Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-06-11

NEW YoRK. June 8.

NEW loRK, juno g.
Tie Herald says letters Just received
from Sohn @. Fremont dated London. STATE
he has purchased 10000 Enfield Rifles.
and several batteries of RiHed Cannon for
the Government which be is waiting for
to bring with him. only being delayed ill
a portion Of the rifles are finished. He
also states that the Commissioners Of the
Confederate States had instructions to
procure several steamers for the service Of
the Montgomery Government, but that
there was difficulty about getting money.
They succeeded however, in purchasing
two steamers. for which they paid 700, 600
pounds. These vessels, it appears, arc 10
sail for a Southern port under the British
flag, and registered as property Of British
owners, carrying nothing contraband of
war, but probably in ballast merely. How
they will be served by our blockade squad.
ron remains to be seen.
MARTINsBURGM, June s.
Gen. johnson causrd Assacan Bridge TO
be burned; also tried to destroy the ferry
boat but failed. 1t is evidently the OBJ.
ject Of the sccessionists to destroy all fer.
ries and guard all fords the whole line of
the Potomsc. The river is very full, and
cannot be easily crossed at present.
The Harper's Ferry soldiers sent word
to Washington by travellers, that they
hoped they would be sent there against
them, and if so. they would make the Pc.
tomac smell Of Goldfish for the next six
months. Some of "tho Massachusetts
Fifth" who heard Of this, sent word back,
IT Gen. Scott would allow them to 90 there.
they would guarantee that the Potomac
should taste Of tjbaccO and whiskey for
the remainder of the year.
New YORK, June, o.
Head special.
When our troops move on Manassas
they will be $4,000 strong. Gen. Patter-
son will have IN equal number when he
crosses the Potomac.
Apprehension is still felt that the reb-
els may move down the Railroad and Po-
tomac, and aided by another revolt at Bal
timore and disuniOnists of Maryland, at
tack Washington on the Maryland side,
while Davis advances from Manassas.
There are still a number of spies in
Washington, many Of them women.
1t is said there are some 600 fugitives
Monroe now. Twelve thousand u. S.
are there.
There is a rebel camp established, 1000
a few miles this side OF Aqua
The bearer Of dispatches from the Brit.
ish Consul at Richmond was refused a
pass by Gov. Letcher. He succeeded.
however. in getting here, and reports that
Gov. Wise will command the northwest
ern division Of the Virginia volunteers.
The Secretary of the Treasury will rec
ommend a loan of $3.50 900. 900.
The rebels in the vicinity of Aqua Creek
ire supplied with provisions by u Mary
land traitor named johnson. the same who
burned the light ship at Chambersbur9h.
Cars are ready to carry twenty-four
thousand men and a lot of timber to re-
pair bridges. Ship-builders offer to con-
struct boats to operate on the Mississippi.
within forty days, to be constructed at
Cincinnati, st. Louis and probably Lou
if the latter remain loyal.
Collector Cotton, of Louisville, notified
the Treasury Department that shipments
OF provisions to the rebels over the Louis.
vile and Nashville road had been stopped
at the terminus, and would be 81 eedily
stopped at the Junction.