The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-25

New YORK, April pa gentleman
from Charleston says it was the intention
of the Southern Confederacy to marcel
with $4,000 or $4,000 men, expecting so,
900 more from Virginia.
New YORK, April 24.-The Champion ar
rived last night with $50 passengers anC
$4,000 in specie, from San Francisco.
A case of rifles bound for Mississippi was
found yesterday on the premises of Danie
Fish, in South Street. They were seized
and he arrested.
An attempt was made Monday night by
the Captain of the surveying steamer, Peter
Yarine, TO ran her off South from the Navy
Yard. The crew suspected something
wrong, and informed the commander of the
North Carolina, who put her outof commits
sion.
New YoRk, April 23.-The steamer an
/ kee arrived. She reports the Shepherd at
! Norfolk on the afternoon of the l7th.--
J Finding a movement being made TO seize
/ her, she placed herself under the guns of
/ the Yard The custom officer demanded
/ her, bnt the commander of the Yard re-
4 fused. The Yankee towed the Cumberland
to Fort Monroe.
/ The Pawnee also arrived there. The
/ destruction at Norfolk is complete. The
] CIHWS anu liltItittS Htl0 SOnt " " AoAAhEs
/ ton. Government purchased two more
/ steamers for gun-bOats.
! The steamer Bib is at Sandy Hook
watching vessels.
4 number of other steamers are soon to
cruise off the Sound and Hook.
New York, April 24.-The celebrated
bark, Grapeshot, is lying in the basin, an
object of suspicion The Captain asserts his
determination to defend his flag to the last.
The Government will look sharp after her.
New York, April 24-Several steamers
sailed last night and to-day with troops for
various points.
Our 18th regiment has arrived in Wash
ington.
DanI S. Dickinson in his speech on Mon
day night said he hoped we would strike
down in our might, and if necessary wipe
tie South from the face Of the earth.
It is stated that secessiOnists have erected
batteries two miles below Mt. Vernon, and
at Indian Head, twenty miles lower down
the Potomac.
general order from General Scott
dated 10th, extends the military district of
Washington TO Delaware and Pennsylvania
under Major General Patterson, who is or
dered to post volunteers of Pennsylvania all
along the railroad from Wilmington to
" dSuIi& IOll, III SlAilASASlll 1uL4AOOIS ~ E'lO-
tect the rails and telegraph.
NEW YORK, April PA gentleman
has arrived here who left Montgomery
on Saturday. Jefferson Davis was then
there.
A letter from Pensacola says Maj. Tower,
of Massachusetts,, was in command of Fort
Pickens
The steamer Atlantic and the frigate
Macedonian had arrived, and arrangements
had been made for an assault by 500 men
on the Fort on the very night when its re-
enforcement occurred. 1t was deferred.
New York, April 24.-Mr. Bartlett Of
the Evening Post arrived last night from
Washington, Monday afternoon. Ben. Nc
Cullough was at Alexandria, with 1000
Virginans.
1t is reported that the President said to
the Baltimore deputation Monday, that if
the passage of U. S. troops was again OBJ
struced, he would lay their city in ashes.
1000 bbls -four, bound to Richmond,
were seized at Georgetown Monday.
In a letter from Secretary Seward to
Gov. Hicks of Maryland who had requested
the President to send no more troops
through that State, and had also
absurdly proposed asking the British min
lister at Washington to act as mediator be-
tween the rebels and the government, Mr..
Seward replied that the people of the
United States can settle their differences
without calling on European monarchs to
do it for them.
New YORK April ga letter from Wash
ington in the Times says Gen. Scott sent an
order to Fort Washington to destroy the
batteries below Mt Vernon, at all hazards
A Washington letter says Col. Magruder
of Virginia, Lieutenauts Walter and Jenni-
fer of Maryland, Crosby and Hood of Ken
lucky, Mullens of Mississippi, Lomax Of
District of Columbia, and Capt. Jordon OF
Virginia, have resigned.
1t is rumored that officers now resigning
will be kept prisoners or patrolled.
J. c. Wright, of Oswego, from W Washington,
saws Gen. Scott remarked to group of gem
tlemen who had pointed to the report about
his resignation, he could more easily believe
they would trample their flag in the dust
than he be suspected of resignation at this
hour of trial. No, sirs; please God, will
fight for many years yet for this Union, and
that, too, under the protecting folds Of the
Stars and Stripes.
NEW YORK, April 24.-Maj. Patrick of
the Q. S. Army has been appointed by the
Gov. Adjutant General of New York. DIR.
Robert Sabo and Daniel Fisk have been ar
rested for treason, the former for enlisting
troops and the latter for furnishing arms
and munitions for the Southern Confederacy.
Twenty three Southern cadets have left
West Point in consequence of refusing to
renew the oath of allegiance to the U. S.
The ship Lalla Rookh, of Richmond Me-,
lying in Lynn Haven roads, has probably
| been seized as prize to the Southern Con-
| federacy. A Norfolk pilot took her there
and refused to take her TO sea again.
A sailor has been arrested in Elizabeth
town for attempting to get up piratical
expedition in favor of JEFF. Davis.
Direct advices from Annapolis by letters
and travellers to 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, say that the 7th New York and
the 9th Massachusetts, regiments were there.
A large force of secesslonists lay between
! them and Washington.
The communication TO Annapolis is per-
feet The Government has seized all YES
sells between there and Havre de Grace.
The Depot is occupied by three compa-
MES of Massachusetts troops. General Butler
declared as soon as the trOous which left