The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-16
THE SITUATION.

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Inc rebel army before Washington what
remains Of it-have been very quiet all day yester.
uay Some few civilians however. yenturinc too
dar beyond tie Union pckets at Balls Cross Roads.
were fred upon, but without serous cffect Two
Vi '1e reoei pickets ventured yesterday afterno n
beyond their lines. and were fired upon by sharp.
shooters with some effect as they were seen to fall.
negroes have been seen by the Union pickets per-
forming picket duty for the rebels.
The Spanish Minister at Washington asserts that
nc has not been officially advised of any permis
Sion being accorded by his government to vessels
Tor the purpose Of trading in the Spanish waters
under the rebel colors.
The receipts of the Treasury Department have
bring the last few days averaged one million dol
prs per day, while during the whole of the month
August, 1860, the aggregate was but $500 900.
There was a very great prospect of an engage
ment at Newport News on the night of the 18th
inst. The rebel steamer Yorktown, very heavily
armed with pivot and other guns, came within
three miles of the camp, and commenced Smelling
1t and the blockading fleet. The guns of the ships
could not reach the rebel steamer, but couple of
Shells from Sawyer's gun were more effective and
fhe rebel craft retreated. Other rebel steamers
have been observed making Reconnaissance.
The Mayor of Baltimore, Ross winans, Hon.
Henry May and others, are close prisoners in Fort
ress Monroe?
From Kentucky the tidings are very important.
In the Senate of the Legislature resolution was
introduced authorizing the Military Board to seize
the State arms wherever found, and to employ
sufficient police force to protect the railroads.
Governor Magoffn has issued the following procla-
hation:-'The government of the Confederate
States the State of Tennessee and all Others con-
cerned, are hereby informed that Kentucky expects
The Confederate or Tennessee troops to be with
drawn from her soil Internationally"
JEFF. Thompson has threatened to hang "a minion
OfIincoln" for every rebel executed by General
Fremont.
The news from the South is highly important
General A. s. johnson has, without doubt, been
assigned to the command of the operations in pro-
gress on the Upper Mississippi The Richmond
Examiner asserts that the Potomac is efectualy
blockaded and closed by powerful batteries. 1t is
asserted that challange to battle has been of.
fercd for some time past by General Beauregard to
General Mcclellan, but had not yet been accepted.
The same correspondent says emo direct attack is
ht present designed upon the works at Washington,
nt least not on the Southern side" The rebel
lines are reported to extend from Occoquan to
Leesburg, and that "the fire of pickets
may be heard from regiment to regi-
ment along the entire extent" Field bat
Ferries have been called for by, and supplied
TO, the rebel troops very recently. JEFF. Davis is
reported, on the 9th inst, $50 far recovered from
his recent severe attack of illness as to have
been enabled to take an airing in his carriage"
Gen. Winder has telegraphed to Gen. Twiggs, at
New Orleans, inquiring how many prisoners he
can accommodate in the forts of that citv. II
has already been announced that one hundred
Rnd ffty-six of those taken at Bull run, &C., had
been sent to Castle Pnckney. There is an idea
n1oat in the South to seize all woollen and cot.
ton mills for the use of the government and that
soldiers be employed therein. In Charleston,
s. c., preparations are being made to manufac.
ture locomotives.
: The full report of the European news by the
cRngaroo, off Cape Race, shows that the Great
lstern was to take three British regiments to
0Anada at an early day. This-three regiments
Oould make the reinforcement number two thou
Sand fDar hundred and fifty men. instead Of twenty.