Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-10
from Gatasbinaton.


the battle.f,Jd 'oe telegraph Office fra
in ,ba ,' uo'o' on q report being ciso.,,",' ',o
~ ~ .ae s rear OF our army that ,be R. circulate
rapidly to~"as CsIar52lil;s," telling the tea N
stersto hy Tor their lives, that the army wa
lost. He passed along the whole line, aot
succeeded in getting up panic that cost Of
thousands OF dollars. he reached Washing
ton ut 90 early hour. and told the ost horri
BILE stories, and afterwards boosted that aff
Davis would be 10 Washington iu teu DAYS
He will have = summary trial, and II found
guilty, should receive bis just deserts on si,
hours notice.
The Pennsylvania Third passed up the
Potomsc to camping ground about two
miles above Georgetown, on the Maryland
eide. The Tenth remain 10 their camp neal
The city.
!, -.Gepetal. Cameron left Washington for
! Locbiel. bis home on the Susqushanna, tbis
morning. The excessive labor that has fal.
leu upon him since the firing on Fort sun,,sr
has nearly exhausted him. The loss of bis
brother ut Bull Ron, and the Infamous con.
duct OF the Rebels in refusing to sllow the
bodies of our soldier heroes a Christian bu.
rial aod leaving them upon the field where
they fell 10 defence of their couutry's Gag, has
added much grief TO the cares already upoh
him.
The War Department is now 10 cafe Of
SoioLei homas a. scott, Assistant Secre.
tary of War. aud j. Lesley, Esq Their
knowledge OF the wants of The Department
are such that everything will GO on With the
vgor that the late disaster has inspired into
the Department.
1t is rumored that Besuregsrd left Msnns.
sss yesterday, for Charleston, South Carolina
on visit.
JEFF Davis, 1t will be rene membered, boasted
that the provisions which bs had captured
would make thirty seven million pounds. and
that aD immense Dumber of horses and wa.
gons would be required to bsal the spoils
away. ! AN informed by a qusrtermsstpr,
that in reality only twenty wagons we're cap
tured. JEFF. DAVIS is evidently addicted to
remarkable exaggerations.
At a late bour last evening, Lieuteusnt
Harigen. of the Georgia Sixth Regiment.
came into our lines near Bsileys Cross
Roads, with flag OF truce. He brought
dispatches from General Johnston TO Gene.
raj McDowell. lie was taken to the tent of
general officer, and kept there while his
message WAS conveyed to Gen. Mcclellan.
This morning the dispatches were laid before
President Lincoln Rumor says that their
import is merely TO ask an exchange OF pr.
soners, uplpd, however, with threat that
vengeance will bs taken on our most promi.
nrut men now 10 their bands If we execute
the law upon even one Of the prisoners
which have been made by the Federal
forces
Two ladies, who came in TO-DAY from Ma
nassas, confirm the reports Of the heavy loss
OF the Rebels, and say that the traitors tell
tie most exaggerated stories of their ca apture
of the Federal artillery, which did such terri
fc execution wherever We had fair sweep
at them.
DR.. Mcclure, of Winchester, wrote home
that the loss Of the Rebels was six thousand,
killed and wounded
The report from Jefferson county confirms
our previous statement after the battle
Sixty two bodies we're taken to Winchester,
twelve to Martinsburg and ten to Charles.
town aud the surrounding towns and counties
They did not take of their dead, and the
whole country is in mourning
The new Treasury Notes ore being pre-
pared for issue. A portion of the low
denominations are made payable to the
bearer in coin, at places designated on their
face. All the Treasury Notes mey be ex.
chaoged Tor twenty years bonds. bearing six
per cent interest. The evidences that have
issues will be eagerly sought by the country
10 all sections, as a circulating medium.
WASHINGTON, August 1861.
we learn thut clpner mas 0ern arranged
for the use Of the Government by Mr. j. A.
Talcott, Of the American Telegraph Compa.
ny. Ii will enable them to send important
Information and orders over the wires, so
that none but lhuse furnished with the key
can uuderstand-not even the operator knows
the meaning OF what he is sending. and If suy
connection be made by the enemy, aud they
catch what is passing over the, II will not
avail them anything. 1t is believed, now,
that every message that passed over the
wires to and from Patterson's column. was
taken of and communicated TO the euemy.
1T now appears certain that the Rebels
have ouly fifteen cannon belonging to our
army.
Several nights ago the Rebels were greatly
alarmed, fearing al attack was to be made
upon them in the neighborhood of Fairfax
Court House. Accordingly, about fifteen
haGdred meu were sent to that vicinity.
Strong parties OF their cavalry are continually
crossing the couniry this side Of Fairfax
Court House. 1t is not known what pumber
OF Rebel troops there are there, but they are
making preparations by means of the railroad,
TO reinforce Vienna, Ceotrevllle and the
Court House whenever they may deem it
necessary. Late events have emboldened
them IN their operations.
The idea prevails that the Rebels will not
receive flags of truce. This is mistake
They sent 10 a flag last night, stating that
the body Of Colonel Cameron had been found,
was preserved and would be- sent here as
slon as request to that effect should be
sent for it, properly addressed. A letter
addressed to General Beaursgard, commsn.
der of the forces ut NJ snassss, was returned
uoopeued. They claim that their officers
most be addressed as commanding the troops
of thu CoDfs ierats States. at such and such
place The reason why it has not been
heretofore done is because, 10 the opinion Of
the Administration, such an address would
imply, on the part Of our Government a
recognltlnn of the Southern CoDfederscy.
The following is correct list OF all the
combinations that have been made by the
Senate up to this time For Major. Gene.
rails; George b. Mcclellan Of Pennsy ylvania +;
Mr.. Banks. Of Massachusetts John q
Fremont and John A, DIX. Of New York.
For Brigadler General, Philip Kenney and
Peter Mccall of PepusylvsDia; Mansfield,
of District OF Columbia M-igs, McDow.lI,
Boell, Hooker, Curtis, of lowe; Sherman,
Reynolds Lander, Kelly, Pope, of Illinois
Heln,zleman, Porter. Stone. Hunter, OF
Illinois Eranklin ANN Roaann..nz Diob