Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-07
II iyer News.


LOUISVILLE. Nay 6.-The river is falling
with eight feet inches water in the canal.
fDespatches from the Gneiasati Cousn.sreil1
From wash fngton.
WASHINGTON. May 4.-Two prominent citi-
zens of North Western Kentucky this morn
ing offered to the Government two regiments
organized by them. In spite of the refusal
of Governor Magofin to respond to the Presi-
dents reqnisiiion for troops, they will doubt
ie-sly be accepted. Parties from Maryland
are here on a similar mission. They tender
one regiment.
have positive advicee that there are only
about 500 Virgnians stationed at Harper
Ferry, only two-thirds of whom are armed
Provisions are exceedingly scarce, and troops
subsist Gu short rations. Six thousand stand
of arms were rescued by the rebels from the
fire OF the Arsenal, in partially damaged
condition.
Old Blair received notice some days since
from the Secessionists about Silver Springs,
that bis house would be fired if he did not i'm :
mediately leave the vicinity. The plucky old
gentleman Immediately notified them in re-
turn, that there should be two parties TO a
bargain. He removed his family to this city,
aud prepared for vigorous defense, by arm
ing his sevants TO the teeth.
WASHINGTON, May As p. MI have lust
learned from high authority that Col Els
worth s Zouaves and the Providence Marine
Artillery will be thrown into Alexandria on
Monday morning. This means businesses.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., to-day rendered
his yachts to the Government, to serve as dis
pat n or gun boats. He offers to man and
run them at his own expense
Two kentucky regiments accepted this af-
ternOon by Gen. Cameron, will be immedi-
ately mustered into service and ordered East.
The Colonies will be w. G. Terrell, formerly
editor OF the Lafayette (Ind.) Journal. and
j. V. Guthrie.
The Board of Visitors to West Point have
just been appointed. They are Judge Davis,
of Illinois; General Carrington, of Ohio: ].
J. Crittenden, J. NJ. Bolts, p. p. Stanton and
ID. ID. Cooper, of Indiana.
Tue 69th Irish Regiment, (New York; as
sumed an advance post to-day, in the yicini-
ty OF Georgetown.
The SIKH massachusetts, Regiment will be
sent to the Relay House, nine miles west of
Baltimore, tonight, TO secure way for troops
about marching from the North through
Maryland.
General Butler, leaves for Annapolis to-
night.
Strong symptoms are now visible on all
sides, that decisive military movements will
be made in the course of the next few days
The Committee appointed by the Maryland
Legislature for Peace negotiations with the
President, arrived to-day. They might as
we'll have saved themselves the trouble of
coming here. The movements of troops will
show them which way the wind blows.
WASHINGTON, May Sit is generally be-
lieved that another proclamation, announe-
ing the determination of the administration
to deal summarily with Southern traitors
will be issued.
The Sabbath is no longer observed in the
national Capital. Parades, reviews and
drills go on uninterrupted.
Maj. Anderson has been offered the COM
mand OF the brigade, consisting of two Ken
lucky regiments just accepted by the Gov
ernment.
The Maryland Commit tee had an interview
with the President yesterday afternoon. He
told them plainly that while the Government
had no intention to retaliate for Baltimore
Outrages by force of arms, il had determined
upon measures to secure the unobstructed
passage of troops through their State, and
would carry them out at all hazards The
Foreign Ministers all strongly sympathize
with the North. Captain Meigs states that
Lieutenant Slemmer's command in reality
never numbere more than ninety men be-
fore the first reinforcement was thrown into
the fort, but that be succeeded in concealing
the weakness Of the garrison from the be-
seigers. Policy forbds revealing the plans
of the Government in detail. Your readers
may confidently look for decisive events in
the course OF the present week.
Taking Possession of the Relay
House.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-The New York SD
and the Massachusetts Sth Regiments arrived
at noon, at the Relay House and took possess
ion OF the telegraph, and planted ght how
itzers on the viaduct, and invested the
place. This gives full command of the road
to and from the West.
They cut off Geographic communication to
Harper's Ferry. 1t is rumored that this
movement looks to the retaking of that
place. Half of the members of the Legisla-
ture are in Baltimore. If communication is
cut off with friedrich they will not get there
tomorrow.
Very important Dispatch from Mr..
Seward.
Mr.. Seward says, in reply to Eau. kner's
answer, that '.force would not be used" DC,
that the time when these questions had any
pertinency had passed. Insurgents with
deadly war, had tried to compel the Govern
ment to recognize the dismemberment of the
Union. We have accepted the civil war as
an inevitable necessity. Constitutional rem
edies are still open to insurgents, and will
remain SO. You cannot be too decided in
making an answer to the French Government
that no idea does or will exist of suffering
dissolution of the Union to take place in any
way, peaceably or forcibly. 1t has never en-
tered the mind of ANY candid statesman here,
and it is high time it be dismissed by Euro
pean statesmen.
Signed VIII. SEWARD.