, 1861-09-24
Afternoon DISPATCHES.
THR ARMY OF NEAURK&kHD%
IAtgEest1HE Statement u 4 Rebel DE
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dispatch to the N. 7. Hecald1
WASHINGTON, Sept 23--Frum develop
menta made today, an satisfio& that the
statement Forwarded last night, purporting to
come from mao Just from Aaa1ssa4, con.
ce1niDg the strength and condition Of the reb-
e!s, WA g11bled coming through third party.
To day have SEEN him, md his statement Is
very clear, and Ii confirmed BY numerous
other statements made by other re1iable pat
ties His position of late at Richmond, MI
Hill ard Fairfax, at various periods, and his
e1te1 slEe acquasntance with men aud things,
have enabled him to judge well Of the eondi-
tlo4 and movements Of the retelE.
De saya the number Of troops from Rich
mosd to the Potomac, at Leesburg in one
II aIother; may safely be put down at ITS CO.,
50,0W Of them were at Richmond three days
ago; and another 5000 1t Manassas, while
the q, GOO are scattered along from that p sint
to Munson's Hill, and from the vicinity Of
Nolands Ferry to Harper's Ferry, and on the
Potomac south OF Alexandri&, from the Vicia-
1ty Of Aqua Greek and Matthias Point.
Ihe troops at LeesburE are militia, and num-
Der abo1t 5000. There are also about 5000
in the vicinity Of No1and's Ferry. The force
at Fairfax Court House is quite ANAL. Gea-
e!ais Beauregard aud Johnston make this
Place their headquarten-
The main battery On Muneor's Hill consists
OF three fory-twc Founders. A little in the
rear OF this Is another battery, more secure,
Tie men Wers generally well clad, but not
With woolen clothing, and are beginning to
suffer foE the want OF them, especially those
from the extreme Southern States. Blankets
are very much needed at nights, and 1t Is con-
sidered impossible to supply their wants, The
troops have no shoes but those they brought
from home, and most Of them are about used
up, and there Is no possible means Of supply
ing the article. They cannot be m anufact1Ied,
a. iesther is scarce, aud there being no heats
foot oil to be had, hides cannot be cured for
tie manufacture Of leather.
Inc cotton crop, which hiss been pledged
for the Confederate loan, is not to be removed
to tie Eeaboard cities until ready for ship
Ment, for fear Of seizure.
There have been pressed Into the Confcdei-
ste ssfvice nearly all the teams and horses in
tse saliey ct virginia Farmers are thus de-
priVed OF the usual advantages for til1ing the
ground preparatory to sowing their next
wheat ard corn crops. Forage for horses il
being rapidly bought up, showing thst q
speedy mose is about to take place
BstWeen A4uia Greek knd Alexandra two
new batteries, ore FIVE and tae other ten miles
ahoTe, have been erected. The work upon
tlese has been done in dark nighta. Th$ in
tentlon eeems to DO the further erection of
similar detences along the Potou,ac up to
point IS nearro A1exaDdria as practicable,
He says the sebels feel safe ID regard to the
l.
Greek and Matthias Point, and that this feeling
Ct security has probably arisen from the fact
That coLt' asana goods lave in several in
stances been carried aeross from the counties
OF Charles and st. Marys into virginia. on
tAe Marylsnd side. In these two counties sig-
nal Lights have been noticed, givieg the rcbeIs
timely warning Of the passage at night Of any
Of our sailing Ves=eIs.
Ny informant learned before leaTing Mauas.
sas that the anticipated advance will be made
simultaneously at Noland's F1r7y, Alexandra
and ST point between Aqua Geek and Ma
will probably be feint, They have made
every attempt to Induce Maj Gen. Mcclellan
to attack their masked batteries, but are now
sa5lsfied he will not
NJ informant Tas asked if he ever heard of
plan TO assaasinste Msior Generl Mcclellan.
thing about aesasslnating President Lincoln,
whom they assert to be the head aud front Of
all their troubles. He says they regret that
Gen. Mcclellan IR In command, and express
hope that GEE. Scott will again assume COM
mand. He says JEFF Davis, although not
cead, Wss quite feeble when bis death was an-
1cunce0, ard that his health was declining
faet-
The gentleman from whom the above infor-
matlon is obtained, had high position in the
rebel s'my, and had the confidence Of Beau
regard. He is q native Of Virginia.
a Unton woman residing at Lewius1il1ee, ~
rived here today. She rep ports that there are
Fairfa1 county. It vas their intention to at
tempt . crossing somewhere on the Upper
fetom2c- They had moved large portion
Ct sheir army in that vicinity. They hoped to
croee, AID 1hen By a flank movement cut Oft
Basss,s Division. They swear vengeance
Hore anx'cus for On engagement with him
tlan with Gen. Mcclellan.