New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-30
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WASHINGTON, Ntdhrsuhy, Di'y ~'i '"V''
TIE IATRA SESSION or CONGRESS.
Tn apt,c yat,op Of the o,ening of Congress, the
Chairman OF tie Comm Il. rs IN the Seuate ana
a uuH,ber Of the prt eminent ntiboers =" tuo
House will be- here 'ine about the 2o'h o'
June, t. consult up,n the bu'iness "i ibe sfr'ion
Ii "a believed that after the s. ssion has oegun
all may be- Transacted in two days; Only three
bile ~ill be r,quIr. d, w: an Army bill, Navy
bill. aud Loan bill, ard. If tie project OF dis
pp,Iug Of The - b"Ie in stcrrt sss'"n IL adopted
"a meet probably It Will be, tie memners Le'o
not be Detained b. re- "rIer than tue time Fpeci'
6td. Certainly, under the pref ut circumstances
Nheu action aud Lot talk IL what is Needed, this
rn,.x,,,ou to do the wm.is busi.ess io secret
erosion is worthy of tue nost careful cous'dora'
<ian.
gnASK BLAIR ORDERED TO FORTRESS MONROE
Tn. regiment Of volunteers at st. L"uis, con-
usnded by COL +. p. Blair, jr.. has been or
derrd 10 Fortress Mntro-. THIS shows that I'D
the opinion Of the Admini.tratl'n the recel cause
is already disposed of III Missouri.
TIE WESTERN VIRGINIA MOVEMENT.
The village Of Graitn i, ut the point where the
North. Western Virg"Ia Railroad I" Parsersou'g
div-rers from the Baltimore a"d OHIO Road,
(which latter road coutnurt TO Wheeling.
AT Grafton, sccording To intelligence tele-
sraph.d Litoer by rast@ortby pefs"n IRON
ne gbboring station, there were 2.5OO troops ou
Sunday, and more were pouring in from Harper s
Ferry.
Several bridges bad been destroyed, among
them one at Cl,rksburg on the Norlb-W-stern
road, aud one about halt way between Wbe-iipg
and Grafton. Toe Mrn"cacy bridge, strong
one of iron. was tbreatsI ed, but Gov. II cks
srnt a strong body Of Maryland troops to pro-
tect II.
One end ouly of the great rock blown down
near Harper's Ferry had fallen upon the track
and tao hours' work, wi plenty oi guupowdor,
would suffice II reunye II.
Gen. Johnston, 1t was said, considered that be
Dad tune .uffc,ent tS secure bis retreat.
Gen. Mcclellan has thrown strong bodies OF
troops upon both Parkersburs and Wheeling
toward Grafton, but some delay would be occa-
eioued by rebuilding bridges.
The force ut Chambersburg also threatens
Hsrp-rs Ferry, aud il troops are thrown for
ward from this direction. on the ALEXANDRIA,
Loudoun, and Hampshire Read, or TO Manassas
Junction. on ths Oiang. and Alexandra Road,
Gen. Johnston will ind biuiself ia bag with
the mouth closed.
IL is now doubtful whether direct attack
will be made upon the SewulIs Point batteries.
Gen. Buffers intrencbipg himself ut Hampton
and the Leighborbo.'d, looks iike an adva"ce up
thut side Of James River by iaud, supported pro-
baby by the naval force.
GOV. BANKS IN THE FIELD.
Yesterday Gov. Banks wac offered the post OF
Brigadier- General, with the understanding that
he wac ts be- placed III charge OF the Bureau OF
the onartermosssr. General. To-day, under some
oew exigrnci-s of the publc service, his c'mniis-
aion as Major-GeneraI was ordered, with the
parpose OF placing bin IN command OF an impor-
Cant col'sDn. The causes vi the change may here
after 30 made pubic.
THE MOVEMENT BY GEN. BUTLER.
We are informed by Gen. Ashley, of Ohio.
who has just arrived from Fortress MoDroe, that
Gen. Butler. iu crossng to New Point, at the
mouth Of James River, acted ou bis own re-.
sponsibiity, and without ord-rs from the Gen.
eraI-ip-Chef, as he did in occupying Federal Hill,
in baltimore.
MOVEMENT UPON MEMPHIS.
Eighty thousand troops will rendezvous at Cairo
for al immediate movement upon Memphis. The
Government are now putting forth all their vigor,
and viii urge the campaign to the lowest point Of
latitude consistent with climate and the epidemics
Of August aud September, without, perhaps, any
formal proclamation tor an additional enlistment for