Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-08-22

consul oil the United States, or II N foreigno,
from ms own governments counterspned nv
such minister or consul. This regulation how.
ever is not TO take effect in regard to persons
shall have elapsed for it to become know ~
the country from which they may p. oceed.
Hurryng On tho Troops.
The work of fastening on the volunteers n
Washington, in compliance with the order q,
the secretary of war is vigorously pushed.
President Jackson of the New Jersey transpor.
tation company, has received instructions tc
put his railroad lines in readiness for mmedi
ate conveyance Of large number of troop,
from the East.
The Fourth and Fifth regiments of Sckles
brigade went from New York on Monday. and
the Anderson Zouaves expect to go to-day
Seven or eight thousand men will go from New
York this week, and in case of necessity and
equal number of returned three months men
can be sent. There are now forty-eght regi-
ments forming in New York. Several are full,
and the rest average from 200 to 6j0 men. in
regiments and in companies and he regiments
will doubtless now be forwarded rapidly; the
companies are to be merged so as to form full
regiments. Recruiting is going on rapidly.
The city can send $4,000 men in n few days.
There are now thirty-one skeleton regiments
in Philadelphia composed of am average of
three companies each. They will doubtless be
merged, and Philadelphia will soon be able to
send to the army 5000 or 10000 men.
The New Jersey troops have orders to leave
this morning at eight o'clock, for Washington,
whether the companies are full or not, or equip
ped or not. The order produced no little ex-
cltemeni at Trenton. The state authorities are
very active. Ten companies partially filed are
there. and others expected
Over six hundred men responded nj n roll
call of the Ellsworth Fire Zouaves in New York
on Monday. Men are continually reporting
themselves. The organization of the regiment
will be effected without difficulty.
The war department has received, from the
governors addressed in the late general order.
most enthusiastic and patriotic responses to the
call for additional troops
Companies sufficient to form four regiments at
Philadelphia are able to march Immediate
ly and others will rapidly follow, according
to orders. AT least 10000 troops wSl soon be
available in Philadelphia. Gen. Pleasanton
will issue an order Immediately calling his Home
guard together. Col Ovens Irish regiment,
Col. Chantery's regiment and regiment of
cavalry are among those ready for any emer-
gency. Military enthusiasm is increasing.
The Attack Upon Washington.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald says that numberlcSs incidents
insignificant in themselves, but quite full of
significance when grouped together, tend to
show that the rebels are upon the eve of at
lacking our lines. The correspondent adds -
What is occurring upon our side we have nei-
Their the privilege nor the disposition to men,
ton, but may speak freely of the movements of
the rebels. Last night it was discovered that
the rebel lines had been advanced in all direc-
tons towards the Potomac. Their force at
Fairfax Court House has been largely increased
Heavy forces have been thrown out on all the
roads. A large body is proceeding toward the
Point of Rocks. Their scouting parties are in
the immediate vicinity of our lines along the |
whole extent of the Potomac.
About noon to day the rebels in Baltimore
received intelligence that the rebels were then
marching upon Washington, and the informa-
ton was published in an extra. 1t is thought |
that they were only little premature in an
nouncing what they had been informed was
intended TO be done. Our doctors here disagree
about the matter. Gen. Scott does not think |
the attack will be made; but Gen Mcclellan,
who was classmate of Beauregard's and is |
familiar with his mode of combination, is well |
convinced that he will make an attacl, upon
some point on the Potomac. The relative con-
dition OF the rebel army and our own makes |
1t in the estimation of many military savans q |
military necessity. 1t is said the rebels have |
nearly one hundred thousand men botwoon here
and Richmond. They have not the means to
provide for this immense army. They are con-
scious that, under the discreet management of
Gen. Mcclellan, our army here is becoming day
after day more formidable in numbers and dis
cipline, and our works nearly impregnable,
while their own forces are getting more disor-
ganized and demoralized by delay and the poor
prospect of provision for their comfort or main
tenance. 1t is evident that they must soon
fight or disband. They cannot afford to wait
the result of Gen. SCOTS plan of starving
them out or Gen. McClellan's programme to
have the army perfectly disciplined and pre-
pared before he begins to advance. They must
either fight now or submit to the modification
of Witnessing their army melt away from the
sheer force of necessity without another blow
being struck. That an attack will be made
within a very short time is generally conceded,
but whether it will be an attack directly upon
Washington or an invasion of Maryland cannot
be determined. 1t is possible that fent may
he made against our Notifications here, while
the main body of the rebels attempt to pass to
into Maryland at some point further up the
river, or it may be that the feint will be made
there, with view of drawing our forces from
this point, and then make the attack here. But
no apprehenSions are felt here. 1t is known
that the untirng vigilance of Gen. Mcclellan
has made ample preparation for repulsc the
attack, at whatever point it shall be made.
The Pirate Sumter Captured
The schooner Hannibal. which arrived at New
York on Monday from st Thomas, brings news :
received at st Thomas, on the third of August,
hat the redel privateer Sumter had been captur- i
I'd by one of our men-of-war, name not under .
stood. This report was received by steamer
which had arrived at st Thomas from Curacao.
Il is stated that the Sumter had lost a man in
Curacao, and being unable to find him, left for I
cruise to return in few days. Meantime an
American man-of-war came into port, and lay {
nto wait for her. When the Sumter returned, |
he fell in the hands of our frigate, and was at !
asst dates lying in the port with Union flag g
lying.
Much solcitude is felt about the country from S
he sudden appearance of new insect, which l
hreatens disaster to the wheat and oat crops. '
t already prevails considerably in this region, a
nd where it attacks the kernel in the milk, an y
lmost entire destruction is the result The C
BOSTON journal Snpaks of il Ms fnllnws.