Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-25
FROM WASHINGTON.

NEW York, July A.-Lleut. Col Fowler,
of the fourteenth New York regiment is unin-
jured. The loss of the seventy-tirst was II
killed, Al wounded and II missing. Twenty
Prussian officers have come to Washington to
tender their services to the government A
special despatch says the nomination of Mr..
Connolly for governor of New Mexico was re.
jected by the senate.
A special despatch to the Post says it is ru-
mored that a duel will occur between Burnett
and Richardson Their friends are trying to
arrange the matter.
Gen Wadsworth arrived from Fairfax Court
House, where he remained 10 care for the
wounded reports that the rebel forces are
coming in. Our troops are only out as far as
Balls Cross Roads. A large number of our
scouts are out in all directions.
A slave, escaped from the rebels, says 10000
rations were issued at Manassas, Sunday
Sergeant Mixter of the Massach usetts fifth
lay in the woods at Bulls Run, Sunday
night, and escaped. Two negroes who met
him on the road told him that every rebel reg.
iment, after being taken to the front and de
livering fire, was Withdrawn, and fresh ones
substituted, the former in some cases return
ing after closing its ranks and reoading. Only
men enough were left at the Junction to work
the guns. One negro counted forty wagons
full OF the dead passing about three O'clock
The report that the rebels sheed and burnt
Sudley Church, used as a hospital by our
troops, is confirmed as also the fact that the
wounded found on the road were bayoneted
by the rebels
One hundred or one hundred and fifty of
the sixth Massachusetts regiment have start.
ed from the Relay House for home.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-An order has been
issued at noon to-day, as follows All strag
Cling soldiers will join their respective regi-
ments without delay. Here follows the desig-
nation of the rendezvous for twenty-six OF the
regiments by name. Soldiers attached to the
regiments in camp, or quartered on the Vir.
ginia side, and not embraced in the foregoing
list, will rendezvous at jackson Square, oppo-
site the presidents house. All straggers found
in the streets six hours after the PRONUNCIATION
of this order, will be deemed guilty of dsobe-
dience of orders, and be taken care of. The
wisdom of this order is universally commend
ed.
Senator Latham, by earnest solicitation has
obtained to day an order from the war depart,
ment, to raise a full regiment of infantry, and
500 cavalry, three years volunteers, in Cali.
fornla, to protect the overland mail, treasure
and emigration, from Carson Valley to Fort
Kerney Col Carlos A. Waite OF the 9Th in
fantry leaves on the first of August by the
Panama route, to take general command of
this force, and give it efficiency. The Cali
fornians here are very much gratified at this
information.
The eighth regiment New York state militia
will arrive in New York tomorrow afternoon
from the seat of war. The glorious sixty
ninth regiment left for N. York this evening"
1t is stated that the flag of truce, sent to
the confederates on Sunday, and by which
it was proposed that we ourselves should go
and see to the wounded left upon the field of
battle, on Sunday, was returned with the an
swer, "tIlat while they wo aid not permit our
surgeons and ambulances to come within their
lines, they will take as good care our wounded
as il they were their own" Col. Latson's
regiment of horse artillery has been accepted
by the secretary of war, and will be mustered
into service Immediately.
Nineteen secession prisoners were brought
to the city this evening; a party of Fire
Zouaves and Garibaldians surrounded and as
sauIted them, and they were saved from more
serious violence by the interference of the of:
ficers who had them iii custody.
Col. Terrill, serving on General Schenck's
staff, was not killed, as reported His horse
was shot under him, and he suffered severe
confusion of the hip.
The ordnance department at the navy yard
is turning out rifed cannon with extra force.
One is nearly finished which will throw pro-
lectle weighing sixty four pounds, four miles.
The gun weighs 10000 pounds.
The proceedings in the house, to day, in
which representatives Burnett and Richardson
were particularly concerned, have led to con-
ferences between friends of the respective par
ties with view of an amicable adjustment of
the difficulty.
The Yankee arrived this evening. One Of
those on board represents that the steamer
Resoute was dispatched OF Friday to the east
shore to look after schooner supposed to be
loaded with goods for the south. She was ex
pected to return within two days. No tidings
have yet been heard of her
The Pocahontas was off Aqua Creek, where
it is reported large force of rebels were erect
lug battery. The ice boat Philadelphia was
cruising in the lower Potsmac. The Gipsey
is at Port Tobacco Creek, preventing goods
from being conveyed 10 the Virginia shore.
JOHNSON's FORCE AT WINCHESTER.
HARPER's FFRRY, July "a. --Johnson's
force at Winchester was $4,000 men, before
the march to Manassas. Thirty-tive hundred
men left Winchester at l P. NJ. On Thursday
by order of Gen. Beauregard they took the
road 10 Berrysford, OH the Shenandoah, thir.
teen and half miles over the Blue Ridge to
Piedmont station, on the Manassas Gap Rail
road. They had in position at Winchester
sixty-two pieces of artillery, and in the fortifi-