New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-18
FROM RICHMOND.
wACTs A,,D RIMoRs ABOUT THE REBELS.


pp,tADEIPuIA, Wednesday, July IL, 1861.
a geutle,nan of this city, who left Richmond on the
s. .t where he had resided several months, reports
49, ba eseaped via Tennessee. He arrived here ihs
,Uonfna. He say when he lef there were only about
10 GOO trooDs n Richmond but there several for
.fsea camps commanding the approaches with heavy
l,aerieS including one below Rockets Of 6Spounders,
g,A one on the AeQua Creek road Of heavy guns.
ssre were three regiments at Towards Grove, east
f the CITY. and two regiments Of flying artillery near
Tsoeksts SSe Regiment after regiment was arriving
x;a DanyiIe. Five regiments, with small baggage
tain eft Richmond on the Sth to reinforce Gen john
.nn From ell accounts, be estimates that there sre
M less than go 00e men under Gen. Beauegard al and
around Manassas Junction, aud reeniorcements OF
niRta are being fOrwsrDed daily.
Il was reported, bat dscredited, that there were
10, 600 at Asqris Creek
Andsrsons TYedegur Works was turning ont two 6s-
pounders and 6-pOunders, large amount Of sun-ear
Nsges, shot and shell per week.
sloat's former sewit g-machine factory had beon
tnrned into an armOry, and was busy engaged alter
ing puns for which il has large contract Ii was also
emslOy ed making belts, knapSacks, saddles, holsters
end all kinds of cavalry and artillery equipments.
There was greSt scarcity of leather and oil-cOtb but
che same establishment had recently received sGppy
sS leather from Kentucky Tbhty barrels Of oil had
lpst been received ut Richmond bearing the mark
sPhladelphia," Of which SIosts establishment. pro
Sured large prcpOr5ion and is now employed making
1lcloth fer knapsaeks &c.
a man named Debow, said to be Norhsrner had
ereced a percussion cap machine, which turns ont
$1,000 daily. He was also engaged building three
ReEe He experienced difficulty In obtaining deto-
naiiDg powder for filing them Two explosions oc-
e9xred fran attempts 10 manufacture il, killing three
pegsons. Debow, It il sad, came North to obtain the
article or get suitable person toFuperincnd iis manu-
6assure, but il s presumed he was unsuccessful as
nan from New Orleans was now engaged there IN that
department.
Debow is also constructing telegraph instruments,
and recently invented and constructed an internal
chine worked by clock arrangement capable Of tim
sDg accurately than fuse the exact moment Of
ks operation. IL said to consist Of single barrel,
hseech-lOading and repeating, aud capable OF the
greatest rapidity of operation. lie had gene 10 Nor
&Slk TO give il a practical test
The steamer Yorktown has been raced and is
MOuated with eighty dx-fOurpOunders. She being
eeSwbeel steamer, her upper machinery il protected
fore and af by an angular bomb proof iron barrcade
osn heE deck up Her hull is also ronpsedfor 80 foe.
ENe and aft of her whsel-hOuse.
The steamer Jamestown remained IN st0tp que.
The Confederate officers ii Richmond Estimated the
Bamber of men at Yorktown at l50OO and from 10000
q 20 900 St Norfolk.
From personal observation the gentleman estimates
that at eaa one-fOunh Of the Virginia troops proper
REs cavalry. They well mounted, armed and
esUipped, and their cutlasses ali sharpened.
The troOps from Pensacola al Richmond generally
cOBcur in the mpOssibity Of taking Fort Piekens II
IL said that they induced 70 come North from
Representations that Fortress Monroe would fall more
eszy prey to Secession valor Many Eortherners are
azeong tbem and came the only possible chance Of
Eesng out Of Sesessiondom by desertion, turning
against the COnfedesates on the occurrence Of
gsgement.
Provisions at present are plenty in Richmond, and
snst crops Of cereals are being harvested.
PgILApELPHIA, Wednesday, July IL, 1861.
The Wash1RytOH Star is received, and confirms the
report about the steamer Yorktown. It adds that
Ewo officers late OF the Federal navy, ae making sur
yeys Of the river to get her out into the bay. Com.
EsEinelam is prepared to meet her.