, 1861-08-19
Afternoon Dispatches.
From WRah1nEf0n and tfas Scat q
MAE

Fro- wa'hinst%Sn VA. and ''.' Scat 81
N Z. Tribune Dfspatcil-I i
w.sHrKaroH, Aug. 18-The dEsaffaction In
eome Of the New York reRiments ia IN conse-
quenee Of supPosed ea1lst1aents ass = for three three
monta whe n a4z xn fas ss @ II II o@n oos 1,n
Inv Cen. Mcdowell decided ahou1d be sant
to tie Tortugaa- Generals McCle1lan and
seotf erdoreo1 the decision, and the Presi-
dent ordered 1t carried into effect.
- (Hera1d Co1respondense.1
Numberleks incidents tend to SHOW that tho
rebels are on the eve Of attacking oqr l1nss;
Last night 1t was discovered that tae reoeI-
lines ha1 been advanced in all directions to.
wards the Potomac. Their force at Fairfax
Court House has been largely increased.
Heavy forces have 9esa 1on esaa;n 9na oa 9a@.Tas 9as
lie Point Of Rocks Their scouting PARTIES
are in the Immediate vicinity Of our lines
along the whole extent Of the Potomac.
The rebels In Baltimore to-day received in
upon Washington, aud the Information was
pnbIished In an extra It Is thought that they
Were only little premature. Scott does not
think the stack will be made, but Gen. he.
CIellau, who was class-mate Of Beauregard's,
and is familiar with his mode Of combination,
| is well convinced that he Will make an attack
upoG scmt point on the Potomac.
| 1t is said the rebels have nearly 100 COO men
between hare and Richmond. They have not
the meana to provide for this Immense army.
They know that under the management Of
Mccltllan our army is becoming daily moee
formidable in numbers and discipline, and cur
works more nearly impregnable, while their
| fdfee5 are getting more diaorganizad and de.
moraljzed BY delay aud the poor prospect Of
provision for their comfort and maintenance
Ga1lng winter: They cannot afford to wait for
the result Of Gen. scott's plan Of starving
them ont, or Gea. McClel1aa's programme to
have the army perfectly diacip1iued and pre-.
! Pared before he begine TO advance. They
must either light now or see their army melt
AWAY ftom nt cessjty without another blow
bling struck. That an attack will be msde
within q very short time is generally conceded.
One ct regiment Of negroes Who took part
IN the battle Of Bull Run, at which time he
msde his escape, has since wandered about
until finally he got within cur lines. He aa-
serts that there are in the rebel army in VlE-
glnia 2 Geo Or eco negroes armed with Halls
rifles. Most Of them are from further South
/ than ViIgfEia The negroes from doWn South,
he Gays, have been taught that they would be
butchered If they fell into the hands OF the
Unfonlets, Int those picked up in Virginia
have different idea and would all run away
ii they could.
| LATEST.
Especial to the N. T. Evening Post.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia new battery has
! or two below Aqua Creek. The rebels yes.
te1day suddenly opened fire On the steamer
Pccahontas, but inflicted no damage This Is
the tculth battery which has been erected at
tfat point. Its situation is very near the
shoIe of The river. Officers report unless
Government takes Immediate action to exD21
the rebels from these positions On the banks
Of the river, navigation will be completely
I closed The enemy's batteries already com
mand large Part Of the Potomac.
Since our capitalists have taken the neA
Government lean SO freely, the Treasury Ds
paltmEnt entertain no doubt that it wall b:
largely taken abroad, in spite Of The cfoaking
Of the newspapers.
AdVices which have been received here from
Kentucky state that the new Union Legisla
1ure will request Breckenridge and Powell tt
Iesign their seats in the q. g. Senate.
The Cnicn men IN Kentucky and Tenuesset
say ttat a great Federal victory in Virginia
when the next battle occurs, will extinsuis1
the rebellion In those States.
The rebels continue their barbarous pfactie
ct filing oB our plckets. Cases Of this kins
occur ntar1y every night ...
Judge Nelson OF Tenn, is in jail at Rich
moud.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Contederat
forces have nearly all fallen back to Falrfx
Court House, thus widening the distance tha
separates the hostile forces. The pickets Q
beth armies, however, occupy nearly th
: | tame advanced positions as heretofore