Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-08-13
WAR NEWS.
Special dispatch to The Chicago Times.
WashInutnn Ann

Washington, Aug. 8.
Prince Napoleon has ghne to Manassas |
and Richmond with his suite
He was escorted through our lines hy |
Gen. Mcdowell and two companies Of cav
airy.
There is some excitement in conse-
quence. as all the members of bis suite are
we'll posted respecting the defences Of
Washington
The Presidents has appointed II. G.
Wells, Of Michigan, Minister to Hondu-
RAJ.
Gen McDowells oficial report of the
battle Of Bulls Run fills one hundred and
forty pages.
He gives our loss at 500 killed and LOO
wounded. There is no positive statement
of the missing.
He says he CONFIRMED to his orders, and
would have been successful If he could
have gone to the railroad above the june
ton in time to have destroyed it.
The President appointed to day Keyes,
Porter, and Ii. lockwood Brigadier Gen
erals
The first regiment OF Sickles' Brigade
crossed into Virginia to day, ]. leo strong
The Fifth aud Sixth Wisconsin regl.
ments arrived here to day.
The First Regiment of Pennsy lvania
Artillery has arrived, with thirty two bras.
l2-pnunders.
A fla of truce came in from the rebel
lines across the Potomac To day, with
letters from 400 prisoners at Richmond.
Lord Lyons sent 10 the President state
ment showing the names aud number of
vessels OF various nations that have evaded
adj f no
intimates that England will not recognize
such blockade
Two new rebel batteries have been dis
covered down the Potomac, below AQUA
Greek
Last night seven boats. filled with armed
meE, were seen ~ cross from the Mary land
| side and land nj these batteries.
The steemer FreebUrn left this afternoon
for Aqua Creek.
Henry G Whitney, of Illinois, has hsen
appointed Puymuster and Daniel Ii Rue
ker, OF Michigan, Quartermaster.
! Dispatches to the Associated Press.
Washington. Aug. 9.
The activity among government team
sters Is rs great as it was at any time pre-
viOus to the late battle
Much more regard than heretofore is
| paid to the comfort aud subsistence of the
soldiers, and little If any complaint now
exists among them.
Soldiers arrive from time to time, inclu-
ding of late large proportion of cavalry.
They are Judiciously distributed along our
now extended Potomac lines.
The movement of trouBs during the night
is certainly an Improvement over their
, improper exposure to the sun.
Many Of those recently appointed to mil
itary u1ces are waiting impatieDtly for
their commissions.
The southern newspapers will not much
longer eIult over the ineficiency Of the
blockade in localities which might he spec
flied. The Navy Department is in posses
sion OF ample power, recently conferred by
Congress. ardsis expCdlriously completing
arrangements applicable to all such cases
Naval constructors have reported Oh the
Navy Department that Vanderbllt's steam
ers are unfit for blrckading ard other uay a
service
The following consular appointments
have been maidstone were confirmed by
the Senate; others have been made since
adjournment: John j. Neal, of Kansas. t.
klngstown Jamaica w. NJ. Jackson, of
| WISCONSIN,, tn HALIFAX j ID. Buwmar, OF
Indiana, Matarzas 4 Wheeler, OF Iowa,
| 10 Genoa
Prince Napoleon not vet having returned
from his VISIT beyond our lines, il is sup
posed that the COniederates have invited
him 70 extend his visit
There was an affair between pickets
beyond Alexandria last night. Two men
were killed, Tut on which side Is not sta
ted.
| III
The village of Hampton was burned by
the rehels to prevent Its re occupation by
the Federal troops.
Ten Butler retired without fighting.
Magruder had seven thousand infantry,
tw" hundred cavalry aud sixteen cannon.
Zen. Butler had only three thousand men.
| mere are seven houses left standing. NJ
| lives lost
Magruder is preparing to attack New
| PIT News.
Prince Napoleon has returned from a
visit To- Manassas. He has forbidden his
suite to relate any of their observations. or
! give aGy Information whatever c,ucerniuy
the visit. 1t is presumed that he did not
90 to Richmond
Letters have just been received here
from Col Wilcox aud Capt Ricketts,, both
about being sent tn Richmond.
The steamers Chesapeake and Yankee
have arrived They report all quiet down
the river aud bay.
! Zen Wont has been ordered to relieve
Ueh. Butler III the mmand of the forces
at Fortress Monroe Ii is generally he
iieved that General Butler will he ordered
| here.
Martinsburg. above Harper's Ferry, wa,
occupied yesterday by force of nine hun
dred rebels
There was a cavalry skirmish last night
near Alexandria. The Federal less was
two killed Three rebels were killed
The rebels made the attack, and did not
retreat uatil our pickets were reinforced.
The administration is strongly opposed
to any excha- ge of prisoners A flag OF
truce came In trcm the enemy's camp,
covering such a proposition, to day.
Col. Hamilton, of the Third Wisconsin
Regiment, has been appointed to the COM
mand OF the Third Brigade Of Gen. Canks'
Division.