Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-26
NO. 4.

presented to Maj. Anderson to-day. Maj. An
derson attended the Union Meeting to-day,
and was most enthusiastically cheered. Hc
goes to Washington tonight.
The Scott Life Guard, numbering 1000 men
have proceeded to Governors Island. The
Government has also chartered the Steamers
Adger and Marion. They sail tomorrow
morning.
The 9Th and 69th Regiments are ordered to
be reaRiy to march Tuesday morning
Gen. ]. G. Swift, formerly Of the U. s. corps
Of Engineers at the age Of 81, has rendered
his services TO the Governments.
Sturger, Shaw & Co, have presented TO
Col. Wilson's volunteer regiment i0O0 heavy
gray shirts.
PHIEADEIrHIA, April 2O.-The Govern
ment has taken possession Of the Baltimore
Rond, no trains are leaving here for Whining
mington. The Union men in Delaware are
in bad fix, thoagh the popuIation is largely
Union. All the State arms are in possession
of the Seccssionists, transferred by the Gov
ernor who has not responded TO the requisi-
tiou of the President and will not.
! The Union men hope the Government will
take possession of the upper part of the
State in order to secure tho Powder Mills at
! Braudywine, at which the settssiotists eti-
dcntly aird.
New York, April 2o.-Caiifornians resi-
ding in the city and State are about to form
a mounted company for the service Of the
government. The Pacific Mail Steam Ship
Company has supplied their vessels with cun
non, mtiskttsi chtassrs Hiid anirlhEiti6n TO in
! sure protection to passengers and treasure
! Orders went oht eoihe time since TO sheath the
bows with ifon so as to enable them 10 ran
| down Privateers or Firates, which may at
| tempt their capture.
! The Washington Star of Friday says
An attack on Washington with such means
as the assailants can have, would be simply
sure sacrifice Of their lives.
CoLUWoUs, 2Ist. Q1lrter Master General
Wood has bought in New York for the State,
two thohs md oe the celebrated Enfeld's Patent
Breach L7lling Rife Wuskct.
| Breyf)2le & Co, of this city, have the con
| tract from the State for tw) theus1nd uniforms
at sixteen dollars each. Two thousand Carl
htldi uniforms have also blcn engage by the
State.
Twenty ldition.l companies we've rendered
at head quAi terS yesterday and accepted,
[ In order to understand dispatches pertain
| ing to Forts. it may be necessary to state that
| Fort Monroe Is at Portsmouth, Va, and COM
mands that city, Norfolk and the Navy Yard
Fort McHenry Is on Chcsapeak BAY, near thu
outskirts of Baltm re. AMI comma1 Is that
| o;ty. Fort Washin ton l. on the Mtrylanl
side of The Potomac. l. miles south of Wash
| tnEtun, and commands the approach by water
| to the oity. All tasss FJrSs ars arriscned
! Feraled troops.
Bosrox, April 2I--Flstchsr Webster, son
! of Daniel Webster. addressed vast meeting
on State siacct. The III ,eting was intensely
enthusiastic. Hc has raised regiment to be
commanded by himself.
HARRr sBURoIr, April 2I.-2, "OO troops go
by midnight train to tn, first bridge Ell route
for Baltimore, on the Northern Central Rad.
They will be followed by 300 regulars, Sher-
mans battery and 1000 volunteers.
| 1900, incIu,Iing 6O1 Ohio troops were armed
since yesterday. The people OF Chambers
burgh are fortifyng against invasion.
Troy. y. Y, April 2l.-To-jlay Gen. Wool
leaves for New York. He will make That city
head quarters for Department East.
New YoRK, April 2l.--BuSinsss was siis-
| pended yesterday to attend the Union meeting,
the largest ever known The spal1c~s were
John 4 Di~, Senator Brker, Robert J. Walk
er, Mayor Wood Washington IIupt John
Cochrane aad many others. New York is a
unit for tn. Union.
NEw YoRrl. April 2l-fha steamer State
| of Maine arrived hers from Norfolk to-day.
She landed Massachusetts regiment at Fort
Monroa. She reports the steamer Spnuldng
there landing Boston regiments.
| The 5th rexim mt anl com amy Of flying
artillery arrived here to-day. &'sl a battal-
lion of rifles. IL six days Massachusetts, h!s
: furnished five re :iments Of Infantry, b4ita!-
lion OF riff :. nrI a OF. .f4ny # flying Artillery.
NEW YonK. April 2I.-T7le tug Mercury,
char cr.l an arm I b. q 'vsraUent: h>' b:en
Stationed a. the NIrroys to xlnf 2 al vcs
sels
/ Col. Ellswotths regin,nt of irenlen z1a-
/ aves:
! HARRIsBuRa April 2l.--Some soldiers Just
escaped from Haiper's Ferry, report the ,lr-
struction Of arms AMI Buildings to BE- complete
| There are s.ven thmls mi VirSinians there and
five thousand expected. They des'g 'gp invading
Mary!uml and Making Mason AMI Dixon's line
tile line Of warfare.
NEW Yo=k, 2lst.-1he seventh regiment
reached Annapolis safely. Arch Bishop
| Hughes suspended the stars and stripas from
his dwelling. Til. SINS Of tn, most eminent
! citz ms and also p.,p' OF fIreiSn birth are
enlisting to defend the Union. There is no
communication with B,tim 'rc Washing
ton tonight; d,l3ltss sinpp.l by order of
Government. ~ fears for the safety Of
Washington.
PHILAuELPHGA. 2I.--Two steamers have
boen taken poss assion of for the Government.
The MAssachus- -tts regiment has reached an
raPolis
PHHApEIFrfr,. 2lst-It is reported that
! the President will call aditiouaI itoops from
the faithful $ 'atcs to make up the deficiency
caused by the refusal TO furnish qOuta. A par
ty ofarmed W rknlsn leave tomorrow to repair
bridges on the B ,ltmore railroad. / is said
that Trimbe, formerly President OF the road,
was shot dead by n man who attempted TO de-
fend the property Of the road. The police
! seized Il quantity of contra band goods for the
South Parties will be arrested and triad for
treason. The goods we're Greeted to jack
sou, Mississippi, via Memphis. 1t is report
cd that Baltirr ,reans demand the sure nder Of
Fort McHenry and threatened an attnck.-
The commander replied thut ho would Be couf-
mander replied that he would be compelled to
defend and fire on the city. 1t is said Gener-
al Cadwallader's mansion, nineteen miles from
Baltimore, has been fired.
INDErENDENcE, Mo-, April 2l.-There' wEre
only one h1ntfre1 aud sixty muskets, nearly
two hundred rifles and three cannon taken from
the Arsenal in Clay county, and they were on
ly taken to protect citizens from any rowing
bands of depredutors that may attack thc
county. as bond was given for them, and they
will be returned WHEN demanded by the prop.