The national Republican., 1861-08-07

grating to Dixie. An individual we hear who
was coerced into secession Sentiments by hav.
ing been removed from an assistant messenger.
ship in one Of the Departments, recently, has
made preparations to leave this morning for the
"land Of cotton 1tis said that persons are con.
tinually leaving by way Of Port Tobacco, cross.
ing the Potomac at that point, IL the coast is
clear, but If not, proceeding down until they see
that all Is clear, and then crossing.
|~' WAsHlsaroNrANs KILLED AND WOUNDED At
BULL RuN.-Ia the official report Of killed and
wounded in the first regiment Virginia volun.
teers, in the battles Of Bull Run and Stone
Bridge, July IL nd 81, (published in the Rich.
moud pap-rs,) We find the following list Of com.
pany e, which is composed of citizens of Wash.
ington and vicinity, and recently attached to the
first Virginia regiment: Company K, Captain
c. K. Sherman killed, Corporal Isadore Nor.
which has been amputsted prvates P K. Riley,
severely, in the thigh and calf Of leg; Thomas
Collins, severely, in the shoulder; g. M. Hen.
ming, slightly, by fragment of q shell. II
Y STuRoEs RIFLE CONPAsY.-The Sturges Rife
Company, Gen. McClsllau's body guard, have
orders to recruit in Chicago to raise their mum.
Der to l04, including officers. This company
march with the precision of veteran regulars,
and are the best drilled and most orderly com.
psny we have seen during the campaign. They
are at present on patrol duty here, having iu
charge the soldiers arrested out of their camps,
and the execution of all orders requiring re.
sponsible men to carry them out
COLONEL CoRCoRAN DErIEs THE REBELs-
A gentleman of prominence and reliability in
this city has received dispatch from Rich.
mond, stating, quite clearly, that Colonel Cor.
coran, Of the sixty.ninth regiment Of New York,
told his captors in that city that he went
into the business with his whole soul, and that
he would not accept parole, If it were offered
him."
A MAMMOTH BALLooN.-Professo Lowe has
left this city for Philadelphia, with an order
from the Government to build mammoth
balloon, to be used for the army.
POSITION OF The REBrLs-A oontraband
came to this city yesterday, and reports that
there are two regimants Of rebels near Bush
Hill, four miles beyond Alexandria. he also
states that the cavalry regiment still remains
ut Fairfax Court House, and that their camps
extend all the way to Manassas Junction.
"Why not also improvise q battle, and slay
few hundreds Of our brave army ,iust for
the amusement Of distinguished visitors 2"-D.
j. z, in the star Of yesterday
We don't know, unless it is that I'D. ]. T."
might not happen to be among the few hun.
dreds."
MEN AND MuYITIoNs.-Within the past day
or two large number of recruits for the va.
rious regiments, three batteries of rifsd can.
non for light batteries, aud three companies oi
A, d, and l, of the I'd United States infantry
have arrived here. The latter number $40
: men, and were lately stationed ut Fort Aber
crombie, Dacotah, from whence they marched
near 400 miles to St. Paul, Minnesota, themes
through to Washington, performing the entire
journey in seventeen days. The officers are
, Lieut.. Col. b. Day, Cal t.ins Davidson ani
Lowell, and Lieut.. Drake.
In THE CAEAt.-Night before last, watch
men Neitze and Hutchinson 6shed lieuteu
ant Of the third artillery out of the canal, ant
, with him valuable horse, which had found it.
. way there With him. Whether too much lemor
juice had anything to do with the matter, de
ponent saith not"
I IsvAL1Ds.-About thirty invalids, belonging
to the 23d Indiana regiment, stationed a
, Sandy Hook, arrived here night before last
and are now in hospital.
2 "CLEAEED OuT."-Some of the teamsters
J on Monday night, attacked some of the shan
e ties in the neighborhood of the Observatory
which they tore down, and set the liquor aaoal
e RUNAWAY AND ACCIDENT. On Monds
morning, the horses attached to Government
d baggage wagon ran away, upsetting bugg
n in which two gentlem n were seated, and drag
Z giug one of them, M. Daniel McCaun. a di.
lance Of thirty or forty yards, injuring him yer
severely,
Bear in mind the grand entertainment fo
the benefit Of the widows aud orphans of tn
u gallant Highlander regiment, which comes o
!, at the theatre to night.
Fort WAsHINGroN.-A large detachmer
II from one OF the New York regiments, sIstione
at Alexandria, was taken to Fort Washington
10 day before yesterday, on board the Mount Vsl
10 non. The force at this place is now very larg
re LIopoR LlcENsEs-Suce the first Monde
of November last, one hundred and ninety 70,
d, licenses to sell spirituous liquors have bee
in granted by the authorities of the city.
As MUSTERED IS.-The first company of Col
" mel Tsit's regiment of District volunteers WI
ir mustered in for three years, or the war, yeste
day morning. The Lincoln Guards, of tn
city, will be mustered in this morning. an
several other companies Of the first regime
&, during the present week.
d.
he RELEAsED.-Wiliam Henderson, Of Bal
IS more, who was arrested and committed to j.
III on the Both ult., OIL the charge of being sp
took the oath of allegiance yesterday afternoo
ut and was released.
be
nd Prince Napoleon and suite, with several di
h, nitaries, started In carriages to visit the ton
Oh of " ashington, at Mount Vernon, yesterd
er morning.
he
de There were sixty.six marriage licenses ssu
from the clerk,s Office for tho cornt, or W.