Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-08-03
the REBELS EMBOLDENED.
Rumors Of an Attack o a Birds Point,
Alexandria and Newport News.
MORE BATTLES LOOKED FOR.
FURTHER RCMORs OF AN AD.
VANCE ON WASH y GTOX.
The ReLels Adrancing up the Mississippi

Washington. July 27.-The Potomac
by The rebels as Secretary Wells has or
dered a powerful naval iurre to guard the
river Inc RIVER above Washington 20
Harper's Ferry is equally secured by the
Um,oa forces that i"e The bank
the story that G-n. Lee intends to cross
the Potoma; brtween this pOint aud Har
psrs Ferry cannot he true, as Lee has no
desire 10 he sandwiched between McClel-
land and uanks.
There will lie an entire change in the
organic ,tian OF the array by placing each
brigade and division on a more satlsfacto
~ ba,is
About midnigh. last night there was q
collision between our pick,,s aud the re-
b.s in the vicinity of the Chain bridge.
Ii WAS believed that Beaurega:d was
about to attempt the execution OF his
menace to breakfast ia Washinton this
morning, but upon The return OF our ~
connoitering parties from Fairfax. all ap.
prehension Of an immediate attack were
removed. A Reconnaissance was made last
night by a large nody Of cavalry and in
iantry in The direclio, OF Fairfax. A
portion OF the party proceeded AS far as
The Court House. and found no Signs OF
tn. enemy on the route except the mount
ed picket guard, which retired ON their
appearance.
The withdrawal Of the rebels from the
vicinity in front Of our line OF fnrt,fca
lions, adj strength to the rumor that their
main body is proceeding in the direction
Of L-eshurs and Edward Ferry. !, may
b. possible. however. that they have BY
the aid Of railroad from Manassas, dis
p rtch-d m overwhe n,'n. body to attack
the Union army of the She andoah a.,
Harp-r's Ferry, and drive it back ACROSS
the Potomac.
VIM Burch the owner Of the carriage
in which Harris un3 McGraw went TO re.
cover The body OF Col Cameron, returned
late this evening He Was comrelied be-
{ re released, TO take an oath not to reveal
anything relative to the force or de!ensrs
at thu rehe.-. or " hat be saw there lie
il consequently charry in his communica.
lions. He states that the party we're a :
I~.:' i tn pass up to Manassas. Hher- up u
presenting themselves 10 Gen Beaure gard.
they were arrested AMI placed ia con.ine.
men. for several days. In he meantime
Harris ard McGraw were sent to Rich
mond asl rsoners. Bunch finally, thr ough
the intervention OF personal acquantances
at tie junction was examined ami dis,
missed, and allowed to eturn. lie learned
that Mr. Harris wouli probably. through
the influence "t prominent ptrsoCal friends
obtain HIS release, jut there is 40 pruha-
bi!i,y of immediate release oil McGraw
who is n P-nnsv.v ,nan. Both were be-
li-ved to lie very deeply imbuei with rebel
sympathy. Burch was not allowed to visit
tho battle f~h. 1t is supposed tina, Col
Cameron : body lies unhuried on The field
or has been huddird into trench with
the bodies which have thus been buried
Nj Il says he hospital Is ,r,wled with
wounded. He represents that Our ~oun
ed are well CARED for and also that the
rebel chiefs had determined not TO agree
to an exchange OF prisoners.
Bulchs carriage driver states lie heard
that Coils Wilcox and Corcoran had b,lh
been sent TO Richmond He also states
that when he left the junction. early this
morning. Gen. Benuregard was making
preparations to rsca rture Alexandria to.
norrrv.
IN confirmation Of this i. is reported that
Gen Beaur-gard had sent in 'ormstion to
ihi. etisci, to II prominent secessionisI re-
sizing IL Aiexan5ra.