New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-07
THEIR HOPELESS CONDITION.
Secret Movements in Washington,
An Advance from Chambersburg'
Special Dispatch To The N. Y. Tribune.

dents at the Ferry, reports that the artiilery mas
breu removed from the Mar, land nights, but that
500 Kentucky tfoops are still stationed there
An impression prevails among the Marylanoers
that these Kentuckans will fire upon their pres
ent aliirs in cose OF q conflict; but tins ne'ds
confirmation. There were 500 troops at Point
Of Rocks, and $50 at Berlin, half @ay between
Point of Rocks and Harper's Ferry, and Six
miles frmn eac,.. Three pieces of artillery are
still at Point Of Rocks-four Others heretofore
mounted there having been removed. At Hir-
per's Ferry and Bolivar, a mile westeriy, where
the main body Of the army remains, are IRON
1900 to $4,000 troops, at tue utmost. Only
one regiment from tennessee has arrived since
about week ago. Our informant was at the
Ferry himself. OF the whole force, only o,OOO
are suiHciently healthy aud well armed to take
the field Only 1000 are soldiers worth fight
inp There arc four regiments from MsslssIpp,
who are altogether the best men on the ground
They are higher toned. better drilled, and better
armed. The other two or three thou and of The
Rebels have only hmt-lock muskets, ahd hund-
red. no arms at all. They are poorly uniformed
except the Missi-sppians. Gen. Johnson ls losing
confdeuce in the officers and men. He declares
that he can make no secret movement; knows
not whom TO trust, AID finds every thing that he
says and does in the NewYork Journals.
Small poI 10 raging among the soldiers. On
Monday leo were seht 10 Chaileslon, SICK.
Men are deserving very fast. The supply OF
provisions is scauiy. there being not more thon
enough for two days IN camp. For fortnight
they have had 10 fresh meat. Our informant
thinks it ia Gen. Johnsob's intention to fall
back 10 Winchester. The railroad to that place
i. strictly guarded by dctachmrnts tho whole
distance. After march Of ten OF twelve miles
thence he reaches Front Royal, aud 10y Man
as.as Gap Railioad will JOIN Gen. Beauregard II;
Manassas Junction.
That they are ready to move at q moments
warning ia certain. Everything is packed. Que
hundred fourhorse wagons, impressed from
Mar, land and Virginia iarm', are IN waiting.
On the other hand, were they better OIL IN re-
spect OF arns, provisions, and confidence IN them
selves, there would be some reason to believe
that they would make dr.perate attack on US
in the rear. relying upon Marylan for support.
country several times Of late, aud has bad excel
lent opportunities Of investigation, believes that
nearly half the people in and about Frederick
are Disunionists, aud that their cause has gained
grouud since the Legislature came together.
The Union men or. ia fesr Of J"hnsons force,
whose picAets thrown out from Point of Rocks,
come wIthln three miles of Frederick, 10 which
the whole army can he transported In two or
three hours Arrived there, it would be within
fse hours of Baltimore.
The sympathies of many in Map land arc
shown by the fact that they have armed aud ted
the Reb,l troops, Virginia furnishing but irw
supplies. II th.,c facts be- tue, as must be-
pre,umed IN the ab,encs Of evidence to the con
trary, il is high time that Government posted
strong body Of troops at Frederick to oyera"e
the malconieD;s, encourage Ubonists, aud protect
Marylan from Virginia inronds, and the terrible
retr,bution which mus, follow an uprising.
From another source, We learn that 300 of
Rebel regiment of 200, encan2ed oPPoslte VIII
Transport, have deserted, and that the unpopu-
larty Of Gen. johnson, in consequence OF hrs
orcible seizure OF provisions, horses, and way
ons, has been increased by n cOnscnption, ubder
which threet tenths OF the males, between IL and
30 years old in counties within Az or % miles
of Harper's Ferry, are t. be mustered INTO 'er'-
ice. Numerous UBionIsts dee.
The Rebels hnye burned three more bridges
one two miles below Murtinsburg, one twelve
miles above, and one at Sleepy Creek, i've ml,s
further on, iorty miles from the ferry, and siIty
from Cumberland which is to be Gen. McClel-
lan's besdq quarters for the present This state OF
things viii not a't long.
Gen. Patterson il advancing TO cooperate with
Gen. Mcclellan. A column of Gen. McDowels
command will advance within twenry-iour hours,
unless something uolorsten prevents, to the other
side Of the Potomac, toward Manassas Junction.
Our lines are contracting, and everything ~ IN
readiness for q forward movement. 1t is doubtful
whether tho Harper's Ferry Rebels Will ba'e
time 10 ioin their friends at Mana.sss Junction.
If they do not, they will be surrounded. IL they
do, there may be n brief and decisive baule
as a preliminary to our occupation oi the place.
JEFF. Davis will scarcely dare to draw troops from
either Richmond or Norfolk, with Gen. Butler upon
his flank aud fleet of steamers here, ready TO land
regiments hitherto stationed here at Acqula Creek,
which no batteries now protect
Doubtless, all contingencies have been PROVIDED
for. Cen Scott, the members of the Cabinet aud
the President, have been hard at work all day ar
ranging the details of the movement. The impa-
tence Of the country will be grat6cd very soon BY
An encounter which may be- deci.ye in its results
To tho Associated Prs3s
wAsmSGros, Thursday, June 8, 1861.