Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-27
Col. Hardee in Command at
Fairfax.
An Advance before the Meet
ing of Congress Improbable.
SUFFERING AMONG THE REBELS Al
MANASSAS.
WILL A COMPROMISE BE
OFFERED?
This Mornings Report.
Associated Press Dispatches. !
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, ] 1ne 25.' II
The Special Dispatch to the World says:
citizen of Alexandria reached there to-
day from Manassas Junction. He has been
confined for three days, and says q large
number Of prisoners are there. He gives
painful accounts Of the condition Of the
rebel forces. During the three days he was
prisoner he neither hsd bread or water.
He underwent an examination before three
persons, headed by VIM Porcher Miles from
South Carolina, resulting in his liberation.
On being liberated, he made his way to the
Potomac, in order to esecap into Mary
land.
He found all the roads blockaded By
rocks and trees felled to resist the passage
of troops within Eve miles Of Manassas
Junction.
When he was dismissed he was informed
that their troops would be in Washington
in less than two weeks, and if he should
be caught there he would be hung. He
heard them boast Of the immensity of their
force, but does not believe there were 15,-
600 men there fully ons-quarter Of them
were armed with shot guns, while many
were not armed at all.
The scarcity Of water caused great
deal Of sickness among the rebels.
Scouts who have returned from within
the vicinity Of Fairfax Court House to-day,
report that the enemy have erected bat.
teries one and s-hAlf miles northeast Of the
Court House. W
All the roads leading from this direction
had been obstructed by trees being .felled
acr0ss ali level places. This obstruction
of all the roads precludes the idea that the
rebels intend advancing. The same view
| Is sustained in the factthst the roads lead
ing to Centreville, in the rear Of Fairfax,
have been nearly cleared up. There is but
one battery at Fairfax, but few troops in
the village, and but few thousand in the
rear. l
An alarm of an advance Of the Federal
troops caused both citizens and soldiers to
leave Fairfax in great haste.
Col. Hsrdee commands the rebel forces
at Fairfax G. n.
Trains commenced running on the Alex
andria, London s. Hampshire Railroad to-
day, between Alexandra and the advanced
outposts. eaH r
The campaign in Eastern Virgins viii
remain within it's present limits for some
time. Any advance before the meeting Of
Congress is improbable. i-iF 81
Tribune despateh;
Gen. Butler is preceding vigorously In
organizing his command, and their drill Is
progressing rapidly. & a i.i
a lie is also throwing up series Of bat.
teries opposite Hampton, which viii servs
) alike to protect his lines from attack, and
cover Hampton. +
The /, habitants beyond New Market
Bridge complain bitterly Of the outrages o.
the Louisiana Zousves. i'.
information places the loss Of the enemy
at Great Bethel much higher than previous
accounts. .x55
A reconnaissance Of Matthews. Point
was made yesterday BY the PaWnee; {
, number Of the crew landed, frightening
of rebel pickets, and bringing on boar
the Pawnee two horses supposed to belong
TO the Colonel and Captain of q Regiment
. numbering about 1000, ssoettsined to b,
encamped three mileo back Of this point.
, No indicstions Of & battery near tn
/, Point we're seen. Il appears the 9th reg
iment had cool reception in Baltimore, an,
everybody looked scOWling. No Aags greet
/, cd them. At the Custom House they halt
) ed, supposing it Was city pphlic building
! until the Stars and Stripes were aung oui
: Their muskets were loaded but not capped
: A Capt. of the ID Wisconsin regiment VII
arrived this morning, reports that althouS