Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-27
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number of prisoners were there. He gives q
painful account OF the condition of the Rebel
forces. During the three days he was prison.
er, he neither had bread nor water. He under
went an examination before three persons
headed by VIM. Parker Miles from South Car.
olina, resulting In his liberation. On being
liberated, he made his way to the Potomac, in
order to escape into Maryland. He found all
the roads blocaded by rocks and tress feled to
resist the passage Of troops, TO within Ave miles
of Manassas Junction. When he left, he was
informed that their troops would be in Wash
lngton In less than two weeks, and If he should
be caught there, he would be hung. He heard
them boast Of the immensty of their force, but
does not believe there were $4,000 men there.
Fully one-quarter of them were armed with
short guns, while many are not armed at all.
The scarcity of water has caused great deal
OF sickness among the Rebels.
Scouts who have returned from within the
vicinity of Fairfax Court House to-day, report
that the enemy have erected batteries one and
a half miles north and east of the Court House.
All the roads leading from this direction had
been obstructed by trees being felled across oil
level places.
This obstruction of all the roads precludes
the idea that the Rebels intend to advance; and
the same view is sustained by the fact that the
roads leading to Centreville, in the rear Of Fair
fax, have been newly cleared up.
There is but one battery at Fairfax Court
House, and very few troops In the village, and
but few thousand located In the rear.
An alarm of an advance of the Federal troops
caused both citizens and soldiers to leave Fair.
fax In great haste.
Col. Hardee commands the Rebel forces at
Fairfax Court House. l-" ~
Trains commenced running on the Alexandria,
Louden & Hampshire Railroad to- day, between
Alexandra and the advance outposts.
The campaign in Eastern Virginia will remain
within the present limits for some time. Any
advance before the meeting Of Congress is i'm
probable.
Special to the Tribune.l
WASHINGTON. June 25th.
General Butler is proceeding vigorously In or.
ganizing his command; and their drills are pro.
gressing rapidly. He is also throwing up a
series OF batteries opposite Hampton, which will
serve alike to protect his lines from attack and
cover Hampton.
The inhabitants beyond New Market Bridge
complain bitterly Of the outrages of the Louis.
lana Zouaves.
Information places the loas of the enemy at
Great Bethel much higher than previous ac-
counts. Their cavalry was thrown into great
confusion by Greble's shells.
1t Is not true, as stated, that thero is any CO.
operation between the Postof1ce Department
and Adams Express In the conveyance Of letters.
IL has no authority to interfere with the trans
mission of letters, that being a subject which
belongs exclusively to the War Department.
Secretary Welles has decided to strike from
the rolls the name of every naval officer who re-
0If In Arsaa OE .lzNL. -
A reconnaissance Of Matthias Point was made
yesterday by tho Pawnee. A number of the
crew landed, and frightened of the Rebel
plckets, bringing on board the Pawnee two
horses, supposed to belong to tho Colonel and
Captain OF Regiment numbering about l ,OOO
men, ascertained to be encamped three miles
back from this point. No indications of bat
terry rear the point were seen.
IL appears that the 9th Regiment had a cool
reception in Baltimore. Everybody looked scowl
ing. No flags greeted them. At the Custom
House they halted, supposing 1t was q city
public building, until the stars ami stripes were
flung out. Their muske.s were loaded, but no
capped.
A Captain of the Cd Wisconsin Regiment
which arrived this morning, reports that, al
though at some points they had hearty recep-
tion, at others they experienced very different
treatment; that once pistol ball came unpleas
aDtly near the Quartermaster's ear.
An officer of Colonel Stones command ar
rived this morning. He states that 63 Rebel
were killed at Elwoods' and Conrad's Ferrie
In the recent engagements. This work wa
done by Lieutenant Eastbrouck, of the Wes
Point battery.
1t Ia thought Jefferson Davis does not intenc
making formal propositions Of peace, but vii
accede to articles drawn by his emissaries here
who are pretended Unonists.
There Is a report that there wero l60 00(
troops in Richmond. It.Jlr -.
Our agents fix the whole number of soldiers
Ia Virginia at leeD than So, GOO; not all of WHOM
ere we'll "'"OS -ad equipped, or e~a Be P.oris
ioned. -r. I..
An agent from Virginia claimed three negroe:
confined at the Navy Yard from the command
ant, this morning. Captain Dahlyron referred
him to the Secretary Of the Navy.
tHeralds Dispatch.
General Scott and his military advisers met
the President and Cabinet to-day, when the
plans of the campaign were fully developed and
discussed. All that can be divulged In relation
TO IL is that the Union forces are ready, and the
blow will soon be struck.
lam happy to be able to state, from the
tuut tuoEO 10 uOb bu6 bllBULeDl
intention on the part of the Government tC
treat with the Rebels, from Jefferson Davis
down to the meanest person among them. On
the contrary, IL was settled this very day to
press down on them speedily, and to prosecute
the war with such numbers and vigor as to leave
no chance for doubt In the minds Of violaters o
good governmen that the Administration and the
loyal people who support 1t are In earnest. A
spirit is being aroused that will result In plac-
ing the man who shall dare offer a proposition
to compromise with traitors In the same cate
CORY, and to hang both. The feeling against
any thing of the kind here Ia so intense at the
present time that it is believed that the mar
who would openly propose to settle with the
Southern Rebels by compromising, would be
hung as soon as found.
.1i, TO the Associated Press.
WAsHINeToN, June 26.
The steamer Guy has returned from her trir
down the Potomac river, on Tuesday afternoon
She steamed to Matthias Point, In company o
the Pawnee, when they discovered that thf
Confederates had arrived. apparently about 800
strong, and were encamped about mile back
from the Point, near q marsh.
The Pawnee opened fire upon the Rebel camp
under cover Of which three boat loads of mer
were landed. rri
| The enemy fed In all directions, but the
Federal force not being adequate, no pursuit
was made. Two horses, and some overeOats snt
camp equipage, were captured by the crew.
They were there for the purpose Of erecting 0
battery, but had not yet succeeded, owing to che
difficulty of transporting their guns, etc.
The Richmond Examiners Portsmouth cor.
respondent indicates that the Rebels hourly
feared simultaneous attack BY land and water