, 1861-04-29
Latent News from Warrington by
MALL

We have a National I'.telEgeseev Of Wednes-
day, We extract the following items:
A South Carolina gentleman arrived In
Richmond, on Monday morning, IN charge Of
dispatches from Gov. Pickens to Gov. Letch-
er. These dispatches announce that in few
olina will arrive in Richmond. They were
originally destined for service at Norfolk, but
the recent captures there having rendered
them unnecessary for that service, they will
be sent to Richmond for orders. 49,.
Hon. Duncan McRae OF North Carolina,
proceededto Charleston last week and bor-
roWed for use at Fort Macon, recently seized
by the authorities Of North Carolina, num-
ber Of guns and ammunition: siz cannon
and twenty thousand pounds Of powder were
also secured for Fort Caswell. -.
The Alexandria Gazette Of Tuesday states on
aauthority as reliable as it IL eminent" (un-
derstood to be Senator Mason,) that the de-
struction OF the Government property At
Norfolk, WAS not Is complete as 1t was de-
signed to hare been. The ga.stte says:
etruction or spoilation. The greot dry. dock
is entirely un1njured. The large number Of
500 cannon, Of all kinds and sizes, fell into
the hands of the State, giving Us armament OF
this description sufficient to arm every ex-
posed point in the commonwealth. Shot,
Shell; and other warlike missiles to very
| large amount, were captured, and will be
most valuable for our defence. Besides these
tie then machinery Of the yard vaa generally unin-
t iured. A collection Of ship. p.bnildlng and ont
1iitting material, large and valuable, including
number Of steel plates, iron castinge, etc,
bic OF being turned to ValUab1a account. The
! whole yard, though bearing many marks of
| the Intent to despofl and destrny1t, Ii yet ca
pable Of being Of essential service to the Com
aOld Fort Norfolk, now used as a msgaztne,
| was taken without Resistance. Within were
| captured three thousand barrels Of powder,
containing three hundred Thousand pounds !;
also q large number Of shells and other mis-
niles loaded, and for that reason necessary to
be kept in magazines. -
Republican that those who own slaves furnish
one to ench five OF sK men Of the volunteer
companies who may be called into active ser.
vice, to cook, wash, aud do other work Of the
camp.
/ as We learn from the Faig, wns thoroughly
! aroused about meridian on Sunday, by the
report that the Government ship IL tPaWnee,
with Iarge body Of troops on board, Nea<
| proceeding up James river, with deaign o1
1 Investing Richmond. Orders were imnedi
: regiments, and in the course Of an hou1
several companies were stationed ut Roekett'e
} i while the entire remaining military force va.
under arrns, prepared to march to the Bcen'
= and help to greet the expected visitors. Th
:: hills surrounding were covered with specta
l tors. About Eve O'Clock y tow:boat, will
several schooner. .pad &ke; arrived from Cit
Point and reported nothing Of the PaWnet
Among the -sehooneaz ,bsoggbt mp; were Il
HaSnIl; Of this city,. from n Nzw ok, with %
. barrels Of powdes:@ This excitement was ati]
kept up, and the thTouEs pf spectators Z
NAMED on tue ground IS long as the dayl'gh
duty. and 80 remained r., no the NIGHT "
sman and mueh ,atlnlidated Sehaoness, ID
!. i Vim. E. Fe.Wsssop1 Fee..sWasop did fhs HaYFe De Grae
@1ins fae e. g e Se sud} " W hs bs16
Il the bay, for the purpose Of 1mpedIngsthe pr
= Il gress of any hostile authority.