The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-06-01
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a dispatch, dated Mobile, May sth,
says. i.,.s I'll n. IA. 3 r, 4
The transports Dick Keys and Henry
Lewis left here Yesterday. laden with PRO,
visions for Pensacola On arriving of
Pensacola bar, at s pin, they we're stop
| ped by the Powlia:tan, boarded from that
vessel, and their papers and cargo Ell.
aninrd. Commodore Porter granted Der.
mission for the vessels 10 proceed to Pen.
fsaeola, feinafking that lie thought Cen.
Bragg might use the boats for conveying,
troops TO Santa Rosa Island. and thai
they would be badly whipped after they
got them there. / .,.. 4
While the transports Keys and Lewis
were rounding toaaud getting under way,
the brooklyn came Up aud ordered them
% follow her 70 the Sabine. Through
some misunderstanding, the Keys had
got under way FOR the bar, when the
ERowhattan aud BROOKLYN both fred
/ across her bow, She immediately round.
ed 70, when n boats crew. Of armed tnel,
were put aboard Of her. The vessels were
compelled to lay 10 under the guns OF the
Sabine till morning, when Lieut. Brown
endorsed on their papers a warning not Il
attempt nh entrance into the harbor OF
they would BIZ sent North as prisoners
OF war and their boats sold as prizes
Tie vessels then started for home, and
were followed by tie Powhattan until
they passed the Prrdido river. They az.
rived safely last evening. .. s'. I I
r.. :. Il. ,:.. ....... WAsniScros May Is.
SIX or seven weeks hence the Thirty.
seventh Congress viii meet al the call Of
Mr.. Lineoin, aud Ia il will be Represented,
the nineteen MISUNDERSTANDING States. and
Delaware, Maryland, and possibly Ken.
lucky and Missouri. AT what stage they
viii ind the national controversy in July
no one can foretell Open, fragrant ana
destructive war may BY that time have
resulted trdin the present preparations Tor
conflict. 'rie ehief business Of The session
will, ii any event, be 10 sistaiu what has
been tohe by the Executive, to authorize
rev leans, and TO augment tho navy aud
the regular army Whether any measures
i oi cancellation will be- attempted is doubt.
full though IL is reported that the Pre-.
slusHt will recommend certain. amend.
nieHis to the Constitution, with u. yiew to
concilfate the Border States. -:
7. New York is suffering rs much from
tho tariff and from the disturbance OF hsi
torrisn aud t'otaeStic trade as any port q
. the South eau suffer from blockade: Th,
: heavy aud HaMerous commercial failure,
that have occurred during the last fort
night are SO APPALLING that the press deems
il pEGtent TO withhold them from the
public, aud ,despondeney begins TO succeed
70 the CHARACTERISTIC energy Of the New
York merchant. ...,-.5t -. :....
The banks will leui their gold to the
government because it Is tile only mole
whereby they can pay any dividends. 10
their stockholders. Offers of money to
the government for its support during. the
present crisis amount a ready to nearly as
much specie us the northern hauks pos.
sscss, II this is the state. of things in the
commercial emporium ut the beginning OF
the civil war, what will il he u FEAR
.hences Now there isa demand for our
breadstuffs, and returns in gold are re.
ceiyed. But the prospects Of abundant
harvest in Europe are such, that this
BRANCH of export trade cannot lie relied
upon for another year. II, when the rp.
preaching session Of Congress shall ter
inmate, there should be single specie.
paying bank in the country, il will bo a
matter of surprise. .