Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-11
toredt tbS sooner taken atsfpar for nearly four.
teenamilliops aollars, UNDER tho act of juno,

tllaG St Stno oSallaulan q Vi QycrnMont represent to
the&inperial authorities tho Scxpodioncy Of
sending six Or eight, regiments of tho line for
theiprotcction of tho frontier . /. 1a st
Sg NEw YoRK, May 2.-+Blshopi Onderdonk
diod in, this city on Tuesday last. ..n.
:E BosToN, May 2:7T lo Brig st. Mary, with
500 kegs of powder .on board, was seized
today, s p,t. ,s.3
BaITIMonE, May 2 @2-Tbo Senate Of Ma
ryland have adopted a resolution recommends
ing,the appointment Of n Committee to wait
on tho President. Of the United States, tho
President. of the: Southern, Confcdcracy, and
the Governor of Virginia, with tho Wow of
bringing about some understanding Whereby
piyil'war, may bcsprevouted. H. >S>.,
a RGcIIMoSD, May Title proclamation of
Abraham Lincoln has reached CHS city
He proclaims ,nartial law over Maryland, di-
mands, mud a fifth district inclpdcs tho Dis
trict Of Colombia snd tic city of Alexandra,
Inoffcnsivc citizens have been driven of ut
tho pointyof the bayonet..
.s8PmtLADELpHIA, April CSC. j. Tngcr-
soil has invited Ex Presidents I,uclanan,
Piercc, FILLMORE, Tyler, Van Buren and Htn.
NJ Broomc to oct as arbitrntors to settle diff
oronccs between the North and South. There
fs but littlc expectation here; Of any good re.
sulting from the project.
a despatch from Concord, N. IT,, says that
19x:Prcsidcnt Pierce, in obedience to des-
patch from Mr.. Ingersoll, of pennsylvania,
has gone to oPhiludclphia, and perhaps Bulti-
more, OH mission to mediate between tho
Government aud the South. ..e,a
Il AIExANDIsIA, May l. Tho prevailing sem
timcut Of tho armed forces concentrated in
Washington is well known to DO against Co
sefciQn. Fifteen of the New York Seventh
+ Regiment when offered the oath of allegi-
nncc to Lincoln, refused to take it, and re-
turned home. ". <t4~i ,
. Seward, in ii despatch to tho Governor of
New York, says that 10000 more volunteers
will he.acccpted for three years., Or during the
term of tho war. ,, s,
MONTGOMERY, May 3,--A model for a
seal was offered to-day. The Congress will
meet hereafter in the Representative Hall -
The proceedings generally to day, were unim-
portant, most Of the session being secret.
AbEXANDnIA, May 3.--4Troops arc still
pouringint Washington from all quarters Of
tho North and West, and rumors Of an attack
on Alexandria arc-rifc
The bridges on the Baltimore, Wilmington
and Philadelphia Railroad, lately dostoyed,
arc being rebuilt.
Major lIudorson left philadclphia for
Washington today B
RionMoND, May 2.-Tho james River is
blockadcd, and communications with Norfolk
cutoff, The, steamer Glencoe for Norfolk,
WAS compelled to return. .e -"
Some citzons apprchcnd an nattack on Rich
n,ond, if'S
+ MoSrooMEnY, May s. Congress was in
secret session all of yesterday Tho injnnc
tion Of secrecy was removed from an act pass
cd providing for the formation Of n regiment
of Io,iavcs. a resolution was adopted allow
ing all persons in the savcholding State de-
string patents to file carcats with the A,tor-
ncy GHre,al Gen, 3cnurcgord and Mr..
Russell, correspondent of tho Lomdon Tines,
iiayo Hrfived here. Ihorc is nothing new
llcrc from Pcusncola. t,& Z,
MOBILE. May 5.--Coutin 160 strong
left for Montgomery to day, aud thcro were
also on board the steamer severil resigned fed
cral almilitnry. officers from Texas, intending to
offer their services to the Confederate States
Government. Nothing Of interest from Pom
sacpa. IT is reported that Mobile will be
tlorkadcd te,morrow. 5
ANNAPOLIS, May 5. Thore are now G, 900
troopsnt Anuapolis 100 left here Inst. night,
bound out. They are to land near Baltimore
to cooperate with troops approaching that
city from the North. Several persons have
been arrested in tho ncighborhood Of Annap.
oils as spies, and had made accurate surveys
and minute details of the operations there
Tho sloop of-war. Allcghany, the revenue cut
tor Forward, the. Baltic, and tho Kcdar, arc
off Annapolis Travel between Pcrrysvilc
and Annapolis lis uninterrupted Twelve
steamers. aro ,on the route. The railroad be-
tween Annapolis and Washington is guarded
by federal troops. Tho Baltimore and Ohio.
lshilroad will soon be made n military road. =
:, ALEXANDRIA, Mny 5.--,fho citizens are
very much excited by statement that Alex
andria, Virginia, will be occupied BY fedeipl
troops tomorrow, who viii ADVANCE from
Washington by the hong Bridge. Five
Transports, With men and munitions, passed
.upsto Washington to-day. Lincoln visited
and inspected the nayy.yard to, day.
NEW, YoRK, May 5.-Companies from the
interior Of the State arc constantly arriving.
Thayehrollmcht in this@city continues with
spirit; but some dissatisfaction is expressed
at the delay in tho movements of tho troops.
There appears to be bad management sop,e-t
whore. "a. 4..j, t@ms'
u, ORDNANCE AND MUNITIONS Al THE G. os-
PoRr NAvYiYARD.--We learn from rolia.
-ble source that $500 or 40OO pieces Of can.
non were actually taken at tho 'Gtspoft navy.
yard. These cp,broce many of the old put,
terms Of l2poundcrs. 18-po1ndcrs, 24epoun.
dcrs iandH~32 poundcrs,t nearly all Of which
are available for ordinary n,,rnosos Thoro