The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-27

prisoners are there. he gives paInfuI ac-
counts of the condition of the rebel forces.
During the three days be was prisoner he
had neither bread nor water. He under
went an examination before three persons,
headed 10y Wm. Porcher Mels, of South
Carolina, resulting in bis liberation He
then made his way to the Potomac. At
Manassas Junction he was informed their
troops would be in Washington in less than
two weeks, and if he should be caught there
he would be hing. He heard them boast of
The immensely of their force. He does not
believe there sere /, 500 men there. Fully
one quarter of them were armed with shot
guns, while many were not armed at all.
The scarcity OF water caused great deal
of sickness among tue rebels.
Scouts who have returned from within
the vicinity Of Fairfax Court House tod day,
report thar the enemy have erected batteries
one and half miles north and east OF the
Court House All the roads leading in this
direction bad been INSTRUCTED by trees being
ielled across all level places. The obstruc-
ton of all the roads precludes the idea that
( the rebels intend an advance, aud the same
view is sustained in the fact that the roads
leading to Ceuterville in the rear Of Fairfax
had been nearly closed up At Fairfax
there were very few troops in the village
and but a few thousand located in The rear
An alarm Of the advance of The federal
troops caused the citizens and soldiers of
Fairfax to leave in great haste Colonel
Harden commands the rebel forces at Fair
fax Court House. Trains commenced NOV
ing on tie Alexandria, Loudon and Hamp-
shire Railroad to-day. between Alexandria
and the, advanced outpOsts.
( The campaign 10 Eastern Virginia will
remain within its present limits for some
time. Any advance before the meeting of
: Congress is improbable.
TRIBUEEs DISPATCH.
Gen. Butler is proceeding vigorously 10
organizing his command, and their drill is
I progressing rapidly. He is also throwing
/ up a series of batteries opposite Hampton,
which will serve alike TO protect his lines
from attack and cover Hampton.
The inhabitants beyond New Market
Bridge complain bitterly Of the outrages of
the Louisiana Zouaves.
Information places the loss Of the enemy
at Great Bethel much higher than previous
accounts. Their cavalry was thrown into
{ great confusion by Greble's shells.
It is not true, as stated, that there is any
co cooperation between the Postoftice ana
Adams Express. 1t has no authority to in
terfere with the Transmission OF letters, that
being subject which belongs exclusively
to the War Department
Secretary Welles decides to strike from
the rolls the name Of every naval officer
who resigns in time of war on or off duty
A reconnaissance of Matthias Point was
made yesterday by the Pawnee. A num-
Der of the crew landed, frightening off the
rebel pickets, and bringing on board the
Pawnee two horses supposed to belong to
the Captain and Colonel of regiment num-
bering about 1000, who are ascertained to
be eucamped about three miles back of this
( point. No battery neir the point was seen.
1t appears that the 18th regiment had a
cool reception in Baltimore. Everybody
looked scowlingly. No flags greeted them.
AT the Custom House they halted, thinking
it was n city building, until the stars and
stripes were flung out. Their muskets were
loaded but not capped.
Captain of the I'd Wisconsin regiment
arrived this morning. reports that although
at some points they had hearty reception,
at others they experienced very different
treatment That once a pistol ball came
unpleasantly near the Quartermasters ear
An officer of Col. Stones command ar
rived this morning. He states that SO rebels
were killed at Edwards and Courad's Fer
ry during the recent engagement. This
work was done by Lieut.. HasbroC of the
West Point battery.
1t is thought JEFF. Davis does not intend
making formal proposition of peace, but
will accede to any articles drawn BY his
emissares here, who are pretended Union
lists These are the men who are spreading
exaggerated accounts of the men, money
and resources of the rebels. One of such
was the report that there were $50 600
troops at Richmond. Our agents fix the
whole number of soldiers in Virginia at
less than 1000, which Is all that can be
armed, equipped, and provisioned. An
agent from Virginia claimed three negroes.
confined at the Navy Yard, from the COM
mandantsthis morning Capt. Dahlgren re-
. ferred them to the Secretary of the Navy.
! HERALDas DISPATCH.
, Gen Scott and his military advisers met
in the Cabinet to-day and developed and
discussed the plans for the campaign. All
that can be divuIged is that the Union
forces are ready and TIE blow will soon be
struck. I am happy TO be able to state
90 from the highest authority that there is not
the slightest intention on the part Of the
q government 10 treat with the rebels from
JEFF. Davis down to the meanest-P lyoI
among them. On the contrary. il isset1led
this very day to press down on them snecdt.
y " and prosecute the war with such lfum-
II bers and vigor as to leave npcAchance for
t DOUBT ia the minds u vlolaters OF good gov
d eminent, that the administration aud The
II loyal people who supE%Ft it are in earnest
IS \ spirit is being aroused that viii result il
is placing the"nan who shall dare offer tbs
( propositionSt0 compromise with traitors il
il the same category and to hang both. The
e feeling against ything of the kind here, il
n so intense at the present time, that i
is believed the man who would openly pro
\ pose to settle with the Southern rebels b,
," compromising, would be hung AS soon a
g. found.
. TRENTON, \. J., June 26th.-Gov. Older
received orders to-day to send to Washing
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