The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-06-14
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4 fWasuIxGroS, June 4.-John p. Sander
son is appointed Lieut.. Colonel eeconJ
4 in command under Col. Anderson.
Y WASHINGTON, HJune G.AThe Washing
ton stHr saws certain Information is re
4 ceived that Gen Beauregard is at aanas
sas with, 10000 men. - d 3iii p .t's
\ person from Richmond saws tho
troops march by hight and without
music. '''re'Hd -fai-
Jackson's brothers are supposed to be
the persons who are picking off the Fed
eral piclSets. They are said to have from
Is TO 20 men finely mounted.
Aspy named Williams was hung al
\ Harper's Ferry. 9.'i rt '1.s
| The farmers in the vicinity of Harper's
Ferry are engaged to be there Monday
for transporting equipments
A large amount of rolling stock has
arrived at Washington to--be used trans
\ porting troops towards Manassas.
Every white male between the ages of
lG and 90 in Petersburg is enrolled. l
| Banks leads the coast column acting
with Butler. This arrangement is strong
ly opposed by all but Lincoln. The on.
position is headed by Gen. Scott. 1l.4
The Southern Paymaster, with $4,000
for the Harper's Ferry troops, is sreported
captured. .i.,..l..f 10. -,
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
bridge at Sleepy Creek has been burned
WASHINGTON, june CIT is believed
that Lord Lyons dispatches are unfayor-
able to the Federalists. 8..I tr8i
The Cabinet has been in session every
day this week on Foreign affairs, which
is believed to ominous of trouble. ,..-.,
Bartlett's naval brigade have forced
themselves into service. ...4f
WASHINGTON, June G.-Mr. Cummings.
of the World newspaper, is appointed
Brigadier General preparatory to being
made Quarter Master General. .lL
A large quantity of letters destined for.
the South have been stopped here.
Seward remarked this morning that he
expected to hear of sharp work ut Har-
per's Ferry. au e - ti.. ed.
Reinsorcements have been ordered to
Chambersburg. I.. e
Measures are taken to find how many
three months soldiers will stay for the
war, the result determining as to new
levy t t-.l 4 L
There is no doubt but that Gen. Beau
regard is preparing to attack Alexandria.
Canada Preparing for Defense.
The people of Canada have an idea
that as soon as Lincoln's hordes are turn
ed back from the South, they will make
an inroad upon shat province, and are,
consequently, preparing for vigorous
defense. The Montreal Commercial Ad-
vertiser says:
"The Citadel of Quebec is being rapid
ly placed in an efficient condition for de-
fence. During the last week 1000 bar
rels Of gunpowder were landed at the
Ordinance wharf, a number of furnaces
heating shot, and furnaces for supplying
shells with molten iron. New works are
also in process of construction. Among
the purchases made here recently for
this purpose were two thousand short
lengths of chain, probably for gun car
rlages.'
The Montreal Herald has the follow.
ing:
The Admiralty has chartered the sail
ing transports, Gondola, Sumaria, Ram !
bier, Queen, Hero of the Hill, Duchess |
of Sutherland, Black Eagle, Wanderer,
Northumberland, Elizabeth and Patri- |
clan, and the steamers Britannia. Peninsu-
la, Eva and Why, to take military stores
from Woolwich. to the West India sta
tons and the British possessions in Amer
lea. A large number of Armstrong guns
for the different Notifications will be sent
by these vessels; and the whole of the
and arsenals will be placed on
a war footing.