, 1861-07-27

The War Department.
Especial Dispatch 10 tho y. Z. Tribune.]
WAsu1sc1o.s, July q, 1851.
CONDITION OF TIE REBELS.
Sergeant Mixter, Of Company F, A1sssaehu-
woods near Bulls Run bridge through SUM-
CAV uight, and suceccded in making his cs
cape, although the cayalrr who, supported by
q few pieces Of artillery, attacked olr rear,
came within few rods ot him.
At or q O'Clock Oh Monday morning he
passed through Ceutreri1te,: the streets Of
y hich were tGcu frl Of our tisosEanizcd sol |
dicsy, brt 10 officer Gid he See until hcreached
Fairfax, .xherc het1urd Al o.d major.
On the read Sergeant Mixer overlook two
h.d b1 sn employed as cooks for the "a Aa4-
bsma R.eimlnt. The 1atious which they pre-
pared vi re corn, for Zoe cakes, picked pork,
;.od smoked shoulders. There was plenty ct
14rd hre2d, but it was Kept back for times Of
emergency, One Of them declared ne knew !
CT he ow,. knowledge that the Qua-termas.cr |
Of The rebsl amy sE:1ea ost On sunday 1aosa" |
irg ratsons for 81 !oc0 meu.
The battle was conducted within Their o.
ee1ratioE IN this rise e;eIy reyimant alter u
had been taken 10 the front and h''d de1seTeo
lis IRE was Withdrawn trcm the field and c
fresh ore substituted, the former ir some
casef returning after it Ind time to close Up
1spks aid reload. 0f)y 1cen enough were let
at the Junct;onssio work the guns. One OF
them counted foItg wagons full Of dead PISS
inn about 5 O'Clock. LIE says that he saw
BsaureearG's horse shot u1uer Aiul, Fact
Which rms reached Us in the rebel telegram to
Kics luo1d.
Tic negroes heard the opinion freely ex.
pressed that with tie 1oEs Ct the junction ~
was lost. II It Was Impossible to make Stand
there, 1t VAS impossible anywhere. and the iul.
| p,es: ion prevailed that Beauregard was The
gteat reliance Of the rebels-
Sergeant Nixier parted company with these
fugitive slases, who we're also bound to Hasss-
I I1gtpn, before he arrived here
| REBEL ATROCITIES.
The report that tlercnels shel1:d and burn
| ed SuGleY Church, which Was used IS 8 ho5p!-
! iii ly car troops, and Known to be 20 used, IS
| confirmed.
One Of the officers in ccn,nard Of the
| 15e wounded Jay, for whom thers w:s ncrocm
ID The hospital, was heard to soy, ~ Bay2net
| trety son Of a. tha: wtars red shirt+" "
Tiis inhuu,an order was obeEed, although
,:2nv peer fellow s1mnonirg I'll his
s.rergth, begged for LIE.
!. REMOVAL OF INCOMPETENT OFFICERS.
Il Ge9. Wlaon INTRODUCED bill in the SENATE
: tc dsy empowering the President to seq.97e
::c:mreten: officers without waiting ZOE
, ccurt-nartia:. Sundays experience shows
, lie witdonc Of the bill, and we trust :hEt II
,zM pass- ..-...
ORDER EETCRSISG-
T1ere arc fewer men aud officers about the
: | s!-sets this morning than yesterday or tut
l aay before, IN consequence Of the cx<r.lons o.
= Csl Wright, Gre of Gen. Scott's aids, VIII
= spent t,seiSs .ou-s in personally uzg3ngg GU
- GERS fc 60 TO their quarters, under psnait.e
!, ii case Ct refusa1.
l. a DuE1oCs COLONEL.
$ a Colonel Of Volunteers IVES met auria!
m Sundays retrtat By regular oHicer, who asi
- Il I'm Where his regiment vas; lie e SAD lo5 ?
Is did net Ecow: he vas told ne oush
. lie made come Dalsry excuse, to which hi
T. itterrogator replied. c1liirg BIN BY namt
le "Tou're 3 coward, sn."
at = CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS.
;e Senator Latham, By earnest solicitation, b
- | ul.aiEcd TODAY Al order from the War
II 1aftment 10 rsise . full regiment Of infant
2nd 500 eaxa tn1ee ~ 5e,<9 s trd
eurc, eEd emigration from Carson Valley
i, col Car1os A. Waite, ef the sth 1nfantr
leaves on the LIST Of August by Panama,
y CaIifornians 3scre arc Ter5 much graa6cd
ID this important step.
ne MOTE CHEERFUL ASPECT.
1,c Afairs wear more cheerful aspect to d:
Fretl trools are continually arriving, and .
| Dte3T 10 QE u luE UEe1I0ulE IAuAfklSts 11
gc:c wagons and commi6sariat supplies ser
70 tc as plenty as heretofore, and, altogeth
at there is a gathering up Of the army fragmeu
liz ARREST OF i TEAsIsTEn-
IF Fret Sergeant blk Of Company G, I'd D.
cocrs, arrested il this city teams.cr, II
ot cut Lis traces on the field OF battle. and alb
M dcned IL Of our wounded to The enemy. 7
w., ctlcnder is noW in jail.
TIE nECarTCRE oF CANNON, ETC.
[nS .Tle credit Of rccapturiug six pieces Of c
'ell ttn. witt their cai:sons, belongs less to
Ugh E:cstc1n than to Col. BleEkcr, WEoss bsiGss
r. teuud tl,s nj upon the field OF battle It is
AIS isc::cEed !ha! the c:igiEzl owucrs Tilt rex
1ca. them. li:rt Gel Stael, acting Colonel Of !
ers G.t4s:r Killes, Lrou ght from the field r
i..c'fat sand Of Union cclnrs, aad N AID
cen Co;. Bl.nk.r 4 standard which Ind been ah
bc dszci. 1t Is net thought that thssc artie
VIII be claimed. Gen Scott Thanked q
oi Il c.kcr ycty heartily to-day for tie conlu
mn s1,t, br:.yerv N.tl which he covered the rer
A., O. !Es army With his brigade.
DEFENSE OF ARLINGTON MILLS.
lta This morning the St1:ion~1iouee 1T Arl:
Cpl ION M!i!6 Was torn down and bar1lcadc
orr It: uctcd with the timber 10 1cpei any att
If cayc;1y OF scouts. The briuse over
ceu Nile Run has been mined, and every pret
rnc ::o1l .AlGn against O surprise.
cnt EFrEcT19E cASsoSAD1Sc.
Oac clIicer coun4ed rearl; 150 dead bo
.en il. Z woui into which GritGn'e battery
red i,..n firing. Lieut.. Gr=en displayed G.
,13 ,col.ccs. lie fired ore round into the CT
III tfGcers Hnerc the white horse, s.Ec3 "
1trc ;,'utd 10 have been ridden uy Jefferson D.
1yc- .as conspicuous and there was IN i.ames'
r., scattering Ct steed5 ard riders to seek s
-ua' :.os;tiu1. 4 Rhode island soldier states
.utc :,.ttr The capture Of one Of the Balls
1.v t,att:lics, forty eight dead men and one II
ta,' ccd CT the enemy were found piled M at
Coi yurE. The wounded man, on being as
m, low they managed to Stand by their ar:l
~ iarc. auswered that +" they had taken au I
vas r.,1rr 1n 'eaye them.u