The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-05-04
Geueral War News Items.

Geueral War News Items.
The first passenger train from Washing
ton, north, for week, left on Monday,
carrying the mails Tie trains went via
Annapolis
The ruuor that the administration had
proposed an armstioe OF sixty days, is thus
contradcted by despatch to Simeon Dra-
per, y. Y:
Washington, April 1-There is not
word OF truth in the report of an arnnistice
that sort Of business ended on the 4th
OF March. Signed, i. W. SEWARD.
There is abundant reason 10 believe that
notwithstanding tie boast of the South
Carolinians, that nobody was hurt during
the 5ombardment of Sumpter, the casual
ties were pretty serious. Pretty reliable
statements place the loss Vi life at from
800 to 400. \ v y. dispatch, April SO,
says:
| CAPTAIN Carson. of Schr. B. Is. Fits,
! from Charleston. states that he was AT 'he
wharf near fort Moultlie during Suhlptef
bomiar,lncnt, and states that on SUNDAY
nioht .iyiy dead bodies were carried across
/ forty more were carried out 1T one time
and sixty at another Captain Carson and
mate saw and counted the bodies, and that
al tho soldiers were sworn to deny Any
loss oil lie.
/ Baltimore is rapidly returning to reason,
as may be inferred from dispatches like
these:
Baltimore, May AT noon the Star
Spangied Banner was raised with great de
monstratious Of enthusiasm from the post
office and custom honse, by ORDER OF the
nowly appointed officials. 1t was greeted
with tremendous cheers for the. Union and
the old flag The crowd then joined IL
singing the Star Srangled Banner
Baltimore, April 30-Ihree spontane
Gus meetings were held to-nis ht, III differ
ent sections of the city. Resolutions were
adopted in favor of sustaining the govern
rnent, expressing appreciation OF General
Scott, and determination to MAINTAIN the
honor OF the national tag. Union badges
are quite prominent on the streets.
Cortinas, TIE Mexican FREQ booter, has
invaded western Texas with coo men, lay,
in the to@n of Roma, Oh TIE Rio Grande,
in ashes, &c.
About Coo L s regulars have taken
possession Of Indianola, in Texas, and are
fortiiyins themselves aere. The Texans
are greatly alarmed tIerea, and are con
centrating an army to dislodge them.
North Carolina is in quite blaze abou
secession. She will 60 out as loon as TIL
form Of passing the secession ordinaac,
can be gone through with Union ,nen a.,
obliged to keep mum.
Gov. Brown, OF Ga, hus issued a procla
nation prohibiting the payment of al
debts to Northern creditors TIL the end o
host;lities, and directing the payment 0
money into the State Treasury 70 be re
funde. with. interest al the end q! the va
TO the dcpos;tors
Western Virginia shows strong symr
IONS Of rebsll.rg against secession. At;
meeting o. the merchants OF Whse..ng
on Tuesday, to determine What action
should be taken in regard to the renewal
of the State licenses, which glave eXpirec
the feeling was strongly in opposition
the renewal, some expressed determin:
ton to close their stores rather than Pc
pibute to tie Southern ConIederacy.
Z N-uiEEs LoYEJoT?-A leave Of TIRE
, months aLrcnce has been granted Colon6
= King. Minister 70 Rome, to enable liil
COMMAND tie Wisconsin volunteers.
Also to CARL Schurz, Minister to SpaiI
-. who proposes TO ralsea company Of cavalr.
Fort pickens has been reinforced, b,
! yond question, and for the present, til
Southern Conicderacy have concluded NJ
: to a,tenIl to take it. The steamer At'a
. tc, which carried the achievements, T
:, turned to New \ orl on Monday, announ
!; ilg that she had landed her troops :
F;ckens Oh the 18th ult, AL safe