Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-30
From WaBhiugton.

Il. HETH,
Lieut.. Col. and Acting Or. u. Gen.
From Washiugton.
Scarcity Of C,ia- R.ilryaa Seiss9 en-:
Iaansd ky GvcernmeHt-.E: Iaster-
Rirer Steam GunrG-T3s Slty-2ereah
Regiment, DC, &c.
WAsnIsGros, April p, 1861.
Col. Henry K. Craig, the head Of the ORD
nance Department, has been relieved, ami or
dered &c other duty. 1t. Col. James ". Rip
ley is appointed in his place.
The operations OF The Treasury during tht
last lew days have been considerably rmbar
raised on account OF the scarcity Of coin. II
is supposed that there are no@ more than eighI
million OF dollars subject to Government DRAFT
in the dIIitren, cities, but owing to the ob
struction Of The roads by the disuuionists, the
Secretary of tho Treasury has not deemed il
advisable TO order its transportation hitler
The Inconvenience will, however, vnly be TEN
porary.
The President has Girrc;ed the SECRETARY Of
War TO take possession, in the name OF the
Government, Of the line OK rail road from
Washington TO the Annapolis junction, anc
lID.u Xix OGHSkVDfl W -AiilipVIS oiu III
Vice President Of the Great peGnSyira.
MIA Central Rail Road vii! superintcnd it,
in connection with three engineers atd Il com
plete corps Of assistants. The President has
also directed the Secretary Of War To take pos
session Of the line Of rail road between Basti
more and York, Pa, known Is the Northerf
Central, and has appointed Thomas I. Power,
OF PcnnSy wanna, IN Supcrintcnd il.
Col. C"rc9ran's New York regiment Of Irish
Volunteers. IN. 69t!.. ";cr t.5ry strong, ar
rireG !, :::,.t"i,> ,,lr1.i,y. ,"l h's >~'a.!0ntd
on t,:r !parr rlw.c ~ tnna, "i.r s.'.j ;hr june,
tioIi.
Thu -ir.rIrrs l:ai,!c.".. ana p"HlIatan re
turned 10 Tie rItr yratcr':-y m"rn!:.;, from
their crui.r du%n ca: Potomac aau - Lhesa.
pcak- bay. They rrrvIt everything qdlel along
the river, aud observed III hostile movements
whatever On either shore. \ large quantity
Of shell was taken down IN these boats, wh!ct
was landed 1T Fort Washington. The Noun
| Vernon left un + similar cruise yesterday after
noon.
There a:c two prisoners no" confined in IL.
Capitol building. Ono Of them is q man sup
posed 10 be from South Csroll:u, upon whom
+; an order for one hundred muskrts, to be 90
tained from one Of their einisSuries in the Nary
Yard here, vas found. The other. Frederick
Cunningham, a resident Of this city, was ar
rested at the Navy Yard by company G. liz
is nj avowed seccssionist
4 day or two since it was discovered shat 4:
large quantity Of bomhshell, which the Ord
nance Department has been engaged in manu-:
featuring for souc tune past, had been Tile.
with i mixture o! sand and saw dust. Il Is
| supposed TO have been dJnc by Wm. ThoEnp
son, a py,o,echnist, who left the yard a few
DAYS since aid enlisted III tho Southern army
4 man named Ludwig, keeper Of the Inaga
zine at the Navy Yard, also left the city a few
lays to jpin the Southern army, and is also
supposed to know something concerning tint
matter.
The Frontier Guard, Lanes company, waited
on Mr.. Lincoln, Friday afternoon, and, in res
ponse to an address rendering their services tt
the government, made by Col. Vaughan, Mr.
Lincoln replied " have desired as sincerely
rs any man, aud | sometimes Think more thai
any other man, that our present difficulties
might be settled Hithou: the shedding o
blood. / pN MT say that all hope has ye
gone, bu: if TIE alternative is presented
whether the Onion is 10 be broken in fragments
and the liberties OF tt. people lost, Or blood b.
shed, yca will probably make the choice, viii
which | shall not be dissatisfied.
The Washington Star Of Saturday says
"On Monday mornihg thrr" vii appear ah
other proclamation of the President, extend
ing The contemplated blockade 10 the ports .
VIru,nia aud North Carolina. but not 10 tins
of Mur, land. Commodore %Slrlngharn is To b
off ciallv named ia it as the commander Of tn
whole bIoctadjn. force. Thase facts are Ger
lainiy true.
.lt has beep, determined by the Government
imrnediur-lv TO incrtase the regular uTal,
%. Orr ra,k and lille. AlSn ihe navy from
900. Is i,rc>cnl Inlcc. to ., 0Qu.
'The Sevrfty i!r-l Regiment i.Srw York;
vhic.. arrived mere tn. n~,urning NJ six O'Clock
ure ouarIcrri IN the Inauguration ball room
rear ii, HE City Hall. and like their quarter
rcry much. Wcrkr.cn are busiiy engaged il
making The ron: water tight, and putting tn
interior to rights. Banks are to be thrown Il!
! along III. sides vi the in erior, for the men L
sleep in. The inter!nr already presents a de
cideulv camp like aspect The arms OF tn
regiment are stacked, ~sentrics guarding them
and the wearied soidIrrS seated around On ,iiei
baggage. and catching n long needed rep1s
after their ~toiIsolnc march. Tine men are fin
lacking specimens OF the American soldier
their uniforms trw and clean, their dep6rtmen
uncxceptiorable, aid their powers Of enlu
rance admirable
Mr. Watson, who was sHuc days ago az
pointed superintendent and supervisor Of tn
Washington telegraph Office, has been, b
order Of President Lincoln, removed. Tn
Office y now occupied by soldiers, and no dir
patches, except those sent BY the administra
ton, or received from its agents, are pernitte
to 20 over the wires.
1t is asserted, on tolerabls authority. Fl
nothing now relating TO the operations Of til
Administration is certain, As all its plans ar
intended as profound secrets, that al thos
residents Of Washington and Georgeto~
whose affiliations are with the South, will 500
br driven IRON their homes and f~ireslies.
Majors Robert II. Chiffon and John Pen
horton. U. s. a, have resigned, ard tenders
their services to the Stale Of Virginia.
MILITIA MrsTER-Notices have been serve
upon most OF our citizens TO meet n their T,
specliye precincts AZ ten o'clock on Muuda
{ morning.
The usual oath waa administered ~ the Me-
York Seventh On Friday afternoon. at she Ca!
ilol, in the presence Of the President ard d
family, and q large cooccu-se 6 citizens an
soldiers