, 1861-06-11
- i The War for the Union: -,
Special dispatch to the New York World.


= - T.
T. - oAHNoH ToR THE EaTRESouMKHTs.
=. Three large canal boats, with about thirty
cannon, and al their apput ttenances, were
| naoored this morning to the Virginia end Of
Long Bndge- They were landed during the
day: ard transported to the intrenchm ants,
the guns ere rWenty-fours, thirty-twos; and
fo!ty:twos, aSd vii be h their places by to.
power, portion Of the troops can be safely
sent forwazd, as smaller force will be ra.
quired to protect that portion Of the works. l
49,; .:rm. vEMoET CONTINGENT. &
Orders lave been forwarded for the second
Vermont regiment to repair immediatelY to
Washington. The third Yermont regiment
|. has Eee1 accepted by the Preeident, through
+ the cxertions Of Senator Foote. It Is ordered
to 60 INTO camp st. Johnsburg to day. This
makes the complement which SENATOR Foote
ha1 urged the government to accept. -: :,
4 Co1TARDLY TRluE-
Last night, about 10. o'clock, . man came
within the lines Of the sentinels Of the Seven
. tyniuth Regim ent, and upon being challenged
by the sentry, advanced and gave the counter
sign OF course he was permitted to pasa.
Ai:er passing .anort five yards toward glen.
sentry, aid was Immediately Joined by two
other persons. The men then fled down the
glen, and before the, sentry could fire they;
Eer6 out OF range The alarm was instantly
given and the guard turned out, but without
:suceese. TIE guard of the Pennsylvania Reg
Extra precautions are being taken to find out
these scoundrels. Some explanation is needed
In reference to the mode il which such per-
SONS obtain the counte1sign. -:
DusT TINES AT TIE DEPARTMENTS.
The Secretary Of the Navy has Issued an OF
der to the clerks In his department to labor
more houEs, owing to the pressure Of busl-
rp An rT,n ,%ayf1f H., 1~rN
will be required to work after hours until L
is completed, No cne Is to be allowed In the
rooms except On public business. This ruIa
W1u Interfere With the Claims Of Office seekers.
-. =, TEE SITUATION. = =.
We have 20 doubt but TINT Harper's Ferry
maintain the Maoassas position. The Rich-
mond Iupers Qcke their word for what It
is wolth} confirm the arrival Of Beaure-
. desperate attack upon our lines at Al
exsndria, or elsewhere, there does
setm very. grave = reaaon to believe
lEt. That the enemy are able to muster at
etott notice, a-large force at the junction.
- q: 1T That great bodies Of South Carolina
tween that point and Richmond.
sd. Tint unless we are strong enough to
tu1u this position at once, few days will find
It 50 Tell defended ttat our task viii be quad
IQNlcH Tor oR. -. -.
IN view Of all this, though no one supppses
that Scott will permit the enemy to steal
march on him, there is cause for regret TINT
We are not at this moment in stronger cg-
greesive position. Our vantage ground would
be amazingly higher II We had at this moment,
as We ought to haye, sixty thousand troops ii
and about Washington, well equipped, and ar-
my wagons and enpplles auf3rient for an ad-
yanced guard oe half that force. The admin.
-ist1ation Is doing ita best; the War Depart
ment is nntirirg: The success which tlas d.
ready attended the creation of our army, and
the tranemieeion OF soldiers and equipments
to the capital is a matter of surprise to all
military men. This moment, when our lead
.ers need all cur devotion md confidence, is
the last that should be chosen to assail them
for not accomplishing impossibilitles, They
have already wrought miracles, and il Scott
: succeeds In throwing our van upon Manassas
junction, before that point is SO strongly in
trenched as to require regular scientific up
ploaches, another wonder will ba added to tie
List, If this is not done, there remains the
chance Of turning the rebel flank by landing
force on tie banks Of the Potomac at Occoqaan
Or DamfrIes. But the Importance Of prevent
ing the enemy from building up grand forti-
fed position at his leisure seems, to my mex
Peritnced judgment, 50 great that shall deem
1t q profound mistake If au onr available forc-
ea ere not fastened hitlel at ONCE