Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-15
AFFAIRS DOWN RIVER,

Especial correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 15.-The tug Wide Awake
who took down, under pass from Lieutenant
General Scott some ladies to the mel hborbood q,
aqua Creek, and landed them on the Virginia
shore, below Aqua, returned last night
The following U. 8. vessels were LAYING off
Aqua: Reliance, Resolute, Freedom, Live Yam
kee, mot sunk or had any fight with any vessel
Pocahontas and Ice Boat The Pawnee wa, also
on her way down, having left Alexandra last
night.
The tug saw opposite Maryland Point, at a
place called The Gums, a considerable number of
men at work. Presumed they were arranging %
put battery there.
The schooner Fairfax, from New York. wa,
this side Aqua, coming up n
BRUSH WITH PIckE1s
Yesterday afternoon a scouting party OF Sftv
volunteers, under Capt Davis, sent out from the
New York 26th regiment by Col Christian. en-
countered squadron OF the enemy's cavalry near
the hamlet Of Annandale about three miles sou,b
Of Batley's Cross Roads. Our men saw the enemy
first, and cautiously approached them along the
edge Of wood, but were discovered by the
cavalry, who fred two vollies, which were re.
turned with sharp effect by Capt Davis's men.
Three Of the enemy were seen to fall from their
saddles None Of our men We're touched I'm
mediately upon the firing, the s'long-roll,, of
alarm was heard beat in the camp Of the enemy,
indicating that they were stationed In some force
at no great distance from Annandale.
AFFAIRS IN THE ALLEsHAsY REGION
A private letter received in this civ. dated
Winston, Md, (Great Savage Mountain, } August
10, says:
1--WE hear the Confederates think this place an
important key to Western Virginia. and there
was rumor last night that they were gathering
up In MoOrfeld (26 miles southwest Of bere) To
come this way ard TO reinforce Wise The troops
here (Ohio, Indiana and local) are very anxiou
that they should come, and say they are ready for
them.
The fields here are covered with fine horses
cattle and sheep taken from Secesh In HARDY
county Though 30 many soldiers are here, we
are almost as quiet as II none were near. II all
the Union troops are az well behaved an these
they are surely protection to the people and the
country"
ARRLIc OF BULL RUN
We have seen gold watch taken from the
corpse Of one Of our men on the battle field a,
Bull Run, bearing the marks Of collision with a
fragment Of the shell which killed its owner
The watch was carried at the time with the face
outwards, as 10 shown by Its smashed condition
ana The manner In which the watch 10 bent. The
crystal 10 gone entirely. the porcelain face broken
In fine pieces, and the case and machinery com.
Pletely dissevetee. The hands point at ten min.
utes past one, doubtless noting the minute a,
which the unfortunate possessor went down IN
the storm Of Oattle, which 10 well known wa,
tercCst at that hour.
TEANsFKRRED
Capt Sullivan, U. = A., who for some months
past has been attached to the staff of Gen. Mana.
Held recently a. his Acting "A ssstant Adiutan,
General, lin the temporary absence OF Major Tai.
bot,) has been transferred to the Comm,..,,v ,,
Department, and ordered to duty at Baltimore
Captain Barrger, of the light artillery ba. ,Iso
been similarly transferred, and proceeds at ono.
70 duty a. 'ommissary Of Subsistence, at India.
nsPoiis, Ind They are among the bes, junior Of
ncers OF the service, and will prove valuable &C.
QUESTIONS to the lines to which they have been re-
sPectiveiy assigned.
ALAG OF TRUCE AND ITS RRsULrs
Capt. Craven, In command Of the fotilla OF the
fo'omac, writes to the Navy Department tina,
very recently, AZ the request Of General Dir. he
went into creek on the Virginia shore of the
lower Potomac, AMI sent flag Of truce. with .
request to be permitted 10 bring OF the family n,
refugee from that quarter.
The disunion Colonel or General in command
there replied, refusing to permit the family 10
leave, on the ground that the man was deserter
from the Virginia militia
FOREIGN OFFICERS
Among the number Of distinguished fo,eion
military men who have rendered their services 70
the United States, 10 Col Pardells, q sicilian by