New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-24

thousand men il that viiny and IL Is .aId that, IN
care of an attack, the force could De lnrfehen 10
1000 IN "a hours The west side of the Yard where
an attack by land IL Anticipated, has teen pierced ior
mnskelry, and heavy guns brought to bear upon i's
approaches. Many Of The lives have been armed ana
eqnip,ed ny the reb H. who ,km That they can con-
6de in them. The refugees however, are quile certain
that the first blow struck at Norfolk Viii I've the sEnal
for the turning Of the slaves M their masters Inc
.ltyes say but little about their plans, bnt are Knowb
to have frequent secret meetings. They express
great desire to obtain arms and waste Du te VI ne
smmnDi ion furnished them There bave been several
vessels sunk IN the harbor TO pre- vent tile entrance OF
fleet. Several Union men 10 the city have offered to
remove these if they can be projected by tle guns OF
the fleet while engaged in the opernl"n. Inc hsy-
stone State brings bn q SMALL portion OF nose VINO
are anxious to leave Portsmouth, In addluon To tneir
fear of Secessi ,s the Portsmouth people are appre-
hensiye of rising among the slaves, when iey 'bhh
would be more terri e inan even the bombaruH'n1 VI
the ,ty Hundreds would fly 10 the North Immediate
ly sacrificing everything hey Ro,ser y ,at ere was
any means If Dyeyance whicI they could iake'
There are many OF ctizeus, aud many OF me wom-
en- too who are rank SEE eesioss, snd would do any
thing in the world to kill off the Government sohleIs
when they land. They threaten to poison all .he
wells and all tie food ia the Navylard, at the st
sign OF the defeat of their forces, aud the refugees
think This will he Que the greet dangers to winch
our soldiers will be exposed III Nirel IN.
The following are The names Of those who arrived
in the keystone State:
srp Col D. Kelsey i've children sudnure Ns. Capt Dyer
four children ard Lieut. Baylor wIe TWO clf-h a
nursei MIS- Maxwell Miss aiary Riley, Mis-. Della Leonard
M, Mary we.h sister and children Mr.. Cath baity
and five ch,idIer, Mrs Michael Hal aud Two children hrs'
Ma lony Mr.. Margaret aud two C. ldfen, WIS NJ
OConnor and children Miss H. Joyer, h-. hate Wy.ne
Mrs Ja Carroll Mira h. A. Butt snd two c1d,en i've Gnu
Jret Of Jane, a. Isrdewch Mr. May Leoier Chss yet
tit Miss Mary wood Ms Ellen N,On ana Two chideh
Miss Mary IIsinswoh, Mrs Agne. Laurie ana ar crnaHn
NJ Catherine Lyon aud three hidden, MS safh n
and i've children; Mr.. h. Il smith a"d four chdI,n hf'
White AZ two children Mrs Martha Barnud ad three CIV
dren Mr Martha kauh and four children, Mrs Rosenberg
Miss Bfocknsr. -,
The following were transferred at Old Point to the
Baltimore Mail steamer Georgi ma on tie list:
Mn. Mcfugh aud tso children Ma Mary Burke and three
children Mr. Anna Oaks and cbid Ms NJ \ P.ke ana son
Mn Cshaine Moore Ms Mary RaLsell sud child Niss Mary
Bryan Mr. and Ms Howard ana hive chl htn H H. y Lux
nef AID three Children Mrs Cahsrihc Has'sn
The officers OF the Keystone state DO not appear %
think that the skirnsns at Se@all. Point has neen
very serious vet oil ell err ride. On Saturday night
last the Star late Monuceo up opposie the bat,
I. ~ and was fired upon She Immediately returneh
the fire and bisk cAnDonadiDg was ks ut mp Tor some
time the III Jt from the appearing 10 be more
accurate than tho,e fred by the Rebels Eventually
the firing on land ceased and the Rebels took To their
heels The Star lay off the battery all Uight AID all
day Sunday when il discOve ed that The K~hels
were at work repairing dnmaees. few shot were
exchanged, bnt nothing serious resulted. IL was
thought by those board the Star iha three or Tour
of the Rebels were killed during the cbnnonsdng on
saturday bur nothing wps known posiiivey. Two OF
the Fedt raj troops were eighty wounded 10y sP"ters
bat none were killed, as reported. The COMMANDER
OF rhe Star il anxious for fight and INKS u n was
worth while he could silence the Sewalls Point Bat
tery in short time ii get aboIt II III earnest. lhe
keystone Snte ill take on troops and stores To-Day,
and iGmedsiely depart but her dcetibatlOn has not
been positively decided upon.