Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-04

Wouiu hhVe pecl roughly uealt WitH.
-Four steamers passed up here to-day for
Washington, with troops.
ait is rumored that the federal troops will
attack Alexandria, aud take tho hoightsSand
/ RIo1NoND, April, 28--Quarters were on
fgaged for Con- Harneys. ut the Stotswood
House, Sbysorder of Gov Letcher.
Con 9Harney was visited BY General Bon
ham and members of his staff. - y s>S@
There is On increasing respect of secrecy
and reserve in military n,atters'and prepare
TOPS. Several persons suspected as spies
have boen arrested, ;.,s,,; NJ a,,.-,>
ANNAPOLIS, April 25-On the Washing.
ton road from the junction tho Government
has secured about twenty-five cars--half pas.
'sengor and half burden -bcsides two engines.
The General Government decided yestcr-
day morning on opening elcgraphio oo,nalil-
nication between Annapolis Standardization.
The Annapolis railroad was in the posses.
sion Of the Northcrn troops ats4a
ALExAEDRIA,sVA.,Ap April 28. The whole
numborNof federal ,nerccnaries landed at, or
reported near and off, Annapolis, is believed
to be about $4,000. OF these, 1900 have
gonc on to Washington, the others being in
Annapolis, orip ships and transports near.
Z RICHMOND, April 28..--Gencru Harvey
was arrested by General Carson, of the Vir-
ginia army, now commanding IIaiirpcr's Fer
ry. Ho was on sway to Washington, un-
der orders. He>canc willingly to Richmond,
under an escort composed Of the. following
officers of tho Virginia army Majors Nell
son and Patton, Captains Kennedy, Holiday
and Marshall--thcS latter gentleman, of Ma
Jor NELSON'S staff, commanding tho escort
On their arrival hero yesterday Governor
Lot nbar nrI lie 1o,oo;l l,rll
by tho advice Of General Robert Lee and
Commander Maury, released the prisoner Of
war.
General ITurncy expresses Southern scnti-
mcnts.t He leaves for Washington to.mor-
row, and it is firmly believed lorc he will i'm
mcdiatey resign. .s s
Acomnissioner from Maryland is here ask
ing assistance. ~ N% n.
FL Minister Faulkner has presented our COM
mission to tho french Government.
Tho troops nre to bo concentrated, by order
of the Var Department, at Annapolis,
The South Carolina troops arc still here, all
we'll. 1t is reported they leave tomorrow,
but their destination is not yet known
Gov. Lctchcr has received offers of 65 900
troops.
ALEXANDRIA, April 26.-Tt was rumorcd
in Baltimore yesterday that tho U. S. Govern
mcnt had seut workmcn across the Susque-
hanna River, under the protection of Infan-.,
try, to reconstruct the destroyed, bridges over
Gunpowdcr and Bush rvors. The repairs
arc suid to be for the forwarding of the mails
only. st
The military route via Pcrrysvillc and An
napolis is deemed sufficient for tho troops.
1t is believed thnt the Legislature of Mary
land will not have quorum today at Fred
cricl;sburg
Fortress Monroe is said to contain 1000 ar.
tillerymrn.
A large schooner from New York, laden
with military stores, was brought 10 aud sciz-
cd by Fortress Monroe. -''''
The force of Federal troops now conccntr
ted at Annapolis, Mt last accounts, was 10
600: a large number of Northern troops
arc on the Pennsylvania limo, nearly read
to move.
Special Drspatch to Chn,lcstou Acrcurv.
RlcnMoNp, April 2o.--All movements
now indicate that Annapolis will be guarded
by the Lincolnitcs as second only to Wash
inaton. and as necessary to keep up conncc-
ton with Washington. Tie Lincolnitcs
boast that in one month they will have $4,000
men in Annapolis. They arc becoming in
all ways more insolcnt, defiant and insultiirie,
and aoem to enjoy in advance triumph.
ALEXANDRIA, April 2G.-The Maryland
Legislature was expected to meet this d,y ut
Frederick-thc capital, Annapolis, being in
possession of Lincoln's janissarics. No news
has yet been received from the Legislature.
RICHMOND, VA, April 26.-sThe South
Carolina Volunteers here arc cncnn,ped on the
Fair Grounds near the city, and are in excel
lent spirits, comfortably duartercd, and eager
to got to work. Col. Kershuw's Regiment
Inns not yet arrived.
!staec'"l DeSpatch 10 he Charleston Courier.
RICHMOND, April Propositions of
peace 1t is understood, arc coming from lin
coin and his Cabinet, through third parties
to the Virginia Convention. n.
g Vice President Stephens leaves tomorrow
morning for Montgomery.
Five Commissioners have beon appointcJ
by the Virginia Convention, to day, to tho
Southern Congress.
TIE CONDITION AND PoLicY of NoRrn
CARoIINA.---That this State is now in point
of fact out of the Union (if there is Union
to be out of) no man can doubt g The aucs
tons then are where is she to 90, and how is
her choice to be nude Z.
To this first question wo answer without
hesitation, into the Contcdemcy pf tho South
Into the Confcdcracy formed by men who
are now marching to drive back the Gotl,s
and Vandals from Maryland und Virginia.
70 the second question VIC answer, let tho
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