The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-20
IMPORTANT FAsM BALTIMORE AND THE SOUTH.


Fortified from Western Attacks-No
Cannon Planted ON Federal HILL In Bsl-
timOrs-Morsments of General john
| ston, dc.
OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE
BlLnxoEr, June 10, 1881.
NEWS rsos NcaMoSD MANASSAS
have to day from Richmond and Manassas Jan;-
tion d ect. JeG Davis spent Friday las. ,r pec.ng
some insrenchmenis northwest Of the city, and in
reviewing three new regiments which arrived the day
| befcre-one from Tennessee and two from Alaba-
| ma. They we're ell srrea with musksts OF Eu-
ropean manufacture. Cannon were taken ea'
| OF the city on Friday and mounted ON the
intrenshments jest mentioned. Troops appear 10 DO col
hctbg In Richmond IN larger numpers.r they ar
rive now in every train. The resent arrivals have
bern reg ment from Arkansas, one from Texas
one from Louisiana, the three mentioned shove,
three from North Carolina and ave regiments that nave
been stationed for come time nchburg This makes
the number Of TROOPS now at Richmond about IS 900
part, CT ergipe otscers, VIII, had been sent out
make Reconnaissance Of the country north and west Of
Richmond, returned Cd Friday, after absence of ten
days. They bring with them maps Of tbs country and
plane for the erecton of deiences similar ~ those
recently erected eight miles northwest Of the city rhe
country through which they travelled embracing 50 ne
eight OF ten counties, presents excellent positions for
decpce, the roads, IN every instance, running along
he yht The Marty cnosistaS e. rna raut,. Hs
made the exploration in three divisions rhey dd mo-
extend their surveys beyond the Blue Ridge, az IL is
swarm with guerrlas who will IN the language of of
recent n ~ PICK oil tho Invaders az .hs
the mountain paescs o. your tacred SOL.
It was rumored In Richmond that JEFF. Davis would
soon proceed north vard in case General besureg&rd
made an attack on the capital He has large stan OF
aids de camp, whom he keeps on the 81 ali the time
between Nch I'M. and Manassas The irrepressible
vvaQ gn p0aQd
that the ssstonee thar he carried relaed to Beaare
gard pan Tor On attack on Washington
troops az Richmond were ragged 10 entirely unfounded
Ineir UNIFORMS, Win rev exceptions, are nov and In
whose eSnr 1ssrns s@t' ssen
Of Richmond sre now engaged in making uniforms for
In NO iach Of GOOD otcaps e later are eitber eraau
a'es OF West Point Of Of the Southern military
academies, AMI noa Few OF them nave seen service In
pat ~ CanArs, o,rs.oo. t,oora had .-v,uea a, No
nassas Junction. and were there on Saturday moro e
no longer fuch scarcity OF water there a. was at first
~ ~" nsS = ths to"a ANY 0Von dna a. o.
Nn,roe ,-hor. tSor H1tDr ~ ~. -, ps.,
@ ~ ts sn0s T.Ss N.Y., h; o Wy 'v nssi
s,au AZ ~. ..Ssi sos .Sm A. o0 MesS. n pV
road and nsrcuhr,V southxest Of sassuro fas ' ssr
Stsr.nn, "a 4. ,ns ,"rs,s. ~ ~ aS p,
ieSar IN cero.sJ Rs.urss.t thsrS sT,mo o 49,
sa. NJ 49, 1.o.1 ss. Uno ss.y NV
wv "~"S'"S '""'''" '"" ""' "'''A "''n WIG "ee''
hAFrNss IN BALTIMORE
Tho that General Banks hx6 planted cannon
~. U.ao-., nan .,a ,h-o.,, ~, ,,,-on.h,,.u,. g..
y" fo"e'"' ~ """ ''o"A "P "''o"o""euo 'nero,
though studiousy repeated, Is not correct It Is said
that he will do &c. Il has not been done yet Indeed
~ "a, c,.ro, Pant. hos aor. ro,h,,c ., .ras,o...o 49,
so'T' n"s uo"' uo'n1Ds " 0AA1perA'e LUG
people nere ou. mas on Inc contrary SHOWN desire TO
follow tho policy otGeneral Cadwaader which while
WAS nrm snd uoclous WAS eminently conciatory, and
nv n IKE that Of General Scott 10 Mexico Toe noble
remark o General S%d vaader That he would not plant
cannon on federei H or point Is guns AZ the happy
nom es anu pesceiS hrssides OF balmo!e very Likely