, 1861-08-01
- u sufscrnN ,1u1. 31 1871

n hASHlAGIoSs July dt 1851.
REFORMS II TIE AnaT-ARaASezNEs7s TO
C1Tf AND CAMPS. .
Gen. Mcclellan has not yet entered fully
upon the duties of his department, nor Will
he, owing to the mrltifatious duties of his
Office, be fully installed for several days to
come; We are hoxsver, enabled n, to state stes 81
are contemplated, which will ultimately re-
suit in ests o1ishiDg q much desired esprit du
corps among the troops. a Provost Marshal
Is to be appointed for the city Of washington,
officers and soldiers will not be allowed the
freedom Of the city unless On official business,
uor will they be permitted to reside in any
place other than heirregimcnta1 eacampment
or barracks.
No liquors viii be allowed to be sold to
common soldiers, unless upon the written or
where liquors are sold be permitted to remain
open between the hours of nine o'clock in the
evening and Elk o'clock in tho morning. No
persons, out of motives Of curiosity merely,
viii be permitted to visit any of the regimen.
tai encampments, unless upoE the. order Of
eommaudirg the department.. 4 rigid state Of
taetie al discipline is also to be enforced. Com
1uan5auts Of regiments will not be permitted
to absent themselves from their commands,
ur1ess upon special orders Of the commander
CT the department.
HVH TIE HEREl8 COMMbN3CATE WITH EACa
OTHER
4 few days since lady In Baltimore, the
Eife Of prominent official under the last Ad-
minSsIatScE, forwarded to General Bea1se-
gard, through her foD, Q magnificent sword,
as 4 present from number Of Indies residing
| press their esteem and sympathy for him in
! Lie pressnt position. 4 day or two afterward
| this zane lady herself, went as far as
MARYLAND Point, with one hundred let
| t.rs in her. possession for the rebels,
| which she had conveyed to them in the
following manner Ion reaching Maryland
Point she shot of q rocket as 3 signal for the
| boat on the opposite ehore, which immediate
1y came oveT, with muf1ed oars, took the
package, and then left, after which the lady
returned to this city. On Thursday LAST she
ing herself to pass over In the boat, but was
compelled to return, when within about $40
yards Of the Virginia shore, by shot from
the steamer Reso1ute. Tie lady is now in
Washington, probably awaiting another op.
in this clandestine mode. Free and constant
communication with the rebels Is said to be
kept up by means of boats from Alexandra to
Occoguaa, the enemy's piekets extending that
far.
GENERAL 4'Dowu1's REPORT or THE EAT.
TIE OF Bull RUN.
The anxiety generally entestainea to See the
official report Of Gen. Mcdowell OF the battle
| ut Bull Run will not be grati6*d for som.
time. Up to Last evening Gen. McDowell hsl
not Jet been furnished with the report Of my
Of the division commanders. Their report:
are necessary, as the basis Of that Of the com
1aaade1 Of the column They are probab1,
delayed by the failure Of some brigade com
! ma1de1s TO report promptly. The disorgan
. lzsd condition Of the army for several Day
after its return, and the loss in several iustau
ees Of company regimeuta1 rolls by the los
: N the battle OF the Eergeants having them il
: GEfrge, are come Of tho cause4 Of this delay
The report Of Gen. Mcdowell will hardly b
made for week.
TIE NErAKEs At BULLS RUN,
, The similarity Of uniforms OF some of on
volunteers With that Of some OF the rebel tx
imeutB, occasioned mistakes en- their side
s Eeu as upon ours in the recent epgazem en-
I Lieut.. col. Boone, Of the Second MississIp1
J He Gays that the Minnesota regiment vi
+ marched up to within one hundred and fl
r ! Yards Of Z battery supported BY seyen thou
= apd rebel tnfantry. Their fra was withhc
! becanse they supposed them to be one
thciz oTn regiments coming into posttlo
frtd three rounds, be stepped out and begg
them for Gods sake TO stop firing upon the
friends. A. volunteer upon the fatk Of t
. Minnesota regiment, who vas fighting up
q hfsoEn hook, demanded to know #h1 he ":
s and zs eo0n as he had announced his nau
2e rank &nd regiment, the volunteer present
q his rife, ard ordered him to surrender, viii
Re he did In marching him through the zo
g ayes they threatened the prisoner with =
4 leuce, bnt his captor defended him with
e e rifle, AID brought him safely IN An intere
y: | ing interview occurred to-day between t
u captor and the captive in the Guard House
ID the Old Capitol -
~ ARRIVAL OF soLpWRB FROM TIE REDKI. LIZ
~ --Eo ATTEMPT TO BURY TEE DEAD MADE
~ ~ THE U6IoN cckNAnDEB, ETC =
a Edward 2. Doughery, Of the New York
ri: regiment. who has been prisoner at Iudle
IA f:huIcb, near the batt1e field Of Ball Ban,
u fn1ned hero to-day. He ststes th1t he !
Il captured, in coupaay with Dr.: Psgent. wh