The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-11
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session, we make up the following summary
COMBINED MOVEMENT OF FEDERAL TROOPS.
a correspondent OF the New York Express,
after stating that there will probably be no
Immediate advance on Manassas Junction or
Aqua Greek, proceeds to say
AbcGt 1000 troops are collecting on the
PennsyiYa line, including the Fort Sumter
force, Capt Doubleday, n body of y. S. engi-
neers artillery, cavalry, &c.
-Four brigades Sixteen regiments) will beat
OhafnoerspuTg by the close of the week -
Col. BaIliers rifle regiment, Nc NJ ullen's COM
pany or desperate roughs, the Scott Legion,
ana the Philadelphia City Troop are among
them.
The artillery will all be regulars. Three
DattaIlons OF that arm are under orders, and
OF these the Chief is the Fort Sumter garrison.
beh fatterson's aim has been to secure those
VINO nave seen service. Col. Dares fine regi-
ment of Philadelphia City Guards will be
part OF the marching army, which il is sup
posed will not be less than 20 600 The Con-
Iedefate forces are being posted at Richmond
Harpers Ferry and Norfolk. The movements
planned out for the United States corps
d'arniee of Gen. Mcclellan, is from the West;
Tor tIen. Patterson, from the North for Gen
Mcdowell, from Washington leaving Gen.
Butler for the seaboard. Gen. Scott is either
10 force the COnfederates to concentrate at
Eichmond, and risk a battle there, to cut
them of in detail, and thus render the capture
OF the main point more easy.
McMullen's mer, it Is said, will lead the
forlorD hope at Harper Ferry, supported by
the Scott Legion. Brigadiar General Thomas
s. spoken of as having been fixed upon TO COM
Inand the advance brigade lie is a skilful
officer, and was lately Colonel of the Cavalry
regiment now at ChambsIsburg. This latter
force is expec ted TO be increased by addi tions
from Fort Leaven worth, from the com panies
which have seen service there on the great
plains, so that the Cavalry viii be not only
numerous but exceedingly eTec tive.
Gen. Mcclellan, it is thought, vii do most
{,Taf I n
ter, and cutting # the retreat of the Confede-
rates down the Valley. To do this posi- ton he
must also take up a position at Strasburg, so
as to prevent Lees force east of the noun
tains from quick transit By railroad to his
TeZr.
Holding these two positions, and Gen. Pat
terSon'S corps moving in force upon Harper >
Ferry, not only would the latter be cut OIL,
bat the Confederates at Manassas Junction
and else where assailed or threatened stimuli
taneously from Arlington, would be in an un-
en- viable way.
The purpose of the Government is to make
the enemy to treat or fight, as Harper's Ferry
and MANASSAS junction are essen tiaI TO the
safety of the forces at Charlottesville, Gull
pepper, fredericksburg and Aqua Creek. If
these be lost, the rapid movement of three
such armies as those approaching from the
West, the North and the Potomac, would rem
der II impossible 10 maintain any post nor In
of Richmond.
BARTLETT's NAVAL BRTGADE-sTATENEST OF ONE
On Wednesday $50 men belonging to Colonel
Bartlett's naval brigade arrived at New York
from Fortress Monroe. One of them has fur
nished the following statement TO the Com
mercal:
We embarked on Monday, the 9th for For
tress Monroe, and came TO in the Roads on
Wednesday morning under the guns of the
Fort We lay there on Wednesday night, and
landed at the Fort on Thursday morning
about 500 in all We were then drawn up in
line near the shore, and Colonel Bartlett gave
the order to march up to the camp. Arriving
there Colonel Bartlett ordered us TO break
ranks and get into the woods to shelter us
from the sun, stating that he would return in
two hours. Colonel Il. did not return to the
camp til Monday. when he stated that be
had met with al accident.
While III camp Lieut.. Col. Whittemore in =
formed the men that Gen. Butler was much
pleased with their appearance. The brigade
had but five mnskets in all, and two Of these
were damaged. Col. Aliens regiment and
Tue Zouayes We're between Fortress Monroe
and the brigade, lea wing the brigade at the
mercy Of the enemy had they made an attack
Ihe men complain of gross imposition on
the part Of the officers OF the brigade. The
brigade WAS very short of provisions The
rations at the camp consisted OF but two bis
cuts ana small piece OF pork twice q day
Those who had any money were obliged to
buy meat tor themselves and divide with their
comrades. The men pulled down fences and
formed huts, covered with boughs, to protect
them from the weather.
Gen. Butler sent an order for the brigade to
embark for New York on Monday at p M
as Col. Allen had enough to do 10 protect his
own men, without taking ca re of over 500 men
who were without AIMS or equipments Lit
Col. Whlttemore called the men toge ther on
Monday noon, and informed them that the
Naval brigade was disbanGed by order of Gen.
Butler, but that if any of the men would
wait until he could proceed to Washington
and return, they would probably be taken in
TO the service and organized under the name
mained. These returned in the Coatzacoal-
eos.
Many who remained did so for fear of be-
ing ridicued if they returned They were
dirty and without decent clothing. Many of
those who returned were without shoes and
Others without shirts. They threw away
many worn out garments, as they were prom :
ised new uniforms on their arrival at Fortress
Monroe.
Arms were carried to Fortress Monroe for
the use OF the brigade, but as the owner was
not paid for them, he refused to deliver them
up on tHelr arrival. Ihey Will be retained
for the Use of Gen. Butler. The men VINO en- =
listed III the brigade were toget $50 per month, /,
ana Il month advance IN addition to uni
forms. They received neither. Much diff
entity occurred between Col, Bartlett and hi J
officers al the camp.
After reaching New York the men pub
lished an appeal TO the "Union Defence Com
mittee" for aid, in which they say:
''Many Of us have been without 4 change of
clothing for full month, having been prom
lsed again and again our uniforms and de-
tanned III camp on Scanty ratons. During he
last week our camp has been a line of huts
formed OF rails and covered with bruShwood
We have been posted near the enemy uu-
armed, and stood guard wit clubs for defence
Some are barefooted, and others at distance
from their homes. Had not the brigade been
dlsbanded, no doubt we should have become
the victims of exposure, and fallen from other
causes than the fire OF our enemies. IN word,
many are utterly destitute. We have been
promised pay-yes, rything-and received
nothing.
THE DURATION THE WAR.
The Washington CORES pondent OF the New
York Journal of Commerce says:
The three months men are soon TO be with
drawn from service, and their places taken
by three years men. All arrangements indi-
cate on both sides preparations for 4 pro-
tracted war. The opera ations in Western Vir-
gina, and on the Oaio and the Mississippi,
WILL at an early stage of the war; be cond uct-
ed on a large scale, under Gen. Me Ciellan
now second to Gen. Scott in command of the
United States Army. A descent upon Mem
phis, with an Overwhelming force, by a 1io-
tilla and an army, Is one of the greatest of the
operations embraced i'll the programme of the
As this will req uire much preparation,
it may not be attempted till next winter
The removal of the Montgomery Gov ernment
to Richmond will be, us We have abundant
evidence already, attended with transfer OF
immense bodies of Southern troops 10 Nir-
ginia. They are pouring in from all the
Southern States, and the prospect is, that the
Southern crop OF wheat, corn, &c, will be
ample to sustain them. The non-export OF
and the prohi biton of its export except from
Southern sea- ports, will cause Il stiil further
diversion of slave labor in the Cotton States
TO the production of corn and cattle, during