Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-08
From Washington.

WAsHINGToN, Idrch 6.
Special to the Tribune
The following statenen of the disposition and
strength CT the rebel forces opposed u the Uui,n
army of the Potomac, perfectly accurate four
days ago Chnnges have probably occurred since,
but the main facts must still correspond with the
figures. AT Centrevlic, which is now the strong
point Of the rebels, there $4,000 infantry,
| 1000 cavalry and l20 pieces Of cannon, light and
heavy, behind the batterys along the Potomac
There are from l2,ooo to 5000 men at Cur Spring,
between Leesburg and Centrevillc there are FIVE
regiments ot infantry, with squadron of cavalry
at Leesburg there are three regiments of infan
try, one battery and 400 cavalry at a loint five
miles South of Brentsvie, that is TO say some
ten miles South Of Manassas, there is one brigade
OF infantry OF $4,000 men. These reports do no.
include any part OF Jackson's army, forming the
rebel left wing. Against such Gen. Banks IS op-
Grating.
At Manassas there is not a single full regiment.
whole companies and regiments having gene
home ON furloughs Of ten, twenty ana thirty
days. All Of the troops trom South Carolina,
North Carolina, Tennessee and Louisiana, have
gone home within the past two or three weeks.
Very few Of the men whose term OF service has
expired, ara re-oHiisting.
tierald's Correspondence
The gun-boats Sattelyte and leland Belle dis
covered on Wednesday a number Of rebel cavalry
near Acquia Greek, and fired fire shell, when the
rebels ran away, and the steamers returned.
brisk fire VAS opened this morning by the
lower hotills, causing great alarm among the reb-
els. The long roll was beaten, commencing at Ac-
quia Creek and extending along up the river as
far as Evansport. The call Of tho roll extended
through a greater number Of camps than at any
time before.
Tho camp fires within few days past have been
materially increasing, showing a considerable aug
mentation Of the rebel forces in this vicinity
The rebels opened fire upon the Hubb's Ferry
battery this morning. About twenty or thirty
shots were fired without doing any damage.
The steamer Yankee to-day went within half
mile OF the Virginia shore and shel!ed new ba.-
terry in process Of erection in the Of the posi-
tion of their old battery at Free Stone Point. The
rebels were forced to evacuate.
Words Dispatch
Mrs. Wiiam Norris and Mfs. Rogers, ladies oc-
cupying high social position in Baltimore, were
brought here to-day and placed in lrison on the
charge Of supplying the enemy with aid and CIV
ing them mporsan information. Both have sons
in the rebel almy-were prominently connected
with association in Baltimore for the manufac
ture of clothing for the rebel soldiers.
The city has recently been excited with rumors
respecting the movements of the enemy at Manas.
sas. 1t is said that they have concentrated a
much larger army at that point than has general
ly been supposed it is impossible to save any
thing in the Vest What troops we're there have
been hurried into Virginia. II is even said IL at
Beauregard is back again at his old post.
The President has nominated Colonel Hervey
Brown, of Fort Pickens, as Brig. General by Bre-
vet.
Capts. Bell, McKean, Dupont, God sboro and
Farragut, were to-day confirmed by the Senate as
Flag Officers Of the Navy.
The following were confirmed as Surveyors Of
Customs w. Thornburg, Paducah, KY; ]. r.
Meeker, Nesqually, Washington Territory. The
following were also confirmed A. w. Chatterton,
Indian Agent Cherokee Agency; c. H. Hale, Su-
perintendent Of Indian Affairs, Washing ton Ter.
ritory; Thos. r. Nelson, Recorder Of Land Titles
in Missouri $. r. jameson, Receiver Of Public
Moneys for Nehra- ka; II. Stout, Attorney, and G.
L. Gibbs, Marshal of Utah; Z. D. Shattuch. At
torney for Oregon; W. WATSON, Marshal for Ne
vada. In addition to the abeve large number Of
army nominations were confirmed, bat none Of field
officers.