, 1861-08-27
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1851.
FROM WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON, Aug, Fl. 1861.

AdH 1&4RI3A o4AAEIbGs
It has been asfertained that the late With
draWal Of rebel troops back to Centre7iile Was
in reality stampede Of eleven regiments, Whe
took fright, and abandoning everything, run
for the rear as fast as they could 60, and until
daylight revealed to them the fact that there
been impressed for two or three days that
they were to be attacked, and hearing some
firing Of pickets in the front on Monday night,
the main bodies at Vienna and at Fairfax
Cour' House scampered aWaF IN hot haste to
Germantown, at which point the roads from
conjeetured themselves to be fanked, and
sent ont flags Of truce to arrange terms Of
surrender.
THE REBELS AND HoNcoMBATAsrs.
learn that the position Of the Quaksns Of
Loudon county, as non combstauts, has not
been respected by the rebel troops. Though
they hare not attempted to press any Of them
tated In taking from them horses, wagons,
provisions or anything that they required for
the subsistence, transportation or comfort Of
their troops.
RATHER IRIsH.
The following communication was received
to-day by Gen. Mansfield:
GENERAL HoEFrTA1. GEORGETOWN, Aug. %.
SIR: have to report that Capt. Thos. McDe-
II a. e 70 HRsgaa aid
to New York. Very respectfully,
The communication is signed by the Assist
ant Surgeon, whom it is needless to say Is an
lrishman.
GEN. SCOTS coAcRhAH.
The day after the battle Of Bull Run, Peter
EganoHs Gen. Scott's coachman, crossed into
Virginia to exercise the horse OF membar Of
Gen. Mansfelds staff. He was not heard Of
afterW ards, and, it was supposed that he had
voluntarily gone to the enemy. A gentleman
who arrived yesterday from Richmond, uia
| Aqua Greek, informed Gen. Scott that EgAa-
| of had lneautlously but uRWlthngly gone be
5ond our lines, aud Was surprised By the rebel
| p.cketE. He at first refused to tell who he
Was, but at last disclosed his position, and the
| capture so much elsted the rebels that they
| sent him On to Richmond, where he il now
employed cooking for United STATES prisoners.
BAD FOR THE REBELS.
The greatest activity prevails in the depart
| merit Of the Provost Marahal. So we'll in
formed is he Of the movements Of secession
agents in this city, that scarcely any informs
ton Of trustworthy character now reaches
t the rebels in Virginia.
t To day, resident Of this city, named Don
| EellY, who was in the rebel ranks ut Bull Run,
yentnred to ccme to Georgetown. His arriyai
Was expected, and when he reached George
| town be was at once arrested.
Yesterday two canal boats, loaded Witk salt
and flour at Georgeto 1p, and which were con
signed to come point In Northwestern Mary
land, WAS seized and held. It Is believed that
T their ultimate destination was across the Po-
tomac, in the vicinity Of Harpsr's Ferry.
| From weatern vfrgfn1a-Sk1fais1 at
| HAWKS Nest.
! Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Commercial ]
CLARksBuRG, Va, August z3.
We have been IN state OF expectation for q
fortnight, and are yet whiting for orders I
have no explanation to Offer for delay beyond
that previously stated. The reasons, no doubt
s7e sufficient. We had orders to move at day
light yesterday msrning, but they we're coun-
termanded, and or camp still rests on the ar
| tifcial b'uf above the railroad depot.
Gen. Rosec1ans received a message last
night from Gen. Cog, reporting ekirmisn
| lear Hawk's Nest, eight miles above Gaaley,
c1 Wednesday,. Crxs vanguard were barri-
caded in the road, and we're attacked By a
strong detachment Of rebels, who
were 1epu1Eed after q sharp fight,
and driven back some four miles. The enc.
my'6 loss is reported fifty killed, with oaIy
one missing OIL our side. There Is no doubt
about the tight and retreat Of the rebels, but
the mortuary statistics are 8 little dubious. !
ct the affair, bus fufth5r ad7less having been
received at Ga1lipolis, my dispatch was re.
called, and another was sent from Ga,llpolis
to The Associated Press. The foregoing re
port was received from Gen. Cox, and is,
therefore, reliable
A violent seccessionist, named Hickman
uas killed By one Of our troopers, Ii miles
below here, Wednesday. He had been mis-
,clucgons, and his arrest Was ordered. Upon
being discovered, he fed and shouted TO ths
trooper to "shoot and be d-d." This
trooper fred, and the rebel died.
Another Of the same stripe, named Marsh
was killed in similar manner, on the sams
day, below Buckhannon. The later WAS
well known rebel spy.