The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-23

Our news from Washington represents the capi.
tai In condition of perfect security, and the inha
bitants enjoying conviction that no immediate
danger s threatened. The rumors that any flank
movement by the army Of General Johnston is
meditated no longer find any credcncc.
1t was reported yesterday that tie rebel
forces were concentrating on Lessburg. It is Ger
tain that the advance position which they occu-
pied few days ago from Fairfax Court House
has been abandoned. General Mcclellan CONT
nucs to review portions of his army day after day.
He had grand review of the troops at Alexan-
dria yesterday.
lady spy, Of some literary notorety-Miss
Wndle-was arrested yesterday at that place
She openly avowed her correspondence with the
rebel leaders. She was brought to Washington
for safe keeping.
The government has inaugurated vigorous cru
SADIE against Northern journals whose articles favor
the reasonable practices of the Southern rebels
The New York Daily Ne,rs was seized by the
United States Marshal in Philadelphia yesterday,
and its transit to the South and West totally cut
OIL The same official also took possession of
the Office Of the Christian Observer, which
has been deprecating what il calls the
present "unholy war" The authorities at the
South appear to be exercising like supervision
over those Northern papers which do not represent
the views of the rebels. committee is estab-
lshed at Nashville, Tennessee which takes
prohibits their going further South, unless
the tone of their articles and news
suits their peculiar ideas. This is done
no doubt for the purpose of keeping the Southern
people in ignorance of the true feeling of the
North, and the real objects of the war, and ena.
bling the rebel leaders to circulate the most afro
cious falsehoods concerning the spirit aud the con.
duct of the Union army, which we are crcdbly in
formed they do not hesitate to do, in order to keep
up feeling OF bitter hostility to the United States
government and the people of the North.
Governor Morgan, we perceive, has issued q
proclamation calling upon the citizens of the State
OF New York to respond to the critical necessity
Of the times by sending on more men to defend
the national capital, a response which New York
is sure to make with the patriotic ardor which has
characterized her people since the commencement
OF the war.
We learn from Missouri that the actual loss of
the Union forces at the late battle at Wilson's
creek amounts to 223 killed. 721 wounded and 29l
missing; very heavy loss considering that there
were not more than 1000 men at the utmost in the
action Oh our side. We publish to-day a pro.
clamation of General Ben McCulloch to the citi.
zens of Missouri. The Missouri rebel chiefs are
very fruitful in proclamations.
private despatch received in PHILADELPHIA last
night states that General Banks had advanced on
Winchester and occupied that place, in spite of
force Of 4,o00 rebels who opposed him.
by way OF Cincinnati have intelligence of
ekirmish on the goth between the Eleventh Ohio
regiment and force of 5000 rebels at Hawks
Nest, village eight miles from Gauley. in the
kanawha valley, in which fifty rebels were killed
and large number wounded and taken prisoners
Everything remains quiet at Fortress Monroe
General Wool had review and tn rough inspec
ton OF the troops there on Tuesday, and it is said
personally examined the arms Of every soldier in
the garrison. Major General Butler has been de-
tailed by General Wool TO command the volunteer
forces at the Fortress, position which he will oc-
cupy until his return TO Massachusetts, in order to
raise the division which he has been authorized to
recruit.
THE NEWS.
Our correspondent in Monrovia, Liberia, writing
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