The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-09
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND.

Tho officially announced delerm nation Of the
v,r,,pia government TO contest ths occupation of
the right bank OF the Potomac, Opposite WASH
,re.op. is expected by the military authorities
here to result in battle between the federal forces
aue reoels IN close proximity to the capital General
Scott s not quite prepared to advance TIE troops 70 ne
other side o. the river owing o the want o cavalry al
ssd artillery and camp equpsge, but strong fcfcs VII
nevertheless crcss he river end and fo-tfy
poei. ion near Aexladra as soon as ihe necessity
prepa,atlops are competed rhe huond authores are
ov,den,v ket veil informed es the pllrs o. General
Seot. The mil ary movements dlrcctst by themselves
the ast week show this.
gentleman from the NORTH, who hiss beer ras.diag
10 + bmond for some months, has just arrived bere
bSyrng left there yesterday. He gives very graphic
account hs getting ont Of that city He rays ne wac
requested take up arms which he refused 70 DO, ani
thereupOn he arrested and put under guard, aud
pot sowed TO the STATE. He was then taken hy
tbo rao5 before c magistrate The magistrate held him
for Aone time AMI finally sent for the Mayor to Snow
w,at he should with him orders given not to
permit him to have pas, but to let him remain urt
when unless he took up arms he should be put
In rous In the meantime he managed TO euds their
vi-,apce and secreted himself 10 the cars wnere he
remained Unit. tney left When he arrived at Orange tho
moo A. nat station took him out and searched him. but
found mott pg 9ispc;ous upon him lie again placed
upder guard hut a6an he eluied them while they were
engaged in pursuing other nd finally got out Of the
tosn
ne says there arc large number Of troops from the
"a ol mas Georg T. Alabama and Mississippi, ami that
Others are pourrg in by every train that arrives. how
may there are Ii impossible TO tell, everything is
t-yt secret 10 says they are decevng the adminssra
ip,u He saye he heard just before leaving, thai dye
huldre5 kentucky emen had just arrived, with sixty
,aTee ned pieces They have nearly one thousand men
employed, he says, in manufacturing arms He says
hey have pony Of provors enough 70 last txo years
epo plenty OF ammunton except percussan cspe, and
they have committee who have large number Of men
engaged 10 dovise means Of getting them unier
aay kino Of pretence, dead or alive He
says there are several persons now In the
Northern cities trying TO get a sufficient supply.
Jefferson Davis had notified Gov. Lescher Of bis irten
ton to take com maRi Of the troops and would plan the
operations OF attack COL Lee aud Cen. BeauregTd
Sonli have command Of force Of several thousand.
Ny Informant further says that told that there
ve men who nd taken osD 10 Ssasseate IRE.
sdent Lincoln and Gen Scott IL cost them their lives
They are to 40 direct TO Washington, and Will attempt
their purpose the fret conflict takes place
Ny info mant q bigbly respectable gentleman, and
give the above points he gavo them 10 me, With this
exception that they NOT half SO startling as detailed
by bm.
ALouisians regiment arrived at Richmond on Monday.
fourteen hundred Tenrossee troops and battalion Of
lsbama troops have reached T.ynchburg
Az Norfolk there are about four thousand troy g. in.
Guiding TWO companies Of Gcorgans The AZ i ,,,,ee
were fortifylng Norfolk In all directions nc 2 -a,.v
Island and erecting batteries and impr sag men 90
labor.
fortidcatiop has been commenced a; Hatteras Inlet,
: North Catvlira
MORE REINFORCEMENTs AT FORTRESS
MONROE.
W1qHfvuroS, May s. 1851.
mo steamer Cambridge has arrived hero from Bos,on.
via Eurt McDroc. she maio The run - Bort Monroe in
gf.y sx ngurs aud larced enforcement OF several
ain cornnanieA she tak ahaaEd ngmhes OF