The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-09
THE SITUATION OF AFFAIRS.

No important movement of troops took place at
Wasljppton Yesterday but we learn upon reha-
bic authority that large corps d'a1naee will be
ordered to cross the Potomac at no distant day.
A priyateer was captured yesterday at the mouth
Of the Chesapeake by the Harriet Lane. All the
crew with the exception of two escaped in the
ships boats.
NJ. Bouligny, Congressman from Louisiana, who
arrived in Washington yesterday, states that four
thousand men have left New Orleans for Lynch
burg, Va, and that large bodies of troops from
various quarters are concentrating in that To-
caity. He says that the Union sentiment is very
strong in Louisiana, but that it is kept in COM
plete subsection by the secessicnists
Fifteen hundred men arrived at Perryyie last
evening from Philadelphia, consisting of the First
Pennsylvania regiment, under Colonel Patterson,
and Sherman's artillery, with one hundred and
ffty horses, the whole force being in complete
state Of efficiency. Immense quantities OF stores
and provisions were sent Oh to Washington yes
terdoy from Hayre de Grace.
The Twentieth New York; regiment reached
Annapolis last night. Major Anderson has ae-
cepted the command of the Kontueky volunteers,
and viii probably be soon at the head ola brigade
fIom his native State
In order to supply the want of officers for
tie regular army the first class OF the West Point
Cadets have graduated a month earlier than the
usual time, and have been sent on to Washington,
and the second class are advanced for graduation.
The cadets who left here for the federal capital,
were arrested by the police of Philadelphia yester-
day, on the suppostion that they were going South
10 join the secessionists but on explaining their
case to Mayor Henry they were discharged.
The town Of Cairo, at the junction of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, has become point OF con
siderable importance in the West There Is a
force Of 200 federal troops now stationed there,
under General Swift. Strong batteries are erected
on and behind the levees which command both
rivers. and the difficulty Of landing troops on
the swampy grounds around that post is %
great that Cairo may be considered safe from
any attack by the Southern troops Heretofore
steamers laden with provisions were permitted to
pass down the Mississippi; but We learn from
Washington that Secretary base issued orders
yesterday to all the Western collectors TO grant
no more cearances TO steamboats, going to the rebel
States, and TO search every vessel going South and
seize all munitions Of war and provisions intended
for any State on the Mississippi, except Kentucky
and Missouri
Goyerna DennisoH, Of Ohio has called for
10000 more volunteers.
We learn that the Confederate troops at Pensa.
cola numbering probably 10000 men, are to be
withdrawn from their location round Fort Pickens,
anu marched TO the North. This confirms The in.
telligence which we previously published, that an
attack on Fort Pickens was abandoned It j.
stated that all the volunteers from the extreme
South are FIRST ordered into quarters at Montgome.
~. ard despatched from thence TO the different,
rendezvous farther North.