, 1861-08-10

SECRETARY CHASE GOING TO NETWORK.
Secretary Cbsae now intends to 20 to New
York IL uI11roE afternoon, FOR the pIrpGsc Of
having IN Interview with lea,ling inancers
there.
SOLDIERS TURNED FARMERS.
Il il stated positively that 6 number Of de-
se1te7S ilom our lf1H3 since ths battle Of Bull
Ru1::Ga7c Etcicn OFT sn3 bred cut lis uay lab -
rers upon ;ar1ss in this vicinity, on The Mary
land sitc 81 tile Potomac.
TEE REBEL FORCES NEAR VIENNA AND FALLS
CHCKCu-ALENASDKlA btESACED.
A gentleman Ehc has been recently conl-
pclles ID lease Fierna, states that the rebels
have about ten tAGnsand n.n at that point
ard FAILS Church, an,i that they ara III :na-aug
en- at.:tk upon Asexaadr:o.
He ssye that he has mingled freely among
ihtir troops, aE,d confirms lie statement thai
iiscy bad over one hundred thousand at Bull
Run and u auai sas CT the :ist ult. TIE esti-
1.a7e 1n:.de cf their killed il. that engagement
is twenty seven hundred exclusive of wound
cd. They admit that the slaughter on tueIr
SHE was doablc what it was on ours.
ORDER FOR CERTAIN REGIMENTS REVOKED.
The authority TO raise three New York a2d
cre Dis.lict reg giutr:s hs:s been revoked, us',n
She ieIi tEtati0n Ci.Ist t35E5.5i2 pc;soLS ti:1a
ts: c1lic=1s empowered w.vs iacamrG5snt,
III III jncaI ae:ty CT ip,mo:a! character. For
itar tE:.t scGt n1:y be ce1uSed by the oil:
ctetr now rec:fles, wu give thcae Officers
ra1nes: j. u. Williamson ri New York, tue
ssne Mi:o ence c'nnlar':s:i s'ck''.s 1e:;!-
r.snt; =. 4. Si:d.l, New York; Watson A
Eca, butfa1o; Charles Everett, District o. Co
!i;u. tia.
REGIMEEIS RECENTLY ACCEPTED.
The number Of regiments .acceptea since
the battle cf Bull Run is eycn yrcs.er thea the
public suppcscs, ana tie Department: is graft
litd at rereelyirs5 that, with scarcely any ex
ctptions all are bona jitlc, and will be ready at
Or ncar the stipulated time, which averages
tttten days. Iii Il few c2scs, npon strong rep
resepea1ions, extensions OF time have been
given.
THE BLOCKADE.
Congress having placed at The disposal O;
tho Navy Depatt1neE! sufficient n1.a.s to Ell
able the Government tc make the blockade
efficient, :nc Secretary vii; at once a7ail him
se]tof the entire resources Of the c3Bulry, and
unite everything in an effort to hermetieally
seal the Southern ports.
STEEL CLAD SHIPS.
The Navy Department. invites proposals for
the construction Of one OF more steel or iron
clad ships. The vessels are to be Of sufficient
capacity to carry an armament Of one hundred
anG twenty tors, with 4 complement CT three
hundred nlen, and provisions Tor sixty da=s,
with coal for eight days ste2ming, aud mt to
draw exceeding sixteen feet water. Drawn IS
and speed, must be submitted.
OUTRAGE OF TIE REBELS.
Since the retreat Of our troops from Centre
vile, the rebels have been perpetrati1g the
greatest out1ages in that vicinity. Women
arc subjected to shameful insults and iildigni-
ties, aid every male who hesitated to join the
; Tchel forces mas been se'x=l and sent to Ma
nassas Or Richmond, not excepting the aged
and iGtir1n- Large numbers Of the fugitives
Who retreatcd with our army are now il this
city.
POST OFFICE ORDER.
The following order was to-day Issued from
tie Post. .Oflice appointment Office:
+, II appearing to this Department tha. vicious
| persons are transmitting through the mails
envelopes having printed or written upon
The N scanda]ouE or scur-il1us matter, it Is Or
I defed that Postlnastezs stop al sucn mat
| ter as econ as discovered, whether at the
! flee Of mailing or elsewhere, and forward it
p, at cuee 10 tLe Dead l.: tter Office IN Washing
t tor. JOIN a. KAssoN,
!, First Asst. Postmaster Genf