Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-08-31

Dates to st. Louis to Aug. 10.

Iatar AtoQ tAo Atlantic Nd.
Dates to st. Louis to Aug. 10.
The Pony Express with dates from
1t. Louis to August 10th, arrived this
?. n. At 2 o'clock, At tho outer station
of the Pacific Telegraph Company fifty
miles West Of Fort Kearney, August
~. The following Is from the ONION :
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9th.-The Pres
ident to-day made the following ap-
pOintments of Brigadier Generals tor
the Volunteer force Prof Mitchell, ac-
cepted, being recommended by the New
York conventional delegation Col. q.
BIemker, Slocum Volunteers; Major
Wadsworth, aid to Gen. Mcclellan;
Col. Peck, regular army who distin-
guished himself in the Mexican War;
Martindale, . graduate Of West Point |;
Ormby Mitchell, Professor of Astr0n-
omy, graduate of West Point, aud an
ex-nrmy officer.
A letter to day from Lieut.. Parks,
First Michigan regiment, dated Rich
mOnd 9th, says he il prisoner, with
hundreds of Others in that city. More
than thirty officers are with them.
Late last evening Prince Napoleon
and suite returned from Manassas.
Three regiments Of cavalry and four of
rebel infantry are in possession OF Fair
fax.
When it was known ct Manassas that
Prince Napoleon was coming, the en-.
thusiasm was wild. Beauregard and
johnson were both there, and received
the Prince with the greatest possible re-.
spect. To their earnest entreaties that
he would 90 on to Richmond and see
Davis, the Prince firmly declined.
The Notifications at Manassas were
formidable, and our guns, particularly
of Sherman's battery, form an import
ant part Of the detenses. Beauregard
informed the Prince that he captured
sixty.two guns at Bull Run.
The dead were not properly buried
but were merely put under the ground.
Some of their feet were seen above
ground.
The soldiers at Manassas were very
numerous but poorly dressed.
On departing the rebels gave the
Prince salute will. U. S. guns.
On returning to Fairfax Col. Stewart
(rebeD approached the carriage of the
Prince and said I hope yon like our
fertilization. The Prince replied, Oh,
pretty we'll. Stewart said II hope you
will interfere for us when you get
home" The Prince shrugged his
shoulders at this and said, 81 know
nothing"
Three companies of Kentucky caval-
nv arrived here this morning.
1t is we'll authenticated that Smith.
in custody in New York, !s member
of the rebel Congress. He will be held
as hostage for Ely.
Wilson Of Chicago, has permission to
raise regiment Of engineers and bridge
builders.
Night before last a rebel steamer at
tempted to leave Acquia Greek and was
driven back by the ice boat. 1t was
thought the rebel was injured. The
ice boat was not struck. The Page car
ries six guns.
Navigation of the Potomac is unob-
structcd. Wednesday night five boats
filled with armed men were seen to
pass over the river from the west side.
Several rebel vessels are lying at the
wharf at Fort Washington.
TelcgHphic communications is being
established between this city and the
several camps including Fort Corcoran
and Col. Sherman's command further
up the river.
A dispatch says reliable intelligence
is received that the rebels are concen-
trating ut Fairfax aud various other
points between Point of Rocks and A.
exandria there are eight to ten thou
sand at Fairfax and most experienced
officers under the movements defensive.
It is reported that they intend to EN-
gage over the whole line from Harper's
Ferry to Alexandria simultaneously.
If this be so they will be foiled for Gen.
McClelland's preparations are equally
available for offensive or defensive &C
ton.
Surgeon Wood has taken measures
tor carrying into effect tho act of Con-
gress. by adding to the Medical staff Of
the Army q corps of Cadets, whose
duty shall be to act ~ assistant hoapi-
tai aud ambulance tenders on the field
with the same nte Of pay - military
cadets.
Gen. Scott hes issued stringent
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