The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-18

OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.

Movements Of General Johs'st0,JohnSon and Beargdrd
to Join xbyces-A Battle at Leesbry Pyo6abl-Noses of
Tureler from 7eras-Ertent Of Military Preparation at
tie So,ah-Aanutacture of Cannon and Gs,npooder-7lvo
Hundred thousand Troops in arms, de-, de-
MOVEMENTS GENERAL JOHNSTON.
Later intelligence from the peighborhood of Harpers
Ferry conh,ms the report mentioned in my last letter
that the main body Of General Johnstons forces are
moving in the direction of Ieesburg, by the country
roads, and have not gone to Winchester now learn
that before the evacuation General Johnston became
satisfied that no danger Of pursuit was 10 be unprecedented
from the West as General McCleands column Is neither
strong enough nor enough 10 annoy him. Having
secured his retret by the destruction Of all the bridges
behind him. and leaving on the railroad to Winchester
force OF five thousand men, both TO his retreat and
to the safe transportation of certain heavy artillery
to that place, and thence 10 strasburg and Manassas
General Johnston with fully Is 900 men, now pressing
towards Leesburg and bag doubtless occupied that place
before now, These movements vera made with the
knowledge and Of General Beauregayd be
tween whom and General Johnston there has been con
slant ication by Of couriers every hour
General Beauregsrd and General Lee ct the same time
both advancing from the South. General Beauregard
headquarters at MaDassas has 900 troops and General
Lee, headquarters at Salem the Manassas Gap Railroad
has Is 000 These AZ 600 troops be supported by
90 600 troops stationed az folowsAt Cupepper 10
at Fredericksburg, OO0 al Gordopsvile 600; at
LynchbuIg 10000, and at Petersburg, 600 men, With
ouch forces at the disposition Of the rebel chiefs and
Washington, it would not be surprising if they
sboud make dash at the capital. One thing evident
The movements Of General Johnston deliberately and
skliuly planned and it viii require good generashp
circumvent him.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ia now open again for
travel to Harpers Ferry The first through train
In TO- day Bonan'e Rock, the great boulder which
thrown down upon the track oy the rebels has been
renewed. The culveris the road comparatively
unnjuied The rebels tried to destroy them, but were
unsuccessful.
GENERAL SOUTHERN VIEW
-Four years ago a friend of mine who had long been
connected with the Western pess gave up that occupa
ton and went to Texas where ne at once engaged in
cattle raising on most extensive scale saw his
mentioned occasionally the Texas newspapers but him
had Lot seen till yesterday, when most Unexpectedly
TO me- he made his appearance here among the passen
gers from Washington He left New Orleans the 1st
GU the Virginia and tennessee Railroad TO Lynchburg and
Richmond. Without keeping his mouth shut, for he is
eI an ne aa Seps o S ns
Of what he and heard his journey relating TO the
war, il would fill three columns will, therefore,
dense his narrative, which, trust, will not be without
interest
] spent two weeks, he said, in New Orleans,
attending TO my cattle business. have hal Jscops
luck in raising CATTLE for which there is State in the
Union like Texas. The 1ocks and herds to grow
and increase there spontaneously II all the other
there enough in Texas TO feed them all for year at
least. found great change in New Orleans Nobody
wears uniform If q man walks the streets In plain
clothes he 10 gazed at as being Of another sphere
Never have seen such enthusiasm. TIE streets
hung across with secession flags, long poles stuck
into church steepes and the secession flag bangles at the
end the ST. Charles Hotel and all the other taverns big
ladies' wear It on their bonnets and on they heads,
and the very horses toss it proudly their breasts
n Gay or tssmen through there s
and exercised on the parade ground All the troops
that ] cav wereS was told, comparatively newly
weeks ago TO Virginia. attended the regimenta drills
frequently, and what struck me most was the excellent
arms and beautiful uniforms OF the soldiers The latter
were at once cool, comfortable and serviceable.
aDiued many specimens of the latter, and found them
al TO be Of European manufacture attended two flag
presentations by the ladies' Of New Oreans-one to Col.
Blanchards regiment, and the other to Col Shver's
gment The usual amount of speechmak,pg was done
on both sides, and the soldiers vowed that they would
die by their colcrs, but would surrender them
Both of the regiments left for Rchmo nd The officers of
all the Louisiana regiments the most gentemany
| men ever saw. came up to Memphis in a steamer,
and atay ed there and thereabout three days. While
PASSED through one Of them commanded BY Sative Of
| jeff Davis. They were all bound for Virginia Twas
informed that seven other Mississippi regiments had gone
to Vii gnia two weeks ago. making in all twelve thousand
nom that State; and that there were besides
twenty thousand men there yet all under and drill
rg There are thirty thousand troops at Memphis, all in
high state of discipline; and from all could hear
many more ia reserve in the interior Of the State (He
then Described the batteries on the Mississippi and other
deisnces OF Memphis, fun account OF which hove been
published in the HERlLD Most Of the deences Of Mem
phs have been constructed under the of
Captain Stockton formerly of the United States Engineer
corps, who was sent there by jeff Davis There is
cannon foundry at Memphis, where they make large
brats cannon. saw one cast It was the fifteenth tn
had made since the sth Of April ssw a lot OF gun
powoer tak en- to the magazine there which had been
made at The powder mill near Nashville and told
het there another powder mil at Pamela Mississippi
both bard ct work grinding the "vllanous sapere"
The saltpeire comes from caves in Alabama and Ken
lucky where there ls az irexhaustabe supply. | also
eaw nt Memphis some kegs of powder from a mill on
White river in Arkansas, where they make 900 pounds
ess1s asy stopped over day IN 1 Ha0Ty to
from Alabama and Mississippi, who had heen
encsmped there for two weeks, but were
gong on to Virginia, One regiment was commanded by
Colonel TuJney, of Senator Turney OF Tennessee
One OF the Mississippi regiments wss commanded by
There had been, was told, Is 900 troops there until
few days before since which time 10 900 of them had
been moved northward to Manassas eastward to Rich
mond There were Is COO there then, mostly newly
raised reg mcnts who were being diligently instructed
Among them splendid regiment OF tall kentuckans
GERS OF Lynchburg were under arms and drilled beauti
fuHy There was IN the camp regiment Of Mississippi
planters, every one wealthy man, and every having
his negro servant with him. The negroes were all dressed
alike They took care of the tents (Which all new,
and as white as snow) cooked; &C. was at Richmond
about the fight at Bethel It has been Published in the
HERALD MIS- Davis and some other ladies sat on the
balcony where he spoke. satisfied from what saw
OF the defences Of Richmond and the number of troops
In the vicinity that IL is impregnable any city
without walls csn be. jeff Davis looks thin and care
worn he 10 constantly moving about visiting the bat
terice &c when not engaged in executive duties There
are about Is 900 troops At Richmond and 10 900
the various batteries and deences eastward the city,
Among them are two South Carolns regiments com
manded by Colonel Gregg and Colonel Kershaw both West
Pointers l was officially informed that there were
10000 troops Petersburg composed of regiments from
North and South Carolina and Southern Virginia aud that
there were besides 5000 troops at Weldon North Caro-
lima, who could be brought north whenever wanted, !
am Satisfied that there now under the differ
ent Southern States, and ready to take the field fully
200 900 men, and that OF these $50 600 are in virginia
know, too from my own observation in those States,
that four times that many men be raised without
the least trouble Whatever and tina. there in
abundance for million 81 men.
GENERAL BEAUREGARD'S PROCLAMATION.
The Richmond Enquirer contains the following proca.
nation from General Beuressrd:-
PROCLAMATION TO THE PROFILE OF THE COUNTIES OF IouDoy
FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAM
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF ALEXANDRIA
CAMP PICKgNs Iure l. 1891