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Show New York, June 2d. The Herald savs, W. H. Washington, son of tho late Cof. Washington, wns captured cap-tured in the Fairfax skirmish. Lieut, Tompkins' official account of the Fairfax affair docs uot differ materially from the first report". Ho says three or i his men arc missing, three slightly wounded, wound-ed, and six horses lost. He thinks he killed and wonnded thl;ty-fivc rebels, lie brought. away five prisoners. Tho 'Tribune t Washington dispatch saysMf, Ktbcrldge, of Tennessee, has arrived. ar-rived. He says Eastern Tennesseo will shoir a largo majority for Union, ond that civil war is unavoidable, If tho rest of the Stato goes Tor secession. Soldiers tlis-trihited tlis-trihited throughout the State overawe the voters. M. O. Field has gone to Cairo, autho-ritid autho-ritid to construct five floating-batteries of tin capacity of five thousand men, intended intend-ed for separato action below. It Is reported that Col, Sherman, of Ohio, will be appointed 0.ii8rtcr-Ma&ter General. Five more regiments have been tendered from Western Pennsylvania. |
