The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-05-02

any troops that ever met hostile foe.
We welcome all Tennesseeans to our
midst, and we hope soon to hear the glad
tidings that the noble volunteer State has
taken her stand by the side of her sister
/ Southern States, for veal or for VOC
atlanta IatelHgencer.
FAYETTEvILL ARSENAL SURRENDERED.
The stage of Tuesday mornig brings
the intelligence that the Fayetteville Ar
senal was peaceably surrendered by the
the garrison to 2200 men, under command
of Gen. Draughon, who had assembled. to
take it if necessary by force. The arms
and munitions taken were $1,000 stands
of arms, 5000 pistols, 5000 kegs of pow
der, and any quantity of cannon balls and
Shells With this armament the old
North State is ready to engage in the con-
test, either to preserve their Liberties on
her own soil, or to go the aid OF any OF
her southern sisters who may need it
1t is obvious now that the battle may be
decided in the District of Columbia. The
forts in this State are no doubt by this
time p epared to resist any attack upon
them by the Black Republicans, and COM
! pany alter company should be sent from
here to aid in the capture of Washington.
With what was once national capital in
their hands, the Confederate States will
soon be recognized as q sovereign and in
dependent nation.
THE --LATEST FROM HARpER's FERRY.--
A gentleman of this city, who is just from
Harpcr's Ferry, and who was an eye wit
ness of the proceedings there, informs VS.
that in addition to five thousand Mimic
muskets which were saved uninjurcd, q
large number were but slightly injured; I;
and that about LOO unfinished rifles were
saved. The buildings were all fired by
the federal troops before their fight
The approach of the Virginia troops was
notified to the Federal commander by the
telegraph operator of Winchcster-who
having done his evil work, fled to parts
unknown When the flames burst forth,
the Virginia troops who had reached the
vicinity, rushed forward and succeeded in
saving the buildings containing the ma
chincry.
The citizens Of Haaper's Ferry who en-
listed under the Federal Commander,
Lieutenant Jones, warmly profess their
.penitence, and bitterly dcnounce those
who mis-led them and then ran away.
Of the sixty federal troops, seven have
since come in as desertcrs and enlisted
with the Virginia forces.
There arc about 5000 Virginia troops
in Harper's Ferry-and splendid and
gallant looking set Of fellows they are.
We are told that on their way to Harpcrs
Ferry they wcro every where cheered on
by the ladies, presented with Southern
Confederacy banners, &C., and that the
enthusiasm was perfectly wild The flag
of Virginia floats over Harper's Ferry.
Among the men who rushcd%o Har-
per's Ferry was company Of unarmcd
men from Rappahannock County. When
asked what they could do, they replied
that they were splendid fellows for throw
ing stones!
NEGROES VoLUNREER1No.-Abou fifty
free negroes in Amelia county have offer
ed themselves to the Government forany
service.
In our neighboring city of Petersburg
two hundred free negroes offered for any
work that might be assigned to them, ei-
thcr to tight under white officers, dig
bitches, or anything that could show their
desire to serve Old Virginia. Inthe same
city a negro hackman came to his mas
ter. and insisted, with tears in bis eyes,
that lie should accept all hissavngs, SlOo,
to help equip the volunteers. The free
negroes of Chesterfield have made Il SINH
lar proposition. Such is the spirit. among
bond AID free, through the whole of the
State. The fools and scoundrels whocal-
culate ON different state OF things Will
soon discover their mistake.
ALL HAIL, TENNEssEE-Rev. DIR. Lee,
of Norfolk, who has lately returned from
Tennessee, informs us that the whole
State is for secession with one voice, and
that the people arc wild with enthusiasm
ALEXANDRIA, April 20, lS6l.-A plot
to burn Willards Hotel was discovered
last night. Fifteen bundles Of inflamible
material wero found distributed in vari-
GUS parts of the building, with slow match
cs attached.
Cassius NJ. Clay and seventy-fve bor-
der rufians are quartercd at Wizards,
and it is supposed the plot was to exter-
inmate these scoundrels.
Abe Lincoln and old Scott have been
frightened out of seven years growth
They are hourly expecting that the White
House and other public buildings will be
blown to pieces.
The citizens generally partako of the
alarm, and women and children are test
leaving the Tlatc:Ae..--