New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-14
GENERAL SCOTT not YET READY.
Rapid Progress Of the Washington DelenSes.
GENERAL DIX A MAJOR GENERAL
TOME OF ENGLAND.
SUPPLIES FOR REBEL TROOPS
Special Dispatch TO The n. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June IL, 1861.
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STATE OF THINGS IN TENNESSEE.
4 letter dated Nashville, Tenn, June /, says:
Things have sadly changed ia Middle Tennessee
Of lite The Union men fairly muzzled since
their leaders have Ill bcled with two or three eXceP
tons YOn cannot conceive the yillainy, the lying
the bascne used intimd loyal men. and ruin the
State forever. We haze held several meeng' lately
but the result only convinced NE Of one thing: the
poor OF the Southern States unworthy Of liberty.
We have mustered into the serce about 600 troops
in various PARTS OF the State but generally Nash
vile. Abont 1000 o. these are armed, the balance
will have 10 fight with brickba,s and stones, tor
armory il empty nearly They tell large stories
about quantity Of arm. bought by Cen Zoli offer at
Montgomery. but that il all gas. The southern Coz.
fedrracy i. poor job, aud ruined with her.
Gold aud silver Is TO 20 eents Easternexchange uone
be had. Ruin staring IN the face. Tell Seward
To keep up the blockade ard not let single craft OF
any kiud enter any port or bay Of the South,
come within ten miles Of the coast If he Will do this
eitectually and stop our river intercourse we are
whipred without bloodBhed Tell him TO be finn aud
cool and that hero must he pause no hating now.
Our situation fearful general system OF espionage
has been Introduced.
"A Union man having said, We hope to vote the
State in tho Union on Saturday. Seces.ionist re-
plied II the Union urn do this, their blood will DO
on their own heads Ii you can but conquer tlr-
Vna the CONTEXT will be short, for change will then
Z. me over the dreams OF these madmen. have pro-
yided nv bouse with provisions for yea, go my
children-three Of whom arr III the Rebel army
won't want, in can raise money TO come North;
and M they are all Southern born, and, like my
brot, er Henry are all Secessionsts, they won't suffer
at the bands Of their traitor brethren. II is trying TO
think OF commencing the voyage Of life anew at the
age Of sixty, and 70 sunder every tie which ehngs
around my fre-ide; bnt, rather than bow my gray
head 10 treason ana traitors will sarve alone by the
way side for il can't get ,noaey to travel with, will
come as Tar as Cincinnati on foot. We get no news
here until il ia sited aud revised BY our Safety
Committee Large lots of provisions pass through
Nashville TO Richmond Tell Chase 10 ting up the
~ .ha Aia.is ba
laughed at, and they boast that there Will arrive In
New fleaus, in day or two, FROM Cuba and else
where 49, 0VO stand OF German rihesa first INSTALL
men. OF 25O00 having already arrived from Havana.
Jew named Nike Powers had received pistols in
Clearinghouse
MILITARY MATTERS.
Gov. Curtin writes to friend that he shall
come here in few days to make personal in
spectiou of the Pennsylvania Regiments, the ap-
pearnnce and feeling of which have greatly i'm
proved since the arrival Of the new uniforms.
Gov. Curtin adds that Pennsylvania has fifteen
regiments almost ready to take the field.
Gov. Sprague, who probably joined Col. Burn.
side to-day, telsgraphs that q second Rhode
Island Regiment is ready, ind asks its accept
ance.
VIM. Williams Of Blair Co.. Penn, has been
appointed Major in the regular army.
Patton, late Commissary Of the 7th Regiment,
has been appointed Paymaster in the army.
A younger son of Gen. Sumner has received a
Second Lieutenancy. His elder brother is on
applicant for similar position, but not having
his fathers influence, since he had no thoughts
of entering tho army, when the General went "
the Pacific, has not been so fortunate.
TIE HON. ID. T.. SICkLES.
II is settled that the Hon. ID. L. Sicklss is
not to be appointment Brigadier-General, but
he may receive commission rs Colonel OF one
of the regiments now ON Staten Island.
THE MAILS TO THE REBEL STATES.
Adams Express Company does some business
in carving letters to the rcbel States, for -
cents, in addition to tho 10 cents required by
Reagan. The Post-Onice Department receives
numerous inquiries from country Postmasters,
touching the dscontinuance Of Southern mails
II may as well be understood that 1t ia impos.
sible for each Postmaster to receive q special
official notification in every case. general
notice through the public journals must be con
,idersd sufficient. The De"'rtEeut is much
annoyed by the persinacy Nth which the
removal of Postmasters onSpecinl grounds i
pressed by Members Of Congress and others. i