Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-30
FROM WASHINGT0N

SCARCITY OF COIN RAILROAD SRIZgn ,.,
MANNED BY GOVERNMENT MILITIA W. W.
TER - RIVER STEAM GUARD - CITIZENS 7, 10
ISHED THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS Ty1ee
MINED-THE NEW YORK SEVENTH RgGi NIL.
REGARDED WITH SUSPICION BY THg mn,
ISrRATION COOL FLOODED NURDIp nv ~
STRUaENTS OF THE OvERSMENT-Ll wtF ~,
IMPRISONMENT, &c, Sc, &;. I'm
Col Henry X. Craig, the head Of the Ord,,,.. =,
partment has been relieved aud ordered 10 ols,
Lieut.. Colonel James W. Ripley is appointed h \.
place.
The operations of the Treasury during IL. l,,.
DAYS have been considerably embarrassed on aeeo, !,
the scarcity of coin 1t is supposed that there an "
more than IS 100000 subject to government s,,s =
the different cities but owing to the obstruction ~ ~
roads by the dsunioniss, the Secretary OF the t.,
has not deemed il advisable TO order it, tran.bo,,
hither.
The President has directed the Secretary Of w.,
take possession, In the name Of tie Government NJ -
line of railroad from Washington 70 the Ab,,,.I
Junction, and from the Junction to Annapol. y,
President has also directed the Secretary Of Ware
possession OF the line o. railroad between York D
known as the Northern Central -
Notices have been served upon most Of ou- ci;,.
to eet at their respective precincts AZ ten oeook
Monday morning.
The usual oath was administered 10 the Nsx v.
Seventh on Friday afternoon, at the Capitol in the -
sence OF the President ana MS family, and large CO.
course OF citizens aud soldiers.
Col CorcOran's New York regiment Of Irish yoL
teers, the 69.h, over fifteen hundred strong arriyt4
Annapolis yesterday sad are stationed on the rogs =
tween Annapolis and the Junction.
The steamers Baltimore and Powhatan returned "a H.
city yesterday morning from their cruise down The Pa
tomac and in Chesapeake bay They repor. eyer,tk,,
quiet along the river and observed no hostile oysns,
whatever either shores. large quantity Of .le "a,
taken down on these boats, which was landed a, y,
Washington. The Mount Vernon left on similar err,
yesterday afternoon.
There are two prisoners now co1fned in tie C,n,l
building One OF them is man supposed 10 be h.
South Carolina upon whom an order for one burt,J
musKets was found. The other, Frederick CunLbgb,-
resident of this city, arrested at the Navy Ysd
Company G. lie is al ayowed Seces.iOnst.
A day or two sirce, it was dl covered that h,,
quantity of bombshe!. which the Ordnance DeparHsi
has been engaged in manufacturing for some tine o,s
had been filed with a mixture OF sand and savds,,
is supposed to have been done by VIM Thompson. d.
rotechnist who left the yard few days since and
ed in the Southern army. man named Ludwig keep,
Of the Navy Yard also left the city few dlys as,
Join the Southern army, and is also supposed TO 40.
something concerning the matter.
The Frontier Guard, Lanes company waited o. w.
Lincoln Friday alter ocn and, il response 10 an sti,
rendering their services to the government mad. B,
sincerely as any mar, and sometimes think more lata
any other man, thai our present difficulties might Be
settled without the shedding Of blood. ! riH No ~
that all hope has yet gone, but II the alternative / pc
sented whether tue Union is 10 be broken IL isgu,lr
aud the liberties OF the people lost, or blood ts .aa
you will probably make the choice, With which slll
not be dissatisfied
The Washington Star OF Saturday says: "0n No.ii1
morning there will appear another proclamation Of b,
n 3D. f.N IL.
ports OF Virginia and North caro- ina, but 10; 10 those
of MARY land. Commodore Strrgham is TO be officially
named in il as the commander OF he whole blOcks9tg
force. These facts certainly rue.
1T has been determined by the government irueA-
atey TO increase the regular army % 90 rank and i-
Also the navy from 1000, its present force, to 25s0
Mr. Watson, who was some days ago appointed .1pr.
intendent and supervisor OF the Washington u,g ia
Office has BEEN By order OF President lll an .aCJa.
The flee is now occupied by soldiers, and cI'
es except those sent 10y the Adm nstrat0n rceIti
from its agents. are permitted 10 go over the Vires
Itis asserted on toerable authority, for notlg loT
relating 10 the operations Of the Administration or
TAIN as all Us plans intended as profound sc'es
that all those residents OF Washington and Cocoon
whose affiliations win the Souh, will sooa Be aH1ss
from their homes end hresdes.
Majors Robert II. Chiffon and John Pemberol, J.s /
A. have resigned, and rendered their services 70 ~
Safe OF Virgiuia.
TIE TIN NEW FORK REGIxEST.-A majority o. Z. \
members OF this regiment say they did not leave ec
homes for the purpose OF Invading the sell Of he s
or coercing its people, they simply came 10 itsai 70
capital and because Of this expression Of opnon ~
loyalty to Lncolus government is suspeiohed, a..
has been suggested TO the President that be bad BIZ
keep an eva on TIER movements; lest they ma! . 90
of an attack on Washington unite With the South l..
turn their guns upon the North. II
Among those Of the residents OF Washington eI 80
had teen forced by the mob TO leave the dV "
Aaron Miller, OF the Navy Yard. The d. e'o'iS
through Maryland, and crossed on the ferry 81 AsIh
dria.
Ii is said among the knowing ones that under htuP
ito and all the public buildings, trains Of ganpo'dGm
laid so that in case of forced abandonment by hefe
eral troops, they be blown to immediate desr1euOt
On yesterday morning most cold booctd nudd'H
committed in Washington. young msD, named "
nelius Boyd, prudent n wax aud conversation, 'ao p
been long known TO entertain Southern feutne'p -
awakened about o'clock in the morning B! shoti =
his door, and upon opening he was fired upod, 'l' ~
a few minutes after his vile had succeeded 10 getns -
up stairs The firing continued until lady lT'g 10 ns
same house. told the ASSISTANTS that Boyd was e'il 'p'
deceased was a brick!ayer by trade. ,.,
Three worknen at the Navy Yard and Afsena li.
Richardson, Banks and Grinder, we're arrested % e
day, charged with being connected with the 'e''S'
lists, and confined in the Capitol.
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