The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-10 00:00:00

(St&mped, Id. Additional.)

AMERICA.

By the Fulton, which arrived at Southampton
yesterday, we have received New York papers to
April 27. They are filled with accounts of war ale
movements in all directions, but no collision had
yet taken place between the opposing parties. The
most important fact that we learn is that a sufficient
body of troops had been poured into Washington
to abate very much, if not altogether remove, the
anxiety felt for the safety of that city.

The New York Herald of the 27th give• the
following summary of the state of affairs :
The conflicting reports of the last few days relative to the
situation of ►Hain at and around Washington have received
• somewhat satisfactory solution in the intelligence which
wean enabled to give in our columns today, at least as far
ae the movements of the regiments despatched from the
North are concerned. It is certain now that the 7th
Regiment of New York and the limseehmette Regiment
have arrivad wifely in We•hiagtoe. The 7th nod •
part of the Manmohusetto Regiment took the line
of marsh from Annapolis early on Wednesday, and reached
the junction at ten o'clock on Thursday morning. From
this point they took the train for Washington, where they
arrived in the afternoon, and marched,through Pennsylvania.
avenue to the President's house, and thence to the War
Depertment. The train which took than on milkmaid to
the ignition at four *Week in the afternoon, end eimitalilin
renminder et the Memednawnis Regiment to Iba fob,
where they were ordered to remain and gngrd the read.
The 7th, it is said, rebuilt the bridges an 4 repaired the road
en their route.

1r The steam4ransport Baltic, which arrived here yesterday
from Annapolis, which port she left on Thursday morning,
reports that the 12th Regiment had started for Washington,
and weft than twelve miles oa their march to the junction ;
and, as the road was open, the pliant 7th had
already passed wifely over. There is no doubt that the
12th reached Washington is a few hours. In all pro-
bability the 71st and 6th regiments, which left New York
co the lame day (Sunday last), also arrived at the capital
in the wake of the 12th.

The steamer Wyoming, which arrived at Perryville, Mary-
land, yesterday, reports that when she left Annapolis, at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, two steamers of the New
York fleet had just arrived there—the Marion and
Montgomery—with the brig of war Perry as con-
voy, sod that the 69th Regiment were then disembark-
ing. As the 69th went on the Jamas Adger, however,
it may be that the officers of the Wyoming were mistaken
either es to the names of the New York steamers or of the
regiment thee disembarking at Annapolis ; bates the whole
fleet which left here on Tuesday, compriehig the Alabama
with the Bth on board, the James Adger with the 69th, the
Marion with the 13th (Brooklyn Regiment), and the Mont-
gomery with the cavalry troop of the Ath, together with
the brig Perry as convoy, were seen at anchor in the Cheea•
peaks by the Keystone State, which arrived hem frem
%shingles yesterday, near the mouth of the Puto•ae, and
were passed by the Baltic farther up the bay, there cast be
eery little doubt that the whole arrived at Annapolis, and
that the three regiments are in Wuhiegton by this time.
We learn, on the authority of Captain Sherman, of the
11 Vermont Arsenal, who came from Washington in the Key-
done State, that the Petonw,c was open, no obstructing
batteries being planted on its shores by the emessiooista,
and the heights of Georgetown end Arlington being both
held by the government. And it is to be regretted that the
government did not send the Pawnee to the mouth of the
river with this intelligence, so that the vessels from New
York might have gone direct to Washington, and thus saved
the troops a tedious march of sixteen miles from Annapolis
Ito the junction, besides enabling them to reeoh Waehington
one day earlier.
As to the movements of the rebel troops, we have also
'some reliable information. One of our special oorrespood-
ants at Pensacola, Florida, was compelled to leave there
very hurriedly by the Secessionists on the 21st inst. He
reached Montgomery on the 26th, and with considerable
difficalty got safely as far north as Cincinnati, from which
point he telegraphed us yesterday. He reports the wadi-
tion of Wags at Fort Pickens to be in 114116 quo. The
rebels have given up the idea of attacking it for the pre.
sent, until the► get reinforcements and are sup-
plied with columbieds, the small 42-poueders they
have not being sufficient to do any damage to
the fort. Six thousand rebel volunteers axe said
to be reedy for service at Richmond, which number, it is
celoubited, will be increased to 2.3,000 at the close of the
week. There seems to be very, little doubt that both Mr.
Davis and Mx. Stephens are there now. General Bemire-
gard is in all probability still in Charleston. A State battery
has been erected at Yorktown, and another at a point
three miles above Richmond. At Harper's Ferry 4,000
men were stationed ; but it is supposed that they axe
under orders to move at one to a location nearer the federal
capital. Twenty-6ve hundred secession troops are at
Norfolk.

Such are the movements up to the last accounts of troops
of both hostile parties. Other events, however, appear to
be transpiring in Maryland which bear somewhat on the
course of events. It is reported from Harrisburg that a
considerable flight of negroes into Pennsylvania is taking
place, and that an attack has been made by a body of Mary.
lenders on the village of Hanover, York county, Pennsyl-
vania, in omisequence. It is said that whole families are
leaving Maryland and flying into the counties of Adams,
York, and Franklin, Pennsylvania, and that the fear has
become general in the border counties of Maryland that the
departure of the whole slave population is imminent. Over
500 slaves have already ran off.

Rumours reach us from Baltimore that a remarkable
change of sentiment in f►vour of the Union his taken place
there, which is indicated in ► measure by the tone of some

portions of the press, and other circumstances : but the re.
ports need confirmation. Our l►test intelligence from that
quarter represent' that city u still under the control of the
secessionist mob, though quiet.
Washington may be considered safe for the present. It
is stated that there I. no want of pronsiotui there, and that
the government has made ample arrangements far all ne-
canary supplies.
The New York Times says :

The advantages in the struggle for position may now be
considered as decidedly in favour of the government. The
troops now in Washington, including the 7th, of this city,
which has positively arrived there in safety, are amply
sufficient to hold the city against any secessionist forces
likely to be brought aginst it for some time to come. But
activity is not to cease with the present safety of the capi-
tal, and troops will continue to be concentrated there until
they reach a number which shall render any ultimate at-
tempt against it improbable. The secessionist forces now
collected in Virginia are said to number some 14,000, but
it is not likely, from all we can learn, that they are more
than half armed. Meantime. from every point in the North
and West the note of preparation continues to be sounded,
and troops are being placed at the disposal of the govern-
ment with nisi vellous rapidity.

The latest advioes which reach us from Baltimore indicate
that the rule of the secession mob is becoming distasteful
to a large portion of the community, and especially among
those engaged in trade, whose business has come to a full
stand in consequence of the interruption of the usual chan-
nels of communication and the oonditiou of terror into
which the inhabitants have been thrown by the scenes tran-
spiring around them. The Union men are once more gaining
courage to give utterance to their sentiments, and the
" Stars and Stripes" again float over the bead-quarters of
the Minute Men and on Butcher's-hill. Persons are even
found bold enough to proclaim Union sentiments in the
public parlours of the hotels. Other iodination of a reac-
tion in the public mind are not wanting, but perhaps the
most signi6cant one of all is to be found in a leading article
published in the Baltimore Sun of yesterday, which em-
phatically denies that the San is • secession paper, and
warm the legislature, an extra session of which has been
called by Governor Hicks, that it has no right to pass an
ordinance of secession.

The Governor of Delaware bad issued a procla-
mation calling out troops to defend the Union.
Fort Smith, in Arkansas, had been taken by the
state troops. A despatch from the fort ou the
25th ult. contains particulars:
Fort Smith is in possession of the state troops. About
twelve o'clock last night a volunteer force. under the corn-
mind of Colonel Solon Borland, loaded at the wharf from
the steamboats Tahlequah sad Frederic Notrobe. The