Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-06
I.afa Northern NeIEs.

The Washington Republican" Of July
3lst, says that en- immediate advance upon
Richmond vas urged upon Gen. Scott by the
Administration, but that the battle of Bull
Run was planned and timed by the military
authorities eithout interference:
items from the Washington Star, July 3l.l
The Star gives the following Of Major and
Briradier Generals, nominated by Mr.. Lincoln
on the 10th:
Nathl P. Banks, Of Mass, Major General
May lG, 1861.
john y. Dix, \. y; DO.
Benz. P. Butler, Mass, do; do.
Capt. Nathl Lyon, ID infantry, Brisaaier
General, May II, 1861.
Capt. John Pope, Top. Eng's, do; do,
Geo. i. Mccall, Pa.
Slmuc! +. Curtis, Iowa.
Philip Kcarncy, \. J.
Jos. j. Reynolds, Ind.
Rufus King, Wis.
j.. D. Cox, Ohio.
Stephen Hurburt, Ill.
Franz Scigcl, Mo.
liobt. C. Schcnk, Chic.
i. Il. PrrntiSs, Ill.
Frederick y. Under has Lccli appointed Ii
Criradi.r General by the President, anu Will
have command of the Rhode Island and 4 part
of ll,c Massachusetts rcgilnents. This ap-
puin:mcn,, which will ie approved by the
ucop.c, MAS II,l'le by the earnest rccolnmcn-
da,ion Of Gen. Mcclellan, Gov. Spragur, OF
Rhode Island, and Senator Garlic OF Virginia.
Gen. Lander vas previously offered the com
mard of the Rhode Island troops by Governor
So uts. We may add that il is understood
that C9l. Kelly, ln!c Of the First Virginia Re.
gimcn:. who also distinguished himself under
Gen. Mcclellan in Western Virginia, is De-
lIeyCd to have been nominated Yesterday BY
tbs President to a Erigadi,r Gcntralship.
4 FALSE STATEMENT POSITIVELY KEfUTED.
DR.. SternbeTg, Assistant Surgeon Z. ). y,
who, after the battle Of Bull Run ION Thurs
day the 21St Of july remained behind to at.
tend 70 our wounded, reached this city last
e@cning. On becoming 4 prisoner to Beaurc-
gard, he gave his parole rot to attempt an rs.
cape fOr luur days, and with The rest OF the
CGiOn surgeons aud their assistants made prls-
olcrs at the same Time, was permitted to dc.
vote his attention wholly to our wounded un.
til his escape. He says that our wounded
were treated by the disuuionists in all respects
rs well as their own, except that IN bring
ing tllcu in from the field they brought
their own in first, and in that way all OF ours
were not gotten III mntil seine time On the Tues.
day following the battle.
lie remained their prisoner without a..
tempting m escape, for four or SIN hours alter
the expiration Of the time for which he had
siTcn his parole, and then took occasion 10 &C:
away.
RESERVATIONS.
Solnu SIX GoyernGent clerks resigned
yesterday, owing TO the passage of the Nirgi.
mia ordinance providing that any citizen Of
that Commonwealth holding any Cijce under
the Government Of the United States after TO-
day, shall be forever banishcd irom that State
and declared al alien enemy and further, that
any citizen who nnv hereafter undertake 10
tbs. State in tic Congress Of the
United States, in addition to the penalties
above provided, shall be deemed guilty Of trea.
and bis property contiscated to the use Of
the STATE.
The New York Herald" says:
i. is i; source Of general qualification that
the three muntiis volunteers are ali, Or nearly
all, returned from lie seat OF val. They have
done iir utmost service 10 their country, and
to lhrm belongs the merit Of having saved
Washington. BIZ. all volunteers for So short
i period become dangerous rs examples, as the
l'''c uPproucles 'or ll'e'l soatuacnt. Ivy
thus weaken garrIsons, aId, sap the rner-
.icS III those who remain. Genera! Scott
Is doubtless glad ~ DC rid Of them for The
present. alLnuunh We have little doubt that
:, ,H, na rn mo" " ,sa On non ,.ho hn~o
~ -, n:m t 49, o.I.,sI -. 49, mhnis
1850. &c.," IT," g.. ,, r. San,anta.
Ill "e'o'. -
i'it =. \. "HeT"!d says the federal tr"epS
oil the Pot.uiac rnuai te kept in camp ut night
and ;,l i, c,fr.c Of mornings during AUGUST
s,,,..,,.,. co. r.. .;crIv ,...on ;s nnon
,.,. ~, A.o;n. ,,.t .,u
Luz sA"A' p'r"' %" '''''
III ti'ur o. peace Is showing ''Se!i III
tue NORTH.
..rL.rc !, H., rr.~ action. nor auy sylnotons Of
-..,r,;nr IL rr,bl;n .nn,i,ucrt. Criticism unon |
Tho ,,rdut; If rhr war there louh,iess
L,.. III r.r.;... .,a ,.ar,,,, o-a o,r.nd th,i !
,.,r l.. rc,:cn,l nscoss;tv and pnst ca
,nt;, r., h,sc ,..n.n;racv arsinst our Tfn;Hn
nnl .,.:,.t ,,n ,.,c,. -: fyonI,m ,bri,,i,onr
~, ,.1r,I ;s r,.c,Iv crush,d ont
the ooIy "rc.action," they desire Is another !
action with the rebels, with n different result !
fran thai Of Bull Run. and they will have this
in McC!slian's good time.
w.,ooy ,,so IN. toIlouin, ;r.,,s ,r,,,, ,Le
i. u,I.mL.m
S@'S ISSUE . 'Ne N''A0'
rxrESsEs OF TIE WAX.
llvw j. i that the war to suppress rebellion
has already cost between $4,000 Go ard
S20G, 0O0. CSC, VIXEN the whole Crimean war
cost England scarcely So much! Who is &c.
coun,able for the prc1iCious outlays Thai have
been made, with sucn comparatively small re. !
suits Mr. Van Wyck's committee cannot
proceed too vigorously with its labors.
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