Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-11

! Military Departments
Information has reached Washington that
the Secession forces have thrown up eaith-
works, perhaps two hundred feet square at
/ Manassas Gap Junction, and commanding the
/ track for perhaps mile. They are uudcrthe
/ command OF Gen. Eonham, Of $. c. Col. Ma
/ gruder was there in command Of u battery.
/ 1t is believed that Col. kershuw's south
/ Carolina Regiment has moved up the road 10
! Ceuteryile Fairfax county. to streugthcnthe
| position there, in view otthe probability that
/ the Federal troops would strike a blow at
that point, TO cut of communication with
/ Harpers Ferry.
NEW York, May 29,h-Barrett's Naval
Brigade left for Fortress Monroe to-day, mum.
! brriuc 100 men, with several of james riNed
cannon. They are all seamen.
/ PHILADELPHIA, May 29.--A western move
ment Of the Philadelphia troops is ufoot Sew
cral regiments under Gen. Patterson leave at
once on the Pennsylvania road The rumored
destination is llarper's Ferry
FnANNroRr, (Ky) May 29--In the Border
States Convention to-day, Gamble Hall.
Guthrie, Wicklifte, Bell, Dixon AID Dunlap
were chosen Committee to prepare gen
eral address. Guthrie, Bel, Dixon Williams
and Richardson We're appointed Committee
to prepare an address to the people Of Ken
t"c"S' I pom ItsuIu''o"' '"v llpIH'cTs OF lhe
| Convention were sworn to bc faithful to the
Constitution of The United States while hold
| ing membership
New ORLEANS. May 29th-An Act was
| passed by Congress previous to adiogruiug,
prohibiting the shipments Of cotton from the
| Confederate States, except through the sea-
ports Of said States
WA-nINcroN, May 29th,-IIarpers Ferry,
| if it is not already evacuated. will soon fall
The troops there are not near SO numerous as
! has been stated. There are not over four
! thousand in or about the place, and they are
miserabIy equipped and nearly starved
Gen. McGlelland, with fifteen thousand
troops, is already on the march towards lIar-
per's Ferry. Another force will proceed
! from ChamhcrsLurg under Cen K,im; an
other from the Relay House, and still another
from Washington, to cut Off the rebels
The total number Of regiments accepted
from Illinois for the war is now eighteen, in.
elusive of lleckcr's German regiment
The n. Y. Tribuue's dispatch says: At
Grafton there were 1900 troops on Sunday,
and they were pouring in From Harpcrs
Ferry.
Several bridges had been destroyed, among
them, one at Catksburr, on the north-wcst-
crn road, and one about half way between
Wheeling and Grafton The iron Monouacy
blilye was threatened, but Gov Hicks sent
strong body Of Maryland troops to protect
it,
One end only Of great rock blown down
at lIarpcr's Ferry, had fallen on the track
Two hours woll with guupoWlcr would
suffice to rcmoveit.
Gen. Johnson, it IS said, considered lie had
sufficient time to secure his retreat
Gen. McClclland has thrown strong bodies
OF troops from parkersburg and " Wh,cHng to
ward Grafton. but some delay would he oc-
ca-joncl by rebuilding bridges.
Government has ascoWalned there are no
rebels at Fairfax. There were troops at that
point, but thoy have fallen lacl; on the main
body at Manassas Cap They have literally
eaten Up everything to be obtained at Fair
IaN, and were driven back fer fear of starya-
tion. The rebels take whatever they can
find from the families of friends and FOES and
pay Hber1lIy hutiu The scrip Of Virginia .
Ii is now believed the Federal tro, ps viii
occupy Manassas Junction Tomorrow night,
drawing away the rebels who have congrcga-
ted there.
Capt. Engle, from Fortress Monroe, reports
~ewalis Point almost imrro@uabie, and is
now occupied by t GOO rebels. Gen. BaGcr's
plan isto surround them and cut off their
supplies, thus forcing them to surrender
Secretary Cameron is attending to lis du-
ties to day
IT is reported that the VIRGINIA Newton
Rides, Eog.r rlyors company voted in a
body the straight Union ticket, much to
PYor's ind sua,ion, who Immediately dis
banded tbcm.
Orders were issued To-day for the return
of jhc seventh Regiment to New York, to be
mustered out of service
The new military district called the De-
par'ment of Anderson, Kentucky, has been
formed, and will be commanJed 10y Colonel
Anderson.
The new military department Of Kentucky,
COL Eoht. Anderson, commanlaut, embraces
much of that State rs lies within one hun
lrci miles of the Ohio river. His hcadquar-
tiers, for the present, are at Louisville
CMcNNA1I May @0th.-Thc Ohio and Nir-
@juia troops under command OF Col. Kelly,
occupied Grafton, Va, at half past O'Clock
This afternoon. The rebels fled without
drur gun.
The sixth regiment of Indiana volunteers,
under the command of Col. Crttculen hllV
armed and equipped, arrived here at P. vi.
and passed through the city TO the depot and
took the cars to Camp Deun-on, where they
eucamped for the night Their destination
j. probably Grafton As regiment passed
up Fourth street, they were greeted with en-
thu,jas'ic cheers by the immo nse crowds
assembled.
Another Indiana regiment passed Dayton
last night, going East.