Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-07
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune.
CtNCINyATI. Aug, 9b. lSB

Some information lately csiyed by from private
sources relating matters in Virginia, confirms the APP
prehenslons of those who look 10 Matthias Point and
Eastern MARYLAND a. our present of danger
| IN B-The Bslimore semi-Secession papers declare
that the Rebels aim at Rosencrarzl 7imeo Ddnaos, Sc
The threats of an advance above Washington. imme
d.tely on it feints, without doubt unless, indeed
tie plan of tho Rebels has been changed by the exhibits
which the calls for troops have made of the weak
uess Of the Capital. To my certain knowledge the chief
feature Of their plan Was two weeks ego the occupation
OF Eastern Maryland and the uprising of Baltimore,
previous conditions OF assault on Washington. Andhs
latter ciy IA no case 70 De assaulted at dny great
ryk saleSs BIliimOFs could be secured then the bloc
rae 10 be istaniv struck About the fsi Of his month
. srge number Of Secessionists from st. Nary's and
Charles Counties with the military aud civic officers
Of the S. O. A., near Stafford Court House. Chief
aa0ug them, i gisve TO say, was Thomas Stone,
Of Bsverdevertlre, Port Tobacco, Maryland, the
grandson OF Thomas Stone, the signer of the Dec
aration cf Independence. This Thomas Stone IA
nan of much influence in Charles County, and his col
uEon with the conspiraors OF Virginia is sn indication
that his whole county is rotten He has many relatives
residing within few miles of Aqua, the Virginia
side. These have come over TO represent the ad
vsntages Of Charles County place for hostile move
mepts which, especially considering the dsloyay OF its
idenis is Justly regarded 90 very great The Is but
little doubt in my min and have travelled through the
untry that unless the Maryland shore Of the Potomsc
il thoroughly watched, an army may be and will be
a rown into Cherries Oounty; and there, believe
thsy might fad path toward Baltimore so deserted and
c,yered come within reinforcing distance Of that
CIV unobseryed. Nor do believe that the occupation
OF Port Tobacco world prevent this unless the whole of
the almost deserted region aowog the bend of the Po
t from Port Tobacco round to the Fishing Shore,
opposite Aqua fled with scouts Such gentlemen
Of leisure as Thomas Stone have hunted throughout
those n gious until they safely ofr themselves TO
Beauregard as pahDders for the army which they have
done.
The army in Virginia bad double inducement to d.
/ I'd POtomac-One
being that above iudcaed the other being that
found that the river the best commisssry they could
get II il now the hight Of the fishing seeson-epcci
y the season for soft aud hard crabs m which articles
a. Southerners delight. These, added TO the numbsriess
| I'D ducks &c, which blscken the creeks, will for
lo tims keep the army there from suffering for food
TIE seines constantly ct work, aud shad, herring,
&C. lnty Indeed the army has not suf red Tor want
OF food 10 any extent though the ravages OF every var
e.y OF sickness have been remarkable.
it Ia very strange to that thu Government does not
AZ once take towards these sly Secessioniss Of the Pa
tuxent region the most determined attitude They are
ceiyiuc the Government OF the Uued States and the
Governor OF Maryland by making opan organic sto',
while they really fuinng the authority OF both III
that State The copperheads OF their own swamps arc
not moro s.eatby and desdy. The country hast just
learned with some morthearon thai slave has been
returned at Rockville Md by military authority; which,
il true was against tbs decision Of Congress that this
was no part OF the duty of military arm, and also
the spirit Of the recent order TO General Butler
Bat what l. for ore dislike sbcusthst rendition is
has 1t looks like smstod which has been adopted TO-
w'rd Maryland SecessionisIs Rockville Is the county
SCAT OF Montgomery couaiy, and Il situated 10 and rep
resenaiive OF the Secession half Of that comfy The
northern par, OF tha; county is under srong sksr IN
aseDce, and for Union; the entire portion bordering
the river-from Teuailytown up 70 Urbana-s treacher
Gus. This region greatly corrupted by Methodist
preacher of the Baltimore Conference, named Nelson
Head Who after iubreedI vruent hate Of the North
in the minds Of the hethodsts there, neatly
cry Of whom are for Secession now. joined the
rynia conierenee.) Nov, these Rock-vllans might
d.ed do our country much HARM stretching along the