, 1862-09-04
GEN. POPE'S ARMY at MUNS0H,g
HILL. SEVEN MILES FROM
THE CAPITAL.
Gen, Lees Headquarters near
Manassas.
WASHINGTON rs QUIET"
GuRB0A1s TN THE POTOMAC,
Gen, Mcclellan in Command Of the
Stationary Defenses.


HE Is TO BRILL TEE NEW REnr-
RENTS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tr1bnae1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1862.
Gen. AlcClellan's position is accurately de-
fired in an official order issued to-day. He
commands the ds5etses OF Washington, There
is general acquiescence in this appointment,
which Is the same that Gen. WadsRorth has
heretofore held. It will necessarily give hin
much to do with the organ zlng OF our new
army, for which kind OF work he is supposed
to be fitted, and call into exercise his skill as
defensive general. in which he Is supposed
to excel
The city becomes mora and more crowded
with officers absent from their commands,
and resumes very much the appearance Of last
fall and winter. 4 large number Of these Of
icers were arrested last Saturday By Ha1leck's
orders, and it is now understood that the
names ot-tWenty or thirty Of them are to be
sunmatay stricken from the army rolls.
days battlefield last Sunday, to bring
the wounded, $50 wagons were taken down,
driven by contrabands. The rebels are eaid
to have stized every one Of the negroes and
refused to let them return. They allowed us
to bring of our wounded, but only on their
taking paroles not to serve again till regularly
exchanged. They report full lists Of all the
wounded 60 parolcd. Four-Gfths Of all our
wounded on Saturday are thus paroled.
Persons who visited the battledeld1nakc loud
complaints Of rebel conduct. In one instance
arebel officer drew b pistol on one of our sur
geons Hho merely asked him not to ataud. in
his light while operating, and Was only pre-
vented from shooting by bystanders. SINH
lar brutal conduct was common.
Mcclellan has re-established his 1eadquar-
ters at the old place on Pennsylvania Avenue.
opposite the state department, which he oc-
cupied before taking the field.
Very large numbers Of convalescent or
slightly wounded soldiers from the hospitals
here have been sent to Rhode Island, New
York, and elsewhere throughout the Eastern
States, to make room for the influx Of Sc
! verely wounded from the battle field.
TIE following are additional Western
wounded:-Robert King co. D, 7th Wiscon-
sin; George Barns, co. F, ed Wisconsin; Jo~
seph Turnsprugh, co. f, 10Th Indiana; Chas
Seper, CO. Z, I'd Wisconsin; John Park, CO.
E, I'd Wisconsin; Louis Beidler, CO. G, I'd
Wisconsin. VIM. Foster, CO. c, I'd W1scon-
sin; Charles z. Ellis CO. D, G3a Ioaiaua; H.
/ Homes, co. 4, 18th Indiana; ". q. Parsons,
co. B, esd Indiana: VIM. d. Church, co. G,
Cd Wisconsin; Edward VanWest, co. E, Sd
Michigan; Hugh Lewis, co. A, I'd Wisconsin :;
James keely, CO. D, 1st Michigan; Samuel
Daniels, CO. F, SD Ohio infantry; William q.
Haston, co. G, 5th Ohio; Edward E. shoyes,
co. D, 55th Ohio; Thos. Mentetor, Goth Ohio
Samuel Reeves, co. Z, 18th Ohio; ?. B. Has.
kell, co. K, 18th Ohio; John Clark,
co. Z, 18th Ohio; G. ". Black,
co. A, SD Ohio; J. Il. Martin, co.
B, I'D Ohio; Jno. e. Rossr, co. Z, 5:h Ohio
David Burgess, co. D, 10Th Indiana - But.
ter8eld, CO. B, 5th Michigan ". Chase, CO.
A, 7sh Wisconsin; Edward Eason, CO. c, 7th
Wisconsin; A. s. B,ker, co. Il, ed Wiscon-
Elm; Mathews Rodenberger, CO. E, 2i Wis;
Wm. Mcclellan, CO. a, Goth Ohio, dead
Robert Drake, co. l, Goth Ohio, dead: Jno. q
Danthel, co. G, Goth Ohio, dead Robert
Stock, co. D, Gth Ohio, dead 4. Adams, CO.
G, 55th Ohio; Pat. Henry, co. c, 73d Ohio
Capt. E. 5. Brown, co. F, 55th Ohio; St. E
q. Weller, co. Il, 73d Ohio; Peter Shook, CO
F, 18th Ohio, dead; Josiah Bailey, 18th Ohio
Thomas Mare, CO. B, 1st Michigan; Moses
Hoffman, 18th Michigan; William P, Wheeler
co. L, Sth Michigan; Pat Higbee, CO. Il, ST
Michigan; Alexander French, co. E, 81
Michigan; Alfred Pellar, co. 4, Sd Michigan
INDIANA REG1MESTs.-F.S Sclerf, z, I'd; F
Wood, z, Goth; George Kirk, f, 19ta; 8. B
Woodmansy, D, LIST.
WISCONSIN REGINESTs.-J. H. Clark, co
G, I'd; 4. Bissel, CO. A, 7th; a. A. Burd, CO
F, Sd, dead Chas. Alderman, co. D, 81
Henry Ovitt, CO. G, 9Th: Jno. Burns, co. E
9th, Jno. N. Cole, CO. E, 1st; Jas. Gum, CO
c, Sd. >; P. Wright, co. G, I'd.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. 1862.
As one result Of the reverses to our arms o.
Saturday, Secretary Stanton ordered all able
bodied clerks to be regularly enrolled for mill
. tary organization, drilled and armed. Thi
evening, in accordance with this order, scyen
teen companies were organized, each cor
tainirg 100 men. They are to be divided int
two battalions, armed and of1icered Tomorrow
Every able-bodied clerk in the departments
whether over age or not, is included in thi
organization, and some 200 employees Oh th
capitol are taken to complete the number.
Gen. Mcclellan spent the whole day in tb
> field ezaming the defenses and inspectin
troops.
: It is understood that Gen. Hunter was II
: called from &. c. at his own request. It
also stated that his services were thought
!. be needed here in some such capacit
) as that he occupied last year befol
Bull Run. General Mitchell is e2pecte
to make things as active in that depar:me1
as bis force will admit. He has already sale
to relieve Hunter and take command
Among the gunboats in the river are th
following, in addition to the fI1gg-ship:-W
> chusett, Jacob Bell, Yankee, Port Royal, III
nora, Aroostook, Tioga and Teaser. Tt
.. . dispatch boat Satellite and others are in tt
= river and may shortly be expected up.
= The 1st Michigan cavalry in Saturdays a
ton lost Col. T. F. Brodhead, shot throug
:, the lungs and taken prisoner. Major Tow
- had three gunshot ouuds and tRo sabre cut
He may recover. He is in the hospital her
Maj. Atwood VAS captured unhnrt. Lieu
Merriam was wounded and captured. Lien
, Morse was killed The regiments loss is Vel
:" heavy in rank and file. Col. Brodhe!
was wounded in q second charge MAJ
by his regiment, but said nothing abo1
it, ard 1t was not know even BY his officer
r He rallied the men of other regiments, and
~ he iell, and when nearly surrounded, he VI
.s urged by some Of his officers to retire, he r
d fused so long as he had any men to fig
J. with.
q "a :WAsHINGToN, Sept. 2.-The city tonight
G. in state OF great excitement, and not wit
q ont cause. Last night there Was serious SKI
+ misbipg along the whole 'front.' during whi
O. welost two Of our best generals and 9th
j, valuable officers, Kea.ney and Stevens. It
n stated that 1t WIS Hooker's brigade whl
n n drove the rebels back, but this mile of sk
1nishing was attended with great loss Of ID
At O'Clock this morning train Of /
wagons Of commissa1y stores Was intercept
II BY the enemy between Fairfax and Centreyl]