The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-11

camp at the Fair Grounds. one mile below
here, on the WilIiamsport road. Anot Their
column will push on outward.
There IL great delight among the Union men
at this point at the advance of the Federal
troops Everything looks like a decisive ac-
ton within and on the Maryland side of the
Potomac The Confederate piekets still &C.
cupy position opposite Wiiliamsport.
The news from the Ferry to day is that the
Coufederatss have had Shepherdstown bridge
mined, ready to blow it mp, fer a fortnight
past, Shepherds town Is ten miles west OF
Harper's Ferry.
-. IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS on THE MISSISSIPPI.
A Baltimorean (says the SUM who has just
returned from Texas, and who passed some
time en- route in Mississippi, Alabama, and
Virginia, makes the following report
Large Quantities of ammunition had re-
Gently been received at Memphis from New
Orleans, and the defences OF the city We're
proceeding vigorously. There are ten thou
sand troops at Memphis all the approaches
to the city, both on the river and on the rail-
roads, are guarded by troops and fortified by
batteries. There is no railroad from Cairo TO
Columbus, Kentucky-twenty miles. At Co
lumbus there Is a regiment OF Kentucky rifle
men, one thousand men. AT Hickman, Ken
lucky, about twenty five miles further down
he river, railroad commences, which runs
| to Union city, Tennessee. At Hickman there
is a battery of small field pieces, and five
com panies of Kentucky soldiers-say 500 men.
At Union city there is another battery of
small field pieces, and three companies of
| Tennessee troops. At Osceola, Arkansas on
the right bank of the Mississippi, 95 miles
north of Mem phs, there are several batteries
| on high bluff, and these are the first really
| formidable defences of the city. The Bate
| res are mounted with heavy guns, and there
| is force of 2, 900 Arkansas troops in and near
| the place.
| Jackson, Tennessee, Is at the junction of the
| Mobile and Ohio Railroad with the railroad
| TO New Orleans. There are no batteries there;
| but at a point called Humboldt Station,
| eighteen miles above, there is a battery OF
| two thirJy-two Founders on embank-
| ment that commands the railroad track
| for two miles north. 1T Fort Waight, Ten
| nessee, on the left bank of the Mississippi
5000 or 10, coo men, six thirty two Founders
| ten sixty-four Founders, and five large NOR.
| tars for throwing shell. AT Fort Harris, Ten
| nessee, fifteen miles above Memphis there Is
| & force of 3 600 men, and batteries noun tinl
| eleven thirty-two Founders and some guns o
| smaller calibre. AT Fort Rector, Arkansas
| ten miles north of Memphis, on the RICH
| bank OF the Mississippi, there are 900 mel
and heavy batteries.
| NEW YORK HARBOR DEFENCE.
The condition of the harbor defences of New
| York appears to be exciting good deal o
interest just now. A committee OF prominen
merchants have applied to the Common
| council for an appropriation of So 900 /
| equip sea coast artillery company, and tn
| same subject was brought up ia the Chambe
| OF Commerce, and a committee appoin ted I
| inquire into the present state of the defence
of the port, with a vew to memorabilia tn
| Government.