The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-23
Names Of the Union Force Killed,
Wounded and TTissing.
The RumOred Removal Of Gen
Fremont,
DC, &C., &c.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON pEspaySyacs.


WASHINGTON, Sept %, 1851.
QUIET ALONG THE UNION LINES.
Up to late hour tonight everything quiet along the
nss Of our army.
EXPLANATION OF THE CONVERSATION ACT.
Tho following circular has issued by the Secre-
tary of State.--
WASHINGTON, Sept. q, 1861.
SHIN order to prevent seizures of property belonging
70 citizens Of nsurreconary States warranted by
acts Of Congress relating to that subject thought a
vsable to direct the special attention of Msrshas and
District Attorneys OF the United STAGES TO ,e provisions
Of these acts.
The fifth section Of the act OF July Is provides that all
goods and chattes, and merchandise coming
proceeding 10 State place declared to be in insur-
rsoton, together with the vehicle conveying
che same, conveying persons to from such State
place. shall be forfeited to the United States This section
obviously applies to oil property in transit, o
purchased provided with view to transit
between loyal and disloyal States, aud especially
to property fOning the subject Of commercial inter-
course Such property, wherever found, Is liable TO
seizure and the only redress Of parties who think them
selves aggred is by appeal to the Secretary Of the rea
sury who is invested by law with full power Of mitga
ton and remission.
The first section of act approved August declares
that any person Or persons, his, her their agent
attorney or employee shall purchase acquire, sell or
give any property of whatever kind Or description
with intent 10 employ the same suffer the same
10 DO used employed in aiding abetting promo.
ing such surrection any person persons engaged
therein If any person persons being the owners
any such property, shall knowingly employ or sur
fer the use employment Of the Aforesaid all
such property hereby declared to be lawful subject Of
prize aud capture wherever found.
doubt be entertained that this section we'll
considered and that its operation intended to be
limited property used In furtherance of the insurrec-
ton only. Seizures under the OF July ID should be
made by the officers under the direction of the officers
Of the Treasury Department. and all District Attorneys
and Marshals Of the United States should afford all prao
ticable counsel and aid in the execution of the Elw
Seizures under the act Of August should be made by
the Marshal Of the district In which such property may
be found under the general particular direction Of the
District Attorney or other superior authority
For such seizures there is no power of mitigation or
remission in the Secretary Of the Treasury but the DIS
ict Attorney, or Other superior authority, may direct
the dscontnuance Of any proceeding relation thoreto
and the restoration Of the property seized
will be SEEN from inspection of these provisions O,
the acts OF Congress- that property oonscaed or
subjected forfeiture except such transit or pro-
vded for transit to from nsurrectionary States or
used for tho promotion Of the instruction Real estate
bonds pronlissory notes, moneys deposit and the
like therefore not subject TO seizure confscaon in
the absence Of evidence OF such unlawfulnese.
All officers, while vgiiant in the prevention Of the
conveyance oproperty from nsurrectonary States
the Of it for nsureconasy purposes are expected
70 be careful in avoiding unnecessary vexaton and cos
by seizures not werranted by law.
wM II. SEWARD, Secretary of state
INTERESTING ACCOUNT or THE SITUATION OF AFFAIRS
IN VIRGINIA.
From developement. made to-day am satisfied that
the statement Forwarded last night, and which appeared
tn Sundays HERALD, purporting 10 come from mar
lust from Manassas concerning the strength and oondi
tion Of the rebels, was garblod coming through third
parties, and not from the man himself. Today have
seen and talked with him, and his statement is yery
clear, circumstantial, and 10 confirmed by numerous
other statements made by other reliable parties His DO
sition Of late at Richmond, Manassas Winchester
Harper's Ferry, Munson's Hill and Fairfax Court
House Mt various periods, and his extern
slve acquaintance wife men and things has
enabled him to judge pretty accurately of the condition
end movements Of the rebels. He says tho number
troops from Richmond to the Potomac, LeesburC IL
direction and Aqua Creek and Matthias Point in an
other, may safely be put down at hundred and sew
en.yave thousand. Fifty thousand of this number were
at Richmond three days ago. another fifty thousand Al
Manassas Whe Inc remaining sevent yve thousand are
scattered along from that point 10 Munsons HILL anc
tom the vicinity Of Nolauds Ferry to Harpers Ferry
aad on the Potomac, south q Alexandria, from the vci
nifty Of Aqua Creek to Matthias Point.
The troops at Leesburg arc militia and number a,ou,
five thousand There also about FIVE thousand IN m
vicinity of Noland's ferry. The force at Fairfax Court
House quite small. Generals Beauregard and Johnston
make this place their headquarters. The main conspcu
Gus battery Munson H consists Of three rorty-twc
Founders. little IN the Of this is another battery