, 1862-08-07
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1852

0Ent ulEuL40u ~ aAtaAsh Z bpEs l
The Eteeia5 Thst Processes to have reliable t
Information frcm Richmond that the entire |
rebel army never exceeded 350, GOO eteetives, i
from the Potomac to the Rio Graade. The
forces sbout Richmond reach at tho highest
120, ,0M, Of whom *, GOO were on the Penln-
whom &C, 600 we're against our tlanks and e3- |
Tbs 1ebd logs wss 2sooo in killed and |
wounded. |
Richmond has since then been ons vast hos
pita1. -. :: T
NEW YoRK, August e:-sn persons were I
recently arrested on the Rappahannock while |
engaged in shipping salt and other articles in |
great demand in Richmond across that river, |
for the beHefe Of our enemies. The prisoners !
were remanded to the old capitol pri5on..
: New YORK, July ia special to the Her. |
a2d SAYS eleven arrests were made at Fairf4x
Court House, Friday Last, Of parties known 10 |
with having IN their possession horses branded I
"U. s. ."-the balance were chsrged only with !
treasou,- and arrested in pursuance ot Gan.
Pope's Order Nc. IL The parties we're al
conveyed to Mauassag, whera they will have
subscribing to the test oath and returning to
to their homes, or else be conveyed across our
lines.
Last week man named Hc:2raeken was
arrested In spetsylgani: M ;s soaaty VI, f., and nd
capitol. McCracken Is an engineer IN the
rebel army, and also said laid ouS the plan Of !
Fort Darling, Oh the James river, aud super
intended it's construction. He had Obtained
j fn11ongh for ten days, and While visiting
near Fredericksburg was captured He had
on bis person number Of letters from va
r1ous prominent rebels, among them char
actezistic one from ex-Governor Extra Billy
Smith. of Va.
TIE EXPEDITION OVER TIE RIVER,
Correspondence Of Ne# York Timea-j
Army OF TIE PoroxAc, Sunday, Aug. 5, 1862.
Yesterday, q force of 500 men Was sent
across james River to cut down the woods
along the hank opposite MISSIONER and Mail
Dock Landings. It. Is the opinion If Soma
that This is . preliminary step to q portion or
tie whole Of the ARMY moving to that side Of
the river Others express very reasonable
belief that it it is simply to destroy what LIS
Thus far served Us good a1nhuscade for the
enemy. Whatever the ultimate object may
be, nothing has as yet transpired to Indicate
that the entire army is soop to change its base
| OF operations to the other side. II had be-
cone generally known that the same woods
which cur men are now Telling were occupied
| by strong rebel picket force, who watched
.boats and transports in the stream, and VINO
could, by aid OF glass, observe everything
| that p s6 going on among the troops encamp.
ed from 3 mile to nile and 8 half from the
! river. The enme woods also served IS an adj
m11abie screen Tor their artillerg-an adVan~
Friday morning, at the time they commenced
6beJ1ing orr shipping and camp.
1t is not improbable that division or .
corps will be sent to encamp on the opposite
! eitl0n is r q1ired to prevent the rebels from
| throwing up breastwo1ss and again running
down their field pieces to open fire on US IN:
der cover Of night.
Il viii doubtless be the inclination Of somt
persons III the. North to argue against firing
the houses OF rebels, and they Will expires!
much Indignation that such course shouli
lase been pursned in the instance Of Friduj
7 evening, when the dwelling and surrounding
houses belonging to the notoriou
sumcd to ashes It is reasonable to sup
pose, however, that they will reverss
, their sentiments wheB they are informed tha
! ever since the army Aas been upon tile ground
It row occupies. that dwelling was used as
, | headquarters By the rebels, wherein they me
! ment that was witnessed in our army, an,
t | frcm which they hourly dispatched mcssen
gers to the rebel generals. The building nay
/ Ing been locatt i on elevated ground, was a
{ excellent 1ookoff point, aud frequently til
; rebels had man stationed on The roof t
communicate hS means Of signals to the real
l In TACT, considering the great advantage 81
S cured to the rebels BY allo wing the buildiua
5 ! TO remain, and the serious disadvantage )!
) ! Imposed upon Us, the. destroying OF them rs
b jnEtifahle method OF turning the tables
I our favor.
r That degree of earnestness has been re
= Gently exhibited ID plainly pcrceptible, an
that it may be continued is the secret IN
n Inc. When the order relative to the treA
II 1Eent Of rebel property, lately issued by Ger
q Pope, WIS received here, found it an echo
= the qualification visible upon the count
Is nances Of, the troops, AID they. hearti
- - wished, and nov wish that Q similar ord
* might be read to them. They have seen tt
% t1ect of sacrealy guarding rebel pEopert
~ and are anxious to test tbs adoption OF t!
II other course, which enables them to mo
n iaithtui}Y guard their Owl lives and country
ne The rebels are concentrating no Snail ns
f. of Turkey Bend and above it. A captain
in | one or our gunboats counted seven smoG
:. stacks of that viciEity yesterday. The II;
Il. s7nac No. 2 and one ram are known to
ha among tie number Of vessels What the ct
ho ers consist of has not trauspirsd.
Our gunboats have been drawn up In bit
m array oil Lighthouse Point, for the last thl
nr or four days, or since the appearance Of
- rebel craft Neither party seem disposed
1v approach the other, and as long as they ma
ii tain the present d1stance between eacn orn
~ ~ Tie country will not be startled with accoul
n Of 4 brilliant naval engagement.
us GEN. POPE'S SUBSISTENCE ORDER
Washington Dlapatch N. Y. Tribune. 4th-l
Late ad1ices from Gen. sigel'5 comma1
betwt en- Martinsbarg and Harper's Ferry,
at the recent order Of Gen. Pope, & to subsIst
.r- the enemy" Is working admirably. Uni
tie lists and disunionists are now sabsisting
troops, and as 10th parties have to prove til
IN loyalty before being Reimbursed by the Uni
lin States, the Old bitterness OF the secessioni
IN ls disappearing, and the rebels, now toucl
80 for tbs first time iu the right spot, the pnek
81 coUe out frequently and unreserVedly for
Of Union. In one locality mare than 200 h
Ter taken the oath Of allegiance to this Uni
H. States Wlth1n o fe r days.
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