, 1862-09-05
Gen. Lee Supposed to be Preparing
to Gross the Potomac.
Death OF COL. BR0DMEiD. OF
MICHIGAN.
Our Artillery Losses Small,
RETURN OF 1,100 PlR0LED
PRISONERS,
The Rebel General Stewart Re.
ported Killed.


ported Killed.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribnne.1
WAsunaTon, September 4, 1852.
Beyond light slzirmishlng, there has been
10 fighting yesterday or to-day. From intel
ligent and cool headed men among returned
prisoners, it appears that the main force Of
the enemy has been drawn back to north, I
northwest and northeast Of Fairfax c. II as
though in position to march back through |
Ttozoughtare Gap or forward to the POTOMAC
at Leeshurg with equal facility. The impress
sion continues to prevail in military circles /
here that Lee is preparing to cross the Poto-
mac above.
The machine for clipping treasury notes
works satisfactorily. 4 report to that effect |
was made yesterday, and the large number of
women now employed for that purpose will
be consequently discharged within few days. |
Col. Brodhead Of the 1st Michigan cavalry,
died Of his. wounds, near the battle field,
Tuesday afternoon last. T~o bullets had
passed entirely through him His remains
have been brought to Alexandria
The President has made some promotions
already for meriIorious coqduct in the late
engagements.
Lieut.. Sanborn, aid to Gen. Reynolds, just
arrived, says the Pennsylvania reserves have
rot lost over 500 in killed, wounded and miss.
ing, during the late series Of ofengagemen:s.
About sixty Of the department clerks who
started out to the battle field on Sunday last,
in answer to Secretary Stanton's cali for
nurses, are supposed to be taken prisoners.
Some Of our returned nurses who were on the
field under 8 flag Of truce, say they saw them
marching down to Lees headquarters under
guard. 1t seems probable now that our
losses in artillery in the engagements up to
saturday night we're not nearly so large
as Was at first apprehended. Some Of
ticers declare that our losses were not over
fifteen picces, and others that they are not
ever thirty.
Last night about 1,100 prisoners who had
been taken by the rebels in the late engage
ments, paroled. and arrived II. the city, having
after they had been captured they were taken
to deep rayine in the rear of Jlckson's
headquarters, and guards OF cavalry put over
them, end most Of them, after their
| capture, being taken in roundabout
way On the skirts Of The rebel camp.
Some OF them say they were miserably fed,
but Others say that they were fed with the
best the rebels could afford, they having moth
ing but what they captured. They could not
STE the whole extent Of the rebel camps, but
Judging from what they did see, they thought
that on Sunday night 100, COO men were en-
campcd in the vicinity Of Manassas. Some oi
them were kept three days in the ravine, and
were not given any food until after being con
fined for thirty-six hours, except what they
paid for, the rebels charging them tom fift5
cents to two dollars for cracker or pisc(
Of bread. At one time our men got littlt
noisy. Gen. Lee rode into their midst anG
told them to keep quiet, he Was going tt
ecnd them home soon. When they
were taken to the raviae they were stripped
Of their accoutrements, but few OF them b.ius
allowed to retain their haversacks. Tney no
ticed In the ranks Of the rebels large nun
her Of foreigners, Irish, French, Ger
mans, SC,
a wounded man Was brought to the llospi
tai near Manassas, and plead bard for cantee1
| :,
Of water, Offering twenty dollars ia Unitet
States Treasury notes for it, when rcbe
"eDt vi aho got nm sotne "ater anu TOOL
'ne money.
, It is stated that Immediately after our re
cent evacuation of Fredericksburg secession
lists among the people Of the to wn sppeare.
on the streets, armed as gueri1las, and com
lnsncea aFfestng and sendlng TO prl5on all la
!. remaining el1lzens VINO curing our Occupation
ot the pace nad e'lnced any sympathy for
courtesy .ooot tfooPs' ano auff1ea them o.
jail. 1ney also arrested au the tree neEToe
II tne pace On "hom they could lay thei
} nsnos' ano 'sneo 1nem a1so'
: 1he1e seems 10 oe conclusive test'mony taa
1ne 1eee1 cavalry denesal Stewart was kllle
some 'in'e ourang Inc recent engagements.
Inc ohlo relle1 associations has been bus
To-Day looking alter Ohio wounded
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The work OF gettin
TIC army into good position has been accom-
pllsned with entire success. So we'll COZ
I Quoted tas been theprocess of falling back frol
| eentrevllle to its present position Of defens
: anu pef1ec1 security, that not one arm
"ssoo was 1ost on the route. Every
: 1oltg YVES earned through in the mo:
5 systema1lc nnanner. Ihe main body of troop
no" occupy positions short distance fros
Tue pcsitaons OF lass fall and winter. The d
VISION OF Major Gen. Fitz John Porter, con
posea OF tne oflgades CT Gems. Morrill,, Ma
!. l'noale' buttefheld aud Griffin, have the
/. tents ptched near the camp grounds Of IL
t year. Ihe tents OF the famous Griffin ba
l. terry, now commanded by Lieut., Hazlett- a o,