The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-30
What Next

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The rumors of the methods likely to be pur-
sued by the Rebels in the further prosecution
Of treason, and more particularly, the course
they will take to pursue the advantage gained
in the last battle are mainly speculations, and
the toughest kind Of guessing. without any
foundation except in the active brains OF their
originators The telegraph is repeating the
alarms that were 50 abundant last April. In
the morning we are told that Washington is to
be Immediately attacked, or outposts having
been driven in, and Beauregard with 100000
men being in full advance, flushed with his vic
tory, 10 strike decisive blow, in the capture of
the Federal Capital. At noon the point of at
tack is changed to Harper's Ferry, where Gen.
Lee, or some other Rebel chief, is to cross the
Potomac with 40, 600 men, overwhelming Banks,
and, uniting with the thousands Of Maryland
Rebels who are ready at any moment to spring
to arms, sweep down upon the National Metrop-
oils. At evening, we are startled and alarmed
Cor the safety Of gallant Col. Phelps at Newport
News, and Gen. Butler in Fortress Monroe who
are both to be captured by grand column of
the elated traitor army, Occasionally these
kilograms are ;nterspersed with positive state
ments that large detachments of rebel troops
have left Manassas to retrieve the disasters to
their arms in Western Virginia, and drive back
and cut to pieces the victorious Union troops
who have done such noble service west Of the
Blue Ridge.
We advise our readers to take these rumors
of anticipated engagements and disasters with
great many grains of allowance. The Rebels
have thus far not only not been rash, they have
been extremely cautious in all their movements.
That they will remain 20 for some time to come.
and content themselves mainly with strength
enng their positions and preparing to defend
themselves against another advance Of our
forces, seems evident from their neglect to take
immediate advantage Of the rout of our men
at Bull run; besides, they have not yet ex-
hlblted the least disposition to come out from
their entrenched positions and attack our forces,
and the experience Of the late battle does not
present any very strong reasons why they should
change the plan OF their campaign in that par
ticular. There is no doubt, however, that they
will again send force to the vicinity of IIar-
per's Ferry, for the very same purpose that
Gen. Johnston was 50 long kept there, as it
gives employment to and requires the presence
Of a large body of the Federal troops in that
part of the field Of war, and withdraws them,
of course, from any advance from the vicinity
Of Washington. For similar reason demon
STATIONS will be made in the neighborhood of
Fortress Monroe and towards Alexandria, and
along the limo of the Potomac south.
But there is II great probability that while
Beauregard is SO far threatening Washington,
as to compel the massing of Federal troopsalong
the Potomac as a precautionary movement, he
will as secretly and swiftly as possible send u
large force to operate against our troops in
Western Virginia. 1t is to that quarter of
the field we now look with the most anxious So
lictude, and we shall feel much satisfaction if
we do not soon hear that our brave fellows be
You'd the Alleghanes have been compelled to
fight against fearful odds to maintain the ground
already SO bravely won.