, 1862-07-15
FROM M'elELlANS ARMY. -.
Federal Officers Prisoners at
Richmond.
FROM THE REBEL CAPITAL.
Interesting Statements Of a Refugee

BALTIMORE, july 14-The 4n,erica,a Of this
afternoon says, we elearn from Wm. Aircy, ,ofthis
city, who escaped from Richmond on Tuesday
las1, that the rebel troops III and around the
city prior to the recent battle were estimated
at from 2l7 coo to 10000.
Large reiuforcements ft-,m the direction of
Petersburg had been arriving for The pre-
yibus TIN days, which wtre said to be
t1om the cosst> bit our informant could not
osce1tain whether pprton OF thrm were from
Beaurego1d's army. They arrived by railroad
and ~cTe marched during the night toward
been In Richmond sevesal weeks, suffering
rem srctre- -atfark-. ~. -wae.- sill At the
81 otswood House confined to lis rooms when
Mr. Air, : left.
Generals Mccall and Reynolds arc neither
Of them wounded. After remaining day at
the spctswocd House they we're taken. to tie
Officers prison.
4 gunboat On the plan Of the Merrimac.
though much smaller, is rapidly approaching :
completion at Richmond, though great dill
Guilty is experienced in obtaining iron for her
arn>1r.
considerably weakened By the recent treshets
Ore Of the sunken vessels had 60 swuug
around that the Teasaf was able to pass
| through and wae soon atttr captured. Fort
| Darling had been greatly strengthened and the
] batteries are iron clad.
! u "uN4E 44F3ettA VI INV a1Ai3 u2l N1I6-Eu
| the James River On pontoon bridge, to
! assist in its defense against any land force.
| FcR1REss MONROE, July Il. The mail boat
brought down last evening twenty-four rebel
| PRISONERS who hare been recently Captured by
| cur tt conn Offering cavalry.
| We ltafn By an officer Of the Michigan 5th,
who is ore Of the 107 federal prisoners wac
that the treatment thcy received from III.
| rebel officers having charge Of them while they
were held captiyes, IVES universally kind aud
| humane, so uifltren: from what they had aut
ticipated that it was actually surprising te
| themselves.
the time Of the evacuation, thinking that il
was not safe to take away his money, bnriet
some 5000. He went up on tile flag OF truce
boat John Tucker, and made known Lii
case to some rebel officers, who went witt
him and helped him to obtain his money.
NEw YORK, July 1.-THE following name!
are among the list Of federal officers nos
prisoners at Richmond:
M*jor General Mccall, Brigadier General
| F. Rey rolds, BrigadieE General Rankin, Brig
adie1Generai Sumner, Brsg rGenerai Meade
Secoud Lieut.. 0. L. Hubbard, co. F, Is
Michigan; Cspt- c. J. Whitney, 5th .. $
cav9,ry; Col. Stockton, 10th Michigan; Capt
IN six places; Capt. D. F. Fisher, 10th Michi
ran 3.ajor Davidson, 18th u. S. A.; Col Wm
Z. Bfiteon, 18th regiment Sickles' brigade
Adjutant j. n stiles, Goth Indiana.
The bridges destroyed b5 Gen, Mcclellan il
the sicinity.of Hanover Court House have beel
reconstructed. The forces of Gen. Jackso
had moved oH, it vas thought towards Fred
/ er:cksburg, ard it vas said would strike bio,
in the vsllry Of the Nars land.
The rebel regiments with him under Eu l
Love, ard Bradley johnson had suffered TIL
rih}y in the tight with Fremont and Shield!
| Bradley Jebnson's regiment had been CT
down from 900 to 20 effective meu. Th
grtatest confidence was felt at Richmon
l among the rebels in their ability to destry II
l CleIIan's army, and those who had ser
: their families away were bringing them bacl
= The UrioR men were confident of the fin
= captnrc Of the city. The cannon capture
|, ! during the recent battles were brought in1
r Richmond, numbering about twenty -.af'
pieces, some Of them hoWitzers and thr,
arm3 1ifled guns. They were all light piece
and with the exception Of the howiszefs al
n | one English gun, were sent to the foundry
d be recast, the rebels having no shells to
r. ! Ejfied cannon.
Not eirgle siege piece had been capture
and much surprise WAS expressed that II
It Clellan succeeded in taklng them all Of. T.
, | falling back Of the rebel army towards Rlc
= mopd had caused considerable dissatisfacdo
{, as it was given out in Richmond that &c
Ee Mcclellan would be attacked.