, 1861-08-01
rHkY AN 10 ATTACK axNERAL LYON,
Gen. Fremont to take the Field,
FROM WASHINGTON,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
WAsH1sG1oA, July 81. 1861.
THE NEW MILITARY COMMANDER.
Gen Mcclellan has taken measures to ea:
sab1ish line of pickets along the Potomac
below Harper's Ferry. He is urging the Coy
eminent to provide an abundance of ARTILLERY
for the waz, regarding that and Cavalry as 8
8 more important arm Of the service than
does the Lieutenant General He is striving
to have the places Of incompetent officers fill
ed by men Of fesher blood and more activity.
He Is also urging the brigading Of regiments
as fast rs they arrive, that the several corps
nsy be thoroughly ready for service. he Is
inspiring and inspiriting the soldiers. He and
his staff are actively about In their saddles,
snd indefatigab1e in their labors. The new
General seems to lie the man for the times.
We trust that he will recs i've from citizens
and soldiers that complete confidence which
he deserves.
L cowARD's REVENGE.
Hon. Charles e. Upton's brother-in-1aw,
Tbrockmortpn, ut whose houss- General
Tyler stayed when at Falls Church, has been
the victim Of rebel brother, who, with Is
Cavalry, gutted tie house, burned the out
buildings, and destroyed the standing crops.
TEE FORCE At TIE CEAN BRIDGE.
Some ten regiments are now at the Chain
Bridge.
WHAT TIE TROOPS WANT.
An officer Of the 18th New York Miiitia,
(three months men,) now at Harper's Ferry,
who was here to-day, says that many Of the
| men will re-en1ist If assured that they shallbs
+oh no h
eral feeling Of the returning volunteers. =.
| BRw RxIGADIER GENERALS
The names Of Colonels Heintzelman, Por-
ter, Franklin, Stone, Lieut.. Col. Sherman,
Joseph Hooper, Of California, Capt. Ulysses
! g. Grant, cfnl,, Frederick ", Ias,der, Of Va,
Senator Edward D. Baker, Of Oregon, Col B.
F. Kelley, Of Virginia, Representative John
A. McClernand, Of H., ranking in their order,
were sent in to the Senate, to-day, for confr.
NATION as Brigadier Generals.
LIE. JEFF. DAVIS Is LuGuBRIOus-
11r. JEFF. Davis has made q speech at Rich.
mend, In which he p1ononnees the victory
great, glorious and complete. He said We had
whipped them this time, and ne could whip
them again as often as they offered Ia the op
portQnity. In alluding to the Vastuess and
importance Of our capture,' he said We had
taken everything the enemy had on the field
sixty pieces Of splendid cannon, OF the bes
and most improved models, vast quantities o
| ammunition, armH, enough Of ya1iou
: descriptions to equip large army, hundred
If wagons and ambulnnces Of the most luxu
!, rious make, and provisions enough to feed al
army Of fifty thouRsnd men for twelve months
The head1ong retreat Of The enemy, he com
pared to the wild aud hurried flight Of ascare
coEey Of psrtridges- He eaid that SO grea
was the terror with which the repeated or
slaughts Of our men inspired them, iths
. taking wildly to their heels, theJ threw fro1
l them their guns, swords, knspsacks, an
, everything that Wou1d in any way retard thel
t escape.
: THE LIE AND TE! FACTS.
Letting alone his grand les, We may SUI
sest the smaller ones. We hive Lost just se'
enteen pieces Of artillery, twenty or thirt
K wagons, possibly 3 thousand muskets, q yer
= little ammunition, and possibly some provi
ions which were thrown away by thsmse1se
4 The statement that the numerous wagons an
drovea Of mules and horses coming here ever
z day are to supply deficiencies crested at Bu
|. Run, is mIstaks. They simply I'LL orael
made out long ago.
O /. ATRuE WORD SPOKEN.
!. The most intelligent Of the escaped psisol
d er. deny that any Preparations Indicating
# purpose 10 attack Washington are going c
~ smoDg the rebels They believe, On the c.!
), trary, that they will still 1uIk behind +aslr e
trencbments, and that they know what IL
= arrival Of Gen. Mcclellan means.
). Gen. McCleuan's excellent order, .keepfr
soldiers and officers in their quarters, 8!
+ holding commanders of brigades responsible
+ hs& been Issued, and meets with general q
= probation.
l. q, NEW ToRK 8RIaADMRs.
Among the New York delegation's sugge
i tiona for Bdgadiers are Col. Blenker, Maj
Z Doubleday; Capt- Seymour Of Fort snnte
y Cols. s1oeum and DuEyea, Gen. .Burnatt, a.
- Capt. Veile-
r QuARrEKNAsTER's RECEIPTS.
: Since the first Of June the Quart
! ! Department has received four thousand sew
b hundred and eight horses, nine hundred 81
d fny-eight mules, nine hundred and atx Wa
.e' o1s, and three hundred and eighty ai1 amb