Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-13
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TOWANDA
THE NEWS.

against the enemies OF the government 1t ap-
pears that General Scott has informed the
President and Cabinet that he has resolved to
have possession of both Richmond and Mem
pnis before the 18th OF July. Active prepara-
tions for an instant advance are going on
among the regiments on the Potomac 1t is
said that no direct attack On Harper's Ferry
is contemplated, but that the troops from
Pennsylvania and Ohio are to surround that
poiat by movements in the rear, by way Of
Williamsport. The advance of our troops to
Grafton and Philippi would seem to carry out
this idea. Meantime no symptoms Of an evacu-
alton of Harper's Ferry by the rebels arc OBJ
served as predicted few days ago Jefferson
Davis was expected to arrive there on Satur-
day last, for the purpose of inspecting the
! troops there.
Letters been have just received from Major
General John G. Fremont, dated in London,
stating that he has purchased 10000 Enfield
rifles and several batteries of ri6ed cannon, for
the United States Government, which be is
waiting for and will bring With him. At present
he is delayed until portion Of the rifles are
finished He states further, that the Com.
missiOners Of the Confederate States had in
strnctons to procure several steamers in Eng
land for the service of the Mon tgomery gov
ernment, but that there was some difficulty
about getting the money ; in fact, the need
full had not arrived from the South They sue.
ceeded, however, in purchasing two steamers,
for which they paid 10000 1880. .O0O)-
These vessels. it appears are to soil for a
Southern port, under the British flag, and reg
istered as the property Of British owners, car
ryng nothing contrabsnd of war, but probab-
| ly in ballast merely How they will be served
by our blockading squadron remains TO be
seen. We hope they will find it somewhat diff
GcuIt to enter any port at the South.
! The developments that are likely to follow
the seizure of the dispatches filed in the ;ele-
graph Offices will astound the country. They
will show Q system of tereachry extending
through all grades Of official business and soci-
al circles. AImost everybody appears to have
been engaged in giving aid ano comfort to the
rebels, and to have furnished means and infor.
nation for securing triumph of the rebellion.
Members of Congress from Free States figure
! frequently among these flashes Of intelligence
Reporters for Northern Free-SoI papers hand
ed in to the telegraph Office the knowledge
- o .
professions. Esen the members CT the Peace
Congress, and some from Free States, held
ont words of encouragement to the rebel lead
ers, that il they woud keep up the fire they
would break the Free-Soilers down. Several
of the members of that Convention from the
Border States gave regular reports of its pro-
ceedings to the rebels, while at The same time
they were insisting that the proceedings should
be kept from the Northern Press und public
| Col KELLEY, wounded at the brilliant affair
at Philppa, we are glad to state is reported
much better, and there is noN a strong prob
ability of his recovery. The position at Phillip.
pa is being rapidly strengthened by the Fed.
eral troops, some three thousand having been
concentrated there since the rout of The rebels
who are now supposed to be in force at Bever-
! ly, the Capital Of Randolph County, about
twenty -four miles southeast of Phillirpa. 1t
has been reliably asscertaiLed that the loss Of
life on the part of the rebels was considerably
greater than at FIRST supposed-some fifteen
Of their dead boles having been found in q
thicket.
The obssquies attending the removal Of
Judge DoUGLAs' remains from Chicago, where
he died, to Washington, took place on Friday
last, aud were attended with every demonstra.
ton of respect, not only in Chicago, but in
several other places In Chicago business was
generally suspended, and the streets on the
line of the procession we're densely packed with
sorrowing citizens. The progress Of the pro-
cession was marked by the toiling of bells and
the firing of minute guns.
The movements of troops, already frequent
ly referred to and explained, is going on
Monday three hattallions of District Voun
teer5 passed througn Georgetown, and two
Connecticut, one New Hampshire, and the 9th
New-York Regiment. broke up their camps,
and started from Washington, proposing tc
join the District Volunteers three miles from
Georgetown, going thence'to Edwards Ferry
on the Potomac, point half way between
Washington and Harper's Ferry. 1t is
thought that several regiments on the Virgin
ia side, and an Ohio regiment, were immedi
ately to march in the same direction. The
Rhnda Island Rnriment hnd fnllowad thai,