The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-12

WASHINGTON. August s.-A r. ~ vas re
ceivci 10 day fIom Lieut. Parks. 81 the ist
Michigan regiment dated Riehie and. July
10Th. IN which he says he j. p lner. with
hundreds of others. in that CITY. More than
thirty officers are with him. tie has the
names of ilty six OF hs regiment. and be
lieves these are al. Col. Butterworsh. Lieut..
Marsh. Lieut. Warren Perkins. and others.
are still at Manassas Junction. Wounded
Only three Of his company with him,
named Geo. Phillips. Murray Shaker. aud
Geo Baker.
sPEclAl To THE TlAfs.
Late this evening Prince Napoleon return
ed with his suite from Manassas. Three
regiments OF cavalry aud four of rebel in
fantry held possession of Fairfax Court
House When il was known at Manassas
that Prince Eapoleon VAS coming. the snthu
siasm was Wild. Beauregard and Johnson
we're both at Manassas. They received the
Prince with the greatest possible respect
Al their pressing invitations and entreaiies
that he would 60 on 10 Richmond and see
President Davis. the Prince firmly declined.
: The Notifications at Manassas are iormida-
BILE. and our guns, particularly Of Shermans
battery. form an important part OF the de
fences Beaurrgard Informed the Prince
-
Bulls Run The dead we're moi properly
buried. They we're simply pus onder ground.
| and some of the feet were seen above. Sol
| dierS in Manassas were very numerous. hut
poorly dressed At the departing the rebels
| gave the Prince a salute with United States
| guns On returning TO Fairfax. Col. Stew
art approached the carriage OF the Prince
and aid Il hope you like our Notifications.
/ Pr:nce-"Oh pretty we'll" Il hope" no
said again. "you will intrriere for US when
YOU get home. The diplomatic Prince
shrugged his shoulders. aS he replied Il
know nothing.
Three regiments of Col rouce, regiment
OF Kentucky cavalry reached Washington
this morning
Ii i web authenticated that the man
smith. Ia custody in New York. is a member
of the rebel Congress He will be held as
a hostage for Mr. Ely. member Of Congress
from New York.
WORLDS DISPATCH
Mr.. Wilson of Chicago has obtained per
mission of the War Department To raise re
gimsnt of engineers and bridge builders.
Night before last the George Page. rebel
steamer. attempted To run ont of Acquia
creek. but the ice boat engaged her, and at
ter few shots compelled her 10 beat re
treat The ice boat was not struck. but IL is
thought the Page was injured. The latter
carries six guns.
The Freedom arrived this morning. Her
officers contradict the report that the robels
are erecting batteries on Matthias Point
The navigation of the Potop-
strueted c j. unot
II = reported that BE-.
put up AT White u .,eries are nov bein
wednesds- -.ouse Point
armed y night FIVE boats filed wit
- 'nen we're seen by schooner to pas
'er from the Maryland side and land at tina
place. AT Fort Washington all il ouiet an,
good order Several prizes lie al the VIII
To day the resignation of chief eneinee
Charles Spencer. and second engineer An
drew curanca OF the Freeborn were accent
Ell. Cause of the designations not known.
rHE rRIsuNKs CORRESPONDENCE.
tangs of men are at work esta blishinp
teiekraphic communication between this city
and several camps. including Fort Corcoran
ierreltown, and Col. Sherman'- comman,
further up the river
THE HFRALp's DISPATCH
Reliable intelligence has been receiyes
urat the rebels are concentrating their force
~ various points on their side of the rive
from Point of Rocks ~ Alexandra. Their,
are :, OOO 10 ID ,OUn M Fairfax: A coneidera
BILE force in the vicinity Of Edward. Ferry
large bodies Mt other crossings. and severa
thousand at Leesburg. A yet they have
made only minute reconnaissance in the neigh
borhood of the Chain Bridge 1t j. difficult
to determine whether these movements ar,
preliminary To an attack upon orr lines or {,
guard. more closely. an entrance into Virgin
IA by our army. The opinion of our most
experienced officers Is that they are purel,
defensive
IL - reported here that IN attack upon our
lines J. contemplated and that the rebels are
concentrating their forces nj every available
point IN order TO engage. AZ the same moment
eur whole line from Hsrper's Ferry o Alex
andria and prevent the concentration of for
ees on our side to sesist their attack which
will be adroitly concealed until the precise
time for it. execution.
IL this be their design they will be signally
loiled, Tor the preparations of Gen. MeClel-
Ian are equally available for either offensive
or defensive action. The disposition of his
forces will enable him 10 repei an attack sue
eessfaily at any point along the whole line.
or 20 move forward his whole column simul
isneousiy upon any given poinr in the ada
cent boriers
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