New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-18
Important Capture by the si1ty-nintf
A Plan Of Attack on Arlington Nights.
Speci,l Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.

Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday, June II, 1861.
GIN. SCOTT AND TIE EVACUATION OF HARPER'5
FERRY.
In recent conversations CeD. Scott has said not only
that the evacuation Of lIarper's Ferry ~as in per-
feet conformity with his plans and expectations, but
that nothing which tie rebels have done has inter-
tered IN the slightest with bis grand plan OF the
campaign or with the several steps which he has
purpOsed t. take.
me ADVANCE TO RICHMOND.
Every thing Is IN the best condition for an nd.
vance to Richmond, for which the preparations
we're making. The approach OF Gems. Pattersou's
aud McCl-lab's columns, and the concentration
of troop. from the east would to foretell
tuis Army Ulcers prophecy that the forward
movement hence, southery, and frJm Fortress
Monroe toward Richmond, will begin wthn
inrnigbf, aud thar, when once begun, it will
not nalt ultt the Rebel { ipta il taken 1t il
believed that the capture Will be made before
toe day liked ioF the meeting Of tie DAVIS Con-
gsrss.
TnE NUMBER OF REBEL TROOPS IN RICHMOND.
An intelligent Traveller whose business took bim
To Richmond, returned to-day by way OF Manassas
Jioctlon. He confirms the statement OF your
spcc al correspondent an account of whose jour
nry appeared III yesterdays TRIBUNE, as respects
tho number of troops ut Richmoni-not over
1890 lie saw Jcf Davis reading special di.-
patch. affirming the death of Gen. Scott. Pryor
has been made Special Aid to Gen. Lee.
TIE REBELS AT MANASSAS.
The troops ut Manassas he estimates at % 1000.
All the Harper. Ferry force, except the rear-
guard. when was said To bee 500 strong had
arrived. Toe rear.guard had advanced as tar
MS Winchester. Me,srs. Miles and Preston are
among Beauregards aids. The intr.nchmcots ut
Manassas very strong. rhe condition of tbs
Il, bells there Is as bad IA heretofore represented
lhoy expect an attack from the Federal
forces here on or before rbuTsdy, and swear
,bat they wl repul,o them with great slaughter,
and drive them across tHe Potomac. They do not
say what they vii do in case no attack is made
upon thcm IRON tina direction.
TIE TROOPS AT NORFOLK.
Your special correspondent, who sent you
from Washington an account of a recent Wat to
Virginia desires us To ray that you made hirn
compute the numoer OF troops at Norfolk at
1900, when he wrote 10000.
AN ALARM.
Inst night there was Il general disposition
among our men, on 10th sides 1T he Potomac,
To believe that the cEepy were approaching IN
iorcr. In Washington n late alarm Of hfe, the
frequent tramp at small bodies IT troops, march
ipe about the stf,et-, aUd the rnnbing of army
wagons DUNG to whole night, the discharge Of
several mrss'ts near tuc camp of the New-(ork
lltb coupled ..ith the well.known fact that this
reg meut WAS under arms through the night,
created much alarm ainDg the timd. Not a
lew persons rushed from their dw-lne- and
insisted that he enemy were marching upon the
city by the Lrrs5urg turnpike, aud that toe
KIT IN the dnec.ion oist,e"Igetow" WAS "A signal
agreed upon by the rebels IN VrglhIo, who
were cfu-.ing the chan bridge t COO craze
wirh tire l.crsbnrV army; while others moln-
tan-d that "Jell.," a. ths head of 10000 men,
was WITHIN s,N mii 3 ri Alexandria.
wATCufJINESs OF ALEXANDRIA.
brGiei Tilted officers and prWates. The Zoaayrs,
Ma.saciuscits Fifth, and other reg nents were
"n the alert, ready 10 lead to the defense Of the
works. The LIST Michigan Regiment occupied The
rr,oubt all night Tie 6Jb. who returned to-day,
us ~s Photographed they ~culd d. ard are within
their Entertainments, went but short distance
beio'c they discovered il was u olse alarm,
which Was Geprylng them al thslr nights rest
IMPORTANT CAPTURE rY ThE slXii-SiNTH.
. Ihlue com! an.ts, however, pi9eeded about lnnc
n,s aud captured seven See, rs OnistS, some OF
whom were caught III the act OF blowing up
bridge, WHOM III, y brought hon.e with them. lhty
also brought "a boar secession Iiags, aud number 81
arms. ilaNmg haf'I tbat patty ot krpelS "o'o
assembled at Fails Church, LIEUT.. Baglcy' III coni-
manl Of IT, Vance ,lck,t guard, made descent
upyn the PROMISES, and captured two' thfs" oil 'uo
parry o,aking their escape by lenimg nom Tue
Nindgws, and hiJiug Ia the woods. SIX NO" Mere
captared by the regiment on It's return 10 camp
The Government has received in'0riontlon tha'
th. Rebels haze set a trap Ia piece Oh wOoa'