The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-23


day. s0s visis 70 General AcDuwens headquarters as-
Atssnoo, satisfied me as: they were as unfounded 60
thoee which haye heps The troops and The Washington
public IN constant state Of excitement since last We'd
readsy sm persuaded, and my opinion 10 shared by
the commanding officers tho Virginia s.de that the
reports in question produced by the strengthening
Of the rebel line Of defence from Fairfax Court House
10 Manages Junction, and that the plan Of an
attack upon Washington never entertained by the
leaders OF the insurgents. attack bad really been
contemplated and made during the last three days. rebel
Hon would have received It's death blow right the
sight OF the federal capital /. would require seventy
I'VE thousand superior troops to drive the Union forces
cut Of their strongly fortified position An st.ep: to
storm with probably ess than one half that number OF
PAW, poorly armed troops, would only result IN sensra
dsaster No troops that have never been under Gre
could withstand the terrible IRE Of the Immense batteries
now completed on the Virginia side
ADVANCE OF THE REBEL LINEs-GEs. DEAuRsG ARD
IN COMMAND.
The report Of The movement Of the rebel forces TO-
wards our lines has been confirmed Their strength in
tie neishborhsd Of Fairfax Court Eccse Is est.ma.ed
by these who web informed Upon the
subject at ten thousand, ind il 10 pretty well
understood that General Bsauregard commands tie force
in person. There doubt that the rebel army ere
dsaiaaed, and have only been KEEP: from open m9tluy
by promises Of their company officers that they sh,1ld
without delay have an opportunity 10 take the city OF
Washington, where there 10 abundance Of prover6er
Poor felowa-f they come this way with Ia their
hands they win get more cannon balls and knie bullets
than anything else for breakfast.
Distribution OF THE REBEL rRooss.
Reliable reports describe the rebel roope TO be
tremely Ill provided for to provisions ard camping
equpage
party that arrived at Alexandria this morning states
that the advance posts Fairfax Couy. House we're
very much daaected account Of being 30 poorly and
irYegularly fed.
CONDITION OF APFAIRs IN THE s0UrK-A QUAR-
TER OF MILLION REBELS UNDER AnXS-oNE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND IN VIRGINIA
WHAT GENERAL BEAURHGARD SAYS OF TEEN.
Al hghah gentleman who has Just arrived here from
New Orleans, stopping on his way ct Mobile, Savannah,
Charleston and Richmond q. which points he had ol
business with foreign Oonsus 1t those places states what
he heard respecting the condition Of Affairs in the coun
try through which he passed. He does no: know tie
number Of troops under arms, but he saw gyea: many
the road upon which he travelled He was assured by
the rebels that the South have arms two hundred
and fifty thousand well equipped soldiers with plenty Of
arms, and when he asked where they obtained them,
was Informed that they had received upwards Of two
hundred thousand stand OF arms from Europe This is
say they have abundance OF their own manufacture
and turning out large numbers every day Of the
most improved pattern. He heard NO complaints Of
want Of provisions The crops never were finer or more
abundant. he saw General Besuregard and converted
with him. A TO the number Of troops General RsauYe
gard Informed him that In and sbo1: Richmond
sas Junction there were about hundred ard f!ty
thousand. He asked General Heanregard hs men were
well drilled and ready for battle. General Beavrega-d
replied that he regarded his competent to Stand be-
fore the best French soldiers that ever lived go says
from what he could learn, s not the intention o. SEE
eral Beauregard to make atxck be. to st on the de-
fensive
ARRIVAL or COMMODORE srRlSGgAX-AgFA-as AT
FORTRESS MoNEoE snEPoars OF TIE CONDITION.
OF THE EBBxLs 1T ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
rHB SAWYER CAENON--THE SAVANNAH PRrvA-
rEERsaEE COMING TO NEW YoRE.
Commodore stripgiGm, Of the bloc9adDg socsirop a.
rived here this morning. from tie flag sh.o Knreso.a
OF Fortress Monroe Hs up In a g1nboat, and re-
pors ell quiet at tie Fortress and thinks there VIII not
DO forward Increment made by Genera, Better FOR
some time. Com nodore 9. speaks in the highest
terms Of the Eng o, the gun from the Rip gaps q.
sewsu's Point with sawyeE's proje,tIs Es says two
soldiers, who srce escaped fror, tbs Point and took
refuge board the Minnesota report that the r-osc
tiles struck within twenty feet OF their gune and the
distance was nearly three mes and perfectly amazed
the rebels, and compelled them 70 move hs,k
their battery. the two soldiers wao escaped De-
lorg to New Yo,k and Maine They were PRESSED
ints service IN Geoiga They ssy there are aboc. six
hundred men at sevsIs Point; ths. there sre msuy
Others there who p-esssd irto the service rhey
also state that tere only abort seen thousand en
shout Norfolk and rot more than I've hundred Of them
are armed They say the general complaint n South
s thai they have na' mnskets, rhee, AID other sns
ayms enough.
Commodore str.pgham .nfsrms ne :ha: the s.s.ene..
that the Harriet aae had been S:ed into ard Injured
without the slightest foundation II truth. She VII sa
for New York on EoIdsy, having OF board soe o. JeG
Davis captured pirates.
Commodore strrgh,n's visit hare e undoubtedly In
reference to the pirates captured BY the Perry As
he receives lis netYuctons he VIII return 70 Eta sp
proceeding along the Southern coast
It viii not be many dsYs besefe the blockade vii be
complete and thorough from the mouth Of tbs Mises-
sppi to the Chesapeake.
THE REPoRrTD ATrBMPT AT COMPROMISE BETWEEN
TIE HOSTILE SECTIONS.
There s an opinion pyevailI here that the traitors
who are It present menscng this capital by armed forces
IN the vicinity OF Manassas Junction and Fairfax Oour.
Hcuse have other purpose than 70 make such de.
monstration shall induce tmid politicians when
Congress meets TO offer compromise proposition, point
country NE idea IL exceedingly absurd.
pRyvATFERs FITTING OUT IN ENGLAND.
Private letters received here bruush: the
Africa from high source, state most positively tbs.
large humber Of priva.ssys being fitted II Egg
land for the Southern rebels /: reliably reported
that several had already left, and their ssy 70
this country. The attention Of Minister has been d.
rected TO this matter by American residents IN London
who have urged him to bring 70 Tho notice Of We MIN
ist,y, and have /: thoroughly investigated
REPREssIyB NEAsCBE IN NORTHERN MISSOURI.
Parties that arrived here from NORTHERN aissouYi 10
day state that the rebel fires along tho H,naba Al 9,
Joseph ra-oed completely eztnguished by the DC
cupAon Of al the promiaen. points along By the
Iowa troops. They ssy tba. proupauous end
quicker running rxbble thsr the called STATE troops
was never collected.
THE KENTUCKY SENATOR'S.
stated ina. since the onion triumph IN the cocgye