The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-06-14
From Mash1ngton.

WAsnINGToS. juno l.-John p. Sander
son is appointed Lieut.. Colonel second
in command under Col. Anderson.
WASHINGTON, Juno G.-The Washing.
ton Star saws certain information is.re-
ceivcd that Gen. Beauregard is at Manas.
sas with 10000 men.
y person from Richmond SAYS the
troops march by night and without
music.
Jackson's brothers arc supposed to be
the, persons who are picking off the Fed
eral pickets. They are said to have from
10 to 20 men finely mounted.
a spy named Williams was hung at
lIarpers Ferry.
The farmers in Ae vicinity of Harper's
Ferry are engaged to be there Monday
Tor transporting equipments.
large amount Of rolling stock has
arrived at Washington 10 be used trans
porting troops towards Manassas.
Every white male between the ages of
10 and,60 in Petersburg is enrolled
Banks leads the coast column act;ng
with Butler. This arrangement Is sstrong
ly opposed by all but Lincoln. The OF.
position is headed by Gen. Scott.
The Southern Paymaster with $50. ZOO
for the Harper's Ferry troops, is reported
captured.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
bridge at Sleepy Creek has been burned.
WASHINGTON, June CT is believed
that Lord Lyons dispatches are unIayor-
able to the Federaisis.
The Cabinet has been in session ,verv
day this week on Foreign affairs, which
l. oeiicvcd to pminous OF trouble.
Bartlett's naval brigade have forced
themselves into service
WAsurNGroy, June G.--Mr Cummings.
OF the World newspaper, is appointed
Brigadier General preparatory to being
made Quartcr-Mastcr General.
\ large quantity Of letters destined for
the South have been stopped here.
Seward remarked this morning that he
expected to hear Of sharp work ut Har-
lcr's Ferry.
Rciniorccmcnts have been ordered to
Cnambcvsburg.
Measures are taken to find how many
three months soldiers will stay for the
war, the result determining as to new
levy.
There is no doubt but that Gen. Beau
regard is preparing to attack Alexandria.
Canada Preparing for Defense.
The people of Canada have an idea
that as soon as Lincon's hordos are turn
cd back from the South, they will make
an inroad upon that province, and are,
consequently, preparing for vigorous
defense. The Montreal Commercial Ad-
vertser says:
"The Citadel of Quebec is being rapid
ly placed in an efficient condition for de-
fence. During the last week 1000 bar
rcls Of gunpowder were landed at the
Ordinance wharf. number of furnaces
heating shot, and furnaces for supplying
shells with molten iron. New works are
also in process of construction. Among
the purchases made hero recently for
this purpose, were two thousand short
lengths o! chain, probably for gun car.
riagcs."
The Montreal Herald has the follow
ing:
Tho Admiralty has chartered the sail
ing transports, Gondola, Sumlria, Ram
bier, Queen, Hero Of the Hill, Duchess
of Sutherland, Black Eagle, Wanderer,
Northumberland, Elizabeth and putri-
clan, and the steamers Britannia, Pcninsl-
In, Eva and Why, to take military stores
from Woolwich to the West India sta
tions and the British possessions in Amer
lea. A large number of Armstrong guns
for the different loytifcations will be sent
by these vessels; and the whole of the
magazines and arsenais will be placed on
Il war footing.