The Ohio Troops Receive a Present

The Ohio Troops Receive a Present

Visit by Charles Upton to Ohio Troops

Charles Upton presents a gift of a captured rebel flag from West Virginia to the Ohio Troops at Camp Upton

National Republican

June 26, 1861

Public Domain

I THE OHIO TROOPS RECEIVE A PRESENT I THE SECESSION FLAG TAKEN AT - PHILIPPI I LATEST1 FROM OEM. UEACREOARD. A few days' since, a lady of the highest respectability, having procured the necessary passes, went to Manassas Junction to see Gen. Beauregard and endeavor to get him to release a young man who had been forced into the Confederate ranks. as a private. Gen. Beauregard treated her wiih the greatest respect, and invited her to visit his quarters, which she declined doing, stating that she had not come as a spy, and did not desire to see anything of their portion. Gen. Beauregard then stated that, for reasons of military propriety, it would be improper for the young man to be released at this time, and she accordingly returned to this city without accomplishing tho object of her 'visit.' In the course of the conversation, General Beauregard stated that his military operations were simply defensive, and that he did not design to advance in the direction of Washington. We merely give Gen. Beauregard's languago. Our readers will judge for themselves how far it conveys his intentions. He spoke emphatically, and, as his listeners believed, sincerely. We have further intelligence, which induces us to credit the report that the Confederate forces are now erecting defensive works in the immediate neighborhood of Fairfax Courthouse, and felling trees, with a view to obstruct the passage of the roads leading to their present positions, , FROM ALEXANDRIA. Alexandria, June 25, A visit, this evening, to Camp Upton, of the Ohio troops, throws uu further light on the reported expedition of Lieutenant Tompkins. All his men were safe at Camp Tyler this morning, and Lieutenant Tompkins was slightly unwell. A reconnoitring party of Colonel McCook's Ohio regiment determined the fact that there were no secession troops at Vienna this morning. Parties direct from Fairfax Court-house to Camp Upton report only one thousand troops there yesterday afternoon. Yesterday afternoon, Charles H. Upton, Esq., late Union candidate for Congress, and delegate to the Wheeling Convention, returned to his residence, near the camp named in his honor, to day, bringing the secession flag cap tared by the Ohio troops at Philippi. Professor La we returned with his balloon to Washington this moruiug. All is quiet in this locality, with abundance of troops to protect the Union cause. Farmer Matthew O'Brien, who lives six miles out on the Fairfax road, reports that sixty rebel dragoons were iu that vicinity yesterday afternoon. It was supposed here that this was the company that Lieutenant Tompkins is reported to have met. The Scott House was opened to.day by the railroad force in charge of the military road in this division, for their especial hotel accommodation. It is located in the " acquired " prop erty of au absent secessionist, at the corner of Duke and ashiiiglon streets, with John T, Wallace, of Philadelphia, iu chnrge of its commissariat. Telegraph wires connecting Camp Upton and Tyler, were cut in several places last night, though a- strong force was guarding the road. The cause was amazingly explained on exami nation this morning, when it appeared that a captain of the Connecticut third, who has lately arrived in this division, and who was on duty on the road, became suspicious of the cable running alongside of the road, of whose object he was unaware, and therefore cut it six times, in order to prevent its acting as an emissary of Beauregard,