The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-09
TIL /. DIRECTION.
Interesting News from
the Seat Of War.
s4AJE Of AFFAIRS A1 FeAIREss MeNaeE
Detailed Reports OF the FTgll4
at Pig Point.
Reconnaissance GIN the Virginia
Side of the Potomac.
elatihaed Preparations for The Advances Of tn
ysaaal armies On the Potomac.
IMPORTANT FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA
Adyance Of Federal Trssps Towards
HssQ11s Ferry.
News from the Seat Of war
In The West.
The Vote Of Tennessee ON the
Secession Question ON,
Akey &C., &c.
Aiyance of Federal Trssps Towards
HsEa11s Ferry.
The Vote OF Tennessee ON TIM
Secession Questien
Ake., &C., &c.
YOHWA1D MOVEMENT OF THB TROOPS ON
THB POTOMAC.

WARRINGTON, June y, 1901.
PYspasaaioas for . forward movement Ct GeAeral
KeDcWeDs column ere rapidly progressing. Heavy
trains laden with wagons, anbuances, horses, nulss
and qlarteYmasssr's ssores constantly arriving.
no troops on both sdes Of the Potomac kept Always
ready 70 march at hours warning. It is probable
thas The order to move IL deferred only 70 give
torsuni.y for Generals Pa.tersons and kcCelssds d.,
visions 10 reach such point TO be able 70 cooperate
WssA that under General Mcdowell 10 rapid advance
upon Richmond.
the opinion Of many military experts here thst the
rebels win rick battle at either Earper's Ferry
Naaasaas Junction, but Will fall back upon Richmond
md mako their stand there
A severe and very sudden thunder storm gave tbs
sxoeps another drenohng in thIs region The afternoon
and Of course increased the bad travelling.
Those who know best about the relative strength Of
the rebels and the forces do not entertain
the fears expressed by certain leading republican new
papers in tie North that our army 10 70 be repused b
the frat fight. Az announced In an editorial in Tho
HmA1D Of to day, our officers and men anxious to
see the enemy, and sanguine Of sucoess. Noswtn-
Standing this, there 70 reason for compliant
that the Thousands Of who are mustered
axd armed and have rendered their services not
oepted Besides those already accepted there 1e really
TO take the Geld IN six days. notice over one hundred
thousand men; and In two weeks, am assured thas N
>Sds,ors one hundred thousand could be ready. With
sach an army arrsyed against the enemy We should be
saved much unneceesary skrmishing On q small SCALE
.ved long tedious and expensive war; and settle the
Question with much less boodshed. While with the pre-
sent force We have enough to whip the enemy, it s
fact that we have not enough TO make them stay WHIP,
ned The question Ia to be settled not 30 much by ex
pert shooting lead and powder, by solid muscle and
goody STEEL and any person Of common sense can easily
casuIste on which side the chances Of success lay in
such e. mode Of warfare between two such armies.
The impression that the military authorities here are
without accurate information to the condition and
movements Of the rebel forces concentrating at and
shout Manassas Junction liz entirely erroneous General
Scott is daily appraised Of all that going on in that vi
cnty by expert spies, that are paying regular visits TO
the rebel encampment The most efficient OF these is
distinguished army officer, who only last night returned
from the Junction. where be spent nearly two days. BE
uses various dsguses upon his dangerous tours Of obser
yat,on and has thus been most successful in decev
ing the enemy.
can state positively, that when forward movement
viii be made on Manassas Junction, the advancing
column viii be thrty.fve thousand strong Gen. Pat
eerson's corps Hasmee win be equMly strong when
crosses the Potomac
There % military authority for saying that theFirst
regiment Of cavalry and Second regiment Of Dragons Of
the United States army, have been ordered from the Do
paytment o, the West 70 this neighborhood