The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-18
The News.


President Davis, of the Confederate States, has
issued proclamation inviting privateers to
take service with the revolutonists. The docu-
ment is given in another column. 1t is reported
that several vessels are now fitting out at New
Orleans for privateers.
There is a report from Texas that all the Ameri-
can vessels at Galveston have been enlarged.
One of our correspondents at Washington states
that Mr.. Seward yesterday received information
from Richmond to the effect that the secession
ordinance had been defeated in the Virginia Con-
venton in secret session by seven majority. Other
renorts corroborate this news. Apprehensions
were entertained yesterday that the Virginia revo-
lutionss wnld seize upon the arsenal at Harper's
Ferry and troops were to leave Washington last
night to garrison that important post.
A despatch from our correspondent at New Or
leans, dated yesterday, states that the military
status at Pensacola remained unchanged, and
that Gen. Clark who had just arrived from there,
said no attack would be made upon Fort Pckens
for ten days.
Yesterday was the day fixed for the reception Of
subscriptions to the Ave million loan Of the re-
yolutionists. OF this sum $2006 900 were sub
scribed in Charleston yesterday, and 100000 in
Rev Orleans.
The number of volunteer regiments that are
forming in this city, for the purpose Of supporting
the government, seems to be legion, and the men
are rapidly being enrolled. There are in the city
at present. among others, the Scott Life Guard,
First regiment; National Guard, Seventh regiment;
Union Volunteers, Tenth Ward Volunteers,
Fifth Ward Volunteers, Union Volunteer Bat
TALON. They all hsLa-aaASsfngs yesterday
r-e--ufuv- --~drfn and reception Of members,
reports OF which will be found elsewhere. Our
regular militia are also preparing for fight, and
show strong Union sentiment. The Seventh,
Seventy min b, Fifty-ifth and other regiments met
last evening ut their respective armores for drill,
and after the exercise meetings were held. Ameet-
ing of the Division Board was also held, but the
business transacted was strictly private.
We have received intelligence from all parts Of
the North, East and West Of the alacrity with
which the call for troops to support the govern
ment has been responded to, and of the unbound
ed enthusiasm which pervades all classes in coming
forward to tender their services, but the crowded
state of our columns this morning compels US to
omit the details.
Three officers in advance of the Massachusetts,
troops arrived in this city at about quarter past
eleven o'clock last evening by the New Haven
Railroad They consisted of Colonel Davis, Majors
Ames and Ladd. The troops are not expected
until this morning. The officers proceeded to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, where they were very enthu-
siastically received by the crowd assembled in the
vestibule. Further particulars will be found in
another column.
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/. Commerce yesterday was very enthusiastici and
strong Union feelings we're demonstrated. The
mass meeting viii be held in Upssn square on
Saturday next at three o1tocK r. N. full re-
port of the meeting Yesterday win be found else
where. The demonstration on Saturday next
should, and doubtless viii be, the most imposing
ever witp&ssed in this city.
- steamship Glasgow, from Liverpool on the
inst. and Queenstown on the afternoon of the
a Ath, reached this port yesterday. She brings
EI7.259 in specie, consigned to Guion 4 Co.,
Adams Express and Wilson G. Hunt. The mails
of the North Brton, which arrived at Portland on
Tuesday, from Liverpool on the 4th and Queens
town on the 9Th instant, also reached New York
yesterday. The advices by these arrivals have
been anticipated.
The steamship Glasgow, from Liverpool, brings
four seamen late Of the ship General Parkhill, for
killing Captain Price, Of that vessel. They were
taken charge of at Quarantine by officers of the
Harbor police. The names of the prisoners are
JOHN Kelly, John Riley, Frank Collins and F. l..
Featherstone.
We learn that the government has contracted
with the Hamburg Steamship Company for the
transportation of the United States mails from this
nl. at
comprise the Saxonia, Borussia, Hammonia, Tcu-
tonla and Bavaria, and their days of departure
= viii be on each alternate Saturday, commencing
y IN the 4th Of May next. This line is considered
Acle of the most safe and reliable that plies be-
Feen the two hemispheres.
Hhe~ ffSfement submitted to the Emigration
nnissoners OF their meeting yesterday in.
med them that the emigrants landed here
inn the past week numbered l sos, which
Lis the number for the present year so far to
47; and that the balance of the Communication
5ney at present amounts to 1862 65. The
ssness disposed Of at the meeting was wholly
q routine nature and void Of public interest.
he Board Of Education met last evening. APP
cations from the school officers OF the Seventh,
0ref ,enth, Sixteenth and Nineteenth wards, for
1os, were received and referred. The Sixth
v1Ii school officers asked authority TO advertise
"a proposals TO alter Ward School No. 2, and the
4 iication was referred to the Committee on Re.
y r.. The local board Of the Twenty second
s5i asked the Board to confirm their contract Of
% for furnishing Ward School No 2s. This
,rer was also referred. The school officers OF
twentieth ward asked for IS 900 TO purchase
tilating apparatus for Ward School No. 9.
application was referred. The subject Of
D. l-ag Greproof Library, In connection will