The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-24
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1861.
AFFAIRS ALONG THE UNION LINES.
At eleven O'Clock tonight the telegraph announced all
quiet along the lines Of the grand army.
NO OILERS PERMITTED TO VISIT THE oUTPosTs.
An order has been issued preventing all civilians and
officers and privates not duty from visiting the out
posts of the army
PICKET FIRING ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
There was considerable firing between the pickets
along the whole line Of General Frankn's division during
last night, without fatal effect on our side
FORTIFICATIONs OF THE REBELS OPPOSITE WASH
INGToN.
close Reconnaissance to-day developed the fact that the
rebels are extending line of Notifications from Munsons
Hill towards Springfield Station and Alexandria They
have two large earthworks in progress of erection Ma
sons Hill! directly south OF Munsons Hill, commanding
the Columbia Turnpike, surrounded by deep bitches
ORDER REI1Ns IN WASHINGTON.
The vigilance OF the Provost Guard has again cleared
Che streets Of struggling soldiers and restored the usual
good order. The disordery conduct of the men is in
great measure attributable to the careessncss company
and regimental officers who forget their positions and
sink the officer in boon companionshp with their men.
DrsLOYAL PERSONS PERMITTED WITHIN THE UNION
LINES.
Complaints made about the conduct of some of the
sennes in permitting the passage through the lines of
our army OF people whose loyalty is at least questionable
The rigid exclusion Of all except those who are
properly vouched for, will avail but little if any person
whatever is allowed to enter the lines without the
CURED permit from the proper authorities.
OPERATIONS ALONG THE LOWER POTOMAC.
The forces stationed along the Lower Potomac doing
good service in breaking up the transmission of military
stores Virginia through the lower counties Of Maryland
On Saturday two wagons loaded with clothing arms and
medicines captured Tredericktown St. Mary's
county, by detachment of Colonel Cowdn's First Sass
chusetts regiment.
REPORTS OF THE RELEASED SURGEONS FROM RICH
MOND-HOw THE UNION PRISONERS ARE TREATED
THERE.
The officers recently released upon parole at Rich
mond whose arrival at Baltimore Fortress Monroe has
been announced in the HERALD give gloomy accounts OF
the treatment Of the Union prisoners and particularly the
wounded The substance Of the list of prisoners and
wounded brought by these gentlemen has already been
published in the HERALD weeks ago They repre-
sent that the wounded Of prisoners who are under the
Of the rebel surgeons most UNANIMOUSLY matreaed
They actually bntchered Amputatons and capital
operations are performed where there not the slightest
need for them, and nearly all of these
operations result fatally to the victims Of the
carelessness and cruelty Of the rebel surgeons
and the want of all tho accommodations required for
wounded and sick men, The prisoners complain of the
marked dscourteey manifested towards them by the
people at Richmond, and particularly the vrginans The
only evidences of humanity exhibited emanated from the
Lousanians and Georgans Many Of the prisoners are
actually suffering for want Of clothing They are bare
footed and almost naked Upon representation of Thu
fact today to General Scott he promised that they should
be supplied practicable with proper cloth
ing When these officers left Richmond one hundred
and fifty Of tho prisoners had already been sent to
Castle Pinckney in Charleston harbor One hundred
fifty TO be sent Saturday last to New Or
leans and four hundred Baton Rouge early this
week 1t is intended to send all the prisoners South to
prevent their escape Sixteen officers including Colo
mel and forty prvates, had already escaped
There were in oil about $500 prisoners at Richmond
including those brought from Western Virginia and the
Union people Of the State who had been dragged from
their homes and thrust into prison because they would
not give their allegiance exclusively the government
set up by the rebel cheftans
The conduct Of the rebels towards these people Is said TO
be ntoerable They seized not only men, but women
and children One instance related Of lady who wen,
into their lines get permission to her husband who
had been wounded. She promptly imprisoned and
subjected to the most revolving indigntes. She has
proved real Florence Nightingale the wounded Union
soldiers, but is nightly obliged to pin her shawl up
curtain to hide herself from the gaze of Southern Chi
valry, who respect neither ago. sex, nor condition.
1t is stated that the rebel force at Richmond
amounts to about sixteen thousand Most Of the troops
badly clothed and sadly in Of wooen gar
ments blankets and shoes The only properly clothed
regiments were those from Alabama and Mississippi
While in Richmond one OF these surgeons procured a
lady visit Manassas in connection with the wounded on
our sde She reported that there hundred and
eighty thousand troops in the rebel army OF the Potomac
under the command Of Gen. Beauregard
McENDIARrsM OF THE REBELS.
On Sunday afternoon the barn Of John Bureh located
Mt Balls Cross Roads burned by the rebel troops