Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-02
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baltimore, July 29-Advices from Harpers Fer
~ state that Gen. Johnston had not returned to VIM
chester or Charlestown up to yesterday.
One Regiment, Loudon county volunteers had
had gone TO Leesburg. -
II was repo ted that two more were enroute from
Manassas. Fn
Gen. Lee had been assigned the command Of
the upper Potomac nice Wise II is expected that
a movement will'be made against Roseerans
The I'd z. |. Battery and 18th and 10th Indiana
regiments have arrived .a "a
This afternoon a steamer went TO the Fort McIIen-
ry to take all State prisoners to Fort Hamilton New
York. - .
Especial 70 the N. Y Post
-WAsRINGToN July 29-<Col Allen, Of Massacfu-
sets, and two Federal soldiers, have just arrived
from Centerville. One was member of the Tlst
New York. and the other, 0lando Waldorf of the
Wis. I'd regiment. They were prisoners at Sudley
Church but escaped.
Capt Allen says the rebels admitted loss Of
1900 killed in the battle of Sunday. The rebels
have 500 Of our men prisoners but they are well
treated The rebels refuse to bury the bodies of
Zouayes, and any one with the red shirts or pants
of the Zouave cut fares badly at their hands,
Col. Wood, of the Brooklyn regiment is prison.
er at Richmond badly wounded in the leg, but it
was thought he would recover.
Col. Slocum had died of his wounds
The captured U. S. surgeons are employed in at
tending to the wounded soldiers The enemy claim
to have AZ Federal officers and IL medical men
among their prisoners.
The bill providing for direct taxation and sys-
tenn of internal duties will undoubtedly be amend
ed in Congress. No heavy land tax will pass on
account of the opposition Of Western members.
Ample provision will be made fol the punctual
payment of the interest of the national loan.
Col Farnham, of the New York Fire Zouaves, is
doing well this morning, and his recovery is conf
IDENTIFY expected
Persons who have arrived here from the lines of
the Rebel army report that Gen. Beauregard intends
TO make a movement upon Washington by the way
of Leesburg. There is no alarm here inconsequence
of the report.
A special dispatch says Capt. Tompkins, of the
U. S. cavalry, captured 20 Rebels back of Fort Cor
coran to-day
The trustworthy accounts which have been re-
ceived here from Manassas Junction place the whole
Rebel force concentrated at that point on Sun
day at from $4,000 to 60 900 men, 20 900 of whom
took part in the battle
LyNcHBURe, July 26-The train from Manassas
did not arrive till o'clock tonight Il is certainly
truethat we captured thrty-two thousand handouts
at the battle Manassas, with which the Federalis
expected TO manacle the Confederate prisoners
We have several pairs of the handouts here IL
Lynchbdrg
The Confederate troops occupy Fairfax Court
House, and our lines extend within two miles Of
l Alexandria. tt
INDNAPoLIs July 29-The 2sth and 10th regi
ments have returned.
WHEELING, July 29-The bogus Legislature ha!
adjourned
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Cadwallader supercede!
Mansfield. Gen Runyan retires
BALTIMORE, July 29.-Patrioticly appealed to by
Dix, the members of National Guard consent TO re-
main ~ service till Wednesday.
FORTRESS MONROE July 26.-The Odd Fellow.
Hall, JAIL and four other buildings in Hampton
were burned by the Federalists previous to evac.
uaton.
j flag of truce warns the occupants of Newport
News to evacuate within "a hours.
Heavy firing is now going on at Pigs Point.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-CoL. Robert MCKEE,
The direct tax bill passed the House day. Ken
lucky specifically taxed eight hundred Thousand
dollars Income tax apportoned among severo
States to raise fifteen millions more.
H. G. BURNETT.