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Especial Diepatch to the N. 7. World.l
WASHINGTON, Sep. 10, 1861.
The Navy Department here is very much
surprised ut the glowing accounts published
il the Herald and Times Of your city, respect
eeiled, or is to sail from New York. The fact
Is, eoHebody hss been selling your contempo- !
ralies. The Atlantic, Baltic, and Vanderbilt
are still st their respective docks in New York.
Naval e1pcdihols-not one, but good many
-are undoubtedly under way; bat none his
yet sailed, OF is likely toassil for som time.
fairly hche to Inform you Of what know
respecting the recent movements aud concen-
hation OF troops here, but patriotism and
prudence forbids. The number Of troops and
batteries now here would astonish you, and
there las been peculiar concentration Of
but where the blew is to fau must not be in
d;cated. The 1uIl Of the last few days may
precede fearful tempest. There need be no
fear Of the result. " We Will have 10 more
Bull Run affairs"
It is understood here ttst the Rev. rebel
Msjor Ger eral Polk is to succeed Walker as
1hE Confederate Secretary OF War. The Rich.
mond rape,s all agree thas Walker Was incom-
petent-
The various Indian tribes west and south
ment for over three millions Of dollars. One
fourth Of 2 million was paid this su INNER, but
Q further payments viii be made to those
tribes which have, in whole OF IN psrt, Joined
Stateet
During the past few days It has been ex~
ceedD&Iy dull here. The ab5euce Of all
movements Of troops in the Streets, and the
inactivity which prevails among the rebels aud
cur OWL army across the river renders " ash
a. N
people at distance iInsgine that We are o7er-
run with excitement. Vnitofs who have ar
rived hare In anticipation Of battle, express
their surprise 1t the quiet appearance Of the
grand theatre Of WET.
The businets Of the War Department is i'm
ueree. During visit this morning found
tht Main halls rendered almost impasaable ny
those W1o had business With the various off
| ctre, and were awaiting their time for an audi
| ence. The pressure On the Secretary has be-
come 90 great, that ratings have been placed
| sruuEd his deer to keep the crowd from liter
| ally beeieging him day ahd night. Even with
this precautionary measure it has been found
| necessary to call in the aid Of the messengers.
AL OF the movements of troops here take
PLACE during the night, 40 that their arrivals
few. So far as the Washington public are
| concerned it may be safely stated that they
| Gle entirely ignorant OF the arrival Of any
troops within the past few weeks, while the
facts would doubtless astonish them.
Mr. Lincoln is quite active in visiting
trcopa, icTtifeatione, &c, and in becoming
acquainted with the vast detail Of army move
ments. Sometimes at midnight he visits the
telegraph office in the War Department, and
aud eits there cleaning all the information
which has centered at that point from difer.
ent portions Of the country.
Especial to N. +. Tlmes.1
The nature Of Mr.. Blair's report is agains:
+1a NV IA
complained by Frank Blair that Gen. Fremont
is making Preparations for his expedition
down the MlEsissfppi, and is N are intent upon
st7i] ing 8 blow at the Cotton States, and
opening the river to the sea, than he Is ot
c!earitg the State OF the maraading rebels
The session Of the Cabinet over this mstte1
Ess quite long. It is pos=ible the conclusion
vas TO eupersede Gen. Fremont, probsblJ BY
| terde1irg bin a different and les. important
ccn4mard, which will involve the necessity o.
hje again reslgniEg from the Army.
Lieut.. Colonel Ramsey, now in command 81
tie Arsenal commenced to-day to discharge
persons employed there who are suspected o1
fympathiz'Dg with the rebels. Among then
are several who have been regarded as among
the most efficient AID valuabla employees.
Portable bsfe-evens. csp2ble of supplying
thousand 1oayss of bread day, are NOW In
uceesssU1 operation In General Smiths aut
s1ckles'e Br1aadet, and in day OF two an
othe1Eil be put in operation for Gan. Kear
ley'a Brigade.
i gentleman from Berkley county, Virginia
arrived IN the city to-day. He reports ths
tie destruction Of property On the Baiti
more and Ohio Railroad to exceed any
thing heretofore reported. The intention
Of The, rebels evidently IT, to make .th'
road valneless as a mems Of transportation
for the Government In case they saon1d b
driven from Northern Virginia Hence, /,
addition to tearing up the rails, seiz'ng loce
motives, cars, tools, and everything OF an
: service to them, ipcreaaipg their own facil
ties by extending tho Wlnchestar road t.
. strasbuIgh, they are wgnton1y destroying til
road bed, bridges, buildings, watering etI
1ione, ard every other species of propert
which may at q future time be necessary Q
n useful to the euccessfnl working Of the road.
The first seven and three-tenths per cen
9 Treasury Notes were issued by the freasu1
! Department to-dsy, and forwarded to the fiji
= subscriber, a New Yorker. They will be !
: sued as fast Hs possible, aud delivered On tt
order Of subscription.
. iapeeia1 to the N. 7. He7ald.1
Hsyden ard Ford, proprietors Of the fal
:, bank where Paymaster Gallagher played awe
! the Governments money, have been relea5e
to-day, upon the parties consentinE to depoa
n | twenty seven thousand dollars with the Go
f. erpmtnt until such time as Gallsgher demo
st1ates whether be Ia able to secure the Go
erpment sgaInst loss.
& Upon inquiry At the headquarters Of Il
lg army Of the Potomac, have ascertatncd po
III lively that no orders, general or special, h.
- ret been issued by General Mcclellan relaH
y to fugitive slaves, so that all tbs reports Al
con- ments on that subj jsct which have apps
ed in the papers are, to Say the 1east, prem
ture. Eot6irg has yet occurred reqairi
he action his part On that subject.
be Some 100 Creeks and 4 portion of the Che
tv kcee, Choclaws, and Chi .kseaws, have join
- the rebels, Influenced By Albert Pike, ex$
ca Perintendent Rector and other Southerne
who have been connEs1lng the Chiefs q
ur threatening an incursisn of20 ,000 Texans to
Of waste their country and destroy this inha
IL tants. Tet, while the half.breeds have prov
a. false, the pure Infians remain true, and q
nd vsr among these tribes may result The
3r; bel Indians are perpetrAting many outrae
and the lives Of Unioniete are not q
The Teachers and Superintendents, who e1pr
ars loyal sentiments, are driven from the Rs7el
,od tIop. Troops are needed to protect the 1c
FAt i1diapt-a want which was anticipated BY
EeS e1 Irdian Bureau which called for soldiers &c
months Eince.
are a Psyuaster wishing to pay about $27
our | TO q Regiment makes his regulation %
enu a. firth In the following table:
/ to Denomination. Amour
;ou- Treasury Notes. SO % So
Treasury Notes s--......... 10 90 s.C
, IT | T1eA4ury NQtet. t........... s W a.