Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-06-20
BY TUESDAY EVENING MAILS.

WAsHINGTeN June 16 Gen. Scott was
heard to say yesterday that he would have
captured the rebels at Harper's Ferry and
all their munitions of War. had it not been
tor the new paper press, in their anxiety to
give the early news, keeping the rebels posts
ed up In every movement of the U. S. troops
He said Il would rather have one hundred
rebel spies in my camp than one Newspaper
reporter p
President Lincoln and Secretary Seward
visited the different encampmeuts en- the op-
poslte side OF the Potomac yesterday after
noon. They were enthusiastically received.
Reliable information has been received by
Gen. Scott of an unusual stir in the Rebel
came at Manassas Junction, Preparations,
evidently indicating an intention to break ~
the camp. were being made by a large por-
tion of their forces. 1t is thought probably
in military circles here that strong body of
insurgents will be moved from the junction,
to meet in the vicinity of Winchester the
troops believed to be ordered to retreat to the
same point from Harper's Ferry, and that
the united forces will offer battle to the Fed,
army about invading Virginia from Southern
Pennsylvania through Maryland.
A report was prevalent this afternoon, that
q toi SO UOOy Va 1tOUCl bIOOpS Ddu dQNdUC6u
to within ten miles of Alexandria. 1t is
most probable, however, that this rumor was
started by the Rebels or the sympathizers, to
cover their retreat from Manassas Junction
to Richmond. 1t is generally believed that
their intention is to fall back in this man
ner.
OEc;al dispatches from Harper's Ferry to
the War Department represent the most cons
plete desolarion at that place.
The War Department has issued nc order
prohibiting the transmission of news Of war
movements.
Both of the halls of Congress are about
ready for occupation. The summer dress
will be beautiful beyond precedent.
Two regiments OF the rebels arrived a.
Fairfax to-day from Manassas Junctiye.-
There is no doubt of this.
Reliable information was received to-day
at Alexandria fully confirming the rumors of
the reinforcement of Fairfax Court House by
the rebels at Manassas Junction, and indica
ting, from every point, offensive rather than
defensive movements on their part. In the
meanwhile there need be no fears that the
government is idle. The most extensive and
complete preparations have been made. No
surprise is possible, unless the rebels devise
some plan which will outwit steam AMI light
ming.
Fort Corcoran is being well mounted with
forty five Founders. New entertainments
are being thrown up from the fort to the
river line, commanding the border of the rv.
er for miles.
There is every indication to night that the
Sixtyoninth regiment will move toward Fair
81 hofa r1cr
Ore Of the most remarkable features of
Secretary Floyd's maladministratian was the
unblushing and uneoncealed manner OF his
& peculiar transactions" An investigation
dscloses the fact that, in most reckless
manner, and.a great pecnniary sacrifice, he
sold as old iron some of the best guns in the
p s,ession of the government. Recent..devel.
opments show that a short time prior TO the
outgoing of Bucbanan's administration,
Floyd sold to locomotive machine shop in
Nsw Jersey nearly two dozen very large guns
averaging 900 pounds each, at the nominal
price of $40 per ton. The guns were sold as
old iron, though worth at least fifty cents per
pound. When taken to the machine shop
the attempt was made to break them in the
ordinary manner, but i: was found to be
physical impossibility. Finally they were
put in a lathe, and in that way wrenched to
peices. Several of them are yet unbroken.
and the department. will probably repurchase
them.
JEFFERSON Cry, Mo-, June 15.-The cap
ital of Missouri was taken possession Of at
2 o'clock this afternoon, on the arrival of the
steamer Satan, by Eve companies of Col
Blair's regiment of Missouri Volunteers, un-
der command of Lieut.. Col. Andrews, and
company of regular Artillery under Capt.
Totten, all under command of Brig. Gen.
Lyon.
Gov. jackson and the leading Secessionists
left the city at 4 O'Clock on the afternoon of
the 18th inst. The troops manifested much
disappointment on finding that the enemy
had fled. The officers, however. expressed
no surprise, as they had been informed of
the evacuation, previously.
Arms FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA TRooPs.-
The federal government has notified the
Governor of Pennsylvania that be will be
furnished Immediately with ten thousand
stand of arms. for the purpose of armiHg the
reserve corpse as soon as they are forwarded
from tie general government The State
authorities are making arrangements to pur.
chase supply Of rifles. The arms to be fur
nished by the War Department were applied
for by the state authorities.