The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-09
IMPORTANT FROM VIRGINIA.
OUR BALTIMORE CORES pONDENCF.

BALTIMORE, June 5, 1881.
IN: Defence, Of Richmoxd-G,lerlsa Warare-Iapor-
tort from Monassas Junction, dc.
gentleman vino arrived here last nigh: direct
from S;.chmond has given me some Interesting de-
tai.s Of the condition Of the defences of tha. CITY
Jef. Davis had given to them his personal atten
ton aid sincs his arrival there several important
additions had been made both TO tbs extent OF
the f0fti8caOns and 20 The number OF guns mounted
There lack or heavy artillery, and he my
OF tho largest sized colsmbads which had recently
rived rrom fete sburg still resting the platform
watch they had come, and which were switched of
tie s,scy. the depot on Sunday and Monday
uai3s 81 freight cars of and the other OF
Twelve cars, arrived there the same road loaded
with cannon balls and shells. Gu1 carriages were
beng 10 foar wagon shops in the c,ty. he
informed, on what ae believes to god
authority, that an immense quantity OF gdnp,w.
der tad been received from Norfolk during last
week come Of it arriving every day snd this pow4s-
he told part Of that which been taken fro
the magazines 0f she steam f-igAte Gerfnac abandoned
at the Norfolk Navy Yard. asked this gentle about
statements mace IN some OF the papers that
the tortidcaiions .chmord hsd been stopped
owing Scercty or labor He sn!d be hal
OF II there, and Invocation O, truth. fc saw
himself, he could Judge, nine hundrsi negroes
at WORK On them, but very iew Of The soldiers Toe
wok was directed by the engineer officers there
plenty OF DINER negroes In tas clay, usual
work. DE tod, hac lfori the plantations. The
s0ldiels all engaged In d'!og at their resp 70
camps. these drls or parades, were usually asendeI
hour 30 each day by Jeif. Davis IN psrsol.
From wins. this gentleman told me aoout these parades
should iuoge thai mes. OF the troops now a. R.co-
mond are NC, so we'll dS.et al those who were
there two weeks ego, and who are nox
undoubtedly AZ sorae poirs IN the STATE Tlither
norta NJ informant describes their xrtns hogevsr
OF the latest imprO7e Kind TrOee &c req.
Enente that lie OF Eneiish rsauuacturs.
"as tod were part or those received AZ New O.leaas
some weeks ago. Among tbs troops who arrived ii
Ssichri0Ct wbIe ths ssaIlsm&n there a
nent from Tennessee, Two rcg'msn,s from NORTH Caro-
ina, "no mad been IN camp al Weldon for "a
monsb tthtse we're well dri,ed). some conpaaes og
Iexan riLeinen sosita Caro9a regiment and 70 rom
Alabama A regimen, from Georgia was on tae road
and expepted 20 arrive cay he lsf A, m. co NJ
pany olNs ne nsn we exsrcAed in the bsyouet drii
yaraaes marching, changing tro1, .heeiias forpis
square 20 resist cavalry, charging ca run and IN
various fed These sosdera are 4 s,tn.,
ours are with .evo,verR bat with AID eNyoo
alone TIE officers all have pair OF rSvoayss ae es
tmased the number OF Troops 10 aad near the city a.
IL 600. He tod, however. thai theg anonntg. ~
10 000 and that before tho u tbs1w * 0o) ne
nov ON The way from the ssu,h would DO there.
This gentleman came through Gp-coasvite ald capep-
per- ana passed the hanssss Junction. 10 ds :rSe tue
batteries commanding thu spproachns al the atsr place
as being OF the most lormGsDe description he learned
there that the Jancion 'ef no. the only p,ni that
the rebels guarding, out that they hAd troop 10
large force all along toe hapassss Gap rad frDn
Junction 70 strasburg and strong 90 stst0led
at the latter place could no, u
troops petween those swY points when "a remsu
bered that there rs 600 troops RcIm nj from
ten Gays TWO weeks ago M thai m0st of then hsd
ago, can scarcely DO doubcd hat they ars tbs .fsJs
now tnis road.
The gentleman from Ricbcioud anatsl 1, IN my La.
letter, gave also some particulars n, g,d 4 the
guerilla warfare which On IL icIe 70 dout l ,i fc,rl n
prominent feature In tho Virginia campit,ns % save
that for obvious reasons the sra Of he
Guerilla bands already formed viii be n do bic
p2t that there g doubt thoe already IL Oo men
tANpA0oteis, each cre armed with hss .anisr rgle