Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-03
[Signedl NATHANIEL P. BANKS,
Major General Army


Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati GazetteJ
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The continued ar
rival OF troops to day has given the city a
more warlike appearance than at almost any
other time during the campaign.
There are grave limitations of forward
movement, but this is so often asserted that
the highest sources fail in correctness of III
formation.
With the arrivals to-day there are here
siXty-three thousand troops completely armc
and equipped, ready to move in thirty min
utes' notice.
Very formidable efforts are being made for
a secret session of Congress, and the Prrsi-
dent is urged to recommend it in his message
Very valuable dispatches have been found
on McQuillan, who was arrested here on his
return from Europe, for the Rebel COntede-
racy.
The Government is informed that the evil
dence against Marshal Kane is OverwheIm-
ing.
The members and Senators from the West,
except Missouri, are all here.
IL is believed that Gen. Fremont will be
ordered TO tte command of the department
of Eastern Virginia.
Correspondence of the Gin. COMMERCIAL
WASHINGTON, JUNE 29.--It may be consid-
cred certain that Gen. Fremont will COM
mand the Western army that will crash out
the rebellion in the lower valley OF the Mis-
sissippi.
Positive information as to the strength OF
the rebels between Falls Church and the
Manassas Junction, has been received within
the last twenty-fOur hours. There are about
5000 rebels, consisting of 1St, ID, Sd, 5th,
and portion of the SJh South Carolina re-
giments, the 9th Alabama, and the 1st Loui-
slana stationed between two points; 1000
were at Vienna under the command of Gen.
Bonham.
Gen. Beauregard was at Fairfax Court
House night before last. The fact that his
best troops from advanced posts, indicates an
intention to dispute every inch of ground.
From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, jane 3O.-The cele.
brated steam gun arrived last night. Frof
Lowe is expected to-day with his monster
balloon. Two prisoners and two deseTters
were brought in to-day, all of the Louisiana
ZDuaves, the deserters having been pressed
into the Confederate service, and escaped the
first opportunity. They are uniformed pre-
cisely like Duryea's ZOuaVes. The two pris-
oners were straggleIs Of d scouting party OF
TWO hundred.
They agree that an attack on Newport
News was intended night before last and was
only prevented by the incessant rain.
About 4, 800 men, including a strong body
OF cavalry VIII some IL pieces OF dri1I!efy,
advanced from Yorktown where there Is
over 1900 troops from Louisiana, South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The
cavalry is made up of the elite of VIRGINIA,
and exceedingly well mounted. Provisions
are scarce at Yorktown.
The two deserters were originally from
Boston and New York. They were at Pen
sacOla. and the regiment having mutinied,
they were paid so each, the only money yet
a I, L
mond, and lastly came 10 Yorktown.
Three shots were fired from Sawyer rifled
gun at Newport News, the mate to the one
on the Rip Raps, one shot of which reached
the opposite bank of the James river, five
and half miles distant.