Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-09-13

FRoM WAsHINGroN. The correspondent
Of the New York lost writes as follows:
" 1t was understood two weeks since that
the President was about to issue special
proclamation closing the rebel ports. There
IL good reason to believe that such u procla-
nation was in readiness for publication, but
owing 60 reasons of state it will not be issued
Tor tho present It, non-appeotance (as au-
'hoIizad By the recent .uacjment Of Congress
Is doubtless caused by our foreign rclati De.
aud the desire 70 lct weil.cnough alone, Eng
land ana France will spec, our embargo SO
long as il /, modc toluab.y effective.
The rebel, are filling mp the country between
Manassas and the Suuthctu Pat.mlc witt
troops very rapidly, 1t would seem as il
/ they had no immediate designs upon Wash
iugton mo intention ~ attacking our line of
Icntrcuchmouts for the present An accounts
agree that more robcl troop. arc being thrown
into the country south Of the line from Ar
lingtun 30 Manassas. The object cannot be
misunderstood. While strong army occu-
| pies l'arax Court House, and the country be-
tween It and Arlington Heights, and perhaps
intends eventually to attack, strong body of
troops also occupies the country below, near
tho Occoquan river and Aquia Creek That
Potomac il they can. is absolutely certain
Near the mouth OF the Occoquan they can en-
tirely command the navigation of the Patio
mac IS erecting few batteries Of ordinary
cannon General Scott and General McClel-
Ian are ON the alert. and it is very certain
that the federal army is gaining at present in
numbers and discipline faster than the rebel
troops. We can afford to wait for few days
lop gho he -
making his position on Munsons Hin too
strong for rs to storm OF surround Every
Lour Of quiet Is improved by our troops, and
will be 10 the final moment which goes before
the battle
The latest accounts from Richmond show
tina, the people Of that town were expecting
a great onward movement of their army 1hl,
comes from too many reliable sources 20 be
doubted, but it is also evident that the au-
thorities at RichmQnd had no adequate idea
of the numbers and condition of the federal
army. When their Generals make the di>cov-
cry their plans may change. The story Of
three hundred and fifty Thousand men under
aims in Virginia, is not credited here. Not
more than one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand rebel troops menace our line Of fortfca-
lions from the Chain Bridge IN Alexandria,
aud probably the number is very much small
err. IL Is, however, admitted that the enemy
can bring over a hundred thousand men upon
Alexandra or Arlington, leaving ten or TWEEN
ty thousand at Lecsburg. 1t Is considered
altogether more probable by some that while
twenty thousand arc making ieint opposite
our Qualifications, the hundred thousand are
rapidly concentrating at Leesburg for an i'm
mcdinio advance upon Maryland, aud especi-
aly Baltimore
The Correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press. writes under tate of the 4th inst;
"Ths morning the government received "a
telegram from General Rusecrans embracing
information that he was then, with aconsidcl-
BILE portion of his command at point half
way between Bulltown and Flatwoods. on
his way to attack Wise and Floyd, or either
OF them who might be in the vicinity OF Sum
mcrville or Gauloy's bridge. He started from
Clarksburgh (his headquarters upon this ex-
: petition. leaving ample force to protect the
Cheat Mountain pass, in Ice front.
BY this time he has doubtless joined Gen,
: Cox, aud the thus increased Union force is
. probably up with the enemy, if the latter has
not executed another of Wises favorite and
famous thorough bred" movements-to the
i, rear:
= The Navy Department to-day received Of
fetal information from two points in The Gulf,
!, dated on the 18th instant, from which il is
evident that three or four Of our vessels OF
, war have reliable information Of the position
Of the privatoer Sumter, and have probably
by this time closed down upon her, as they
were preparing to do from different points."