The Portland daily press., 1862-09-16
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By TELEGRAPH,
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
CAPTURE OF ANOTHER PRIZE.
Arrival of Refugees from Richmond.
Gen. Burnside still in possession of the
Battle Field.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is.
Surgeon Magruder, formerly Medical Di-
rector of the Rappahannock under Gen. Nc
Dowell, has been appointed President of the
surgeons at Philadelphia.
Surgeon McParlin, of Gen. Popes staff, has
been ordered to assume similar duties
Richard Nj. Blatchlord, Minister to Rome
Is here waiting instructions from the State De-
partment @
Admiral Dupont informs the Navy Depart
ment that the Shepherd Knapp, under Lieut..
Commanding Eytinge, captured on the 4th
inst, the bark Fannie, Laurie, under English
colors. The cargo consisted principally of
salt. By her papers she purportcd to be
bound from Nassau to Quebec, but among
them was letter to a house in Charleston,
commencing Capt. Laurie to their good offices.
The vessel was captured while attempting to
enter South Edisto. She has been sent to
Philadelphia.
Five refugees from Richmond, brought up
the river by the gunboat Jacob Bell, were ex-
amined by the Provost Marshal yesterday.
They left Richmond a week ago last Friday.
They state that the Southerners were quite
jubilant in the belief that Lee would take
Washington. He was TO have done so before
last Monday. There were few or no troops in
Richmond save those in the hospitals and con-
yalascents. A home guard composed of FL
liotts battalion, was doing duty as provost
guard, Col. Grswold being provost marshal.
They understood there were only three rebel
regiments on James river. The rebels claim
that they have large force at Chattanooga,
Tenn. All business, excepting that connected
with the army, was dull. Army movements
were being vigorously conducted. The refu-
gees are all Northerners, and are men of intel
ligence.
Three refugees from Fredericksburg arrived
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yesterday evening. They left Fredericksburg
Wednesday, travelling on foot, and by night,
until they reached the Potomac, near Acquia
Creek There they procured a small boat, and
reached the Maryland shore. They signalled
several vessels, but were unnoticed until the
transport Huntascal answered them, took them
on board and brought them to this city. Two
of them left their families at Fredericksburg.
The other resided in New York. They stated
that there was very small rebel force at
Fredericksburg, and none at Acquia Creek.
The Post Office Department having receiv-
ed information that there is no farther danger
of the mails to the California and Pacific
coasts, overland, being disturbed by Indians.
has ordered that the daily transmission of them
be renewed.
Gen. Stoneham is assigned to the command
of the division lately under the late gallant
Kearney, and Gen. Sedgwick has been assigned
to the army corps OF Gen. Banks.
Gen. Quincy A. Gilmore is ordered to report
to Major Gen. Wright.
BY direction of the President, Capt. Floyd
A. Beals, of the I'd U. S. Infantry, is hereby
dismissed from the service.
The Star says: AT 0 A. NJ. to-day the en-
gagement at Gen. Burnside's position had not
been renewed lie was then in undisputed
possession of the advantageous crest of the
mountain from which he drove the enemy on
the night before.
The firing that commenced at day-break to-
day, was an attack of the enemy upon Frank
Inns corps on the road.