The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-09-05
Defeat of the Rebels in Western
Virginia!
REBELS LARGELY INCREASING
THEIR ARMY.
The Great Fire in London.

TFthcl-cD, " e nave papers from that city 10 the list
of August. and teIegaphic dates from the East to
August 10Th.
-. Louis dates are received to Aug. 3.
WAsHISGroS, July 27-The Potomac, below Wash
ington. cannot be crossed by the rebels. a. it Is guard
Ell by a large naval force The river above Is equally
secure.
There will be an entire change in the organization
OF the army by placing each brigade and division ON
q more satisfactory basis.
reconnaissance was made last night by n large
body n cavalry and infantry. IN the direction Of
Fairfax Court House, but found no sign Of an enemy,
except a mounted picket guard.
Tie rebels have Withdrawn from before our line;
their whereabouts - not known.
The rebel chiefs had agreed not to exchange pris-
Oucrs.
col Lander viii be authorized TO summon the men
Of the mountains aud plains. with whom ne was H.
sociateI when On the Overland Mail Route.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury has gone
70 New York, to invite Prince Napoleon and Princess
q ny a visit to Washington. and make the White
House their home.
AIvices received mere to-day. say the rebels are
not contemplating an attack on Washington, but on
Hlrper's Ferry.
The Fire Zou1ves. since the retreat. have been in
n state IF InsubOrdinatiJn which reached its climax
last night. Acting Brig Gen. MeCann ordered out
one Of his regiments and suppressed the rebellion and
disIrmeI the whole regiment Nine attempted 70
desert, but were arrested, and lodged in Jail
The Baltimore Clipper says nearly 400 negroes
appeared at Fort Monroe, on Friday night and
claimed protection. They said Hampton was TO be
attacked by the rebels and that they had been adyis-
ed TO flee to the fort Gen. Butler orlered them to
return.
Two companies went out yesterday. on the Fairfax
road, a distance Of ten miles from Alexandria, but
fouui no trace Of the enemy.
We have exciting rumors today, Of an engagement
between Col Tyler Of the Seventh Ohio Regiment, at
the heal Of three thousand troops. and Gov. Wise.
with seven thousand rebels at Bulltown, in which
six hundred %! our men and one thousand five nun
drel Of the enemy were killed. Wise J. retreItiug.
The EU-umIuI HIrE Convention u1MuTueI- HnpT
advising the Confederate States to issue one million
dollars iH treasury notes
MIR. ToOmhs has resigned the Secretary$hip Of the
Confederate States. Hunter Of Virginia, superseies
him-
Can. Banks IS strongly entreucheI at Hlrper's
Ferry, anil can withstand any attack Reinforce
meuts were arriving daily.
Little Is known Of the rebel movements.
Gen Mcclellan visited the Senate, and was warm
ly welcomed.
Il, Il rumoreI that Gen. Wool will take command
Of Fortress Monroe Immediately. aud Gen Butler
will cooperate with Gen. Mcclellan
Prince Napoleon will be the guest Of the French
Minister while here.
Yesterday Beauregarl was reconnoitering within
three or four miles % Chain Bridge, and left ten OF
twenty meu ~ scouts, but they were all made prison
ers b. Capt. Mott, Of New York
The whole missing, killed and wounded Of the Fire
ZouIves Is 255. Tney are to be sent to New York,
being thoroughly demoraljzcI-
There i 4 confirmation vi Wise's defeat ut Bull
town, 1T heaiIuarters-
JEFFERSON tGTT. No. July ol<t-tOuventiuu TINS
morning elected Hamilton r. Gamble. Of ST Louis.
Governor, by IS votes, and MOrdecai Oliver. Score
tary Of State, by 81 votes.
No votes were east against the candidates.
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary
Of State, Will be inauguritel 10y the Convention at .
o'clock.
WASHINGTON. July 3lst -General Orders No. II.
July 3Jth. proclaim Searchers Of houses for arms,
traitors. or spies. and arrests OF offenders IN such
matters. shall ouIy be made, in any department, by
the commander thereof, and IN extreme cases. admit
ting Of no delay. by command Of Lieut-Gen- Scott
Information has been received here. that since the
at 1r If Bull Run. the rebels have called for AN i'll
crease G: the army. and Virginia responds by offer
IN. $4,000.
North Carolina. Tennessee. Mississippi. and All-
Jama. offer at once 10 double their quota already
II spre,rs that the rebel troops do not intend to
make an attack on Washington.
y lieutenant II the regular army. who was cap
tursI. aud escaped from Manassas last Moniay,
states it : not their intention to advance on Washing
ton.
The question has been discussed. and Gen. Beaure-
gard Wa opposed 10 such policy
WASHINGTON. lu-us. 1t j. supposed here that
the army % tine Potomac Will not be - long Kept lille
~ before reported. ls organization = going on With
great r~sutiity. NJ tIrthe~t. a few weeks will be re-
quirei. NJ tire present rate Of progress, To- make a
terul,lIbie movement more successful than the last
No ilubt = entertained but that Gen Mcclellan viii
strike 80 soon ~ be j. ready, without waiting weather
lr appears thlt che New York 9th Regiment, eE
route Tor nome. while passing through tue ON NAIur
IN Baltimore. aere frei into with stones by 4 crowd
who ca,r-eI for Irf. Davis. The Gre vas returned
with bullets. principally ~ one house Citizens pro-
fe-siu- 90 D. Cu;ouj-ts bc-ggl them 10 de>Ist-
Another report -ly- that the soldiers charged bay
Cuet- Oa the men lining the sidewalks. Several shots
we're fired but no one hurts however. an otncer who
was euieayoriuE 20 arrest rioters wIs slightly stabbed.
Several arrests we're made. but the parties were re-
leased on their taking the oath Of allegiance 10 the
United StItes-
W,snfSarov. Aug. In the Senate. Mr.. Wilson
moved 20 take up the resolution approving the acts
Of the President Agreed to-
Nr. Brrckiurii.e said he could not believe the
Senate ever intended % take a vote on the resolution
lie rh51gft Senator'S were willing 20 let II 60 By.
Nr. sherman spoke ~ length He approved all
the President acts except one authorizing the Lieu
tenant General &, suspend the he5srs c1rpuS- For
this reason he could not vote for the resolution
In the House. on the motion Cf Mr.. Cox, u was
resolved BIZ the Senate aud House a. follows:
We acknowledge the faithful service and devotion
% our ~s0iiiers who have fought for our Tag and vim
diclJing the majesty AMI supremacy q the Republic
We commend 90 . generous people the army, Which
n nov armed k- the contest With uuyieldiuE courage
Both Houses q Congress have passed the Loan
bin AMI the Volunteer bill, thus placing $4,000 men
and $j1u.Nvo, 900 st the disposal q the President.
The House passed.. almost unanimously. a bill pro
viiing FOR the suppression Of rebellion and conspiracy
against the Government
The House passed . unanimous vote Of thanks 10
Gen. Mcclellan and his otacers and men, for recent
brilliant victa ries-
VIZ. Bingham, from the COMMITTEES on judiciary,
reported = oil % punish certain crimes Il proposed,
that recruiting IL any State OF Territory for services
"a any army hostile 20 the United States should be
punished as 4 high mislemeauJr, punishable with 4
fine Of from $40 10 $1,000, or Imprisonment from
two % Eve years The ball Furnishes similarly those
who enlist. or those who by words, writing, or pub
Iicltiou. encourage ~enlistments. Passed
\ letter received to-day from Lieut. Fasks. Of the
Ist Michigan Regiment, dated Richmond. July 2sih,
says he j. 4 prisoner with hundreds Of others IN that
city. There are more than thirty officers with him.