Show P at r lawm lamm 1 th fit nit ushr sll sni b estr astr E ai kles WT S BY BT TELEGRAPH AND A K D PONY PONT tb the e po pony n y E express with eastern d dates ates to I 1 th the arrived arrive dhera dhere ihei i e shortly before noon today to todar dad day dav dar san j 1 washington it is rep bret brel ea that hiat col coi Sh Sher ermah hah kah of af ohio 10 lo i was to be appointed quirt quarter quartermaster er master gen general eral five had bean tendered from western pennsylvania the posts washington special correspond 1 ent davs bays says chugen th that thac gen banks will yil bs 40 ordered to I 1 a comman com 44 d a baltimore or dorfort fort monroe and if so gel gei butler will superintend offensive sive operations against norfolk and richmond under command of gen banks it had bad veen heen discovered that the rebels had 1 frequently communication with washington via the relay house and harpers ferry j rhe The Posts washington letter says it was considered si certain tain that mat congress would author authorize ize 1 j a loan of eight or ten per cent I 1 would be offered and notes issued from 50 to 1000 in in value i it was reported that jeff davis da vis has issued a i proclamation directing the federal troops to withdraw froia froin the virginia soll soil private ad vices say bay tha davis ari was really a armed and that his anxiety was so great as to affect his health I 1 j it wag wad was positively asier asserted ted tea that at a cabi cabinet meeting meet ingon oh the it was decided to maket make a lafle further requisition isit lon ion of seventy five thousand 1 men to serve berve during th ewar far oan late gaeel Guard shad left for fon fortress mo monroe aroe colonel meigs is to be quarter quartermaster alast master erl general of the army general butler had ha refused to he be put in the regular army establishment preferring to 0 o return ta 0 civil life when the war mar shall have ended col farnham had been appointed appoint eA col of the new york fire Zou 20 cuaves aves in place of the late col ellsworth Ellswo nih rih I 1 A theological student from richmond reports one hur hun hundred bundred dred thousand men under arms in virginia twenty thotis thonsa and aLd cd of them thein being t at harpers ferry ben mcculloch was in richmond it was believed that the student was sent sint washington to deceive the govern mentry exair exaggerated aerated rei rel reports orts of the strength of the rebels john H sanderson an ex chier chief clerk of the war department had bad recently been appointed lieutenant colonel in the army and will be second in command to toC Co lAnderson the star had information from leesburg that beauregard was positively at the junction also that there is an aggregate of twenty thousand rebels at manassas centerville Cent erville fair fairfax f a X station and fairfax courthouse court house vrrginia VIRGINIA tompkins official account of the fairfax affair does not differ materially from the first report ile he kays says three of his men were mi missing saing three slightly wounded and six horses lost ile he thinks be killed and wounded thirty five rebels he brought away aye gye five prisoners I 1 heavy canon were svere being transported to the rip raps rt it is said that four thousand secessionist s were at gorklo yorktown kown wn there wire ware were none node between I 1 there and fort for t monroe A stand was evident j I 1 ly to be made at yorktown York town towa slaves from S several ver counties had bad been set to work on the entrenchments trench ments col magruder commands A terrible fracas occurred in the negro quarter at chambersburg Chambers burg frank jjones jhones a negro barber shot and antl w wounded OU t two w 0 soldie soldiers r s and was instantly killed by the soldiers A slight skirmish had also occurred between a company of home guards and some virginia troops three orthe or the virginians were wounded two colum columns ns of troops from gen mcclel lands command one in command of col kelly of the regiment of virginia volunteers and the other othe by col crittenden of the indiana volunteers left grafton early in tb tha night and after marching the entire right for fod about twenty miles through a drenching rain surprised a camp of rebels two thousand strong at phillippi routing them killing one hundred and fifty and capturing a large amount of armb arms horses provisions and camp equip page bol kelly was mortally wounded and ana died shortly after several others odthe federal troops were slightly wounded capt marr killed hillid at fairfax Fairfa was a member me ot the virginia state convention and a rne ine rember member aber u M F Fau fauquier a qu tuler quler der her CO tsu tiu u n ty 1 elji A M JK A gen M dowells McDowell 3 official account 0 of the fairfax affair is confirmed y V I 1 two thousand south carolina troops reported to be at Brent ville vilie a few miles milea below fairfax we ane woo birdear ormar I 1 shango tf n on ina fua iua a potomac had been cleared away andare andoire doubts erected by our troops ulm v loaded with coie corn coin had haj aben iben brought in as prizes als ais also aiso 0 six a of warp wary war captured b by scouts A hand bind of telegraphs operators 1 ibid h abe ordered to accompany the federa federal ir forces ces and offices were to be opened in every direction balk back of arl ari mlton heights a so that troops can be instantly concentrated at any point sik dahlgren dahigren 01 bronze bronza tv twelve i elve eive As jant jany h ad ad l been fished up by the r rebels ebels near the navy yard eight tons of powder wipe salil said sald to have been tal tai taken en froni the magazine the a q i ach lla A t merrimac IV AV if W wahington 4 hington son conof of the late coonel Coo nl washington 7 was among captured in fax skirmish t word had bad been I 1 received that 61 6 tiu ilu tb I 1 missing balloons dragoons in the fairfax 41 skirmish had bad been recaptured captured re and brought backby backay their compary comp company aby who heard that tiey they w kelt n I 1 b ung ng which caused the whole io company I 1 ilo rescue them i u I 1 there had b been an incendiary fire ataleg at alex aiex andria 0 syr it on th the the regular cavalry ar and abat Z tery of artillery proceeded towards fairfax TIVE TIGHT AT nuvia naula f the official accoti account i nt of 1 11 alta nl ta aquia aguia creek agrees wj jhb uh ther other accorn acco i ia t r the enemies batteries in ran range elete were dik dek danced silenced den ced the following facts relative to the contest at aquia creek had bad been obtained 1 the engagement began on the and d last ed two hours the following dabit for four hours the force of ib e 1 confederates was supposed to have been I 1 eil eel two 66 thousand usAnd j on the saturday the freeborn approached to within two milesa mile mlle and commenced e I 1 I 1 I 1 the paw pawnee ee took a nearer position for the I 1 I 1 fi first rat hour the birin firing 0 was brisk from the hai hag batteries during the engagement the pawnee fired one and sixty shells an observer saw through a telescope a numie number 0 J 0 i bodies carried away in wagons lagona officers say the confederates had rifled cannone cannon 4 both vessels were dama 0 gedbut edbur only slightly orli ono shot v went ent through 0 the freeborne Free borns cabin I 1 tho abo T ahti 1 pawnee eight shots the anacostia An acosta ba hadre re turned to washington the pawnee andgree born hauled oft off being unprepared for adrig engagement the railroad depot and build build J ings ashore were destroyed the rebe as it vas was b bad eight guns A distinguished surveyor had bad goneno go gone od a steamer to aquia aguia creek greek to make an acau accurate i j a i e A survey preparatory to further ider operation eions against that point 11 I 1 m the next attack on the she aquia creek bat teries terns would be made by the land forces forc ebl esl capt wards ocial official lepor dof dot the affair at aquia creek states that the 01 or erat crat orations ions lons terminated in consequence of the fatigue dohina of the meli mell e d and the tuie excessive heat ile he fired incessantly for ilio ilia giva five hourd houra his wis it is ascertained by a careful inspection of the projectiles used b by y the rebels at aqda aquia creek p that they were unlike any in common use a and adit it was their cannon and projectiles were from europe but how and where they got them was the question I 1 MAny lyd ino A letter ietter annapolis nap olis states that Col coi Smith hSmith of the new york regiment had taken seven hundred and fifty muskets fro from m til thase e secession ests of f maryland and intended cap capture ti til i ing all arms held by them in vicinity gov hicks had demanded and received the muskets of the baltimore city gu guards guaras agaj ilij one hundred and fifty nine in number and had them conveyed to fort mchenry several men about to start for harpers ferry feyl had been baen arr arf arrested ested and taken to the fori fort Mars marshal fial Bonna fort bad had returned to baltimore alti ile he is instruct instructed edby by secretary cameron to arrest all persons plotting against the government and to seize all arms all ali im ammunition in possession of such per persons sons or which may be secreted by them and to ap appoint point an additional force of deputies but suf focient to enable him hini to guard all the high ways leading from the city marshal bonna donna for fort wall twill under the instructions hold bi himself ins elt eit accountable to ohp war W ar department dahly 1 swi gwi fal rai of the maryland legisla i ture re fe rec cettley itly visited afi the rebels at Harp harpers elys eils fe ferry verry rry and richmond doubtless doubtless to confer with 1 the confederate leaders there is a decided I 1 secession feeling 1 glimmering in maryland i the secel hecei secessionist tonis ts on the attempted to take the ferry boat opposite williamsport William sport probably to cross to Al maryland aryland on a foraging cape expedition lf flon fion A party of the unionists ordered i I 1 the secessionists to desist but not complying they were hired fired upon I 1 A brisk fire then 0 oc burred on bith beth s ldes ides ladin lasting about an hour 1 several 0 of f the iffe r rebels cetela were here wounded none 0 of f the un t on m men en were hurt the rebels then ret retreated reatea MISSOURI Bri brigada brigadier gadt gadi i ct general lyon had ahsu assumed med mea co command M V of ike iche military department of 0 the west in in place of general harney relieved reh eved evea colonel P F P blair biair hai bai hatt hail been appointed C commandant b M m a jdant at the arsenal 1 calta captain in george 11 derby of the tho united slates states Corps r p s of topographical engineers familiarly known as john phoenix in literature was buried burled at st louis on the in the united states district court on the ad brigadier general lyon and col F P blair made returns that they had nat the body ot 0 captain emmet McDo mcdonald naldin in their possession ar or under their control the court adjourned io give other officers in that military dis atrick time to make returns major 4 ibe general heral price commanding the state sorg sord forces si had issued a pr proclamation ciar clar nation defining the trat trust committed to him by the governor of nils Blis missouri the proclamation is lengthy ile he alludes to the rumor of 0 general lyon purposing taking arms from the secession I 1 ests and putting arms in the hands of the unionists was unfounded unfound eds and says the purpose of such a movement could not be misunderstood it would not only be a palpable violation of the W agreement referred to and equally plain violation of our rights Z but lutt a gross indignity to the citizens this state which would be resisted to the extremity my wish and hopp bopp is that people of the thet state of missouri be in pe peace t ac and security to decide upon their future course and so eo far as my abilities can eit elt ci cle 4 1 at this object shall shail be accomplished 11 V people t opie ople of nils dils missouri cannot be forced under tinder the che Terrors of a military invasion into a position not of their free choice A million of such buch cli cil people epie as the citizens of missouri were never yet yet yei sA suba if attempted let no I 1 apprehension be entertain enter entertained tae tai ned of the result dantel daniel az G tay lay I 1 or mayor of saint louis hardifer had aher IFer ed his resignation to the city council C ancil the cause for this step was given as follows A settled determination on the part parte oia of a arity majority of your board to embarrass ny my actions ciori as chief executive of the city of st louis 72 KENTUCKY immense quantities of provisions day dy and going by wagons to eha ehu eighteen e I 1 n miles south of louisville on louisville and nashville railroad raili oad thence be sen sent aby I by railroad south bolth the ato aro journal I 1 rna 1 ii as informed 1 1 thab theat there were twenty five oldies sold fers at camp Tran sdale near richland twos wo miles nile s from the kentucky line and same number at camp cheatham springfield tennessee T thet 66 louisville journals editorials say 9 coll coil cou coy 4 aderson andersen wil wll take no command the there re dug OUT goes 1 to the mountains of pennsylvania on account of fitilis fiti failing lim 0 health beaith fifteen thousand muskets from froin government had been across the ohio river und and w were ere there therel st the present collector at louisville i Is s secessionist and refuses to obe obey the orders the treasury department prohibiting shipment or of provisions south 1 A new callec ter ferhad had been appointed 40 who would wohld enforce prohibition the we ido government had been advised of openly avowed purpose of a large force of af tomake to make ville tille the moment ent an attempt was made madg t to 0 ell en orce and then stir up if pa possible as I 1 an insurrection along the line and possession of the Nashville railroad ILLIN ILLINOIS ois mi zdi co 0 field had kwe hwe gone to cairo authorized to construct five floaten floating bit batteries ferles gerles of the capacity of fise five thousand men intended ended ionea for separate I 1 action below I 1 there is 13 anohin anthen authentic tie tic known knowd in rela uon ilon abl ints down the ra rive ve rb abelow elow cairo calro abut but i certain that the force at la olivas to ba ae considerably increased 7 1 61 X two awo additional regiments had bad been ordered here lere tile kile the government had bad chartered a big 1 wharf steamer capable of carrying several thousand troops and stores it was understood also that the government had chartered steamers at st louis the illinois regiment of volunteers left their camp at Casey vill on the aa and proceeded to cairo on the steamer city of louisiana col cooks regiment from alton also passed down the river to cairo i in n the night stephen A douglas died it at ching chicago on tie tle ad miscellaneous 1 A later dispatch states that the engagement 0 i at phil philippi ipp took place at five on the morning of the ad instant the plan was well laid for a surprise but the impetuosity of a few troops gave the rebels warning and the they y fled I 1 ili in haste leaving th their air baggage forty nty horses horbes four wa wagons gons loaded with pro visions and five hundred muskets col kelly in charging in advance of his men was shot with a revolver by drebel who had charge I 1 of a provision wagon walon wa 0 on the secessionists n numbered lm about 0 one n e thousand ei eight 0 ht hundred well j armed and equipped on the ad instant twelve volunteers from camp lincoln headed by sergeant drenning of the ahe elwood guards armed with minnie rifles and revolvers marched to latan iatan missouri sour soar 14 miles above Leaven leavenworth woith crossinn cros crossing the river in skiffs |