, 1861-06-22
Afternoon Dispatches.
From vyash1uston and VIsriuaa.

From Warrington and VIrEip1a.
WAsu1sGToE, June 21-There are some
25,No troops On the Virginia side, within ten
m4es @ OF the Potomac On this side there are
5VtUO ready to cross at moments uotica
Should the enemy advance from Fairfax, they
will meet not only the number OF troops flrst
named, but 8 flank movement will be made
p force at least 10000 strong, stationed on
the river, SIX miles above the city. The Fed
e1nl army will be fully so, 600 men, while that
Ct the rebels cannot be more that 10000. at
the farttest,
,Citizt rs Of the adjoining counties Of vir.
ginia, are arriving almost hourly in Alexsn-
dF1a to-day, BY boat and afoot, to escape being
impressed into service Guards are securing
those cities with lists of voters againtt tha or
djnenee of secession, and arresting all they can
get held Of, taking them to hfanassas juno
tloD: Many who were eacaptng were fred on
py me closely pursuing rebels- The object In
a1reEt1Dg them ia to impress them Into servica
against the Government
Especial to the N. T. Ere. Post,l
WASHINGTON, June 3L-A party Of rebels
came up the Potomac last night, and attempt
cd to fire Long Bridge. They were fired upon
~ our troops, and four or five killed, nun
Der wounded, and tie balance {nineteeu in
number taken prisoners, aud are now ut the
anehat ar gal Ihs M rebels xere provided With POW
rumber killed, is probably exaggerated.
Al the army surgeons connected with the
regiments, werc ordered over the Potomac
late last night.
The War Department has discovered female
6ecess1onista carrying On regular correspond
ence with Beanregard, ria Mt. Vernon. The
National htru6liean Of this morains says II is
probable that Congress will place means at
the dnposal Of the President for the coloniza-
tlon ot such Of our coIored people Us desire
to emtgrate to Hnyti-that the contrabaud
slayes held BY the Federal troops will be in
c!udtd In this measure.
Especial Dispstch to the N. +. Tribonc.1
WARRINGTON, juno 2O.-GcB, Mcdowell
VISITED Gen. Scott to-day, with plan and
proposition to capture the enemy Immediate
y; Gen: Scott answered, "No, sir, no."
n1epaeed. The rthel piceet flags arc visible
from Gen; schenck's head quarters. The Na-
y Department. knows nothing of the landing
OF troops at Savannah or elsewhere on The
Southern coast
1t should be understood that laree num-
her ef the regiments accepted By Government
within few weeks, We're acce pied on ccEdl-
specified time. Not q few have failed to
comply with the stipulation. There is more
room for new ones than there might other
Wise be. No full regim mt that Is ready With
n ten days will be likely to be refused. The
Secretary Of War te1egraphed to-day to Gov.
curtin tur more troops. 4 similar message,
We learn, has been sent to Gov. Morgan and
other States. It is deemed desirable fhat ali
regiments now accepted should be ready for
the field at the earliest moment. The Bosrd
OF Army Surgeons meet to morrow to exam.
Inc applicants for surgeons to I'LL thu vacancy
In tie army. No one will 10 appointed unless
certified to by the Board as duly qcalided. a
contract for six hundred Of the Griffin rifle
" recommended II.