Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-04-26
Tuesdays Dispatches.

add Troops trR haze TO Fight their Gay
Great EsaruotiOn Of Property a. NOrfOlk
and Portsmouth = Baltimore Under Martial !
LaH -Ie6. Davis at Richmond
BALTIMORE, April 22.-From Captain Rls-
sell ard Major Allen, OF the steamer Louisiana
and passengers, we have the foly&ing matters
Of interest which transpired since she LEFT OF
Friday evening. The steamer passed down
the Chesapeake with sixty-Eve passengers,
nearly all Of whom were returning f ON the
North to the Sogiti.
The United States frigatc Merrirnac, Capt.
Pendergast, OF Kentucky, in command, took a
position in the harbor between the cities Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth. simultaneous TO
which the forces IN the Navy Yard commenc-
ed the tearing down OF all the buildings and
spikng of all the cannon in the Yard, and q
general destruction Of oil the Government
property The ship houses were being torn
down, and the factories levelled with the
ground, with the intention, il is said, Of firing
them and abandoning them on Saturday
oight
A hag Of truce vss seat by she Mayors Of
Norfolk and Portsmouth to Capt Pendcrgast
TO know what WIS tic purpose Of his belllger-
eat attitsde IN the Iarbor, and whether he iu-
seuded to fire upon the town. He replied
that he would act altogether on the defensive.
If fred upon, or the Navy Yard attacked, he
would feel it his duty, in self defence, to fire
upon the two cities.
In addition to the destruction Of property in
the Yard, all the vessels at the Navy Yard, in
GLIDING the ships Pennsylvania, the Columbus,
the Delaware, the Raritan, and .he Merrimac,
we're scuttled and sunk, previous TO which their
guns were spiked, and all the arms on them
fhrown overheard. The only vessels retained,
with which it was intended TO carry away the
forces when the work of destruction was COM
plete, were the steamer Pocahontus and the
flagship Cumberland.
As Captain Russell came ont Of the port
he met the United States ship I'awnce, crowd
ed with troops, and the inquiry was made as to
the depth of water at the mouth Of the har5Or.
They were told that no vessel drawing over
eleven feet conld enter. It is not known
whether she attempted to enter the harbor OF
whether she returned to Old Point.
The steamer Spaulding, il is said, attempted
to return to Boston with her troops, but they
tined against the Captain, and compelled
lin 10 take them TO Fortress Monroe. She
Landed her troops there, as did also the Empire
City from New York, carrying iu all about
two Thousand men. Ii seems, hoNercr, that
the Spaulding left Fortress Monroe, without
troops for Ft. McHenry, in the harbor of Bal
timore, where she took in coal and left for the
North.
The excitement at Norfolk and Portsmouth
last evening is represented 10 have been most
intense, the women and children were flying
from the cities and the whole male population
rallying to arms. 1t was expected that the
sloops and the sbip-of-the-line New York, on
the stocks, would be fired before the force
abandoned the Yard.
The dwelling Of the buildings by bring
blown up by powder was going on, but It was
thought 10 be an effort to destroy all without
FIRE, for fear the conflagration might x'cnd TO
the two cities.
The people Of Norfolk had seiz d the pow
der house at Crany Island, aud removed all the
powder it contained to the city, and were
making arrangements for vigorous defense.
There had been no FIRE applied 10 the build
ings at the Navy Yard when the Louisiana
left at six o'clock last evening. No attempt
was made to interfere with the boats OF the
Norfolk line, eitler by the Government or by
Virginia.
:. Ma YoaK. April 23.-It is stated that the
Government has directed Commodore Breeze
to charter 20 steamers of light draught for
three months service, TO arm them with nine
inch pivot guns and lit them for sea.
PnILADELPEIA. April 23.- Commanders r.
L. Page, Arthur Lindar, j. R. Mckee. and
Lieuteuants &. F. SpotswOod and Robt. Peg
ram. have received commissions as Captains in
.- the Virginia Navy, having sent their rcsigna
tions in the United States Navy TO Washing
E 4 ton. -i
'Nrw York, April 23.-The schooner IIan
nah Morton, frem Boston to Baltimore, and
the three masted schooner +. r. Bennett. for
2 g Baltimore with bear $ pork. whiskey. clothing.
&c, have been seized by the Government stca-
mer Mercury. The steamer Vixen is
similar duty al the entrance Of Long Island
Sound
The schooner 0. II. Lee, from York Island,
brought as passeEg, rs ". +. Evans lady and
f,miy, q. v Southwell and lady Jas. Craig
aud family, who, with several others were COM
PEELED TO leave Williamsburg for cxpr sSing
themselves for the Union.
1t wus tha postmaster al rhiIadt lphia who
was for time i'll the hands Of he mob at Bal
timore, charged wish b,ing SPY.
BuFFALo, Aaril o3.-Accounis from vAriouz
cities aud towns in this State, show that
l2F1t HuiiusT - itoeiItEOasAt iNSAlitShtS o'S
forming, in hopes ii nlore troops being ca led
forby The President.
New i. ak. ! ~ 2S.- The Post States !k9
messengers PASSED tlt, ugh q c|,"yrsvil!e Oh
Sunday, With pt si,:ve drrS from Gen. Scott
to Governor Curtin u throw ops i, u camp
as rapidly as possible, f. III purpose Of max
ing demons; r:.,oiis GA Bal, iirrr al the earliest
lracjieab'e mo:. mt IA arr z4i l. II. 6
900 men there NV. nrler Major rvr'er. and
i)y. to-Hlorrow lie nn:n',r viu reach in,nHn.
Il is said that cry ahc hnl'~l man in the
southern counties 0: PrnnSy.vaus has cnliatetl-
The Post say If DAVIS = IN Itirh.inul-
The stcanug anaec just from NorIpik- (
brings "details of the ,iestrnc,icn nf the Navy
Yard. All vessri< or war. cXccp' the Cun,her
land. are nov, at ID, it'rts0sS
WAs,lIx..ioy. April 23 u, i'4trSive wot,,
sre thrown ut ipr the pr.'teciioa Of the C",r
tol brildiug I;arricae> are constructed sur
rounding the Treasury Department.
The secession feeling is strong at Alexandria.
All business is suspended, and especially trade
.e on the river Provisions are becoming scarce.
Flour especially had advanced in price.
Col. May has resigned his commission in the
army, in order to act with the Marylanders.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23-The NAL com
munications with the South have been resun-
ed. They are conveyed in wagons between
Baltimore and Havre de Grace.