Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-24

The Anacostia brought up as far as the mouth
OF the Potomac nine privateets, but there she was
overhauled by an express from Com Stringham,
ordering the prisoners to be taken back 70 the
Minnesota. -Four were Of the privateer Petrol,
sunk By the Sc Lawrence of Charleston. and the
remaining ave were the prize crew Of the Dixie,
overhauled by the Wabash of Georg etown, South
Carolina. The Anacostia brings up with her four
Invalid seamen, Of the frigate Savannah, 10 the
hospital She spoke the Pawnee as abe caunc M,
bound on cruise down below Aqua Creek No
prizes have been taken at Old Point recently, but
several captured some time since still detained
| as tenders.
The Mount Vernon went around to Fort Run.
Won oday, with Company B Of the New York
21st, who have been guarding the mutineers of
their regiment, confined at the Yard. This duty
II now performed by marines. s.
| Yesterday the steamer Philadelphia went down
| on short excursion, with Commandant Dsblgren
and several ladies. She also made trip on bus,-
| ness to Alexandria. The steamtug Pussy went to
Georgetown yesterday, but II 10 not known
whether she has yet been chartered or not The
Tigress expected to 60 down to-day at O'Clock.
This morning twenty seamen from the receiving
| ship Aneghan at Annapolis, Md, arrived at the
yard and went into quarters with the others
The steam tug Ceres, Of New York, purchased
| Tor gunboat, Is expected to arrive day.
AFFAIRS OVER THE RIVER.
Especial correspondence Of the Star
LEwINsvILLE, FAIRFAX County, Aug. ed
ftor Star: To-day detachment Of U. s. troops
Cavalry and Infantry passed up through this
section, going up on the Leesburg turnpike as far
| as Joshua Gibson's, about ten miles from George
town, where they came in sight Of the Confeder.
ate camp. They also arrested and took to the CITY
| man named McNerhaney, Of Langley, and Basil
CAN'T, who lived about mile and half above
the Chain Bridge
Seizures are being made almost daily by the
Confederates, who pick up young and old and
| send them of to Manassas. Last Friday night
Mr. William Woodwork, Of this place, who had
been staying in Washington, came up to see IL
his family were well, and was taken the next
| morning and carried OF
| The other day two parties of rebel cavalry had
brush, each installing the other for the cyan.
KEGS" and after both were whipped they made
tracks towards Manassas.
| The crops are entirely DESTROYED, and their
horses fed upon the grain and corn without any
| regard for economy, more being wasted than ID
eaten. Corn Is trampled and broken down,
shocks Of grain scattered about the fields, h.gs
roofing and uPturning potatoe fields, and every.
thing going to destruction. Heaven only knows
what they viii live on next winter IL such dis
position Of the crops is made elsewhere through.
| out the State
| AFFAIRS OVER THE RIVER.
| Especial Correspondence Of The Starl
| FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va, Aug. 2l-Last night.
| from some unknown cause, Ave shots from pieces
Of ordnance were fred by the Confederates from
behind barricade or battery they have erected
very recently on the hill at Taylors tavern, where
Gen. Tyler had his head uarters before the march
OF McDowell's army to Bull Run No one here
dreams Of the cause why they fred the shots.
|
AFTAIRs IN FaEDERIck, MD From the Fred.
| erick Union Of Thursday
On Saturday last one Of Dou bleday's 80 FOUNDER
rlns siege pieces was brought to this place, and
on Tuesday last four more of his pieces arrived
here Tor the purpose Of being sent with the for
het one 70 washington to be exchanged for
We learn that the number of sick and wounded
In the army hospital at this place is reduced to a
| small figure, and that the number ia daily Ieasn.
| Ing under the skillful treatment of the medical
gentlemen having that department In charge.
The old Courthouse, built more than one hun.
died years ago, In which the Buchanans and their
highly .esteemed associates sat. during the bro.
gress OF many closely contested cause by such
giant intelects as graced the bar in their day has
Teen .ofn down S to the ground, and the rubbish
| erection Of another structure on a larger scale.
and including all the modern Improvement
Il comioflss ana convenience The buildings for.
| merly occupied by the County Clerk and Reois.
ter will also be leveled the ground in the
| Of a few DAYS. 0 So"''s
For the past week our city has presented an nm.
! usually lively and busting appearance occa
stoned by the soldiers along our footways, and
| the Government teams In our streets Look out
| almost when you will, you can see from twenty
to one hundred four mu lie teams passing bv. many
loaded with hay, others with something else and
| some OF them empty. The continual din and
| clatter which they make over our paved streets
almost oisracs the quiet PEG pie Of this place who
| nave never been accustomed to so much noise
and confusion but twelve or fifteen hundred SOL
oIefs, nVe or SIX hundred teamsters and as many
wagons, besides twelve hundred mules and four
hundred horses, are enough to make any city of
the size OF Frederick quite lively.
| DUEL AT NEW ORLEANs.-An affair Of honor
came on back Of the Metarie Course In New Or.
leans on Monday, the 18th inst between kessrs
| Adolphe Yenette and Jesse Little The arrange
| ment was that the gentlemen were to Commerce
toe anair with pistols, and in the event ssno one
was hurt' they were to resort to small swords and
| continue the fight. The balls, sure enough
l missed their mark, and the swords were BROUGHT
Into reputation. The fencing 10 said to have
been beautiful and the seconds interfered after
both the principals were wounded. Mr. Vennette
In the right arm, and Mr. Little in the rig ht leo
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| III About $50 barrels Of sweet apples are daily
| sent from Hartford to Boston. In former vea,s
| shippers have bought these apples at their ovn
| price, but this year they hold firm at ~ barrel.
Inv .REy. MR. sCANDLIN, Chaplain of the
| ~ 10Th Massachusetts Regiment, will preach
| Tomorrow. Service to commence at m O'oloct'
| ~. Its
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