The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-02
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WASHINGTON Items.

rom Oenireyille. One was a mem.
Der of the 7lst New York. and the
other Orlando Waldroff, Of the M larry
land ond.
They were prisoncrs at Sudleyl
Church. hut escaped
Cant. Allen saws the rebels sd
mitted tho loss Of ! 500 killed in the
battle on Sunday. The rebels have
600 OF ot,r men prisoners. but they
are we'll treated Tho rebels refuse
TO bury the bodies OF the zoaeves.
and any ono with red shirts or pants
of the Zpuaye cut, fares badly at
their hands. -.. , ...s . b..
Col. Wood, OF the Brooklyn re-
giment, is prisoner OF Richmond,
badly wounded in tho leg. 1t is
thought hc wonld recover.
Col. Slocum had died Of his
wounds. The captured United States
Surgeons are employed in attending
the wounded Soldiers. The rebels
claim to have iorty.two federal
ohicers anu twe'Ve meoica' men
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part IN the oa''ic.
/ The HerdLdS dispatch says.
/ The Potomac river below Wash.
inpton cannot be crossed by rebels.
as Secretary Wel,s has ordered a
|powerTul naval force 10 guard the
river.
/ The river above Wasbinyton to
Harner's Ferry ia coualIy secured
by Union forces that line the banks.
/ The story that Gen. Lee intends to
cross the Potomac between this point
and IIarper's Ferry cannot be true
No General Lee has no desire to be
sandwiched between Mcclellan and
Banks.
There will be an entire change in
the whole organization Of the amy,
bv placing each brigade and division
'nuon more satisfactory basis.
/ About midnight last night there
vas a collision between our pickets
and The rebels in the vicinity ni the
chain bridge. Ii was believed tha,
Beaureeard wns about to attempt
tie execution of his merace to break
fast in Washington this morning
Iv the return If our accommodating
parties from Fairfax, all apprchen
: on Of immediate attack waa re
moved.
A reconnaissance was made last
n'gh, IS force of cavalry and in
'lon'ry in The direction OF Fairfax -
\ portion ~ the body proceeded as
Tar ~. the Ccur. House, and found
NJ signs Of the enemy. or on tie
rnntr. except the mounted picket
guard, which retired ut their ap
proach.
!hc withdrawal Of the rehcls from
: tie vicinity in front OF our lines OF
tor,lfica'io's adds strength to the m,
nor that their main body is proceed
4 q towards L-csburg and Elward's
Ferry.
/ 1t may be possible, however, they
have by aid ollhe railroad from Ma
nessas, dispatched nn ovcrwhelm-
ing body TO attack the Union army
Of the Shenandoah At llarpcr's Ferry,
and drive it back across the Poto.
mac river.
/ W. Burch, the owner OF the car
riNge in which Harris and McGraw
went 10 recover Col. Cameron, re-
turned late this evening. lie was
comp He'd, before released, to take
the oath not to reveal anything re-
lative to the force or defense OF the
rebels. or what he saw there. lie is