Smyrna times., 1861-08-08
War News.

among the arresls made at w ashlngton on
Sunday evening, by the provost patrol, was
that of jor General Butler, who had within
few hours arrived from Fortres Monroe. The
General had no permit to produce. and was
held until he was satisfactorily identified. He
expressed himself in strong terms 10 favor of
this system of military police.
returned captive of the Bull run disaster
describes Manassas as a very strong position
quite as strong naturally as by art 1t is heath,
somewhat like the steppes of Russia, bounded
by hills, swamps, small streams, and bedged by |
dense woods. From Bull Run towards Manas.
sas, the facilities for defence grow more formid-
abls The whole position is almost impregna-
BILE.
| In pursuance of call in the German news
papers, large meeting of German delegates Of
New York and Brooklyn was held on Thursday
evening, Seventeen tn avenue, near Seventeenth
street. Committee was appointed TO proceed
to Washington and urge the acceptance of
regiment 10 be armed with scythes, or at least
organize one company for every infantry regi-
menI.
! Hitherto General Mcclellan arrested busy
news mongers when found in the battle field.
In the future he will squi d"d arm idle spec
Ia tors found pFesen! at y battle, and place them
in the front ranks in the hottest part OF the
fight.
| The War Department is now in care OF Col
Thomas A. Scott, Assistant Secretary of War,
and J. Lesley, Esq.
Mr.. Bing, who was taken prisoner at Bull
Run, and who has just been released because
he is British subject, reports that Colonel
Corcoran, the gallant commander ofthe New
York Sixty y.ninth, is at Richmond, but slighlly
wounded, though in delicate health otherwise
Three woman have been taken prisoners by
secession cavalry, within a mile of Clouds
Mills. One of them is represented to be Jenny
Curtis, of New York, and it is said the other
two were from Washington, and pretended to
be friends of the rebels. A private ofone of
the New York regiments was captured by the
same force.
Two ladies', who arrived at Washington
from Manassas, confirm the reports Of the heavy
loss of the Rebels, and say that the traitors tell
most exaggerated stories Of their capture ofthe
Federal artillery, which did such terrific exc
cution wherever we had a fair sweep aG them
/ On Thursday night the scouts of Col Nc.
I Gums Regiment shot two Rebel cavalry. with
in three miles of Fairfax Court House. One
was Lieut.. Wiley, Of the Fairfax Cavalry, and
the other an Orderly Sergeant of his company.
O.Jn bnra ad - has Ill h.
and Indiana troops sent Immediately 10 join
, Roseneranz, who will continue the work Of
| rescung the Unionists of Western Virginia,
:. capture Governor Wise, and then march TO The
relief of East Tennessee.
The Senate on Saturday confirmed numerous
army appointments. Among them are Major
Generals Mcclellan, Fremont, Dix and Banks.
and Brig adler Generals Hoofer. Curtis, Mccall,
q Sherman, Lander, Kelly, Kearney. Pope, Hent-
. zelman, Porter, Stone, Reynolds, Eunter,
Franklin, Rosencrans, Buell., Mansfield, Nc
Dowell and Megs. Emory has been nominated
i. by the recommendation, 1t is said, of all the
n Maryland delegation, excepting Mr.. HAY
The appointments for the eleven new army
regiments are to be considered by the Senate
n Committee on Military Affairs, 10 which they
were referred. on Monday.
;, person who has just arrived from Rich.
mond declares that the rebels were astoulshed
= by the valor four troops at Stone Bridge, and
ls that it is not improbable that JEFF. Davis will
e soon make propositions to our government fol
ID an armstlce.
- Ono Of the communications recently sem
ID hther under flag of truce from Gen. Johnston
d. was, it is understood, in relation to a repor
| - L. al h. cada h.R
Of their prisoners had been hung BY order o
our military authorities. AS no such execu
Mt tions have taken place, it may certainly be in
ir ferred that Gen. Mcdowell replied in accord
n ance with this fact.
lie The steamer Yankee arrived at the Navy
es yard for repairs. Several days ago, according
se to the statement of one OF the officers she wa
o. run up near a battery ofIhe enemy at Potomac
creek, about eight miles below Aqua creek
and threw a shell into the works from which
h. FIVE shots were instantly fired 10 return one o
he them passing through the engineers room bu
a. without doing much damage. She did no
thereafter remain long in that neighb0rhood
It, Forty members of the l1th regiment o
Massac chusetts volunteers were captured las
Saturday by party of rebels while engaged i
r scouting duty.
10. General John E. Wool has been ordered I
IA. Fortress Monroe to the command ofthat posi-
vice General Butler, who has been transfeTre
10 this department of the army under Genera
ut Mcclellan.
- The communication brought by Lieut.. Hunt
er, Of the 9th Georgia regiment, under flag {
truce, last Saturday, does not refer to an e'
Of change OF prisoners, as was at first supposed
,as No notice was taken of the contents Of tn
hi. communication, and the impression prevail
1o that they were important. Lieut.. Hunter wa
w. sent back TO 10 Bailey's cross roads this mort
ing under escort.
has By the Ordinance Of Virginia the property
me General Scott. in that State, has been confsct
IN. ted to the public treasury. As a contemporaT
law hnEnra ihn 2Lain n nanliz.