Wednesday uig hi
are at the Arsenal They will receive thei
horses and the remainder OF their cannon 10
few days.
t John Bigelow, late editor of the Ne
| Yo'k EUenin9 Post, has been appoin,e
t Consul at Paris 1t Is a remunerative ofic,
f paying $4,000 year
, The historian, }. Lathrop Motley, has bee
appointed To succeed j. Glaucey Jones, q
!. Minister to Austria