The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-28 00:00:00

'foreign anb Colonial intelligence.

AMERICA.

(The U.llowMg are the lattat &patches received up
to the 24th int. (rum America.)..

'Nine Yong, May 14.
The blockade et the Virginia watcra is complete.
A precautionary notice has been Willed for all luau:hi
to leave those watera within lateen day*. Charle.ton.
Savannah, and New Orleana will Le hluckaded within
a week.

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The Maryland legislature has adopted a reeolotion
condoutiing the oar, and discountenatichig the inter-
ference of the Federal temps.
Fort 11'1Ienry, in Baltimore, has been reinforced.
General Butler, with 2,000 troop, sod a section
artillery, has taken possession of Baltimore without
reeintanee. Martial law haa been proclaimed in the
31.000 Federal troops are now at Washington.
Virginia has been admitted by the Confederate
Convent in the southern colife,ierare. The Union
movement ii, however, spreading iii Virginia.
The number of tweesision troops at liernee'a Ferry is
only 6,000.
The Secretary of the Fieleml Treasury invites
offer; at current rates for the Treasury loan of
'9,000,000 dela
MAT 11;
The Great Eastern is now lying blow New York.
The Governmeat is in treaty for employing her as •
transport *hip.
General Frost's Brigade of Missouri Militia, number-
ing SOO inen, ims been captured near St. tenth hy Fede-
ral Velunteera. On arriving at St. Louis the mob
threw stone* at the Volunteers, who thereupon fired,
killing shout 20 people. The plumage through Baltimore
i4.110w flee. The rumour of a mere insurrection at
Kentucky in .all to have been unfounded. It is CACII•
bated that 3603100 volunteers have offered their services
to the Federal Government. The forward 111011111Clii
of national troops on Baltimore has commenced. Large
bodies of troops from the South are alto advancing into
Virginia. Senator wieidi has announced that 101/.000
Southerners are on their way to Waehington, and that
President Lincoln and his cabinet will be captured unless
they reernet before the middle of June. Active preps-
tuitions ar• going nu in all the northern state., and
troops !rota every point are advancing in the direction
of Wasidegton. The executive at Washington are
actively peeparing for the emergency. Western Virginia
hold. u4ut ptomg against secession. Souse soldiers of the
Ratite\ army have surrendered to the rebels in Texas,
and Co opal Waite is also in their hands as • prisoner of
war. The north-western date, are very firm to the
Federal Government. An associated press despatch states
that a slave insurrection bad token place at Frankfort,
Kentucky, mid that 400 armed negroes wore committing
depredations. They were supposed to be led by whites.
.Assietanee had been telegraphed for from Indians.
The milieiai °mummy of St. Louis having been sup.
pissed to be Motile to the Federal government, has been
disarmed by Federal' forces. The mob fired on the
Federal troops, w'm returned the fire, killing 20 of
the populace, including two women soil several children.
The Maryland legislative committee have adopted
resolutions condemning the Federal policy, but re.
cognizing their obligations to the Union, and requesting
the President to cease the war until (*.ingress assembles.
The cutter Harriet Lane has captured • privateer.
The Governor of Kentucky has issued • proclamation
calling for a convention of the people to declare for or
against the Union. The latest advices from Fort
Pickens state that six Federal war vessels were off tha
fort, end the Seceesioniets were preparing for an attack.
A convention leis been called in Western Virginia,
to form a separate state and join the Union.
A ship has arrived in New York from Bernina& on
the End inst., and reports passing the frigate St. George
with Prince Alfred on bond, catering Bermuda.
May 10.
The Virginians have taken possession of the heights,
011 the Mar)land aide of the River Potoir.ae and are I
(mined in fortifying them. A number of Secession
troops are there. The Virginians have also seised the
steamer William Seldon, which communieated between
Old PrAnt and Norfolk. A privet. letter states that the
Confederate troops at Harper's Ferry are badly provided
with arms and provisions. 'The Montgomery Congress
is understood to be making arrangements in secret
Scission fur the vigorous prosecution of the war, and for
placing the Confelereey in the best condition of defence.
It is stated that it has sufficient ordnance, &a., at its
disposal, to et 100.000 men into the field for • year's
campaign. '. Pennsylvania Legislature has passed •
Bill for a Mai, 1,0110,000 dole. and 15 additicuml regi-
ments beyond e t the President has called for. The
steamer Poinbroli, ',as left Boston with reinforcements
for Fort Monroe. II the bridges except one have been
repaired between It i. inere wad Washington. Upwards
of 4011 vessels of the t.bing fleet have passed Father
Point.