, 1861-08-23
E6WH from Richmond.

II Is believed that the etfor:s Of Gen. Mc-
Cle4lan for the prevention Of the sending Of
intelligence to the rebels have at last Seen
crowned with complete success. These efforts
y, Ws1e py 70 means confined to the newspapers.
list part Of the business vas easily acCon-
pllshet BY the prompt and cheerful acouIes-
ceEce 81 tie press in the wishes Of the Gene
raj. But the rebels did not rely chiefly On III.
newspapers fcr their Intelligence They hzd
othsr avenues Of intelligence, and these have
been intercepted, 80 that the rebels now know
very little OF cur operations.
There are various means open to ua, how
ever, OF obtaining naWs from Richmond; aud
TIE EeEs thus received corroboratcs the state
meEts that have heretofore made respecting
the designs Of the rebels on Washington. Il
would seem that BeauEegard has received such
assurances Of support from BaItir1oreaus and
other Ms1ylaadefs, as has induced hIn to
rely, with confidence, upon rising Of the se-
etssion population OF that State, 81 sooa as he
las made demonstration upon Washington.
II is said that he has received assurances that
there are, IN the neighboEhood Of Baltimore
a1d washington, no less than ten thousand
d1eattecsed citizens, with arms concealed, who
will rise Whenever he gives the signal, take
Possession Of the Annapolis branch Of the
railroad, destroy sgain the bridges over Bush
and GunpoWGer creeks, and thus cut off Bal
t:more and Washington from all communica-
tlon with Harrisburg ald Philadelphia.
- 1tSSG ~ iA0 4EspE-aloG6 WHO reside In
Baltimore k1oF that st the first symptoms Of
3 rising in baltimore the guns Of Fort Nc
HsDry viii be turned upon that city, and that
IT Will be Ehelied, if necessary, until not q
house is left standing in it. But they care
Vesy little tor that. Taey will not suffer b7
EIch calamity. And they reason that the
destruction OF Baltimore will not reopea its
Communication with the North. There are
plenty Of Beldmoreans who would De wiling
10 Zee their beautiful city laid in ashes ii they
could also zee the Confederate flag flSing over
tie dome CT the Capitol. This gives as the
sey to the operations of Gen. MagTuder, Wa
kEoN that he had arrived at Richmond from
Yt1EtoTn, with ten thousand Of his best
troops, AID that be Was to proceed thence
Eofth to the mouth Of Aqua Greek. It Is the
design OF tue Confederate leaders for him to
nake that his starting point. with whatever
force may be sent to him from Richmond,
amounting to not less than fifty Thousand
troops in all.
Then, when Johnston is ready to co0perate
from the North, and Beauresa,d from the
West, Magruder is to cross at Aquia Creek
under cover Cf the rebel batteries above and
below him. aud, joined by all the dlsaffected
Aafylande1s, who are expected to rush to his
standard, march On Washington in two col
rnlne. Such Is an outline Of the p!an Of the
Isbe1s, as developed within the last few days,
The gEttering prize which hss been held out
SO long before the eyes Of the rebel ch;efs has
at !sst determined them to make bold push
tor It's possession. need not saT that they
VIII be feiled. Net st every point, they viii
be everywhere beaten and driven back
Hasa. Cor. Phila. Inquirer.