Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-16
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
PnoGREss OF EVENTS.
News, Gossip, Rumors, and Lies from
Black Repnbiicsn Sources.


Special Dispatch TO tbs Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June I3 Gen. Cadwallsder has been
assigned to command cooperating with Generei
Patterson in an advance on Harper's Ferry.
day is the seventy-fifth anniversary Of the
birth of Gen. Scott. He has received the congrat-
ulations of large number Of persons. He is in
excellent health and spirits.
Ii was rumored extensively. to day, that the
Ohio regiments will be ordered to go 70 Virginia
but it is not So
The War Department has received information
that Beauregard still intends to march the force at
Manassas on this city. This has caused no little ex
element though il is an old sensation. The Poto-
mac river'fota left to-day, TO go down the river,
with large amount of shot and shell. The boilers
and engines go protected that shot cannot Djure
them.
II IS not unlikely that the Acquia Greek batteries
will be again fired into.
1t is believed that several Western regiments will
be ordered here within few days.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Comm .rcial.
WASHINGTON, June IL Twenty steam gun boats
are 20 be built at Cincinnati iramedist .ly.
Gen. Scott learns that there was great stir among
Southern troops at Manassas Junction last night. Ii
Is believed that powerful movement is making to
back up the rebel forces at Harper Ferry, and
Iag after making defense of the line of the Poto
mac the Virginians viii fall back and offer gener
al battle in the vicinity Of Winche, ter.
The Federal army concentrating upon Harper's
Ferry is 35 ono strong. There are 1000 regulars
including 1000 cavalry and eight batteries.
The impression isprevslent here that great bat.
tie will take place next week, near Winchester
o. h. Browning, appointed Senator IN place of
Douglas is particular friend of LIncoln. This ap
pointaent is generally esteemed unfortunate and
disgusting in the extreme.
Disl catches to the New York Associated Press.
WASHINGTON June 13.-It is reported on good au
thorty that attack will be made on the rebels at
Manassas until Harpers Ferry is taken.
II ia fbatu have loft
for Europe TO fit out priyateers TO wage hostilies
against the American commerce. The Govern
mentis on their track. Some of them natives
OF Northern States.
WASHINGTON June lt-A number of the late Sem
tor Douglas friends representing various States.
assembled tonight for the purpose of concocting
measures to erect suitable monument to his honor
and make preparations for delivering of eulogy
upon the deceased the evening of the 4th of July
Hon. L JoV Morris has accepted the miss ion TO
ConStantineple and will to-morro " forward 10 Gov.
Curtin a resignation of his seat in Congress.
The President says he thinks the number of troops
at Harpers Ferry IS qate as large as has been rep
resented.
1t is reported that the rebels are erecting bat
terry at Methias Point, some miles below Acquia
Creek. This may interfere with the navigation of
the Potomac and perhaps require its immediate re-
moval. The channel there is close under the Vir-
ginia shore.
The steamers Freeborn and Resolute left the Navy
Yard to day with sealed ORDERS Possibly their err
rand is prevent the completion of the battery at
Matthias Point. They will be joined by the Pawnee
which remains at Aqua Greek. These steamers
have changed their armaments, and now have long
81 Founders.
Two noted Secessionists have been arrested here
and placed under surveillance.
Secretary chase has just addressed another circu
lar to the Collectors OF Customs referring to the
instructions of the I'd Of May prohibiting the
mission of muntiuns of war provisions or other
tn in mi
ted States They further instructed to exercise
the utmost vigilance 10 arrestng and detsining all
merchandise of whatever character
Special Dispatch to the New York Tribune.
WASHINGTON, June 14--Arkansas Rebels are
Transporting arms into Missouri.
Gen Scott is not entirely confident of the security
of the city, and has given orders recently of q
character which implies some expectations of the
sudden onset of guerilla party from the East.
Persons who reached the city this evening from
Montgomery county, Nd, represent that vehicles of
every description, laden with arms ammunition
and provisions from Baltimore, are passing over the
turnpike leading through that county, during the
night, on their way to Virginia. We are also cred>
IDLY informed that cor trsband goods are aim ost
daily being shipped down the Chesapeake to the
Rebels.
According to a report that reached Great Falls
this evening detachment of Col. Stone command
was engaged about four o'clock this morning in
driving back a Virginia force which had crossed
Jhe river at GOoSe Creek, ABOUT 1Our miles above
Edwards Ferry and thirty from Georgetown.
Col. Everetts three companies of district Volun-
teers who left by boats from Great Falls up the
canal obliged 70 leave them about eight miles
from dam No. s, the boats running aground the
canal having been cut. They marched up the tow.
path to the Ferry, where they have probably Joined
Col. Stone by this time.
Special dispatch to the Norfolk Evening Post.
WASHINGTON, jane l4.-Col. Barker, of Boston,
and Col. Mix, of Sheohar, n. T., have been fully
authorized by the War Department to raise regi-
ment of mounted rifemen for the service of the
Government
A clergyman who has arrived here from Manas-
Junction expresses the opinion that Beauregard
intends making demonstration against the Federal
lines in conjuhction with Gen. johnson, who com
mands at Harper's Ferry.
The news Of the evacuation of Harper's Ferry
by the rebels creates considerable excitement here
The Government has received dispatch announcing
the fact