The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-27
REPORTS FROM CHAMBERSBURc.

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| CHAxsxzsBuRc, april 70, 1851.
| Your correspondent left Washington last evening
bursdsy) and arrived here This evening" sverlar4
| FreseriGx.
fhe seventh regiment arrived Washington yester-
day :. Two O'Clock aul immediately thereafter the Mas
sachases regiment. They viii be followed by between
egh. aad ten thousand Rooms winch waiting at
| Annapolis for transportation.
The government has entire possession Of railroad
from annapolis to the Junction and thence Wash
| iugtoD, and Intend 10 holl u.
The arrlva Of the Seventh regiment Washington and
their march through Pennsylvan 10 the White
| House, caused great rejoicing among the people.
The apprehension ana alarm which had been nnsnifest
ed for hst six eiShs Days est a,tacs snold be
made upo1 Washington by the South was al oa.
| nished.
Thc people, from President down TO the negroes
| seemed TO breathe freer. Men, wameD and children
from bouse 10 house. prociarning the glad tdings
The march Of the troops Washington
Quoted IN grand military order larked with cannon,
| as to be ready for any emergency.
| \ large military force OF some two thousand, under
command OF Geo. W. Hughes, started from Baltimore
Tuesday night TO resist the march of oops from
Annapolis; but learning the number they would have
70 contend against abandoned their expedition, tina
| the troops met no obstacle.
ton and Savarnah they that troops pouring
| into Richmond III vast numbers Up TO yesterday,
Thursday, il was estimated tbere about thirty
thousand, all armed and equipped. Many OF them
| from South Carolina and Georgia.
is understood that attack win be made on Wash
ington the sht is commenced in Maryland
| resisting the troops from crossing her borders.
The arrangements far completed by the virgi-
nians on the Orange and Aexandra Railroad that they
can Into the city os Alexandra ten or stoen thou
sauc tToons every day Already the people Of latter
city have received quite number of heavy pieces Of
ordnance, and preparing to plant them along the
| banks Of the Potomac, below Washington.
The govsrnnent troops keep up yigilant watch
night and day that there is attempt made
plant them the heicts opposite Washington In the
that Maryland does resist the passage
from Annapolis, then there will be imnei date
| attack made on Washington.
lsaw gentleman, last evening, direct from Pensacola
having left there on the nineteenth He says there had
been attack upon Fort Pcxers and when he eft there
was nc apprehension Of immediate attack. The Fort
had been ergcly reinforced but the troops
quite ready to commence operations.
At Harpers Ferry there are today six thousand vir
eria roors, and others constantly pouring from
ether portions o. the state. On the entireoute through
Maryland the people organizing aud preparing send
"ovis - DI''H''e' % 'esse .foolS ifoin tue N''.
'ihs legislature met ~ fteaerles toaay ana the I'M
preston tnat they viii pass resolutions
taning the position Of the people Baltimore and
mending immediate secession.
The people nearly unit on the question OF resist
ing northern troops passing ae soil OF Maryland.
!! The g,vernment has experienced great trouble an,
dii6cuy IN transmitting their orders by special
r-rc = many instances they have been arrerfed tbeh
dispatches taken fro m tbon a7s The rs-sops bais ~
several days The government js now however p,ttpe
forward every egort TO carry out their plans
The statement that there is scarcity OF p-ovjsious
IN Washington is mistake There are plenty Of sap.
plies Tor the present.
Tie government Lac made ample arraDgerer,s for
eyeYyt thing that is necessary.
rpm S,vrc.rIo>r m, rr1r Doror.c
ne washington Slar Of III 23i mai. ssysne nave
acertabel positively that gp yesterday moor % at
.np ~ @ oeen aae 70 erec. o@ery or oatter es %
elIus psssepeer in the lanes Jerome from Pbaaelpsa
that reached the Washington Navy Yard yesterday
ms Vs. na. .ser ma vess Sas aroegat 70 oy Tort
hard n his ctv vii "a reca.lects ne earn" b'tber
foot from the vicinity o, the ort and ors
s.s.ssa yss,sr dsy mo.hng erectns 0a'.,sS on ne
vco,xinr rnaar the nroeetor az t,oon nj borss'
Z United states steamers Anacostl AMI Poe .honias
G .s I.'er Fesssi 81 soEae sol 'ols az how p9n ~
LseD the nav,gaon AZ ia paoroac oner sa,nsf an
force that possibly be brought 70 Close it, Tor some
time 70 come, We ln2s-ne.
SEIZURE OF The STEAMSHIP CAHAWBA.
EEEsUEsEoUESP RELEAsE-coMMERcE NOT TO BE
~. IhEAhf EkED WIrIl--4NsIhl cIioNs th1A TIE RE.
-,.or,,,,,o," - ,,--os -, ~ VI NO., - :
Npy rpoy rpr p.pTsars -gr wuoi pnonrrns
OF THE CHOP TO DE usEp IN DEFENCE or rRE cor.
FEDEEATE STATES, ETC, ETC. ETC.
new ORLEANS, April 25, 1861.
The steamship Caharba seized this morning a..
ore o'clock by number OF citizens ubder Capt. shi-
rene ther uwn responsibility she released
tsrwards by orders frarl Meore, who has
Instructions FROM the Confederate government prohibiting
and disappearing Of any obs.rrct!of 10 commerce in
Southern ports, rns Collector o. New Orleans hss
been notined 70 the talae effect