The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-27

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" >sHt>Grox, August 25th-There Was
false alarm during the morning eaas.h ser
vice to dsy. 4 picket guard r. oried the
enemy advancing from Pals Chu.ea Gen
Mcdowell autographed 20 Gen. Mcclellan
aud preparations were making r meeting
the enemy when another telegram came ex
planning that the first was unfouhied.
Government j. considering the propriety
OF organizing a National Police Force. New
York. 81. Louis. Chicago and other cities
were represented ia the conference. The
plan Is 20 have agents distributed throughout
the country forming net work OF surVe'l
lance.
The detective force in Washington j. large
IN increased by recruits from New York and
Philadelphia
A woman frem Beauregani's headquarters
WA arrested n day while passing through
cur lines into Alexandra. An Irish woman
searched her AMI found some twenty letters
addressed 90 and duplicating prominent citi
zens in Washington and Alexandria.
Al the mutineers still in custody. includ
ing those OF the 81 Maine. 18th and 2lst
New Yor.. we're sent TO the Dry Tortugas
this afternoon
Several persons were arrested to-day,
emong them Mrs Greenhow. widow of the
former Librarian and translator AZ the State
Department
Mr. Senator ,'rimes trunk ordered 10 20
on 60 Vest Point by Express. Wa examined.
and plans Of the fortihcations at the Chain
Bridge and on the other side Of the Potomac.
traced on paper by some clerk ia the War
Department were found on her
Dr.. Manning Was arrested to day Other
arrests will soon be made.
rINf> CORRESPONDENCE.
Yesterday. Mrs.. Phillips. wife of Phillip
Phillips, a well known counsellor OF this city,
was arrested az her residence. charged with
holding reasonable communication with the
rebels. Ia j. said that. when arrested, Mrs.
Phillips attempted 10 swallow portion of
letter she was writing 10 rebel. Mrs. Phil
lips prepared To illuminate her house IN com
memoration OF the rebels victory at Bulls
Run. and was only dissuadcd from doing so
by her more prudent rebel friends.
Ii Is understood that orders were sent To
cause the arrest of Mrs. Green, now at West
Point, and that her arrest was probably eff
iected Yesterday.
An officer who came from Gen. Banks col
umn. Yesterday, SAYS the Maryland side il
filled with refugees from London county, Nir
GINA, who are keeping out of the way of the
and plundering the country.
lis stated tl.at Lieut.. kimmell, of the 2d
cavalry, who was at Bulls Run with part of
his regiment, has resigned his commission
and accepted the captaincy in the rebel cav
! air.. In Missouri lie had the new commits
sion before the battle.
Authentic intelligence received from Man
assas. states that Immediately after the battle
of Bulls Run. the rebel officers made extra
ordinary efforts 20 bring forward troops, fail
ing in the transportations oflargc forces from
Tennessee and Virginia. which had been held
at home, for defensive operations on the
Mississippi. The cotton States had also for
warded large numbers--all that could be
SHARED from home. and Beauregari has now
n larger force than at any previous time.
However great the necessity for him TO com
mence an onward movement, 10 prevent his
army from dissolving, vet no fears are ex
pressed that he will venture an attack on our
/ lines
Foreign letters by the last steamer. were
read to-day, at the State Department
Advices from our Ministers are written un-
der the pressure of the Balls Run disaster.
European governments appreciate the dis
aster at is full extent; but there Is dispo-
/ si,ion on the Continen; 10 give the Northern
troops more credit for bearing and endurance
than our own papers have claimed, and their
fighting in front OF heavy works being con
sidered. by military men, a giving them 40
ereatan advantage as q mike u matter CT
wonder that raw recruits could have been IN
duced to assault them under such disadvaa
taces. Our Ministers do not disguise the fact
that the government has suffered severely IN
the estimation of Europeans by the disaster
1 huf they are confden, that no attempt 10 re
cognize the rebels a. n nation will be made so
long a. the government maintains IT. forea
on the soil OF the rebel States. The feeling
on the Continen. was generally that the
North would be aroused by the disaster Ia
IL army. and that the defeat closed the door
20 any arrangement with the rebels.
British government officials appear TO be
Impressed with the belief that the battle and
defeat would only prolong the contest with
out deciding anything.
HtRALD'- CoRElxrONnLNcf.
" Asui~erox. Aug. 25.-The CIT, has beeu
thrown into a state Of excitement this morn
irg hy a report that martial law was 90 bt
Immediately declared. The authorities have
not decided 10 take such n step.
\ committee from Ros'on has been hers
cndea4orng 20 persuade the President tha
he ought 70 change hi constitutional. sdsi
SER Il i said these gentlemen represent
the sentiments Of certain prominent none
sars Interests in Boston who demand that ib.
Heads Of the War and Navy Department,
must come of. else they vii not risk the
Capital further The presentation OF thei
case here has created considerable feeling