Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-29
Special Washington kilograms to
Northern Papers.
Special to the New York Times

Especial 10 the New York Times.
Reports circulated of chnnge in the plans
of Gen. Scott, aud that he will commence
active operations against the Rebels, is errO-
neous. We are further than ever removed
| from a battle. Gen. Scott has no purpose of
| asking for general engagement. The only
conflicts between us and the Rebels which are
| likely to transpire at present, are sklrmishes.
Gen. Scotts programme is the concentration
OF Federal troops in Virginia and the other
Border States in such large bodies as to make
| it madness for the Rebels to attempt an at.
tack. While thus intimidating them the pres
ence of our forces will encourage the loyal
citizens to rise in sufficient numbers to pre-
vent any further Outrages-cut of: their re.
sources, increase the dissatisfaction in their
camps, cause desertion. and by thus harrass-
ing aud demoralizing them drive them frUm
the Border States.
Gen. Scott is confident that this accom-
plished, the loyalty of the Border States is
fixed. Then it is his purpose to transport by
sea an immense force to operate against the
Gulf States. They will be landed under the
protection of men of-war at the prominent
points on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and
thus threatened by the approaches from the
sea, the authorities of the different States will
at once recall their troops from the main bo-
dy, and thus break up their grand army. and
make it impossible for any offensive move
ments. The fragments in the different States
being then cut off fIom supplies from the BoT-
der States, will be driven to accept terms
from Washington.
1t is no part OF the plan at present arrang-
ed to attack the debris of the rebel army, or
to attempt TO retake any OF the stolen forts,
as the restoration of them will be made one
Of the conditions dictated to the rebels when
they find themselves forced TO accept terms.
By January, he thinks, the rebellion will
be entirely defeated and the Union recon-
structed.
correspondence of the y. World
General Dix has had several interviews
with the Secretary of State and Gen. Scott
to-day, and the subject Of the future pro-
graume in this immediate locality was un-
doubtedly under discussion, but every indi-
cation shows that nothing will be done to
disturb the present calm till after the 4th of
July.
Rumors reached the city to night by spe-
cial steamer from Fortress Monroe that re-
connoitering party was fired into by rebel
battery at Sewell's point last night, and
seven killed and many wounded.
Especial to the New York Herald
Reliable Information has been received here
exposing a cunningly devised plot of the Re-
bells to possess themselves OF the California
steamers running to Panama. Their plan is
to place upon these steamers as they leave
port a number of men in the capacity of
Storage passengers, who shall, after getting
to sea, rise and overpower the crew, and
seize the steamers. By such maneuvers they
hope to possess the treasure transported upon
these vessels to replenish their empty treasu-
ry; and also to possess themselves Of powerful
first-class steamers, to be used hereafter as
privateers to prey upon our commerce This
deuion may have been executed before this
Lieut.. Tompkins' cavalry discovered that
2 900 rebels had advanced 10 Vienna and es
tablished battery, it is not thought for an
attack, but to induce the Federal troops to
advance within reach of their concealed bat
teries.