The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25

s,oas a atiaet and feels csuadsnl q has
sbihty q defend hsf positive. iie hss an
alsanda1sse n provtsoaa and smfagnition
On "Wednesday. after fhe Burning a
she Rsiirusd brsdgc BY The rebels, tie
npaniAiaeets collected 10 ihe number a
az o. seven hundred. armed with shos
gsus and bouiing riAes. to sssisi Col Wal
lace 60 3efenl The posiiioa, under appre.
hcusions q "a aiissb b ,hc enemy. They
are reads 20 retau Il . moments notice.
One q them vas Killed and anolh
wounded ~ ,be oareles use ~ firearms.
The Virginia Colonel taken 8, Komncy
and e,glt piiNaies arc under guard a the
camp
Col Bowman and VIM Chssc are ID
js,l II Mariinsburs ahd are safe.
VIM. Barker 81 the 18th Regiment Of
Pitslarg. shot himself 10 the knee on
Thurwlay
Geo ~ Umber If the sih Regiment
was accidentally shot yesterday and he
leR was ampu'sied.
There i. ~ serious sick-@@ II the nib
iiary hospital here. About ihiuy-eight
are under treatment nov.
BALftWoRE, June 20
The correspondent Of the American, IN
letter dated WiIliamspofi, Friday night,
says that Col Bosman and Mr.. Chase
ver hung al Mauin.burg yesterday as
spies he say. that tie information re-
t,asee8 a. 49,. ,aneet "a raliwhte
CnicAGo, June %
The Times special Cairo spondent
says that J, Is aulhorilaiiYely stated that
1000 Missouri seecsso nisls iet Point
Pleasant, eighty miles below Cairo, for
Memphis, Oh Thursday. II is reported
thai the Missourians ale crossing the Ar
kansas river in large numbers for YelyiIle,
the County seat Of Marion County.
Hon. l.. W. Burnett, the secession can
.ddate for Congress in the LIST District of
Kentucky. has four thousand majority.
Ills majority two years ago exceeded
5000, There were but two Union votes
cast 10 Columbus, Kentucky, on Thurs
day.
The Tribune has intelligence that Cap
tain Prince with four hundred regulars
moved iron Kansas city to Liberty, Mo-,
on Wednesday last, to dispense a camp of
five hundred rebels, under command Of
Brig Gen. Jesse NORM. On Thursday
the rebels hearing Of the approach Of
Capt. Prince broke up their camp and
scattered in every direction. Capt. Prince
took possession Of the town, and captured
The principal seeessionsts, including Gen.
MORN, who remains prisoner. A Home
Guard was then organized and armed.
NEW YoRK June %.
Reports from Washington say the Navy
will be doubled in size as soon as posi-
BILE. Secretary Wells will recommend
heavy appropriation for building war YES
sells.
The President will call for at least 800,
600 men in aggregate and money TO cor
respond.
Congress viii at an early day suspend
the writ Of haheas corpus wherever there
is organized rebellion, aud in the Judge
ment Of the President il should be sus-
peudcd-thc suspension, Of course, being
temporary.
WASHINGTON, June %.
Messengers from Falls Church say
there are now 10000 rebels at Fairfax
Court House.
A gentleman from Paris says he saw
there letter from Senator Mason, dated
Feb. goth, declaring that arrangements
lad been made to secure the passage OF
the secession ordinance in Virginia; and
Washington was 10 be seized at an early
day Mason was then setting in the Sen
ate
From letters received At the Depart
men, to-day, there is reason TO believe
that the rebels intended an attack on
Washington thu. morning; but for some
reason the plo; failed 10 come 10 a head.
The Captain Of a steamer from below
says that there are further indications of
The erection Of rebel batteries al Matthias
Point.
Lowe the balloonisi, makes an ascen-
sion from Arlington this forenoon, 10 view
the position Of the rebels.