The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
RUMORED ADVANCE OF
GENERAL LEE.
n FIGHT Lr MISSOURI,
NEWS FROM RICHMOND
WASHINGTON, July %.

HeraLd's Despatch. 1.-The Potomac riv.
er below Washington cannot be crossed by
the rebels, as Secretary Wells has ordered
q powerful naval force to guard the river.
The river above Washington to Harper's
Ferry is equally secured by Union forces
that live on the banks. The story that
Gen. Lee intends to cross the Potomac be.
tween this point and Harperis Ferry cam
not be true, as Lee has no desire to land
between Mcclellan and Banks.
There will be an entire change in the
whole organization of the army by placing
each brigade and division upon more sat-
isiactory basis.
About midnight last night there was q
collision between our pickets and the rebels
in the vicinity of the Chain bridge. 1t was
believed that Beauregard was about to at.
tempt the execution of bis menace to break.
fast in Washington this morning but upon
the return Of our accommodating parties from
Fairfax, all apprehensions OF an immediate
attack was removed.
A reconnaissance was made last night by
large force of cavalry and infantry in the
direction of Fairfax. A portion of the
party proceeded as far as the Court House,
but found no traces of the enemy there or
on the route, except a mounted picket guard
which retired at their approach.
The withdrawal of the rebels from the
vicinity in front of our lines of Notifications
adds strength to the rumor that their main
body is proceeding to Leesburg and Ed
wards Ferry. 1t may be possible, how
ever, they have from Manassas despatched
an overwhelming body to attack the Union
army of the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry
and drive it back across the Potomac.
VIM. Burch, owner of the carriage in
which Harris and McGraw went to recover
the body of Colonel Cameron, returned late
this evening. He was compelled before be-
ing released, to take an oath not to reveal
anything relative to the force or defences of
the rebels, or what he saw there. He is
consequently chary 10 his communications.
He states the party were allowed to pass up
to Manassas, when on presenting them.
selves to Gen. Beauregard, they were ar.
rested and placed in confinement for several
days. In the meantime Messrs. Harris and
McGraw were sent to Richmond as pris-
0ners. Burch finally through the interven-
ton of personal acquaintance at the juno.
ton, was examined and dismissed, and al.
lowed to return. He learned that Mr..
Harris would probably, through the in.
fuence of prominent personal friends, OBJ.
tain his release, but there was no probability
of the immediate release of McGraw, Who
is Pennsylvania. Both were believed
here to be very deeply imbued with rebel
sympathies. Burch was not permitted to
examine the battle field. 1t is supposed
Col. Cameron's body lies unburied on the
field, or has been huddled in trench with
bodies that have been thus buried. Mr..
Burch says the hospitals are crowded with
the wounded. He reports that our wounded
are we'll cared for, and that the rebel chiefs
had determined not to agree to any ex.
change of prisoners. Burch's carriage
driver states that he heard Colonies Will
cox and Corcoran have both been sent to
Richmond. He also states that when be
left the Junction early this morning, Gen.
Beauregard was making preparations to re
capture Alexandria tomorrow or next day.
In confirmation of this it is reported that
Gen. Beauregard has sent information to
this effect to prominent secessioni5t re.
siding in Alexandria.
1ribune's Correspondence Colonel
Lander will be authorized to organize and
summon here the men of the mountains and
the plains, with whom he was associated
and became very popular when engaged in
opening the overland mail routes to the
Pacific.
Sherman's battery crossed into Virginia
last night.
FORSYTH, TANEY COUNTY, Mo-, July 81.
General Sweeney's command which left
Springfield Saturday last, and arrived here
to day, dispersed a band of one hundred and
FIFTY rebels stationed here and took posses.
sion of the town. Five of the rebels were
killed and several wounded. Three of our
men were slightly wounded but none killed.
The first and second stories of the Court
House here were filled with blankets, pro.
visions and camp equipage, which together
with two tons of lead found iu well and
other articles secreted in different parts of
the town, in all valued at eighteen or twen-
ty thousand dollars, fell into our hands.
Mr.. Wilkey correspondent of the New
York Times, was slightly wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS, July %.
The Tenth Indiana Regiment returned
here last night. They all look healthy and
are in fine spirits. This regiment did the
hardest fighting at Rich Mountain. The
regiment will be recognized and for the
War. A young Virginian who acted as
guide for them in going round the noun.
tain to attack the enemy was with them.
Their loss was five killed and good many
wounded. Most of the latter will recover.
Mr.. Miller, who was supposed to be mortal.
ly wounded is improving finely.
The Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty
first regiments, under Coils. Meredith, Brown
and McMillon, are now fully equipped and
encamped here. They will go to Washing
ton this week. The Zouave regiment will
leave this place tomorrow morning. Col.
Wallace who is now in Washington, tele..
graphs that they will be ordered to Wash
iDgton as soon as re0rganized. Ten more
regiments will be ready for the field in ten
days.
WASHINGTON, July ~.
A report has reached here that two cav
al ~,bsIo