The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-16 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

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QUEENSTOWN, MONDAY.
The following is a further summary of the news
per Canada, which arrived here this morning :
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald says :—" The President and a majority of
the Cabinet are satisfied that an extra session of
Congress is inevitable. I have reason to believe
that the President will issue a proclamation in a
few days summoning Congress to assemble, allowing
the legal time of gutty days to intervene between
the date of the proclamation and the meeting of
Congress."
The forts at Tortugas and Key West have al-
ready been reinforced with troops from Texas,
much to the surprise of the commissioners and
other secessionists now here. The same journal
says :—" The reports in regard to reinforcing Fort
Pickens, it is now apparent, were put out for the
sole purpose of helping the Republican cause in
Connecticut and Rhode Island. No such orders
have been issued or been contemplated. Within •
very short period Fort Pickens will be evacuated.
It is even now almost a matter of impossibility to
land supplies there, and by the end of next
week the administration will find that it cannot

make the attempt, much less succeed in it."
The Special Commissioner of the Confederate
States had started for Europe.
Messrs. Yancey and Rest embarked on the Elst
ult., at New Orleans, for Europe. Colonel Dudley
Mann embarked on the same day, at New York,
taking with him upwards of a hundred copies of
the new Southern Tariff Bill.

Official despatches had been received at Wash-
ington from the city of Mexico to the 18th ult.
The constitutional Government had been recog-
nised by all the foreign Powers except Spain,
which has no minister there. Senor Mata, late
minister to the United States, had been appointed
minister to England. Returns from the States of
Zalixo, Sonora, sad Simla► show majorities in
favour of Juarez for President. The proposed plan
of secession having been rejected by the governors
of the other states was subsequently withdrawn,
which leaves the country in a state of comparative
politioalquietuds The church party has now no
regularly organised army. Several roving bands
have been committing depredations in various
parts of the country, some of which have already
been dispersed, and the rest are being punned by
the liberal forces, and will no doubt soon be
brought into subjection.
The following is taken from the Washington
correspondence of the New York Harald :

WASHINGTON, Aram 1.

Senor Alvarez arrived here this mooting direct from St.
Domingo with despatches for the Spanish 3finister. He left
this afternoon for New York, and will return at 311C0 to St.
Domingo, carrying with him despatches; from the Spanish
minister here. The high-handed and outrageous conduct of
Spain in .sung that island may lead to serious complies-
Moos between oar goverment and that of Spain. The
administration are is full pawed= ci ail particulars if the
resient'action ot Spain, and it is very evident that the sew
Secretary of State intends to take the necessary steps In
this matter, and will immediately call the attention of the
Spanish government to it. Here is another embarrassing
difficulty which must be met sad disposed of.
The proceed' op under the auspices of the Spanish go-
vernment upon the island of St. Domingo, have produced a
deep seasation in administrative circler.

Pattereon, bearer of despatches from the 'United
States Consul at llavaunah, in reference to the expedition
of a Spackls army of caoupation, arrived here yesterday,
and bad two prenireted interviews with Yr. Seward.
It is known that the information brought by him he
been the subject of consultation between the President and
the Secretary of State. It is expected that the Wise
will immediately address an energetic protest to the
Spanish government. This is all the federal power
will be able to do in its present crippled condition.
. .

Blimage to say, the prospect of trouble with •
European power is hailed with anything but re-
gret 'by many public men. They assert that •
war with • foreign power would be • perfect
God-sand in the present danger of civil strife, as it would
at ones revive the national sentiment in the South, allay
the secession fever, and in the sad result in a reoonsolide,
tine of the country.
President Lincoln is nearly worn out by the constant ex-
citement be has been undergoing for the last four weeks.
This afternoon he became so severely indisposed as to
necessitate the exclusion of all visitors. Even parties who
desired to see him on important official business were not
admitted.

On the 30th ult. the Virginian convention, by a vote of
61 to 38, adopted • resolution to terminate the debate in
the committee of the whole on the 4th lust., when the
committee would proceed to vote on the various proposi-
tions that have boon presented, giving brief time for expla-
esti°, and ameadmenta.

In the Virginia Legislators as the 31M ult.. the joint re-
solutions relative to the movement el troops and orate
within the commonwealth, growing out of the proposed
transfer of guns from the Helloes foundry, ware considered
by the home. Various amendaseisto were proposed and re-
jected amid an exciting debate.
The Senate's amendments were finally passed, modified
by authorising the governor to call out the public guard to
arrest the contemplated removal, and directing him to em.
ploy the needful form to resist any attempt to remove the
same beyond the reach and control of the State government.
The amendment of the house was adopted on the let inst.
by the Senate.
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MONTGOMERY, APRIL 1.

Active efforts an being made to complete the Gap Rail.
may hence to Pensacola, to facilitate the transportation of
troops to the gulf, and it will be completed M a few days.
Nothing important hee been remised from Pasermis.
The supply of provisions, it is believed, is getting scares
at Fort Pickens.

Troops, previsions, awl =munition are flowing into the
essfederste army is umbers sad quality.

1861.

Two thousand troops ars expected at Montgomery this
weak.
The mortal misforowsont of Fort Pickens is pro-
woonted by reliable anticwity is unfounded.