New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-26
huTINsEas SENT 70 THE roRrusas.
Fashionable Females Arrested.
CONTENTS Cg MRS. ewIws TRUNK.
INTERCOURSE WTTH THE SOUTH STOPPED.

church services to-day. A picket guard reported
the enemy advancing from Falls Chufch. Gen.
Mcdowell telegraphed to Gen. Mcclellan, and
preparations were making for meeting the enemy.
when another telegram came explaining that the
first was unfounded. An orderly had meantime.
been to several churches, and apprised everybody
wearing shoulder-straps that be was wanted.
| There was no foundation whatever for the report.
INSPECTION OF THE PROVOST GUARD.
General Mcclellan inspected the Provost Guard
this morning, regulsr Infantry, Cavalry and Ar
tilIery Tomorrow he viii review the brigades
Of Generals Sherman, Keyes and Wadswortb.
REVIEW BY TIE PRESIDENT.
| The President reviewed the troops of Bladens-
burg to-day, and subsequently attended church
in the camp of the New-Hampshire regiment.
On his return, he reviewed Colonel Bakers ca
lilornia regiment.
NATIONAL DETECTIVE POLICE.
Government 10 considering the propriety OF
organizing a National Detective Police Force.
New.York, ST. Louis, Chicago, and other cities
were represented in the conference. The plan
ID to have agents distributed through the country,
forming q network Of surveillance, through
whose meshes secret traitors will find it hard 10
escape. The detective force in Washington is
largely increased by recruits from New-York and
Philadelphia. The results are daily becoming
apparent.
OUR CAPTURED OFFICERS.
The Hon. Alfred Ely and Col. Corcoran, with
all our officers captured by the Rebels, number.
ing sixty, are at Richmond, confined in room
co by "a feet, in tho tobacco warehouse. Mr.
Ely and Col. Corcoran are well. They are oil
fed on fresh beef and wheat bread. Dir. Wig
| fall, among others, has visited them. He said
that the prisoners might be exchanged If our
Government consented-that if we would fight
like Christians they wOuld-if like COmanches.
| they would fight like COmanches. They have
very strong intrenchments two miles this side
Of Richmond, aud between Manassas and Bun
| Run.
ARREST OF WOMAN WITH IMPORTANT LET
TIERS.
woman, fresh from Besuregard's headquar.
| tiers, was arrested to-day, while passing through
our lines into Alexandria. She manifested great
Indignation, claiming that, as lady, she was
exempt from arrest. An Irish woman Of one OF
! the regiments searched her and found, among her
underclothes some twenty letters addressed to
and duplicating prominent citizens in Washington
| and Alexandria. She was sent to headquarters.
SEIZURE OF SMALL BOATS.
A tug, attended by several boats, is busy to-day
picking ND all the small boats on the river. She
has collected enough to cover an acre.
MUTrNEERs SENT TO DRY TORTUGAs.
All the mutineers still in custody, whose names
have already been published, including those OF
the 2d Main aud 18th and 2lst New.York, were
sent to the Dry Tortugas at 5 o'clock this after.
noon. Those of the 10TH who were 10 the
Central Guard House, were sent with them. Tho
Philadelphia took 10 iu all. They will be trans.
ferred TO other vessels at Fortress Monroe.
THE CASE OF COL. M'CUNN.
| Col. McCunn has not been dismissed the serv-
| ice. The report of the court-martal was not
| made to Gen. Mcclellan until last night, and he
has not yet had an opportunity to examine it.
SENTINEL FIRED UPON.
A. sentinel Of the Fifth Excelsior Brigade, sta
! toned beyond the Navy-Yard, in the District,
was fired upon last night BY man whom he
challenged.
A CHAPLAIN ARRESTED.
The Rev. James NJ. Green, Methodist Chap
lain of the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment, is now
in the City Prison, charged with tamperng with
soldiers letters.
THE RELEASE or MR.. BOTELEa.
| Gen. Banks is not to blame for the release cF
! the Hon. A. X. BOteer. His orders to ColoTiel
| Leonsrds of Massachusetts 18th, were to tiks
| and hold him, but Mr.. Boteler's tongue was 400
much for Col. Leonsrds, who set him free oIi his
own responsibility, and not greatly to GeAsrs
| Banks's delight
| THE PRESIDENT AND THE sTXTY.NINT B.
The announcement that the 69th would. return
for the war was received with great sat isfaction
BY the President, who realizes the impO rtance OF
enlistipg the Irish element Of the pop slation in
toe service Of tho country.
| THE RErREsHMENT ARRANGEN fgNT.
Secretary Cameron, accompanied by COmmis-
.ioner of Public Building, Woods. yesterday in
spected the excellent arrangement. for the re.
ireshmcnt and accommodation Of troops on srri.
val
A PAYMASTER FRIGr TENED.
A paymastsF, who, from cu .iosity, visited iisr'
per's Ferry on Friday evening, was startled iaIo
a sudden retreat by the APPEARANCE Of small
scouting party ef mount'A tnd unmounted Reo'
e,s
HUE FUTEEHrh n MASSACHUSETTS.
Tho 18th Massach xSetts are attached to Gen
S.sDeS Bvigade.
THE sD:oSp FIRE ZoUAvfs,
Gen. Mcclellan has ordered the "a rirs