The national Republican., 1861-06-06

Unncd States Mnister PfenipoaeD-
tiary, de- to st. Petersburg.
Morleys, London, May II.
THE LATEST FROM MANASSAS JUNG
TION AND LEESBURG.
Just before going to press to-day, (says the
Star OF yesterday we have information from
two gentlemen of character, whose sympathies
with the cause Of the Union we know to be en-
tirely reliable-one of whom is Just from Ma.
nassas Junction, and the other from the imme.
diate vicinity of Leesburg. The former as
sures US that on Friday last Beauregsrd GER
tainly arrived at the Junction aud, if so, we
take it for granted, has assumed the command
Of the disunion troops in that quarter. This
gentleman further says that there is an aggre.
gate force Of 10000 troops ut Manassas, Cen.
treville, Fairfax Station, and Fairfax Court
house. This information, though differing
widely from that received by the Government
here, comes to US under circumstances that
cause US to place some reliance on it.
Our informant from the direction Of Lees.
burg assures us that on Sunday morning last,
during divine service, an officer rode up to the
Quaker Westinghouse at Waterford, Loudoun
county, seven miles from Leesburg, and order
ed the people there assembled to be at Har.,
per's Ferry on the next morning Monday
morning last) with all their wagons and teams,
TO move the material Of troops then there. On
that day, we believe two thousand of those
troops moved up the Potomac to point oppo.
site Williamsport. The troops at Harpers
Ferry We know to have been almost entirely
deficient in army TRANSPORTATION, having ar.
rived there in comparatively small bodies by
rail, and having but sufficient other transport.
alton to carry the baggage of small parties
over the twelve miles Of wagon road between
the northern terminus ofthe Manassas railroad
and Winchester, the western terminus Of the
Winchester aud Harper's Ferry railroad. We
have further to add, that Leesburg is ~ miles
from Harpers Ferry.
T. s. On the same day and the next, tho
people living between the lower line Of the dis.
union pickets and Leesburg were ordered to re-
pair at once to Leesburg with all their availa
BILE means of army transportation, which could
hardly be more than sufficient to move the
baggage, &C., Of Eppa Huuton's command Of
600 men; for it requires some $500 wagons
OF the best description to mobilize an army Of
10000 men, it will be remembered.
THE RouT AT PHILIPPI. - The Wheeling
lnteiiigencer Of Tuesday confirms the announce
ment that Colonel Kelly was still living, the
ball having been extracted, and strong hopes
were entertained of his ultimate recovery 1t
also has the following brief details from an eye.
witness;
1--WE learn from gentleman who left Phil
ippi at nine o'clock yesterday morning, and ar.
rived here last night at eleven, that the seces.
sionsts were routed about daylight yesterday
morning. They were not expecting all attack.
They were first fired upon from battery attached
to an Indiana regiment. They fired one shot
in return, and fed, leaving all their arms, horses
provisions, ammunition, &c. Colonel Kelly,
with his command, was on the opposite side Of
the town from where the fire commenced. Only
two Of the secessionists were killed, and not
more than half dozen taken prisoners, among
whom is Wiley, who was captured in the woods
by Captain George Robinson.
Alter the secessionists fed, and Colonel
Kelly was marching into town at tn head Of
his command, he was approached by despe'
RADIO named Mart johnson, Of Pruntytown, who
shot him with a revolver, the ball taking effect
in his breast. johnson was Immediately SEIZED
and would have been instantly pinioned to the
earth by a hundred bayonets, but that the mag.
unanimous colonel ordered the men to spare
him. 1t is thought that had the Indiana reg.
ment delayed fifteen minutes longer in opening
the fire, the whole sixteen hundred secessionisls
could have been captured"
A dispatch to the same paper, dated Grafton
June 3, says:
Fifteen of the traitors were killed, and from
thirty to forty prisoners secured. A large quar-
tity Of provisions and ammunition were also
secured. Some forty or fifty horses and about
four hundred stand OF arms were also captured
None of the Federal troops were killed or
wounded. The secessionists made good their
escape
FEELS ELEvATED.-Mr. Hassaurck, our new
Teutonic Minister to Ecuador, is funny man.
1t Is said that he " thanked the President for
having appointed him to the highest place in
his gift that is, 9 500 feet above the ocean,
the altitude Of Quito, the capital
MILITARY MovENENTs.-Three companies Of
Lieut.. Col. Towers's battalion, Compau A,
Capt Williams; Company Z, (Zouaves,) Capt,
Powell, and Capt. Morrison's company (he
District Union Rihes,) left the city Tuesday nj
ternoon, taking six baggage wagons, contain
ing tent equipage, munitions, and ratonJ for ten
days, and proceeded to about half mile above
the Chain bridge, on the Maryland side, where
they encamped. The men worked ali night
throwing up entertainments to protect their
camp