The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-19
st'on ihis datory policy the part OF the British
Arisry regared % not tie frank and friendly pllcy
that we have right 10 expect


Aira,ry resared % rot tie frank and friendly pley
that we have right to expect
TIE REBEL TROOPS 1T MANASSAS JUNCTION.
It has been ascerteinea that there are 5000
troope at Manassas junction. undy the ,rd o, Sen
81 au.egard They IN copiis noracring sayva
ton.
The rebels have pressed everything into ths
could mary way DO ' spd persons ob4o;ne su,h
proceedings hal their property cpnAscatsi and wore
coo peliei to fee
Jeh Davis Sas It 9anissas juatt.,a le4:,Yd-g.
REBEL BArrERIEs ON THE POTOMAC.
II is said the rebels erecting batteries at the White
Honse on the Potomac, and Monday night ,hsre
Ile0 troops there, 800 Of them have joined the
TROOPS at Manassas Junction
ARRIVAL OF Elk MINIS TER WELLER From MEXICO.
John b. Weller late Minister to Mexico, arrived
here this morning. bringing important dssratches to the
government from Minister Corwin. He called on the
Secretary OF state Immediately, aud delivered tbs de-
spatches the OF which have yet TRANSFERRED
1t appears from inform alton reserved here that Davis
government has several agents in the city OF Mexco,
who arc cnteavorng to procure the recognition Of the
Southern confederacy. fhus far however, they have
made no headway, the present refusing to
take any action until other governments hsd determued
their policy respecting them rhe Juarez government
viii not be very apt 10 give The Davis olgarcny any
couragement after Il learns through Mr. Oorwn the po
Icy OF government His instructions similar to
those to our Ministers to Europe.
THE AERoNANrIc REooNNoIssANcE.
The aerial telegraph!ns experiment ia decided
cess. Louis Napoleon used balloon TO reconuotre the
position Of the enemy soerno us before that famous
battle but he had no. the adv antage Of magnetic tee
graph arrangement TO communicate the result Of the
connossances thus made 10 day Professor ascend
ad fYOu tha Arm lat he tv M h,
was twenty Thousand cubic feet. provided with
signsl Gage and q powerful telescope; but the
ascent was made late in the afternoon, and
chiefly for tho purpose OF testing the prsc.
ticsbty OF maintaining q magnetic circuit and
operating in the balloon, no reconnaissance
attempted. A circuit established by looping OF
the saacent telegraph wires-the between Alexaa-
dria and the War Departmen-with helix wires several
hundred feet in length, wound upon reel At the spot
from which the ascent made The helix wires are
very fine and flexible They communicated With deli
cate pocket Morae apparatus carried by the operator ia
the balloon The heIices paid out from the res as
rapidly the ropes attached to the balloon An
Of six hundred feet made and the Geographic
arrangement worked charmingly. When at the umos.
elevation attained derpatches sent to the President
Of the United States through the War Department
After demonstrating the Of tho experiment Prof.
Lowe tueged through the streets hia balloon dis
OF half mle to the open lawn south Of the
White Houee whom the balloon safey anchored for
night with view to repeat the experiment to morrow
in tho presence Of the President and the Cabinet.
With this teiegraphic apparatus, ind thu means Il
making On aerial sance, General may DO
ratey informed Of everything that may be going with
in long dag march Of his position in any drecsion
The following the despatch sent by Professor
70 the President while at h,s aerial height
et BALLOON EsrxxrIusx, June is, 1861
Co TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNuKp STATES
Fr, the point OF observation the city, with its CIR
pleasure ~ senairg you the arst d.apsteh tele-
praphcd from aerial station aud IL asxnowle iging
Of de1nsssrstng the availability Of the science Of
-"'''s' - ''' '''''>' SO WV " ~ r. J. C LOWE
ARRIVAL OF PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENTS.
Colonel small's regiment, from Philadelphia arrived
to-day 1t is well uniformed armed and equipped,
and ready for service They quarter cd temporarily
in the city, but will be immedately moved into camp,
probably take the place OF OF the regiments
thrown in advance to day.
Colonel Enstein's regiment Of Philadelphia, arrived
this afternoon via Harrisburg
THE WAR NEWS AND THE PRESS.
II proper TO state, In order ID avoid misappre-
benscn, hat the suggestion for meeting OF the
editors Of the principal cities, to consult In relation
TO the transmission OF the war news, 50 as
TO emba the operations Of tho government &c.
from official source and was tecgrsphed by
the Washington reporter of the Associated Press by
quest. and matter affecting both public and private
interests.
TROOPS MARCHING TO VIRGINIA.
The Fourth Pennsylvania regiment broke camp and
WAS followed by twenty weight baggage wagons They
moved towards Virginia.
EXPEDITION DOWN THE POTOMAC.
Two companies Of the Seventy frst New York reg
ment Il and g. the former artillery, left the Navy Yard
yesterday the steamer Mount Vernon for Port Toba;
co, Maryland, from which point army supplies have
been furnished to the Virginia secessionisss
QUARTERNAsrER OF GENERAL Mc'CLELLAND's DI.
VISION.
Captain Leb has been ordered to report 10 General Nc
Celland, - Quartermaster of that division.
THE CASUALTIES AT THE BATTLE OF BIG BETHEL
COURT OF INQUIRY DEMANDED BY COLONEL TOWN
sEND-REslGNATION OF VOLUNTEER OFFICERS, ETC.
The flowing 10 from the official report Of killed,
wounoed and missing, at the battle OF Big Bethel,
Geived from General Bater AT the War Department: