The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-07-05
FROM WASHINGTON!
Col, Fremont's Depart
ment.
Frank r Blair for Speaker !
The Actual Strength Of
the Rebels near
Manassas.
BEAUREGARD AT FAIRFAX.
The Stars and stripes over the
WhIte House.
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ANe SUITS AhW HANAptH uNcF the
WhIte House.
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WASHINGTON, June 29th, 1861.
Col. Fremont has been In consultation
with Gen. Scott to-day. II is the pon-
orally received impression that he will
shortly take command of the nrmv 10
move down the Mississippi from Cairo.
Col. Frank p. Blair arrived to-day
There is but little doubt of his election
as speaker of the next House. lie will
be rendered n screnade tonight. He is
great favorite in Washington.
Harper's Ferry was probably occupied
last night by a division Of Pattereon's
column.
Having visited tho federal camps
across the Potomac, found the general
position Of the camps tho same as they
have been for some days. From inlof-
nation conveyed TO Gen. Tyler Of the
Connecticut Brigade, which, with tho isi
and I'd Ohio. still occupies the most ad.
vanced position, IL seems that thore are
6OOO rebel troops between Falls Church
aud Manassas, including 1000 under Gen.
Bonham at Vienna. This force includes
two cavalry companies, two batteries OF
artillery, the LIST Louisiana, the 9th Ala.
bama, and the LIST, I'd, Sd, 9th and part
of the Sth South Carolina infantry.
One regiment of the latter, under Col.
Gregg, has served cut its timo and will
20 home IL it can get away.
The rebels are in sad condition.
They arc almost entirely without wnter
and fresh provisions, living upon hard
bread and salt pork and bacon. The
measles are very prevalent among them
over 900 Of the 9Th South Carolina arc
sick with this disease.
To add to their other cal antilles, they
are paid off in Virginia scrip, which is al.
most worthless. .l
No advance is expected now until az
ter the Fourth. Congress will then
doubtless push the war with viror.
Gen. Beauregord was at Fairfax Court
House on Thursday
Capt, Wards body was to-day sent for
ward to New York. Capt. Craven sue
cOets him in command Of the fleet n tn,
/ Potomac.
A splendid national flag was raised 70
day by the President over the Executive
mansion. There was an immense crow,
and the greatest enthusiasm.
FORTRESS MONROE, juno 90.
Tho Sd Massachusetts Regiment pr
tomorrow to take strong position be
yond Hampton. m
Col. Allen YVES arrested for disrcgof
ding the orders Of Butler.
A vessel brought important dispatehe
for Commodore Stringham to-day.
WAsmNGroN, June 80.
Special to the Tribune:
The rebel troops in Virginia arc csti
mated at go 900 ofwhich 10000 are arm
ed. Not more than $4,000 can be con
ccntrHtcd anywhere. There are nov
$4,000 at Manassas, and 5000 at York
town. Norfolk is regarded impregnable
It is said they don't intend to make
stan at any point and but short one a
Manassas. IL is not their intention L
engage in pitch battle, but to haras
us.
BeOurcgard's advance guard arc en-
c1mped from Springfield to Fairfax Cour
House, mostly in fordsts.
All the grain is seized from farmers an
they receive nothing.
One South Carolina regiments tern
of enlistment is out. They have bee
paid of in Virginia scrip, and are desir
Gus Of returning home.
! Col. Stone has been reinforced.
Herald's dispatch
All our vessels sent anywhere have ri
fled cannon. The Rodman gun will b
put on the vessel to operate near Monroe
especially Sewall's Point.
Il is said that the Unionsts in Eas
Tennessee will follow the example O
Western Virginia.
Judge Shelby, of Western Texas, ar
rived here to-day. He says there is
+ movement on foot there to separate fror
the rect Of the State. Secret Union as
sociations are formed, and the feeling /
daily extending. tits reported that Gen
Carter, at the head of 200 Unionisti
routed 400 secessionists there.
A large sand fort is being erected neo
. Brownsville, to mount 300 guns of tn
heaviest cOlibre.
All roads leading to Washington ar
obsuuctcd
I Tho rebels hourly expect an attacl
, and are sleeping on their arms.
The Government can now concentrat
10000 troops here in three hours,
Intelligence was received this morr
, ing that fourteen rebel scouts aLtacke
our pickets at Shutters Hill near Alex
Rndria. One of our men was killed an
one wounded. Two rebels were kille
and one wounded. They were route
and fed.
Senator Johnson, of Tennessee,
preparing a denial of the affair of III
forged letters to Amos Lawrence, ofBoi
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