The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-28
From NashinRton.
Capture Of IL Rebel Piekets,
Potomac blockade Badly Euforccd,
Tug REBELS ARMING SLAVES.
A Disastrous Reconnaissance


Washington. 'o.2, The following ii'p,tch
wa reccivcd today on General Mccall, dated
Camp pierroro.t :--
Colonel G.. II. i.q,i.1, with seven hundred
men "A the ist Ctynl-v Poln.Ivanii Reserve
marched Last uit III Al o,l.-k with orders 10
proceed 10 Dfainc,,il and csptrre party u
Inc cncm, = picket, understood 20 We th 20. lie
returned A. noon today, having k.ll'i two AMI
wounded one Of the enemy, AMI TAX 'n eleven
prisoners Two oi he prisoners are cavalry,
with their horscs arms and equipments. The
remainder are iooimcn. CD Hav'ri hal his
horse killed aud il slightly wounded, aud am
sorry to report that Surgeon Ale Nandcr and one
of our men are wounded. The prisoners I'LL br
forihn ith sent 10 Warrington.
The rebel blockade Of the Potomac river dl.'
not seem TO have been vigorously enforced TIL,
week. rs i-iou. vessels have arrived here with
cargoc. uf coal wool AMI other domestic sup
plies. -,
In addition 10 those heretofore announced tho
Amy Bnafd have retired the following named
officers, IN cons,gurncc OF physical inab'lliy =
Majors Henry IS JCdd, I'WtilNn Jpncr, AMI
Christopher s. Lowell. The President has APP
proved the following
col Stcrhcn H. Long has been ordered 10
a sumo tho du'ir. Of the head Of the Corps Of
Typographical Engineers.
The hty.cisht mutinecr' from Inc mhne
Volunteer Regiment, now at TortugH, viii bc
temporarily detached for duty to companies OF
Gov. iadislaus Njhazi. Of Texas. ha' been
appointed Consul to Anconl, Italy. lie emit
grated 10 T"Nas twelve yeats al,n, hlving been
rxilcd from Hungary for his participation in
the revolution, in which he took part a. COM
mandcr Of Comorn during its memorable sri,e.
He had engaged in the cultivation ol Nincylrls
successfully in Texas but was driven 'hcurc
on account of Union sentiments G0T. NlhHl
,cstcrdav visited Cen Blcnkcts camp where
| A ~ I'D To-. n nd eau Inn
| mons in arms who received him with enthu-
siL m. .
There il evidently pcrvading all branches of
| the Government a far more hopeful feeling
| concerning u successful result OF the preSen'
! conflict than heretofore and this IS exhibited IN
| conversations and otherwise. While 1t Is be'
| Ucycd the British press will be ns earnest rs
| our own. in discussing tho circumstances at
| landing the arrest Of SlidcN and Mason, no fears
! are unprecedented that the question will he pro-
ductivc OF serious embarr IsSncnt to the Two
countries.
| The authority TO raise companies and regi
| ments of ,harp shooters, granted 10 Col. Her
dan, last September is revoked. The compi-
nies and regiments. however, which have al
ready been raised. will, nevertheless, be muster
ell into service and proceed to Washington.
MASON AND sIpEIL.
There i no reason TO believe that Mason and
Sliden will in their confinement, experience
any different treatment from the other prison.
J cri as they are all considered on an equality Cd
treason.
The Washington Republican has news FROM
Winchester Virginia, stating that Jackson, on
. oi we rS"', !-.f -, i.e1tsaI ,bn
struction, arrived here TO-DAY.
s rESNsYLvAHIN REGIMENT ~ TROUBLE.
The reconnaissance made Yesterday by
squadron Of the 81 Pennsylvania regim mt,
, | tOusistiufy Of 4 ant ri ;,
OF Vienna resulted disastrously to ouI
forces AFTER reaching Vienna, thew
took the right hand road toward, Hun.
torS MIL ard had gone about a mile and
a hall, when they suddenly found thomsolyes
hemincd IN on three sides, by not only a super
Tor force Of cavalry but also of infantry. The
discharges Of the rebel muskctry placed The
horses OF our cavalry beyond the control of their
riders, the animals having been but recently
Brought into service, and therefore uuaccustoui
ed to such alarms. The officers after several
iheusctual attempts TO get their men in line,
Tor the purpose OF making 4 charge, ordered A
retreat which was effected in as good order a,
the peculiar circumstances permitted
| Ihe sklrmish was brisk though of short duro
| ton, the rebel cavalry firing buckshot from
their caIbincs. The number OF rebels killed and
wounded Is not known. John Beatty, private
III company II, Killed rebel cavalry officer,
| ana captured his horse. The mark on tho snl
| lima. 0''o
The missing, up 20 nine o'clock tonight. be.
longing to Company I, are as follows:
| Corporal-lSaac Burns Privates - Phillip
bIugh, Bernard Dmohoc, Orrin Gregg, Morris
humphreys Joseph Irwin, Andrew Mcfarland,
Jas; MGLlnden, John Phillips, Jas Parsells,
Joshua hue, Edgar Stevenson, Saml. Sheppcrd,
Robt. Wright
Also the following belonging to Co. f.
Selet; Joseph Bryson, Sergt. IL. w Walker,
Corporal AbellfoId, Corporal Jas. Wing.
Priyates-ffank Carr, Michl. Donohue. Thos.
Donohuc, VIM. Dougherty, WIN. Mcdonald,
Hugh Moore, Chas. Piper, Danl. sullivan
Patrick Shoran, JAS. McGillis.
About noon today, Gen. Porter received A
communication from G III. Buttcricld, who went
out with company to look up our men, Stain,
| That he had succeeded in finding two dead boz
| dies belonging to the cavalry regiment. These
| men had evidently succeeded In removin, them
| selves from the scene Of the skirmish after .hev
had been fatally wounded
| There was no evidence OF the presence Of the
enemy near the scene Of the late conflict
| Two intelligent contrahands, who were the
| house servants OF LAWYER Murray and DR.
| Baker OF Fairfax Court House. came within the
| line of Gen. WadsNoTlh TODAY. They : mort
| that the houses of these porous were a Kind of
headquarters of rebel officers, ant from The
conversations they had heard the hels In moi
| d"'ign 10 advance, but wiilac on the defensive.
| thai "a desperate resistance will he made both ut
| CoHtrrylllo and Mana, sls, AMI that the orcunl-
| ton q Fairfax Court House and vicinity by The
| Federal forces would be- no induccmeut for tho
| rebels 10 engage our troops.