New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-17
GEN. PATTERSON MARCHING TO WASHINGTON.
The Condition Of the Rebel Army.
A STAND TO BE MADE AT RICHMOND.
PREPARATIONS TO ATTACK THEM.
Special Dispsteh to The N. Y Tribune
WASHINGTON June l6 1861.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

us pcsedgc. IL WIZ tdht luo inquest GROUND IN
favor Of prosecuting the war with the utmost
vigor, and of finishing it by Winter if that be
posslbe. To make il possible, be will recon-.
mend call for 600 men, and an appropris.
ton sufficient to cover all necessary expenditures
at cost Of $500, 10000 The Governors of an
the Free States have been written to on thn
subject, and have, with only two exceptions, 70.
sponded heartily, 50 that the President, in making
tlese recommendations, feels thae be ia backed
BY the people, speaking through their constituted
authorities. There can be no doubt that Con-
gress will pass bills 10 conformity with these sus.
gestons both to increase the army and to cup.
ply funds for all Deedfu purposes.
GEN. PATTERSON MARCHING TO WASHINGTON.
Gen. Patterson is advancing hither at the
head of 81, 000 men, of whom 2, 500 are regulars.
Many of tho regiments are the flower Of the
Militia aud Volunteers. and not q few are Off.
cered by West Point graduates. In some quar-.
tiers he alone is thought TO be more than
match for Gen. Beauregard, and the opinion. to
which we have from the first inclined, that tho
Rebels will find it expedient to retreat, without
hazarding battle, from Manassas Junction, 10
fast gaining ground. They have no position now
North Of Richmond, so strong as that at Hsr.
pcr's Ferry, which they have abandoned.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
1t will not take long now to repair damages
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sufficiently
to enable trains to run regularly and when that
is done, tho forces operating in Virginia and
advancing toward Richmond can speedily b
rendered as overwhelming in numbers ss they
are superior in quality to the enemy.
THE REBELS AT LEEsBURG AND WINCHESTER.
Gen. Patterson will doubtless disperse what.
ever forces may have gathered ut Lee.burg and
Winchester as he advances, and may then leave
the country in his rear 10 the Western Yirgi.
mans, aided, it need be, BY Geo. Mcclellan In
less than week he can outaank Manassas
and establish communications with Gen. Nc
Dowell.
THE FORCE AT WASHINGTON.
After Gen. Patterson's arrival, the troops here.
augmented by several regiments now EN- route.
cannot he less than 5000, aud may be. if Gen.
Mcclellan be directed to push forward his column.
not far from 100000.
TIE FORCE AT FORTRESS MONROE.
A week hence Gen. Butler may have 10000 a
Old Point Comfort and Newport News.
PROPOSITION.
In eighteen days will come the Fourth OF July,
and why not celebrate it in Richmond Against
an army that is disheartesed and demorslized By
continued retreatng, bad clJthing, food and
arms, it will not be difficult to do it. Wait, aud
time is given the enemy to strengthen his pos.
tons ns well os 10 recover from the effects OF q
virtual defeat, and the advantage TO our owa
soldiers of q virtual victory, is measuraby lot.
Moreover, soon the time of many Of our three
months men, who are now mostly in good dis
cipline, will expire. On, then, to Richmond!
Inaugurate the Governor elected at Wheeling on
the 18th of July, and let Congress meet, aud Tho
day be celebrated throughout the country win
the eclat that such an achievement ss the cap
ture of the new JEFF Davis capital will give.
TIE DrrESsE OF RICHMOND.
Tie above views are confirmed by the story OF
a Kentucky deserter from tho Rebel force a
Manassas, who came into Washington this even
ing. lie had passed some tune of Richmond,
aud knew JEFF. Davis well, having fought under
him in Mexico. He reports 10000 troops at
Richmond, well armed, and well provided with
artillery, but badly clothed, and shOchagly dlsci.
pned. A good Drill.Sergeant ia considered in
valuable there. There Wa great discomfort at
the lack of food JEFF. DAVIS Was arranging all
tho details OF defense erecting esrthwoTks ss Tar
as eight miles outside the city. Between Rich
mond and Manassas Junction there were strong
intrenchments at every available. poat Near
.he Junction he met three regiments from Hnr'
per's Ferry, proceeding 70 Richmond.
At Manassas. there were about 5000 'ne''
iacuding the re.enforcemeats from liarpcrs lorTy'
all of which, however, had not arrived up to u"
time lie left. Here, as at Richmond, there "eis
good arms, but bad uniforms, and great searav
of pro, visions and water. The soldiers were IL
satisfied at their condition, and also AZ the Pr'''
peet of further retreats il having apparently eeoa
settled that no decisive fight !. to be ventures
until established al Richmond. OF Tic ehni"
virginia army, more than oRe-lhird arc ea's"'
aud artillery.
,,,r roR,y.gp MOVEMENT uPoS M ilhoNp'
\ special messenger was dispatched to oo''
Spraeue changing no destination u tAe % huO"'
Island Re yiment from Harrisburg to Washine'"''
where there is 70 be an immedisic ecnceh'IaNo'
# ~, whole available reserve force, in order %
make the forward Increment toward KIcHinoA"'
REBEL yACARiLs.
Prominent sccessionists here Affirm lha' w.
stone las, By crossing the Potomac, avo'dea "
stead of interceptng portion OF tao aO,oo
moving FROM Harpcr's Ferry. They say 'hSt ''V'o
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