Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-31
FRON WASHINGTON.
.ECr NEw YORK, Aug. 30.

9EC1 NEW YORK, Aug 80.
Times special says:
Gen. Scott expressed the opinion to dsy
that the rebels must make an attack on our
lines and at an early day.
Information from the rebel army says
there are large numbers Of rebels in and
about Manassas, scattered on the lines Of
roads leading to Richmond and toward
Strasburg. There has been much sickness
among these men, owing to wet weather and
a deficiency Of clothing and tent equi-
page. They are short Of everything except
wheat -four and corn, Of which they have
an abundance. The men we're very
restless and there was no discipline They
were highly elated with their success at
Bulls Run and SO confident of their ability
to thrash the Abolitionists that they i'm
peratively demanded to be led against
Washington.
1t is probably in obedience to this re-
quirement that they are now being paraded
along our lines.
An intercepted letter from Columbus,
! Ca, Of recent date, shows that New York
papers were received at that point within
from ten 10 twelve days of the date of pub
| LEGATION, and further that the rebels are
basing their movements in the lower tier
of States on the supposed intention of the
designs Of the military authorities here as
developed by suggestions of the Northern
| ann from their departments against Whon
a charge Of disloyslty may be brought Dy
the Investigating Committee.
Herald correspondence:
TLa enemy have not only re-estsbhsheo
their old line of pickets as before the oattl'
Of Bull Run, but have actually eucroaeneC
: ! ON the territory formerly held by Us, nearly
| bslf a mile nearer cur line Of tortihcauons
I. tnev now occupy several important strageu
cal points on which they are throwing u
. Jo-ti6cations. On Munson Hill the enem
y ia constructing works and have now a TEN
= norary battery of r;aed cannon, from Whic
- sor the last few days they have kept np
JssnItory fire on our troops at Bsiley's Gro
- Roads. Along the route referred to the en-
" NV has several depots of supplies and reil
iogcements. and at least three new fortune
tions. and probably double that number co
csaIsd and under construction. The enemy
as torce at Muuson's Hill consisted OF 700 CO
ira sIrv. 1000 infantry and three field pieces
els A gentleman arrived here to-day frt
! OF Richmond by way of Louisville, hentucl
in he has spent several weeks in Virginia
yisited the lines of the rebel army. DE
.- Inmates the number now in arms IN Eirgl
ton, at nearly three hundred thousand ana .,
be forces on the Potomac alone at one hpnd
o Of and eighty thousand. Since the first OF }
lich immense quantities Of arms purchased IN
. it East have been carried into the State thro
Hieo Baltimore, and their whole army Is now
tne armed .-..-,,,,, .,
mes, Manassas Junction is now virtually y
nth doned, there beng only General lei
nize look after the guns of the batteries.
lean principal portion Of their forces have
-hich pushed forward to the upper Potomac
nifty Thrown across into Maryland, for "
Cen movement a column of 4O, 900 is pref
mop with pontoon bridges upon which tDey
/, and cross ~ At any point they find the least de
q Of ed They are determined to make a
i but tempt to get Maryland into their posse
mis- and thew believe that will insure their
IS the mate possession of Washington and
I, and Immense accumulation of supplies here
Wever enabling them TO transfer the war iro
b that Potomac to the Susquehannah ana Z, SEC
Il free them the recognition of Europe Inn
gramme has been decided upon.