The daily Gate City., 1861-08-31
TRAITORS TO BE REMOVED.
THE HERALD,S SENSATION RE.
POHTN.


Times special says Gen. SCOTT expressed
the opinion to-day that the rebels must make
40 attack, on our lines ~ On early day. To-
are largo numbers of rebels 10 And about
ledding 30 Richmond And toWarG Stfasourg.
There has been much sickness smong these
men, owing 10 vet weather And , deficiency
in clothing ana tent equipsge. They are
short Of everything except wheat, -four and
corn, Of which they have an abundanoe.-
The men were very rsstisss, aod tharS was
20 disoipnne. They ware highly eiassd with
their suoaess at Balls Run and % confident
Of their ability 70 thrash tho aboli.ionis.s
sbss they tmperativply demanded to be led
to Washington. Il is probably in obedience
to this requirement that they are nov being
paraded along our lines.
An intercepted letter from Columbus, g.,
OF recent dsts: shows that New York papers
were recsived at that poiat within ffo0 ton
20 twelve DAYS OF the date 81 publisstion,
and further that tho rebels are basisg their
movements il the lower tier Of States on tho
supposed intention OF the designs OF the mil.
itary aushoritiss here - dssslopsd BY eng
rsstions Of The Northern press.
inteution - remove svsRy psssoe fsom their
depsrtusnts ssainst wAon charge Of die
loyalty nay bs brought BY the Investigating
committee.
[Hsraid's Dispassh.l
TIE sneny hiss rot only ss-ssts0lished
thsir old line OF pieksss % Sofors s6s bsttis
OF Bull Run, but have actually snofos0hed
on tho territory formerly held BY %, ssarly
half mile nearer our line OF forti6cstion.-
They nov occupy several important strate-
getical peints, on which they are throwing
up forti6casions. On Munson's Hill the en-
envy 10 constructing works and have nov .
temporary battery Of riAed csnDon fron
which for the last few days they hsve ksps :
dssuitory Ere 90 our troops ~ bsiley's Cross
Roads. Along the route referred 10 the en-
emy has several depots Of supplies snd rein.
forcements and at lesst three new ferti6ca.
tions and probably double that number con-
cealed end under construction. The enemy's
force at Munson's Hill consisted OF 700 oav
airy, 900 infantry, and 3 pieces OF field
cannon.
A gentleman arrived here to-day from
Rich n ond via Louisvilie, Ky. He has spent
several weeks 10 Virginia and visited the lines
Of the rebel army. lie estimates tbs number
nov 10 arms ip Virgins At nearly 300. 900,
and the force op the Potomac alone st $50,
600. Since the 1ss OF June immense quanti.
ties Of arms purchased in the East have been
carried into the State through Baltimore and
their whole army 10 nov veil armed.
Manassas junction has been virtually
sbandoued, there being only . guard left
there to look after the guns OF sbe batteries.
The principal body OF their foreee has been
pushed forward to the Upper Potomac to be
thrown across into Maryland, for which
movement column OF 10000 is prepared
with pontoon bridges, upon which they can
cross at any point they end the least defend
ed. They are determined TO make An at
tempt to get Maryland in their possession,
and they believe that will ensure their ulti
mate possession Of Washington and all the
immense accumulation OF supplies there, thus
enabling them TO transfer the war from tbs
ro:onaU r5 tus 5uuquvuanns and sucuru s0
them their REQ ,gnision by Europe. This pro-
gramme has been decided upon.