The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-12
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WASHINGTON, August 9.--Late this even
| ing, Prince Napoleon returned with his suit
! from Manassas.
Three regiments of cavalry and four OF
rebel infantry held possession of Fairfax
! Court House.
It was known at Manassas that Prince
Napoleon was coming. The enthusiasm was
wild. Beauregard and Johnston were both
at Manassas. They received the Prince with
the greatest possible respect. To all their
pressing invitations ssand entreaties that he
would go on to Richmond and see Presi-
dent Davis, the Prince firmly declined. The
Notifications at Manassas are formidable,
and our guns, particularly of Sherman's
battery, form an important part.of the de-
FENCES Beauregard informed the Prince
that he captured 81 guns at the battle of
Bulls Run. The dead were not properly
buried. They were simply put under the
ground, and some of the feet were seen
above. Soldiers in Manassas were very nu-
merous, bnt poorly dressed. At the depart
ure the rebels gave the Prince salute with
the United States guns. On returning to
Fairfax, Col. Stewart approached The car
riage of the Prince and said, {" hope you
like our Notifications The Prince re-
piled, oh, pretty well. /" 81 hope, he
said again, you will interfere for US, wen
you get home. :" The diplomatic Prince
shrugged his shoulders as be replied, q
know nothing.
Three companies of Col. Toncie's Regi-
ment of Kentucky Cavalry arrived this
morning. -.a
1t is we'll authenticated that the man
Smith, in custody in New York, is mem
Der of the rebel Congress. He will be held
as a hostage for Mr.. Ely, NJ. C. from New
York.
SPECIAL TO THE WORLD.
Mr.. Wilson, of Chicago, has obtained per-
mission from the War Department to raise
a regiment of engineers and bridge builders
Night before last the George Page, rebel
steamer, attempted to run out of Acquia
Creek, but an ice boat engaged her, and af-
ter few shots compelled her to beat a re-
treat. The ice boat was not struck, but it
is thought the Page was injured. The latter
carries six guns.
The Freeborn arrived this morning. Her
officers contradict the report that the rebels
are erecting batteries on Matthias Point.
The navigation of the Potomac is unob-
strueted
1t is reported that batteries are now being
put up at White House Point. Wednesday
night, FIVE boats filled with armed men were
seen by a schooner to pass over on the Ma
ryland side and land at that place.
: AT Fort Washington all is quiet, and good
order prevails. Several prizes lie at the
wharf to-day.
The resignation of Chief Engineer Charles
Spencer, and I'd Engineer Andrew Gurran,
of the Freedom, were accepted. The cause
of the resignation is not known.
TRlBUNEs DISPATCH.
Gangs of men are at work establishing
telegraphic communication between this
city and the several camps, including Fort
Corcoran, Fenelton, and Col. Sherman's
command, further up the river
WORLDS DISPATCH.
Reliable information has been received,
that the rebels are concentrating forces al
various points on the other side of the river
from Point of Rocks to Alexandria. There
are from 8, coo to Is, 600 at Fairfax, con-
siderable force in the vicinity of Edwards
Ferry, and large bodies are at other cross
ings, and several thousand at Leesburgh.
AS yet they have made only minute recon- \
noisances in the neighberhood of the chain
bridge. 1t is difficult to determine whether
these movements are preliminary to an at
tack upon our lines, or to guard more close
Iy an entrance into Virginia by our armies.
The opinion of our most experienced officers
is that they are purely defensive. 1t is re-
ported here that an attack upon our lines is
contemplated, and that the rebels are con-
centrating forces at every available point in
order to engage at the same moment our
whole line from Harper's Ferry to Alexan
dria, and prevent the concentration offorces
on our side to resist their attack, which viii
be adroitly concealed until the precise time
for its execution. If this be their design,
they viii be signally foiled, for the prepa-
rations of General Mcclellan are equally
available for either offensive or defensive ae-
ton. The disposition of his forces will en-
able him to repel an attack successfully at
any point along the whole line, or TO move
forward his whole column simultaneously
upon any given point in the adjacent bor-
ders. &
WAsHNGToN, August 9.-The President
to-day made the following appointments for