New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-08-03
SATURDAY, MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1851

The withdrawal of the rebels from the vicinity in
front Of our lines Of Qualifications adds strength TO
the rnmor that their main body is proceeding TO-
wards Leesburg and Edwards Ferry. il may be
possible, however,, that they haze, by the aid OF
the railroad from Manassas, dispatched an over
wilelmng body 10 attack the Union army Of the
Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry and drive it back
across the Potomac -
W4sHIHGToS,s July 28.--Wnl. Burch, the owner
Of the carriage in which Harris and IcGFaw went
to recover the body Of Col Cameron, returned
released, to take an oath not 10 reveal anything
relative to the farce defeuceS OF the Rebels Or
what he there. Ha IS consequently chary in
his communication. He states that theparty were
allowed to pass up to Manassas. where, upon pre-
senting them: elves to Gen. Bsauregard, they were
arrested and placed in confinement for several
days. In The meantime, Messrs. Harris and Nc
Graw were sent to Richmond as prisoners. A"
bir. 5GrCh, through the intervention OF personal
acquaintances at the junction, vas examanined
and dismissed and was allowed to return He
learned that Mr.. Harris would probably, through
the influence Of prominent personal friends obtain
his reiease, but there is no probability of the imne
diate release OF McGraw, who is a Pennsy yivanan.
Both we're believed to bo very deeply imbued with
Rebel sympathy. Burch was not permitted to exs
anime the battlefield. 1t is supposed Col Gam.
ernn's body is unbpred the field, or has been
huddled into a trench with the bodies that have
been thus buried.
Mr. Burch says the hospitals are crowded with
the wounded. He reports our wounded are we'll
MOTTO agree to aEy exchange nt prisoners. Burchs
CaTrage-driver states that he heard that Coils. VIII
cox and Corcoran have been senI to Richmond
He also states that when he left the Junction carly
this raorning, Gen. Beauregard vas making pre-
paratOns to recaptureg Alexandria to o-rnorrow or
next day. In confirmation Of this, it is reported
Cen Baauregard has sent Information to this effect
to prominent Srcessioniat residing in Alexan-
dria.
WAsHNGTON, July "A report has reached
here that two caya!rymen, while accompanying
| Union lady TO her home outside of Alexandria
were seized by body Of Sacessionists near the
| Geological Seminary, about mile and half west
! Of Fort Ellsworth, ard caryid of. The lady was
| allowed TO return.
| Two Of oGr pcECt guard were shot ny the rebels
| last night, within three miles Of Alexandria.
| 4 resolution will be offered to the House tonor-
| TOW, requesting the President to propose the ex-
| change of Messrs Barnett and Vallandigham for
| tie Hon Alfred Ely, row prisoner at Manassas,
| and may be voted down on the ground Of the i'm
probability that the rebels will give US one of our
men in return FOR two whom they have already.
| PHILADELPHIA, July q. "A card from James f.
Harvey, Minister to Portugal 73pears in the North
American, denying in tote the charges against him
and demanding Investigation,
G. lRO, July 2I.-Trans North on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad were stopped On the 23d, BY order
Of Gen. Polk. The rebels are gathering in large
| numbers in Southern Missouri. Their camp a
Point Pleasant is reported to be 1900 strong, ant
| reinforcements are daily arriving. Gen. Watkins
the rebel chief OF Cape Girardeau, is at Wes
Prairie and at Swamp Roads, with an aggregate
force Of 5000 men.
Old Abe Hunter, another big gun of Southern
| Missouri, with about 1900 Missouri and Kansas
rebels, is encamped on the bank of the river oppo
| site island number eight. Kichel, Watkins Adju
tant, is within few miles af Bloomfield, on Casia,
| Run, in command Of some 5000 men, in Union Camp
| at Hamburg, under command of Major Abby
-abopt GOO loyal Missouriaus are mastering into
| service.