The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-30

WARRINGTON. july 2s-The Potomac ns-
or. below Washington. cannot bee crossed bs
the rebels, as Secretary Welles has ordered a
powerful Naval force 20 euari The river
Above Washington 10 Harper erry u
equally secured BY Union forces that line the
banks.
The story that Gen. Lee inter : To cross
the Potomac. between this pou.f aud Har
per's Ferry. cannot be true. az Lee has no
desire 70 be sandwiched between Mcclellan
and Banks.
There will be an entire change ia the
whole organization OF the army. by placing
each brigade and division upon r more salts
factory basis
About midnight last night. there was a col
lision between our pickeis and the rebels, in
the vicinity of the chain bridge. II was be
leved that Beauregard was about Co attempt
the execution OF his menace 10 breakfast In
Washington ths morning. but upon the re
turn Of our accommodating parties from Fair
fax. all apprehensions of an immediate attack
was removed.
A reconnaissance Wa made last night, los a
large force Of cavalry aud infantry. In the di
rection of Fairfax. A portion of the party
proceeded as far "a the Court House. and
found no signs OF the enemy there or on the
route. except the mounted picket guard
which retired at their approach.
The withdrawal Of the rebels from the vi
cinity in front of our lines of Notifications
adds strength 10 the rumor that their main
body il proceeding towards Leesburg and
Edwards Ferry. IL may be possible. how
ever. that they have. By aid Of the railroad
from Manassas. dispatched an overwhelming
body TO attack the Union army OF the She
nandosh. NJ Harper'- Ferry. and drive il back
across the Potomac.
Wm. Burch. the owner of the carriage
with which Harris and McGaw went 10 recov-
er the body of Col. Cameron. returned late
this evening He was compelled before re-
leased 10 take an oath not 10 reveal anything
relative 10 the force or defences of the rebels
or what he saw there. he is consequently
chsry in his communication lie states that
the party were allowed TO pass up TO Manas-
sas. where. upon presenting themselves TO
General B~eaaregard. they were arrested and
placed in confinement for several days. In
the meantime Messrs. Harris and McGaw
we're sent TO Richmond as prisoners. Burch
finally. through the Intervention of personal
acquaintance at the junction: was examined
and dismissed. aud allowed to return. He
learned that Mr.. Harris would probably
through the influence of prominent personal
friends. obtain his release. but there Is no pro-
liability Of the immediate release of McGaw.
who IL a PENNSYLVANIA. Both were believed
here to be very deeply imbued with rebel
sympathy.
Burch was not permitted to examine the
battle fed.
Ii is supposed Col. Cameron's body is un
buried on the field. or has been huddled into
a trench with the bodies that have been thus
buried.
Mr.. Barch says the Hospitals are crowded
with wounded. He reports our wounded as
well cared for: that the rebel chief had deter
mined not TO agree TO any exchange of pris
opers. Burch's carriage driver states that
be heard that Colonels Wilcox and Corcoran
have been sent to Richmond. He also states
that when he left the junction early thin
morning. Gen. B~eauregard was making pre-
parations to recapture Alexandria. to morrow
or next day.
In confirmation OF this. 1t IL reported that
Gen. Beauregard has sent information 70 this
| effect tn n prominent secessionist in Alesan
dria.
IRTBuSE's DISPATCH.
Col. Lander will be authorized 10 organize
and summon here the men of the mountains,
and Of the plains. with whom he was associa-
ted. and became very popular when engaged
in opening overland mail routes TO the Psci-
fc. Sherman'- battery crossed into Virginia
last night.