, 1861-08-11

of tne FoIeaaat.
~. 4 ITO the Associated Ptess.1
:NAsHizeros, August "a letter Kas e
Michigan a11ee1ment,;dated 1t Richmond, July
29th, ii which he hays he Il a prisoner with
hundreds Of others In that city. More than
thirty officers are with him. Be has the
names Of Sc Of bis regiment, and believes
these are all Col Butter Horth, Lieut.; Mersb,
still at Manassas Junction, wounded. Only
three Of his company arc with him, named
Philips, Murray, Shaker and Geo. Baker.
[Cor. n. 7. Times.l
Late in the evening, Prince Napoleon
returned with his suite, from Manassas. Three
regiments of cavalry and four Of rebel infant1y
held possession ct Fairfax. =Mhen-ls was
MoEnat Manassas that Prince Napoleon Was
comirg, the enthusiasm was Wild Beaure-
gard AID Johnston were both at III anassas.
They received the Prince with fha greatest
respect. All their pressing Invitations that be
would go On to Richmond and Bee jeH Davis,
the Prince firmly declined. The Notifications
Heula11y Of Sherman's battery, form an impor-
tant part of the defences. B5auregard in
formed the Prince TINT he captured stxty-two
guns at the battle Of Bull Run. The dead
were not properly buried They vera simply
put under he gro9sa9, ana 1ems M 2, Ine1 lssa
very numerous, but poorly dressed At, the
departfpg the rebelsgsye the Prince salute
with United States guns On returning to
Fairfax, Col Stewart approached the carriage
OF the Prince and said, hope you like our
fortifcatione.' The Prince said, aOh, pretty
intercede for Us when you get homer The
diplomatic Prince shrugged his shoulders as
be replied, ~ knoD nothing"
Three companies Of Col Toucey's regiment
Of Kentucky cavalry reached Washington this
Its Ven authenticated that the man Smith,
in custody in New York, il member OF the
rebel congress. He will be held IS q hostage
for Mr. Ely, member Of Congress from New
York.
The Freedom arrived this morning. Her
Officers contradict the report that tha rebels bel
navigation Of the Potomac is unobstructed
It is reported that batteries are now being put
up at Whitehouse Point. On Wednesday,
night, five boats filed with armed men were
land side and land at that place. At Fort
Washington all fs quiet and in good order.
Several prizes lie at the wharf To-day the
designations Of Chief Engineer Chas. Spencer
and ID Engineer Andrew Curancs, of the
Freehorn, we're accepted Cause Of the re51g-
nation, not known.
IN. 7. Herald Dispatch,1
he1apla 1nfEl1gence has been received that
the rebels are concentrating forces at various
points on their side of the river, from Point
Of Rocks to Alexandria There are from
5000 to 10000 at Fairfax, and considerable
force in the vicinity Of Edwards Ferry. There
are large bodies at the crossing, and several
thousand at Leesburg, As yet they hare
made only minute recounoisauces in the
neighborhood Of Chain Bridge It is difficult
to determine whether these movements are
preliminary to an attack upon our lines, or to
guard more closely an entrance into Virginia
BY our army. The opinion of our most ex-
perienced officers is that they are purely de-
fensiye.
It is reported here that an attack upon our
lines is contemplated, and that the rebels are
concentrating at every available point in
order to engage our whole line from Ha1pes's
Ferry to Alexandria, and prevent the co1cen-
tration Of forces on our side to resist their
attack, which will be adroitIy concealed until
the precise time for its execution. # this be
their design they will be signa1ly thwarted.
for the preparations OF Gen. Mcclellan are
equally available for either offensive Or dafeu-
siVe action. The disposition Of these forces
Will enable him to repel an attack at any
point along the whole line, or to move for.
;#ard-hfs whole column, simultaneously, upon
any given point in the adjacent borders.
: ITO the Associated Press.]
WAsHsGToN, Aug. 10.-Surgeon General
Wood has taken measures for carrying into
effect the late act Of Congress for adding to
the medical staff Of the army corps OF cadets,
whose duty it ehsll be to act as dressets In.the
hospitals, and as ambulance attendants in the
field, with the same rank and pay as the West
Point 1fi4ifarV Fo1ofc