Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-11

s5AEfflnoiti5, ocnc ., 1o0f.-Dy a recent os-
rival from Richmond direct, am put in pos
session of some highly important facts. JEFF
Davis, Gen. Beauregard, and Gen. Lee, have
been in consultation Tor several days, and they
have, by means of special couriers, almost
hourly communication with Gen. Johnston, at
Harper's Ferry. 1t was understood that Gen.
Lee presented plan for an immediate attack
on Washington. He presented a statement in
detail, showing the number of troops in Vir-
ginia to amount to lat 900, distributed as fol.
lows =
Men.
Richmond and its Notifications, 5000
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Gosport, and Nanse-
mond river, 1900
Lynchburg (camp of Instruction. $4,000
AT and near Harper's Ferry under General
Johnston, 1900
Manassas Gap Junction, $1,000
Strasburg. Salem, and along the road to Ma
nassas Junction, 1900
Fredericksburg, 1900
Petersburg, 5000
Culpepper 5000
The batteries and defenses along York river, 1000
Batteries and defenses along Rappahannock
river 1900
BurkeSyie, Charlottesville and Gordons-
vile, 5000
Staunton, 1000
The batteries at and near Aqua Greek, 1000
Guerillas (organizedl 5000
Total in the field and under orders, $4,000
The plan he urged was, for three corps d.
drnee of $4,000 each TO advance on Alexan
drla and Washington, to be drawn from
Richmond, Lynehburg, Manassas Gap, Fred
ericksburg, Petersburg and Culpepper 1.-THE
places of these troops to be supplied by fresh
ones). With these $4,000 men, and suitable
parks of artillery, he felt confident of being
able to take the capital. The details Of the
plan showed it to be well considered, but it
was steadily opposed, first by JEFF. Davis, and
afterwards hN CanoraI I'm tna
question of Harpers Ferry, also, General
Lee desired to so strengthen General Johnston
as to enable him to leave his batteries well
served, while he himself, with $4,000 troops,
should attack and rout the Ohio troops under
General McClelland, and drive them out of
Virginia. But no such views prevailed.
1t was understood that the general features
OF the campaign, as finally agreed on, are
these First, thatit is to be strictly defensive;
that the Potomac is not to be crossed III any
event; that the var Gus bodies of troops are to
remain for the present where they are, as indi-
Gated in the table above that Harper's Ferry
is to be held as long as it seems practicable,
hut to be abandoned or not, as circumstances
may warrant; that TIE line of the Manassas
Gap Railroad, extended TO the mouth of Aqua
creek, is to be the first base of military opera
tons. That this line, now defended by $4,000
men, is to be strengthened by $4,000 more, if
deemed necessary, but that it is to hold stand
there, and battle fought there before it
shall be abandoned.
This plan was first suggested by jeff Davis
1t was warmly seconded by Gen. Beauregard,-
and Gen. Lee has cordially assented to it.
The possibility of being defeated on this line
is hardly entertained by the rebel leaders. A
lady, however, asked JEFF. Davis on Monday
evening what they should do if the northern
ers forced them back from Manassas "There
will be few left. madam" replied jeff, Ito be
forced back. But if such is our fate, we have
other lines to defend and other hands to de
fend them IN. Y. Herald
Gov. LETCHER's TREAsoN.-On the person
OF Col Wiley, who was taken prisoner at
Philippi on the Sd inst, not being so fleet of
foot as the other rebels, were found instruc
tions from Gov. Letcher and Col. Porlerfied,
relative to the suppression of loyalty in west
ern Virginia. One OF Governor Letcher's dis
patches read as follows :-"When you get
matters in proper condition at Grafton, take
the train some night, run up to Wheeling, and
seize and carry away the arms recently sent
TO that place by Cameron, the u. S. secretary
OF war, and use them in arming such men as
may rally to your camp. Recover the state
arms also recently seized by the malcontents
at kingwood. Ii is advisable to cut off tele
graphic communication between Wheeling
and Washington SO that the disaffected at the
FORMER place cannot communicate with their
allies at headquarters. Establish perfect
control over the telegraph, (if kept up, so
That no dispatch can pass without your know-
edge and inspection before it is sent. If troops
from OHIO and Pennsylvania shall be attempt
ed to be passed on the railroad, do not hesitate