The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-20
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Official Despatch.

WAsHINGroY July lS.-The following despatch
was received at the War Department on Thursday
afternoons:
FA1prAx CouRT HOUSE, July Is.
| To Lieut. Col f. ID. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant
General, W ashingtOn:
| The First Division, under Gen. Tyler, is between
Germantown and Centreville Ihe Second, under
Colonel Hunter, is at this place. and just bout to
move forward to Centreville, The Fifth Division,
under Col Miles, is the crossing of the old Brad
dock road with the road from this to Fairfax Sta
tou, and is ordered to move forward to Centrevile
| by the old Braddock road. Barrvs battery has
| joined it. One OF Heintzeman's brigade, under
| Col. Wilcox, is at Fairfax Station.
Col. Hein,zeman and his other brigade are be-
| low the Station, but be has not reported to me
| since we have been here, and have not been able
| to communicate with him. think they are at
! Sangster's Station The four wounded yes
terday belong to Colonel Miles Division, who had
some slight skirmishing in reaching his position.
Each column encountered about the same obstruc
tions in trees felled across the road, but the
men cleared them out in few moments There
were extensive breastworks thrown up at various
places, and some OF them with enbrasures protected
With sand-b bags. Extensive breastworks also
! thrown up at the Fairfax railroad station and the
| road leading to Sangsters.
| A great deal of work had been done by them,
| and the number and size of their encampments
| show that they have been here in great numbers
| Their retreat, therefore, must have a damaging
effect upon them They left in such haste that they
did not draw in their pickets, who came into our
camp, tnlnklng, as II occupied the same place,
that it was one Of their own. The obstruction to
the railroad in the vicinity of the station including
the deep cut filled in with earth, &C., be cleaned
out in a few hours. The telegraph poles are up,
with the wires them.
look to having the railroad and telegraph COM
munication repaired in very short time. Much
Hour, some arms, forage, tents, camp equipage,
also were abandoned by them.
| am distressed to have to report excesses by our
troops. The excitement of the men found vent
in burning and pillsging, which, however soon
checked, distressed us all greatly.
We go to Centreyille in few moments
Very respectfully, your Obedient servant,
Irwin Mcdowell,
Brigader General Commanding.
Gen. WcCIelian's sCOmmant--Lieutenant COL
onel Pegram's Surrender.
The following is the letter of Lieutenant Colonel
Pegram offering to surrender after the defeat Of
the Confederates at Beverly:
Headquarters AT MIR. KETTLES HoUsE,)
Near Tygart's Valley River,
Six miles from Beverly June II. 1861.
To "Commanding Officer" of Northern Forces,
Beverly, Virginia.-Sir: | write to state to YOU
that have, in consequence of the retreat of Gen
eral Garnett, and the jaded and reduced condition
OF my command, most of them having been wi, hout
food for two days, concluded, with the majority of
my captains and field officers, to surrender my
Command to you tomorrow, as prisoners of ,Car |
have only to add trust they will only receive at
your hands such treatment as has been invariably
SHOWN TO the Northern prisoners by the South. L |
am, sir, your obedient servant
JOHN PEGRAM,
Lieutenant Colonel p. A. C. s., Commanding.
Gen. Mcclellan sent the following reply by his
aid-de-camp, Lieut.. Williams:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIo,o |
BEVERLY, Va, July l3. 1861. |
John Pegram, Esq, styling himself Lieutenant
Colonel p. A. g. S.-Sir: Your communication
dated yesterday, proposing to surrender prison
ers of war the force assembled under your COM
mand, has been delivered to me. AS command r
of this department, | will receive you and them
with the kindness due to prisoners of war; but it
not in my power to relieve you them from any
liabilities incurred by taking against the Uni
ted States. l am, very respectfully, your obedent
servant, GEO. B. Mcclellan,
Major-Genera United States Army Commanding
c.a a'a, nespatch from General Me CIeIIan--
Success of Federal Troops i'm the Kama
wha Valley.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The following despatch |
has just been received at the Headquarters of the
Army:
BEVERLY, July 10, 1861. |
Col E. d. ToCnSend, Adjutant Gent, U. s. A.
One Of General COx's Regiments, the 2nd Ken
lucky, defeated and drove six hundred of General |
Wise's out of Barboursve, Cabel county, on |
the 10th inst
Signed, G. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding
Department of the Ohio.