Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-05-24
From New Orleans.

NEW OkLkANs May ~ The Arizona, from Bra
EOS, with s455,00 in specie, has arrived.
The news of the surrender OF the Federal forces
ia Texas, under Keene, TO Van Dom, is confirmed.
NoNTGoNKRY, May l7.-Congress passed a num-
Der OF bills to-day, organizing the patert office,
regulating telegraph lines, authorizing fifty million
dollars in bonds, payable In twenty years with in
terest not exceeding eight per centum, in lieu of
bonds TO issue twenty million of treasury notes in
small sums without interest
Mr.. ochiltree, of Texas, presented a memorial
from the Texas and Orleans railway which was re-
ferred to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Conrad presented a petition from certain Or
leans railways. Also exempting from duty cars
purchased by the Orleans and Carrollton Company,
which were referred TO the Finance Committee
A bill passed defining the limits of the ports of
Orleans, which is TO embrace all waters, nets and
shores on both sides of the Mississippi within the
parish of Orleans, and that part OF the parish of
Jefferson on the right bank of the upper line Of
Destrihans Canal and the left bank to Huntsville
The ports of Bayou 81. Johns Lake port, and
port Pontchartan have been abolished, and duties
are collected at New Orleans.
An act passed aholshing the mint at New Orleans
and DahlOgena after the first of June.
Congress has been invited by the Alabama and
Florida railway to visit Pensacola, but the invita-
ton was declined but it is understood that fifteen
members will accept.
MONTGOMERY, May l8.-Arkansas has been ad-
mitted one OF the Confederate States The delegates
present are A. w. Johnson A. Rust, A. H. Garland
W. w. Watkins and IL. F. Thomson will be here
tomorrow.
ST. JOINS May 2o.-The Persia arrived Sstur-
day evening Oft Cape Race. A large quantity of
war material was refused by the Persia as freight
1t is asserted that letters of marque have been
issued at London and Liverpool, and reported that
vessels have left with them This is doubted
In the House Of Lords, Lord Derby expressed
hope that the forthcoming proclamation of the Gov
ernment willgive emphatic warning that If British
subjects join privateers either side, their blood
be on their own heads, with no redress from Eng
land.
Preparations were making for an American I'm
ion meeting in London.
The Times says English mediation might as we'll
be offered TO a hurricane.
MONTGOMERY May 2l.-Gov Ellis telegraphs
President Davis that North Carolina has unanimous
ly passed an ordinance of secession.
WASHINGTON, May Ala special dispatch to the
n. Y. Post says: A force Of 1000 rebel troops left
Harpers Ferry yesterday for Grafton Va. to arrest
the passage OF Federal troops from Wheeling.
BALTIMORE, May 2O.-The Southernors are oppO-
site Williamsport 900 strong.
FREDERIcK, May 10000 Mississppans, and
two regiments OF Alabamians arrived at Harpers
fefry yesterday. loUO more are expected at W IL
Transport. They are erecting huts, indicating a
permanent camp for base Of hostile operations into
Pennsylvania.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 2O.-Dromgoole, who was
driven from Dover HILL Indiana by the abolitionists
about ten days ago is reported returned at the
head Of 300 secessionists, who are burning and
hanging.
RALEIGH May l3.-0ur Legislature adjourned
early this morning to meet again ON the 25th June.
| II worked faithfully aud TO purpose-passed the
Convention bill ON the first day, no one opposing 1t
in the House, and only three in the Senate made an
appropriation OF five millions Of dollars for the war;
passed bill for the raising Of "ten thousand to
serve during the war, unless sooner discharged;
passed bill athorizng the Governor to accept the
services of wenty thousand volunteers to serve for
twelve months, unless sooner discharged, with pow
er on the part of the Governor TO increase said vol
unteer force to number fifty thousand" Also a
militia bill, aud several other bills of great inn
portance.
In this State, we are all--men women and child
rem, white and blackfor resisting the tyrant Lin
coin to the bitter end. Turner Sharp and Worth,
the three who voted against the Convention bill, are
for resistance. know not submssionist in the
whole State.
HARRsBURG, Pa, May l4--The Western Virgin,
ans say that part OF the State will certainly form
seperate State and will include forty-6ve counties
All the Ohio Valley supplies have been cut of from
Virginia
Two thousand Western Virginia troops have beer
sworn into the United States service.