The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-07

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Ton, the United States South Carolina cal eo
SIX schooners; the 5th two and one ashore; on
the 9th, one aud on the It'll, one-naSng in all eleven
sail destroyed or captured.
The naines Of the captured vessels the Shark Capt
g. Patterson Venus Capt J. Nelson; Ann Ryan, Capt l.
Maynard McCaphed, Capt. J. Grccnell; louisa Capt g
Marshall; Dart Capt J. Y. Lawiess; Coralia Capt E.
Tngley Falcon Capt j. Dohudas George Baker Capt G.
H. Smith; Sam Houston, Capt T. c. Saunders. portion
of them had cargo chiefly lumber Among other things
captured thirteen mail bags and thirty bags
tanning express matter.
On the 9th Of July, OF St. Marks, Florida tho Mohawk
captured the sloop Geo. Soat, attempting TO run tho
blockade, There passengers board the lady
three children and two servants OF Adntant General Hcl
land, of Florida. Mrs H. claimed the rebel flag b,
private property, and secured it her person As the
Captain could not without using violence to
lady, who in delicate situation he had 10 let 1t 60
DESTRUCTION OF TIE BRIG B.. T. MARrN.
The Navy DEPARTMENT Is in receipt Of letter from Com
mander Goldsboro Of the United States Union,
dated Hampton Roads yesterday, In which he Gays the
brig ashore Cape atterss about which there
much speculation, proved to DO the b. T. Martin Of Bos-
ton which had been in possession Of tho rebels Com
nander Gosboro adds, the unloading her VIXEN
he sent party who, after Smelling the place. fire TO
the vessel and etectualy. destroyed her cargo.
ABvIoEs PROM KEY WEST AND FORT PICKENs.
The Departments latest adviccs from Key West TO
the 30th uit., and from Fort Pickens to the 22i u
THE REBEL FORCES NEAR vienna AND FALLS
CHURCH--ALRxANDRIA MENACED.
gentleman who has been recently compelled 10 leave
Vienna states that the rebels have about ten thousand
men at that point and Fas Church, and that they are
mesacing an attack upon Alexandria.
He says that he has mingled freely among their troops
and confirms the statement that they had hun
dred thousand at Bull and Manassas on the 2ls ult
The estimate made OF their killed in that engagement
twenty hundred exclusive of wounded They adj
init that the slaughter their side double what
was ours.
He reports that the wives Of rebel soldiers state that
their husbands engaged in mining the road between
Fas Church and Fairfax Court House, and that they in
tend 10 connect the mines with small vais filed with
plosve MATERIAL and that their main batteries in the d.
rccton Of Manassas Junction have not yet been Disco
covered by our troops.
From another source 1t is learned that ever since the
occupation OF Harpers Ferry by tho rebels force Of
from thousand to twelve hundred has been en-
gagged at Richmond in the manufacture Of rned cannon
and ordnance Of various calbres They said have
turned out an immense number Of cannon.
wAsHiNGToNIANs KILLED AT BULL RUN.
Intelligence has been received here that number Of
residents Of Washington who went over to Dxie d.
recy after the siege Of Sumter killed and wounded
at Bull run.
MILITARY MOVEMENT ON THE SOUTHERN COAST.
The propricy IF movement upon Charleston by sca is
much canvasscd here. Ia considered by many military
experts excellent device attack the rebels at home
while nearly the whole Of their armies are
In Virginia aud at the mouth Of the Ohio river vgo
rocs attack upon Charleston New Orleans would dis
tract the rebels and force them TO withdraw large part
of their forces that opposing our advance into
Virginia and Tennessee
BALTIMORE THE RENDEZVOUS OF THE ARMY.
The city Of Baltimore has been selected " the princi
pal rendezvous for the army in the large force
is being collected there, account Of tho facilities OF
thence either Harpers Ferry Washing
ton Fortress Monroe.
CHIEF OF THE ORDNANCE BUREAU.
Captain Andrew A. Harweod has been appointed Chief
Of Bureau Of Ordnance and photography vice Masrudsr
turned rebel
ARRIVAL OF REGULARS.
Companies and ], numbering about Two hundred
and fifty men, Second United States infantry Lieut. COL
Day and Captains Davidson and Lowell from Fort Aber
crombe Dacotah Territory been added TO the force
Der OF veteran soldiers Some Of them have been quar-
ter Of q century in the federal service.
WISCONSIN MOUNTED RrFLEMEN.
Col Coon leaves for Wisconsin tomorrow morning 10
raise regiment of mounted rHemen to JON Gen Rufus
Kings brigade. Wisconsin has excellent material for
regiment of sharpshooters
ANOTHER REGIMENT OF CAVALRY ACCEPTED.
Another regiment Of cavalry, to be commanded
by Judge t. Lyle Dickey, Of Illinois. has been
accepted. He is to select the company OH
GERS, which his experience in the Mexican
war will enable him to do discreetly. The field officers
will be taken from the regular army. II will be crack
regiment.
DEPARTURE OF THE THIRD CONNECTICUT REGIMENT
FOR HOME.
The Third Connecticut regiment, Colonel Chat1eld, hay
ing served out the time Of enlistment started boeyard
this afternoon Most of the men eager to return for
three years.
SOLDIERS TURNED FARMERS.
1t is stated positively that number OF desertccs from
army since the battle Of Bull have stolen of and
hired out day aborers upon farms in this vicinity on
the Maryland side Of the Potomac
INJURY TO GENERAL COUCH.
Brgader General Couch, Of the seventh Massachusetts
regiment was seriously injured to-day by his horse falling
and rolling upon him.
sECOND AUDITOR OF THE TREASURY.
Ezra b. French, ex-member OF Congress from Name
has been appointed Second Auditor OF the Treasury vice
7. d. j. Fuller, resigned
CLAIMS OF vIGINIANs FOR DAMAGES.
Almost regiment of Virginians have filed cairns for
damages under the general orders prescribing asagn
ent of damages TO property occupied for military pur.
poses. Some Of these demands for more than the
whole property of tie claimants could any time haye
been sold for.
NAVAL VESSELS PREPARING FOR SEA.
The Arsenal and Navy Yard the busiest places IN
Washington just now with tho preparation OF vesses
ordnance and fixed ammunition The Pensacola Is nearly
ready for Her officers and have been ordered
on board. She will join the blockading feet.
NOTIFICATION TO MASTERING OFFICERS.
The following order has just been published:--
GNNKRAL ORDER NO. 80
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJrrANT GENERALS Ory1CE,
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1861.
FrstTo guard against imposition, mastering officers
WILL at the conclusion Of the OF each battalion
regiment (whcther mustered by companies not cause
the entire regiment battalion to be paraded in.
spection, and In case they discover any deception
fraud to have been practced, they will Immediately re.
port the fact to this Office thu. all the parties connected