The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-18
virginia Pa. Of tee ia paisu.


The Nsw Orleans True Delta has an inter.
e,ting letter from It's special correspondent st
Richmond. 1t Is csrtainly Important, and
reads - though It wss reliable.
Il am persuaded that within the six vSsks
past the stratsgy Of tho Contcderats govern
nsnt has undergone Q change -or as least that
Il has been caused TO take on tho appearance Of
chuges
"Aii eyes are at present turned towards Ma
nsssas juno ion. The enemy has mas,d some
90 900 or 25, 900 troops at and about Alsxan-
dria and their numbsfs at last SC ounts wore
increasing by constant arrivals by land aud
river. 1t b apprshended that they mean to
sttsck Us at Manassas Junction, whore ws had
yesterday about 10000, increased psrhsps to
Is 900 mes, under Cen. BJnHAM, which ware
bsing rapidly rs-snforcsd from this dty. Civil
ard military men here differ, however, as to
toe designs OF the enemy In that dirsctio on.
10 ne regard the demonstration at Alsx sndris
IS a feipt 70 make important movements else-
~hsrs, p rbaps upon Norfolk, or Yorktowa, or
A.n'a Cr.sf, Or Hsrpsrs Ferry, or sem,
Other point;
"bat Gen. LIE, who Is by no means q man
to Jump hastily TO conclusions. appears 10 put
q literal construction o. II. He proceeded In
ps'son to Msnassa, Juncti On today, pretty filly
nvinced that by the act Of LHcoLss
tro,pe-as our Congress word their war de-
es-,ticns-it was sooS IN bs tho scene OF Q
zap srd bloody contest. Bat thero is no toll
iug. Before this reaches you, the telegraph
may tell you thst tho enemy continue to pur-
sue policy Of gradual and almost impsrcspti-
bls invasion, accompanied by succession Of
small lossss and irritation Inflicted up,n tho
Confederate army, until, to save its prestige
at homo and abroad, and to save itself from
utter disaster, Il will be compelled, somehow
and somewhere, TO force . trial Of conclusion a
In great and dscisivs pitched battle.
The massing OF southern troops at vAriou,
important positions still goes on vigorouiy.-
Richmond Is the general rendezvous for In
coming vo' untecrs whencs, As soon as inspect
Cd and properly Quilted for active duty. they
are distributed where thsy seem most nssdsd
According 10 rough estimate, l think that
there are, at this moment. In activo service in
Virginia about 90 600 Confederate troops
namely; about 4 900 at or near Manassas
function. about 5,00) at Frederick and A
q,ka Cresk, about IL, 0C0 at Norfolk aud Its
aud Wi lisrsburg, about II 9o0 a. Hsr-
pm's Ferry. OF this aggregate, nearly
all, exclusive Of the force st HarPsr's
Ferry, are 20 posted that thsy could bs con-
osutratsd by railroad At any point between
Norfolk and Alexandria witsin "a hosrs.
About AZ, 900 l should think, might b flung
slaost A. once upon ths enemy, Wherever hs
q - this number ct given polst might leave
coo scast force along the GsboArd and bsyl
cosstaply msnscsd by The sasm, . ships Of var
asd transports for lending troops. You sea
thsa, wbsre Is the difficulty. With his ships
IN one sits and his NJ ubsrs On the othsr, tn,
snsay means to outfank ne both and make II
hazardous TO sttsmpt . conbiusd movement
upon iu csntrs. Zee nothing fss II bat I,
sw.ll our lumbses - rapidly ~ possibls, and
hold hin Ia check on the right thst u towsrdi
the 80, while We turn his flank on the lsft
md overthrow him In ths osatrs."